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  • Defence Notes

    China set to receive S-400 air defence system from Russia

    16th April 2015

    After prolonged negotiations that have spanned years, it appears China is finally purchasing the Almaz-Antei S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile (SAM) system from Russia. This was …

  • Naval Warfare

    SAS 2015: US Navy moves on LCS mission packages

    14th April 2015

    Development of the mission packages (MPs) for the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is speeding up with a busy two years coming up. Speaking …

  • Land Warfare

    First LRIP M109A7 howitzer delivered

    13th April 2015

    The first M109A7 155mm self-propelled howitzer was delivered to the US Army on 9 April that represented the beginning of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP). Formerly …

  • Naval Warfare

    SRSAM cleared for Indian Navy

    10th April 2015

    Following a seven-year wait India’s Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the way for production of the Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SRSAM) for the Indian Navy. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Pakistan enjoys attack helicopter choices – American, Chinese or Russian?

    10th April 2015

    Pakistan has several choices as it seeks to expand its army attack helicopter fleet – American, Chinese and Russian. On 6 April 2015 it emerged …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy funds one LCS from Lockheed-led team

    3rd April 2015

    The US Navy has awarded a contract modification for a fully-funded 2015 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) from the Lockheed Martin-led industry team, as announced by …

  • Land Warfare

    China a stalwart of UN peacekeeping missions

    1st April 2015

    China, which currently has 2,370 personnel engaged in United Nations peacekeeping missions, is being lauded as a stalwart of such international endeavours. The majority of …

  • Naval Warfare

    Japan inducts largest warship since WWII

    30th March 2015

    Japan formally received JS Izumo, its largest new warship since the end of World War Two, at the IHI Marine United shipyard in Yokohama on …

  • Land Warfare

    Puma AIFV enters service amid spiralling costs

    27th March 2015

    The German Army’ new Puma AIFV will enter operational service in early April. But the Puma acquisition programme that started in 2002 has been hampered …

  • Military Logistics

    UK to sign 13 year LCST contract with Leidos

    26th March 2015

    Following successful negotiations, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced its intention to sign a 13 year logistics programme contract with Leidos on 24 March. …

  • Land Warfare

    Ukroboronprom suggests T-72 tank upgrade

    25th March 2015

    Ukroboronprom has suggested an upgrade of around 300 T-72 tanks currently in the Ukrainian Army reserve to improve the defensive capabilities of the Ukrainian armed …

  • Military Logistics

    Babcock delivers generator set in HMS Penzance

    24th March 2015

    Babcock has delivered and fitted a new generator set for HMS Penzance under the Sandown Volvo Generator Programme (SVGP), the company announced on 19 March. …

  • Military Logistics

    NFS awarded US naval nuclear work options

    23rd March 2015

    Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS), a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox (B&W), has won contract options for work under the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion programme, as …

  • Naval Warfare

    China ‘confirms’ construction of second aircraft carrier

    23rd March 2015

    Everyone has known for a long time that China is indigenously building a second aircraft carrier to bolster the solitary Liaoning imported from Ukraine. In …

  • Digital Battlespace

    LIMA 2015: HeiTech improving simulation in Malaysia’s armed forces

    22nd March 2015

    HeiTech Defence Systems is stretching its technological boundaries with its Simulated Interactive Maintenance Aid (SIMA), which was designed to help Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Golden Eagle (Ukraine Aid) [NATO Member]

    Programme Background 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the usage and effectiveness of micro and mini UAV platforms ...

  • 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 ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Patria 6x6 (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]

    Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Latvia has been part of the allied coalition providing Ukraine with military support. Previous Latvian ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 (Ukraine Aid) [Denmark & Sweden]

    Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine was the recipient of a number of Western systems, many of which ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    KF41 Lynx [Ukraine]

    Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine has sought to acquire a range of different Western platforms to replace its older Soviet ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Norway]

    Programme Background September 2024 On 3 September 2024, the Norwegian government announced that "Ukraine will get more drones donated to their frontline, and more air ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Bison & Coyote (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]

    Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Canada has been one of several NATO countries to supply Ukraine with continuous support. ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    RQ-35 Heidrun (Ukraine Aid) [Germany]

    Programme Background Early 2024 On 28 March 2024, the German Federal Government provided an update on the military aid it had given to Ukraine. In ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Volat V2 [Belarus]

    Programme Background The MZKT-690003 Volat V2 is an amphibious 8x8 IFV designed by the Belarusian Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant. The Volat V2 is intended to ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Drone40 (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]

    Programme Background In August 2022, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a think tank, held a podcast with Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, in which ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    SkyRanger R70 (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]

    Programme Background On 19 February 2024, the Canadian Defence Minister, Bill Blair, announced that the country would donate more than 800 SkyRanger R70 UAVs to ...

  • LTVs - 4x4

    Ermine (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western governments have sought to provide as much assistance as possible to the Ukrainian ...

  • Tanks

    Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]

    Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia becomes the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...

  • Military UAS - micro

    Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]

    Programme Background In April 2024, while in Lviv, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles announced a new AU$100 million military assistance package for Ukraine. This reaffirms ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    Il-78M

    Based on the Il-76 transport, the Il-78 convertible tanker/transport aircraft first entered service in 1974 and was followed three years later by the improved Il-78M ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Shark

    The Shark is a fixed-wing catapult launched ISR UAV developed by Ukrspecsystems. The Shark-D is the original variant; an improved Shark-M variant was unveiled in early ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Bayraktar TB2

    The Bayraktar TB2, or Bayraktar-2, is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAV developed and manufactured by Baykar. The platform can conduct ISR and armed attack missions and has a ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Orion / Orion-E

    The Orion, sometimes called the Inokhodets, is the first Russian-manufactured MALE UAV that has been designed to carry out a wide variety of military surveillance applications. Russia has ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Forpost / Forpost-R

    The Forpost was a variant of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Searcher Mk II produced under license in Russia until 2016. Following US pressure, Israel refused to ...

  • Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

    SNAR-10M1

    The SNAR-10M1 is a mobile, armoured, self-propelled radar system manufactured by Almaz-Antey. It is designed with an automatic coordinate readout for locating moving ground and ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMP-1

    The BMP-1 (Bronevaya Maschina Piekhota-1) is a tracked amphibious IFV that was developed in the Soviet Union during the 1960s.  Entering service with the Soviet ...

  • Land: air defence radar

    Nebo-SVU

    The Nebo-SVU is an air defence radar distributed by Rosoboronexport in Russia and is currently used by the Russian Army and the Iranian Army. It ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Eleron-3 (Series)

    The Eleron series comprises several variants, including Eleron-3 (T23E), Eleron-3SV, Eleron-B, Eleron-10 (T10D and 10E) and Eleron-10SV (T10). The Russian Armed Forces use Eleron-3 aircraft ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Orlan-10/10E

    Developed by the Russia-based Special Technology Center, the Orlan-10 is a medium-range UAS with many variants, such as the 10E, an export version introduced in 2017. The ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    KamAZ-43269 Vystrel

    The KamAZ-43269 Vystrel (originally known as the BPM-97) is a 4x4 armoured vehicle based on the proven KamAZ-4326 4x4 military truck chassis. Although development started in ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Mavic 3 (Series)

    The Mavic 3 is a rotary-wing UAV manufactured by DJI, designed for commercial aerial photography and video capture. It has a Hasselblad L2D-20c two-camera payload, omnidirectional obstacle sensing, and ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Gerbera

    The Gerbera is a rudimentary Russian UAV manufactured by the Gastello Design Bureau.  The drone's body is made of radar-absorbent foam, and the platform is ...

  • Tanks

    BMPT

    UVZ developed the BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle, nicknamed Terminator by the company, after studying the Russian Army's performance during the Chechen War. Designed to ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    BTR-70

    The BTR-70 is an amphibious 8x8 armoured personnel carrier originally developed for the Soviet Union's armed forces. Produced in the Soviet Union from 1972 until ...