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Land Warfare
QinetiQ awarded contract for further work on lasers, future systems and energy weapons
6th May 2025
Notable projects under the Weapons Sector Research Framework (WSRF) contract include the British Army determining the impact of a vehicle-mounted laser weapon on drones and testing a vehicle-mounted Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW).
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Naval Warfare
Canada awards Seaspan a construction contract for the first Coast Guard’s Polar Icebreaker
10th March 2025
CCGS Arpatuuq will be the first heavy cold weather vessel entirely built in Canada.
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Air Warfare
IDEX 2025: GA-ASI to unveil new exportable small UAS platform in June 2025
19th February 2025
While the product remains in development, GA-ASI is looking to target the international market with a new small UAS, focusing on exportability.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy names DDG 146 Arleigh Burke destroyer after former US Senator
7th January 2025
The latest of the Flight III Arleigh Burke vessels has been named for a former US Senator and Vietnam veteran.
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Land Warfare
Avalon 2025: Hanwha outlines tight schedule for Redback deliveries
28th March 2025
The Hanwha Armoured vehicle Centre of Excellence (H-ACE) is a A$225 million (US$142 million) factory being built beside Avalon Airport near Melbourne, Australia, despite a substantial drop in the number of vehicles originally planned to be produced.
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Naval Warfare
Denmark places $184 million contract for Naval Strike Missiles
7th March 2025
The missiles are being purchased through a government-to-government sale with Norway and will be operated from Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates.
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Naval Warfare
Japan accelerates naval shipbuilding with new OPVs, destroyers and amphibious craft
23rd May 2025
Japan Marine United has made advances in OPV construction, as it unveils next-gen DDGX concepts and expands fast-landing craft fleet for island defence.
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Air Warfare
Italy boosts UAV fleet with Jump-20 procurement and ScanEagle additions
22nd April 2025
The Jump-20 uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) procurement will replace Italy’s RQ-7 Shadow UAS fleet.
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate to use half the crew of the Type 23 and embrace automation
10th February 2025
The Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate is incorporating automation, reduced crew requirements and enhanced living conditions into its design as the force attempts to meet modern operational demands.
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Naval Warfare
US lawmakers allocate an additional $1.1 billion for shipbuilding in FY2025
2nd January 2025
The fund includes extra money for constructing a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and a second Virginia-class submarine.
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Naval Warfare
Chinese Navy commissions first Type 054B frigate
23rd January 2025
The commissioning comes just two years after the modules for the hull were first seen – and the US is watching.
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Land Warfare
“A new philosophy of defence”: ASELSAN sets out ambitions for the future
14th November 2025
In Conversation: Shephard’s Gerrard Cowan talks to ASELSAN CEO and President Ahmet Akyol about how the business has evolved and expanded over the past five decades, and its aim of becoming a top 30 global defence company by 2030.
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Air Warfare
Sikorsky signs $313 million maintenance contract for Australian Navy MH-60Rs
3rd March 2025
The extension of its partnership with the Royal Australian Navy comes as the latter is increasing its fleet size, anticipating 12 further aircraft to be delivered by 2036.
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Defence Notes
US military foresees growing use of 3D printing
13th November 2025
Advanced manufacturing has evolved to meet military requirements and now supports multiple US critical assets, including Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, F-18, F-22, F-35, Bradley, HMMWV and Patriot.
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Naval Warfare
UK opens new submarine centre to support nuclear deterrent vessels
31st January 2025
The Submarine Availability Support Hub is the latest in a string of government investments in submarine warfare.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 824)
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 824)
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 824)
Programme Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Blackwing (Second Batch) [USA]
Programme BackgroundFirst Batch The Blackwing originated from a 2013 initiative to develop a low-cost submarine-launched UAS for the US Navy. Following successful tests with the ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
SSN(X) Programme [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The CRS SSN(X) report states the USN is examining three broad design options for future submarines. One is based on the current ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 792-SSN 811)
Programme Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)
Programme Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]
Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...
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Military UAS - mini
ECAC/2022/199 [South Africa]
Programma Background Two Tenders In March 2023, DefenceWeb reported that the South African Army's tender ECAC/2022/154 was put on hold due to bidders failing to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Underwater Launched UAV (ULUAV) [India]
Background Initial MoU At the Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 event in New Delhi, two private-sector Indian defence firms, the Bangalore-based UAS developer NewSpace Research and ...
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ISR/special mission
King Air 350ER -Canada
Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically. There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...
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AEW&C
AEW&C Aircraft [India]
Programme Background India is planning to increase its AEW&C; capabilities with indigenous radar systems. A330 Bid In 2015, the IAF has requested to procure six ...
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Military UAS - small
Intra-Theatre Lift [UK]
Background Relationship to the Heavy Lift Challenge The Royal Navy (RN) embarked on the Heavy Lift Challenge, now called the Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), to explore cargo-carrying ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Sea: optronic masts and periscopes
Type 18
The Type 18 periscope was designed to provide USN Los Angeles- and Seawolf-class submarines with a broad spectrum of optical, EO, RF intercept and targeting ...
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Sea: optronic masts and periscopes
Type 8 Mod 3
The Type 8 Mod 3 is an updated version of the Type 8-series periscopes. The Type 8B/J Mod 3 provides extremely high-frequency low-data-rate communications capability ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Los Angeles Class
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) have been the mainstay of the US sub-surface fleet since the 1970s. Known as the ...
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Sea: optronic masts and periscopes
Optronic masts and periscopes
The company’s MWIR imagers have been selected to provide new thermal imaging modules for the non-hull-penetrating Model 90 Universal Modular (optronic) masts for USN Virginia-class ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Seawolf Class
The Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) was developed to follow the Los Angeles-class submarines as a faster and more substantially armed replacement. General Dynamics Electric ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Virginia Class
The USN’s Virginia-class SSNs are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats are replacing the old Los Angeles-class ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
AN/BYG-1
The AN/BYG-1 is a submarine command and control system designed for analysing and tracking ship contacts, providing situational awareness and weapons employment. The system adheres ...
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Sea: tactical training
688(I) Hunter Killer
The 688(I) Hunter Killer was developed by Sonalysts, released in 1997 and published by Electronic Arts. In this platform-level game, the player takes command of ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Shang Class (Type 093)
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) class of six Type 093 Shang-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are the service’s first real deployable SSN force. The ...
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Model 326 Enhanced Fire Attack
The Model 326 Enhanced belly tank/refill hose system holds 20% more water than the original Model 326, and is approved to fly at speeds up ...
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Major networking projects
WGS
Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites are elements of a high-capacity system. WGS supports the US DoD’s warfighting information exchange requirements, enabling execution of tactical C4ISR, ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Archer
The Archer family are an FPV-style loitering munitions and UAVs from Neros. Certified by BlueUAS, the drone is designed and manufactured in Los Angeles, California. The Archer ...
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Sea: optronic masts and periscopes
AN/BVS-1 Photonics Mast Programme
The AN/BVS-1 is the sensor mast system for USN Virginia-class attack submarines, the first of which entered service in 2004. It is the first class ...
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Sea: optronic masts and periscopes
OMS 100
The OMS 100 is a non-hull-penetrating optronic mast designed to offer shipbuilders more freedom in positioning the operations centre. A rotating sensor head is housed ...
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Data links
MPDL
The Multi-Payload Data Link (MPDL) is a system for airborne applications. It is based on the TMA 6000 series. The main applications are broadband LoS ...