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Land Warfare
Defensphere plans tests for Vegvisir prototype
21st January 2022
Startup company aims to demonstrate Vegvisir situational awareness system for armoured vehicles at Eurosatory in June.
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Defence Helicopter
Singapore Airshow 2022: Asia-Pacific AH-1Z sales still on Bell’s radar
16th February 2022
Bell remains convinced it can make a breakthrough on AH-1Z Viper helicopter sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Digital Battlespace
Singapore Airshow 2022: Rafael lines up new RecceLite targeting pod demo
18th February 2022
Rafael will host customers for a live demonstration of its popular RecceLite ISR targeting pod later this year.
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Land Warfare
WDS 2022: Ukraine conflict casts shadow over Russian presence
6th March 2022
Russian companies exhibited at the World Defense Show despite the invasion of Ukraine and a chillier business environment.
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Defence Notes
Singapore Airshow 2022: Airbus highlights A400M mercy relief track record
18th February 2022
A400M missions over recent months included COVID-19 and HADR responses, and the evacuation effort from Afghanistan.
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Land Warfare
Brazilian Army progresses with Cascavel upgrade
7th March 2022
The Brazilian Army is making headway on the modernisation of part of its VBR MSR EE9-Cascavel fleet and has received four proposals to initially upgrade nine vehicles at a cost of about R$87 million ($17 million).
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Naval Warfare
South American shipyards maintain their tempo
9th March 2022
Shipyards in Argentina, Brazil and Chile are constructing vessels for their respective fleets, including ships for polar operations.
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Land Warfare
US Army orders more Excalibur smart munitions
1st February 2022
US Army orders additional 155mm M982 precision-guided artillery projectiles from Raytheon.
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Land Warfare
PT Pindad in the thick of action with tanks, APCs and ammunition
2nd March 2022
PT Pindad is pursuing cooperation with partners in Belgium, the Czech Republic, France and Turkey as it seeks to fulfil requirements from the Indonesian Army.
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Naval Warfare
Risks stalk Australia’s Hunter class
23rd February 2022
It is common for large Australian military procurements to go awry, but officials remain upbeat about progress on its new frigates.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
EDGE showcases Hunter-2 at UMEX
22nd February 2022
The smallest member of the Hunter UAV family went on display at the UMEX/SimTEX exhibition in the UAE.
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Defence Helicopter
Singapore Airshow 2022: European firms join forces on next-gen rotorcraft engine project
17th February 2022
A new working group of European engine manufacturers is assessing which technologies could help NATO to develop a new medium-lift helicopter.
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Land Warfare
Slovakia narrows down IFV programme to four proposals
9th February 2022
Slovakia has received four government-to-government offers to meet its IFV modernisation requirements — which of them is the front-runner?
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Defence Notes
US seeks to regain lost ground against China on rare earths
23rd February 2022
A newly announced facility from MP Materials strengthens US rare earths processing for DoD programmes.
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Defence Notes
MPs support UK defence spending increase and reversal of cuts
10th March 2022
The UK government is facing calls to rethink its defence spending strategy in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Self-propelled guns
Wheeled self-propelled howitzer [Italy]
Background The Italian Army has a future requirement for 60 155mm 52-calibre wheeled self-propelled artillery systems, which will enable the force to have a mix ...
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Self-propelled guns, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Mobile Fires Platform [UK]
Background Post-Cold War requirements Following the end of the Cold War, the UK operated a single 155mm artillery system, the AS90. The UK procured a ...
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Loitering munitions
Larinae: Medium-range loitering munition [France]
Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...
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Self-propelled guns
Caesar [Croatia]
Background Croatia currently operates the Soviet 2S1 Gvozdika, alongside a small number of German PzH 2000s. Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, multiple ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 [France]
Programme Background Plans to Purchase At Eurosatory 2022, Col. Arnaud Goujon, the French Army's chief of plans, told the media that the French Army was ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VBA (Navy) (Batch 1) [Italy]
Background The Italian Army and Italian Navy originally planned to run a joint programme to procure a new VBA to replace the legacy BAE Systems ...
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Self-propelled guns
Donar 10x10 [Switzerland]
Background Switzerland currently operates the M109 Paladin as its only SPH. As with many M109 operators, Switzerland is now looking for a replacement, as the ...
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Loitering munitions
Deep-strike, low-cost, loitering munition [Ukraine]
Background 30,000 On 2 December 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters that Ukraine was targeting the production of 30,000 deep-strike loitering munitions in 2025. Three ...
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Self-propelled guns
Caesar [Portugal]
Background The Portuguese army currently operates the M109 Paladin, alongside a number of traditional towed platforms. As part of the wider European trend towards modernising ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
Long-Range Ground Strike (FLP-T) [France]
Background The French Army currently operates the M270 as its only MLRS. France previously procured a total of 55, though this number had reduced to ...
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MPVs - 4x4
4x4 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle [Poland]
Programme Background The Polish Army wants to replace legacy Soviet equipment procured during the Cold War with new NATO-standard platforms to enhance its interoperability with ...
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Self-propelled guns
New tracked howitzer [Canada]
Background Canada previously operated the M109 Paladin; however, it was withdrawn from service in 2005, having been judged surplus to requirements. Consequently, the Canadian army ...
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Loitering munitions
Deluge (First batch) [France]
Background Unveiling MBDA unveiled a scale model of the One-Way Effector (OWE), later named the Deluge, at the Paris Air Show 2025. As Breaking Defence reported at the ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri: Short-range loitering munition (Uncontracted) [France]
Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...
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Loitering munitions
Deluge (Additional batches) [France]
Background Unveiling MBDA unveiled a scale model of the One-Way Effector (OWE), later named the Deluge, at the Paris Air Show 2025. As Breaking Defence reported at the ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Self-propelled guns
Morana
Developed by Excalibur Army, the Morana is a 155mm self-propelled-howitzer capable of hitting targets up to 41km away. The howitzer is mounted on a Tatra Force ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Boxer Tracked
At Eurosatory 2022, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has unveiled a tracked version of the 8x8 Boxer armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) with an increased gross vehicle weight and ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Caracal
The Caracal from Rheinmetall is a special operations vehicle first unveiled at Eurosatory 2022. Designed for the German and Dutch markets, the Caracal is based ...
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Main battle tanks
KF51 Panther EVO
Rheinmetall unveiled the KF51 Panther at Eurosatory 2022. Following negotiations with Hungary, Rheinmetall announced the development of the Panther EVO, a lighter variant based on a ...
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Light UGVs
Natrix
The Natrix is a multipurpose UGV developed by Brasa Defence Systems. Conceived to carry equipment and conduct CASEVAC in a wide range of environments, the system ...
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Main battle tanks
KF51 Panther
Rheinmetall unveiled the KF51 Panther at Eurosatory 2022. The MBT uses Leopard 2 components in its bare chassis but with a brand new turret. Its main armament is the ...
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Military UAS - small
Trojan
In June 2022, Aeronautics launched the Trojan, an uncrewed platform that it describes as a hover plane. A user can control the electrically powered UAV via ...
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Towed guns
105mm Light Gun
The 105mm Light Gun was designed and manufactured by Royal Ordnance Nottingham (now BAE Systems), with the first guns introduced to the British Army in ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar
ELM-2022
The ELM-2022, developed by IAI ELTA, is a maritime patrol radar family operating in the X-band designed for manned and unmanned, fixed- or rotary-wing airborne platforms. It is engineered for ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Aravis
Nexter unveiled its 12.5t Aravis at Eurosatory 2008, and in April 2009, the company received a launch order for 15 vehicles to equip French Army ...
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Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
ELK-6060
ELK-6060 is a radio location system designed to address the need of the combat unit to collect on-the-move, real-time intelligence on hostile V/UHF communication transmissions' ...
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Self-propelled guns
Caesar 6x6 MkII + 8x8
Nexter’s Caesar (CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie) is a self-propelled 155mm/52cal artillery mounted available on either a 6x6 or 8x8 truck chassis. The configuration was chosen to provide ...
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Land: RWS
Mangart 300
The Mangart 300 unmanned turret is being developed by a consortium of seven Slovenian companies led by Valhalla Turrets. Armed with a Northrop Grumman XM813 ...
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Self-propelled guns
Brutus
AM General and Mandus produce the Brutus self-propelled howitzer. It is a truck-mounted system armed with the M776 155mm Howitzer. Developed with hopes of securing a ...
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Guided munitions
M1156 PGK
The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) is a guidance fuse that can be fitted within the fuse well of 155mm high-explosive artillery projectiles. The fuse ...
