• Air Warfare

  Singapore Airshow 2020: Taiwan pioneers with its F-16V programme

  5th February 2020

  Taiwan has accelerated the transition programme of its F-16V Viper fleet, with nearly two dozen pilots qualified to fly this newest version of the Fighting …

• Land Warfare

  Upgraded Russian MLRS rocket artillery enters service

  4th February 2020

  Russia is continuing its efforts to improve the defence capabilities in the Siberia region. The Russian MoD announced the delivery of 18 upgraded BM-21 Grad multiple launch …

• Land Warfare

  New machine gun for Canadian forces

  28th January 2020

  The Canadian Department of National Defence has announced that it will purchase the C6A1 FLEX General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) from Colt Canada. The purchase …

• Land Warfare

  Eitan APC series production set to begin

  4th February 2020

  Series production of the Eitan 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) is to start soon for the Israeli MoD. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) …

• Land Warfare

  South Korea pulls the plug on K11 weapon

  23rd January 2020

  A report recently released by South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense announced the end of S&T; Motiv’s years-long attempt at creating a combination rifle airburst …

• Air Warfare

  5GAT in engine run testing

  21st January 2020

  Sierra Technical Services has carried out engine run testing on the 5th Generation Aerial Target (5GAT), the company announced on 20 January.STS is developing 5GAT …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin receives DARPA OpFires award

  14th January 2020

  Lockheed Martin has received a $31.9 million contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the Operational Fires Integrated Weapon System …

• Defence Notes

  US DoD orders AMRAAM spares

  15th January 2020

  Raytheon Missile Systems will provide Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Production Lot 33 spares under a $10.5 million contract modification issued by the US …

• Naval Warfare

  Naval Warfare magazine: Frigates, US power projection, Asia-Pacific focus and more

  27th January 2020

  Read the latest edition of Naval Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …

• Land Warfare

  German Army trains with new G22A2 sniper rifles

  30th January 2020

  German Army sniper leaders are taking part in a pilot course to learn how to use the G22A2 sniper rifle, as the modernised weapons begin …

• Land Warfare

  New weapons for Philippine marines

  18th January 2020

  New weapons are on their way to the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) following the recent award of two contracts for RPGs and 81mm mortars. With …

• Training

  Royal Navy trains Omani personnel in flight deck operations

  21st January 2020

  Royal Navy aircraft handlers from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose have carried out flight deck training of personnel from the Royal Navy of Oman. During …

• Land Warfare

  Russian Ground Forces in Siberia to receive Typhoon-K armoured vehicles

  23rd January 2020

  The Russian MoD plans to add a batch of eight Typhoon-K armoured vehicles, armed with a remote-controlled weapon station, to the fleet of combat vehicles …

• Land Warfare

  Indian Army gets howitzers ahead of schedule

  20th January 2020

  Larsen and Toubro (L&T;) delivered the 51st of 100 K9 Vajra-T 155mm L/52 tracked SPHs ordered by the Indian Army on 16 January, to coincide …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Kratos receives target drone orders

  8th January 2020

  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has received new orders worth approximately $6 million for its jet powered unmanned aerial target drone …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | RangeHawk (RQ-4 Global Hawk) [US]

  Northrop Grumman received a US$325.5 million US Army contract in May 2026 to develop and acquire the RangeHawk HALE UAV, a modified RQ-4 Global Hawk designed ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | RangeHawk (RQ-4 Global Hawk) [US]

  Northrop Grumman received a US$325.5 million US Army contract in May 2026 to develop and acquire the RangeHawk HALE UAV, a modified RQ-4 Global Hawk designed ...

• Military UAS - HALE

  RangeHawk (RQ-4 Global Hawk) [US]

  Background Contract award Northrop Grumman announced in May 2026 that it had secured a $325.5 million contract from the US Army to develop the RangeHawk ...

• 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 ...

• Medium UGVs

  Mission Master (RPV Sprial 2) [UK]

  Programme Background First announced in April 2017 and referred to in early MOD documents as the ‘last mile resupply’ initiative, the British Army is reportedly ...

• 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 ...

• 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 [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 ...

• Cruisers

  Trump Class Battleship BBG(X) (1-2) [USN]

  Background Requirements In December 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the US would be building a new class of vessels under the "battleship" designation, called ...

• Cruisers

  Trump Class Battleship BBG(X) (3-15) [USN]

  Development Requirements In December 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the US would be building a new class of vessels under the "battleship" designation, called ...

• 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 ...

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 ...

• 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 ...

• Laser-directed energy weapons

  Megawatt-Scale LDEW (nLIGHT)

  nLIGHT's megawatt-scale laser weapon is currently under development as a part of the United States High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI). The high-energy laser (HEL) has ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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. 

• 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

  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 ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Type 03 Chū-SAM/Chū-SAM Kai

  The Type 03 Chū-SAM, also known as the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile, is a highly advanced interceptor system developed by Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi ...

• 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, ...

• 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 ...