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Naval Warfare
Helping navies maximise platform availability (Studio)
8th April 2020
What do navies need from shaft line repair services? For Wärtsilä, the key is to combine the best offerings of the commercial world with the …
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Naval Warfare
US plans reserve status for unwanted Littoral Combat Ships
30th March 2020
The first four of the USN’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – two of each variant – will be decommissioned from service by the end of …
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Naval Warfare
Nuclear deterrence renewal poses similar challenges to UK and US navies
13th April 2020
The UK government is committed to beginning work on development of the next generation of nuclear warhead for its Trident missile programme. This news is …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Laser-based technology seeks to plug C-UAS gap in border security
19th March 2020
Recent Israeli media reports indicate that the Light Blade (Lahav-Or) counter-UAS (C-UAS) system, developed by startup company OptiDefense, showed impressive results in field trials against …
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Defence Notes
US border wall drains funding from military programmes
11th March 2020
As debate rages in Washington, DC, on the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request, one of the main sticking points has been the redirecting of funding for …
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Naval Warfare
USN juggles priorities as need for larger fleet crystallises
5th March 2020
The USN is likely to need a fleet larger than the 355-ship target set by President Trump in 2017 as it works to counter the …
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Naval Warfare
USN says it needs Virginia option sooner rather than later
12th March 2020
Following the best part of two weeks of testimony on the USN’s plans as part of the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request, civilian and military officials …
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Defence Notes
Defence awakens to European COVID-19 nightmare
18th March 2020
The impact of COVID-19 has caused widespread disruption to the European defence industry which has introduced exceptional operational measures to protect the health of armed forces personnel, …
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Defence Notes
Sweden tells Europe there can be ‘no business as usual’ with Russia
12th March 2020
The Swedish government has said that Russian military aggression and violation of international law must not be followed by meeting demands from Moscow to form …
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Land Warfare
Spike plugs the Suwalki Gap
2nd March 2020
The 14th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment of the Polish Army recently concluded training and certification in the use of the Spike LR long-range ATGM system. Stationed …
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Defence Notes
Rood’s departure signals degradation of US policymaking, say analysts
21st February 2020
US President Donald Trump ousted the Pentagon’s top policy official this week, in a move that analysts say signals a ‘degradation’ of Washington’s national security …
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Air Warfare
RTAF lays out future plans in formal white paper
21st February 2020
On 20 February, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) took the novel step of releasing a 100-page white paper. It lists procurement plans over the …
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Air Warfare
DefExpo 2020: Indian air worthiness changes promise disarray for military
7th February 2020
India’s new military projects such as trainers, transporters and fighters, as well as upgrade programmes, could face disruption following a recent directive by the Bengaluru-based …
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Air Warfare
Canadian FWSAR programme progresses
31st January 2020
Canada’s Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme has progressed with the Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (AMT) aircraft travelling to the country.The aircraft is …
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Land Warfare
US Army seeks to raise OMFV from the grave
10th February 2020
Three weeks after summarily terminating the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) prototype project that drew only one bid, the US Army has unveiled a new …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer (RCH 155) [Ukraine]
Programme Background The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the importance of maintaining a large number of long-range fires. Since February 2022, Germany has donated a ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Project Corvus [UK]
Defence Secretary John Healey told the House of Commons in late 2024 that, as part of a broader initiative to retire outdated equipment across the Armed ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Project Corvus [UK]
Defence Secretary John Healey told the House of Commons in late 2024 that, as part of a broader initiative to retire outdated equipment across the Armed ...
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Frigates
De Zeven Provinciën Class Replacement/LC Frigates [Netherlands]
Programme Background Replacements The De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command platforms, which are in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN), are expected to be ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Ka-52M Alligator-Russia
Programme Background The loss of 66 Ka-52s and 8 Mi-24s damaged and/or destroyed leaves the Russian Military with an acute need of replacements. The Ka-52M will ...
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Minehunters
New Generation Minehunters/Coastal (NGM/C) (1-5) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements Four vessels were planned to be NGM/A, a new ocean-going MCMV, while a further eight NGM/C minehunters, a new coastal MCMV. These will ...
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Transport
C-130J-30 [Philippines]
Programme Background Requirement The PAF relies on an older fleet of C-130s obtained secondhand. In fact, the last time the Philippines purchased brand-new Hercules was ...
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Cruisers
Trump Class Battleship BBG(X) (1-2) [USN]
Background Requirements In December 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the US would be building a new class of vessels under the "battleship" designation, called ...
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Cruisers
Trump Class Battleship BBG(X) (3-15) [USN]
Development Requirements In December 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the US would be building a new class of vessels under the "battleship" designation, called ...
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ISR/special mission, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Q02 (Qatar)
Programme Background Reiner developed the Q01 jointly with the Emirate of Qatar, primarily for the Qatar Armed Forces. It was introduced at the ILA Berlin Air ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A400M-Forecast [Indonesia]
Programme Background The TNI-AU currently relies on 17 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and L-100-30 aircraft, including five C-130Hs transferred from Australia. Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter Project (Thailand)
Programme Background Batch One In November 2019, as reported by Shephard, Schiebel was awarded a TBH600 million ($18.76 million) contract from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
LCU Replacement [Netherlands]
Programme Background Requirements The Netherlands currently operates five landing craft utility (LCU) MKII vessels which are due to be replaced in 2031. In October, De Haas ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
LPDs/OPVs Replacement Programme [Netherlands]
Programme Background Requirements The RNLN will need to replace the ageing LPDs Rotterdam and Johan de Witt when the vessels' service lives come to an ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
VH-92A Helo Executive Helicopter
Background In 2014, Sikorsky was awarded a US$1.24 billion contract to provide six VH-92As with 17 options to USMC for Marine Squadron One. These aircraft ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: range systems and targets
Digital Modular Shoot House
Turnkey custom-designed Digital Modular Shoot Houses can be provided to meet an organisation’s requirement for a close-quarters live-fire facility. The house provides a platform to ...
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Land: range systems and targets
MATCH
The Modular Armored Tactical Combat House (MATCH) is a live-fire 360° ballistically safe shoot house designed to teach and practise close-quarter urban battle skills such ...
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Land: infantry weapon simulators
LST
The Live-Fire System Trainer (LST) is an add-on option to Laser Shot military training systems. Its live-fire camera tracks replicate thermal heat signatures of ball ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
RC
The RC family comprises compact multi-mode radars of modular construction aimed at combat aircraft and advanced trainers, developed from the Mirage 2000-5’s RDY radar. The ...
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Air: air combat simulators
USAF F-16 ATD– JHMCS
L3Harris Technologies has provided its simulated Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) and Advanced Helmet Mounted Display (AHMD) on the USAF’s F-16 Aircrew Training Device programme. ...
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Land: infantry weapon simulators
EST 2000
The Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 – described as the US Army’s only validated marksmanship trainer – teaches individual marksmanship skills, squad-level collective defence and ...
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Subsystems: software
Judgmental Training Software
The Judgmental Training Software (JTS) is Laser Shot’s latest advancement in firearms training technology. It provides judgemental training through the use of interactive, HD video ...
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Ground control stations
Ground Control Station (GCS)
Aertec Solutions GCS station has been designed with in-house technology and allows for various types of unmanned vehicles to be controlled from the system.
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Land: range systems and targets
Infantry Shoot Back System
Saab's Infantry Shoot Back System is a laser-based automated friend-or-foe target system for use in MOUT and open terrain training areas. Soldiers armed with a ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
Combat Training Range Instrumentation
Combat training range instrumentation systems are meant for live-fire, force-on-force and constructive combat training ranges. GD OTS provides systems for dismounted and mounted player tracking and ...
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Land: fire support simulators
Advanced Howitzer Simulator
The Advanced Howitzer Simulator is a virtual self-propelled howitzer simulator for the entire crew, which provides training of operational and degraded modes, including direct fire, ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
SOVERON D
Formerly known as SVFuA, SOVERON D is a software-defined radio designed for vehicular applications. Cleared for communications up to the NATO SECRET level, it can house ...
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Self-propelled guns
SIGMA
The SIGMA is the latest self-propelled howitzer (SPH) developed by Elbit America and Oshkosh Defense. Produced entirely in the US, the SIGMA is intended to ...
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Laser-directed energy weapons
Minotaur
Minotaur, developed by Soukos Robots, is a Greek laser directed energy weapon (LDEW). Minotaur is an anti-drone platform with the ability to shoot down unmanned ...
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EW test systems
EMC Test Facility
ECS has a custom-built semi anechoic chamber used for in-house product development and pre-compliance testing which is available to hire to outside organisations. The chamber ...
