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Land Warfare
“A staggering rate of change”: how experience combating IEDs is being applied to the C-UAS arena
10th June 2026
The scale of the current escalation in drone attacks is fuelling demand for C-UAS technology that must address a rapidly evolving and expanding threat. Against this background, important lessons can be learned from the battle against IEDs, with networked responses and dispersed capabilities essential to deliver enduring protection.
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Naval Warfare
Eurosatory 2026: Schiebel’s frigate-first strategy indicates a shift in UAV competition
19th June 2026
Schiebel is pursuing opportunities in the UK and France while leveraging its integration with Naval Group’s FDI frigate programme to create new naval business across Europe.
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Air Warfare
Eurosatory 2026: MBDA and Thales look to civilian industry for loitering munition scale-up
19th June 2026
Thales and MBDA have taken steps to ensure the mass production of their respective loitering munition offerings at Eurosatoy, teaming with civilian manufacturers. These moves come amid France’s push towards sovereign drone production and continued market expansion.
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Air Warfare
FIA 2026: Raytheon UK offers Red Kite as ‘high-low mix’ weapon for RAF
21st July 2026
Raytheon UK has unveiled Red Kite, a sovereign precision weapon built on the Stormbreaker airframe, betting on digital engineering to deliver affordable stockpile mass for the Royal Air Force.
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Naval Warfare
Can the West keep up with China’s “XXL” uncrewed submarines?
12th January 2026
The UK, the US and Australia have all been working on “extra-large” uncrewed underwater vehicles, but China’s reported development of a significantly larger capability demonstrates the country’s rapid advancement in underwater warfare.
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Naval Warfare
Baltic naval priorities shift towards mine warfare and versatile platforms
17th July 2026
Baltic states are investing in mine warfare, uncrewed systems and multirole platforms as major warship purchases remain scarce, industry sources indicate.
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Air Warfare
Hezbollah’s fibre-optic drones expose Israel’s counter-UAV gap in southern Lebanon
3rd June 2026
Israel is working to close a counter-drone capability gap exposed by Hezbollah's fibre-optic systems, drawing on battlefield lessons from Ukraine to replace improvised defences with targeted solutions.
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Naval Warfare
India’s mine countermeasure drive triggers rush of new partnerships
17th July 2026
Parallel procurement pathways for crewed mine countermeasure vessels and uncrewed systems underline a shift towards next-generation mine warfare for the Indian Navy.
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Defence Notes
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
12th June 2025
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
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Defence Notes
New UK armed forces minister frames High North defence as vital to “homeland security”
16th July 2026
The UK’s Minister for the Armed Forces Louise Sandher-Jones made her first appearance in the role before the House of Commons Defence Committee this week to highlight efforts to improve capability in the High North.
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Naval Warfare
Kraken’s Royal Navy USV contract signals next step in crewed-uncrewed integration
12th March 2026
The UK Royal Navy’s rapid procurement of uncrewed platforms aligns with the force’s strategic shift towards a fleet better equipped to handle modern threats.
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Land Warfare
France’s artillery rocket competition aims for sovereign solution as contest enters decisive phase
13th July 2026
France’s requirement for a replacement MLRS is intended to provide the country with a sovereign capability to bolster the country’s strategic autonomy, with a final platform expected to be in service by 2030.
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Defence Notes
Nuclear costs crowd out key defence priorities in UK investment plan, say SDR authors
8th July 2026
The UK government’s Defence Investment Plan has been criticised by the authors of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 which formed the basis of the plan. The SDR’s external reviewers told the country’s defence committee how the plan misses the mark.
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Air Warfare
Germany could secure greater influence through sixth-generation fighter partnership with Sweden and Spain
27th October 2026
Germany is assessing potential pathways for a future sixth-generation fighter capability, including discussions with GCAP partners and Sweden.
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Air Warfare
Could CUAS demand open a new market for armed trainer aircraft?
6th July 2026
As affordable counter-drone solutions become a military priority, repurposing training aircraft could emerge as a credible option to prepare for emergency scenarios.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
Puma 3 AE (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Military Aid - $300 Million On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine to "bolster Urkaine's capacity ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1165 Special Ops HMMWV [USA]
Background The HHMWV, or Humvee, has been in US service since 1983. The M1165A1B3 is a special operations variant of the platform. In 2015, the US ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (16 March 2022 & 13 April 2022) On 16 March 2022, President Biden announced $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine through ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 600 (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background $300 Million USAI (1 April 2022) On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine following ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank [US]
Programme Background As IAI stated in a 19 January 2023 press release, it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support ...
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Military UAS - mini
Puma LE [Kosovo]
Background Contract Award On 21 January 2022, the US Department of Defence (DoD) announced that AeroVironment had been awarded an $11.01 million firm-fixed contract for Puma ...
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Loitering munitions
ALTIUS-600M (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background On 24 February 2023, the US DoD announced that the Biden Administration had released an additional aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1152A1B2/M1165A1B3 HMMWV [USA]
Background The HMMWV has been in US service since the 1980s. Despite the introduction of newer platforms, the US DoD continues to utilise the platform ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1165A1B3 HMMWV [USA]
Background The HMMWV has been in US service since the 1980s. Despite the introduction of newer platforms, the US DoD continues to utilise the platform ...
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Loitering munitions
Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Background Presidential Drawdown Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 million Presidential Drawdown security ...
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Military UAS - small
Puma 2 AE [Estonia]
Programme Background The US DoD announced that it had awarded AeroVironment an $8.868 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply an undisclosed number of RQ-20B Puma AE ...
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Loitering munitions
Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS): Switchblade [US]
Background DoD contract On 27 August 2024, the US DoD announced that AeroVironment had been awarded a ceiling of $990 million hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV-30 PRTV [USA]
Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...
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Military UAS - MALE
XQ-58A Valkyrie [USMC]
Programme Background Contract Award On 30 December 2022, the US DoD announced that it had awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems a $15.52 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) (TH-57 Replacement)
Programme Background Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Pistols
M9
M9 is the US DoD designation for the military-specification 9mm Beretta 92FS, selected in 1985 to replace the 45cal M1911A1 in US service. Sales to ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Igla/SA-18
The 9K38 Igla (US DoD designation SA-18, NATO reporting name Grouse ) IR-homing MANPADS was developed by KBM and entered service in 1983 to meet the requirements ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank
Point Blank Weapon System is a hand-launched electro-optical VTOL-capable loitering munition developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has been awarded a contract by the US ...
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Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 3
Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
BAT-850
Pathfinder's BAT-850 VSAT is a carbon fibre, tri-band terminal with auto-acquisition capability. Suitable for flyaway (case-based) and vehicle-mounted applications, it is in service with the ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
URC-300
The URC-300 is a software-defined radio designed for line-of-sight, ground-to-air communications in particular. Introduced in 2020, it adheres to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards as well ...
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Air: aerial targets
BQM-177A/i
The BQM-177A subsonic aerial target (SSAT) was designed for the USN, and the BQM-177i is the export variant. The BQM-177 provides realistic threat emulation for ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
Banshee Tactical Radio
Developed by Fenix Group, the Banshee Tactical Radio (BTR) is a communications system that uses 4G/LTE connectivity to provide secure mesh networking capability on the ...
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Crew-served grenade launchers
Striker 40/MK47
General Dynamics is systems integrator for the Striker 40 (MK47 AGL in US service). The complete system comprises the weapon, AN/PWG-1 Lightweight Video Sight and ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
AN/ARC-231 Skyfire
The AN/ARC-231 Skyfire is an airborne VHF/UHF/LOS and DAMA SATCOM system. This system supports US DoD requirements for airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice, data ...
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Air-to-air missiles
9M39 Igla-V
The 9M39 Igla-V (‘needle’) is a Russian IR homing SAM adapted for helicopter use. It is an air-launched version of the Igla MANPADS, which the ...
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Military UAS - HALE
Global Observer
The AeroVironment Global Observer HALE UAV was a developmental HALE UAV designed for various civil, commercial and government applications. Development of the platform began in 2007 ...
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Directed energy weapons
CLWS
Developed by Boeing, Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS or CLaWS) is a medium-range, low-power laser C-UAS system. According to the reports, the CLWS prototype has ...
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Weapon sights for day use
CompM4/M4s
The US DoD has bought over one million Aimpoint sights since 1997. The US Army is now fielding the CompM4s as the latest version of ...
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Heavy machine guns
M2HB
US Ordnance is one of two US M2HB heavy machine gun manufacturers which has received multi-year contracts to supply weapons to the US DoD. The ...
