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Land Warfare
Romania approved for additional $280 million Patriot Air Defence System buy
29th April 2025
The possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) from the US will cover the system and any related equipment with Lockheed Martin and RTX as primary contractors.
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Naval Warfare
Canada begins work on heavy polar icebreaker to protect its high-Arctic sovereignty
4th April 2025
The vessel, made under the auspices of the country’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, will be the first heavy icebreaker built in Canada for over six decades.
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Naval Warfare
HALO programme decommissioned by US Navy in favour of LRASM upgrades
22nd April 2025
The programme was due to be at full operational capability in the US Navy by 2031, but has been pulled over cost and timeline concerns.
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin wins three new DoD naval contracts including on Littoral Combat Ships
28th February 2025
Lockheed Martin has won contracts and contract modifications on systems and platforms ranging from missile systems and naval helicopters to Littoral Combat Ships.
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Land Warfare
Tiberius Aerospace promises big on capability and accuracy with new artillery rocket
20th May 2025
Tiberius Aerospace has deep roots in the entrepreneurial high-technology Silicon Valley in the US with its owners having established or been involved with major technology companies such as Nest, Veritone, Apple and Google. The owners shifted from this world to that of defence at the outbreak of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Land Warfare
British Army considers purchasing the NEMO 120mm mortar turret for the Patria 6×6
7th July 2025
Babcock is offering the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) 6×6 for one of the elements of the UK Land Mobility Programme (LMP). It would be a replacement for some of the UK’s existing armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) fleets including the FV432 which is now some 70 years old.
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Defence Notes
Companies post mostly rosy results but warn of potential dark clouds
25th April 2025
First quarter 2025 results have been dropping for companies in the past week but many of the US results come with a health warning in their forward-looking aspects about the potential impact of actions by the Trump administration.
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Air Warfare
Boeing beats out Lockheed to scoop NGAD $20 billion contract
21st March 2025
Designated ‘F-47’, the sixth-generation fighter will serve as a replacement for Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor, currently in service with the USAF.
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Air Warfare
Sikorsky signs $313 million maintenance contract for Australian Navy MH-60Rs
3rd March 2025
The extension of its partnership with the Royal Australian Navy comes as the latter is increasing its fleet size, anticipating 12 further aircraft to be delivered by 2036.
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Air Warfare
US lawmakers signal F-35 investment commitment of $10.7 billion in FY2026
17th June 2025
Although it remains unclear how the US DoD has advanced in fixing issues with the F-35 programme, the multi-billion dollar fund has been included in the FY2026 defence bill.
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Air Warfare
MBDA’s Meteor completes first F-35B test flight
28th February 2025
The US Marine Corps’ aircraft conducted the first test flight of the missile from Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin awarded $2.8 billion THAAD development contract
7th February 2025
The contract amount for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System will support its continued development over the next five years, with two options to extend for up to 10 years.
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Air Warfare
Aselsan conducts live-fire test of Gözde guidance kit with F-16 aircraft
5th March 2025
The test is a first for the kit, developed via a partnership between Aselsan and Tübitak SAGE, to hit a high-speed moving target.
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin wins contract to build the Trident II D5 Life Extension missile
4th February 2025
The company will also invest in new production facilities to service the ongoing need for the D5LE2.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy sends second destroyer to patrol its own southern border
26th March 2025
The USS Spruance will help enforce anti-smuggling and anti-immigration laws.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Destroyers
Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class (1-3) [Canada]
Background Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with next-generation surface ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Uplift SHORAD UOR [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against the ...
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Destroyers
Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class (4-15) [Canada]
Background Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with next-generation surface ...
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Fighter - multirole
Future Fighter Capability Project [Canada]
Background Canada’s defence policy estimates the acquisition of the aircraft, associated equipment and setup to enable entry into service will cost C$15-19 billion (US$12.9-14.5 billion). However, by ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Future Aircrew Training Program [Canada]
Background The FAcT requires to graduate 120 pilots, 40 combat systems officers and 36 airborne electronic sensor operators per year with 15% fluctuation. Training services are ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...
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Trainer
Future Aircrew Training Program [Canada]
Background Requirement The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Canada’s Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium Range Air Defence [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
New Medium Helicopter (NMH) [UK]
Background NMH Market Interest Day On 11 November 2021, the MoD communicated the requirements of the £1 billion ($1.34 billion) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V [Jordan]
Background 2022 FMS On 3 February 2022, the US State Department announced that it has approved a potential sale of 12 F-16 C Block 70 aircraft, ...
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Transport
C-130J (Replacement) [Italy]
Background C-130J history Italy originally procured 20 C-130J aircraft between 2002 and 2005. In March 2022, a US$402.8 million (€380 million) contract for technical support ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V Block 70 [Bahrain]
Background Contract award In 2018, the US government awarded a US$1.12 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to produce 16 F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bahrain, ...
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Frigates
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
Programme Background The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was developed in 2003 as a cheap and fast way to increase the size of the fleet ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)
Background In 2010, the USAF announced the replacement of the HH-60G with a new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), and in 2012, the request for proposals ...
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AEW&C
Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-10) [NATO]
Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's Alliance ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
CMS 330
Lockheed Martin Canada's CMS 330 is a combat management system designed as a modern, affordable solution for mid-life upgrades in particular. Initially developed for the ...
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Submarine-launched torpedoes
Mk 48 Mod 7AT CBASS
The MK 48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) is the latest variant of the Mk 48 torpedo family manufactured by Lockheed Martin and ...
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Land: coastal surveillance radars
JORN
The Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) is an over-the-horizon, three-radar surveillance system manufactured by Lockheed Martin. It is deployed across three radar locations in Australia ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-7(V)1
The AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a solid-state naval surveillance radar produced and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The system is expected to be fully integrated into programmes for ...
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Military UAS - mini
Indago
Indago is a small quadrotor UAV with VTOL. It is equipped with a large-screen handset and is marketed as 'whisper-quiet' with a noise level of ...
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Destroyers
River Class (Type 26)
The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK Royal Navy, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy ...
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Ship-launched torpedoes, Submarine-launched torpedoes
Mk-48 Mod 6AT ADCAP
The Mk-48 ADCAP (Advanced Capability) is the improved version of the Mk-48 family. Development started with the Mk-48 Mod 5 and continues to the present ...
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Trainer
Phenom 100
Phenom 100 is a very light jet originally developed for single owner-pilot operation but later gained popularity as a jet trainer aircraft. The platform first ...
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Military - UUVs
Lamprey MMAUV
The Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (MMAUV) is a UUV designed by Lockheed Martin. The UUV is intended as an autonomous companion submersible to a ...
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Sea: sonar systems
TB-37(U)/AN/SQR-20
The TB-37(U) is a Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA) sonar developed by Lockheed Martin as the primary contractor, with L3Harris contributing to the production and providing Towed ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Vectis
Unveiled in September 2025, the Vectis is a fixed-wing UAV developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works as a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) designed to operate ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
AN/TPQ-53
The AN/TPQ-53 counterfire target acquisition radar can track incoming rounds at a range of 60km when using its 90° search mode or at 20km range ...
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Naval: RF/IR/acoustic decoys
ALEX
Lockheed Martin’s Automated Launch of Expendables (ALEX) can be integrated into an EW suite or act as a standalone system. Modularity allows a number of ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Lockheed Martin Next Generation Short Range Interceptor
US-based Lockheed Martin is competing for the US Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) programme with its QuadStar missile. The programme aims to replace ...
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Heavy UGVs
AMAS
The Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) is a multi-platform kit designed to integrate low-cost sensors and control systems onto US Army and USMC tactical vehicles ...
