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Naval Warfare
Likely bidders break cover on UK Harpoon replacement
17th April 2020
Several vendors have confirmed their participation in the UK programme to replace the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Harpoon 1C anti-ship missile (ASM) system. Known as the …
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Land Warfare
Estonian consortium to join multinational armoured vehicle programme
20th April 2020
A consortium of 26 Estonian companies is to support a collaborative programme with Finland and Latvia to develop a common wheeled armoured vehicle system. The …
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Air Warfare
USN orders two E-2D AHE aircraft and extended services
2nd April 2020
Northrop Grumman has secured a fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract modification worth $404 million from the USN’s Naval Air Systems Command. The contract covers procurement of two new …
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Naval Warfare
Second Pakistani multirole frigate progresses, search for patrol aircraft commences
2nd April 2020
The Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai held a ceremony on 23 March to mark the keel laying of Pakistan’s second Type 054A/P multirole frigate. The Pakistan …
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Air Warfare
Sukhoi prepares for Su-57 deliveries
6th April 2020
Sukhoi Corporation plans to start deliveries this year of its Su-57 fifth-generation fighter for the Russian Aerospace Forces despite the December 2019 crash of a test aircraft …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Greensea hull crawler tech combines with VideoRay ROV
2nd April 2020
Greensea has developed a new hull crawler that can be used to attach a ROV to the hull of a vessel without the use of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
CTTSO embraces counter-drone capabilities
7th April 2020
Reporting to the US Assistant Secretary of Defense Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC), the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) is tasked with identifying and developing …
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Naval Warfare
West Africa accounts for 36% of global piracy, robbery-at-sea incidents in Q1 2020
10th April 2020
In the first quarter of 2020 a total of 60 instances of armed robbery and piracy were recorded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with …
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Defence Notes
Finland bars defence officials after drawing HX consultant red line
22nd April 2020
A select number of former high-ranking military and political officials have been excluded from making direct contact, or acting in a negotiating capacity, with Finland’s …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Israeli USV programme hits the rocks
14th April 2020
The Israeli Navy has terminated a programme to use unarmed and armed unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for maritime patrol missions. Unmanned underwater systems remain under …
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Air Warfare
USAF identifies organisations to be transferred to US Space Force
2nd April 2020
The USAF has identified a total of 23 organisations which will be transferred to the command of the US Space Force. The US Space Force …
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Land Warfare
Myanmar to acquire Chinese long-range strike system
16th April 2020
Myanmar’s military is reportedly soon set to receive an initial batch of SY-400 precision-guided strike weapons from China. It is not known how many of …
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Naval Warfare
Unwanted – one forward repair ship, two careful owners
24th March 2020
The intended sale of the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA's) former repair and marine logistics vessel Diligence has again been extended, following the apparent failure …
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Air Warfare
Croatia fighter procurement hits dead end again
9th April 2020
The Croatian government has suspended a procurement tender for new multirole fighters, citing as its main reason the national emergency surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, exacerbated …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lithuanian Navy to be equipped with new K-STER ROVs
30th March 2020
The Lithuanian Navy is to be equipped with K-STER underwater ROVs from ECA Group for sea mine clearance. K-STER has been chosen for the same …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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ISR/special mission
Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (1-3) [Germany]
Programme Background Requirement The Pegasus (Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System) project aims to fulfil a SIGINT capability which has been missing in the German Armed ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...
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ISR/special mission
Stand-off Jammer Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background These large stand-off aircraft will be equipped with various EW systems capable of operating from a safe distance from the mission target. A400M ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]
Programme Background In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados, although contracts have yet ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Pre-War) [Ukraine Army]
Programme Background The Ukraine Army purchased 12 TB2 units in January 2019 for a reported $69 million. The units were reportedly delivered from June 2019 ...
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Patrol boats
UNPAV - Angelo Cabrini Class
The Angelo Cabrini class consists of two high-speed multipurpose patrol boats (UNPAV) intended for the Italian Navy special forces. The vessels were built by Intermarine, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Nauru 1000C [Brazil]
Programme Background The Logistics Command (COLOG) of the Brazilian Army purchased three Nauru 1000C UAVs, training, 36-month interested logistics support, two EO/MWIR XSIS 222A gimbals, two ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
WanderB or ThunderB [Colombia]
Programme Background Expodefensa 2019 During Colombia's Expodefensa 2019 exhibition, BlueBird Aero Systems displayed its ThunderB VTOL small UAV. Reportedly, the Colombian Army requested information on ...
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Ateş Armoured Border Security Vehicle
The Ateş is equipped with several sensors developed by Aselsan including the Acar ground detection radar, FalconEye EO system on an extendable mast, and Seda ...
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Amphibious assault ships
TCG Anadolu LHD [Turkey]
Programme Background TCG Anadolu is a Multipurpose Assault Ship (LHD) built by Sedef in Tuzla for the Turkish Navy. The vessel, which is the single ...
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Anaconda
Four variants of the Anaconda were purchased by the RNMC: general support; patrol; command; and training. In addition to 46 vehicles, the contract also included ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
MiSu 6X6 PMPVs [Finland]
In June 2019, Protolab announced that the first of the four PMPVs had been delivered to the FDF. According to a company spokesman, deliveries of ...
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Destroyers
Hobart Class (Sea 4000)
Programme Background The Hobart-class consists of three air warfare destroyers (AWDs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ships replaced the Adelaide-class frigates. Built by a ...
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Military UAS - small
Penguin C (Latvia)
Programme Background In 2018, the Latvian MoD signed an agreement with Latvian companies UAV Factory and Atlas Aerospace to procure UAVs for the LNAF. Under ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
SEWS-DV
The Shipborne EW Suite (SEWS-DV) combines the C-Pearl-DV ESM and Digital Shark ECM subsystems. SEWS-DV is based on digital receivers and digital technique generators, designed ...
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
Naval RESM-CESM
Rohde and Schwarz Radar Electronic Support Measures (RESM) and Communications Electronic Support Measures (CESM) are passive electromagnetic sensor systems. It monitors and performs direction finding ...
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Frigates
HCX-19
The HCX-19 concept vessel was first revealed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at MADEX 2019, standing for Hyundai Combatant eXperimental 2019. It was created to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Odysseus
The Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus fixed-wing UAV is a solar-powered, pseudo-satellite platform, which is designed to remain on station in the stratosphere for months at ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Super Swift
The Super Swift series by ST Engineering is designed for homeland security as a range of ultra-high speed, fast patrol boats first revealed in May ...
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Naval guns
Gökdeniz
Gökdeniz, also known as Korkut-D, is a 35mm Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) developed by Turkish Aselsan. It was unveiled for the first time at IDEF ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Aselsan 9681 V/UHF
Aselsan 9681 V/UHF is a software-defined radio with frequency hopping and encryption capabilities. Designed for air platforms, it has been in service with the Turkish ...
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UAS: flight control systems
Piccolo Elite
Produced by Collins Aerospace, the Piccolo Elite is an autopilot architecture solution for advanced UAS applications. Unveiled in 2019, it is provided in five configurations ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
ADVENT
Havelsan ADVENT is a naval combat management system (CMS) that focuses on fleet-wide communications, building on Havelsan's previous experience providing CMS capability to surface vessels. ...
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Fighter - multirole
Su-57
The Su-57, previously known also as the T-50, is a fifth-generation single-seat stealth multirole fighter developed under the Russian PAK FA (Future Air Complex for ...
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Laser-directed energy weapons
Megawatt-Scale LDEW (nLIGHT)
nLIGHT's megawatt-scale laser weapon is currently under development as a part of the United States High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI). The high-energy laser (HEL) has ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412EPX
The Bell 412EPX is a utility helicopter manufactured by Subaru. This platform improves upon the UH-1J/412-series helicopters. It has enhanced safety, performance, visibility, maintainability and ...
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Searcher
Searcher is a fixed-wing low- and medium-altitude UAV manufactured by Elytron Aeronautica. The tandem-wing UAV is designed long-endurance reconnaissance missions and was unveiled in May ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Ajban 447A
The Ajban 447A is a seven-crew military tactical vehicle featuring a configurable armoured cabin designed for different missions, including tactical response, border patrol, reconnaissance, COIN ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
GJ-11 Sharp Sword
The Hongdu Aviation Industry Group (HAIG) developed the GJ-11 Sharp Sword, a stealth reconnaissance and strike UAS. First displayed during an October 2019 parade, evidence ...
