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Land Warfare
Russia deploys 2S43 Malva to Kharkiv offensive
12th June 2024
Based upon an 8x8 truck chassis, the upgraded Malva has an operational range of 1,000km and an on-road speed 25% faster than tracked 2S19 Msta-S SPHs.
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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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Land Warfare
Will future ground fleets finally embrace hybrid electric solutions?
6th September 2024
Despite growing interest in hybrid electric capabilities and its obvious advantages, obstacles and common challenges continue to hamper its deployment into military vehicles.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
First flights of Rattler Supersonic Target prove successful
20th March 2024
The US Department of Defense (DoD), along with QinetiQ, successfully conducted the first flights of the Rattler Supersonic Target MkI marking a significant advance in supersonic target technology.
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Land Warfare
MAV’Rx on show to select few
20th June 2024
Arquus’s latest 4x4 vehicle prototype was presented in a private setting and features a weapons system from John Cockerill Group.
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Land Warfare
Singapore Army to fully induct Colt IAR 6940 by end-July
18th July 2024
The Singapore Army will upgrade to the Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) 6940E-SG to improve urban warfare effectiveness, with features including a Picatinny Rail for modular accessories and advanced night-fighting capabilities.
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Training
US Navy contracts for EW training flight hours awarded
19th July 2024
The electronic warfare (EW) jets contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with work scheduled to begin in August 2024 and completed in August 2029.
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Naval Warfare
Is the US Navy’s new DDG(X) destroyer facing cancellation?
6th June 2024
The projected costs for the DDG(X) destroyer project are spiralling, its technologies need to be matured and the USN has more pressing priorities. If the programme begins to repeat some of the mistakes made on previous major surface combatant procurements then DDG(X) is likely to face the axe.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2024: Teledyne FLIR shares milestones and plans while showing SkyPad UAS box
14th October 2024
Teledyne FLIR Cerberus XL CUAS is deployed in Ukraine while its Rogue One recoverable loitering munition is racing through development.
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Land Warfare
Most of Iran’s 200 missiles fired against Israel were intercepted, states Israeli official
1st October 2024
Jerusalem’s air defence architecture and the capabilities of its allies prevented major destruction in the country.
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Air Warfare
OCCAR contracts MBDA for hypersonic interceptor phase
15th May 2024
The objective of HYDIS² will be to study various interceptor concepts and bring to maturity the associated critical technologies to deliver the counter-hypersonic and anti-ballistic interception solutions.
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Air Warfare
Singapore’s H225M and CH-47F helicopters attain full operational capability
17th April 2024
Both helicopter types will provide a step change in Singapore’s helicopter lift capability.
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Air Warfare
Czech Republic gets greenlight for Hellfire and APKWS missiles
18th July 2024
The deal worth US$138.3 million includes training and technical support.
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Digital Battlespace
Why the US would struggle to overcome Russia’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon
11th March 2024
Russia's move to develop a nuclear anti-satellite weapon has highlighted US anxieties over space combat readiness, challenging the Pentagon's strategic defences in a potential cosmic battleground.
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Defence Notes
US accuses Russia of using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine
2nd May 2024
Moscow was blamed for perpetrating multiple gas attacks with a choking agent against Kyiv’s armed forces.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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OPVs
Kingston Class Replacement [Canada]
Programme Background Requirements Under the second pillar of its shipbuilding strategy, Canada is seeking to procure an undisclosed number of small vessels (below 1000t). Part ...
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Special operations vehicles
CANSOFCOM Next Generation Fighting Vehicles [Canada]
Several platforms are known to have been proposed for the NGFV programme. In 2015, it was reported that General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada (GDLS-C) ...
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Tanks
NGCV: DLP
Programme Background Requirement The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in ...
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Destroyers
Next-Generation Large Surface Combatants (LSC) - DDG(X) [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) is acknowledging a need to move away from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer design, which is slowly outgrowing. Flight III ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]
In February 2025, Simon Harris, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste, emphasised the importance of acquiring a new combat fighter jet to address aerial ...
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Data links
Data links | Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]
In February 2025, Simon Harris, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste, emphasised the importance of acquiring a new combat fighter jet to address aerial ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]
In February 2025, Simon Harris, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste, emphasised the importance of acquiring a new combat fighter jet to address aerial ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]
In February 2025, Simon Harris, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste, emphasised the importance of acquiring a new combat fighter jet to address aerial ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]
In February 2025, Simon Harris, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste, emphasised the importance of acquiring a new combat fighter jet to address aerial ...
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Destroyers
Sejong the Great Class (KDX-III) Batch 2 (1-3) [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The Sejong the Great class (KDX-III) Batch 2 will consist of three improved Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) batch 1 guided-missile destroyers, which ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Landing Platform Docks [India]
Programme Background Requirements The LPD tender, although more akin to an LHD, specifies that the quartet of ships must be built within India, although collaboration ...
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Minehunters
Mine Countermeasure Vessel [India]
Programme Background Requirements In August 2023, the Indian MoD issued a new Request for Information (RfI) for the procurement of 12 Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Vessels. The ...
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Transport
C-27J [Azerbaijan]
Programme Background The Azerbaijani Air Force signed a contract with Leonardo in June 2023 to procure the C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft. This move is ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9B (Tri-Service) [India]
Programme Background Inception & The Indian Navy In 2016, reports suggested India was looking to acquire the MQ-9A Reaper. The two parties developed this requirement, and in June ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval guns, Land: RWS
DragonFire
Dragonfire is a new laser weapon system built for the UK MoD, receiving £30 million of funding in early 2017. The design of the gun ...
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Counter-UAS systems
DroneDefender
DroneDefender is a directed-energy UAS countermeasure that disrupts the adversary's control of the aircraft, neutralising it so that no remote action (including detonation) can occur, ...
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Counter-UAS systems
MEHEL 2.0
The Mobile Expeditionary High-Energy Laser (MEHEL) is a C-UAS-capable vehicle that employs directed energy to neutralise targets. MEHEL 2.0 was first seen at AUSA 2016, ...
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Destroyers
Flight III Destroyer
During Indo Pacific 2023, Navantia Australia unveiled a 10200t destroyer design. Dubbed as Flight III Destroyer, the Spanish shipbuilder is pitching the ship for the ...
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ISR/special mission
AC-130J
The AC-130J 'Ghostrider' is a fifth-generation gunship manufactured by Lockheed Martin to replace the AC-130U/W gunships for the USAF deployed in 2019. The Ghostrider is a highly modified C-130J ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Bushmaster ePMV
The electric Protected Mobility Vehicle (ePMV), also known as the 'electric Bushmaster,' is a prototype 4x4 armoured vehicle unveiled at the Chief of Army Symposium in ...
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Naval guns
HELIOS
HELIOS (High-Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-Dazzler with Surveillance) is a high-energy weapon system developed by Lockheed Martin. According to the producer, the system is specially ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range, Self-propelled missile systems
Multi-Mission Launcher
The Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) was developed by the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) as part of the Indirect Fire ...
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Land: RWS
R800
The R800 is a RWS developed by EOS for integration on heavy armoured vehicle platforms. It is designed to offer the capabilities of a medium ...
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Frigates
Omega
At IndoDefence 2018, Damen unveiled a 6000t Omega frigate design aimed at the Indonesian Navy's future frigate procurement. The Omega frigate design builds on the MKS180 ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
Miysis DIRCM
Leonardo’s Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system provides high power, all aspect protection against modern and legacy Infrared Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (IR MANPADS) for ...
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Corvettes
MEKO A210
During Indo Pacific 2023, TKMS unveiled the MEKO A210 corvette. According to the manufacturer, the ship is an evolution of the existing MEKO A200 design. ...
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OPVs
PPA/MultiPurpose Combat Ship (MPCS) EVO
The PPA/MultiPurpose Combat Ship (MPCS) EVO is an enhanced version of the Thaon di Revel-class PPAs unveiled at Euronaval 2024. The PPA/MPCS EVO retains the core platform ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Igla/SA-18
The 9K38 Igla (US DoD designation SA-18, NATO reporting name Grouse ) IR-homing MANPADS was developed by KBM and entered service in 1983 to meet the requirements ...
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Counter-UAS systems, Land: air defence radar
Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radar
Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radar, developed by Meteksan Defence, is a radar system to enable security against mini/micro unmanned aerial vehicles. Retinar FAR-AD can automatically ...