• Land Warfare

  Will Trump discontinue military support to Israel?

  19th November 2024

  Trump’s upcoming second term as US president has raised questions on how he will handle the conflict in Gaza and avoid a broader war in the Middle East.

• Land Warfare

  Poland announces IBCS integration timeline

  6th September 2024

  Polish defence leaders said the country already has a squadron trained on using the Integrated Battle Command System which it planned to move forward with in 2024.

• Air Warfare

  How the Israeli Defense Forces overcame Iran’s attack

  15th April 2024

  Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel utilised numerous weapon systems, which Israel – with the cooperation of the US, UK, France and Jordan – was able to confront.

• Air Warfare

  Northrop and Mitsubishi partner to enhance Japan’s air and missile defence network

  23rd January 2024

  The partnership between Northrop Grumann and Japan's Mitsubishi Electric will set out to integrate advanced solutions facilitating seamless sharing of target information among the Japanese Army.

• Naval Warfare

  US government seeks an additional US$55 billion to support Israel and Ukraine

  9th November 2023

  The Biden administration plans to supply a US$44.4 billion defence package to Kyiv and a $10.6 billion to Jerusalem to address the critical security needs of both countries.

• Land Warfare

  South Korea displays L-SAM at Seoul ADEX for first time

  17th October 2023

  Worried by the proliferation of new North Korean missile types, South Korea is going all out to improve its Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) system.

• Defence Notes

  How integration of multiple sensors can enhance US missile defence

  24th April 2023

  The Pentagon is working on designing, developing and delivering capabilities to the armed services to enable them to counter ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles.

• Defence Notes

  What has the US learned from the Ukraine war about missile defence?

  13th April 2023

  After analysing the conflict, the Pentagon intends to upgrade systems and accelerate both acquisition of new sensors and technologies and their integration with its equipment in addition to improving the procurement process.

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems recruited to provide ballistic missile seekers

  18th August 2022

  Lockheed Martin has recruited BAE Systems to manufacture and deliver seeker technology for THAAD missiles.

• Land Warfare

  US approves Patriot sale to Saudi Arabia and THAAD sale to UAE

  3rd August 2022

  Following Joe Biden’s visit to the nations last month, two possible missile deals have been approved with Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

• Defence Notes

  Lockheed Martin to produce more ballistic missile defence interceptors for US and Saudis

  4th April 2022

  The latest THAAD contract modification will see Lockheed Martin produce more interceptors and one-shot devices for the DoD and Saudi Arabia.

• Defence Notes

  World Defense Show’s first edition accelerates Saudi Arabia’s transition towards a self-sufficient defense industry (sponsored)

  19th April 2022

  Saudi Arabia is on its way to localizing 50% of military, defense and security expenditure by 2030 following the inaugural World Defense Show.

• Defence Notes

  South Korea approves missile programme funding, launches space rocket

  18th April 2022

  South Korea's missile and space sectors are going great guns, with the country's first solid-fuelled space vehicle launch occurring at the end of March.

• Defence Notes

  WDS 2022: Saudis gain industrial workshare on THAAD programme

  7th March 2022

  Agreements between GAMI and Lockheed Martin will see production in Saudi Arabia of THAAD interceptor launchers and canisters.

• Defence Notes

  Australia takes ballistic missile threat more seriously

  7th March 2022

  Australia is improving its ability to model enemy ballistic missile attacks.

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Surface-to-air missiles

  THAAD missile

  THAAD missile is one of the most important components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system. The THAAD missile starts to intercept incoming ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  THAAD

  The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is a key element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The system defends US troops, allied ...

• Land: fire control systems

  THAAD TOC

  Tactical Operations Center (TOC), developed by Northrop Grumman, formerly Litton Data Systems Division, is a missile system control unit. It is also known as Fire Control ...

• Data links

  Class 2M Terminal

  The Class 2M terminal is single unit with integral receiver/transmitter, providing data processing with an X.25 interface and cooling system. It offers the same performance ...

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/TPY-2

  The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Medium-range surface-to-air guided missile Block I (M-SAM)

  The Surface-to-Air Missile Block I (M-SAM I), also known as Cheongung or Cheolmae-2, is a medium-range air defence missile system developed by South Korea to ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Patriot Air Defence System

  The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system designed for air-defence duties. The original Standard MIM-104A  ...