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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2018: More Merlin magic for the UK (video)
9th July 2018
With RNAS Yeovilton recently receiving the first of 25 Commando Merlin Mk4/A helicopters, Shephard spoke with Lt Tom Lennon, CHF pilot and Graham Russell, director …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Gulf deference to Western influence may be ending
22nd April 2018
The UK’s opening of its new naval base in Bahrain, which will be known as the Naval Support Facility, represents the first permanent UK naval …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Farnborough 2018: RAF calls for industry to create autonomous supply chain
11th July 2018
The RAF's AVM is keen for industry to shift attention away from autonomous air vehicles to an autonomous logistics chain to free personnel and focus …
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Training
Farnborough 2018: Texas F-16s training with Czech Air Force
9th July 2018
A two-week flying training exercise, known as Sky Avenger 2018 which involved Czech Air Force Saab Gripens, L-159s and Texas Air National Guard F-16s completed …
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Naval Warfare
New Zealand becomes Poseidon’s next consort
9th July 2018
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will get four new Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPAs to enhance its surveillance capability, with the government approving the …
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Defence Notes
Rolls-Royce sells commercial marine unit
6th July 2018
British engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on 6 July that it has agreed to sell its loss-making commercial marine business to Norwegian industrial group Kongsberg for …
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Military Logistics
Burlington completes builder's trials
6th July 2018
The US Navy's tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Burlington, has successfully completed builder's trials. The ship began the week of builder's trials at dockside …
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Land Warfare
DefExpo 2018: MBDA unveils ATGM5 for Indian requirement
13th April 2018
A joint venture between European missile house MBDA and the Indian company Larsen & Toubro (L&T;) unveiled the ATGM5 missile system at the DefExpo 2018 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DSA 2018: Turkish robots march into Malaysia
18th April 2018
On 18 April, Aselsan signed a cooperation agreement with Malaysian firm DefTech at the DSA 2018 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, with the focus on robotics …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Why is China tucking into Africa?
11th July 2018
There is a lot of hysteria concerning Chinese inroads into the African continent. For example, Hilary Clinton warned back in 2011: ‘We don’t want to …
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Military Logistics
KMW signs Leguan bridge layer contract
9th July 2018
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has signed a contract with Patria Land Systems to modernise and expand the Finnish Defence Force's Leguan bridge layer fleet. The contract …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2018: Rapid Ranger rides into Malaysia
20th April 2018
Thales, in conjunction with local partner Global Komited (a Weststar subsidiary), exhibited a Starstreak very short-range air defence system mounted on a URO Vamtac 4x4 vehicle at …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Camcopter S-100 demo for Belgian Navy
5th July 2018
Schiebel has demonstrated the SAR and maritime surveillance capabilities of the Camcopter S-100 UAS for the Belgian Navy, the company announced on 3 July. The …
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Defence Notes
Ankara hits back over Macron comments on Russia-Turkey split
16th April 2018
Turkey on 16 April hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron over his comments that the weekend's air strikes against the Syrian regime had driven …
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Land Warfare
Russia slams Poland's 'militarisation' after Patriot missile deal
3rd April 2018
Russia on 29 March condemned what it called Poland's ‘progressive militarisation’ after Warsaw said recently it had signed a deal on buying a US Patriot …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
NH90 TTH [France]
Background In 2001, the French government made its first purchase of 34 NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters, followed by a second order in 2013 for an ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Joint Light Helicopter (HIL) programme [France]
Background The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has elected to bring the launch of the French Armed Forces’ HIL programme forward to 2021. The ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - mini
Micro & Mini Drones (France)
Programme Background RequirementOn 23 April 2021, an RfP was published by the Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) to supply around 500 micro and nano drones for the ...
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Mistral SHORAD [Romania]
Background Romania signed a contract with the Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans of the French Republic within the "European Joint Acquisition of Mistral ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri: Short-range loitering munition (Contracted) [France]
Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 [France]
Programme Background Plans to Purchase At Eurosatory 2022, Col. Arnaud Goujon, the French Army's chief of plans, told the media that the French Army was ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri: Short-range loitering munition (Uncontracted) [France]
Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...
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OPVs
OPV Procurement (1-2) [Montenegro]
Programme Background Timeline During Euronaval 2024, the French Ministry of Armed Forces and Veterans announced that Montenegro signed a contract for the acquisition of two ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
NH90 (Special Forces) [France]
Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French Army. ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT (13-15) [France]
Background In June 2020, The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes ...
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OPVs
OPV 58 S [Senegal]
Programme Background Senegal ordered three OPV 58 S patrol vessels on 17 November 2019. A procurement contract was signed between the Ministry of Armed Forces ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini
UX11 (Ukraine Aid) [France]
Programme Background First Batch On 6 September 2023, Sébastien Lecornu, the French Minister of Defence, announced Delair was providing Ukraine with more than 150 drones. ...
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Military UAS - MALE
French MALE UAVs [France]
Background Requirements The French Ministry of the Armed Forces wishes to develop a French MALE offering comparable to the MQ-9 Reaper, which would, it is hoped, promote ...
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LTVs - 4x4
PLFS [France]
Background The Sabre, then known as the Sherpa FS, was developed as a response to a 2014 requirement for three types of new vehicles to ...
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Loitering munitions
Larinae: Medium-range loitering munition [France]
Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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CUAS - hybrid effector systems
Boreades
Boreades is a modular anti-UAV system developed by CS. This suite combines multi-sensors and multi-effectors in order to enable the detection, identification and neutralisation of rogue ...
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Military UAS - tactical
UAS 100
The UAS 100 is an autonomous, three-engined platform, modular UAS manufactured by Thales in partnership with Issoire Aviation, Hionos and with the support of the ...
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Military UAS - micro
Vespa-15
The Vespa-15 is a first-person view (FPV) rotary-wing UAV manufactured by a Ukrainian company. In May 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Ukraine announced it ...
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Loitering munitions
MX-10 Damocles
The MX-10 Damocles is a quadcopter loitering munition from KNDS France and Delair. Unveiled at IDEX 2025, it features a 500g fragmentation payload. It is part ...
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Military UAS - small
LEMUR
LEMUR is a VTOL, fixed-wing UAV designed for long-endurance observation and reconnaissance missions. The aircraft is available with either an electric motor or an internal ...
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Military UAS - mini
Tundra 2
The Tundra 2 is a rotary-wing UAV from Hexadrone. It is described as a new, modular, plug-and-play, and multi-trade drone. Hexadrone's website states that the French Armed ...
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OPVs
OPV 60
The OPV 60 is designed to conduct surveillance missions in coastal and EEZ waters. The ship can be armed with a 40mm naval gun and ...
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EO/IR systems
Euroflir 350
The Euroflir 350 is an out-of-production gyro-stabilised optronic system. According to Safran, it is effective at long ranges, can track mobile targets, designate important areas for ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
NH90 TTH
Developed as a multinational programme between France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, the European NH90 was designed to meet NATO requirements for multirole capability from ...
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Military UAS - small
Lanner
Unveiled at Eurosatory 2024, the Lenner is a modified variant of the Pengion C VTOL drone, specifically modified to meet the SDTL (Light Tactical Drone System) program ...
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Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - scout/light attack
H160M
Airbus is developing the H160M to meet the requirements of the French military for the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, or HIL) programme. It ...
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Land: handheld NV devices
O-NYX
The Thales O-NYX is a Ultra-Compact Night Vision Goggle used by the French armed forces. They have an enlarged field of vision to 51° compared ...
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Pistols
Glock Pistol
The Glock family of pistols have been in widespread service since the Glock 17 was selected for Austrian military and police service in 1982. The company's ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers
TDS-FA/-TA/-H
Thales’ TDS family is comprised of Radar Warning Receivers (RWRs) designed to equip a range of fixed-wing aircraft. The product series includes the TDS-FA designed ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Mistral 2
MISTRAL is a man-portable, fully digital, heat-seeking missile designed to meet the requirements of all branches of the armed forces to defend against air threats. ...
