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Air Warfare
India unveils rebranded armed Hermes 650 UAS for tactical operations
21st March 2025
India advances indigenous UAV integration with Akshi 7 and Drishti 10.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2025: IAI pushes ahead with new systems as international interest is roused in Iron Dome
18th February 2025
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) CEO Boaz Levy spoke to Shephard about the company’s decades-long development of it missile portfolio, at a time when countries around the world have been demonstrating a growing appetite in procuring national missile defence systems.
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Air Warfare
Will Canada and Latin America seek new sources for combat aircraft?
6th May 2025
US-made combat aircraft are being passed over in favour of European types, as Latin America and Canada question their ageing fleet replacement choices.
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Land Warfare
What weapons have Israel and Iran been using against each other?
19th June 2025
Tehran has been relying on UAVs and ballistic missiles while Jerusalem uses jets, deep fires and precision-guided munitions.
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Naval Warfare
Navantia combat systems selected for Chinese-built Thai LPD
6th March 2025
The landing platform dock, believed to be the largest naval vessel that China has exported, will see the Chinese-built vessel embrace Western technology.
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Naval Warfare
German Navy tests BlueWhale autonomous underwater vehicle
28th November 2024
The autonomous underwater vehicle was tested in the tough environment of the Baltic Sea.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2024: IAI releases new sensorless shoulder-launched missile
16th October 2024
The Teaser missile is small with a length of just 80cm and has a warhead weighing only 1kg. It has been specifically designed for use against low-end targets such as structures and light vehicles.
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Naval Warfare
Admiral Franchetti acknowledges importance of XLUUVs on Orca visit
9th December 2024
The US chief of naval operations made the comments on a visit to Boeing’s Orca XLUUV.
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Land Warfare
South Korean defence industry demonstrates its tech prowess
6th November 2024
Shephard takes a deep dive into the latest developments in the South Korean defence sector as the country arms itself to deal with current and future threats.
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Land Warfare
Israeli Defence Forces aims to make remote-controlled ground systems autonomous
8th July 2024
The IDF has turned some of its unmanned M113 APCs into remotely controlled vehicles but it has also been exploring moves towards making the vehicles completely autonomous.
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Air Warfare
Heron TP flies over Germany for the first time
15th May 2024
The Heron TP is a multi-role, advanced, long-range MALE UAS. It is faster, larger and higher flying than the Heron Mk 1 on which it is based and has been equipped with automatic taxi-takeoff and landing systems, satellite communication for extended range and fully redundant avionics.
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Digital Battlespace
How Israel is using space to spot missile threats from Iran
2nd May 2024
A former Israeli space head has recommended that the Israeli Air and Space Arm operate small satellites in swarms to provide the country’s armed forces with region-wide surveillance.
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Air Warfare
Airbus could miss out as India’s air refueller saga drags on
26th April 2024
Amid heightened demand for aerial refuelling capabilities in India, Airbus Defence faces a potential setback in securing defence contracts in the country due to escalating costs and concerns over trust.
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Air Warfare
Israel bets big on India to enhance defence procurement
4th April 2024
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has enhanced its defence collaboration with India, focusing on joint development and support for the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM) system, alongside the establishment of a dedicated local subsidiary for maintenance and upgrades.
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Land Warfare
Israel ramps up Arrow-4 development following Iranian attack
19th April 2024
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has fast-tracked the development of the Arrow-4 ballistic missile interceptor in response to recent Iranian ballistic missile attacks.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Mini-Harpy [Israeli Navy]
Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel Navy Sa'ar 6 ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop [Israeli Navy]
Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel ...
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Loitering munitions
Mini Harpy [Estonia]
Programme Background Russia's Aggression In February 2023, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the country was set to procure loitering munitions to enhance its indirect ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank [US]
Programme Background As IAI stated in a 19 January 2023 press release, it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Hermes 900 Replacement [Chile]
The three Hermes 900 UAVs that the Chilean Air Force acquired from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in 2011 will reach their estimated out-of-service date in the ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Hermes 900 Replacement [Chile]
The three Hermes 900 UAVs that the Chilean Air Force acquired from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in 2011 will reach their estimated out-of-service date in the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Heron TP [India]
Programme Background Emergency Procurement The Narendra Modi-led Indian government granted the Armed Forces Rs 500 crores to upgrade their warfighting capabilities due to the ongoing ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions (Longer-Range) [Estonia]
Background Previous Loitering Munition purchase In February 2023, the Estonian MoD announced its intention to acquire loitering munitions to significantly increase its indirect fire capability ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop (Multifunctional Support Vessels) [Netherlands]
Programme Background Support Vessels On 24 September 2024, State Secretary Gijs Tuinman told the House of Representatives that the Royal Netherlands Navy would receive two new multifunctional support vessels ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop (Amphibious Transport Ships) [Netherlands]
Programme Background Multifunctional Support Vessels In September 2024, the Dutch MoD announced that the Royal Netherlands Navy would receive two new Multifunctional support vessels from Dutch ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Intra-Theatre Lift [UK]
On 27 June 2022, the MoD released a request for information (RFI) for a long-reach intra-theatre lift UAV. The RfI stated that the MOD had identified a ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Intra-Theatre Lift [UK]
On 27 June 2022, the MoD released a request for information (RFI) for a long-reach intra-theatre lift UAV. The RfI stated that the MOD had identified a ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop [Morocco]
Programme Background In November 2021, Haaretz reported that a $22 million drone sale between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Morocco had occurred. That publication and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Project Vampire [UK]
Programme Background Prior RN Tests Project Vampire began in 2021, before the January 2022 Phase 1 tender announcement. In September 2021, as part of Vampire, a Banshee ...
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Loitering munitions
Testing Loitering Munitions [Germany]
Background Three Tested Models In April 2023, Germany reportedly ordered three different loitering munition systems to assess further their suitability for use by the German Armed ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
APUS 25
Unveiled at AUSA 2024, the APUS 25 is a small rotary-wing UAV from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Aerotor. The APUS 25 is the first drone ...
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Air: UAV simulators
UMT
IAI’s UAV Mission Training (UMT) system addresses the needs of UAS operational personnel (pilots, observers, payload operators and external pilots) at all training stages. It ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Barak MX
Barak MX, developed by Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) based on the Barak family, is an integrated air and missile defence system with flexible configuration for the ...
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Loitering munitions
Mini Harpy
The Mini-Harpy is a multi-purpose loitering munition manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries. Equipped with an EO/IR camera payload and up to an 8kg warhead, the loitering ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Rotem
The Rotem, or Rotem L, is a loitering munition based on a multi-rotor UAV. Manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the quadcopter features an EO/IR camera payload ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Combat Helicopter Upgrades
IAI Lahav led the development of the upgrade package for the Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters along with other IAI divisions. The package utilises subsystems which ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
BirdEye 650D
The BirdEye 650D small TUAS is an enhanced version of the BirdEye 650, designed to carry out various civil and military missions, including counter-terrorism, ISTAR, law ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
ELL-8385
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELL-8385 is an integrated electronic support measure designed to equip Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Open source imagery intelligence indicates that the ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank
Point Blank Weapon System is a hand-launched electro-optical VTOL-capable loitering munition developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has been awarded a contract by the US ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
T-Heron
The Tactical Heron (T-Heron) is a UAS manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries' Malat Division (IAI). Unveiled in June 2019, the T-Heron is a multi-mission, multi-payload aircraft that fulfils the ...
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Military - UUVs
BlueWhale
BlueWhale (ELI-3325) is an autonomous uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV) developed by Israel's Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is designed for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop
The Harop, and the Maritime Harop variant, is a standoff loitering munition system manufactured by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). Equipped with EO/IR seekers, the combat-proven platform ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Barak LR (LRAD)
Barak LR is a long-range, surface-to-air missile with short-range capabilities. It was developed jointly by Israel Aerospace Industries and the Defence Research & Development Organisation of ...
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Maritime patrol
ELI-3360
In February 2015, IAI introduced the ELI-3360, an MPA based on a modified Bombardier Global 5000 business jet platform. The ELI-3360 was designed by IAI ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Zmag
The Zmag (sometimes called Z-mag) is part of a family of ATVs originally developed by Israeli racing driver Ido Cohen. In May 2020, Israel Aerospace Industries ...