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Defence Notes
Is it time for the year of the Taiwan Tiger? (Opinion)
18th February 2022
Taiwan is under severe threat from Chinese military action. What are some out-of-the-box measures that Taiwan and friends could take?
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Uncrewed Vehicles
‘Brotherly’ Pakistan-Turkey ties include UAV procurement
26th January 2022
The Pakistan Air Force is expected to unveil Bayraktar TB2 UAVs in March 2022, as it seeks to gain an advantage over Indian air defences.
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Defence Notes
Biden issues new Indo-Pacific Strategy
15th February 2022
There are small differences, but the latest edition of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy carries on a similar trajectory to before, that of countering a belligerent China.
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Land Warfare
DARPA UGV programme aims to match crewed vehicle speeds
28th January 2022
With the goal to develop and demonstrate the ability of autonomous platforms to travel at speeds that maintain pace with crewed vehicles in complex terrain, DARPA will conduct two field experiments this year under the RACER programme.
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Defence Notes
West bolsters Ukrainian arsenal as Russian threat looms
26th January 2022
Kiev has received a range of weapons, from next-generation light anti-tank weapons (NLAW) to Javelin and Stinger missiles.
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Naval Warfare
Australia commissions second tanker
15th November 2021
Australia's second and final AOR from Navantia has entered service.
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Air Warfare
Serbia looks west and east to strengthen air force
23rd November 2021
A plan by Serbia to procure C295M airlifters takes shape amid moves to procure more helicopters from Russia.
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Defence Notes
The defence industry: same as it ever was?
24th December 2021
Earlier this year at DSEI, Shephard sat down with defence industry observers for an overview of the last twenty years in the defence industry.
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Digital Battlespace
Quantum of no solace: Chinese progress alarms US
17th November 2021
What can the US do to catch up with China in the race for quantum computing supremacy?
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Naval Warfare
How the UK’s OPVs are playing a key role for the Royal Navy (Sponsored)
23rd November 2021
An Offshore Patrol Vessel at home in the Indo-Pacific...
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Defence Notes
Is Asia now witnessing Cold War 2.0? (Opinion)
18th November 2021
Just how far will strategic competition between China and the US extend, and just who is it that is upsetting the apple cart?
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Defence Notes
Defence activity propels Saab
26th October 2021
Nine-month financials reflect ‘high activity level in the defence business’ for Saab.
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Air Warfare
AUSA 2021: Defiant flight tests continue as FLRAA source selection starts
13th October 2021
A contender in the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft programme is racking up the hours in flight tests.
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Training
Nigerian Air Force A-29 training ends, ops commence
14th October 2021
Following training with 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB in Georgia, the Nigerian Air Force has now started operations with the A-29 from Kainji Air Base.
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Naval Warfare
AUKUS – Sweet in the mouth, bitter in the belly (Opinion)
14th October 2021
Australia is looking at decades before receiving its first nuclear-powered submarines. But surely there are faster options available?
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Light attack, Trainer
A-29 [Nigeria]
Earlier on 3 August 2017, the US State Department announced that it has approved a possible FMS of 12 A-29 Super Tucanos to Nigeria for ...
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OPVs
Viana do Castelo-class (Batch II - NPO3S) (5-10) [Portugal]
Background Requirements The Viana do Castelo class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are used for maritime patrol and surveillance, fisheries protection, SAR, anti-drug and anti-arms trafficking, illegal immigration ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
KUH-1 Surion [Iraq]
Programme Background Iraq's purchase of two KUH-1 Surion helicopters from Korea Aerospace Industries represents another step in increased defence cooperation between Korea and Iraq after ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)
Programme Background Requirements The NAVPOL is expected to feature a flexible and modular LPD design capable of amphibious operations and HADR tasks. Timeline The plans for ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
NASAMS [Egypt]
Background In July 2025, Egypt received US Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) authorisation to import the NASAMS system and supporting equipment. Including four AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radar systems, ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-100 [Greece]
Background Trials On 2 August 2021, Schiebel's press release announced that the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...
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OPVs
Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]
Programme Background The Philippine Coast Guard has set its sights on having a fleet of five new OPVs in its quest to sustain monitoring of ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
New Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (NWJFAC) (1-31) [India]
Programme Background Requirements The Indian Navy is seeking replacements for a large proportion of its 19 46-49m-long waterjet-powered fast attack craft, several of which are approaching ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Nigeria)
Programme Background Domestic Production Possibility As reported by TurDef, a defence news outlet focussing on Turkey, in March 2023, İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria's ambassador to Ankara, stated at ...
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Maritime patrol
Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Singapore]
Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...
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Frigates
Daegu Class (FFX Batch II) [South Korea]
Programme Background The Incheon and Daegu classes are part of a re-capitalisation effort to replace the older Pohang-class corvettes and Ulsan-class frigates with a new FFX class ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Nigeria]
Programme Background Rumours On 11 October 2021, Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State, stated that several companies had signed an MoU with the Nigerian Government. ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Tracked APC replacement [Mexico]
Background The Mexican army currently uses a wide variety of armoured vehicles, with a mixture of domestically produced and imported platforms. The overwhelming majority of ...
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MPVs - 4x4
LAV Replacement [Japan]
Programme Background The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) received 1,937 Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) from Komatsu between 2001 and ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
Manoeuvrable Boats (1-4) [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The boats ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
RF-300H
The Falcon III RF-300H is Harris’s next-generation Falcon radio. The manpack solution was first presented at the AFCEA West conference on 21 February 2017. The ...
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Military - UUVs
Lamprey MMAUV
The Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (MMAUV) is a UUV designed by Lockheed Martin. The UUV is intended as an autonomous companion submersible to a ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bo 105
The Bo 105 was developed in West Germany by manufacturer Messershmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB). MBB has since been incorporated into Eurocopter/Airbus Helicopters. The helicopter was the first light ...
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OPVs
Kingston Class
The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...
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OPVs
Viana do Castelo Class
The Viana do Castelo class currently consists of four OPVs in service with the Portuguese Navy. The vessels entered service between 2011 and 2019, while ...
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Sea: procedural training
IMAT
DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Tornado ECR EW
The Panavia Tornado Electronic Combat Reconnaissance Aircraft (ECR) is a twin-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed and manufactured jointly by the governments and industry bases of Italy, ...
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Naval guns
RPK-8/ RBU-6000
RPK-8, also known as Zapad (West), is a rocket launcher system designated to provide protection against surface ships, enemy submarines and torpedoes. At the core ...
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Main battle tanks
Leopard 1
The Leopard 1 was developed from 1956-65 to meet the requirement of the West Germany Army for a new MBT to replace the US-supplied M47s ...
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Submachine guns
MP5
The MP5 is one of the most prolific 9mm SMGs in production, with more than 100 variants developed to meet the requirements of military, paramilitary ...
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Land: fire control systems
Fieldguard
Fieldguard is an active all-weather fire control system used to improve the accuracy of field artillery and multiple rocket launchers. Originally developed by Oerlikon Contraves ...
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Helicopter engines
T58
The T58 is a US turboshaft helicopter engine. Development commenced with a 1953 USN requirement for a helicopter turboshaft to weigh under 180kg while delivering ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
UH-60 Black Hawk Training Devices
FlightSafety offers UH-60A/L pilot training on their Black Hawk Level D simulator at West Palm Beach, Florida. The UH-60A/L pilot training features the company’s exclusive ...
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Patrol boats
RPB 33
The RPB 33 offshore patrol boat from France's Raidco Marine is designed for the use of naval forces to enhance maritime surveillance capabilities. This new ...
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OPVs
OPV 190 MKII
The OCEA OPV 190 MKII is descended from the OCEA OPVs range. This multipurpose vessel is designed for law enforcement and surveillance operations, anti-smuggling and illegal ...
