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News - European Defence Fund

  • Defence Notes

    Analysis: Saudi Arabia - A close customer (part 3 - maritime)

    18th December 2016

    We come to the last part on Saudi Arabia's defence relationship with the West, the maritime domain. This is less high profile than the land …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    FCAS demonstrator phase to start in 2017

    17th December 2016

    Senior officials from the UK and France signed an agreement on 16 December that will enable the next phase of the Future Combat Air System …

  • Naval Warfare

    Second AWD launched in Adelaide

    16th December 2016

    Australia's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) programme has reached a new milestone, with the second destroyer named and launched in Adelaide. The vessel has been named …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    India speeding up Predator buy

    16th December 2016

    India is pursuing plans to buy high-altitude, long endurance UAVs from the US to meet the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements of its navy and …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DJI thinks big for wider applications

    16th December 2016

    DJI, which at last count enjoyed a 70% market share in the sale of consumer UAVs according to an Oppenheimer report, continues to emphasise the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Bell Helicopter, PGZ sign LoI

    16th December 2016

    Bell Helicopter and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) based on Poland’s Kruk helicopter programme. The government of Poland is …

  • Land Warfare

    Ajax firing testing begins

    15th December 2016

    The first live firing tests have been carried out for the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle programme, General Dynamics Land Systems–UK announced on 14 December. The …

  • Land Warfare

    Germany delivers Marder AIFVs to Jordan

    15th December 2016

    Germany is delivering 50 Marder armoured infantry fighting vehicles (AIFVs) to Jordan to help secure its borders with Syria and Iraq. During the handover of …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Deal reached for Qatari early warning radar

    15th December 2016

    The United States Defence Secretary has announced that an agreement has been reached to allow Qatar to purchase a long range early warning radar (EWR) …

  • Training

    Lithuania, SAAB sign RBS70 simulators contract

    15th December 2016

    Saab will supply the Lithuanian armed forces with RBS 70 simulators as part of an order announced on 13 December. The company will supply simulators, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Safran signs NH90 engine support contract

    14th December 2016

    Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a contract to support engines powering French, Belgian and Netherlands NH90 helicopters with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA). The …

  • Military Logistics

    Germany receives tactical standard A400M

    14th December 2016

    Germany has received its first A400M configured for tactical transport operations, Airbus Defence and Space announced on 12 December. Germany has previously received five A400Ms …

  • Land Warfare

    Analysis: Saudi Arabia - A close customer (part 1 - land)

    14th December 2016

    With Saudi Arabia engaged in military action in the Yemen, the kingdom is taking an active part in the wider Middle East conflict between Sunni …

  • Defence Notes

    Analysis: Saudi Arabia - A close customer (part 2 - air)

    14th December 2016

    As we have already seen in Part 1 – Land, the close defence relationship between Saudi Arabia's ruling House of Saud and Western governments is …

  • Defence Helicopter

    VV-2 in Iranian helicopter market

    14th December 2016

    The first flying prototype of the VV-2 light helicopter was unveiled by Softex Aero for the first time during the eighth International Iran Kish Air …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    ArmoURed Infantry Ground Assault (AURIGA)

    The ArmoURed Infantry Ground Assault (AURIGA) is an IFV being developed with funding from the European Defence Fund (EDF). It aims to develop a next-generation IFV ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    IRIS-T SLM

    The IRIS-T SLM (Surface Launched Medium-Range) is a surface-to-air missile system developed by Diehl Defence as part of the IRIS-T family of missile systems. Several countries ...

  • 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 - 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/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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 - mini

    Linza 3.0

    The Linza 3.0 is a rotary-wing UAV from Quantum Frontline Industries (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture from Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics. The UAV was first delivered ...

  • 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 - mini

    Astero

    Manufactured by Nordic Wing, the Astero is a fixed-wing mini UAV designed for ISR missions. The drone is equipped with a NightHawk 2 camera. In the ...

  • Military UAS - tactical

    Skeldar V-200

    UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture, UMS SKELDAR, to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV, which is used by various countries, including Belgium, Canada ...