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Land Warfare
UK’s ground-based air defence effort remains in assessment phase after third industry day
7th September 2026
The UK’s plan to introduce a new air defence capability into the British Army will cover short and medium-range defence as well as counter-uncrewed aerial system systems. Timelines are not yet laid out but industry is making plans.
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2026: GDELS and Thales combine proven tech to create reduced-risk CUAS
19th June 2026
Both Thales and GDELS shone a spotlight on their uncrewed and counter-drone efforts at Eurosatory 2026, highlighting the integration of mature technologies with stable C2 systems that are open to agnostic additions and expansion.
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Land Warfare
Air defence offerings multiply in anticipation of emerging requirements
1st October 2026
Air defence and counter-drone weapons continue to be developed, tested and demonstrated in anticipation of growing demand, with most solutions designed to be platform-agnostic and readily integrated onto suitable platforms.
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Land Warfare
Air defence at scale: Europe’s challenge of cost, integration and sustainability
8th June 2026
The evolution of aerial threats is driving renewed investment in ground-based air defence across Europe. Yet beyond capability, a more pressing challenge is emerging: how to sustain air defence at scale, as rising costs, limited stockpiles and industrial production constraints place increasing pressure on existing structures.
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Land Warfare
Drone wars: countries are looking for answers but do companies have the solutions?
18th March 2026
Manufacturers are speeding up their counter-drone development efforts as countries increasingly focus on procurements to provide battlefield and national protection.
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Land Warfare
Europe’s eastern flank moves on air defence radars with wider efforts also underway
28th July 2026
Air defence radars have become more important assets in the past year with incursions in NATO countries on Europe’s eastern flank highlighting the need.
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Air Warfare
NATO needs to plug its drone gap to meet modern warfare requirements
28th October 2025
Despite shared goals, NATO’s counter-uncrewed aerial system efforts remain fragmented, with parallel initiatives lacking a unified doctrine or integrated deployment strategy.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2025: Boeing wins $2.7 billion PAC-3 production contract as it explores supply chain expansion
15th October 2025
Boeing will work with prime contractor Lockheed Martin to boost PAC-3 production capacity to hit higher delivery targets, as demand for the interceptors continues to surge.
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Land Warfare
Levelling up – how autonomous fire control tackles unmanned lethality head-on
6th November 2025
As autonomous weapon systems proliferate, it is now essential to use the same core technologies to counteract and neutralise them.
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Land Warfare
In depth: Competition for British Army vehicle programme heats up, despite more delays
16th September 2025
The UK’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) seems set to be delayed once again but industry is jockeying for position to partner in what would be one of the biggest ever buys for the British Army.
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Land Warfare
Moog rolls out offering for UK GBAD requirement
19th September 2024
The Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) is a modular remote weapons station designed to counter a wide spectrum of threats ranging from enemy infantry and armoured vehicles, to helicopters and UAS. Manufacturer Moog is promoting it for the UK’s GBAD requirement.
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Land Warfare
Sweden orders SEK700 million Giraffe 1X surface radar
30th August 2024
Saab will provide integration on the radar which will be installed on a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
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Air Warfare
Diehl and Northrop collaborate on layered air defence system
12th March 2024
Diehl Defence and Northrop Grumman have joined forces to explore the potential synergy between their technologies, aiming to bolster European air defence capabilities.
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Land Warfare
British Army to overhaul dismounted close combat capabilities
11th April 2024
The future of the British Army’s DCC capabilities will include replacement equipment for female personnel and a new procurement framework.
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2024: Singapore’s Apache upgrade among plans to renew RSAF capabilities
20th February 2024
Singapore’s air force chief has confirmed plans to extend the life of the RSAF’s Apaches to beyond 2030, as well as revealing the next steps for future purchases of F-35s, replacements for its UAV fleet and updates to its ground-based air defence systems.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
V-SHORAD [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Land Ground Based Air Defence [UK]
Background In November 2023, the UK published the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Prior Information Notice, which informed industry of the future direction of the ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Uplift SHORAD UOR [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against the ...
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Self-propelled guns
Land Ground Based Air Defence (SHORAD) [UK]
Background In November 2023 the UK published the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Prior Information Notice which informed industry of the future direction of the ...
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Land: air defence radar
Deployable Short Range Radar [Austria]
Background As part of its efforts to modernise its ground-based air defence (GBAD) network, Austria is seeking to acquire eight deployable short-range radar systems. According ...
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CUAS - hybrid effector systems
TOLGA C-UAS [Egypt]
Background In February 2026, Egypt ordered an undisclosed number of TOLGA C-UAS from the Turkish company MKE. The exact configuration of the modular systems is ...
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Land: air defence radar
Mobile Short Range Radar [Austria]
Background As part of its efforts to modernise its ground-based air defence (GBAD) network, Austria is seeking to acquire 14 mobile short-range radar systems. According ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium Range Air Defence [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium-Range Air Defence {Malaysia]
Background Historically, Malaysia has relied on a combination of SHORAD/V-SHORAD and fixed-wing interceptors. Given the growth of modern stand-off weapons, Malaysia's Defence White Paper 2020 identified the ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
IRIS-T SLM [Sweden]
Background As part of its programme to expand its military and its Ground-Based Air Defences (GBAD) in particular, Sweden has placed an order for seven ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
IRIS-T SLM 2025 [Germany]
Background Diehl Defence's IRIS-T SLM is one of the cornerstones of European Ground-based Air Defence (GBAD). In 2025, Germany ordered 14 fire units. A further 30 ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
IRIS-T SLM 2023 [Germany]
Background Diehl Defence's IRIS-T SLM is one of the cornerstones of European Ground-based Air Defence (GBAD). In 2023, Germany ordered six fire units and 216 missiles. ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Long Range Air Defence [Norway]
Background Following a 2023 report which bluntly stated that the Norwegian military was not ready for war and that particular gaps existed in air defence in ...
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Land: air defence radar
Giraffe AMB [Sweden]
Background In support of its increasing Ground-Based Air Defences (GBAD) Sweden has placed an order with SAAB for four Giraffe AMB radars. Methodology Quantity required The ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
NASAMS Lease to Denmark [Norway]
Background As part of an urgent effort to reestablish a GBAD capability for Denmark in July 2025, it was announced that Norway would lease Denmark ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Indirect Fire Protection Capability [US]
Leidos' Indirect Fire Protection Capability has been selected to provide medium-range Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) to sit between SHORAD and the high-end Patriot.
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Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems
Platoon Command Post
Unveiled at the IDEX 2011, Platoon Command Post (PCP) was developed by MBDA to provide adapted solutions for the Command and Control (C2) of Ground ...
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Land: battle management systems
MIC4AD
MIC4AD (Modular Integrated C4I Air Defense) is shelter-based, integrated multi-asset, multi-layer and multi-range system that commands and controls the operation of air and missile defence, ...
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Land: air defence radar
RPS-42 Air Surveillance Radar
The RPS-42 radar is part of Leonardo DRS' family of Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR), which are Active Electronically Scanned Array radars. It is designed to ...
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Hybrid effector systems
SkyRanger 30
SkyRanger 30 is a mobile ground-based air defence (GBAD) laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system designed by Rheinmetall. The system comprises automatic cannons, guided missiles, and a ...
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Land: air defence radar
MCP
MBDA developed the Mistral Coordination Post (MCP) to provide optimum surveillance, command, and control functions for Mistral missile Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD) systems. Its variants ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Barak MR (MRAD)
The Barak Medium Range (MR) missile, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is an advanced surface-to-air interceptor designed to counter a wide spectrum of aerial threats, ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
CONTROLMaster 200
The ControlMaster 200 is a mobile tactical air defence system manufactured by Thales Group. It consists of a Ground Master 200 (GM200) 3D multibeam AESA ...
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Mobile - SHORAD
Unveiled at the DSEI 2017, the Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution, comprising the Giraffe 1X, C2 and RBS 70 NG Remote Weapon System (RWS), ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Armoured Closed Cab (ACC) HMT
The Armoured Closed Cab (ACC) HMT is the latest vehicle in the HMT family developed by Supacat. Unveiled at DVD 2024, the ACC HMT is designed to ...
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Land: air defence radar
ReVISOR
The ReVisor radar is a lightweight X-band radar produced by the Czech manufacturer RETIA. The radar was designed to support VSHORAD/SHORAD systems in their use ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
Sea Giraffe 1X
The Saab Sea Giraffe 1X is a short-range, three-dimensional naval radar variant of the Giraffe 1X. It is designed to be a compact and affordable ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Multi-role Armored System (MARS) 4x4
The MARS 4x4 is a mobile air defence platform manufactured by the Czech company SVOS. Originally designed with an open top, soon after its unveiling, ...
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Land: air defence radar
Giraffe 1X
The X-band Giraffe 1X is a mobile, deployable or fixed asset for short-range surveillance and Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) that provides forces with early ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
HQ-9A/HHQ-9A
The HQ-9 is a Chinese long-range Surface-to-Air Missile equivalent to the Russian S-300. Its export version is known as the FD-2000. The missile is fitted ...
