• Air Warfare

  IDEF 2021: 'Turkish DARPA' targets live tests for Kuzgun

  19th August 2021

  TÜBİTAK-SAGE displays modular guided munitions and guidance kits at IDEF 2021.

• Digital Battlespace

  How is Information Advantage countering new and emerging threats? (Studio)

  9th September 2021

  In the data-rich information age in which we live, the concept of Information Advantage has become a fundamental shift in how the armed forces prosecute warfare.

• Naval Warfare

  Belgorod sea trials are under way, says TASS

  28th June 2021

  Manufacturer trials of the world’s longest submarine may have begun.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USN awards Knifefish retrofit to General Dynamics

  7th June 2021

  General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $72.8million contract by the US Navy to retrofit Knifefish mine countermeasure UUVs.

• Land Warfare

  Land Warfare magazine: UGVs, North African AFV market and more

  23rd June 2021

  Read the latest edition of Land Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop.

• Naval Warfare

  US Navy orders REMUS 300 from Huntington Ingalls Industries

  28th May 2021

  Huntington Ingalls Industries announces US Navy order of new REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles.

• Defence Notes

  Military explores potential of commercial SATCOM

  14th June 2021

  Commercial satellite constellations may find favour with the DoD for low Earth orbit solutions.

• Defence Notes

  DARPA eyes nuclear power for spacecraft

  24th May 2021

  Recently introduced reforms could enable the first demonstration flight of a nuclear thermal propulsion rocket in 2025.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USN awards autonomous mine countermeasure retrofit contract

  10th May 2021

  Five Knifefish UUVs will be retrofitted under a new deal for General Dynamics from the USN.

• Digital Battlespace

  COTS hardware supports Blackjack risk reduction

  12th May 2021

  An orbital platform was used for a tactical maritime experiment by DARPA.

• Digital Battlespace

  Centauri gains a role in DARPA target recognition programme

  22nd April 2021

  The Moving Target Recognition programme ultimately aims to develop automatic algorithms that would enable synthetic aperture radars to detect mobile ground targets.

• Digital Battlespace

  Unified approach motivates OPIR planning

  17th May 2021

  New OPIR strategy relies on prototyping and experimentation to shape future investments.

• Defence Notes

  DARPA funds research into next-generation PPE

  20th April 2021

  DARPA is working with industry on 'unburdening the warfighter' by developing advanced and ultra-lightweight personal protective equipment. Its Personalized Protective Biosystems programme pre-dates COVID-19, but it arguably assumes even greater importance for defence procurement in the context of the pandemic.

• Digital Battlespace

  Leidos supports mobile undersea acoustic surveillance

  23rd April 2021

  Leidos is supporting active and passive sonar systems for underwater acoustic surveillance.

• Defence Notes

  DARPA eyes nuclear propulsion for cislunar space-based surveillance

  12th April 2021

  General Atomics is working on the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) programme.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) [US]

  Background Aims & Timeline As stated by DARPA, the ANCILLARY programme aims to develop and fly an X-plane that will provide a “leap-ahead” in long-endurance, VTOL-capable ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  LongShot [USA]

  Programme Background Requirement According to DARPA, the objective of the LongShot programme is "to disrupt the paradigm of air combat operations by demonstrating an unmanned ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]

  Programme Background Requirement Originally conceived as a replacement for the F-22, the PCA was designed to counter various air threats, including integrated air defence systems ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military - UUVs

  Manta Ray

  Manta Ray is an uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV) developed by Northrop Grumman.

• Military - UUVs

  Bluefin-Knifefish

  The Bluefin-Knifefish UUV was initially developed for the Surface Mine Countermeasure UUV (SMCM UUV) programme for the USN’s Littoral Combat Ships. It is manufactured by General Dynamics ...

• Sea: procedural training

  UUV Training Simulator

  The Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Training Simulator teaches users how to operate and control a UUV, specifically with reference to mine hunting. The UUV is ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  LongShot

  The LongShot is a developmental air-launched platform intended to increase the survivability of friendly crewed aircraft. In February 2021, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  XRQ-73

  The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled the flying design of the XRQ-73 in June 2024. The aircraft has been developed under the  Series ...

• Sea: procedural training

  2 Sigma Digital Tutor

  A Digital Tutor that is designed to outperform schoolhouse instructors, bringing CTC training to a broad spectrum of sailors. Specifications include improving student outcomes for ...

• Military - USVs

  NOMARS

  The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) is a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed surface vessel.

• Major networking projects

  CHAIN

  The Compartmented High Assurance Information Network (CHAIN) is described as a robust architecture that improves interoperability of IT systems among the military services and security ...

• Riptide Mk II

  At Oceanology International 2018, Riptide Autonomous Solutions presented its second-generation micro-UUV – the Mk II. The Riptide Mk II UUV has a maximum speed of ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  XV-24A LightningStrike

  The XV-24A LightningStrike, developed by Aurora Flight Sciences and its partners Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, was a project for a tilt-wing UAV powered by an electric-distributed ...

• Military - UUVs

  BlueWhale

  BlueWhale is an autonomous uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV) developed by Israel's Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

• Military - UUVs

  Iver4 580

  The Iver4 580 is a UUV designed by L3Harris for commercial and defence survey operations.

• Sea: sonar systems

  UUV-3500

  The Klein UUV-3500 side-scan sonar family is composed of the mid-depth (3000m) high-resolution, low-power, dual-frequency and the deep (6000m) variant which is a higher power ...

• Military - UUVs

  D19 UUV

  Naval Group's family of D19 drones are AUVs designated for varying taskings such as identification, surveillance, EW, mobile target, minelaying and MCM operations.

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military - UUVs

  Nezha-SeaDart

  The Nezha-SeaDart is a hybrid UAV and UUV developed by  Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). It is a tail-sitting, electric-powered VTOL-capable aircraft. Notably, the platform can ...