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News - European Defence Fund

  • Military Logistics

    Australia receives M88A2 Hercules vehicles

    24th April 2017

    The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has received six new M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System (Hercules) armoured recovery vehicles worth over …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2017: Heavy-lift UAV weighs in

    2nd May 2017

    Norwegian company Griff Aviation has produced a prototype of a UAV which it claims can lift hundreds of pounds, which is set to be showcased …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2017: Homeland Security increases UAV focus

    2nd May 2017

    The Department of Homeland Security has selected Mississippi State University to lead a major research and development programme for a new demonstration facility.Mississippi State University …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Japan modernises lasers on Apache tribe

    27th April 2017

    Japan is upgrading the 'eyes' of its fleet of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters, according to a Lockheed Martin announcement dated 26 April. The US …

  • Defence Helicopter

    ​US clears potential MD 530F FMS to Kenya

    4th May 2017

    The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Kenya worth an estimated US$253 million for 12 MD 530Fs as stated …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Saudi factory to churn out Chinese UCAVs

    29th March 2017

    When Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud visited China in mid-March, one of the many deals that he signed was to set up a factory …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon fires up EW for Australia

    4th May 2017

    Fresh from a successful test demonstrating a single-ship geolocation capability, Raytheon is promoting its upgraded AN/ALR-69A(V) aircraft radar warning receiver (RWR) to export markets such …

  • Defence Notes

    LRDR passes preliminary design review

    21st April 2017

    Lockheed Martin has announced that its Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) has passed preliminary design review (PDR), clearing the way for detailed design to move …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Geo-lock feature for Epsilon gimbals

    28th April 2017

    Octopus ISR Systems has introduced a precision geo-pointing feature for its miniature Epsilon series of gyro-stabilized gimbals, the company announced on 25 April. The precision …

  • Digital Battlespace

    SES unveils new Rapid Response Vehicle

    24th April 2017

    SES has introduced a new Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), enabled with satellite communications (SATCOM) to provide high-speed connectivity and global communications services for humanitarian and …

  • Naval Warfare

    French Navy to get Belharra frigates

    26th April 2017

    DCNS has been selected for the development and construction of five intermediate-size frigates for the French Navy, the company announced on 21 April. Known as …

  • Naval Warfare

    Work on HMS Spey begins

    25th April 2017

    Work has begun on the the future HMS Spey at BAE Systems' Govan shipyard on the Clyde in Scotland, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    ASV opens global mission control centre

    28th April 2017

    ASV Global has opened a new autonomous vessel Mission Control Centre in Portchester, UK, where it will base ongoing development of its ASView autonomous vessel …

  • Defence Notes

    China launches first home-built carrier

    26th April 2017

    China launched its first indigenously built aircraft carrier, widely referred to as the Type 001A, on 26 April, an event that had been eagerly anticipated …

  • Military Logistics

    Kazakhstan orders more C295s

    20th April 2017

    Kazakhstan has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for acquisition of additional C295 transport aircraft, the company announced on 20 April.The further two …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Laser-directed energy weapons

    Tryzub Laser

    Ukraine's Tryzub (Trident) laser was revealed during the European Defence Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defence Industry conference in 2025. Video footage from ...

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

    LOTUS

    The LOTUS, Low Observable Tactical Unnamed System, is a tactical UAV especially designed for border patrol ISR operations.  The development of the project is funded by ...

  • Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

    Sky Buzzer

    Hensoldt’s Sky Buzzer is a towed anti-radar decoy originally developed by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS). The system is designed to protect ...

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • Land: air defence radar

    APIS

    APIS is a passive high-resolution primary radar system developed by Indra. It is the first passive system in the world capable of offering images using ...

  • Major networking projects

    IABMS

    Integrated Air Battlespace Management System (IABMS) is a modular real-time air defence and C4I system of systems that has been fielded and implemented at fixed, ...

  • Main battle tanks

    EMBT

    KNDS (KMW + NEXTER Defense Systems) presented its first joint product, the EMBT (European Main Battle Tank) demonstrator, at the June 2018 Eurosatory defence exhibition. The EMBT mounts ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Mistral 3

    The Mistral 3 is the latest member of the Mistral family of very short-range surface-to-air missiles. It entered service in 2018 and has been chosen ...

  • EO/IR systems

    NightHawk2-UZ

    The NightHawk2-UZ is a dual EO-IR stabilised camera turret from NextVision designed for long-range observation applications that demand low weight. The 350g sensor's IR camera has a 1280x720p ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    DRASS Combat Management System

    The Italian company DRASS is developing its proprietary combat management system for use in compact submarines. The development of this CMS suite was first unveiled in ...

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

    Talarion

    The Talarion is a next-generation MALE UAV for reconnaissance, detection, classification and tracking of targets (land and sea) as well as detection, recognition and identification ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Pro

    The Pro VTOL is a fixed-wing UAV from DeltaQuad. It is available in three models, the Map, View and Cargo variants, which primarily impact the attached payload. ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    CAMM-MR

    The CAMM-MR (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile - Medium Range) is being developed collaboratively by MBDA and Poland's PGZ to enhance medium-range air defence capabilities, with ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Aegis Ashore

    Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...

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

    Skeldar V-200

    UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV.  The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...