• Naval Warfare

  Pacific 2019: Aussie submarine programme goes on the attack

  9th October 2019

  Australia’s most ambitious naval programme to date is Project Sea 1000, which will see 12 ‘regionally superior’ submarines enter service with the Royal Australian Navy …

• Military Logistics

  CSIRO, Piotrek team for lithium battery tech

  16th September 2019

  Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and Japanese specialist chemical manufacturer, Piotrek, are collaborating to commercialise Australian-developed battery technologies …

• Digital Battlespace

  Netherlands, Germany sign MoU on radio signals equipment

  8th October 2019

  The governments of the Netherlands and Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of systems for the detection of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Pacific 2019: MCM figures highly in Australian expo

  10th October 2019

  Australia is acquiring a number of Bluefin UUVs from General Dynamics Mission Systems, as the country seeks to improve its mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities. Other …

• Naval Warfare

  Vigor contracted to modernise USN Ticonderoga-class cruisers

  1st October 2019

  Vigor has been awarded a $254.6 million contract to modernise the US Navy’s USS Chosin and USS Cape St George Ticonderoga-class cruisers.  Work will include …

• Naval Warfare

  Raytheon to deliver Aegis fire control systems

  1st October 2019

  Raytheon has been awarded a $124 million contract modification for the production of MK99 fire control equipment and the execution of modernisation work for the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Multi-mission USV proposed as floating comms nexus for CEE region

  19th October 2019

  Boeing, acting through its subsidiary, Liquid Robotics, is offering its Wave Glider USV for countries in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region as a …

• Naval Warfare

  Iranian tanker incident worsens regional maritime security situation

  11th October 2019

  An incident involving an Iranian oil tanker near the port city of Jeddah, initially described as having been caused by missiles fired by Saudi Arabia, …

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed contracted for Trident ballistic missiles

  3rd October 2019

  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $494.9 million contract to produce and support Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile systems for the US Navy and …

• Naval Warfare

  Indian Navy commissions INS Khanderi

  30th September 2019

  The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Khanderi into service, Naval Group announced on 28 September. Built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) under …

• Naval Warfare

  INS Nilgiri stealth frigate launched

  2nd October 2019

  India has launched the new INS Nilgiri stealth frigate for its navy from the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders facility in Mumbai.  INS Nilgiri is the first …

• Naval Warfare

  Royal Navy names HMS Spey OPV

  4th October 2019

  The Royal Navy announced the naming of the last of its new River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV), HMS Spey, during a ceremony held in Glasgow …

• Naval Warfare

  China launches the first of multiple Type 075 LHDs

  25th September 2019

  China launched its first ever landing helicopter dock (LHD) at the Huangpu-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on the morning of 25 September, greatly furthering the future …

• Naval Warfare

  Naval Strike Missile integrated on LCS

  30th September 2019

  General Dynamics Mission Systems has integrated a new over-the-horizon missile capability onto the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the company announced on 26 September. The …

• Training

  Joint Warrior gets underway in UK

  11th October 2019

  More than 3,000 troops from 14 participating nations have arrived in the UK for NATO exercise Joint Warrior. The multinational, biannual military exercise will take …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | ULTRA [US]

  The USAF, and more specifically the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has invested in the ULTRA aircraft from DZYNE Technologies, with the drone possibly developed ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | ULTRA [US]

  The USAF, and more specifically the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has invested in the ULTRA aircraft from DZYNE Technologies, with the drone possibly developed ...

• Military UAS - small

  Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) [US]

  Background  Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. This ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  ULTRA [US]

  Background Origins The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) conceived and developed the aircraft with DZYNE Technologies. According to The War ...

• Military UAS - small

  Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) [India]

  Background  Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. This ...

• Submarines: nuclear/attack

  PROSUB - SSN [Brazil]

  Programme Background Following the successful delivery of the four Riachuelo-class SSK, which is due to all enter service between 2020 and 2023, the construction of ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Data links

  Data links | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  US Air Force Air Base Defence Parsons [US]

  Background In 2023, it was announced that US-based Parsons Corporation had secured a $18 million contract to protect US Air Bases in Europe and Africa from ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Project Mosquito [UK]

  Beginning in 2019, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began a development programme for a new ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Project Mosquito [UK]

  Beginning in 2019, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began a development programme for a new ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Light Replenishment Oiler (T-AOL) [USN]

  The US Navy wants to procure a new class of medium-sized supply ships aimed at refuelling, rearming, and resupplying naval assets. The Navy’s proposed FY2025 budget requests $7.7 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - small

  Hybrid Tiger

  Manufactured by the Naval Research Laboratory, the Hybrid Tiger is an electric UAV. As its name suggests, the platform features a hybrid power generation unit. ...

• Air: UAS radar

  RASAR

  The real-time, autonomous, synthetic aperture radar (RASAR) is a self-contained radar designed for installation under the wing of UAS for counter-IED and FOPEN (Foliage Penetration) missions. It is ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  SA-400 Jackal

  The SA-400 Jackal is a heavy-payload-capability, long-endurance VTOL UAS that had its first flight in 2013. It is an optionally piloted vehicle, so it can ...

• Military UAS - small

  Outlaw SeaHunter

  Outlaw UAVs are used by military and research agencies for training, testing, data collection and system development. In the 114-137kg maximum take-off weight class, SeaHunter ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  ShadowHawk

  The ShadowHawk is a VTOL UAV that can be transported and launched/recovered within a small area. The ShadowHawk is able to maintain aerial surveillance at ...

• Air: EO/IR – Jamming Systems

  AN/AAQ-45

  Leonardo’s AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures is designed to equip rotorcraft. The system is being installed on Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters used ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Havoc

  Havoc is a MALE modular payload UAS designed for customers with varying missions and payload requirements. Features include tool-less assembly, rolling take-off and landing and ...

• Military - USVs

  MAST

  The Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST) was developed by ASV Global and Roke Manor Research under funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It ...

• Air-launched ASW torpedoes, Ship-launched torpedoes

  Shyena/TAL

  Shyena, also known as TAL (The Advanced Light Torpedo), is an Indian lightweight anti-submarine torpedo developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (affiliated to ...

• Subsystems: software

  SWARM

  CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Bat

  Northrop Grumman is developing the Bat family of medium-altitude, multi-mission UAS. The company announced two variants of the UAS (3.7m and 4.3m) and a rotary-wing ...

• Light UGVs

  Dragon Runner

  The Dragon Runner UGV, manufactured by QinitiQ, has two versions: the Dragon Runner 10 (DR10) and the slightly larger Dragon Runner 20 (DR20). All Dragon ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  CLS-200

  The CLS-200 is part of the Yates Electrospace Corporation Silent Arrow family. It is a powered cargo-carrying one-use UAV, based on the company's GD-2000 glider.  In ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  XQ-67A

  In February 2024, GA-ASI first released images of the XQ-67A, a drone developed under a contract for thge USAF's Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) developmental programme. It ...

• Military UAS - small

  Skate

  The Skate is a small, man-packable VTOL UAV designed for performing short-range ISR at the tactical level. A thrust-vectoring system provides a near-VTOL capability, enabling ...