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Air Warfare
June drone digest: Landmark CCA contract and deep-strike capability flourishes at Eurosatory
29th June 2026
June 2026 saw the landmark acquisition of the first fighter-type Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), while the month also hosted Eurosatory, which showcased deep-strike capabilities and production deals with the civilian industry.
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Naval Warfare
How the Hedge Strategy will impact the US Navy’s future capabilities
11th February 2026
The US Navy Hedge Strategy is intended to provide a lethal, modular and cost-effective fleet while accepting Washington’s fiscal and industrial constraints.
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Air Warfare
Hunt begins for drone to team with British Army Apaches
6th November 2025
Known as Project Nyx, the flagship opportunity would look to award up to four contracts for initial development of the ACP concept demonstrator by 2026.
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Naval Warfare
US Coast Guard’s small response boat demonstrators to be delivered in three months
15th January 2026
The platforms will be tested in multiple missions to define performance requirements for a coming acquisition programme.
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Naval Warfare
UK Royal Navy shifts focus from warships to system-led warfare
29th June 2026
With a revised Defence Investment Plan on the way ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit on 7-8 July, the UK government has begun to reveal more details of how its future naval fleet could look.
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Air Warfare
March drone digest: Long-range, low-cost loitering munitions are changing warfare economics
1st April 2026
The effective use of the Shahed-136 in the Iran war has highlighted the need for countries to acquire a domestically produced, low-cost, long-range loitering munition, with the US, Turkey and European nations all at various stages of developing a similar capability.
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Defence Notes
New Zealand buys tri-service uncrewed kit from Syos Aerospace
3rd March 2026
As uncrewed technology continues to play an increasingly central role in modern military activities, New Zealand’s recent acquisitions point towards its the force’s focus on cost-effective capability.
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Air Warfare
GA-ASI confirms selection to support US Navy’s CCA programme
21st October 2025
The company is working on conceptual designs for the US Navy’s CCA programme alongside Anduril, Northrop Grumman and Boeing.
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Land Warfare
RAFAEL and Israel MOD: IRON BEAM 450 Development Completed, Delivery to IDF Soon
5th September 2025
IRON BEAM is the world’s only fully mature and operational high-power laser interception system, capable of intercepting missiles and UAVs.
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Air Warfare
Eurosatory 2026: How could air forces integrate autonomous wingmen into existing fleets?
15th June 2026
From mobile launch trailers to ship decks, software and platforms such as Shield AI’s Hivemind and its X-BAT and V-BAT are positioning autonomous systems as a credible force option for militaries priced out of traditional airpower.
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Naval Warfare
As uncrewed naval systems advance, capabilities to counter them are emerging
28th April 2026
Research programmes and system procurement efforts to counter uncrewed surface and underwater vehicle threats are accelerating as naval drone uptake spreads.
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2026: Rafael highlights tailored effector solutions for different operational needs
10th February 2026
Shephard spoke with Rafael’s CEO about the company’s effector offerings as well as his perspective on one-way attack drones.
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2026 roundup: uncrewed, counter-uncrewed and new vehicles define direction
26th June 2026
Uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems were a major feature of this edition of Eurosatory 2026 along with programme updates and first sight of new main battle tanks.
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Land Warfare
Battle management C2 systems are driving the next phase of integrated air defence
11th June 2026
Battlefield and wider air defence C2 systems integrating a range of agnostic sensors have risen in prominence, from Turkey’s Aselsan developing Steel Dome to Northrop Grumman providing its own system to Poland and the US Army.
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Defence Notes
Canada to deepen integration of multi-domain capabilities to strengthen its defences
11th December 2025
The Canadian Department of National Defence has created new organisations to manage the procurement and integration of all-domain solutions and allocated US$258.33 million to strengthen production capacities.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Colibri: Short-range loitering munition (Contracted) [France]
Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri: Short-range loitering munition (Uncontracted) [France]
Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Anka-B [Türkiye]
Programme Background TAI announced in November 2019 that it had delivered a total of 22 Anka-B UAVs to the Turkish Navy. Two large contracts contributing ...
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Loitering munitions
MTO CP (First Tranche) [Belgium]
Background Belgian Drone Expansion In November 2025, the Forces Operations Blog (FOB) reported that the Belgian Land Force would launch various UAV procurement programmes, based ...
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Loitering munitions
MTO CP (Second Tranche) [Belgium]
Background Belgian Drone Expansion In November 2025, the Forces Operations Blog (FOB) reported that the Belgian Land Force would launch various UAV procurement programmes, based ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
AH-6i (Thailand)
Programme Background The US State Department has made a determination approving the possible $400 million sale on 24 September 2019. The eight AH-6i light attack ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ISTAR UAS project [Canada]
Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
MD 530G Lebanon
The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
NBPWP Borsuk (Batch 1) [Poland]
Programme Background The NBPWP Borsuk is intended to replace the BWP-1s currently in service with the Polish Army. Development of the platform began in 2014 with the ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Piranha V [Denmark]
Programme Background In February 2013, the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) selected the Piranha V as one of five contenders for evaluation to ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Viper MIFV
Programme Background Due to its focus on conducting counterinsurgency operations against the Tehrik-e Taliban (TTP), the Pakistan Army has eschewed the substantial investment needed to ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - mini
ZEUS series [Ukraine]
Background First Batch Delivered Summa Defence announced in December 2025 that it had delivered the first batch of its ZEUS FPV drones to Ukraine, following close ...
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Transport
King Air 360 [Nigeria]
Programme Background On 7 October 2021, Nigeria’s Budget Office published its proposed budget details. The Nigerian Air Force requested 10.86 billion Nigerian Naira (US$26.4 million) ...
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Fighter - naval
Tejas LCA (Naval variant) - India
The average unit cost is estimated to be around $63 million per aircraft based on the $5.2 billion deal for the procurement of 83 LCAs ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Patria 6x6 [Norway]
Programme Background The CAVS programme brings together Finland, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Sweden, Norway and the UK to develop an armoured vehicle based on the Patria ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Subsystems: visual
L3 Wescam MX - Sim
Partnering with L3 Wescam, INSYEN has developed the MX - Sim, a training product which simulates the operations of the L3 Wescam MX-series of EO/IR ...
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EO/IR systems
Wescam MX-8
Unveiled at AUSA 2016, the Wescam MX-8 is an EO/IR system designed for small crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The smallest system in the Wescam's MX series, the ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
Indera MX-3AH
The Indera MX-3AH is a naval surveillance radar manufactured by Solution 247 in Indonesia. It is a Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) radar that is equipped with Maritime Tracking ...
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Light mortars
60MX Mortar Series
Expal's 60mm 60MX1 and 60MX2 mortars are designed to be used with a bipod or in handheld mode using a commando kit, which consists of ...
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Subsystems: visual
L3 Wescam MX - Emulator
INSYEN has partnered with L3 Wescam to develop the MX -Emulator, a product which emulates the operations of L3 Wescam's MX series of EO/IR turrets, ...
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Medium mortars
81mm MX Mortar Series
The 81mm MX mortar series includes two different barrels for different operational scenarios: 1.15m (81MX1) and 1.45m (81MX2). Both can be transported in three backpack ...
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Towed mortars
120mm MX Mortar Series
The 120mm MX Mortar Series consists of two models with different barrel lengths: the 1.6m 120MX1 and 1.8m 120MX2. The design has numerous improvements based ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Barak ER (Barak-8ER)
The Barak Extended Range (ER) missile, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is an advanced surface-to-air interceptor designed to counter a wide spectrum of aerial ...
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EO/IR systems
Wescam MX-25D
The L3 Harris Wescam MX-25 is an EO/IR imaging system designed for ultra-high, long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance missions from aircraft. It supports up to six sensors simultaneously, including long-range target ...
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Core systems: image intensifiers
MX-10160
F9800 series Gen III MX-10160 18mm I2 tubes are used in the AN/AVS-6 ANVIS and AN/AVS-9 (F4949) aviator NVG, as well as ground systems including ...
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EO/IR systems
Wescam MX-10
The Wescam MX-10 EO/IR low-weight imaging system is designed for low-altitude tactical surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-10 has had a close ...
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EO/IR systems
Wescam MX-20
The Wescam MX-20 EO/IR is an imaging system from L3 Harris, designed for high-altitude, long-range persistent surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-20HD was a ...
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EO/IR systems
Alticam 11EOIR5
Manfaucte by Hood Tech Vision, the Alitcam 11 series of EO/IR gimbals can be hosted on aircraft, vessels, or vehicles. The Alticam 11EOIR5 features HD ...
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EO/IR systems
Alticam 09EOIR3
Derived from the EO900 Super EO, the Alticam 09 series of gimbaled surveillance systems feature four-axis stabilisation and two simultaneous H.264 compressed video feeds. The ...
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Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems
MX-10GS
The MX-10GS is a mast-mounted small multi-sensor, multi-spectral imaging system in single-LRU configuration. It is designed for installation in ground combat vehicles and for force ...