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Uncrewed Vehicles
Military help UK police respond to Heathrow drone threat
9th January 2019
Britain's armed forces were supporting police Wednesday at London's Heathrow Airport after a drone sighting led to the suspension of all departing flights for nearly …
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Training
ADECS 2019: PLA emphasises force-on-force training
22nd January 2019
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is investing a lot of effort to improve the training of personnel, with the overarching goal to make combat training …
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Naval Warfare
Indian Navy inducts submarine rescue system
19th December 2018
The Indian Navy has inducted its new Deep Sea Submarine Rescue System into service at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The system is capable of …
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Naval Warfare
Canadian Coast Guard receives new SAR lifeboats
20th December 2018
The Canadian Coast Guard has received two new high-endurance SAR lifeboats that will be deployed for SAR missions in the West Coast region. The new …
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Special Operations
NSW seeks canine support
17th December 2018
US Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) is seeking to identify companies with the ability to provide “a full spectrum of Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) Support Services.” …
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Defence Helicopter
SB>1 Defiant first flight slips as 'minor discoveries' mount
12th December 2018
A number of 'minor discoveries' found during initial ground tests on the SB>1 Defiant Propulsion System Test Bed (PSTB), have caused first flight of its sister …
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Defence Helicopter
Bangladesh looks west for attack helicopters
4th December 2018
Bangladesh has approved the purchase of eight Western attack helicopters for the first time, these to be used by the air force to support the …
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Training
CAE simulators prepare RCAF aircrew for Mali mission
30th November 2018
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aircrew deploying to the United Nations Task Force in Mali were able to virtually experience the West African country on …
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Defence Notes
US gives Chad boats, trucks for fight against jihadists
19th November 2018
The United States on 16 November donated military vehicles and boats worth $1.3 million to Chad as part of a campaign against Islamist militancy in …
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Defence Notes
NATO exercises cyber defences as threat grows
30th November 2018
In a nondescript brick building on the snowy edge of Estonia's second city Tartu, soldiers in camouflage tap silently at computers. They are troops manning …
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Naval Warfare
USCG receives Terrell Horne FRC
7th November 2018
The US Coast Guard (USCG) received its 31st Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Terrell Horne, in Key West, Florida, on 31 October. This will be the …
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Land Warfare
Indo Defence 2018: Indonesia continues tests of R-Han 122B rocket
31st October 2018
Indonesia carried out test firings of its indigenous 122mm rocket R-Han 122B on 23-25 October at the Indonesian Air Force range in West Java. The …
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Naval Warfare
Indian Navy's DSRV in new testing
24th October 2018
JFD has completed sea trials of the Deep Search and Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) being delivered to the Indian Navy. The DSRV carried out underwater mating …
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Defence Notes
US serviceman among two killed in Ukrainian fighter jet crash
17th October 2018
Ukraine's military and the US Air Force said Wednesday that a US serviceman was one of the two pilots killed in a fighter jet crash …
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Land Warfare
British NATO troops to show post-Brexit 'commitment'
10th October 2018
A convoy of British troops landed in The Netherlands on Wednesday en route to NATO's largest exercise since the Cold War, pledging London's commitment to …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]
Following the delivery of OCEA's OPV 270, BRP Gabriela Silang (8301), to the Philippine Coast Guard in 2020, the service are planning to acquire a further two OPVs ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]
Following the delivery of OCEA's OPV 270, BRP Gabriela Silang (8301), to the Philippine Coast Guard in 2020, the service are planning to acquire a further two OPVs ...
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Light attack, Trainer
A-29 [Nigeria]
Earlier on 3 August 2017, the US State Department announced that it has approved a possible FMS of 12 A-29 Super Tucanos to Nigeria for ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)
The Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced plans for a locally constructed multipurpose ship for the Portuguese Navy in July 2018. The ship is to be ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)
The Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced plans for a locally constructed multipurpose ship for the Portuguese Navy in July 2018. The ship is to be ...
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OPVs
Viana do Castelo-class (Batch II - NPO3S) (5-10) [Portugal]
Programme Background Requirements The Viana do Castelo class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are used for maritime patrol and surveillance, fisheries protection, SAR, anti-drug and anti-arms trafficking, illegal ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
KUH-1 Surion [Iraq]
Programme Background Iraq's purchase of two KUH-1 Surion helicopters from Korea Aerospace Industries represents another step in increased defence cooperation between Korea and Iraq after ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)
Programme Background Requirements The NAVPOL is expected to feature a flexible and modular LPD design capable of amphibious operations and HADR tasks. Timeline The plans for ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-100 [Greece]
Background Trials On 2 August 2021, Schiebel's press release announced that the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Mi-26T2 Halo [Russia]
Programme Background The original Mi-26 was initially revealed to the West at the Paris airshow in June 1981. In terms of carrying capacity (weight and ...
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OPVs
Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]
Programme Background The Philippine Coast Guard has set its sights on having a fleet of five new OPVs in its quest to sustain monitoring of ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
New Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (NWJFAC) (1-31) [India]
Programme Background Requirements The Indian Navy is seeking replacements for a large proportion of its 19 46-49m-long waterjet-powered fast attack craft, several of which are approaching ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Nigeria)
Programme Background Domestic Production Possibility As reported by TurDef, a defence news outlet focussing on Turkey, in March 2023, İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria's ambassador to Ankara, stated at ...
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Maritime patrol
Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Singapore]
Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...
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Frigates
Daegu Class (FFX Batch II) [South Korea]
Programme Background The Incheon and Daegu classes are part of a re-capitalisation effort to replace the older Pohang-class corvettes and Ulsan-class frigates with a new FFX class ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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CESA
The CESA (Centre d’Essais et de Services sur les Systèmes Autonomes) UAV test centre is a collaboration between the Bordeaux TechnoWest technopole, DSAC (Directions de ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
RF-300H
The Falcon III RF-300H is Harris’s next-generation Falcon radio. The manpack solution was first presented at the AFCEA West conference on 21 February 2017. The ...
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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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Military helicopters - multirole
Bo 105
The Bo 105 was developed in West Germany by manufacturer Messershmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB). MBB has since been incorporated into Eurocopter/Airbus Helicopters. The helicopter was the first light ...
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OPVs
Kingston Class
The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...
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OPVs
Viana do Castelo Class
The Viana do Castelo class currently consists of four OPVs in service with the Portuguese Navy. The vessels entered service between 2011 and 2019, while ...
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Sea: procedural training
IMAT
DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Tornado ECR EW
The Panavia Tornado Electronic Combat Reconnaissance Aircraft (ECR) is a twin-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed and manufactured jointly by the governments and industry bases of Italy, ...
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Naval guns
RPK-8/ RBU-6000
RPK-8, also known as Zapad (West), is a rocket launcher system designated to provide protection against surface ships, enemy submarines and torpedoes. At the core ...
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Main battle tanks
Leopard 1
The Leopard 1 was developed from 1956-65 to meet the requirement of the West Germany Army for a new MBT to replace the US-supplied M47s ...
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Land: fire control systems
Fieldguard
Fieldguard is an active all-weather fire control system used to improve the accuracy of field artillery and multiple rocket launchers. Originally developed by Oerlikon Contraves ...
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Submachine guns
MP5
The MP5 is one of the most prolific 9mm SMGs in production, with more than 100 variants developed to meet the requirements of military, paramilitary ...
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Helicopter engines
T58
The T58 is a US turboshaft helicopter engine. Development commenced with a 1953 USN requirement for a helicopter turboshaft to weigh under 180kg while delivering ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
UH-60 Black Hawk Training Devices
FlightSafety offers UH-60A/L pilot training on their Black Hawk Level D simulator at West Palm Beach, Florida. The UH-60A/L pilot training features the company’s exclusive ...
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Patrol boats
RPB 33
The RPB 33 offshore patrol boat from France's Raidco Marine is designed for the use of naval forces to enhance maritime surveillance capabilities. This new ...
