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  • Defence Helicopter

    Defense Services Asia: Bell and Deftech seek joint venture

    16th April 2014

    Bell Helicopter has announced its intention to form a strategic alliance with Malaysian defence manufacturer Deftech to seek out industrial joint-venture opportunities in the region. …

  • Naval Warfare

    Defense Services Asia: Oto Melara promotes Vulcano

    15th April 2014

    Finmeccanica subsidiary Oto Melara has used the Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition to promote its guided ammunition technology to the ASEAN market. Speaking to media …

  • Land Warfare

    Kuwait Warrior contract expected from June

    14th April 2014

    US gun manufacturer, ATK, believes a contract for the upgrade programme on Kuwait’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) could be awarded as soon as June. The company …

  • Defence Notes

    Defence Services Asia: Malaysia MoD points to ASEAN joint ventures

    13th April 2014

    Malaysia’s defence minister has expressed his concern over existing financial constraints and highlighted the joint venture approach with other ASEAN countries as the most efficient …

  • Land Warfare

    Defence Services Asia: Malaysian Army boss highlights developments

    10th April 2014

    General Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor, Chief of the Malaysian Army, spoke to Shephard about how the service is overcoming the difficulties …

  • Defence Notes

    Defence Services Asia: Export decision allows Japan to target SE Asian market

    10th April 2014

    Japan’s removal of its arms export ban could offer up opportunities for defence sales to Southeast Asian countries, government officials have divulged. The news follows …

  • Defence Helicopter

    SAS14: V-22 office readies for navy order

    8th April 2014

    The V-22 Joint Program Office is preparing itself for the potential order of 48 of the tiltrotors for the US Navy, which it is hoping …

  • Defence Helicopter

    VXX presidential helicopter advances

    2nd April 2014

    The US VXX Presidential helicopter acquisition programme was slated to commence system development in March, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Philippines buys new Bell 412s

    28th March 2014

    The Philippines has signed a signed a contract worth more than $100 million with the Canadian Commercial Corporation for eight Bell 412 utility helicopters. Fernando …

  • Defence Helicopter

    France, UK finally commit to FASGW(H)/ANL

    28th March 2014

    Some five years after signing a statement of intent to jointly pursue a next-generation helicopter-launched surface attack missile, the UK and France have finally committed …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Qatar announces $24 billion in defence contracts

    28th March 2014

    The Qatar Armed Forces has awarded an estimated $24 billion in defence contracts for the purchase of tanks, helicopters, missiles and other weapons, it was …

  • Land Warfare

    UK advances Army 2020 plan

    27th March 2014

    The UK Ministry of Defence has implemented the first phase of its Army 2020 re-structuring programme with the launch of Force Troops Command (FTC), which …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Brazilian Air Force selects Hermes 900 UAV

    26th March 2014

    Elbit Systems will supply a Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) under a new contract announced on 26 March. …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DIMDEX: Middle Eastern C4ISR requirements evolve

    26th March 2014

    The Middle East is experiencing a change of mindset in the area of C4ISR procurement, according to Thales. Speaking to Shephard at DIMDEX on 26 …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UK to test Paveway IV from Reaper UAV

    26th March 2014

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering the testing of the Raytheon Paveway IV laser guided bomb on-board the RAF’s MQ-9 Reaper UAV, the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    H-145M-Luxembourg

    With a MTOW of 3.7t, the H145M can be used for a wide range of tasks, including troop and passenger transport, surveillance, air rescue, reconnaissance ...

  • Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

    RapidRanger [Portugal]

    Background In October 2024, Portugal signed a contract through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for the supply of three Thales RapidRanger systems, part ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    RQ-11 Raven B [Portugal]

    Methodology PGO The programme is completed; thereby, by default, it has a PGO of 100% Programme value and quanity required As noted above, the contract, ...

  • AEW&C

    Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-10) [NATO]

    Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's Alliance ...

  • Military UAS - micro

    Anafi UKR [Finland]

    Background Announcment On 18 December 2025, the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command announced it would acquire the Parrot Anafi UKR under a EUR 15 million ($17.88 ...

  • LTVs - 4x4

    MRZR D4 [Belgium]

    Background In September 2025, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded Polaris a framework agreement to supply vehicles across the alliance. This framework is intended to ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    CLRV [Luxembourg]

    Background Requirement The Luxembourg MoD wants to replace the Luxembourg Army's fleet of 42 AM General M1151 HMMWV Up-Armoured (UA) and 48 KMW Dingo 2 ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    Patroller (Armed) [Greece]

    Background Unarmed purchase The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announced in June 2023 that Greece had contracted four unarmed Patroller MALE UAVs from Safran ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    Bayraktar TB2 [Poland]

    Programme Background Requirement Under the Gryf programme, the Polish MoD identified the need for an indigenously produced MALE UAV to provide ISTAR and strike capabilities at ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    Patroller (Unarmed) [Greece]

    Programme Background Contract Award On 20 June 2023, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announced at the Paris Air Show that Greece had signed a contract with ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Vector [Belgium]

    Background Contract award In December 2025, the Council of Ministers approved the purchase of new reconnaissance and surveillance drones to support troops in Romania and Lithuania ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A330 MRTT (1-9) [NATO]

    Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A330 MRTT Follow-On [NATO]

    Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    VTLB [Portugal]

    Background The Portuguese Army planned to allocate funds for the procurement of 167 VTLBs during the Military Programming Law running from 2015 until 2026. These ...

  • Military UAS - micro

    Nordic Micro-UAV [Finland]

    Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. One of these ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    MIM-104E PAC-2 Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical ballistic missile (GEM-T)

    An upgrade to the PAC-2 missile, the Guidance Enhanced Missile TBM (GEM-T) is designed to defeat tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or enemy aircraft in ...

  • Major networking projects

    JBMC2

    Formerly overseen by US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), Joint Battle Management Command and Control (JBMC2) brings together several different programmes and initiatives to support improved ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    Deployable Joint Fires Trainer (DJFT)

    MVRsimulation’s DJFT is a portable joint fires training solution designed to provide a quick deploy capability for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Forward Observers to train ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships, Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Joint Support Ship

    Navantia Australia's Joint Support Ship design was unveiled at Pacific 2019. The platform is intended to fulfil the Royal Australian Navy's requirements for new multirole ...

  • Data links

    Joint Tactical Terminal

    Leonardo's Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) family of products provides Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) capability to air, land and naval platforms. According to the manufacturer, over 1,200 ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Mantis i23

    AeroVironment's Mantis i23 EO/IR payload is designed to conduct ISR from the Raven UAV. The system features a laser illuminator in addition to its 5MP daylight ...

  • Patrol boats

    Coastal Patrol Vessel

    In March 2024, Vera Navis unveiled a trimaran vessel design concept, which is being developed as a solution for the future class of Coastal Patrol Vessels ...

  • ISR/special mission

    E-8C Joint STARS

    The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (STARS) is an ISR aircraft based on the 707-300 airliner. It is fitted with an 8-meter-long, canoe-shaped radome ...

  • Major networking projects

    ACT

    Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is leading at strategic command level the transformation of NATO’s military structure, forces, capabilities and doctrine. It is working to enhance ...

  • Guided munitions

    AGM-154 JSOW

    The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a joint United States Navy (USN)/United States Air Force (USAF) programme with the USN as the lead service. ...

  • Land: fire support simulators

    IDF

    Development of the CFFT system in support of the US Army led to the Indirect Fires Training (IDF) line of products focusing on joint fires ...

  • Tiltrotors

    V-22 Osprey

    The V-22 Osprey is a joint-service multirole combat aircraft manufactured by Bell and Boeing in a joint venture. The platform has tiltrotor technology to combine a helicopter's vertical performance with ...

  • Major networking projects

    DIB

    The Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Integration Backbone (DIB) is being established as common infrastructure for DCGS to provide a cost-effective, interoperable, net-centric enterprise solution ...

  • Land: C2 simulators

    Joint Warfare Training Center

    This system provides multi-level simulation of joint forces operations (Air Force, Army and Navy) for training of tactical proficiency of divisions', brigades' and battalions' commanding ...

  • Land: battle management systems

    Joint Battle Command - Platform

    Joint Battle Command - Platform (JBC-P) is a networked mission command information system designed for the US Army and USMC. It can provide real-time blue ...