• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Air Warfare

  Problem: Airborne GPS / GNSS Jamming (sponsored)

  5th July 2021

  This article is brought to you by TUALCOM ELEKTRONIK A.Ş.

• Naval Warfare

  Problem: Naval GPS / GNSS Jamming (sponsored)

  1st July 2021

  This article is brought to you by TUALCOM ELEKTRONIK A.Ş.

• Land Warfare

  Problem: Land GPS/GNSS Jamming (sponsored)

  30th June 2021

  This article is brought to you by TUALCOM ELEKTRONIK A.Ş.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Hexadrone unveils first French modular multi-rotor drone

  19th May 2021

  Hexadrone has unveiled the Tundra multi-rotor drone.

• Naval Warfare

  SeeByte to provide ATR for Danish and Polish navies

  11th May 2021

  SeeByte and Kraken Robotic Systems have partnered to provide the KATFISH with an embedded ATR system to the Royal Danish Navy and the Polish Navy.

• Defence Notes

  Elbit Systems of America seals Sparton deal

  6th April 2021

  Elbit subsidiary expands further into the US market with a new acquisition.

• Defence Helicopter

  MoD sticks with Ultra for Merlin sonobuoy capability

  24th March 2021

  Ultra sonobuoys will help to ensure ASW protection for RN submarines and the Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Système de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM) [France]

  Programme Background Requirement The requirement for the SDAM programme is a rotary-wing VTOL-capable UAV with a modular configuration capable of hosting a range of payloads. ...