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Naval Warfare
Houthis intensify attacks against vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
17th June 2024
The rebel group has been using uncrewed surface vessels, UAVs and missiles to target ships.
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Air Warfare
NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability moves ahead with development contracts
26th July 2024
The Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) programme is a transnational effort across NATO to replace a range of helicopters which are expected to begin retiring from the mid-2030s.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall looks to strengthen position in US as it bids for $60 billion in contracts
15th August 2024
The US has major vehicle contracts looming, a challenge for the small number of large companies, but Douglas Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology has identified Rheinmetall America as potential new player.
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Air Warfare
US Air Force tests low-cost method to defeat surface vessels from the air
14th August 2024
The demonstration was conducted under the QUICKSINK programme in partnership with the US Navy.
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Land Warfare
US Army’s MAPS Gen II to reach full-rate production decision later this year
9th May 2024
The US Army has recently completed initial operational test & evaluation and is Collins Aerospace’s next-generation mounted assured PNT solution.
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Land Warfare
US Army looks to composite components to reduce weight of ground vehicles
22nd August 2024
The army has requested nearly US$1 billion to fund initiatives related to increasing mobility and payloads of in-service platforms in FY2025.
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Land Warfare
MBDA announces new VSHORAD system at Farnborough International Airshow 2024
23rd July 2024
The VSHORAD supersonic single-operator interceptor air defence system was unveiled at Farnborough.
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Naval Warfare
What does the arrival of the USS Wasp in the Mediterranean Sea mean for US European and African Commands?
3rd July 2024
The vessel is intended to boost the US deterrence in the region and de-escalate tensions between Israel and Lebanon.
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Land Warfare
Challenger 3 programme promises capability upgrade as first delivery milestone approaches
23rd August 2024
The British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) will replace existing Challenger 2s with a smaller but more capable fleet of vehicles with improved protection and notably a 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun firing an Enhanced Kinetic Energy round. The programme is advancing rapidly with several hurdles cleared in the past year.
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Defence Notes
How Chinese and Russian ambitions are forcing US posture in the Arctic to shift
25th July 2024
The recently released 2024 DoD Arctic Strategy established lines of action to improve US extreme cold-weather capabilities against perceived threats from China and Russia throughout the region.
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Defence Notes
Defence business booms and order books build on the back of Russia–Ukraine war
9th August 2024
The half yearly and second quarter results of defence companies show mostly substantial increases in order books and sales, as supplying Ukraine, buying new equipment and replenishing stocks boosts contracts.
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Land Warfare
Major call for shift towards defence-focused advanced manufacturing practices made at DVD 2024
19th September 2024
Defence leaders called on the industry to be more proactive in supply chain design, but noted that while the use of modern technological solutions to streamline the supply chain was vital, it could have significant downstream societal consequences.
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems Hagglunds’ latest CV90 IFV on show in Paris
17th June 2024
The newest member of the CV90 family of vehicles features a new turret and more internal space for crews.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Specialist solutions: the growing importance of niche UAS in defence
31st July 2024
DARPA and Northrop Grumman outline plans for the XRQ-73 uncrewed aerial system with hybrid-electric power, which will join the growing ranks of highly specialist UAV designs.
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems shows Bofors 40mm naval gun as Tridon Mk2 land air defence system
13th June 2024
The Tridon Mk2 has been designed to be vehicle agnostic, building upon the mature Bofors 40mm naval gun with a focus on defeating UAS, aircraft, missiles and rockets.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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OPVs
Offshore Patrol Vessels [Thailand]
Programme Background Timeline It was reported in April 2021 that the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is considering procuring an additional OPV in the fiscal year ...
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OPVs
Taepyungyang Class (14) [South Korea]
The South Korean Coast Guard (KGC) currently operates 13 Taepyungyang-class large patrol vessels or also referred to as an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) but the Eastern ...
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OPVs
Specialised Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel [New Zealand]
Programme Background Requirements Plans for a new OPV for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) first came about in April 2016. The RNZN wants to ...
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Trainer
Hawk Trainer Replacement [UK]
Background The UK has outlined plans to replace the country's Hawk T1 and Hawk T2 trainers, allowing the aircraft to be retired. The Hawk T1 ...
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Trainer
Hawk 127 Replacement (Future Lead-In Fighter Training System- Project Air 6002 PH1) [Australia]
Programme Background Requirements The RAAF is seeking a future solution that provides a ‘relevant, adaptable, affordable and safe LIFTS out to 2050’ for training pilots ...
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Trainer
M-345 (Future procurement) [Italy]
Background Development On 29 December 2017, Aermacchi's M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) prototype aircraft successfully completed its first flight from Venegono Superiore airfield in Varese, ...
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Light attack, Trainer
M-345 (1-18) [Italy]
Background Requirement Italy has operated the MB-339 trainer platform since 1982, procuring 137 aircraft in total. These older airframes required replacement, with the Italian Air ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Cheongung Block III [South Korea]
Background South Korea's Defense Project Promotion Committee approved the basic strategy for the development of M-SAM Block III (Cheongung Block III). The system will modernise South Korea's ...
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Light attack, Trainer
M-346 [Poland]
Methodology PGO As this programme is complete, the PGO is 100%. Units required A total of eight units were required for this programme. This includes ...
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OPVs
Taepyungyang Class (15) [South Korea]
Programme Background Timeline The South Korean Coast Guard (KGC) currently operates 13 Taepyungyang-class large patrol vessels, also referred to as offshore patrol vessels (OPV), but ...
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Light attack, Trainer
M-346 [Egypt]
Background 2022 negotiations According to various media reports published throughout 2022, Egypt was expected to sign an agreement covering the production of 20 M-346 training ...
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Light attack, Trainer
M-346FA [Austria]
Programme Background The Italian Government issued a a Determinazione a Contrarre (DaC) to officialise a Government-to-Government contract on 5 May 2025, with the Direzione degli Armamenti Aeronautici ...
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Trainer
M-346 [Greece]
Background Contract award In April 2021, Elbit Systems was awarded a $1.65 billion contract to set up Hellenic Air Force International Flight Training Centre. The deal ...
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Hybrid effector systems
M-SHORAD Increment 1 [USA]
Background The US Army is developing a new maneuver short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD) to perform short-range air defense (SHORAD). Under this programme, there are ...
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Light attack
M-346 Procurement (1-24) [Nigeria]
Programme Background On 9 December 2023, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Chief of Air Staff Marshal Amao said the country expects delivery of 54 new ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
NavStorm-M
BAE Systems' NavStorm-M is a gun-hardened, integrated anti-jamming and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for artillery rounds, bombs, missiles, and uncrewed systems. It was revealed ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
LN-251
Northrop Grumman's LN-251 is an Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) solution. It is an integrated navigation system with an embedded 12/24 channel, All-In-View, Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module ...
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Air: chaff/flare/decoy systems
M-206 IR Decoy Flare
BAE Systems' M-206 Flare is an infrared decoy dispensed from the host aircraft to decoy infrared-seeking missile threats away from the aircraft.
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4074ED SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS
The KN-4074EB SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS has an enhanced capability for the KN4074E with P(Y) code equivalent DGPS corrections.
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Military - UUVs
Talisman M
The Talisman UUV family is designed by BAE to provide flexibility for inshore MCM and harbour surveillance. The Talisman M is a demonstrator system used ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Common Open Reuse Environment
The Lockheed Martin Common Open Reuse Environment (CORE) is an integrated glass cockpit and avionics solution that can interact with both civilian and military systems. ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
ADA Anti-Jamming System
The ADA is an airborne GNSS anti-jamming solution manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is designed to protect avionics systems from GPS jamming by using digital ...
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UAS: communication systems
N-100-6 GPS Antenna
The N100-6 GPS antenna offers a polarimetric solution for multiple element outputs, and has been designed to provide a significantly reduced size aperture for anti-jam ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
PRC-434G/CS
The PRC-434G/CS personal survival radio is a handheld, lightweight transceiver that is capable of responding to interrogations transmitted by the airborne location system. Short-burst transmissions ...
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Military - UUVs
Talisman L
The Talisman Littoral (L) is a UUV designed by BAE. It is derived from the larger Talisman M and repackages it into a two-man portable system for ...
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Subsystems: visual
EuroSim
EuroSim is a configurable simulator tool used to support all phases of space and non-space programmes through real-time simulations with a person and/or hardware-in-the-loop, and ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4074E
Produced by Kearfott, the KN-4074E SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on various uncrewed or crewed applications, including fixed- and rotary-wing ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS
Kearfott’s KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS system offers a low weight and small-size navigation system for a variety of rotary- and fixed-wing unmanned and manned aircraft ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS
The KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on a range of manned aircraft applications, fixed- and rotary-wing ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Fast Interceptor Craft
The Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) is a high-speed insertion craft developed and built by VT Halmatic, now part of BAE Systems Maritime. According to BAE ...