• Naval Warfare

  Raytheon demonstrates Tomahawk re-targeting

  6th October 2015

  The Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile has successfully demonstrated new capabilities in a test conducted by the US Navy and Raytheon, the company announced on …

• Defence Helicopter

  India orders Apache, Chinook helicopters

  30th September 2015

  The Indian Ministry of Defence has ordered 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to enhance India’s capabilities across a range …

• Land Warfare

  Cubic books US I-MILES IWS orders

  23rd September 2015

  The US military has awarded approximately $20 million in orders to Cubic Global Defense for its Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Individual Weapon Systems (I-MILES …

• Digital Battlespace

  Russian EW systems for export

  23rd September 2015

  Two Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems are due to secure their first export orders within months. Igor Nasenkov, deputy director general of KRET, a defence …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris provides Falcon III tactical radios

  21st September 2015

  Harris Corporation has been awarded an order worth $26 million to provide Falcon III tactical radios to support special operations forces in an undisclosed Central …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  India orders Israeli MALE UAV

  21st September 2015

  The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive ten MALE UAVs from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), according to information released in September. The platform …

• Naval Warfare

  Northrop bridge systems for Thai navy

  17th September 2015

  The Royal Thai Navy's future frigates will be fitted with Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine's full Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS) the company announced on 15 September. …

• Land Warfare

  US Army orders AT4CS RS

  17th September 2015

  The US Army has issued an order to Saab for the shoulder-launched AT4CS Reduced Sensitivity (RS) anti-armour weapon system, the company announced on 15 September. The …

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2015: Bushmaster baseline variant planned

  15th September 2015

  In a bid to boost export potential for the Bushmaster Thales Australia is planning to release a baseline version of the vehicle before the end …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  iRobot logs new UGV orders

  14th September 2015

  iRobot will deliver unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), spare parts and associated equipment to US and international customers under orders worth $7.2 million announced on 10 …

• Land Warfare

  Netherlands orders Excalibur Ib

  9th September 2015

  Raytheon is to supply the Excalibur Ib precision-guided projectile to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence as part of a previously agreed foreign military sale, the …

• Defence Notes

  DSEI 2015: Saab eyes UK expansion

  9th September 2015

  Swedish company Saab has expressed its desire to expand in the UK, in a possible sign of growing confidence in the British economy and the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Poland orders COSMO-SkyMed ground segment

  7th September 2015

  Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space have signed an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Defence to supply the ground segment of the COSMO-SkyMed satellite network …

• Land Warfare

  US Army Reserve orders EST 3000

  2nd September 2015

  The US Army Reserve has awarded a $1.3 million contract to Cubic Global Defense for the supply of additional Engagement Skills Training (EST) 3000 virtual …

• Naval Warfare

  USCG orders Air Data Computers

  1st September 2015

  The US Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded a contract to the Defense Solutions division of Curtiss-Wright to provide Air Data Computer technology for its MH-65 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Edge 130 [US]

  Programme Background First Order As reported by Shephard, In October 2024, the US Customs and Border Protection force submitted a $1.6 million order to acquire Edge ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  MEUAS IV (US)

  Programme Background MEUAS History The first iteration of the MEUAS programme began in the early 2000s when the ScanEagle was acquired through the programme and ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)

  Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...

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

  Vector / Scorpion (Contracted) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Systems had donated an unknown quantity of ...

• Transport

  C295 [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola's transport capability is mainly provided by Soviet-origin An-12, An-30, An-72/74, Il-76 and the Xian MA-60 from China. According to AIN Online, Angola ...

• Tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in ...

• Maritime patrol

  C295 MPA [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola uses a mix of Dornier Do-28s, A-29s and EMB-312 Tucanos for maritime surveillance duties. The country's dedicated maritime patrol capability was ...

• Tanks

  T-90S/SK (Forecast) (Vietnam)

  Shephard estimates that Vietnam may have a requirement for up to 200 T-90S/SK MBTs to modernise its tank fleet. Minus the 64 that were already ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT Follow-On (NATO)

  Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Announced at the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels in June 2023, Ukraine formally signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Procurement and Operation ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Su-30MKI - India Follow-On

  India is experiencing Chinese violations in the western sector of the Line of Actual Control. The stand-off with China has sped up government-to-government discussions that have ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  BvS10 military vehicles

  The Austrian BvS10 fleet is expected to reach IOC by the end of 2020. When the contract was announced, there were indications that the Austrian ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT (1-9) [NATO]

  Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Special operations vehicles

  Pars IV 6x6 MKKA

  Programme Background The Turkish Special Forces Command is understood to have launched its MKKA programme to meet a requirement for 6x6 mine-protected vehicles. These will provide ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  KT-1B Woongbi - Indonesia

  The programme value is estimates as $30 million for the purchase of three KT-1B aircraft. The deliveries are planned to be completed in 2021. The KT-1B ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Counter-UAS systems, Land: Integrated Defensive Systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

  CHR

  RADA Electronic Industries' Compact Hemispheric Radar (CHR) is a family of sensors used in active protection systems for land vehicles. The CHR family comprises active ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  Erieye

  The S-band Erieye is a long-range airborne early warning and control radarthat detects and automatically tracks air and surface targets across a largearea. The radar has ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Drone Dome

  Drone Dome is made up of three main components: RADA Electronic Industries' RPS-42 radar; Controp's MEOS observation; and Netline's C-Guard RD and NetSense subsystems for ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Pozitiv-ME1.2

  The Pozitiv-ME1.2 is a three-dimensional naval surveillance radar manufactured in Russia. It is designed to search, detect, and track air and surface targets. According to ...

• Counter-UAS systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  pMHR

  The Portable Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (pMHR) is the smallest in the family of MHRs manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries. The radar provides hostile ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: coastal surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  ieMHR

  The ieMHR radar is a three-dimensional pulse-doppler radar previously manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries and is currently produced by Leonardo. It is designed ...

• Maritime patrol

  340 MSA

  The Saab 340 MSA incorporates a mission management system connected to onboard sensors for all-weather monitoring of large maritime areas. The aircraft is equipped with automatic ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  C2 Training

  Saab provides doctrinal-based simulation that enables trainees to dynamically execute plans and orders from their own C2 system. Commander and staff can perceive and comprehend ...

• Tanks

  VT2

  The 125mm-armed VT2 tracked MBT, which was unveiled at DSA 2012, is the export version of the People's Liberation Army Type 96A. As of early ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Mildef Tarantula

  The Tarantula is a High Mobility Armoured Vehicles from Malaysian defence manufacturer Mildef International Technologies.  First revealed in February 2021, the Tarantula has already received orders from ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Maatla 4x4

  Paramount's Maatla 4x4 is a Light Protected Vehicle (LPV) aimed at the African off-road armoured vehicle market. Announced at the African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD 2022) in ...

• Data links

  Link Y Mk2

  Thales Link Y Mk2 is used to securely exchange tactical data and orders via a self-managing, adaptive radio network between multiple military platforms. Designed for ...

• Land: battle management systems

  MFoCS

  Mounted Family of Computing Systems (MFoCS) is a modular family which is designed to integrate existing FBCB2, future JBC-P and WIN-T capability into a modular ...

• Tanks

  Yatagan

  The Yatagan tank, sometimes referred to as the T-84-120, is an improved T-84 armed with a NATO-standard 120mm smoothbore gun developed by KMDB for the ...

• Military UGVs

  SUGV

  The Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) was previously known as the 310 SUGV and is designed for dismounted EOD missions, but it can also be used ...