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Naval Warfare
Ukraine-UK naval projects still on despite Russian invasion
2nd March 2022
The Ukrainian Parliament ratified an agreement for naval projects in late January.
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Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare magazine; UK Littoral Strike Groups, Greek naval procurement and more
10th March 2022
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Defence Notes
Russia-Ukraine war challenges UK force structure assumptions (Opinion)
25th March 2022
Barely a year after the publication of the Integrated Review, the UK MoD now finds itself observing a major conflict in Europe, and it will have to draw conclusions on what this means for force structures and presence.
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Air Warfare
Ukraine gains combat-ready TB2 reinforcements
3rd March 2022
A new batch of combat-ready Bayraktar TB2s has arrived in Ukraine for use against invading Russian forces, the Ukrainian MoD announced on 2 March.
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Land Warfare
Russian armour failures imply enduring value of shoulder-fired missiles
21st March 2022
Shoulder-fired anti-tank and air defence weapons are proving their worth for Ukraine in its ongoing resistance against Russia – and these systems will remain in the spotlight whether through replenishing depleted stocks, finding new customers or increasing the capabilities of existing users.
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Land Warfare
Norway to send M72s to Ukraine
1st March 2022
In a policy U-turn, the Norwegian government is to send weapons to Ukraine.
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Air Warfare
Pakistan receives a first batch of J-10 fighters
14th March 2022
China achieved its first sale of J-10 fighters last year, to its closest ally across the Karakoram Mountains.
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Land Warfare
Israel treads a narrow tightrope, says no to Spike for Ukraine
4th March 2022
Fearful of damaging the delicate relationship with Moscow that allows relatively unmolested strikes on Syrian targets, Israel is rejecting Ukrainian requests for advanced ATGMs.
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Naval Warfare
To block or not to block? That is the question for Turkey (Opinion)
28th February 2022
Turkey appears to favour implementing a clause in the Montreux Convention that could limit Russian Navy movements in the Black Sea against Ukraine – the practical advantages for Kyiv would be marginal but it would score a diplomatic and political victory.
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Defence Notes
Russian invasion of Ukraine puts a rocket under German defence spending
1st March 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a sea-change in Germany’s approach to defence spending.
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Defence Notes
European governments offer weapons to Ukrainian ground forces
28th February 2022
Ukrainian troops will receive anti-tank weapons, Stinger MANPADS and other materiel from European allies.
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Air Warfare
Pakistan indicates Turkish UAV procurements
15th March 2022
Pakistan is improving the air force's capability with new platforms such as UCAVs from Turkey.
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Air Warfare
Philippines finally receives first T129 attack helicopters
10th March 2022
The Philippines has at last got its hands on its first new attack helicopters.
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Land Warfare
Russian false assumptions and incoherence come to the fore in Ukraine
8th March 2022
Russian forces have been forced to improvise following mistakes made at the start of their invasion of Ukraine.
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Defence Notes
Australia promises major boost to size of armed forces
10th March 2022
Alarmed by increasing strategic competition and belligerent states, Australia has promised to increase the size of its military by nearly a third.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
HIMARS (Batch 1) [Estonia]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many European countries embarked upon an expansion of their military capabilities. This led Estonia ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Spartan SUT [Russia]
Programme Background Despite international sanctions following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Streit Group vehicles are believed to have continued to make their way into ...
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Self-propelled guns
FH77 BW L52 Archer (Ukraine Aid) [Sweden]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, Sweden has consistently supported Ukraine with military aid. This has included the provision of air defence ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
HIMARS [Latvia]
Background Latvia does not currently operate any multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), with the Latvian army focusing primarily on tubed artillery. The experience of Ukrainian ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CVR(T) Scimitar 2 (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]
Programme Background Latvia acquired 123 Scimitar 2s from the UK, with deliveries from 2015 to 2020. They are due to be replaced by 84 ASCODs ...
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Main battle tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]
Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia became the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
HIMARS [Croatia]
Background Croatia currently operates a mixture of Yugoslav and Soviet era multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The experience of Ukrainian forces following the full-scale Russian ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
HIMARS [Italy]
Background Italy currently operates 21 modernised M270 MLRS. The experience of Ukrainian forces following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, however, forced many European militaries ...
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Self-propelled guns
Caesar [Croatia]
Background Croatia currently operates the Soviet 2S1 Gvozdika, alongside a small number of German PzH 2000s. Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, multiple ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Senator (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Canada has been one of several NATO countries to supply Ukraine with continuous support. ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
LAV 6 (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Canada has been one of several NATO countries to supply Ukraine with continuous support. ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
PULS [Greece]
Background The Greek army currently operates the RM-70 and M270 as its primary MLRS platforms. Like many militaries in Europe, Greece has been evaluating its ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
PULS [Netherlands]
Programme background The Netherlands previously operated the M270, however it retired its fleet in 2004, as they were considered unnecessary. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine ...
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MPVs - 4x4
LMV2 [Czech Republic]
Programme Background As with many countries in Europe following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Czech Republic is currently undergoing a significant expansion of ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 [Denmark]
Programme Background The CV90 is already in service with Denmark, with 44 CV90s currently in service with the Danish Army. In September 2024, Denmark ordered ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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MPVs - 4x4
KamAZ-43269 Vystrel
The KamAZ-43269 Vystrel (originally known as the BPM-97) is a 4x4 armoured vehicle based on the proven KamAZ-4326 4x4 military truck chassis. Although development started in ...
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Land: air defence radar
Nebo-SVU
The Nebo-SVU is an air defence radar distributed by Rosoboronexport in Russia and is currently used by the Russian Army and the Iranian Army. It ...
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Artillery rockets
MO.1.01.04
MO.1.01.04 is a short-range 220mm artillery rocket armed with a thermobaric warhead developed for Russian TOS-1 MLRS.
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Man-portable missile systems
Piorun
Piorun MANPADS was designed for destroying aircrafts, helicopters, UAVs and winged rockets. The system was developed by Mesko to replace the PPZR Grom.
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Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars
VERA-NG
The VERA-NG is a passive surveillance ESM tracker manufactured by Czech-based ERA. The system utilises the multilateration Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) principle to detect, ...
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Self-propelled guns
Krab
Poland selected a modified version of the BAE Systems AS90M Braveheart 155mm/52cal turret to meet its requirement for a new SPH. Poland’s HSW is prime ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
Westland WS-61 Sea King
The Westland WS-61 Sea King (UK designation Mk.45) is a version of the Sikorsky S-61 Sea King twin-engine, multirole, amphibious helicopter that was built under licence from 1969-95 ...
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Self-propelled missile systems, Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Avenger
The automated AN/TWQ-1 Avenger is the US Army's primary shoot-on-the-move air defence weapon. It is a lightweight, mobile short-range fire unit with eight Stinger missiles ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-4
The BTR-4 is an 8x8 amphibious APC unveiled in 2006 by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau as a private venture. Entering production in 2008, ...
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Air-to-air missiles
R.550 Magic 2
The R.550 Magic 2 is a French short-range, infrared-guided air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by Matra as an upgraded version of the original R.550 Magic. Designed ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Penguin C VTOL
The Penguin C VTOL is the VTOL version of the Penguin C MIL Mk2; it is therefore sometimes referred to as the Penguin C Mk2 ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Igla-1/SA-16
The 9K310 Igla-1 (US DoD designation SA-16, NATO reporting name Gimlet) was a Soviet MANPADS. Its original 'simplified' version that was put into service on ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-70
The BTR-70 is an amphibious 8x8 armoured personnel carrier originally developed for the Soviet Union's armed forces. Produced in the Soviet Union from 1972 until ...
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Main battle tanks
BMPT
UVZ developed the BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle, nicknamed Terminator by the company, after studying the Russian Army's performance during the Chechen War. Designed to ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Senator
The Senator is a 4x4 multipurpose APC developed by Roshel to support a wide range of missions in the military, peacekeeping and law enforcement domains. ...