• Land Warfare

  South Korea boosts rocket and missile inventory

  7th February 2017

  Due to the threat from its northern neighbour, South Korea is implementing plans to deploy greater quantities of Hyunmoo missiles, as well as a new …

• Land Warfare

  The year ahead: European land programmes

  4th January 2017

  In Europe, falling defence expenditure means that most countries are struggling to maintain significant force sizes that can sustain one medium sized operation at a …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon to upgrade partner nation Patriot

  3rd January 2017

  Raytheon will modernise the Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System of an unnamed partner nation under a direct commercial sales contract worth over $600 …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin receives $1.45b for PAC-3/MSE

  27th December 2016

  Lockheed Martin has received a $1.45 billion contract for production and delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Deal reached for Qatari early warning radar

  15th December 2016

  The United States Defence Secretary has announced that an agreement has been reached to allow Qatar to purchase a long range early warning radar (EWR) …

• Digital Battlespace

  Additional radars targeted for Kuwait

  14th December 2016

  Kuwait looks likely to expand its military radar coverage following the US State Department approval of a foreign military sale (FMS) to the country for …

• Land Warfare

  Unilateral approach to collective defence

  14th December 2016

  Efforts among the countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to form a collective capability in defending against missile attack from potential regional …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon signs $225 million Patriot contract

  1st December 2016

  Raytheon has announced that it signed a contract with an undisclosed customer in October to provide additional capability for the user’s Patriot Integrated Air and …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon to upgrade Dutch Patriot system

  10th October 2016

  Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the Royal Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation to upgrade its Patriot integrated air and missile defence system with the …

• Land Warfare

  PAC-3s intercept TBM targets

  26th September 2016

  As part of a US Army-led missile defence flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, two Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles successfully intercepted …

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2016: Warsaw provides clarity on Wisla, sort of

  14th September 2016

  After a week of mixed messages from the Polish government about its purchase of a new air-and-missile defence system, Warsaw has reiterated its intention to …

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2016: MEADS back in running for Wisla

  8th September 2016

  The door has seemingly swung wide open for MEADS International as the Polish government makes it clear it is prepared to play hard ball to …

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2016: New SkyCeptor offered to Poland

  6th September 2016

  Raytheon has unveiled the SkyCeptor interceptor at the MSPO exhibition in Kielce and plans to include the hit-to-kill missile in its offering to Poland as …

• Land Warfare

  PAC-3 MSE interceptor achieves IOC

  17th August 2016

  The US Army has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor, Lockheed Martin announced on 16 August. The PAC-3 MSE uses …

• Digital Battlespace

  Israeli defences put to the test

  12th July 2016

  Israel’s integrated defence architecture has been put to the test in an integrated ground test carried out by the Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) in …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Ballistic Missile Defence [Finland]

  Background Finland's 2025-2036 Long-Term Defence Plan allocated $1.7-2.6 billion for two long-range air defense systems designed against short-range ballistic missiles, with delivery targeted from 2029 and ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  GEM-T Missiles [Sweden]

  Background A coalition of European countries has signed a $5.6-billion contract to procure 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) interceptors under the auspices of the NATO Support ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Long Range Air Defence [Norway]

  Background Following a 2023 report which bluntly stated that the Norwegian military was not ready for war and that particular gaps existed in air defence in ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  4x4 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle [Poland]

  Programme Background The Polish Army wants to replace legacy Soviet equipment procured during the Cold War with new NATO-standard platforms to enhance its interoperability with ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  VH-92A Helo Executive Helicopter

  Background In 2014, Sikorsky was awarded a US$1.24 billion contract to provide six VH-92As with 17 options to USMC for Marine Squadron One. These aircraft ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  MSAM Replacement [Norway]

  Background Kongsberg's NASAMS has been one of the export successes of recent years in the GBAD sector; however, the Norwegian Government recognises that there will ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  SAMP/T NG [Denmark]

  Background In May 2026, Denmark ordered the European SAMP/T NG long-range air defence system.  Denmark's defence agreement for 2024 to 2033 allocated between 19 and ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  David's Sling [Finland]

  Background On the fourth of April 2023 Finland joined NATO; on the fifth of April 2023 Finland announced a €317 million ($344 million) acquisition of Israel’s ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  4x4 Armoured Vehicles [Slovakia]

  Programme Background First Tender The Slovakian Army requires multipurpose tactical vehicles to provide increased protected mobility for its troops. To meet this requirement, the Slovakian ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  High Mobility Armoured 4x4 Tactical Vehicles [Latvia]

  Programme Background Requirement The procurement of high-mobility 4x4 armoured vehicles is part of an initiative to replace a diverse fleet of utility vehicles currently in ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  4x4 Tactical Vehicles [Slovakia]

  Programme Background The Slovakian Army requires multipurpose tactical vehicles to provide increased protected mobility for its troops. To meet this requirement, the Slovakian MoD launched ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Swiss Air 2030 - Combat Aircraft [Switzerland]

  Programme Background Switzerland began the latest phase of flight and ground tests on 8 April 2019. In June 2019, Saab announced that the company’s in-development ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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  ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Patriot 4x4

  The Patriot is an MPV designed by CSG Defence's Excalibur Army.

• Surface-to-air missiles

  MIM-104E PAC-2 Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical ballistic missile (GEM-T)

  An upgrade to the PAC-2 missile, the Guidance Enhanced Missile TBM (GEM-T) is designed to defeat tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or enemy aircraft in ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Patriot II

  The Patriot II multipurpose 4x4 armoured vehicle is a further development of Excalibur Army's original Patriot.  Longer and heavier than its predecessor, the Patriot II ...

• Data links

  MIDS LVT-2/11

  The MIDS LVT-2/11 is a self-contained mobile system that provides a ground link for simultaneous coordination of air, land and maritime forces. The system can ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  SkyCeptor

  The SkyCeptor missile is a multi-mission interceptor developed collaboratively by Raytheon and Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is a derivative of the Stunner missile ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  MIM-104F PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

  The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) is an advanced variant of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile, designed to provide enhanced performance in air and ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  T815 Patriot

  Excalibur Army introduced the T815 Patriot Medium Armoured Tactical Multi-Mission Vehicle (MATMMV) at the June 2018 Eurosatory exhibition. The first prototype of the company-funded vehicle ...

• 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 ...

• Data links

  PADIL

  The PATRIOT Digital Information Link (PADIL) is a secure point-to-point, full-duplex link for exchanging information between PATRIOT battalions and batteries at a rate of 32Kb/s. ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  MIM-104 C/D/E (Patriot PAC-2)

  The MIM-104C Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) designed for air-defence duties. The original ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  MIM-104 A/B Patriot (PAC-1)

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

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/MPQ-65

  The AN/MPQ-65 is a C-band passive electronically scanned phased array radar designed for the PAC-3 surface-to-air missile defence system.

• Surface-to-air missiles

  MIM-104F Patriot PAC-3 (CRI)

  The MIM-104F Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) is a long-range, medium- to high-altitude, all-weather air defence missile designed to ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Patriot R2

  The new-generation Patriot R2 UAS is used for military and civil/commercial applications and provides reconnaissance support. It was designed in response to fighting that occurred ...