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Naval Warfare
New collision between Greek and Turkish ships in Aegean
4th May 2018
Greece on 4 May said one of its warships had collided with a Turkish ship in the Aegean Sea, the latest in a series of …
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Land Warfare
US Army grapples with future operating concepts
10th May 2018
As the threat from near-peer adversaries looms once again over Western nations, the US is having to re-learn operating concepts that have laid dormant for …
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Defence Notes
USCG commandant calls for trust building in arctic region
9th May 2018
Russia and China may be rushing to plant their flag in the melting arctic circle but now is the time to strengthen ties and build …
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Defence Helicopter
Ukraine developing flexible fuel tanks for Mi-24
24th April 2018
UkrOboronProm is working on a Ukrainian project to produce flexible fuel tanks for the Mi-24 helicopter, the company announced on 20 April.UkrOboronProm has teamed with …
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Digital Battlespace
AUVSI 2018: Colorado’s wildfire operations aided by apps
30th April 2018
Colorado's fire services are exploring the benefits that smartphone apps could bring in providing crews on the ground greater situational awareness in combating the wildfires …
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Defence Notes
Turkey to consider Greek soldiers' case if coup suspects returned
22nd April 2018
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 21 April said his government would consider the case of two Greek soldiers jailed in Turkey if Athens extradited …
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Digital Battlespace
Blighter books Indian Blighter order
26th April 2018
Blighter Surveillance Systems has received a contract for its Blighter B400 series E-scan micro Doppler ground surveillance radars from India’s Tata Power Company, Blighter announced …
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Digital Battlespace
Industry readies for Patriot radar replacement requirements
2nd May 2018
The US Army is expected to release technical requirements for the replacement Patriot radar system in the coming months, ahead of the next phase of …
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Training
US Marine Corps evaluates Marathon Targets
19th April 2018
Although initially looking at Marathon Targets’ robotic target in 2011, the US Marine Corps (USMC) is now conducting a field user assessment trial that is …
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Naval Warfare
Chinese carrier leads live fire drill in East China Sea
24th April 2018
China's sole aircraft carrier has led a flotilla of naval vessels in a ‘live combat drill’ in the East China Sea, the latest show of …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2018: Tigon goes on trial in Malaysia
16th April 2018
Hanwha Defense Systems selected DSA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur as the location to unveil its new Tigon 6x6 armoured wheeled vehicle. In fact, soon after the …
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Special Operations
SOF explores unmanned naval platform
20th April 2018
The US Navy has conducted its latest demonstration of Textron Systems’ Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) as it considers a variety of concepts of operation …
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Defence Notes
Canadian vice admiral in court over leak charge
10th April 2018
The former second in command of Canada's military briefly appeared in court 10 April to face a charge that he leaked cabinet secrets related to …
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Defence Helicopter
HMS Queen Elizabeth completes helo trials
28th March 2018
The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has returned to UK waters after completing Chinook and Merlin helicopter trials. The trials were carried out …
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Military Logistics
Saab awarded flight safety equipment work
22nd March 2018
Saab has signed an agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding the maintenance of technical system support for flight safety equipment, the company …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Project Vixen [UK]
Programme Background Project Goal The Royal Navy uses Leonardo crewed Merlin (AW101) helicopters fitted with CROWSNEST pods to provide airborne early warning capabilities for carriers. An early ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Akinci [Pakistan]
Programme Background 'Brotherly Ties' On 14 January 2022, the Pakistan government unveiled its first-ever National Security Policy. As reported by Shephard, the policy emphasised 'brotherly ties' with ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat 128 [Canada]
Programme Background Requirement Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) was seeking a platform for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) that would significantly expand its surveillance range ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Project [Japan]
Programme Background Requirement The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) operated a few dozen Chinese-made UAVs that conducted SAR and surveillance activities. The drones performed well and ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-100 [Greece]
Programme Background Trails A 2 August 2021 Schiebel press release announced the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) (1-2) [India]
Programme Background Requirements The units will perform multi-role support functions such as maritime surveillance & patrol, launching/recovery of torpedoes and operation of various types of ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)
Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...
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Military UAS - tactical
RQ-7B Shadow v2 Block III (USA)
Programme Background The first iteration of the Shadow UAS, the Shadow 600, was first introduced in 1992 and since then Textron has had a longstanding ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
DEF129 (Small UAS Plus) [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement The army wanted up to 17 SUAS+ systems with a life of six years. The tender said the UAV would be issued ...
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MPVs - 4x4
4x4 Armoured Vehicle (Unknown)
Programme Background The Estonian military wants to replace its fleet of soft-skin troop transports with 4x4 and 6x6 armoured vehicles. This will improve the survivability ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Hermes 900 StarLiner [Switzerland]
Background Contract Information In September 2015, under the Reconnaissance Drone System 15 (ADS 15), the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (VBS) awarded Elbit ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions [Japan]
Programme Background Appreciation of Loitering Munitions After years of not operating loitering munitions and armed UAVs, Japan's position towards them has changed. Belatedly, the MoD realised ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Heavy IFV [Poland]
Programme Background Requirement Due to the perceived threat from Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, Poland has accelerated and expanded its plans to modernise its ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Project Vampire [UK]
Programme Background Prior RN Tests Project Vampire began in 2021, before the January 2022 Phase 1 tender announcement. In September 2021, as part of Vampire, a Banshee ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Indian-Made MALE UAV [India]
Programme Background Requirements As of late 2023, the Indian tri-service plan was reportedly to acquire 155 indigenously produced MALE UAVs alongside 31 MQ-9B drones from General Atomics (GA-ASI), ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Medium UGVs
Mission Master XT
Part of Rheinmetall's Mission Master family, The Mission Mater Extreme Terrain, or Mission Master XT, is a rugged UGV designed to accompany troops in challenging environments ...
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Matternet M2
The Matternet M2 quadcopter UAV has been certified by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation for full logistics operations over cities. The platform is ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Tigon
Hanwha Defense Systems selected DSA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur as the location to unveil its Tigon 6x6 armoured wheeled vehicle. The company conducted a fortnight-long ...
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Military - USVs
Sentinel - Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT)
Sentinel is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) built from the decommissioned HMAS Maitland , a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Armidale-class Patrol Boat.
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LTVs - 4x4
VOS-APP
The Arquus VOS-APP is a 6x6 support vehicle currently under trial with the French SOF. Acting as a replacement for the 1970s-vintage ACMAT VLRA, the VOS-APP is the ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
KUS-VT tiltrotor
The KUS-VT is a tiltrotor UAV that first flew in October 2013 and was exhibited at ADEX 2013. The aircraft is designed to have a ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
M1150 ABV
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) project, launched by the USMC in 2002, is a joint programme to meet the requirements of both the US ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
HQ-60
Similarly to other platforms in the L3 Technologies Hybrid Quadrotor (HQ) and Fixed-Wing Rotator family (see separate entries) of VTOL fixed-wing UAVs, the HQ-60 has ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Gray Eagle STOL / Mojave
Unveiled in December 2021, the Mojave is a MALE UAV demonstrator aircraft. The Gray Eagle STOL, or GE STOL, is a production variant of the demonstrator. It ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Archer
The Archer is a short-range UAV being developed for India by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Based on the Rustom I and inspired by Bayrakar's ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Flamingo Mk3
The Flamingo Mk3 entered production in July 2017 and is based on the Flamingo Mk2. The Mk3 has been designed to provide a 65% increase ...
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Loitering munitions
Mace
Mace is a loitering munition developed by UAC, a Czech-Ukrainian company that is a subsidiary of DeViro. The electric-powered, catapult-launched UAV can host various warheads, including HEAT, thermobaric and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
United 40 Block-5
The United 40 was unveiled at the Dubai Airshow 2011 and is a MALE UAV with a twin-wing configuration and a hybrid turbine-electric engine. The ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Samarthak Class
The Samarthak-class consists of two Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) being built by Larsen & Toubro for the Indian Navy. The ships will perform multi-role support functions such as maritime ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Phantom 380-X1
The Phantom 380-X1 is a 4x4 multipurpose armoured vehicle produced by Thailand's Panus. It is powered by a six-cylinder turbo engine with an undercarriage capable ...
