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                                Defence HelicopterUK Government announces helicopter capacity increase for Afghanistan operations11th December 2008 A significant increase in helicopter capacity for troops in Afghanistan is part of a package of measures to rebalance the Defence equipment programme towards the … 
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                                Defence HelicopterRAF deploy to Afghanistan to build 'Rapid Environmental Hangars' for Army Apaches11th December 2008 A team of 12 RAF personnel from RAF Wittering's No 5001 Squadron has been deploy to Afghanistan to build 'Rapid Environmental Hangars' to house the … 
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                                Defence HelicopterPave Hawks called in on UK SAR mission11th December 2008 A pair of United States Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawks have rescued a Burmese sailor from a container ship off Ireland. The two helicopters, based … 
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                                Defence HelicopterSikorsky Aircraft Named U.S. Investor Of Year In Poland11th December 2008 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Poland has named Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation its Investor of the Year for 2008, for its efforts in the acquisition … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesQinetiQ North America Unveils Route Clearance Robot to Detect Mines and IEDs11th December 2008 QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its … 
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                                Defence HelicopterUK Channel 4 news claims documents reveal Chinook HC2 was deemed unsafe before 1994 Mull of Kintyre crash10th December 2008 Documents released to the UK’s Channel 4 news show that the Chinook HC Mk2 was deemed unsafe by the Rotary Wing Test Squadron (RWTS) at … 
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                                Defence HelicopterRoyal Navy profiles 792 Naval Air Squadron, target drone operators10th December 2008 There are 11 squadrons based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose comprising helicopters, Hawk jets, Jetstream turboprop aircraft and, perhaps less well known, a squadron … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesSanswire's UAV Joint Venture Conducts Flight Test and Receives Additional Working Capital10th December 2008 Sanswire Corp. announced that it has completed a series of flight tests of a new segmented airship design based on a single swiveling engine technology … 
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                                Defence HelicopterCPI Aerostructures Announces $2.8 Million Contract Award from Sikorsky10th December 2008 CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation valued at $2.8 million for the S-70B SEAHAWK helicopter. CPI … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesUSS Freedom (LCS-1) Littoral Combat Ship Commissioning Highlights US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV9th December 2008 The U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), was prominently displayed on … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesStar SAFIRE III part of Fire Scout simultaneous radar and EO/IR video capability demonstration9th December 2008 FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that its Star SAFIRE III was an integral component of Northrop Grumman Corporation's latest successful MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned … 
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                                Defence HelicopterEADS North America Receives Order For 39 Additional UH-72A Lakotas8th December 2008 EADS North America has received a contract from the U.S. Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters, extending production under contract of the … 
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                                Defence HelicopterSikorsky Aerospace Services and US Army Renew Partnership for Corpus Christi Army Depot UH-60 Work8th December 2008 Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of an $840 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to provide technical, logistical, … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesASTM UAV Committee Approves New Flight Authority Guide, Launches Work on Proposed Recovery System Standard8th December 2008 Subcommittee F38.01 on Airworthiness, part of ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, has approved a new standard for flight authority and is … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesSAIC Presents UAV Communications, Inc. 2008 Small Business of the Year Award8th December 2008 Science Applications International Corporation announced that it has presented UAV Communications, Inc. (UAV) SAIC's 2008 Small Business of the Year Award. Tony Moraco, SAIC senior … 
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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                                APCs/IFVs - trackedBMPT TerminatorDespite having earlier rejected the BMPT vehicle, the Russian MoD tested BMPT prototypes in Syria, where the vehicles performed well in combat conditions. This culminated ... 
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                                KamAZ-63968 Taifun-KProgramme Background The first 30 KamAZ-63968 Taifun-K vehicles were handed over to the Russian Armed Forces at the end of 2014. By the end of ... 
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                                KamAZ-53949 Taifun-KProgramme BackgroundThe Kamaz-53949 Taifun-K was initially deemed unsuitable for Russian requirements on account of its reliance on a large number of Western-manufactured components. However, it ... 
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                                Air: Radio and SATCOMAir: Radio and SATCOM | E-2D Advanced Hawkeye [Taiwan]According to a Taiwanese national newspaper, the Central News Agency, the Republic of China is planning to purchase six E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to replace ... 
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                                Data linksData links | E-2D Advanced Hawkeye [Taiwan]According to a Taiwanese national newspaper, the Central News Agency, the Republic of China is planning to purchase six E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to replace ... 
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                                Air: Head-up displaysAir: Head-up displays | E-2D Advanced Hawkeye [Taiwan]According to a Taiwanese national newspaper, the Central News Agency, the Republic of China is planning to purchase six E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to replace ... 
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                                Transponders and IFFTransponders and IFF | E-2D Advanced Hawkeye [Taiwan]According to a Taiwanese national newspaper, the Central News Agency, the Republic of China is planning to purchase six E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to replace ... 
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                                Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALEAksungur [Kyrgyzstan]Programme Background In January 2023, Daiyrbek Orunbekov, the Central Asian country's Presidential Press Service head, stated that Kyrgyzstan had bought "modern military equipment such as ... 
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                                TanksT-14 Armata [Russia]Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ... 
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                                Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALEEurodrone (Forecast) [Japan]Programme Background Japan's Application The Letter of Approval (LOA) for observer status in the programme was presented to the Japanese Ambassador to Germany, Hidenao Yanagi, by Joachim ... 
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                                TanksT-14 Armata (Contracted)Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ... 
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                                APCs/IFVs - trackedT-15 Armata [Russia]Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ... 
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                                TanksT-90M Proryv (New-Build)The first contract for the T-90M was disclosed in August 2017. Comprising 30 tanks in total, it covered the upgrade of 20 T-90As to T-90M ... 
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                                Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALEEurodrone (Forecast) [India]Programme Background India's Application As announced by a joint statement around the 7th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) on 25 October 2024, Germany accepted India's application to join ... 
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                                Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wingFPV Drones [USSOCOM]Background Single-Source Notice In March 2025, the US Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) released a single-source contract to acquire an unspecified quantity of first-person view (FPV) drones ... 
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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                                TanksBMPTUVZ developed the BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle, nicknamed Terminator by the company, after studying the Russian Army's performance during the Chechen War. Designed to ... 
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                                Land: air defence radarProtivnik-GEThe Protivnik-GE is a mobile 3D surveillance radar distributed by Russian supplier Rosoboronexport and is currently used by the Russian Armed Forces and the Egyptian ... 
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                                Land: COMINT and ELINT systemsBorisoglebsk-2The vehicle-mounted Borisoglebsk-2 EW system performs frequency scanning for hostile RF emissions. Produced by JSC Sozvezdie, it can perform both electronic surveillance and RF suppression. ... 
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                                Counter-UAS systemsİhtarThe İhtar is an anti-drone system manufactured by Aselsan. It is designed to counter mini and micro-UAS threats in urban and rural environments. It detects and tracks ... 
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                                Self-propelled gunsPLC-161The PLC-161 (also known as PLC161) is a 4x4 truck-mounted 122 mm self-propelled howitzer that was first identified in July 2020. Few specific details concerning ... 
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                                Self-propelled rocket launchersTOS-2 TosochkaRussia unveiled the TOS-2 Tosochka MLRS at the 2020 Victory Day Parade. Like its TOS-1A predecessor, it is intended to neutralise and suppress enemy positions ... 
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                                Surface-to-surface missilesIskander-M/E/KThe Iskander-M (NATO reporting name: SS-26 'Stone') is a short-range ballistic missile. It was the second attempt by Russia to replace the Skud after its ... 
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                                Land: Electronic Attack - JammingPalantinThe Russian Army’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation Palantin is a truck-mounted COMINT and communications jamming (COMJAM) system. Official information released by Russia’s MoD states that ... 
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                                Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALEGnatThe Gnat is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, multi-mission UAS that has been produced in several different variants. Although originally intended for export customers, the platform was ... 
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                                Z-Boat 1250The Z-Boat 1250 is a portable remotely operated hydrographic survey vessel built around two lightweight outriggers and a main central hull, which can be compacted ... 
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                                Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range, Self-propelled missile systemsS-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler)The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) long-range air defence system, previously known as the S-300PMU-3, was developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau ... 
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                                Major networking projectsSITCENThe Situation Centre (SITCEN) is the central agency for providing situational awareness within NATO HQ. It is responsible for receiving, exchanging and disseminating political, economic ... 
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                                Land: battle management systemsASOCUnder a contract awarded to Lockheed Martin by the USAF Electronic Systems Center in May 1997, the company is providing Air Sovereignty Operations Centers (ASOCs) ... 
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                                Land: manned turretsB05Ya01 BerezhokKBP Tula developed the B05Ya01 Berezhok turret (also referred to as a 'combat module') to provide an upgrade option for the legacy Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2 ... 
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                                MPVs - 4x4Kamaz-53949 Taifun-KThe Kamaz-53949 Taifun-K (Typhoon-K) is a 4x4 MRAP vehicle manufactured in Russia by Remdiesel, a subsidiary of Kamaz. Originally developed in 2010 as a private ... 
 
        