• Military Logistics

  Oman accepts first C-130J Super Hercules

  6th September 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that the Sultanate of Oman has formally accepted the first of three C-130J Super Hercules on order for Oman. The formal …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AeroVironment receives additional US Army RQ-11B Raven funding

  6th September 2012

  AeroVironment has received additional $16,472,298 in funding from the US Army to deliver RQ-11B Raven UAV systems, payloads and spares under a contract dated 10 …

• Military Logistics

  Iraq's C-130J programme moves forward

  5th September 2012

  The first C-130J Super Hercules for the Iraq Air Force has completed its first flight at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia. The company …

• Defence Helicopter

  PZL-Swidnik reveals optionally piloted version of the SW-4

  4th September 2012

  PZL-Świdnik has taken the covers off an optionally piloted version (OPV) of its SW-4 light helicopter at the MSPO event in Kielce, Poland on 3 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Training and Logistics Support Activity for small UAS launched

  3rd September 2012

  The US Naval Air Systems Command has launched a new UAV training and logistics programme at at Camp Lejeune, NC, giving future UAV operators access …

• Military Logistics

  USAF receives new C-130J Super Hercules

  30th August 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has delivered a C-130J Super Hercules to the US Air Force (USAF) Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The company …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  UAS Europe announces UAV system acquisitions

  30th August 2012

  UAS Europe has announced that it has acquired the intellectual property rights, manufacturing capabilities and airframe stock for two different unmanned aircrafts from UAV Services …

• Defence Helicopter

  First NH90 arrives in Afghanistan

  24th August 2012

  The first NH90 to be deployed to Afghanistan has arrived in theatre. The Italian Army aircraft was flown into Herat in the west of Afghanistan …

• Military Logistics

  CAE announces military simulation contracts

  22nd August 2012

  CAE has announced that it has won a number of military contracts from Airbus Military, BAE Systems and the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for …

• Naval Warfare

  JSOW C-1 integrated testing begins

  22nd August 2012

  Raytheon has announced that along with the US Navy, it has begun integrated testing (IT) of the company’s Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. The company …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Cubic to produce new MQ-8C data link

  21st August 2012

  Cubic Defense Applications has announced that it received a contract from Northrop Grumman to produce a new multiband digital data link system for the MQ-8C …

• Defence Helicopter

  Lockheed Martin awarded JAGM contract

  20th August 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has received a contract from the US Army to extend the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) Technology Development programme. The …

• Digital Battlespace

  First AEW&C aircraft delivered to India

  17th August 2012

  Embraer Defense and Security announced on 16 August 2012 that it has delivered the first EMB 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) class of …

• Land Warfare

  Cobham announces C-IED contract wins

  15th August 2012

  Cobham has announced that it has been awarded a number of orders over the past months to supply unnamed European customers with hand-held Improvised Explosive …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin announces new C-130 heavy maintenance centre

  13th August 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that Cascade Aerospace will become the second C-130 Heavy Maintenance Centre (HMC) in the world, expanding upon the company’s current role …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  C-UAS [Portugal]

  Background Portugal's Military Programming Law 2023–2034 includes $8.8724 million (€8.2 million) to acquire counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) by 2034. It is assumed that this acquisition requires ...

• Hybrid effector systems

  Border C-UAS Defence [Latvia]

  Background Latvia's long-term blueprint for its armed forces lists a comprehensive C-UAS element with an approximate range of three to four km. This programme is ...

• CUAS - jammers

  NEROD RF [France]

  Background France has procured an unconfirmed number of MC2's NEROD RF C-UAS rifles ("fusils brouilleurs") for short-range counter-drone use. In a 2024 Senate report, it ...

• CUAS - jammers

  C-UAS [Taiwan]

  Background Taiwan announced a requirement for portable C-UAS systems with capabilities that include passive detection, takeover, spoofing and jamming. The systems are planned to strengthen ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  Finnish Border Guard C-UAS Capability

  Background In response to the growing UAS threat, the Finnish Border Guard was given €44 million for procurements to strengthen drone detection, identification, and countering capabilities. ...

• CUAS - jammers

  C-UAS [Australia]

  Background The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is accelerating the acquisition of state-of-the-art counter-drone technologies through Project LAND 156. The ADF signed a contract with HighCom ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  SAN C-UAS [Poland]

  Background In January 2026, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and its Polish partner Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) signed a contract with the Polish Armaments Agency for the delivery ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  US SOF CUxS (Static) [US]

  Background The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is procuring a Family of Systems (FoS) design to defeat drones. The programme includes development, integration, prototyping, and test of ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  US SOF CUxS (Mounted) [US]

  Background The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is procuring a Family of Systems (FoS) design to defeat drones. The programme includes development, integration, prototyping, and test of ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  C-UAS [Columbia]

  Background In January 2026 Columbia announced a $1.68 billion project to establish a C-UAS network that would counter the numerous non-state armed groups operating in the country.  ...

• CUAS - jammers

  C-UAS [New Zealand]

  Background New Zealand identified C-UAS as a near-term investment in its 2025 Defence Capability Plan. A cost of up to NZ$50 million ($29.38 million) was allocated to ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  ReDrone [Netherlands]

  Background In 2023 the Netherlands signed a contract with Israeli company Elbit Systems to supply an unspecified number of its ReDrone C-UAS for $55 million.  ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  ReDrone [Romania]

  Background Romania signed a contract with Elbit Systems to receive its ReDrone multi-layered unmanned air defense systems (C-UAS). The ReDrone is equipped with a DAiR ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  R400 Slinger [Australia]

  Background The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) announced Mission Syracuse in May 2025, which is planned to support the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) counter-small uncrewed ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  US SOF CUxS (Dismounted) [US]

  Background The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is procuring a Family of Systems (FoS) design to defeat drones. The programme includes development, integration, prototyping, and test of ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• CUAS - detectors

  Airfence 5.0

  Airfence 5.0 is a C-UAS RF technology released by Sensofusion. It is designed to protect airports, personnel, prisons and private companies from rogue UAS in ...

• CUAS - jammers

  SkyWiper Omni Max

  The SkyWiper Omni Max is a C-UAS jammer designed by NT Service to counter small UAS threats. It is currently in service with Finland and ...

• CUAS - detectors

  EIRSHIELD

  DefSecIntel's EIRSHIELD is marketed as a C-UAS system which can readily be integrated into NATO-aligned systems.

• CUAS - interceptors

  GÖKALP C-UAS

  The GÖKALP system was developed as a cost-effective counter-drone system, using electrically-propelled C-UAS interceptors.

• EO/IR systems

  CM262

  Manfuaucted by AVT Australia, the CM262 is a ground-based imaging system combining four sensor configurations into a compact and ruggedised system for C-UAS and ISR ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  Skylock C-UAS

  Skylock, an Avnon Group company, has developed a C-UAS system that is intended to bring sensors, jammers and a laser effector into a single deployable ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  Howler C-UAS

  Developed by Raytheon, the Howler is a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), which includes a Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS), a command-and-control system, and a Coyote ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  Cobham C-UAS

  Unveiled at the AUVSI 2017 trade show in Dallas, Texas, the Cobham C-UAS primarily consists of wideband omnidirectional, directional helix (single- or dual-band), directional flat ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  TOLGA C-UAS

  TOLGA is a short-range air-defence (SHORAD) and counter-uncrewed-aerial-system (C-UAS) platform that MKE markets as a layered “defence shield system”, fusing detection, soft-kill jamming and hard-kill ...

• CUAS - jammers

  iHTAR C-UAS

  The Turkish company ASELSAN has produced the iHTAR (Warning) system to counter drones (C-UAS). It combines AESA radar, image processing algorithms, and programmable FPV jammer ...

• CUAS - interceptors

  MİĞFER C-UAS

  The MİĞFER Point Blank Defence System, made by the Turkish company ASELSAN, consists of two 12-gauge semi-automatic shotguns that provide last-ditch counter-drone (C-UAS) protection.

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  DAMITA C-UAS

  UAE-based Calidus has developed an integrated Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) product. The system is based on a number of Calidus' Medium Armoured Tactical Vehicles and ...

• CUAS - detectors

  Observer C-UAS

  The Estonian defence tech startup Trackdeep is offering the Observer counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) detector. The system is claimed to provide real-time detection, tracking, and ...

• CUAS - jammers

  CUAS capability

  The Spanish company Adevex offers a comprehensive suite of counter-drone capabilities tailored to individual customers' requirements.

• CUAS - jammers

  Pitbull C-UAS Jammer

  In June 2018, MyDefence launched the Pitbull wearable C-UAS solution, which utilises smart jamming to defeat enemy drones. Pitbull was developed to have a minimal ...