• Air Warfare

  Taiwan makes progress with F-16V upgrade

  18th March 2021

  The under-stress ROCAF is welcoming the arrival of upgraded F-16V fighters.

• Land Warfare

  British MoD awards Thales UK a £98 million air defence missile contract

  4th March 2021

  Thales UK won a five-year contract to maintain the SHORAD capability for the British Army and Royal Marines. The £98.4 million (US $136 million) deal will secure 119 jobs at the company’s facility in Belfast.

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed Martin obtains another Trident contract modification

  15th March 2021

  Once again, funds for UK strategic nuclear deterrent are included in DoD contract modification, announced shortly before release of first part of Integrated Review.

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivers another Air Force laser system ready for operational use (sponsored)

  16th February 2021

  This article is brought to you by Raytheon Technologies. Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, recently delivered the next high-energy laser weapon system …

• Air Warfare

  Germany requests five P-8As

  15th March 2021

  FMS of five P-8As to Germany has been approved by the US State Department.

• Digital Battlespace

  USAF, USN and Australia to receive counter-MANPADS components

  11th March 2021

  Northrop Grumman to supply threat warning sensors and laser transmitter assemblies.

• Naval Warfare

  Japan commissions a flurry of new ships

  23rd March 2021

  Japan's navy continues to pump out new ships, though it is far outpaced by Chinese naval shipbuilding.

• Naval Warfare

  South American navy selects TLS

  3rd March 2021

  Torpedo Launcher System, which can be configured to fire any NATO-standard lightweight torpedo, will be included in a multi-ship programme.

• Naval Warfare

  Magellan continues making fins for Standard Missile

  20th January 2021

  Surface control assemblies to be provided to Raytheon until 2024.

• Naval Warfare

  USS Russell enters modernisation and maintenance period

  9th March 2021

  Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer recently returned to its San Diego home port.

• Land Warfare

  New calibre joins NATO STANAG club

  26th February 2021

  5.7x28mm is included in the latest standardisation agreement from NATO.

• Naval Warfare

  UK to expand nuclear weapons stockpile as long-awaited Integrated Review made public

  16th March 2021

  Information on the number of operational UK warheads will no longer be made public, in order to ‘complicate’ calculations of potential aggressors.

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin claims successful ER GMLRS test

  9th March 2021

  Demonstration confirmed trajectory performance, range and interfaces with HIMARS launcher, says Lockheed Martin.

• Defence Notes

  IDEX 2021: UAE industry demonstrates growing sophistication

  25th February 2021

  Halcon showcases anti-ship missile, loitering munitions and C-RAM solution at IDEX 2021.

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon aids DARPA effort to improve battlefield airspace management

  12th February 2021

  US company will create software and sensors for de-conflicting friendly air assets and tracking airborne platforms.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  Rafale [France]

  Programme Background Rafale F4 is the latest configuration of the Rafale fighter jet family. New functions will also be developed to improve the aircraft’s capabilities ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  MH-60R [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement The RAN already has 24 MH-60R Seahawks (the last delivered in September 2016), so this represents a 50% increase in fleet size. ...

• ISR/special mission

  ISTAR Aircraft [South Korea]

  Programme Background 2018 - Issue of RfI The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) stated that Seoul planned to procure additional aircraft to minimise potential surveillance ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Project Sea 129 Phase 5 [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement Project Sea 129 Phase 5 was intended to acquire a new ISR UAS capability for the RAN. The aircraft was required to perform ...

• Landing craft and hovercraft

  Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirements Australia has set out requirements for a fleet of up to 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels - Medium (LMV-M) with the release of ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing

  VTOL UAV [New Zealand]

  Background Defence Capability Plan (DCP) In April 2025, the New Zealand government published the DCP, a document that is essentially a blueprint for what procurements ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | ISTAR Aircraft [South Korea]

  The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has a requirement for up to four intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft to supplement its ...

• Data links

  Data links | ISTAR Aircraft [South Korea]

  The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has a requirement for up to four intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft to supplement its ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | ISTAR Aircraft [South Korea]

  The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has a requirement for up to four intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft to supplement its ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | ISTAR Aircraft [South Korea]

  The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has a requirement for up to four intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft to supplement its ...

• ISR/special mission

  E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-130J) [USN]

  Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 [Italy]

  Programme Background Initial Procurement Italy submitted a $330 million FMS request through the Defence Security Cooperation Agency for four MQ-9A aircraft, four GCS and five ...

• Main battle tanks

  M1A2T Abrams [Taiwain]

  Programme Background Taiwan has had a long-standing desire to attain M1A1 or M1A2 Abrams from the US in order to replace elderly M60A3 TTS and CM11 ...

• ISR/special mission

  MC-27J [Algeria]

  Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...

• Submarines: nuclear/ballistic missile

  Dreadnought Class (Successor Programme) (1-4) [UK]

  Programme Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May ...