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Defence Helicopter
Pave Hawk helicopters achieve 10,000 flight hours
15th September 2011
Nearly 30 years after entering service with the US Air Force, two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters have both achieved 10,000 flight hours during their simultaneous …
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems wins £10m IR shell contract from UK MOD
15th September 2011
BAE Systems has won a £10m contract for a 105mm infra-red illuminating artillery shell from the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD). Series production of LUMA …
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Defence Helicopter
DSEi 2011: Weatherhaven unveils Chinook-liftable container system
14th September 2011
Weatherhaven has debuted an expandable container system designed to fit inside a Chinook transport helicopter. The Tactical Re-deployable Expanding Container Capability (TRECC) is system of …
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Defence Helicopter
DSEi 2011: Raytheon nears Talon production contract
14th September 2011
Raytheon is in discussion with the UAE government for a production contract of its Talon laser-guided rocket following qualification tests on a US Army AH-64D …
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Land Warfare
DSEi 2011: BAE Systems launches 'invisibility cloak'
14th September 2011
BAE Systems has launched a new product that allows a vehicle to match its surroundings in the infrared (IR) spectrum. At the DSEi exhibition in …
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Defence Helicopter
Danish Lynx helicopters return to flight operations
14th September 2011
Danish Lynx helicopters have restarted flying operations after an accident in Greenland grounded the fleet. An investigation is underway into the incident, which occurred on …
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Defence Helicopter
DSEi 2011: Making brown-out a BLAST
14th September 2011
A BAE Systems programme to make brown-out landings safer is now in its final phases of testing. The Brownout Landing Aid System Technology (BLAST) has …
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Land Warfare
AmSafe, ST Kinetics collaborate to offer Tarian
14th September 2011
AmSafe Industries, Inc., the leading provider of engineered restraint systems to the aviation, defence and specialty vehicle markets, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon brings combat proven IR technology to Finland
14th September 2011
Raytheon Company has been awarded a fixed-price contract with options totaling $19.9 million to supply the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) with PhantomIRxr thermal biocular systems. …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEi 2011: Dell hit-list for defence communications
13th September 2011
The next-generation of communications equipment will require 'mobility, security and efficiency', according to Joe Ayers, vice president and general manager for defense sales at Dell. …
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Military Logistics
DSEi 2011: New alternator to give power boost to vehicles
13th September 2011
ITT has been demonstrating a new alternator that delivers more than twice the electrical power to energy-thirsty vehicles. The CRUX (Create, Regulate, Utilize, eXport) generator, …
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Military Logistics
DSEi 2011: New sterile tent system to make field surgery safer
13th September 2011
A new shelter system is promising to make complex surgery less prone to the risk of infection. Hereford-based DHS International Systems, part of DHS Technologies, …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEi 2011: Cockpit tablet map now in use over Libya
13th September 2011
A mapping system developed in months for use in Afghanistan has also been used to great effect over Libya. The Digimap software - developed by …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEi 2011: Raytheon highlights dual-band data link for European BMD capability
13th September 2011
Raytheon has described how an initial flight test date for the SM-3's dual-band data link will be dependent on interest from European nations. Speaking at …
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Defence Helicopter
Goodrich receives sensor production order for Roketsan's CIRIT missile
13th September 2011
Goodrich Corporation has received its first production order for the SiIMU02 inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Turkey’s Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc. The IMU is used …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Light tanks
Light Tank Programme (Tracked) [Philippines]
Programme Background The decision to split the programme into a wheeled and a tracked element follows the belief of the Philippine Army that this will ...
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Fighter - multirole
Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]
Background In February 2025, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste Simon Harris highlighted Irelands need to procure a new combat fighter jet to combat airborne ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini
Polish Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Sweden]
Background Swedish Support Package On 31 March 2025, the Swedish Government presented its 19th and largest military support package to Ukraine to date, valued at almost SEK ...
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Loitering munitions
IRIFI [Morocco]
Methodology PGO and programme status Defence Insight has assigned this programme a PGO of 95%, since the bid has been selected. Units required Since no ...
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Loitering munitions
Sivrisinek (YIHA-III) [Azerbaijan]
Background Development Two YIHA-III drones were seen during Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s inspection of drones in July 2024, prompting some publications to suspect that Azerbaijan ...
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Hybrid effector systems
Skyranger 30 [Germany]
Background The SPD-led approach Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Germany has been under consistent pressure to increase its defence spending. In the immediate ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Long Range Air Defence [Brazil]
Background Brazil is in the process of expanding its medium-range air defence capabilities and is known to be interested in acquiring a long-range air defence ...
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Loitering munitions
K-LUCAS [South Korea]
Background Shahed influence Both the 2026 Iran War and the Russia-Ukraine War have demonstrated the effectiveness of deep-strike capabilities, such as the Shahed-136. As reported ...
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Man-portable missile systems
RBS 70 NG [Czech Republic]
Background The Czech Republic is acquiring the vehicle-mounted RBS 70 NG systems to increase the mobility and protection of its ground-based air-defence units. The systems ...
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Military UAS - mini
Bayraktar Mini replacement [Qatar]
Methodology PGO and programme status There has been no indication from Qatar that it seeks to replace its Bayraktar Mini UAV fleet; instead, this programme ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Naval UAV [Chile]
Background Unsuccessful evaluations In the early 2010s, the Chilean Navy reportedly tested the ScanEagle. However, the force’s requirements appeared to change, due to the organisation’s ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Mistral SHORAD [Croatia]
Background Croatia announced the procurement of the Mistral for the Croatian Armed Forces. The procurement followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the crash of a Tu-141 ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium Range Air Defence [Portugal]
Background Portugal's Military Programming Law 2023-2034 includes a requirement for medium-range air defence. In order to facilitate this, Portugal has joined the European Sky Shield Initiative ...
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Military UAS - small
Small UAV [Peru]
Background UAV FAP UAV FAP is a family of Peruvian UAVs that have been developed by the Peruvian Air Force and the Centre for Research ...
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Loitering munitions
Jaser [Saudi Arabia]
Methodology PGO and programme status Serb Advanced Industries confirmed in 2026 that the Jeser loitering munition was being produced for the Saudi Armed Forces, with multiple ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Anoa
Pindad designed the 6x6 Anoa APC to meet the requirements of the Indonesian Army. Since the vehicle was publicly unveiled in November 2008, close to ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Antasena
Antasena is an X-18 tank boat developed as a joint collaboration between CMI Defence and PT Lundin. The fast craft has been designed to support ...
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Wheeled assault guns
Badak
A prototype of the 90mm-armed 6x6 Badak (Indonesian for rhinoceros) direct fire support vehicle was unveiled at IndoDefence in November 2014 by Pindad and partner ...
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Core systems: cameras and IR detectors, EO/IR systems
NightConqueror CMI
The NightConqueror Compact Modular Imager (CMI) is the main component of a variety of thermal imaging systems. It is used in stabilised imaging turrets for ...
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Light tanks
Tulpar Light Tank
Otokar unveiled its tracked Tulpar Light Tank, which mounts CMI's Cockerill 3105 turret on Otokar's Tulpar IFV chassis, at the June 2018 Eurosatory exhibition. The ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-3
Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau produced the first 8x8 BTR-3-series amphibious APC in 2001. The series includes the BTR-3U, the BTR-3U Guardian (variant for ...
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Land: manned turrets
Cockerill CPWS 25-30
The remotely-operated Cockerill Protected Weapon Station (CPWS) can be armed with 25 mm or 30 mm guns from various manufacturers and can be integrated on 4x4, ...
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Wheeled assault guns
ERC 90 NG
The ERC 90 Sagaie 6x6 armoured vehicles were acquired by the French Army to provide a well-armed vehicle for its rapid reaction armoured units. Capitalising ...
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Frigates
Drazki Class
The Bulgarian Navy's three Drazki-class frigates began life as four Wielingen-class (Type E-71) frigates with the Belgian Navy. The ships underwent a major refurbishment and ...
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Light tanks
K21-105 Light Tank
At IDEX 2013, Doosan and John Cockerill Defense presented the K21-105 Light Tank concept which integrates the Cockerill 105mm-armed XC-8 turret on the Doosan K21 ...
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Major networking projects
Missile Defence
In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Commando Select
The Commando Select 4x4 APC, built on knowledge gained from the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle’s ten years of combat theatre use by the US Army, ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, MPVs - 4x4
Jais MRAP
The Jais 4x4 and 6x6 are Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles from the UAE's NIMR. Formally known as both the RG35 and N35, the Jais ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Anders Multirole Combat Platform
The tracked WPB Anders multirole combat platform was designed to replace the BMP-1 IFV and other vehicles in Polish Army service. The Anders family is ...
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Land: RWS
CPWS
Building on the success of the Cockerill Protected Weapon Station (CPWS) 25-30, John Cockerill Defense introduced a new version of the CPWS at the June 2018 ...
