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Digital Battlespace
Orbiting the Future: How New Satellite Technologies are Revolutionising Global Communications
26th September 2023
With the satellite industry at a pivotal juncture, Intelsat is investing in advanced technologies like 5G and optical communications, striving to enhance worldwide connectivity and address emerging governmental needs.
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Naval Warfare
New Italian Navy uncrewed systems receive initial funding
3rd November 2023
The Italian Navy has been notable for its significant lack of investment in uncrewed systems and has no operational capabilities in this domain, but the recent three-year Defence Programmes document has initiated two new projects.
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Air Warfare
US Air Force F-16s fitted with IVEWS set to take to the skies in 2024
18th January 2024
Flight testing with the Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite should start before the end of the first quarter of 2024.
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Land Warfare
Preparations underway for Saudi–US Red Sands exercise
10th January 2024
Last year’s Rad Sands Live Fire (RSLF) included a demonstration of C-UAS capability and the second of this year’s events in October/November will be expected to include similar activity and companies from earlier events such as MARSS.
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Defence Notes
European Defence Agency report predicts multi-domain operations, new tech and robots to dominate beyond 2040
24th October 2023
Future defence forces will face a range of challenges beyond the metal, silicon chips and microprocessors that currently threaten national security and defence.
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Digital Battlespace
Redefining Modern Warfare: Multi-Domain Operations and the Shift to Integrated Communications across the Force (Studio)
25th October 2023
The multi-domain operations (MDO) concept is now a core focus for the US and its allies. The paradigm has significant implications for communications technology as militaries seek to integrate platforms and systems across different networked communications domains.
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Air Warfare
UK Protector surveillance UAV begins trials
24th October 2023
A new uncrewed Royal Air Force aircraft, capable of global surveillance operations, will begin trials in the UK this week.
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Land Warfare
US Army to power its ground fleet with alternative fuels
28th December 2023
The service has been researching hybrid electric systems, fuel efficiency, operational power generation and battery storage, as well as the use of hydrogen and synthetic power sources.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall to upgrade Austria’s Skyguard air defence system
12th December 2023
Rheinmetall's Oerlikon Skyguard, the air defence system developed for the protection of stationary high value assets such as air fields, bridges, industrial installations and military command and control centres, will undergo a multimillion dollar upgrade.
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Naval Warfare
AUSA 2023: Steadicopter aims to fly high with new rotary UAVs
19th October 2023
Israeli manufacturer Steadicopter presented its new Black Eagle and Golden Eagle rotary unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time in the US at AUSA. Shephard spoke with Steadicopter CEO Itai Toren about what makes these Eagles different from other birds in the market.
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Naval Warfare
Navantia offers new corvette design to Australia
8th November 2023
Industry contenders have been lining up their offerings for a potential new ‘Tier 2’ surface combatant for the Royal Australian Navy at the Indo-Pacific Maritime exhibition in Sydney.
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Naval Warfare
Is Australia’s plan for the surface fleet viable?
21st February 2024
Australia’s long-awaited Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet review has recommended significant changes to the future make-up of the country’s surface fleet. It has received sharp criticism from some experts who claim the recommendations have not gone far enough, while others have described it as an attempt to run before being able to walk.
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Air Warfare
Eurofighter Typhoon electronic combat aircraft set to replace German Tornadoes
30th November 2023
Germany has given the green light to replace its Tornado ECR aircraft with Eurofighter Typhoon EK, a dedicated variant for electronic combat and SEAD.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Saildrone to produce USVs in Australia from 2024
13th November 2023
The use of long-duration Uncrewed Surface Vehicles for maritime surveillance and monitoring has become part of the fleet inventory as navies try to reduce the level of effort required to gather intelligence on areas of interest.
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Air Warfare
How Swedish fighter pilots will train in Italy for the next 10 years
15th December 2023
A partnership between the Swedish Armed Forces and Italian Air Force, facilitated by Leonardo, will aim to provide an extensive and advanced curriculum in pilot training for future Swedish fighter pilots.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Long-Endurance UAV [US AFRICOM]
Programme Background Ageing MQ-9A Reapers In November 2022, Shephard reported that GA-ASI would continue supporting contractor SMX with its MQ-9A after winning a $2.3 billion task ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Pakistan]
Programme Background Requirement Following a 2019 skirmish with India, Pakistan placed newfound importance on EW and ISR, primarily due to the significant advantage gained during that ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Multidomian Micro Drones [USSOCOM]
Background Special Notice On 14 November 2024, a Special Notice was released that informed the industry that the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was looking for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9B SkyGuardian [Denmark]
Background Arctic Capability Package In February 2021, Denmark published the Arctic Capability package, a commitment to invest in new technologies, particularly uncrewed systems, to improve surveillance ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Long-Range Drones [Norway]
Background Andøya Ambition On 3 April 2023, the Norwegian MoD released a statement confirming its plans for Andøya, the northernmost island in its Vesterålen archipelago. In addition to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Seeker 400 - First Batch (UAE)
Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...
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Loitering munitions
Long Range One-way Platforms [US]
Solicitation In October 2024, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) released a solicitation for long-range, one-way platforms. The DIU noted recent conflicts highlighted the asymmetric impact of low-cost, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat 128 [Canada]
Programme Background Requirement Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) was seeking a platform for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) that would significantly expand its surveillance range ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Mini Intelligence Drone System (SMDR) [France]
Background Requirement The French Army identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac, which entered service in 2008. The Mini Reconnaissance ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
NH90 NFH-Italy
Programme Background The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its first NH90 NFH helicopter in Full Operational Capability (or Step B) configuration in November 2013. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
CH-4 (First Batch) [Pakistan]
Programme Background First Batch According to the Pakistan Exim Trade Info website, five aircraft were delivered to the country on 15 January 2021. According to a ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
M Solar-X [Thailand]
Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events ...
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Loitering munitions
Medium-Range Loitering Munition with LEO Satellite Data Link [South Korea]
Background New Project In April 2025, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) announced a new project titled “Development of Medium-Range ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Arctic Frigates Procurement/Thetis Class Replacement (4-5) [Denmark]
In January 2025, Denmark announced the acquisition of "three new Arctic ships, additional long-range drones with advanced image acquisition capacity" and "satellite capacity" worth over ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Arctic Frigates Procurement/Thetis Class Replacement (4-5) [Denmark]
In January 2025, Denmark announced the acquisition of "three new Arctic ships, additional long-range drones with advanced image acquisition capacity" and "satellite capacity" worth over ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Caihong
The Caihong (Rainbow), also known as the Cai Hong or CH, is a solar-powered HALE platform designed for near-space flight. It is suitable for military ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Morning Star
Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s Morning Star is a quasi-satellite, near-space, solar-powered platform. It is designed for both military and civilian applications, including reconnaissance, navigation ...
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ISR/special mission, Maritime patrol
A320neo M3A
Currently under development by Airbus, the A320 M3A is the Maritime Patrol version of the civilian A320neo aircraft. The aircraft can be fitted with a wide ...
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Space: radar systems
ESA Sentinel-1
Sentinel-1 is a planned constellation of four satellites with two already in orbit and two on order. They carry a payload of a C-band SAR ...
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Space: radar systems
SARah
SARah is the planned follow-on system for the SAR-Lupe radar satellite constellation operated by the German Armed Forces. In 2013, it was announced that OHB ...
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Major networking projects
EAC
The NATO Communications and Information Agency awarded ACTIA Sodielec a contract in June 2013 to provide NATO with an Extended Advanced SATCOM Network Monitoring and ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
Vocality Pro Series
The Pro Series includes the V25, V50, V150 and V20. These are designed to be used in a central communications hub or as part of ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing
S-70UAS U-Hawk
Unveiled at AUSA 2025, the S-70UAS U-Hawk is an uncrewed version of Sikorsky’s crewed UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter. It will act as a delivery aircraft for medium-sized uncrewed ground vehicles ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
FlyingFish Maritime
The FlyingFish Maritime SIGINT system is one of several derivatives of the FlyingFish Airborne Satellite Monitoring System developed by Horizon Technologies. Designed to be mounted ...
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Guided munitions
GP155B
The GP155B is a 155mm artillery round developed by Norinco. The GP155B integrates satellite-based guidance systems that are compatible with both the Chinese Beidou Navigation ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
FlyingFish
FlyingFish is an Airborne Satellite Monitoring System designed to detect and intercept SATCOM from airborne ISR platforms. As a passive system, it cannot be detected ...
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Data links
Space CDL
The Space Common Data Link (CDL) system provides a wideband data link capability adaptable to a variety of space-based applications. It consists of separate transmitter ...
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Military UAS - tactical
ULTRA
The Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA) is a fixed-wing drone from DZYNE Technologies. It is described as a long-endurance, GPS-hardened intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform with full global ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Pelican / Rumrunner
The Pelican Cargo is an electric cargo-carrying drone from Pyka. Powered by four electric motors, the Pelican can carry 400lb of cargo in its 70 ...
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Data links
MiMMC
Microsat Man-Packable Mission Command (MiMMC) is a satellite-based BLoS communications system providing the ability to extend mission command applications including voice, video and data transfer ...
