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Naval Warfare
Sonar 2150 passes sea acceptance trials
30th July 2021
Ultra’s 2150 hull-mounted sonar replaces the Sonar Type 2050, which has been in Royal Navy (RN) service since the 1990s.
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Defence Notes
SPX snaps up UK-based datalink and RF countermeasures specialist
4th August 2021
Hardware and software integration between both companies could optimise SIGINT to deliver a clearer battlefield picture and facilitate threat interdiction.
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Defence Notes
Crystal Group announces new ruggedised video appliances
3rd August 2021
Crystal Group introduces military- and IEC-compliant video encoder and IP KVM.
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2021: UK defence industry policy risks strategic incoherence (Opinion)
8th September 2021
The UK has a globally regarded network of defence and security companies — but industrial sovereignty is being eroded by a steady stream of bids from overseas.
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Air Warfare
Turkey targets late 2021 to demonstrate unmanned ASW capability
25th June 2021
TAI and the Turkish Navy are keen to carry sonobuoys on the Aksungur UAV.
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Defence Notes
Parker-Hannifin set to acquire Meggitt
2nd August 2021
Pending takeover of Meggitt by Parker-Hannifin follows move for Ultra Electronics by US-owned Cobham.
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Air Warfare
UK pushes on with Protector fleet expansion
26th July 2021
The UK orders 13 more MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAVs from General Atomics for the RAF, despite criticism over the cost of the programme.
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Land Warfare
Italy to upgrade army support capabilities
17th August 2021
The latest Italian defence multi-year plan has identified key areas across the Army's support capabilities that need to be modernised.
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Naval Warfare
Full “Sense-to-Effect” Torpedo Countermeasure Capability (Sponsored Whitepaper)
27th July 2021
For over a hundred years submarines have lurked beneath the waves, providing a silent and current threat to surface shipping, both commercial and military. During World War I, the sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a torpedo fired from a German U-Boat showed the tactical advantages of having an underwater capability in maritime operations.
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Air Warfare
Pakistani contract expedites first MPA airframe conversion
13th July 2021
Pakistan wants a fleet of ten long-range maritime patrol aircraft, and conversion of the first three has been contracted.
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Defence Notes
Prototype solution could revolutionise night-vision technology
17th June 2021
Researchers say compact and lightweight nanocrystal layers transform normally invisible IR light into visible images on an ultra-thin screen.
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Special Operations
Internest and Zodiac Milpro team up for UAV platform on special forces boats
29th June 2021
Internest has adapted its Local Landing System to work with a drone landing platform for RIBs from Zodiac Milpro.
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Defence Notes
Industry collaboration seeks to exploit potential of conductive inks for defence
16th June 2021
Potential applications from an MoU between First Graphene and AMD include ultra-lightweight coatings for attenuated electromagnetic interference shielding.
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Air Warfare
Problem: Airborne GPS / GNSS Jamming (sponsored)
5th July 2021
This article is brought to you by TUALCOM ELEKTRONIK A.Ş.
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Naval Warfare
Problem: Naval GPS / GNSS Jamming (sponsored)
1st July 2021
This article is brought to you by TUALCOM ELEKTRONIK A.Ş.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 (ASW) [Canada]
Programme Background Contract Award At Euronaval 2022, Shephard reported that UMS Skeldar and Ultra had been awarded a Phase 2 contract on 19 October to provide ...
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Military UAS - small
Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]
Programme Background Requirement & Objective The RN identified a requirement to acquire an RPAS to transport cargo and supplies between ships and personnel. When mature, it ...
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Destroyers
Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class (1-3) [Canada]
Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ISTAR UAS project [Canada]
Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...
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Trainer
T-54A Multi-Engine Training System (METS) (USA)
Programme Background Multi-Engine Training System is a USN programme to replace the ageing T-44C Pegasus fleet and modernize multi-engine aircraft training. Multi-Engine Training System provides ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) [India]
Background Rationale Various global navies are beginning to explore the possibility of using UAVs to conduct shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship cargo resupply missions. The rationale behind this ...
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Maritime patrol
Sea Sultan [Pakistan]
Programme Background On 10 January 2020, Pakistan issued a tender for a single unconfigured long-range twin-jet MPA. In October 2020, Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, the PN’s soon-to-retire ...
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Maritime patrol
Sea Sultan - Forecast (Pakistan)
Programme Background On 10 January 2020, Pakistan issued a tender for a single unconfigured long-range twin-jet MPA. In October 2020, Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, the PN’s soon-to-retire ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
GHOST [US]
Background Development Contract On 27 May 2025, the US Department of War awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) a $99.29 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development ...
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Minehunters
New Generation Minehunters/Offshore (NGM/A) (1-4) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements In July 2019, the Italian Navy published an updated version of its 2019-2034 Strategic Planning, outlining the future composition of its fleets ...
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Maritime patrol
Maritime Patrol Aircraft Procurement [Italy]
Programme Background In an appearance before the Italian parliament’s Foreign and Defence Affairs Committee on 14 July 2022, Italian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Adm ...
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Minehunters
New Generation Minehunters/Coastal (NGM/C) (6-8) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements Four vessels were planned to be NGM/A, a new ocean-going MCMV, and eight NGM/C minehunters, a new coastal MCMV. These will replace ...
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Minehunters
New Generation Minehunters/Coastal (NGM/C) (1-5) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements Four vessels were planned to be NGM/A, a new ocean-going MCMV, while a further eight NGM/C minehunters, a new coastal MCMV. These will ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Aksungur [Turkish Navy]
Programme Background First Flight & Contract Award The platform's maiden flight was completed on 20 March 2019, and it was first publicly shown at IDEF ...
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AGMV 1.1
Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-53G(GPS) DIFAR Sonobuoy
The AN/SSQ-53G(GPS) DIFAR Sonobuoy produced by Ultra Maritime is an A-sized passive sonobuoy that is marketed at international customers who require a GPS transmitter.
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-62G
The AN/SSQ-62G is a Directional Command Active Sonobuoy System (DICASS) sonobuoy made by Ultra Maritime and used for detecting and localizing submarines, it is fitted ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-62F
The AN/SSQ-62F is a Directional Command Active Sonobuoy System (DICASS) sonobuoy used for detecting and localizing submarines in preparation for attack, it is made by ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-963D
Produced by Ultra Electronics the AN/SSQ-963D is an Command Active Multi-Beam Sonobuoy (CAMBS) which is used to locate submarines.
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-62F GPS
The AN/SSQ-62F GPS is a Directional Command Active Sonobuoy System (DICASS) sonobuoy used for detecting and localizing submarines in preparation for attack, it is made ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-573
The AN/SSQ-573 made by Ultra Electronics in Canada is a passive sonobuoy which can collect noise radiated by submarines or detect sonar returns emitted by active ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-53D (3) DIFAR
The AN/SSQ-53D (3) made by Ultra Maritime is a Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) passive sonobuoy which provides directional and omnidirectional acoustic data to find submarines.
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-937D
The AN/SSQ-937D is a bathythermal sonobuoy made by Ultra Maritime. It profiles water temperature as it descends and reports the data back to the parent ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-906G/H (LOFAR)
The Ultra Electronics SSQ-906G variant Low Frequency Analysis and Recording (LOFAR) sonobuoy combines a wide frequency band omnidirectional sensor with sound processing to improve the ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-53D DIFAR
The AN/SSQ-53 Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) produced by Ultra Maritime is a passive directional sonobuoy which provides acoustic bearing and frequency information used to ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-36B
The AN/SSQ-36B is a bathythermal sonobuoy made by Ultra Electronics, deployable from fixed and rotary-winged aircraft, that reports temperature data via VHF. It is used ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-62E
The AN/SSQ-62E is produced by Ultra Maritime and Sparton. It is an active sonobuoy which can be launched from rotary and fixed-wing aircraft as well ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-536G
The AN/SSQ-536G is a bathythermal sonobuoy made by Ultra Maritime deployable from fixed and rotary-winged aircraft, it reports temperature data and depth via VHF. It is deployed ...
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ISR/special mission, Maritime patrol
C-27J Next Generation MPA
Developed by Leonardo, the C-27J MPA is the Maritime Patrol version of the C-27J NG transport aircraft. While retaining the key characteristics of the transport ...
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Sonobuoys
AN/SSQ-553G(B)
The AN/SSQ-553G(B) is a Canadian-manufactured passive Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) sonobuoy.
