• Defence Notes

  MSPO 2016: Show round up (video)

  9th September 2016

  This year’s MSPO exhibition held in Kielce, Poland, promised to give greater insight into the Polish government’s future defence plans and how they wish to …

• Defence Helicopter

  MSPO 2016: Poland studies induction rockets

  9th September 2016

  With Poland looking at laser guided weapon technology through state-owned munitions manufacturer Mesko, Thales is hoping to steal a march on other potential international partners. …

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2016: New missile touted for SA-8

  9th September 2016

  Polish defence company WZU and Diehl BGT Defence are working together to integrate the latter’s IRIS-T surface-to-air missile on an upgraded version of the 9K33 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Land Forces 2016: Mesmerising UAVs

  9th September 2016

  With the proliferation of UAVs, many public authorities and militaries are now concerned about how to counter them. One solution has been developed by Department …

• Digital Battlespace

  MSPO 2016: Radmor radio roll out (video)

  9th September 2016

  Polish communications company Radmor displayed a new family of software defined radios at this year's MSPO exhibition in Kielce, Poland. Known as Comp@n, the encrypted …

• Land Warfare

  DVD 2016: Challenger 2 BAE’S ‘natural position’

  9th September 2016

  BAE Systems is bullish about success in their bid, instrategic partnership with General Dynamics Land Systems, for the assessment phase of the Challenger 2 Life Extension Project …

• Naval Warfare

  Anzac ASMD upgrade nears end

  9th September 2016

  The Royal Australian Navy's Anzac-class frigate Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade programme is nearing its end at the BAE Systems Shipyard in Western Australia, the …

• Defence Notes

  USAF receives 2,000th JASSM

  8th September 2016

  Lockheed Martin has made the delivery of the 2,000th Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) to the US Air Force (USAF), the company announced on 6 …

• Land Warfare

  Land Forces 2016: Land 400 – opportunity knocks

  8th September 2016

  The biggest acquisition programmes currently under way for the Australian Army fall under the Land 400 umbrella for new armoured vehicles, and these offer great …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  MSPO 2016: Two-wheeled UGV concept on show (video)

  8th September 2016

  Fresh from winning an innovation award with the Polish Armed Forces, a pair of entrepreneurs are showing off their two-wheeled UGV concept for the first …

• Land Warfare

  DVD 2016: Terrex IFVs an evolution

  8th September 2016

  Singapore Technologies Kinetics has showcased one of its two Terrex 3 prototypes at DVD 2016 in Millbrook, England. The infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was described …

• Land Warfare

  Land Forces 2016: Polaris attracts Australian attention

  8th September 2016

  Polaris had four disparate vehicles from its range on display at Land Forces 2016 in Adelaide, with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) subsequently set to …

• Defence Helicopter

  MSPO 2016: Mesko seeking laser guided rockets

  8th September 2016

  One of the key Polish military procurement trends in the past decade has been the continued transition towards NATO standard equipment. As part of this …

• Land Warfare

  Land Forces 2016: Australia’s GBAD jigsaw puzzle

  8th September 2016

  The topic of ground-based air defence (GBAD) and integrated air defence attracted much attention at Land Forces 2016 in Adelaide, although potential vendors are awaiting …

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2016: Soviet equipment gets Arex treatment (video)

  8th September 2016

  While Poland might be on somewhat of a shopping spree for brand-new equipment, it's easy to forget that the country also wants to modernise much …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Loitering munitions

  Harop [Azerbaijan]

  Programme Background According to a December 2020 report by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Azerbaijan acquired an estimated 50 Harop loitering munitions ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-1Z [Romania]

  The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Military Strategy document, ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Piranha V

  264 of the Piranha Vs will be assigned to the Danish Army's 1st Brigade, following its reorganisation in January 2019. Each of its three armoured ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

  Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

• Data links

  Data links | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

  Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

  Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

  Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

  Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Paraguay VAMTAC ST5

  Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Mi-28UB - Russia

  Programme BackgroundThe Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian Helicopters ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

  According to the HAL's chairman R Madhavan, 'apart from all the capabilities of IOC aircraft, the FOC variant additionally comes with an air-to-air refuelling capability, close-combat ...

• 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 - small

  KUS-FT (South Korea)

  Programme Background Requirement The ROKA had identified a need for tactical UAVs that can be employed at the divisional level to carry out ISTAR missions ...

• OPVs

  OPV P71 (Malta)

  Programme Background Malta is to receive an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) called P71 to complement the P61 OPV. Plans were first announced for a new OPV ...

• ISR/special mission, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Q02 (Qatar)

  Programme Background Reiner developed the Q01 jointly with the Emirate of Qatar, primarily for the Qatar Armed Forces. It was introduced at the ILA Berlin Air ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Trainer

  IA-100

  FAdeA (Fábrica Argentina de Aviones) first unveiled the IA-100 basic trainingaircraft at FIDAE 2016 in Chile. Aimed at the South American military andcivil training market, ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  AES-210/V

  The AES-210/V provides a lightweight ELINT and ESM capability. The system can be remotely operated from a GCS via existing data link channels. The AES-210/V ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  AGP

  The Aircraft Gateway Processor (AGP) is an aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) controller contained within a single flight-qualified line-replaceable unit. The AGP provides the ability to ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  CDAS

  The Common Defensive Aids System (CDAS) is an evolution of the HIDAS and BAKER integrated DAS solutions developed by Leonardo and is designed to protect a ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  AW119Kx

  The AW119Kx is a light, single-engine multirole helicopter. Launched in October 2012, it is available in civil and military variants, with the military version designated AW119M. ...

• Military - USVs

  High-Speed Intercept Boat

  Poly Technologies displayed its High-Speed Intercept Boat at DSA in Malaysia in 2016. 

• Galaxy R8700

  The Altavian Galaxy R8700 is an octocopter UAV designed for inspection of mining, construction, urban and small project sites. It was unveiled in August 2016. 

• PD6-AW

  Prodrone's PD6-AW all-weather hexarotor drone is designed for professional filming, photography, land surveying, inspections and other roles. The platform was unveiled in April 2016. 

• MPVs - 4x4

  Bars-6

  Bogdan publicly unveiled the 7t Bars-6 (Panther) 4x4 light APC at IDEX 2015, and in July 2016, the company introduced an upgraded version ready for ...

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

  Mini UAV Fixed Wing I

  The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) unveiled the hand-launched Mini UAS (also known as Mini UAV Fixed-Wing I) at SOFEX 2016, along with a wider family ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Mysterious Bee

  The Mysterious Bee hybrid, fixed-wing/quadcopter UAV was unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow 2016. It is designed to operate from ships, small islands, mountainous areas and ...

• Awing-F100J

  Awing-F100J is the latest UAV from Tianjin-based Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology and was displayed at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China for the first time ...

• T333

  The T333 is a coaxial dual-rotor UAV. It is an upgrade to the TD220 unmanned helicopter and was displayed for the first time at the ...

• Land: RWS

  Asgard RCT

  The Asgard RCT (Remote Control Turret) is the unmanned member of the Asgard 127 modular one-person turret family introduced in 2016. It is suitable for ...

• Military - USVs

  SeaFly-01

  The SeaFly-01 USV, developed by Beijing Sifang Automation, was showcased at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China in November 2016. It is designed for various ...