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Defence Helicopter
First USAF Ospreys arrive in UK
30th June 2013
The first US Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to be permanently based in the UK have arrived at RAF Mildenhall, England. …
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Land Warfare
CGS say UK must be prepared for future deployments
28th June 2013
British politicians must be prepared to deploy troops on challenging overseas operations when national interests are at stake, the head of the British Army has …
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Digital Battlespace
Chemring to develop EW solution for Australian market
27th June 2013
Chemring Australia will develop an Australian-designed, manufactured and supported Electronic Attack solution under a new grant awarded by the Australian government. The $3.07 million Priority …
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Military Logistics
Briggs wins MoD handling equipment contract
26th June 2013
Briggs Equipment will supply, manage and maintain a mixed fleet of mechanical handling equipment for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) under a new contract …
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Land Warfare
DE&S highlights industry opportunities on UK armour programmes
24th June 2013
The UK Armoured Vehicles Programme team is expected to spend about £350 million this year and about £10 billion over 10 years, the head of …
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Military Logistics
UK DE&S outsourcing transactions to DSG
24th June 2013
The UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Armoured Vehicles Programme will outsource the contract management of repairs to the Defence Support Group (DSG) next month. …
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Defence Notes
UK cements second place in global defence exports
21st June 2013
UK defence and security exports have increased by £3.5bn to £11bn between 2011 and 2012, making it the second largest exporter behind the US. According …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Paris Air Show 2013: Europe questions UAV progress
21st June 2013
European UAV development has been slow at best in recent years, but industry is confident that indigenous designs will impact the market in the years …
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Digital Battlespace
Paris Air Show 2013: FAB-T alternative passes CDR
21st June 2013
Raytheon has confirmed that it has completed its CDR as part of its Family of Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) Alternative contract with the US Air Force, …
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Military Logistics
Northrop Grumman announces UK Sentry FQIS order
20th June 2013
Northrop Grumman will design, develop, integrate, test and support a Fuel Quantity Indicator System (FQIS) for the UK’s Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UK MoD selects ScanEagle UAV for Royal Navy
20th June 2013
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £30 million contract that will see the Insitu ScanEagle become the first maritime specific unmanned aerial …
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Military Logistics
DVD 2013: British Army and industry links to deepen
20th June 2013
Industry will have to develop its relationship more with the British Army and less with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to secure future equipment …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Paris Air Show 2013: Thales keeps on watching
19th June 2013
As the British Army’s Watchkeeper programme creeps closer to completion, the manufacturing teams behind it remain committed to the cause and the certification process it …
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Defence Helicopter
Paris Air Show 2013: AgustaWestland’s Project Zero makes debut in Paris
19th June 2013
AgustaWestland has displayed its ‘Project Zero’ all-electric tiltrotor technology demonstrator for the first time at the Paris Air Show. James Wang, AgustaWestland’s vice president of …
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Military Logistics
Supacat, Navistar team for UK’s protected mobility fleet
19th June 2013
Supacat and Navistar Defence have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a team to deliver collaborative future support to the UK Ministry of …
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 ...
