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Land Warfare
Will we see a rise in MBT alternatives in future armoured warfare?
25th November 2025
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of militaries procuring alternative vehicles to the traditional tank. The spread of these vehicles appears to be driven by the ever-increasing cost of MBTs and the changing nature of the modern battlefield.
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Air Warfare
F-15EX and shipbuilding win big in proposed $150 billion US defence funding boost
1st May 2025
The legislation outlined additional budget to enhance air, land and naval platforms, including next-generation air and uncrewed naval programmes.
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Naval Warfare
From surface to seabed: Fincantieri takes on a new challenge
25th September 2025
Underwater is emerging as the global geopolitical domain, a crossroads between new needs and technological acceleration. While 80% of the sea floor and 98% of the abyssal seabed remain unexplored (Mars' and Jupiter's surfaces are better known than our oceans), human well-being relies on underwater assets and resources.
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Land Warfare
Ukraine’s ground robot army still finding its feet
31st October 2025
Ukraine’s quest to replace soldiers with robots is hitting technical snags. Shephard spoke with industry leaders about difficulties in the field and what solutions are in the pipeline.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall looks to international partners as its sales grow
6th November 2025
Rheinmetall has been riding high for several years as countries look to buy artillery and budgets boom.
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Air Warfare
US Army awards nearly $6 billion in contracts for CUAS interceptors and UAS systems
1st October 2025
A contract of $5 billion was awarded to Raytheon by the US Army, while a $982 million contract award for uncrewed systems was scooped to Mistral Group.
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Naval Warfare
Indian Navy’s next generation OPV fleet advances with keel-laying of third vessel
17th April 2025
The ship is the third in a fleet of 11, with the first vessel due to be delivered in 2026.
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Defence Notes
Europe turns to industrial and procurement co-operation with Ukraine as supplies continue
4th July 2025
Equipment has continued to flow into Ukraine from the European Union (EU), NATO and western countries as the war against Russia continues but other types of support with longer-term prospects are appearing.
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Air Warfare
October drone digest: Growing desire for CCAs and new VTOL technology unveiled
30th October 2025
During October 2025, several countries and organisations signalled their intention to acquire loyal wingman uncrewed aircraft systems — designated by the US Air Force as Collaborative Combat Aircraft — or to study the capability further, while various new uncrewed helicopters were showcased.
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon’s Barracuda completes anti-mine tests as company looks to expand role
11th April 2025
Raytheon successfully completed tests in February of the Barracuda uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) mine-neutralisation system which the company is building for the US Navy (USN).
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Naval Warfare
GAO recommends better oversight of support for shipyards in the face of capacity concerns
28th February 2025
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) believes the US industrial base will struggle to meet US Navy (USN) requirements. This follows recent warnings from USN heads of a decline in resources and that the industrial base is under strain.
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Naval Warfare
Royal Australian Navy’s plan for fleet refresh continues in the face of headwinds
5th August 2025
Australia has selected the Mogami-class frigate from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to replace Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigates. The decision has been made as the RAN pushes to introduce delayed offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), awaits criticised Hunter-class ships and lives in the shadow of threats to the Collins-class submarine replacement efforts.
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Naval Warfare
UK MoD’s confirmation of MBDA missile for Type 26 points to more European collaboration
4th December 2025
The Type 26 will also be fitted with the Sea Ceptor vertically launched air defence system that can fire CAMM missiles and a 24-cell Mk 41 vertical launch system that can fire the Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, anti-submarine rockets and long-range anti-ship missiles.
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Air Warfare
The growing importance of the Blue UAS Cleared List
21st October 2025
Inclusion on the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue UAS Cleared List is set to become ever more crucial for uncrewed aerial vehicle manufacturers due to the access it gives to the US market, which is set to expand significantly over the next 10 years.
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Air Warfare
Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380
17th June 2025
Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (28-68) [USN]
Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent, broad-area intelligence, surveillance ...
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-8C Fire Scout (USA)
Programme Background Timeline According to the Naval Air Systems Command, having first ordered the MQ-8B in 2009, the UAV has become a pillar of the ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Marine Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) MALE [USMC]
Background MUX umbrella Since 2016, the USMC has sought to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions and fly ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (1-10) [USMC]
Programme Background Development As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (11-33) [USMC]
Programme Background Requirements As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (1-27) [USN]
Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent, broad-area intelligence, surveillance ...
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Military UAS - small
Medium Range/Medium Endurance (MR/ME) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...
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Military UAS - small
Long Range/Long Endurance (LR/LE) [USMC]
Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to the ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USN)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USMC)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Global Fast Sealift [USN]
At Sea Air Space 2026, Hanwha Ocean and Gibbs and Cox displayed the Global Fast Sealift concept design. The vessel is intended as a next-generation ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Global Fast Sealift [USN]
At Sea Air Space 2026, Hanwha Ocean and Gibbs and Cox displayed the Global Fast Sealift concept design. The vessel is intended as a next-generation ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Landing craft and hovercraft
SECAT
In 2022, Textron Systems unveiled its new Surface Effect Cargo Amphibious Transport (SECAT) craft, designed to support logistics behind the US Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-53E Sea Dragon
Sikorsky developed the MH-53E (S-80) Sea Dragon variant of its CH-53E to provide the USN with a dedicated airborne mine countermeasures helicopter. Equipped with enlarged ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Tactical Mission System for Helicopter Applications
The Saab tactical mission system is a system for transport, utility, C2 and combat helicopters intended to operate in a net-centric environment. It is designed ...
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Major networking projects
CANES
The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) programme is a USN-wide effort to rationalise shipboard computing assets. It is designed to create a common ...
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Air: UAV simulators
MQ-9 MTD
SDS’s ROVATTS-based MQ-9 Mission Training Device (MTD) was developed to provide high-fidelity simulation to support US Air National Guard operational Reaper crew training. The PC-based ...
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Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8C Fire Scout
The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes
MERS
The Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad (MERS) takes a systems engineering approach to equipping the USMC’s fundamental fighting unit. The integration and configuration management of all ...
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Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8B Fire Scout
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is a rotary-wing UAV that provides situational awareness and precision targeting support for the US Armed Forces. The MQ-8B Fire Scout, ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar
AN/ZPY-1 STARLite
The AN/ZPY-1 Small Tactical Radar-Lightweight (STARLite) is a synthetic aperture radar and GMTI sensor for UAVs, manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It offers strip and spot synthetic ...
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Fighter - multirole, Fighter - naval
F-35C
The F-35C Lightning II, also known as the F-35 carrier variant (CV), is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft in carrier configuration. It has larger wings and ...
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Military - UUVs
Mission Specialist Defender
The Mission Specialist Defender is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) developed by VideoRay, now part of BlueHalo's unmanned maritime systems. The ROV is known ...
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Military - USVs
TUFAN
TUFAN is a is a kamikaze unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developed by ASELSAN in partnership with ARES Shipyard for offensive operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The platform combines ...
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Guided munitions
AGM-154 JSOW
The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a joint United States Navy (USN)/United States Air Force (USAF) programme with the USN as the lead service. ...
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Air: mission management systems
Air Operations Systems of Systems
Air Operations System of Systems is designed to enable management of airspaces across large states and/or regions focusing on strategic planning. The system integration approach ...
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Trainer
Saab 340 trainer
The Saab 340 trainer aircraft is based on the Saab 340 regional airliner. It is used by the USN for pilot training. The aircraft replaced ...
