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Digital Battlespace
Dubai Airshow 2019: E2-D set for new lease of life
19th November 2019
The US Navy’s E2-D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft will first field an air-to-air refuelling capability in 2020, ahead of an anticipated number …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing contracted for targeting processor kits for US, Australian F/A-18s
7th November 2019
The US Navy has awarded Boeing $35.2 million to produce Distributed Targeting Processor-Network retrofit kits for the F/A-18 fighter. It covers the delivery of kits …
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Defence Helicopter
Dubai Airshow 2019: Stress tells on UAE AW609 deal (updated)
20th November 2019
Issues of customer confidentiality are preventing Leonardo from disclosing the current status of an AW609 deal with the UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC), leaving programme …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
D&S 2019: Royal Thai Navy selects Camcopter S-100 UAS
13th November 2019
Schiebel has been awarded a contract by the Royal Thai Navy for the Camcopter S-100 UAS, the company announced on 4 November. The contract was …
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Defence Notes
UK details security support for Jordan and Lebanon as another maritime incident hits Red Sea region
19th November 2019
A number of Middle East countries have benefited from further monetary assistance from the UK over the past financial year as part of the government’s …
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Defence Notes
RAF Typhoons arrive in Iceland
14th November 2019
Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons from 1(Fighter) Squadron have arrived in Iceland to carry out the Icelandic NATO Air Policing Mission.The fighters will spend the …
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Naval Warfare
D&S 2019: $270 billion to be spent on naval vessels in Asia-Pacific over next decade
21st November 2019
New procurement of naval vessels in the Asia Pacific region is proceeding apace, with spending forecast to total nearly $270 billion between 2019 and 2029. …
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Defence Notes
France, Germany bring NATO plans after 'brain dead' row
20th November 2019
France and Germany were to outline separate proposals for reforming NATO on Wednesday after President Emmanuel Macron slammed the alliance as ‘brain dead’, causing uproar …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
VSR700 prototype flies in France
13th November 2019
Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 UAS prototype has flown for the first time at a test centre near Aix-en-Provence in France, the company announced on 12 November.The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Schiebel's EMSA contract extended
11th November 2019
Schiebel’s contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been extended to the end of 2019, the company announced on 11 November.Under the EMSA …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Pacific 2019: MCM figures highly in Australian expo
10th October 2019
Australia is acquiring a number of Bluefin UUVs from General Dynamics Mission Systems, as the country seeks to improve its mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities. Other …
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Land Warfare
D&S 2019: Decision awaited on Philippine light tanks
22nd November 2019
The Philippines has still not made a decision on what platforms it will choose for its extant light tank procurement, although contenders believe it is …
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Digital Battlespace
Australia awards HPC contract
6th November 2019
The Australian Department of Defence announced on 5 November that onstruction of a next-generation High Performance Computing Centre (HPCC) in Adelaide is set to begin …
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Naval Warfare
NAVIRIS named as new naval Joint Venture
31st October 2019
Naval Group and Fincantieri have announced that the 50/50 owned joint venture formed between the two companies will be called NAVIRIS. The joint venture’s official …
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Defence Helicopter
Taiwanese Hueys replaced with only half the promised strength
1st November 2019
The Republic of China Army (ROCA) retired it last batch of UH-1H helicopters on 30 October. The occasion marked the end of nearly 50 years …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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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Minehunters
Tripartite Class Replacement Programme (1-6) [Belgium]
Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCM, which are due to ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 [Netherlands]
Background Joint Programme For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice in 2018, calling for ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 [Belgium]
Background Joint Programme For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice in 2018, calling for ...
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Minehunters
Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Netherlands]
Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite class MCM's which are due ...
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Minehunters
Project SEA 1905 - MMCMMS [Australia]
Programme Background Requirements Australia is looking to acquire up to eight new advanced mine countermeasures/hydrographic survey vessels under the Project SEA 1905 Maritime Mine Countermeasures ...
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Submarines: conventional/attack
Project Sea 1000 (Attack Class) - Cancelled [Australia]
Programme Background The competition for Australia’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine project for 12 new SSKs was won by the French shipbuilder Naval Group in 2016 ...
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OPVs
Patrouilleurs Hauturiers OPVS (formerly Patrouilleurs Océanique) [France]
Background Requirements The programme aims to procure new OPVs that will replace the D'Estienne d'Orves-class and the Flamant-class vessels. The OPVs are intended to be armed with ...
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Corvettes
Multirole Corvette Programme [Romania]
Programme Background Timeline Romania, since 2014. has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. In ...
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Military UAS - small
HT-100 (January 2026) [UAE]
Background January 2024 Order In January 2024, EDGE Group announced that the UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) had signed a deal for 200 uncrewed helicopters ...
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Military UAS - MALE
HT-750 (January 2026) [UAE]
Background January 2024 Order In January 2024, EDGE Group announced that the UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) had signed a deal for 200 uncrewed helicopters ...
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Loitering munitions
Warmate 3.0 [South Korea]
Programme Background Korean Reports On 3 September 2024, The Korea Economic Daily, nicknamed Hankyung, reported that the South Korean military was to introduce Polish loitering ...
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Submarines: conventional/attack
Orka class (WRES) (1-4) [Netherlands]
Background Timeline The initial plan under the Walrus Replacement Programme (WRES) was to have new vessels in service by 2025. However, this date was first ...
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Minehunters
Al Jawf Class Replacement [Saudi Arabia]
Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Al Jawf-class minehunters. Based on the Sandown-class design, the ships entered service in the early ...
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Submarines: nuclear/ballistic missile
SNLE 3G (1-4) [France]
Programme Background Requirements Included in the 2019-2025 Military Plan Law is the replacement of the four Le Triomphant-class SSBNs with four third-generation SSBNs (SNLE 3G) beginning ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military - UUVs
A9-M
The A9-M is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. It is developed Exail. This AUV ...
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Military - USVs, Military - UUVs
UMIS
UMIS (Unmanned MCM Information System), unveiled at Euronaval 2016, uses a collaborative system of surface and underwater robots. The UMIS MCM deploys AUVs carrying the ...
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Light UGVs
Cobra Mk2
The Cobra Mk2 is a 5kg UGV designed for EOD/IED disposal and CBRN operations. The modular architecture of the Cobra Mk2 E supports different types of ...
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Submarines: conventional/attack
Scorpene Class
The Chilean Scorpene-class were procured from the consortium composed of Naval Group and Navantia in the late 1990s. The submarines, which were delivered between 2005 and ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
I4 Drone
The I4 Drone is a multi-drone, multi-environment mission system for naval drones. It has been designed and developed by Naval Group (formerly DCNS) for an ...
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Military UAS - tactical
IT180
The Infotron IT180 VTOL mini-UAS is designed to perform a range of missions in civilian and military sectors, such as surveillance, site protection, inspection, pollution ...
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Military - USVs
Inspector 90
The Inspector 90 is a multipurpose USV designed by Exail, able to be operated in autonomous mode, remoted control or onboard steering. Its performances and ...
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Military - UUVs
K-Ster C
K-Ster C is a mine disposal system (MDS) equipped with a tiltable warhead. It is produced by Exail and in-service with navies in both Asia ...
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Military - UUVs
K-Ster I
K-Ster I is a lightweight, self-propelled ROV developed for mine warfare applications. It is designed by Exail to complement their K-Ster C model.
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Minehunters
City Class
Twelve new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) are being built to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCMVs due to retire from service in 2023. The programme is ...
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Military - UUVs
A18-M
The A18-M AUV is a configuration of ECA Group’s A18 AUV family, dedicated to military applications. With magnetic and acoustic signatures compliant to STANAG 1364, ...
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Light UGVs
TSR 202
The TSR 202 is a UGV in service with French forces and other military and police forces around the world for EOD/IED detection and neutralisation, ...
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Military UAS - small, Military UAS - tactical
Nomad (Group 3)
In March 2025, Sikorsky unveiled an unnamed tail-sitter small UAV referred to as the Rotor Blown Wing. In October 2025, Sikorsky unveiled the Nomad family, which includes the ...
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Ground control stations
MAMBA
MAMBA is an IED and CBRN countermeasures system allowing the transport, deployment and control of UGVs or UAVs in hostile areas. A light manned vehicle ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
ECA Flight Training Device
ECA offers a range of Flight Training Devices (FTDs), each of which is a life-size 3D replica of the cockpit. They provide flexibility of training methods and ...