• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2022: Excalibur Army introduces Morana Howitzer

  14th June 2022

  The new system features a 155 mm gun with a 52 calibre barrel, a remote-controlled weapon station and a 12.7 mm machine gun for self-protection.

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2022: IAI Green Lotus surveillance system blossoms

  17th June 2022

  IAI unveiled its Green Lotus surveillance system, protecting assets from a range of aerial- and ground-based threats, at Eurosatory 2022.

• Naval Warfare

  India extends defence support to Vietnam

  20th June 2022

  Closer Indian and Vietnam strategic ties were underscored by the handover of a dozen Indian-designed interceptor boats to the Vietnam Border Guard.

• Defence Notes

  New MoU further cements Israel-Morocco defence ties

  24th March 2022

  IAI has agreed with the Moroccan trade and industry ministry to ‘promote dynamic and innovative bilateral economic cooperation in the fields of investment and technology’.

• Air Warfare

  Pakistan is confirmed as a TB2 user

  2nd June 2022

  The Turkish-built Bayraktar TB2 has found a new home in Pakistan.

• Digital Battlespace

  Eurosatory 2022: Aselsan debuts MEROPS 'crystal clear' extended range optical sight

  13th June 2022

  Aselsan releases MEROPS for UAV and other aircraft operators.

• Defence Helicopter

  Boeing and Sikorsky submit FLRAA proposal setting up crunch downselect decision

  1st April 2022

  The US Army looks to be in a strong position to assess which aircraft from Bell or Sikorsky-Boeing best fits its FLRAA requirements and make a downselect decision in the coming months.

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2022: Lithuania aims to order Caesar

  13th June 2022

  The Lithuanian defence minister intends to sign ‘the first letter of intent’ this week to acquire 18 Caesar 155mm self-propelled howitzers.

• Naval Warfare

  UDT 2022: DSIT presents KnightShield task force underwater security system

  7th June 2022

  DSIT has unveiled a new addition to its Shield family of underwater security systems.

• Air Warfare

  Spain orders 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets under Project Halcon

  23rd June 2022

  Spain has finally ordered 20 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets under Project Halcon, intended to replace Spanish Air Force F-18s based in the Canary Islands.

• Naval Warfare

  Taiwan seeks naval vessel support via FMS

  9th June 2022

  The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US (TECRO) has requested spare parts and related equipment for surface vessels operated by the  Republic …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2022: Morana SPH hits harder

  23rd June 2022

  The recently unveiled Morana 155mm SPH fires Extended Range Full Bore - Base Bleed ammunition out to 41.5km.

• Air Warfare

  Checkmate and Okhotnik face trouble despite positive spin from Rostec

  28th June 2022

  Western sanctions, imposed on Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, mean that Rostec will struggle to bring its much-vaunted Checkmate and Okhotnik programmes to fruition.

• Land Warfare

  US Army orders 120mm Abrams training rounds

  30th May 2022

  US Army separately contracts Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics for 120mm tank training equipment.

• Naval Warfare

  US Navy orders AN/SQQ-89 hardware and support services

  27th May 2022

  Lockheed Martin gains a maximum $291.92 million deal for AN/SQQ-89 shipset hardware installation, integrated logistics support, fleet maintenance support, and lifecycle sustainment.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Maritime patrol

  Long Range Patrol Aircraft [The Philippines]

  Programme Background On 10 July 2023, Elbit Systems announced that it had secured a contract for two long-range patrol aircraft. Although the customer was not ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  6x6 APC (Philippines)

  Programme Background The Philippine Army has identified an urgent need for new wheeled APCs, after the Battle of Marawi exposed shortcomings in its existing fleet ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8, Main battle tanks

  Tracked & Wheeled Light Tank (Philippines)

  Programme Background The decision to split the programme into a wheeled and a tracked element follows the belief of the Philippine Army that this will ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Magni-X (UK)

  Programme Background On 12 January 2022, Elbit Systems UK announced it had been awarded a contract from the UK MoD's Defence Equipment & Support's Future Capability ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project [UK]

  Programme Background Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project The British Army launched the RAS project to provide the "direction required to exploit emerging technologies to ...

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

  Watchkeeper X (Contracted) [Romania]

  Programme Background 2021 In mid-2021, the Romanian manufacturer Aerostar signed a collaboration with U-TacS to potentially produce the Watchkeeper X in Romania. U-TacS is a ...

• 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 ...

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

  Watchkeeper X (Uncontracted) [Romania]

  Programme Background 2021 In mid-2021, the Romanian manufacturer Aerostar signed a collaboration with U-TacS to potentially produce the Watchkeeper X in Romania. U-TacS is a ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Thor [Israel]

  Background Various Contracts On 3 December 2024, the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it had purchased “advanced drones and autonomous systems” from Elbit Systems in various ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A400M [Germany]

  Programme Background Germany originally said it would but 60 A400Ms, but when the program was re-baselined in 2010 reduced its planed off take to 53, ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Hermes 900 [Brazil]

  Programme Background First Batch (2014) In 2014, Elbit reported supplying the Hermes 900 to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The drone is called the RQ-900 in ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Hermes 900 [Undisclosed European Country]

  Background Various Contracts On 18 November 2024, Elbit Systems announced it had awarded various contacts with a combined $335 million to an undisclosed European country. ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Magni-X [Albania]

  Background Larger Deal In September 2025, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Albania announced that Elbit Systems would supply Albania with various military ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Hermes 900 [Thailand]

  Programme Background Requirement The Naval Acquisition Management Office (NAMO) of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) announced its intention to acquire one MALE UAV system comprising three ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Thor [Albania]

  Background Larger Deal In September 2025, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Albania announced that Elbit Systems would supply Albania with various military ...