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Air Warfare
MQ-4C Triton makes maiden IFC-4 test flight
30th July 2021
Northrop Grumman meets 'hugely important milestone' for USN MQ-4C Triton programme.
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Air Warfare
Afghan Air Force has planes but no state
27th August 2021
The Afghan Air Force no longer exists within Afghanistan, but many of its personnel and aircraft scattered to neighbouring countries after defeat at the hands of the Taliban.
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Defence Notes
Leonardo hails H1 results and eyes continued benefits from FCAS
30th July 2021
Italian defence contractor Leonardo claimed a good first half of 2021, with military sales counteracting a decline in its civil aerostructures business hit by COVID-19.
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Naval Warfare
Austal USA details LAW design approach
20th August 2021
Austal USA, Fincantieri, VT Halter Marine, Bollinger and TAI Engineers have all been awarded contracts for the current phase of the LAW programme.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New partnership focuses on applying AI/ML technologies to autonomous aircraft
2nd July 2021
The agreement will help bring greater platform autonomy to UAV Factory’s platforms.
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Naval Warfare
USN orders more incremental availability work for USS Gerald R Ford
29th July 2021
Latest order for Huntington Ingalls follows a 2019 contract for early service life work on USN carrier Gerald R Ford.
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Digital Battlespace
Horizon counts down to Amber CubeSat launch
7th July 2021
Amber CubeSat combines maritime domain awareness data with information from stationary and mobile towers.
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Defence Notes
Breakthrough on Turkish sanctions remains far from reality
30th July 2021
The US government is not for changing course on Turkish sanctions but Ankara continues to show it is more than capable of bypassing them.
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Air Warfare
Four more Rafales join Qatar Emiri Air Force
28th July 2021
Qatar continues to expand its combat aircraft capability with the arrival of four additional Rafales.
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Air Warfare
Triton embarks on test programme following first IFC-4 flight
4th August 2021
USN hopes a comprehensive test programme for MQ-4C in its latest configuration will pave the way for IOC in 2023.
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Air Warfare
Stingray set for carrier test
3rd August 2021
If it stays on track for IOC in 2025, the Stingray unmanned refuelling aircraft will have gone from contract to carrier in under seven years.
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Defence Notes
Dstl spots 'ghost' ships with satellite-based SAR
22nd July 2021
A UK Defence Science Technology Laboratory project is exploring how satellite-based synthetic aperture radar can be used to spot vessels that have disabled their Automatic Identification System.
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Land Warfare
Kuwait receives first modernised Abrams after revised programme timeframe
5th August 2021
The M1A2K upgrade programme includes some new features but it is significantly behind its original schedule.
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Air Warfare
Baykar eyes first flight for MIUS in 2023
23rd July 2021
A new UAV is earmarked for deployment on the amphibious assault ship Anadolu — but Turkish planners have more ambitious goals for the unmanned fighter.
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Naval Warfare
Refreshed UK shipbuilding strategy to come after government spending review
18th August 2021
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace first announced the Refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy on 16 March at the Society of Maritime Industries Annual Conference, adding it would include a 30-year pipeline of all government vessels over 150t.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
DELI [Türkiye]
Programme Background Speaking to Shephard at SAHA Expo 2022, a spokesperson stated that the platform was expected to enter into service with the Turkish Armed ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [UK]
Background Rumours In mid-October 2022, Mustafa Varank, Turkey’s minister of industry, revealed to CNN Turk that the UK was interested in Turkish armed drones. The ...
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Military UAS - micro
Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) (Tranche 2) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]
Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an organic, ...
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Military UAS - micro
Micro UAV [Argentina]
Background Tender The EA and MoD in April 2021 announced Public Tender 0090/2021 (UOC: 84/135), which saw the General Directorate of Material begin the process of ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-64E Apache (Indian Air Force)
Programme Background The Indian Army was originally granted co-ownership of the 22 Apaches by the Indian MoD. However, the IAF refused to cede them to ...
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Land: air defence radar
Ground Master 403 Radar [Egypt]
Background In 2020, Egypt ordered four of France-based Thales Ground Master 403 radars, the mobile member of their GM400 radar family. At least one of the ...
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Military UAS - small
ScanEagle [Czechia]
Programme Background Earmarked The ACR took delivery of ten ScanEagle systems (100 UAVs), which were received as a donation from the US in 2015. In ...
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Military UAS - micro
Sovereign UAS Challenge [Australia]
Background Chinese Drones Banned As reported by Shephard in August 2023, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) previously used commercial UAS from companies such as DJI ...
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Military UAS - small
Domestically developed UAV [Mexican Army]
Background Domestic development In 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced initiatives for the Army and Navy to independently develop UAV prototypes, as part of a broader ...
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Military UAS - small
HUSAR (2023 Order) [Germany]
Programme Background First Order In 2015, the German Army launched the HUSAR programme to identify a replacement for its Airbus Defence & Space KZO and ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Akinci [Libya]
Programme Background 2022 Reports In October 2022, various Libyan media outlets reported that the country was eyeing a possible procurement from Baykar, possibly the Akinici ...
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Military UAS - tactical
TUAS [Malaysia]
Programme Background Tender & Requirments The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) issued a tender in May 2020 to provide a new Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System (TUAS). ...
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Military UAS - mini
Wizjer [Poland]
Programme Background Requirements In its Technical Modernisation Programme 2013-2022, the Polish Ministry of National Defense (MND) identified the need for several new types of UAVs ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) [USMC]
Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A) that will provide logistics and ground units with their ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
OC-135B Replacement [USA]
Programme Background The modification and Treaty Certification works include Digital Visual Imaging System kits, design and development for mission system integration (structural design, interphone communications systems, ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
Skylark 3
The Skylark 3 is a small UAS manufactured by Elbit Systems. It is designed for both dismounted and vehicle-based operations. It can perform a range of ...
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Military UAS - tactical
M12 Monitor
The Saxon Remote Systems M12 Monitor UAV is a commercial and military system designed to perform a range of roles such as surveillance, pipeline inspection ...
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Military UAS - small, Military UAS - tactical
Resolute Eagle
The Resolute Eagle is a tactical Group 3 UAS with fuselage and underwing payload bays, which is able to carry multiple sensors. The UAS has been ...
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Military UAS - tactical
SICX-10E
The SICX-10E is a rotary-wing UAV suitable for a range of military and civil roles, including tactical ISR, bomb damage assessment, homeland security, aerial surveillance, ...
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Military UAS - tactical
SICX-25
The SICX-25 is a rotary-wing UAV suitable for a range of military, commercial and civil missions, including tactical ISTAR, bomb damage assessment, civil air surveillance, ...
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Military UAS - MALE
30 June
Developed by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production, the 30 June is a MALE fixed-wing UAV designed for reconnaissance missions. Additionally, it features an electromagnetic system and ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Wulung
The Wulung is an Indonesian tactical UAV. First displayed at the Indo Defence Expo and Forum in November 2014, the aircraft entered mass production in May ...
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EO/IR systems
Skybox
The Skybox allows gimballed camera systems developed for small UAVs to be integrated on the nose of manned helicopters. It accommodates cameras such as DJI’s ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Yagu
Plasan unveiled the Yagu 4x4 at the March 2018 Expo Seguridad event. It is based on the Arctic Cat Wildcat 4 1000 commercial all-terrain vehicle. The ...
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Military UAS - MALE
StratoAirNet
The StratoAirNet is a lightweight MALE UAV that is solar-powered and designed for commercial and military applications. It can accommodate multiple payloads weighing up to ...
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Air: mission management systems
TM-100 Map and Video Management system
Trakka Systems introduced a new TM-100 Map and Video Management system at HAI Heli-Expo 2017 in Dallas. The augmented reality mapping system with metadata video and audio ...
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EO/IR systems
Geodetic photomapping and monitoring payload and blind zone cameras
Heliatica unveiled a geodetic mapping and monitoring payload with Geoscan at Heli-Expo 2017. The system is designed to fit two Sony DSC-RX1 (24MP resolution) cameras ...
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Military UAS - MALE
EJ-30
Produced by Industrial Complex Engineering Robots in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production, the EJ-30 is a MALE UAV with visual similarity to the ...
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Military UAS - mini
Dragonfish (Series)
The Dragonfish is a series of mini fixed-wing tiltrotor UAVs from Autel Robotics. The series consists of the Lite, Standard and Pro dragonfish, with the ...
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OPVs
Shachi Class (Project 21)
Project 21 (P-21) Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) was intended to enhance the maritime surveillance and patrol capabilities of the Indian Navy. The design of ...