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Air Warfare
UK MoD and Hypersonix commit to hypersonic missile deal
16th July 2024
Australia’s Hypersonix Launch Systems has signed a deal with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) to help the UK develop hypersonic missiles for the Hypersonic Technologies and Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) initiative.
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Digital Battlespace
Just Released: Space Technology Report
3rd October 2024
Why space is an essential part of modern military capabilities
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Land Warfare
Introducing the MITR-M1 Half Mask: Tactical respiratory protection for every scenario
13th February 2025
Counter terrorism, specialist firearms officers, special forces, explosive breaching, drug interdiction, riot control, indoor/outdoor shooting, environmental disaster response, first response, prisons and corrections: tactical operators across law enforcement, first responders, and the military face a vast array of low-mid level respiratory threats in their day-to-day operations.
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Land Warfare
Jackal 3 in full-scale production as 53 more are ordered by British Army
19th September 2024
Babcock will build an additional 53 High Mobility Transporter (HMT) Jackal 3s for the British Army in partnership with Supacat.
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Land Warfare
US Army makes moves on new artillery system to plug M109 gap
17th October 2024
Contracts have been awarded for the Self-Propelled Howitzer Performance Demonstration programme as the US Army attempts to address issues related to its 155mm field artillery capacity.
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Naval Warfare
UK SMEs bid for Royal Navy warship work under new agreement
22nd August 2024
The MaST programme will open up non-combat supply chains to SME providers around the UK.
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Air Warfare
Italy looks to advance development of airborne electronic warfare initiatives
14th October 2024
Italy’s ELT Group involvement in airborne electronic warfare initiatives, including developing systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon and future sixth-generation combat aircraft, has been focused on integrated sensing, non-kinetic effects and communications.
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Defence Notes
Turning the Hiroshima Accord into Action: Enhancing UK-Japan Defence Collaboration (Studio)
17th July 2024
The UK-Japan strategic partnership leverages joint defence initiatives, advanced technologies, and SME integration to enhance military capabilities, foster innovation, and ensure regional and global stability through collective action and effective project management.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2024: Elbit to roll out new 155mm artillery system
16th October 2024
Elbit Systems of America has been nearing completion of its first 155mm/52 cal SIGMA self-propelled artillery system, designed to enhance the US Army’s artillery capabilities with increased range and mobility.
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Air Warfare
General Atomics’ MQ-9B passes full-scale second lifetime fatigue test
15th October 2024
The MQ-9B is General Atomics' most advanced remotely piloted aircraft. The fatigue test was the second of three lifetimes of testing for the aircraft, the equivalent of 80,000 hours.
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Land Warfare
Contract signed for delayed US Air Force E-7A deal
14th August 2024
The UK and US have ordered the Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system which is already operated by Australia (E-7 Wedgetail), South Korea (Peace Eye) and Turkey (Peace Eagle).
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Land Warfare
Romania opens the chequebook and reorganises as it watches Russian aggression
22nd November 2024
Romania is retiring old systems, some Soviet, and replacing them with western equipment from countries such as Sweden and Turkey and boosting existing modern fleets.
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Air Warfare
Boeing has completed Phase 2 UAV testing in UK
19th July 2024
Boeing completed the second phase of its UAV testing in the UK with an Air Launched Effect mission to identify and jam an ‘enemy’ signal.
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems thinks littorally with new ship designs
6th December 2024
The shape of littoral combat is evolving, but will the Littoral Strike Craft from BAE Systems meet the needs of navies?
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Land Warfare
GM Defense gears up for flag to drop on British Army infantry vehicle requirements
24th September 2024
The UK’s Light Mobility Programme (LMP) has been delayed and altered but a timeline has now been outlined and companies have begun jockeying for position.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
H135 (UK)
Programme BackgroundAirbus Helicopters UK announced on 2 February 2022 that it has won an order to provide five additional H135 twin-engine helicopters for the MoD. The ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme [UK]
Programme Background The next-generation platform concept is part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which sought to deliver a Future Combat Air System ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing
FPV & Attack Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK & Norway]
Background £450 million On 11 April 2025, the UK MoD announced a £450 million package for Ukraine, which included £350 million from the UK from this ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Fleet Solid Support (FSS) (1-3) [UK]
Programme Background Requirement The 2015 Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR) highlighted the requirement for three Military Afloat Reach & Sustainability (MARS) Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ...
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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 ...
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Fighter - multirole
Typhoon Tranche 3A - Qatar
As a part of the agreement to sell Typhoon, the UK is establishing a ‘Joint Operations Squadron’ (to be known as 12 Squadron) with the ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Mobile Fires Platform [UK]
Programme Background Post-Cold War Requirements Following the end of the Cold War, the UK operated a single 155mm artillery system, the AS90. The UK procured ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Ukraine - UK supplied Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC)
Programme Background It was first reported in late September 2020 that the UK could provide eight Barzan-class fast attack craft to Ukraine. The platform has been ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
AR3 (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Background £270 Million investment On 15 September 2025, the UK MoD noted that, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the UK ...
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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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Fighter - naval
F-35B [United Kingdom]
Programme Background The total cost of the currently funded programme as reported through the UK Major Projects Report is expected to be £10.5 billion ($13.5 ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
30,000 FPV Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Programme Background IDCC On 9 January 2025, the UK MoD announced that 30,000 FPV drones would be sent to Ukraine after the awarding of £45 million ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8A Poseidon [UK]
Programme Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CATV [UK]
Programme Background CATV The CATV programme was initiated in 2019, when the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden signed an MoU to share acquisition costs for ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
New Medium Helicopter (NMH) [UK]
Programme Background NMH Market Interest Day On 11 November 2021, the MoD communicated the requirements of the £1 billion ($1.34 billion) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
UK MFTS
The Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is a private finance initiative involving the MoD and Ascent, a JV of Lockheed Martin and Babcock, which was ...
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Trainer
Phenom 100
Phenom 100 is a very light jet originally developed for single owner-pilot operation but later gained popularity as a jet trainer aircraft. The platform first ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
CAE 700MR
The CAE 700MR FTD is a full mission simulator platform for military helicopter-specific flight and mission training. It is a fixed-base system based on CAE's ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
UK MSHATF
The Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) opened for training at RAF Benson, England in July 1999. It provides training services to personnel from ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
UK/ARC341 (ADRA)
The Advanced Digital Radio Airborne (ADRA) provides a Bowman VHF radio capability to helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. It is fully compatible with the Bowman VHF ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
AUKUS SSN
The AUKUS-SSN will be the submarine design resulting from the AUKUS trilateral pact between Australia, the US and the UK. Expected to incorporate technology from ...
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Major networking projects
Project Marshall
The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
ASTOR FBFCT
The Fixed Base Flight Crew Trainer (FBFCT) is a Level 5+ FTD for the UK RAF’s Airborne Standoff Radar (ASTOR) platform. The ASTOR FBFCT is ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
BvS10 Beowulf
BAE Systems Hägglunds launched the BvS10 Beowulf articulated tracked ATV at the September 2015 DSEI exhibition in the UK. The Beowulf is an unarmoured variant ...
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Light UGVs
T7
The T7 is a multi-mission robotic system designed for military, police and hazardous missions. At DSEI 2017, the UK MoD awarded the Harris Corporation a ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
CAPSTONE
CAPSTONE is a rotary-wing UAV manufactured by Certe Aerospace, which collaborates with various UK-based defence companies. Described as a sovereign, scalable, air power capability, CAPSTONE performed ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Sparta
Unveiled in mid-2025, the Sparta is a fixed-wing small UAV from Quantum Systems. It is a mothership that can host and launch smaller drones, such ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
ADR+ Bowman VHF/Centaur
The ADR+ is the VHF vehicle and manpack radio member of the ADR family of VHF radios developed initially for the UK Bowman programme. The ...
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Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems
Vicon 78
Thales’ Vicon-78 is a lightweight countermeasures dispensing system. The system is featured in several integrated defence systems, and is capable of firing both chaff and ...
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Air-to-surface missiles
Storm Shadow/SCALP EG
The Storm Shadow is an air-launched cruise missile developed by France, Italy and the UK. It is known as the Storm Shadow in the UK ...
