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Training
I/ITSEC 2023: CAE unveils US Air Force digital F-16 cockpit
30th November 2023
For the first time CAE exhibited a digital F-16 cockpit integrated with the Simulators Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) marking a major step forward in training equipment virtualisation.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2023: Curtiss-Wright introduces new advanced components for military solutions
25th October 2023
VPX3-1262 and VPX3-6826 are SOSA-aligned products and feature ruggedisation technology for deployment in harsh, challenging environments.
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Naval Warfare
General Dynamics Electric Boat wins Virginia-class submarine supply contract
21st September 2023
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has been awarded a $517.2 million delivery order against a previously issued basic agreement for procurement and delivery of initial Virginia-class attack submarine spare parts to support maintenance availabilities.
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Land Warfare
What will next-generation mortars look like?
6th January 2024
Future mortars will offer improved mobility and range, along with advanced guided capacities, as the speed of war continues to increase.
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Defence Helicopter
Italian Navy receives final NH90 helicopter
6th October 2023
The Italian Navy now boasts a fleet of 56 NH90 helicopters comprising 46 SH-90As and 10 MH-90As.
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Land Warfare
Netherlands to proceed with their own All-Terrain Vehicle buy after plans for joint procurement fail
9th October 2023
The procurement of new amphibious tracked All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) for the Netherlands Marines under the Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility Band Vagn (FLATM BV) has been pushed back again.
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Land Warfare
Thales’ personal EW system Storm 2 set for 2025 launch
15th December 2023
Information on Storm 2 was first revealed by Shephard in May last year when the primary focus of the system was counter-IED. The concepts of operation for the system have since changed .
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australian Triton takes to the skies
14th November 2023
Australia has ordered four Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS which can operate as an uncrewed maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) alongside the country’s in-service Boeing P-8A MPA fleet.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy seeks help to fix submarine support network problems
7th September 2023
The US Navy has released a Request for Information (RFI) to gather information about developing capabilities to support its submarine programmes.
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Air Warfare
Canada buys weaponised MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones
21st December 2023
The deal signed between Canada and General Atomics included ground control stations and initial weapons for the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, with deliveries expected to commence in 2028.
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Land Warfare
IVAS 1.2 receives ‘very positive’ feedback in initial trials, says US Army
28th September 2023
Delivered in July, the newest version of the system was tested at Fort Drum (New York).
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IAI's BlueWhale uncrewed submarine to join NATO’s Dynamic Messenger exercise
28th September 2023
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announces that its autonomous BlueWhale uncrewed submarine will participate in the NATO Dynamic Messenger exercise, in an effort to demonstrate its capabilities in the maritime sector.
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Naval Warfare
Super Hornet becomes first US Navy aircraft to carry StormBreaker
8th November 2023
Raytheon has announced that the US Navy carried the StormBreaker smart weapon on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet following the US Air Force’s lead with the F-15E Strike Eagle.
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Naval Warfare
New Zealand's HMNZS Te Mana successfully fires first Sea Ceptor missile
5th December 2023
CMS 330 is a combat management system developed by Lockheed Martin Canada that serves as the backbone for several Canadian and Chilean ship classes and has been installed on RNZN Anzac-class frigates.
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Land Warfare
US successfully tests improved missile defence system and multi-stage separation
12th December 2023
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system has been deployed in multiple locations as the first and only operational missile defence system to defend the US against intermediate and long-range ballistic missile attacks.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (28-68) [USN]
Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent, broad-area intelligence, surveillance ...
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Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing
MQ-8C Fire Scout (USA)
Programme Background Timeline According to the Naval Air Systems Command, having first ordered the MQ-8B in 2009, the UAV has become a pillar of the ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (1-10) [USMC]
Programme Background Development As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (11-33) [USMC]
Programme Background Requirements As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (1-27) [USN]
Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent, broad-area intelligence, surveillance ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 1) [USMC]
Programme Background All-in-One UAV Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, be used for various missions, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Medium Range/Medium Endurance (MR/ME) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)
According to the FY2021 Base funding, the HH-60W helicopter unit cost is $43.2 million. The HH-60W will be capable of employment day or night, in ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...
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Military UAS - small
Long Range/Long Endurance (LR/LE) [USMC]
Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to the ...
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Destroyers
Next-Generation Large Surface Combatants (LSC) - DDG(X) [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) is acknowledging a need to move away from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer design, which is slowly outgrowing. Flight III ...
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Military - USVs
MUSV (1-83) [USN]
Programme Background Requirements In March 2026, the US announced it would be replacing its Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) programme with a Medium Uncrewed Surface ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USN)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Landing craft and hovercraft
SECAT
In 2022, Textron Systems unveiled its new Surface Effect Cargo Amphibious Transport (SECAT) craft, designed to support logistics behind the US Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-53E Sea Dragon
Sikorsky developed the MH-53E (S-80) Sea Dragon variant of its CH-53E to provide the USN with a dedicated airborne mine countermeasures helicopter. Equipped with enlarged ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Tactical Mission System for Helicopter Applications
The Saab tactical mission system is a system for transport, utility, C2 and combat helicopters intended to operate in a net-centric environment. It is designed ...
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Major networking projects
CANES
The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) programme is a USN-wide effort to rationalise shipboard computing assets. It is designed to create a common ...
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Air: UAV simulators
MQ-9 MTD
SDS’s ROVATTS-based MQ-9 Mission Training Device (MTD) was developed to provide high-fidelity simulation to support US Air National Guard operational Reaper crew training. The PC-based ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8C Fire Scout
The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes
MERS
The Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad (MERS) takes a systems engineering approach to equipping the USMC’s fundamental fighting unit. The integration and configuration management of all ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8B Fire Scout
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is a rotary-wing UAV that provides situational awareness and precision targeting support for the US Armed Forces. The MQ-8B Fire Scout, ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar
AN/ZPY-1 STARLite
The AN/ZPY-1 Small Tactical Radar-Lightweight (STARLite) is a synthetic aperture radar and GMTI sensor for UAVs, manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It offers strip and spot synthetic ...
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Fighter - multirole, Fighter - naval
F-35C
The F-35C Lightning II, also known as the F-35 carrier variant (CV), is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft in carrier configuration. It has larger wings and ...
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Guided munitions
AGM-154 JSOW
The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a joint United States Navy (USN)/United States Air Force (USAF) programme with the USN as the lead service. ...
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Military - UUVs
Mission Specialist Defender
The Mission Specialist Defender is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) developed by VideoRay, now part of BlueHalo's unmanned maritime systems. The ROV is known ...
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Trainer
Saab 340 trainer
The Saab 340 trainer aircraft is based on the Saab 340 regional airliner. It is used by the USN for pilot training. The aircraft replaced ...
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Air: mission management systems
Air Operations Systems of Systems
Air Operations System of Systems is designed to enable management of airspaces across large states and/or regions focusing on strategic planning. The system integration approach ...
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Subsystems: software
LiteFlite II Simulators
The LiteFlite II was designed to provide a high-fidelity, laptop-based system with white-force/man-in-the-loop capabilities for use with a variety of simulation systems. LiteFlite II represents ...
