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News - European Defence Fund

  • Land Warfare

    US GMD system completes test

    2nd February 2016

    A Boeing-led team successfully tested improvements to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, validating system components with its partners and the US Missile Defense Agency, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    MD 530Gs boost Malaysian firepower

    2nd February 2016

    The Malaysian Army had been seeking attack helicopters for a number of years, although budgetary constraints stymied that goal. However, the recently announced contract for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Malaysia confirms MD 530G purchase

    1st February 2016

    MD Helicopters (MDHI) is to supply six MD 530G scout attack helicopters to Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence, the company announced on 1 February. First deliveries …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Apache Guardians get ViaSat STTs

    1st February 2016

    ViaSat will produce approximately 90 Link 16 Small Tactical Terminals (STT) for the Lots 5 and 6 of the AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter production line. …

  • Digital Battlespace

    SpaceDataHighway: no longer science fiction

    1st February 2016

    The SpaceDataHighway programme has reached a significant milestone with the first EDRS-A relay satellite launched into geostationary orbit on 30 January. The satellite will now …

  • Land Warfare

    Denel announces Casspir deal

    1st February 2016

    South Africa’s Denel has signed a long-term agreement with the UN to provide the Casspir mine-resistant armoured vehicles. Ashley Williams, general manager of subsidiary Denel …

  • Land Warfare

    Cook on track with Ajax

    28th January 2016

    Tracks for the British Army’s new Ajax armoured reconnaissance vehicle will be provided by Cook Defence Systems. The company was selected on 16 December 2015 …

  • Land Warfare

    Denmark awards Piranha 5 contract

    28th January 2016

    General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has signed a contract worth $600 million for the sale of 309 Piranha 5 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Sikorsky provides early challenge for Lockheed

    28th January 2016

    Lockheed Martin executives predict a sharp fall in commercial helicopter sales due to the poor state of the oil and gas market. Following the company’s …

  • Military Logistics

    Philippine sealift vessel launched

    28th January 2016

    The first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) for the Philippine Navy (PN) was launched by PT PAL in Surabaya, Indonesia on 17 January. LD 601, the …

  • Land Warfare

    Rheinmetall forms Vehicle Systems division

    27th January 2016

    Rheinmetall will form a new division called ‘Vehicle Systems’, under which the company will consolidate its defence military vehicle activities, it was announced on 25 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Airbus and Mahindra strengthen partnership

    27th January 2016

    Airbus Helicopters and Mahindra Defence announced further solidification of their ‘Make in India’ partnership on 24 January. This followed an initial MoU signed in July …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Oil and gas saga hits Airbus orders

    26th January 2016

    The flatlining oil price continues to depress the helicopter market, Airbus Helicopters reporting a mere two orders for its H225 heavy-lift aircraft in 2015, a …

  • Land Warfare

    EDA places order for Carl-Gustaf ammo

    26th January 2016

    Saab has received an order for Carl-Gustaf ammunition from the European Defence Agency (EDA), announced on 25 January. The order falls under an existing five …

  • Naval Warfare

    Kuwait orders new vessels

    26th January 2016

    The Kuwait Ministry of Defence has ordered new vessels from Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the company announced on 24 January. The company has signed …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Laser-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 - fixed-wing, 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 and 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Mistral 3

    The Mistral 3 is the latest member of the Mistral family of very short-range surface-to-air missiles. It entered service in 2018 and has been chosen ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 - fixed-wing, 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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Pro

    The Pro VTOL is a fixed-wing UAV from DeltaQuad. It is available in three models, the Map, View and Cargo variants, which primarily impact the attached payload. ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    CAMM-MR

    The CAMM-MR (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile - Medium Range) is being developed collaboratively by MBDA and Poland's PGZ to enhance medium-range air defence capabilities, with ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Aegis Ashore

    Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Skeldar V-200

    UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV.  The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...