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Defence Notes
Smart, Effective & Reliable (sponsored)
3rd May 2021
This article is brought to you by Israel Aerospace Industries. With autonomous vehicle technology rapidly maturing, military robotic vehicles are playing an increasingly important role in ground …
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Digital Battlespace
US military aims to avoid being elbowed out of the spectrum
11th May 2021
Recently released prototype proposals would improve how the DoD manages its use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Training
US Navy closes AIC training gap
20th April 2021
The US Navy has been facing challenges as to how it trains its Air Intercept Controllers. The arrival of ASCOT appears to have solved the issue.
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Digital Battlespace
UK review puts faith in cyber and AI
23rd March 2021
How do the technologies of the future fit into the latest strategic review of UK defence policy?
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman puts full weight behind Firebird maritime makeover
16th April 2021
Northrop Grumman expects to shortly integrate a maritime radar on its Firebird optionally piloted MALE UAV.
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Digital Battlespace
US Army defines next level of networking
8th April 2021
New communications systems for the US Army in Capability Set 25 will incorporate features such as automated network management, cloud capabilities and SATCOM enhancements.
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Military Logistics
Aura to provide AI solutions to DoD
15th March 2021
North Carolina-based company to provide AI solutions for ‘tactical power, operations and advanced manufacturing technologies’.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Estonian companies aim to develop mobile C-UAS capability on UGV
18th March 2021
Mobile C-UAS platform from Milrem Robotics and Marduk Technologies would enable flexible tactical responses to the threat posed by loitering munitions and surveillance drones.
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Defence Notes
UK actively pursues FCAS subsystem partnership with Japan
23rd March 2021
New international partners could be added to the UK's FCAS effort, as plans to secure a subsystems partnership with Japan are revealed.
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Defence Notes
Uneven recovery looms over European defence industry
1st April 2021
Tier 1 companies in Europe have weathered the COVID storm so far, but how are governments addressing the needs of essential SMEs?
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Land Warfare
PLA adopts a new anti-tank guided missile
31st March 2021
A modern anti-tank guided missile is among new equipment being adopted by the PLA.
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Digital Battlespace
Israeli firms create AI development centre for automated target detection
23rd February 2021
Will AI and machine learning enhance the performance of weapon systems and military equipment?
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Uncrewed Vehicles
FLIR sustains focus on US robotic vehicle initiatives
10th March 2021
FLIR Systems seeks deeper engagement with US umanned ground programmes in the context of multi-domain operations.
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Digital Battlespace
USN has 2023 delivery date in mind for Project Overmatch
24th February 2021
The USN wants to accelerate the rollout of a new fleet architecture using AI and manned-unmanned teaming to enable distributed maritime operations.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall denies Challenger 2 upgrade contract speculation
19th March 2021
Rheinmetall has poured cold water on social media speculation about signing a £750 million ($1.4 billion) contract from the UK to upgrade Challenger 2 MBTs, saying instead that is still negotiating with the MoD. The future of the MBT Life Extension Programme will be defined by the second part of the Integrated Review.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Netherlands]
Background Contract Award On 9 July 2025, Shield AI announced that the Netherlands MoD had acquired eight V-Bat, specifically the V-Bat 400, aircraft to enhance the maritime intelligence, surveillance ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
V-Bat 128 (Brazil)
Programme Background On 7 February 2022, Sheild AI announced on its website that it had signed a contract with VSK Tactical which included the 'purchase of [the] V-Bat ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Group Unmanned Isr DronE (GUIDE) [Netherlands]
Background Competition On 14 March 2025, the Netherlands announced on the EU tendering website a competition sounding the future procurement of 514 UAVs for intelligence, surveillance, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Skyborg [USA]
Programme Background Programme Intention Skyborg is one of three USAF Vanguard programs outlined in the Air Force Science and Technology 2030 initiative. The program intends ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat 128 [Colombia]
Programme Background Procurement In August 2024, The Rio Times reported that the Columbian Navy had begun to equip its four Type FS 1500 frigates with the V-Bat ...
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OPVs
Next Generation OPVs (NGOPVs) Procurement [India]
Programme Background Timeline On 20 December 2023, the Indian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders (MDL) to construct six Next Generation Offshore ...
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Loitering munitions
Hunter Family [UAE]
Programme Background IDEX Contract Announcement On 21 February 2023, EDGE announced that its subsidiary, HALCON, had been awarded an AED 1.1 billion ($272.29 million) contract to supply ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Loyal Wingman [Germany]
Programme Background Need Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, stated in July 2024 that the “German Air Force has expressed a clear need for ...
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ISR/special mission
Strategic Intelligence Aircraft [France]
Programme Background In February 2018, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, announced that the strategic intelligence aircraft program CUGE Universal EW Capability began ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing
Replicator 1 [US]
Programme Background Announcement & Requirement In late August 2023, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced the Replicator programme, an effort to galvanise an industry which ...
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Minehunters
Pulau Rengat Class MCMV Replacement [Indonesia]
Programme Background Requirements The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AI) currently operate two ageing Dutch-built Pulau Rengat-class MCMVs, which entered service in March 1988. These are now fast approaching ...
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Destroyers
Future Destroyers (13DDX) [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements At CNE 2024, Vice Admiral Shinichi Imayoshi, Director General of Naval Systems at the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), revealed that enhancing ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Maritime UAS (MUAS) [USCG]
Background Contract Award In June 2024, the USCG awarded Shield AI an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm-fixed-price contract to supply UAVs for its cutter vessels. The contract, which will ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Air Launched Effect (ALE) [South Korea]
Programme Background KF-21 Boramae Crewed Fighter The Republic of Korea's Air Force (ROKAF) plans to acquire the KF-21 Boramae fighter, replacing F-4E Phantom II and ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
FPV Drones [Moldova]
Programme Background Lithuanian Drones Lithuania's Minister of National Defense, Laurynas Kasciunas, announced that Lithuanian-produced thermal night vision devices and FPV drones had begun being delivered to Moldova during ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems
TKN-AI
TKN-AI is a commander’s periscope intended for guiding a vehicle, and battlefield observation and target acquisition by day and night. It is compatible with T-62, ...
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Fixed wing aircraft engines
AI-20M
The Ivchenko AI-20 is a Soviet turboprop engine developed in the 1950s. Although the engines were originally designed for civil cargo aircraft servicing medium- and ...
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Fixed wing aircraft engines
АI-24
The Ivchenko AI-24 turboprop aircraft engine was initially designed and manufactured in the late-1950s. Manufacturing was later moved to Motor Sich, a Ukraine based manufacturer ...
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Fixed wing aircraft engines
AI-222-25
Manufactured by Ukraine’s Motor Sich, the AI-222 is a high thrust-to-weight ratio turbofan engine family developed to power Russian Air Force advanced trainers and light ...
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UAS: flight control systems
Hivemind
Developed by Shield AI, Hivemind is an ecosystem of tightly integrated AI software tools and interfaces that leverages several factors to deliver intelligent and resilient autonomy ...
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Transport
An-32
The An-32 (NATO reporting name Cline) is a light military transport aircraft that can be operated in hot temperatures (up to 50°C) and from mountain ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
GA-10FPV-AI
The GA-10FPV-AI is a Lithuanian FPV quadcopter drone manufactured by Granta Autonomy. The drone can carry a 3kg payload and operate in GNSS-denied environments. In September 2024, Granta Autonomy ...
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Loitering munitions
Viper 10
The Viper 10 is a rotary-wing first-person view (FPV) drone from Baltic Viper. The loitering munition quadcopter has a 4kg payload, a reinforced communication system, and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Gogol-M
The Gogol-M is a Ukrainian fixed-wing drone carrier, or mothership, from Strategy Force Solutions. The system can deliver two first-person view (FPV)-type attack drones to hit precision ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Sonora
Sonora is a micro rotary-wing UAV manufactured by Harmattan AI. It is a cost-effective, training-focused UAV built to simulate ISR operations. In June 2025, France acquired 1,000 Sonora ...
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Subsystems: software
DI-Guy
DI-Guy is an AI, scenario and SDK for real-time human visualisation, simulation and artificial intelligence. DI-Guy has thousands of realistic ready-to-use characters and motions. It ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Scorpio 1000
Described as an outdoor precision striker, the Scorpio 1000 is a rotary-wing quadcopter from XTEND. It has advanced AI auto-targeting that enables precise flight without ...
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EO/IR systems
PT-8N
The PT-8D is an IR system from Overwatch Imaging. It is fitted with multiple HD thermal cameras and has been designed to conduct missions at dusk ...
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Subsystems: software
Cyborg
Cyborg represents the latest migration of SDS’ simulation products to more highly realistic, physics-based applications applicable for most gaming, entertainment or simulation training applications. Cyborg ...
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EO/IR systems
Rex Mini Mk II
The Rex Mini Mk2 is a sub-900g EO/IR sensor from Atmolab. It has a day camera with a 10x optical zoom, a high-resolution thermal camera, ...