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Naval Warfare
RN's future Type 32 will have autonomous offboard focus
9th November 2021
The future Type 32 frigate will bolster the size of the RN escort fleet.
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Defence Notes
Watchdog suggests changes to DoD acquisition process
3rd November 2021
The US Government Accountability Office has released a report criticising US defence procurement as ‘inefficient, cumbersome, and bureaucratic’.
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Air Warfare
USMC buys two previously leased Reapers
21st October 2021
Marine Corps used a ‘try before you buy’ approach with a pair of MQ-9A Reapers.
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Air Warfare
Zephyr flying high and setting records
14th October 2021
Airbus’ Zephyr has proved its capabilities are out of this world as it set a new world record for absolute altitude for this class of UAS at 76,100ft.
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Air Warfare
Japanese naval helicopter prototypes are delivered
3rd October 2021
Japan's navy will adopt the Seahawk-based SH-60L helicopter as its successor to the current SH-60K fleet.
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Defence Notes
SecDef funds Princeton Infrared Technologies’ SWIR EO seeker
5th October 2021
Princeton Infrared Technologies announces SBIR award for the development of a new SWIR EO seeker.
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Digital Battlespace
RAFAEL's BNET SDR – A New Level of Tactical Communications (sponsored)
16th September 2021
The BNET™ Family is a Spectrum-Aware Software Defined Radio and Network Architecture addressing the challenges of future digitised warfare.
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Air Warfare
Korean UAVs rise to the fore at Seoul ADEX
21st October 2021
South Korea is one of the leading innovators in UAVs in Asia, with different concepts on display at Seoul ADEX 2021.
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Air Warfare
General Atomics demonstrates C2 for MUM-T
6th September 2021
A demonstration MUM-T flight in late August involved an MQ-20 Avenger and a modified King Air 200.
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Air Warfare
Australia courts Romeo after divorcing Taipan
12th October 2021
Australia is expanding its fleet of naval helicopters, consolidating upon the MH-60R as its platform of choice.
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Naval Warfare
Thales explores maritime applications for Acusonic shot detector
30th September 2021
Acusonic would allow small craft operating near coastlines or riverbanks to detect the location of threats.
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Defence Notes
USAF funds SWIR targeting and tracking camera
20th September 2021
Princeton Infrared Technologies has been awarded a contract from the USAF to develop an SWIR camera.
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Air Warfare
DSEI 2021: Tekever and Aerovel announce collaboration
15th September 2021
Aerovel’s Flexrotor will be incorporated into Tekever’s line of UAS as part of a new collaboration agreement.
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Naval Warfare
NZ places order for high-speed craft
21st September 2021
New Zealand has ordered three high-speed boats for MCM and reconnaissance tasks.
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Air Warfare
DSEI 2021: Thales, Schiebel partner to fill maritime ISTAR requirement
21st September 2021
Thales and Schiebel have already conducted flight trials in the UK of an unmanned ISTAR platform.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
V-Bat [USN]
Background Core Requirement Fundamentally, the USN requires a UAV that can be flown from its ships in austere environments without dedicated launch or recovery equipment. ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R Seahawk (Saudi Arabia)
The sale is aimed at improving Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats from enemy weapon systems, provide the capability to identify, engage ...
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AEW&C
E-2D - USA
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) is an all-weather, twin engine, carrier-based, Airborne Command, Control and Surveillance aircraft designed to extend task force defense perimeters. The ...
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Corvettes
Tuo Chiang Class (Batch I) [Taiwan]
Programme Background Requirements The multi-purpose corvette Tuo Chiang-class is made up of an initially smaller corvette and the first-in-class ROCN Tuo Chiang (not included in this programme value), followed by ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (Follow-On) [Germany]
In 2021, Germany awarded a contract to Hensoldt for the Kalaetron integrated SIGINT system to be installed on three Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, forming the Persistent ...
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Data links
Data links | Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (Follow-On) [Germany]
In 2021, Germany awarded a contract to Hensoldt for the Kalaetron integrated SIGINT system to be installed on three Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, forming the Persistent ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (Follow-On) [Germany]
In 2021, Germany awarded a contract to Hensoldt for the Kalaetron integrated SIGINT system to be installed on three Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, forming the Persistent ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (Follow-On) [Germany]
In 2021, Germany awarded a contract to Hensoldt for the Kalaetron integrated SIGINT system to be installed on three Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, forming the Persistent ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Persistent Surveillance / High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) [Japan]
Programme Background Drone Appetite Released in December 2022, the Defence Buildup Programme (DBP) called on the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to replace some human assets with ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R [Spain]
Programme Background On 16 March 2022, the US State Department approved an FMS to Spain for eight MH-60R helicopters and associated equipment and weaponry for $950 ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - rotary-wing
First-Person View (FPV) UAV [USMC]
Background Request for Information (RFI) In December 2025, a US government procurement website posted an RFI concerning a USMC acquisition of 10,000 drones, mostly first-person view ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System (CADDS) [US]
Background CADDS Concept In early February 2026, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) stated that it required the ability to rapidly deploy large quantities of UAS ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System (MAPSS) [India]
Background Order In January 2026, ThePrint reported that the Indian Army had placed an order worth Rs 168 crore ($20 million) with NRT for the ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
Maritime Operations Helicopters Block 2 (South Korea)
Programme Background The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) was seeking additional naval helicopters under its Maritime Operations Helicopter Batch 2 (MOH2) project. It represented a ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)
Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
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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Light UGVs
Dragon Runner
The Dragon Runner UGV, manufactured by QinitiQ, has two versions: the Dragon Runner 10 (DR10) and the slightly larger Dragon Runner 20 (DR20). All Dragon ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
MPU5
The MPU5 (WR-5100) has been described as a smart MANET radio, designed for connectivity, interchangeable frequency module, stream HD video and integrated Radio over IP functionality. ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Sentinel
First displayed at DSEI 2023, Sentinel is a tethered drone from Drone Evolution. Designed to support various applications, such as increased ISR, EW and communications, ...
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Data links
MiMMC
Microsat Man-Packable Mission Command (MiMMC) is a satellite-based BLoS communications system providing the ability to extend mission command applications including voice, video and data transfer ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Orion HL
The Elistair Orion Heavy Lift (HL) is a rotary-wing tethered UAV designed for use as a persistent relay solution to form part of a secured mobile network. ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
SOVERON VR
Designed by Rohde&Schwarz;, the SOVERON VR is a ruggedised vehicle SDR that supports the V/UHF band. Notably, it comes with a built-in amplifier and a cosite ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System (MAPSS)
The Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System (MAPSS) is a solar-powered UAV developed by NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT). An evolution of the High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS), ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
SOVERON HR
The SOVERON HR5000 is a multiband handheld radio that supports two voice channels and IP data transmission in parallel. Developed by Rohde&Schwarz;, it is in ...
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EO/IR systems
AWAPSS
The AWAPSS is an airborne surveillance system developed by BAE Systems. It is designed to perform persistent day-and-night surveillance. The system integrates advanced electro-optical (EO) ...
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Medium UGVs
Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT)
The Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) UGV is designed to be a multirole, rugged, small-unit forcemultiplier. Able to operate in remote-controlled, tethered or tele-operated modes, it ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
MIPR
The Military IP Radio (MIPR) is described as a next-generation tactical IP radio designed to deliver high-speed broadband data communication to the battlefield. Modular and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Orion
The Orion is a twin-engine UAS capable of flying for over 100h at a time with large payloads. The system has a length of 40.2m, ...
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Major networking projects
BACN/RAIDER
Battlefield Airborne Communications Node/Rapid Attack Information Dissemination Execution Relay (BACN/RAIDER) is a MANET experiment in which a BACN radio network gateway aboard an RB-57 Canberra ...
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Light UGVs
Talon
The Talon is a medium-sized tactical UGV that was first introduced in 2000. Manufactured by QinetiQ, the drone is described as a multi-mission Explosive Ordnance ...