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Air Warfare
India fast-tracks indigenous MALE drones as US trade rift stalls big-ticket deals
15th August 2025
With US tariffs and stalled defence talks slowing imports, India has cleared a $3.4 billion plan for 87 tri‑service MALE UAVs with 60% indigenous content – accelerating self‑reliance as operational lessons from May’s four‑day conflict drive urgency.
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Defence Notes
DroneShield to double its US footprint to meet growing demand for counter-UxS capabilities
23rd September 2025
DroneShield disclosed to Shephard its plans to increase its workforce and manufacturing capacities while strengthening partnerships with US suppliers.
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Air Warfare
Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway
26th June 2025
With roughly 80% of combat missions flown by Typhoons in Europe, the Eurofighter consortium is emphasising the continued relevance of its jet and wants to ramp up production to continue to deliver combat mass in light of a shifting geo-political world order.
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2025: Versatile 8×8 vehicles taste success as new versions rolled out
8th September 2025
From protected mobility, infantry fighting and reconnaissance to armoured personnel carrier, armoured vehicles and amphibious assault, the 8×8 vehicle is a jack-of-all-trades. In theory, it allows a single vehicle type to fulfil varied roles while providing commonality, and the European market and vehicle types are growing rapidly.
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Air Warfare
Rolls-Royce wins $711 million contract to support UK Royal Air Force Typhoon engines
9th May 2025
The contract covers maintenance and service for the EJ200 engine that powers the UK Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.
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Defence Notes
Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth
8th May 2025
Results for Q1 2025 have been strong across the board for many defence companies in Europe with forward-looking statements and predictions for the full year also looking good.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2025: Edge Group’s Nimr Automotive adds another three vehicles to its family
26th February 2025
The three vehicles were displayed at the show and are a further extension to the range it has already sold widely.
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Air Warfare
USSOCOM outlines acquisition priorities for FY2026
23rd April 2025
The service is seeking all-domain autonomous and counter-robotic solutions as well as deep sensing and assured access technologies.
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Land Warfare
Sweden and Ireland to send air defence radars to Ukraine
25th February 2025
Sweden has committed to donating Tridon Mk2 air defence systems to Ukraine while Ireland is looking to send older Giraffe 4 radar systems mounted on Bv206 carriers. The two systems can be integrated with RBS70 surface-to-air missile systems.
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Naval Warfare
Saab to supply combat system for Colombian Navy’s frigates
27th February 2025
A deal between Saab and Damen Naval will add significantly to the technological fit of Colombia’s new vessels.
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Air Warfare
UK Royal Navy's upgraded Commando Merlin helicopters achieve full operating capability
30th January 2025
A total of 19 Mk3 and six Mk3a Commando Merlin helicopters have now been upgraded to the Mk4/4a standard, with the work overseen by the procurement arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Leonardo and the Royal Navy (RN).
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Air Warfare
ECRS takes first test flight on Spanish Eurofighter
9th December 2024
The test flights follow Airbus’ integration of the radar into the Spanish Air Force’s ‘Halcon’ Typhoon fleet.
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Land Warfare
Australia launches hunt for counter-drone systems
16th January 2025
Australia is looking for a counter-drone system and is turning to its substantial local companies in the field such as Drone Shield, EOS and Codarra.
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Naval Warfare
Saab signs modernisation deal for Sweden’s coastal anti-ship missile capability
24th December 2024
Sweden’s Baltic coastal defence will be upgraded with new missile options.
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Air Warfare
ECRS Mk2 radar makes first flight on Eurofighter Typhoon
30th September 2024
The test, part of ongoing developments for the UK Typhoon fleet, was operated at BAE Systems in Lancashire and supported by the radar’s developer, Leonardo UK.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - mini
Reconnaissance Drone (Ukraine Aid) [Belgium]
Programme Background Aid Package On Friday, 15 March 2024, Belgian Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced the country's latest aid package to Ukraine to help the country ...
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Military UAS - small
Penguin C MIL [Latvia]
Background Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Development Concept In 2018, the Latvian MoD signed an agreement with Latvian companies UAV Factory and Atlas Aerospace to procure UAVs ...
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Marine Air Defence Integrated System [US]
Background The Marine Air Defence Integrated System (MADIS) is a US Marine Corps (USMC) programme to counter UAVs, low-flying, high-speed fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters using a mobile ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Data links
Data links | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Piranha V (Batch 1) [Romania]
Programme Background Requirement The Romanian government has committed to raising defence spending to enable the country's armed forces to shed its Soviet-era equipment and to ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Tejas LCA (India)
Programme Background The Indian Navy was supposed to procure 50 Tejas LCAs, also known as the LCA-N. However, in 2017 the navy decided to abandon ...
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Military UAS - small
High-Performance Systems (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]
Background Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG) In January 2024, the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG), a multi-nation organisation that coordinates military aid for Ukraine, established ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Ajban Series (Algeria)
Programme Background Algeria is believed to operate at least four variants of the Ajban platform: the standard Nimr Ajban fitted with either a Norinco UW1 ...
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Military UAS - small
Small Reconnaissance Drones [Lithuania]
Programme Background Planned Purchases On 14 September 2022, the Lithuanian MoD announced in a short statement on Twitter, now X, that it had begun organising ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VCR (Batch 3) [Spain]
Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army, including the BMR-600 6x6, ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VCR (Batch 1) [Spain]
Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army, including the BMR-600 6x6, VEC-M1 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Corvettes
FCX20
The FCX20 has been revealed in 2022 Fincantieri's new FCX Naval Series. The FCX20 resembles a corvette-sized vessel with combat capabilities in all warfare domains (AAW, ...
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OPVs
Musherib Class (FCX07)
Fincantieri is building two OPVs for the Qatari Emiri Navy as part of a larger seven-vessel €4 billion ($4.67 billion) contract involving four corvettes and one ...
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Anti-ship missiles
Marte Mk 2/N
Marte Mk2/N is a direct derivative of the proven and in-service Marte Mk2/S helicopter-launched anti-ship weapon system, both variants deploying the same Marte Mk2 missile.
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Athena MK2
Produced by Leonardo, Athnena MK2 is a combat management system used by the Italian Navy. The suite has a surface variant (MK2/E) and a more advanced ...
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
120mm Smoke-WP Mk2 Mortar Bomb
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 120mm Smoke-White Phosphorous Mk2 (120mm SMK-WP Mk2) mortar bomb is designed to large volumes of white smoke.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
120mm Smoke-TTC Mk2 Mortar Bomb
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 120mm Smoke-Titanium Tetrachloride Mk2 (120mm SMK-TTC Mk2) mortar bomb is designed to large volumes of white smoke.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
120mm Smoke Red Phosphorous Mortar Bomb
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 120mm Smoke Red Phosphorous Mk2 (120mm SMK-RP Mk2) is a smoke-generating round designed to obscure vision and signal.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
60mm Illumination
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 60mm Illumination - Visible Mk2-S (60mm ILL-VIS Mk2-S) is designed to illuminate a large area with visible light for a prolonged period.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
60mm Smoke TTC
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 60mm Smoke Titanium Tetrachloride Mk2 S (60mm SMK-TTC Mk2-S) produces cold smoke for use in obscuring vision or signalling.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
60mm Illumination - IR
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 60mm Illumination - Infra-Red Mk2-S (60mm ILL-IR Mk2-S) is designed to illuminate a large area with infra-red light for a prolonged period.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
60mm HE Mortar Round
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 60mm High Explosive TNT-filled Mk2-S (Point Detonation) (HE-TNT Mk2-S PD) is a fragmentation round designed to counter infantry and unarmoured vehicles.
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Anti-ship missiles
Teseo Mk2/E
The Teseo Mk2/E, which incorporates land-attack capabilities, is the latest evolution of the Otomat/Teseo anti-ship weapon family and is set to replace the legacy Mk2/A ...
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Military UAS - small
TSA Fantom MK2
The TSA Fantom Mk2 is a small, in-development fixed-wing drone from Thunderstrike. It has two variants: the TSA Fantom Mk2 FW and the TSA Fantom ...
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
120mm Visible Illumination Mk2 Mortar Bomb
Austrian company Hirtenberger's 120mm Visible Illumination Mk2 (120mm ILL-VIS Mk2) mortar bomb is to illuminate large areas with visible light for a prolonged period—the round works ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
Smart-S Mk 2
The Smart-S Mk2 is a three-dimensional naval air and surface surveillance radar manufactured by Aselsan and Thales. The transmit and receive modules are produced by ...
