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Defence Notes
South Korea approves multiple projects including IFVs and missiles
4th May 2022
New weapons and capabilities for South Korea's army, navy and air force were approved at a recent defence meeting.
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Naval Warfare
NATO navies play crucial background role in Ukrainian war (Opinion)
20th April 2022
Although NATO navies have not intervened directly against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the alliance increased its readiness and strengthened its maritime posture.
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Naval Warfare
Pakistan receives final Azmat missile boat
5th April 2022
Pakistan modified its fourth Azmat-class missile boat when it was built in Karachi. A series of smaller but similar gunboats is also on the cards.
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Defence Notes
FONDEF proves its worth as Argentina updates land and naval inventories
8th April 2022
The Argentine Army recently received new vehicles, weapons and UAVs while the fourth OPV for the Argentine Navy is due to be commissioned in mid-April.
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Defence Notes
Hypercone projectile advances hypersonic research
7th April 2022
A hypersonic projectile reached a distance of 109nmi in recent test firings in the US, as research continues for defensive and offensive applications.
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Defence Notes
Greece signs on the dotted line for MBDA weapons
4th April 2022
Following the signing of contracts to purchase French-built frigates and fighter jets, Greece has signed agreements with MBDA for the supply of naval and aerial weaponry.
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Naval Warfare
First MEKO A-200 frigate for Egypt commences sea trials
8th April 2022
Sea trials are in progress in Germany of ENS Al-Aziz, the first of six MEKO A-200 vessels ordered by Egypt.
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Naval Warfare
Second Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat launched
7th March 2022
The Evolved Cape-class builds on the capabilities of the in-service Cape-class vessels.
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Defence Helicopter
Bell offers Vigilant tiltrotor UAV for FVL maritime strike requirement
7th April 2022
At the Navy League meeting on 4-6 April, Bell displayed a model of a specially adapted V-247 crewless tiltrotor for the USN’s Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike requirement.
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Defence Notes
Bulgarian procurement ambitions blend old plans with new projects
5th April 2022
Undaunted by previous problems in attempting to acquire F-16s and IFVs, Bulgaria has unveiled an ambitious new set of procurement priorities.
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Naval Warfare
Mazagon launches final Kalvari submarine, explores XLUUVs
21st April 2022
The final Scorpene submarine for the Indian Navy has been launched, while the same shipyard is seeking partners for an XLUUV design.
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Defence Notes
France prepares for climate-altered battlefield
28th April 2022
A new policy document from the French MoD underlines how climate change must be factored into the technical specifications for future procurements.
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Naval Warfare
UK to supply Ukraine with unspecified anti-ship missiles
12th April 2022
The commitment to provide Ukraine with anti-ship missile systems came following a surprise visit to Kyiv by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday, 9 April.
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Naval Warfare
Proposed US Navy FY2023 budget cuts 24 ships, funds nine
29th March 2022
The proposed navy budget of $773 billion for the Department of Defense marks a $30.7 billion increase compared to enacted spending for FY 2022.
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Land Warfare
US Army to downselect CATV supplier by late June
13th April 2022
The FY2022 federal government funding bill allocated $18.3 million for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle. In line with its Arctic Strategy, the US Army also included the programme in its FY2023 request.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munition (Royal Navy) [UK]
Background Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) As the Royal Navy stated in 2022, Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) are “interchangeable modules that can be fitted to ...
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Directed energy weapons
Project Dragonfire [UK]
Background The UK Government's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has been working with MBDA, Leonardo and QinetiQ to develop a LASER Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) called ...
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Military UAS - small
T-150 (Royal Navy) [UK]
Background Deployment On 7 April 2025, the Royal Navy announced that, for the first time, nine T-150 drones would be operated from the HMS Prince ...
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Land: air defence radar
Lanza 3D Radar [Thailand]
Background Thailand is procuring the LANZA 3D radar to strengthen surveillance and protection of Sattahip Naval Base. The radar will be deployed by the Royal ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Air System (FTUAS) [UK]
Background Tender notice and timeline On 25 May 2021, the MoD published a tender notice for the urgent acquisition of a UAS and ancillaries under ...
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Military UAS - small
Puma 3 AE (UK)
Programme Background Testing The Royal Navy announced in October 2020 that the Puma was undergoing its first operational testing on HMS Albion's autumn deployment to ...
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Frigates
Hamilton Class Cutter [Bahrain]
Background Very little has been said about the transfer of an ex-Hamilton-class cutter to Bahrain, but it is one of the final two to leave ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (1-6) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved' Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020. The contract ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (7-8) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved'Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020 (see separate ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Boraida Class replacement [Saudi Arabia]
Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Boraida-class minehunters. Based on the Durance-class design, the ships entered service in the mid-1980s ...
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Minehunters
Lat Ya Class Replacement Programme [Thailand]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) currently operates two Lat Ya-class minehunters, commissioned in the late 1990s. The units are based on the ...
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Frigates
Air Defence Frigates Procurement [Denmark]
Background Requirements After focusing on the procurement of new highly capable patrol ships and new Arctic frigates as a replacement for the Thetis-class, Shephard had initially estimated ...
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Frigates
Karel Dorman Class (Chile)
Programme Background Chile currently operates two ex-Karel Doorman-class frigates which were sold in 2004. The Royal Netherlands Navy are in the process of replacing the ...
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Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Netherlands]
Background Contract award On 9 July 2025, Shield AI announced that the Netherlands MoD had acquired eight V-Bat aircraft, specifically the V-Bat 400, to enhance the maritime ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) (3) [Malaysia]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Malaysian Navy are in the process of a fleet transformation plan known as the 15 to 5 Transformation Plan, which ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Submarine-launched torpedoes
Mk 48 Mod 7AT CBASS
The MK 48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) is the latest variant of the Mk 48 torpedo family manufactured by Lockheed Martin and ...
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Military - UUVs
XV Excalibur
XV Excalibur is an Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) built by UK-based MSubs, in conjunction with the Royal Navy. It is an experimental vessel ...
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Frigates
Hunter Class (Type 26)
The Hunter-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy are based on the Type 26 design. The ships are set to replace the Anzac-class under the ...
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Sea: naval fire control radar
Ceros 200
The Ceros 200 is a radar and optronic tracking system designed for use on naval vessels. When interfaced with modern missile or gun systems, it ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Royal Danish Navy MH-60R MOFT
In January 2014, CAE was awarded an FMS contract by the USN to develop an MH-60R mission operational flight trainer (MOFT) for the Royal Danish ...
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Frigates
Naresuan Class
The Naresuan-class guided-missile frigates are a modified variant of the Chinese-built Type 053 frigate. The two ships-in-class were built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation ...
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Destroyers
River Class (Type 26)
The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK Royal Navy, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-7(V)1
The AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a solid-state naval surveillance radar produced and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The system is expected to be fully integrated into programmes for ...
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Frigates
Jacob Van Heemskerck Class
The Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates were ex-Royal Netherlands Navy frigates that also served under the Chilean Navy, also known as the Latorre-class. Two anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) ...
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Military UAS - mini
Walrus
The Walrus is a mini rotary-wing UAV manufactured by the Royal Navy's 700X Naval Air Squadron. As stressed during the December 2022 announcement, Walrus has been ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
RD-170BT
The RD-170BT is a man-portable surveillance radar deployed ashore to protect moored patrol boats of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Minehunters
Sandown Class
The Sandown class vessels are coastal minehunters and OPVs in service with the UK Royal Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces as the Al Jawf class. Additionally, ...
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Military - UUVs
Mission Specialist Defender
The Mission Specialist Defender is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) developed by VideoRay, now part of BlueHalo's unmanned maritime systems. The ROV is known ...
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Frigates
Type 22 (Batch 1)
The Type 22 frigates were previously the Broadsword-class in service with the UK's Royal Navy. The vessels were built in three batches, with the first ...
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Sea: weapon training
Inflatable Naval Gunnery Targets
GeoData produces a range of Naval Gunnery Target Balloons (NavTGTs) for use by marine, navy, coast guard and army units to maintain target acquisition and ...
