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Air Warfare
Japan charts course for new F-X fighter
16th March 2020
As its fleet of F-2A and F-2B fighters ages, Japan continues to consider plans and potential partners for an indigenous next-generation fighter that is due …
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Defence Notes
USS Theodore Roosevelt crew test positive for COVID-19
25th March 2020
Three crew members aboard the USN’s Nimitz-class USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus and have been evacuated from the ship. The aircraft carrier …
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Land Warfare
USMC seeks exit route for tanks
8th April 2020
After announcing the planned removal of its entire MBT capability in its Force Design 2030 blueprint, the USMC is now working to define how these vehicles …
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Naval Warfare
Russia keeps calm and carries on
13th March 2020
Russia has conducted a number of large scale live-fire exercises in recent weeks, in stark contrast to Western militaries that have downsized or cancelled their …
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Defence Notes
European SMEs balance risk and opportunity as they adjust to COVID
10th April 2020
SMEs in the defence sector have been impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus shutdown in much the same way as their counterparts in the commercial world. …
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Defence Notes
Saab not feeling ‘immediate consequences’ of coronavirus crisis
26th March 2020
Manufacturer Saab has said that it will not speculate on how the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic will disrupt company plans or financial expectations, but confirmed that the Gripen …
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Defence Notes
Japan invests in hypersonic and stand-off missiles
10th March 2020
Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) is developing and buying new classes of missile aimed to counter the threats it perceives in its neighbourhood, including a belligerent …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Norway receives first Black Hornet vehicle recce system
30th March 2020
The first Black Hornet nano-UAV vehicle reconnaissance system (BH VRS) has been delivered to Norway. A spokesperson for manufacturer FLIR told Shephard that the VRS unit …
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Naval Warfare
Russian naval revamp to continue unabated
20th March 2020
Representatives of the Russian MoD and the General Staff have insisted to Shephard that the country’s naval modernisation programme will proceed as planned, despite a …
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Training
Aeralis increases STEM placements
25th March 2020
UK company Aeralis, which is planning to use its modular aircraft design to offer several versions of a fast jet trainer and related platforms for air …
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Training
Military Training magazine: Realism, low-cost training, VSAT, Russia focus and more
20th March 2020
Read the latest edition of Military Training for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …
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Defence Notes
Germany admits ‘not all talks’ are over on Tornado replacement
31st March 2020
The coronavirus crisis has prevented the German Ministry of Defence from concluding discussions on the fate of its Tornado replacement acquisition, despite a report that …
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Naval Warfare
Second Pakistani multirole frigate progresses, search for patrol aircraft commences
2nd April 2020
The Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai held a ceremony on 23 March to mark the keel laying of Pakistan’s second Type 054A/P multirole frigate. The Pakistan …
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Defence Notes
US Army Europe commander self-isolates after potential COVID-19 exposure
10th March 2020
The commander of US Army Europe and several of his staff have placed themselves in self-isolation after attending a recent conference which may have exposed …
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Naval Warfare
Ares to build 122 patrol boats for Turkish Coast Guard
20th March 2020
Ares Shipyard is providing 122 fast patrol boats (FPB) to the Turkish Coast Guard as part of a programme which is nearing the end of …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
Vietnam - ScanEagle 2
Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Armenia]
Background Announcment On 9 February 2026, in a press release from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan and JD Vance, US vice-president, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) GUARD [Ireland]
Background Problem As stated on the project’s website in 2022, Ireland is the “softest target in the EU for smugglers” due to its 3171km of ...
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Frigates
European Combat Vessel [Spain]
Programme Background Requirements The European Combat Vessel (ECV) is currently a conceptual project that seeks to design a European collaborative multi-mission, modular warship. As of ...
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Main battle tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]
Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia became the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...
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Military UAS - small
Indonesia - ScanEagle 2
Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Army Armoured Combat System (A2CS) [Italy]
Programme Background The Italian Army has identified a requirement for new tracked IFVs to equip its armoured and mechanised brigades. These new vehicles will replace ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Romania]
Programme Background Modernisation According to HotNews, a Romanian news outlet reporting on 25 February 2025, the Romanian MoD announced to journalists that it would focus on ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]
The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]
The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]
The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches. Phase ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]
The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches. Phase ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Garmoosha [Brazil]
Background Four-Day Tour On 3 August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it had hosted a four-day delegation from the Brazilian Marine Corps, showing it its ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Nordic Mini-UAV [Denmark]
Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Nordic Mini-UAV [Norway]
Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
Smartscan- MEWS
MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...
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Land: battle management systems, Major networking projects, Naval: Combat Management Systems
DOOB (HARBIYE)
Defence out of a Box (DOOB, also marketed as HARBIYE) is a C4I system family developed by Havelsan as an integrated defence solution aiming for ...
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Subsystems: software
Simulation Engine II
The Simulation Engine II (SE II) commercial game engine is the first PC-based game engine to be developed by Sonalysts as a commercial product and ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
JTRS Increment 1 Waveforms
A number of waveforms are set to be implemented under JTRS Increment 1: WNW with OFDM and anti-jam; SRW (ground domain); joint airborne network-tactical edge ...
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Air: mission management systems
Naval Command Center
The Elbit Systems Naval Command Center (NCC) provides the infrastructure, systems and functionality required to achieve maritime domain awareness in conjunction with applicable means, evaluating ...
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Sea: procedural training
Submarine Simulator
A multi-domain simulation system for submarines, covering all vessel systems and subsystems: Submarine Tactical Trainer (STT); Submarine Diving and Steering Simulator (SDS) in a cockpit; Surface Navigation Simulator ...
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Air: mission management systems
I-JOCCS
Integrated Joint Operational Command and Control Services (I-JOCCS) is designed for interoperability among coalition forces including the UK and US. The capability supports fixed-site installations ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
GMS Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) Family
At AUSA 2024, General Micro Systems (GMS Computing Engines) unveiled four new cross-domain systems (CDS) designed to give air and land forces ultra-secure, real-time gigabit ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
ELK-7065
The ELK-7065 ground and naval HF COMINT direction-finding system was unveiled in 2013, with a compact, lightweight airborne version launched in September 2017. The sensor was ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
JTRS Domains
The former JTRS ‘clusters’, that had become separate disjointed programmes, have been replaced with centrally managed domain programme management offices. The construct comprises four JTRS ...
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Land: battle management systems
AMDWS
AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...
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Major networking projects
TNE
Trusted Network Environment (TNE) is used by the US DoD and federal agencies where multiple coalitions of interest need trusted information brokers to let them ...
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Major networking projects
GIG
Global Information Grid (GIG) is a DoD-wide programme, managed by OSD Network Information Infrastructure and integrated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, to support all ...
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Counter-UAS systems, EO/IR systems, Land: air defence radar
Hawkeye AD
Hawkeye Air Defence (AD) is an integrated sensor suite optimised for acquisition, tracking, classification and engagement of air targets from fixed and mobile platforms. The ...
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Land: air defence radar
3D Primary Surveillance Radar
The Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) 3D is part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. It has been designed especially for airport and air ...
