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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Arquus pitches upgraded VBL vehicle at export market
20th February 2023
Alongside a VBL upgrade package similar to that carried out for the French Army, Arquus is also displaying an enhanced new-production variant of the 4x4 armoured vehicle.
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Defence Notes
UK and France target 2030 for future cruise missile, seek commonality on future fighter weapons
15th March 2023
The UK and France aim to deliver a new cruise missile in 2030 as part of the MBDA-led Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) project.
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Defence Notes
North Korea shows off multiple ICBMs in parade
10th February 2023
The biggest revelation in North Korea's latest parade was the supposed existence of a new solid-fuelled ICBM.
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Air Warfare
Pakistan receives Chinese JF-17 Block III fighter jets, reports say
10th March 2023
The Pakistan Air Force's 16 Squadron has reportedly received the first batch of JF-17 Block III light multirole fighter aircraft, with a total of 50 ordered.
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Air Warfare
Indian Army fast-tracks new UAVs and C-UAS jammers
14th February 2023
India is quickly pushing UAVs into the hands of troops, with several new tenders issued, as well as other systems to jam enemy unmanned systems.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Pentagon to focus on acquisition and development of UAV and missile capabilities
17th January 2023
Information and communication systems for ground troops are also likely to receive the DoD's attention in the coming years.
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Naval Warfare
US at-sea hypersonic capability moves closer with contract award
20th February 2023
The contract award will see Lockheed Martin install the CPS hypersonic weapon on Zumwalt-class destroyers.
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Air Warfare
Raytheon gets set for US rocket cargo missions
18th January 2023
Under the US Air Force's 2030 Science & Technology Strategy, Raytheon will develop rocket cargo mission planning and C2 systems.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: General Atomics showcases SkyGuardian UAV with Emirati weapons
20th February 2023
Pictures showing Halcon weapons on the MQ-9B SkyGuardian indicate that a stalled UAE programme to purchase the UAS is back on.
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Air Warfare
IDEX 2023: Collins Aerospace partners with Saudi firm on UAS development
22nd February 2023
Collins Aerospace will integrate a number of its mission systems and software with SRB Aerial Systems' UAS platforms under a memorandum of understanding that is hoped to evolve into a long-term strategic partnership.
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Naval Warfare
USVs abound at NAVDEX 2023 as firms look to fill plethora of naval requirements
23rd February 2023
With navies across the globe feeling the pinch on budgets, forces are increasingly looking to uncrewed solutions to fill maritime requirements and increase their presence on the high seas.
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Air Warfare
Hensoldt jammers outfox air defence radar in new trials
10th February 2023
Hensoldt has carried out live flight trials of its Kalaetron Attack airborne jamming system, following on from laboratory and ground tests.
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Land Warfare
Polish Army signs new agreement for over a thousand armoured vehicles
2nd March 2023
Poland's defence minister has inked a deal with manufacturer HSW for 1,000 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles, plus 400 specialist vehicles based on the same chassis, and the country is also looking to rapidly acquire a heavy IFV to deploy alongside its new Abrams tank fleet.
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Air Warfare
Turkey considers ditching F-16 Block 70 request in favour of non-US alternative
16th March 2023
Turkish officials are signalling dissatisfaction and contemplating abandoning plans to purchase F-16 Block 70s from the US as the deal stalemates, and the country faces hard economic decisions.
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Defence Notes
How the Chinese balloon incident will impact future US air threat detection
16th March 2023
Although the Pentagon claims that current systems can detect this type of threat, it has confirmed that measures will be taken in order to maintain the US's edge over its adversaries.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Long Range Air Defence [Belgium]
Background In its Strategic Vision Defence 2025 Capability Investment Portfolio (CIP) document, Belgium announced that it has budgeted €1,981,590,000 ($2,287,101,638) for three long-range air defence systems. A decision is ...
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Land: air defence radar
Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor [US]
Background The US Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor (LTAMDS) is being acquired from US-based Raytheon. The United States Army is the primary customer ...
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
AIM-120D-3 [Finland]
Background In September 2025 the US State Department approved a potential sale of 405 AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) manufactured by RTX (Raytheon). Note ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Patriot Air Defence System [Romania]
Background Romania selected the Patriot air and missile defence system to improve its capabilities against current and future air threats. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
NASAMS [Hungary]
Background Hungary selected the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to replace its Soviet-era Vympel 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) systems and modernise its air-defence capability. ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Patriot Air Defence System (2023) [Germany]
Background In 2024 Germany placed two orders totalling $2.4 billion for eight Patriot surface-to-air missile systems. Although there were two contracts signed, they are dealt with ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
NASAMS [Australia]
Background The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) initiated the LAND 19 Phase 7b programme, which intends to replace the Bofors RBS 70 VSHORAD system with ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Uplift SHORAD UOR [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against the ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium Range Air Defence [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against ...
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Hybrid effector systems
M-SHORAD Increment 3 [USA]
Background The US Army is upgrading its maneuver short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD). Under the overal programme, there are three increments. Increment 1 vehicles are ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement The RAN already has 24 MH-60R Seahawks (the last delivered in September 2016), so this represents a 50% increase in fleet size. ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Patriot Upgrade [Greece]
Background In September 2021, Saudi Arabia deployed a Greek battery near Riyadh under the Integrated Air Missile Defense Concept. The battery was used to intercept ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Long Range Air Defence [Norway]
Background Following a 2023 report which bluntly stated that the Norwegian military was not ready for war and that particular gaps existed in air defence in ...
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ISR/special mission
ISTAR Aircraft [South Korea]
Programme Background 2018 - Issue of RfI The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) stated that Seoul planned to procure additional aircraft to minimise potential surveillance ...
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Fighter - multirole
Rafale [France]
Background The 40 aircraft ordered as part of Tranche 4 are part of a wider French procurement of the Rafale. The order includes plans to ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Surface-to-air missiles
SM-2 Block IIIC/Block IIICU
The SM-2 Block IIIC and Block IIICU are medium-range, surface-to-air missiles with active radio frequency seekers. Both missiles are modifications to legacy SM-2 Block III/IIIA/IIIB ...
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Man-portable missile systems
FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger, passive-guided MANPADS, was developed by General Dynamics to meet the requirements of the US Army to defence against low-flying threats. It replaced ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
ESTL
The Enhanced Survivability Technology (ESTL) is an integrated self-protection pod with missile approach warning (MAWS) manufactured by Saab. It is designed to counter RF and IR ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2
The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 is a short-range, ship-launched missile designed primarily to defend naval vessels against incoming anti-ship missiles and aerial ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
SkyCeptor
The SkyCeptor missile is a multi-mission interceptor developed collaboratively by Raytheon and Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is a derivative of the Stunner missile ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
SM-1MR Block VI
The RIM-66 Standard-1MR is a medium-range surface-to-air missile that can also take on the role of an anti-ship missile. It was developed as part of ...
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Multipurpose missiles
BGM-71 TOW
The BGM-71 Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile entered US Army service in 1970. As well as being integrated on vehicles and helicopters, TOW can be ...
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Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems
MK 99
The MK 99 is a fire control system developed and produced by Raytheon. The system works as an interface to connect a vessel's missiles and ...
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Sea: weapon training
SM-1 and SM-2 Standard Missile and Harpoon Missile with Guided Missile Launcher Mk 13 Mod 4 Simulator
Textron's SM-1 and SM-2 Standard Missile and Harpoon Missile simulator simulates a guided missile launching system and guided missile launcher, Mk 13 Mod 4, in ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Raytheon Next Generation Short Range Interceptor
Raytheon are competing for the US Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) programme which seeks to manufacture an optically-guided short-range surface-to-air missile.
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Air-to-air missiles
AIM-92 Stinger
The Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS), designated as the AIM-92 Stinger, is a short-range air-to-air missile developed as a helicopter-launched configuration of the FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS. It ...
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Land: air defence radar
LTAMDS
The Raytheon Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS) is an active electronically scanned array Gallium Nitrade (GaN) radar. The use of GaN strengthens ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 Block IIA
The SM-3 Block IIA is an advanced interceptor missile designed for exo-atmospheric engagements against intermediate-range ballistic missiles and limited intercontinental ballistic missile threats. The SM-3 Block ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Patriot Air Defence System
The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system designed for air-defence duties. The original Standard MIM-104A ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-3
The AN/SPY-3 is a multifunction naval radar developed and manufactured by Raytheon. Its intended uses include horizon and surface search, navigation, periscope detection, discrimination, and ...
