• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Insitu gives it some gas

  19th August 2016

  Continuing its involvement in the unmanned sector in Australia Insitu Pacific has extended its contract with the Queensland Gas Company (QGC) through to the end …

• Military Logistics

  Seventh Aussie Anzac crew formed

  18th August 2016

  A seventh Anzac class frigate crew has been formed to man the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba ahead of its undocking from an Anti-Ship Missile …

• Land Warfare

  Indonesia looks to Chinese air defence

  17th August 2016

  The Indonesian Marine Corps is getting ready to induct a new air defence system bought from Chinese state-owned manufacturer Norinco.  The Marine Corps’ Second Air Defence …

• Naval Warfare

  Vietnam buttresses SCS presence

  17th August 2016

  News emerged last week that Vietnam had deployed mobile rocket launchers on some of its occupied islets in the Spratly chain in the South China …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Watchkeeper report details crash factors

  12th August 2016

  The UK Military Aviation Authority report into the crash of a Watchkeeper at West Wales Airport (WWA) in 2014 has been released with the finding that …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ROVOP details new contracts

  12th August 2016

  ROVOP has announced $4 million in new contracts from unnamed customers in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and Europe. The company announced …

• Naval Warfare

  Philippine Coast Guard heads west

  10th August 2016

  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is moving an additional vessel to the South China Sea where it will be able to perform routine patrols in …

• Land Warfare

  Russia to strengthen borders

  26th July 2016

  Russia is preparing a symmetrical response to the recent plans for a NATO deployment. NATO has announced that four battalions of alliance troops would be …

• Training

  NZDF continues Exercise Joint Waka

  26th July 2016

  The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has continued its Exercise Joint Waka for Amphibious Task Force (ATF) training with a simulated stability and support exercise …

• Naval Warfare

  Incidents of maritime crime drop

  25th July 2016

  Global piracy and armed robbery at sea have fallen to their lowest levels since 1995 according to the latest report from the International Chamber of …

• Naval Warfare

  Russia in Baltic naval command change

  25th July 2016

  The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) earlier in July decided to remove more than 50 senior officers of the Baltic Fleet from their posts, which …

• Naval Warfare

  Farnborough 2016: USCG flexes its Spartan muscles (video)

  13th July 2016

  Only three months after the first HC-27J unit was activated on the West Coast, the US Coast Guard (USCG) has brought one of the aircraft …

• Defence Notes

  Farnborough 2016: P-8 takes centre stage

  4th July 2016

  With the UK government expected to confirm its order for the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) during the Farnborough International Airshow 2016 (FIA 2016), …

• Land Warfare

  India finally approves M777 buy

  28th June 2016

  India finally cleared the sale of 145 BAE Systems M777 lightweight howitzers on 25 June, capping an acquisition that started an agonising ten years ago. …

• Defence Helicopter

  CH-53K King Stallion lifts 27,000lbs

  27th June 2016

  Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter has successfully completed an external lift of a 27,000lbs payload at the company's Development Flight Test Center in …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]

  Following the delivery of OCEA's OPV 270, BRP Gabriela Silang (8301), to the Philippine Coast Guard in 2020, the service are planning to acquire a further two OPVs ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]

  Following the delivery of OCEA's OPV 270, BRP Gabriela Silang (8301), to the Philippine Coast Guard in 2020, the service are planning to acquire a further two OPVs ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  A-29 [Nigeria]

  Earlier on 3 August 2017, the US State Department announced that it has approved a possible FMS of 12 A-29 Super Tucanos to Nigeria for ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)

  The Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced plans for a locally constructed multipurpose ship for the Portuguese Navy in July 2018. The ship is to be ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)

  The Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced plans for a locally constructed multipurpose ship for the Portuguese Navy in July 2018. The ship is to be ...

• OPVs

  Viana do Castelo-class (Batch II - NPO3S) (5-10) [Portugal]

  Programme Background Requirements The Viana do Castelo class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are used for maritime patrol and surveillance, fisheries protection, SAR, anti-drug and anti-arms trafficking, illegal ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  KUH-1 Surion [Iraq]

  Programme Background Iraq's purchase of two KUH-1 Surion helicopters from Korea Aerospace Industries represents another step in increased defence cooperation between Korea and Iraq after ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)

  Programme Background Requirements The NAVPOL is expected to feature a flexible and modular LPD design capable of amphibious operations and HADR tasks. Timeline The plans for ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Camcopter S-100 [Greece]

  Background Trials On 2 August 2021, Schiebel's press release announced that the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Mi-26T2 Halo [Russia]

  Programme Background The original Mi-26 was initially revealed to the West at the Paris airshow in June 1981. In terms of carrying capacity (weight and ...

• OPVs

  Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]

  Programme Background The Philippine Coast Guard has set its sights on having a fleet of five new OPVs in its quest to sustain monitoring of ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  New Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (NWJFAC) (1-31) [India]

  Programme Background Requirements The Indian Navy is seeking replacements for a large proportion of its 19 46-49m-long waterjet-powered fast attack craft, several of which are approaching ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Anka-S (Nigeria)

  Programme Background Domestic Production Possibility As reported by TurDef, a defence news outlet focussing on Turkey, in March 2023, İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria's ambassador to Ankara, stated at ...

• Maritime patrol

  Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Singapore]

  Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...

• Frigates

  Daegu Class (FFX Batch II) [South Korea]

  Programme Background The Incheon and Daegu classes are part of a re-capitalisation effort to replace the older Pohang-class corvettes and Ulsan-class frigates with a new FFX class ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• CESA

  The CESA (Centre d’Essais et de Services sur les Systèmes Autonomes) UAV test centre is a collaboration between the Bordeaux TechnoWest technopole, DSAC (Directions de ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  RF-300H

  The Falcon III RF-300H is Harris’s next-generation Falcon radio. The manpack solution was first presented at the AFCEA West conference on 21 February 2017. The ...

• Military - UUVs

  Lamprey MMAUV

  The Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (MMAUV) is a UUV designed by Lockheed Martin. The UUV is intended as an autonomous companion submersible to a ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Bo 105

  The Bo 105 was developed in West Germany by manufacturer Messershmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB). MBB has since been incorporated into Eurocopter/Airbus Helicopters. The helicopter was the first light ...

• OPVs

  Kingston Class

  The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...

• OPVs

  Viana do Castelo Class

  The Viana do Castelo class currently consists of four OPVs in service with the Portuguese Navy. The vessels entered service between 2011 and 2019, while ...

• Sea: procedural training

  IMAT

  DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...

• Fighter - electronic warfare

  Tornado ECR EW

  The Panavia Tornado Electronic Combat Reconnaissance Aircraft (ECR) is a twin-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed and manufactured jointly by the governments and industry bases of Italy, ...

• Naval guns

  RPK-8/ RBU-6000

  RPK-8, also known as Zapad (West), is a rocket launcher system designated to provide protection against surface ships, enemy submarines and torpedoes. At the core ...

• Main battle tanks

  Leopard 1

  The Leopard 1 was developed from 1956-65 to meet the requirement of the West Germany Army for a new MBT to replace the US-supplied M47s ...

• Land: fire control systems

  Fieldguard

  Fieldguard is an active all-weather fire control system used to improve the accuracy of field artillery and multiple rocket launchers. Originally developed by Oerlikon Contraves ...

• Submachine guns

  MP5

  The MP5 is one of the most prolific 9mm SMGs in production, with more than 100 variants developed to meet the requirements of military, paramilitary ...

• Helicopter engines

  T58

  The T58 is a US turboshaft helicopter engine. Development commenced with a 1953 USN requirement for a helicopter turboshaft to weigh under 180kg while delivering ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  UH-60 Black Hawk Training Devices

  FlightSafety offers UH-60A/L pilot training on their Black Hawk Level D simulator at West Palm Beach, Florida. The UH-60A/L pilot training features the company’s exclusive ...

• Patrol boats

  RPB 33

  The RPB 33 offshore patrol boat from France's Raidco Marine is designed for the use of naval forces to enhance maritime surveillance capabilities. This new ...