• Digital Battlespace

  MSPO 2019: Poland showcases Tytan future solider project

  10th September 2019

  The latest iteration of the Polish Land Forces’ Tytan Individual Warfare System concept, together with a collection of associated subsystems, have been on display at …

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed awarded Aegis integration work

  5th September 2019

  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $50.3 million contract modification to exercise options for ship integration and testing of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) for …

• Defence Notes

  MSPO 2019: Patience a virtue for Polish AARGM deal

  3rd September 2019

  Northrop Grumman is confident it can land an order with Poland for the air-to-ground Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), despite developments between the two sides …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  DSEI 2019: General Robotics showcases next generation Pitbull-3

  11th September 2019

  General Robotics revealed the new anti-drone remote controlled weapon station (RCWS) with its latest features, known as the Pitbull-3 at DSEI 2019. The Pitbull-3 is …

• Land Warfare

  Panus R600 conducts first field test in Thailand

  3rd September 2019

  Panus Assembly unveiled its R600 8x8 armoured vehicle during its first field test at the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA) vehicle testing range in Kanchanaburi Province …

• Special Operations

  DSEI 2019: Jankel premieres new light tactical vehicle

  4th September 2019

  Vehicle specialist Jankel will showcase its Light Tactical Transport Vehicle (LTTV) to the public for the first time at DSEI 2019 in London. This follows …

• Defence Notes

  US hypersonic weapons programme moves forward

  30th July 2019

  Raytheon and DARPA have completed a successful baseline design review for the Tactical Boost Glide hypersonic weapons programme, the company announced on 29 July.The review …

• Digital Battlespace

  US approves sonar and sonobuoy sale to Denmark

  2nd September 2019

  The US State Department has approved the possible Foreign Military Sale to Denmark of nine AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems and 600 AN/SSQ-36/53/62 sonobuoys. …

• Land Warfare

  US Army orders more TOW anti-tank missiles

  22nd August 2019

  Raytheon will deliver additional tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) missiles for the TOW weapon system under a $101 million contract awarded by the US Army.  The …

• Military Logistics

  Honeywell to support power units for USN aircraft

  3rd September 2019

  Honeywell has received a $11.5 million contract modification from the US Navy for the repair, replacement and programme support for auxiliary power units used on …

• Land Warfare

  Textron to provide CT technology for US Army NGSW effort

  4th September 2019

  Textron Systems has been selected by the US Army to deliver next generation squad weapons (NGSW) derived from the company’s cased telescoped (CT) technology.  Contracted …

• Land Warfare

  US approves JLTV sale to Lithuania

  30th August 2019

  The US State Department has approved the potential Foreign Military Sale of 500 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Lithuania.  Including support the deal would be …

• Naval Warfare

  GD awarded Royal Navy Dreadnought work

  27th August 2019

  General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded $64.8 million for the Strategic Weapon System Fire Control Subsystem hardware for the Royal Navy’s second Dreadnought-class nuclear …

• Naval Warfare

  Elevator woes linger on new US carrier, as ‘nightmare weapon’ concerns raised

  2nd August 2019

  The US Navy is struggling to fix technical problems with the advanced weapons elevators on the first Ford-class aircraft carrier, according to a key senator. …

• Defence Notes

  SDB increases capability of RAAF F-35A

  21st August 2019

  The capability of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighters has quadrupled since the introduction of the GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), according …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Destroyers

  Type 83 Future Air Defence System (FADS) [UK]

  Programme Background Requirements The Daring-class (Type 45) consists of six ships, although the original plan was to have 12 destroyers. This was cut to eight in ...

• Destroyers

  Future Destroyers - ASEV (1-2) [Japan]

  Programme Background Requirements Following the Maya-class destroyers, the JMSDF will not just maintain the destroyer units they operate already but will receive two new destroyer platforms. ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  MH-60R Seahawk (Saudi Arabia)

  The sale is aimed at improving Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats from enemy weapon systems, provide the capability to identify, engage ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H-145M (Serbia)

  Serbia's aircraft will be equipped with a fast roping system, high-performance camera, fire support equipment, ballistic protection as well as an electronic countermeasures system. The ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV [Slovenia - 2nd Batch]

  Programme Background  Slovenia began its procurement of Oshkosh Defence's JLTV 4x4 armoured vehicle in 2018, although a US government FMS contract was not signed until ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  L-39NG Senegal

  The aircraft will feature five hard-points, two external fuel tanks with 350 lt capacity, Mk 81 and Mk 82 bombs, guided and unguided rockets, single ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV [Lithuania - Contracted]

  The Lithuanian JLTV order includes several options including ballistic armour kits, Boomerang III acoustic detection systems, M153 Protector II Common Remotely-Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) and ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• Data links

  Data links | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  NH90 NFH-Italy

  Programme Background  The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its first NH90 NFH helicopter in Full Operational Capability (or Step B) configuration in November 2013. ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  UNIFIL Condor Replacement [Malaysia]

  Programme Background Malaysia has long held an intention to replace the Condor 4x4 armoured vehicles deployed with its UNIFIL contingent. Nine new Guardian APCs were ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  4x4 Protected Mobility Vehicles [Malaysia]

  Programme Background Malaysia already operates a fleet of 20 AV4 Lipan Bara 4x4 vehicles delivered between 2016 and 2017, 18 of which are assigned to ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV Montenegro

  In 2017 the Montenegro Ministry of Defence announced it would allocate EUR110 million over five years to fund new military procurement. These included EUR71 million ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Anti-ship missiles

  Brahmos II

  The BrahMos-II is the hypersonic version of the BrahMos cruise missile family currently under joint development by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia's ...

• Anti-ship missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles

  3M22 Zircon

  The 3M22 Zircon, developed by Russia, is a hypersonic cruise missile representing a significant technological milestone in missile design and capability. According to the information ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  SkySonic

  The SkySonic is an advanced hypersonic missile interceptor developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Unveiled in June 2023, it is designed to counter the ...

• Air-to-surface missiles

  Mako

  Mako is an air-launched hypersonic missile developed by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with CoAspire. The missile was unveiled to the public for the first time ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF)

  The Sea Giraffe 4A FF (Fixed Face) is the fixed panel radar version of the Sea Giraffe 4A rotating radar. The system is produced by ...

• Surface-to-air missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles

  SM-6 Block IB

  The SM-6 Block IB is an advanced iteration of the Standard Missile series, designed to enhance US Navy missile defence capabilities. Slated to be operational ...

• Data links

  P1350

  P1350 are airborne-qualified IP data links that can operate at hypersonic speeds. Produced by BERTEN DSP, it provides ruggedised, low-SWaP tactical communications in electronic warfare environments. 

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Aster 30 B1 NT

  The Aster 30 B1NT (Block 1 New Technology) is a surface-to-air missile developed by MBDA as the latest addition to the Aster missile family. With ...

• Data links

  P4700

  The P4700 is an airborne-qualified IP data link produced by BERTEN. Suitable for hypersonic and high-attitude applications, it can be integrated into various platforms, including ...

• Data links

  P6000

  BERTEN P6000 are defence-grade IP data links that provide a light, compact, robust, and affordable solution for airborne, maritime, and ground communications.

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Medium-range Surface-to-Air Missile Block III (M-SAM III)

  The Surface-to-Air Missile Block III (M-SAM Block III) is an advanced iteration of South Korea's medium-range air defence system. It is designed to enhance interception ...

• UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

  NavStorm-M

  BAE Systems' NavStorm-M is a gun-hardened, integrated anti-jamming and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for artillery rounds, bombs, missiles, and uncrewed systems. It was revealed ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  SPY-6(V)4

  The SPY-6(V)4 Air and Missile Defence Radar is a surveillance radar manufactured by Raytheon. It is designed to defend against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  MD-22

  The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled the near-space hypersonic technology testbed MD-22 at the Zhuhai Airshow in 2022. Capable of speeds of Mach 7, the ...

• Destroyers

  ASEV Destroyers

  Japan is set to procure two new destroyers instead of the Aegis Ashore system. The ships, which will have superior capacities to the existing Aegis ...