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Land Warfare
Argentina goes shopping for wheeled armoured vehicles
30th October 2020
The Minister of Defence Agustin Rossi visited the facilities of Iveco Brazil to inspect the 6x6 Guarani. Argentina is also interested in the Norinco VN1 and GDLS Stryker.
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Defence Notes
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict adds extra motivation for Georgian procurement
21st October 2020
The ex-Soviet republic aims for a rapid overhaul of its equipment inventory to NATO standard, but this may actually turn out to be an expensive and lengthy process
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Naval Warfare
South Korea receives training ship and upgrades existing platforms
28th October 2020
Activity continues apace in South Korea's navy as new vessels are launched and delivered, and older ones upgraded.
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Naval Warfare
Latest Tsirkon test shines more light on Russian hypersonics
19th October 2020
The hypersonic missile travelled at Mach 8 to strike a naval surface target at 450km range, but is Russia following a realistic timetable to bring it into service?
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Naval Warfare
Myanmar puts solitary submarine through its paces
23rd October 2020
Myanmar has operationalised its first ever submarine, as evidenced by its inclusion in a recent naval exercise.
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Digital Battlespace
UAE receives second GlobalEye
1st October 2020
Saab delivered its second GlobalEye AEW&C; aircraft for air, maritime and ground surveillance to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 30 September. The platform blends a …
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Land Warfare
Arnold Defense announces two major orders for FLETCHER (sponsored)
13th October 2020
USSOCOM and an undisclosed European specialist unit place orders for the land-based 2.75in rocket launcher.
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Defence Notes
Estonia boosts defence spending in 2021
30th September 2020
Estonia is to increase defence spending in 2021 to ‘strengthen its military capabilities with large-scale procurement of equipment’, Minister of Defense Jüri Luik announced on …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
China aims UAVs at markets home and abroad
15th October 2020
China is experimenting with swarms of UAVs that could be used as loitering munitions, as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) expands its unmanned capabilities.
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Naval Warfare
US christens latest Virginia-class SSN
14th September 2020
The Virginia-class submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) was launched on 12 September in a ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. Construction of …
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Defence Notes
Indigenous Middle East defence industry faces three key challenges
7th September 2020
As Gulf countries seek to develop sustainable defence industries to supply their own armed forces with an increasing percentage of indigenously manufactured equipment, steps need …
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Air Warfare
RUAG prepares to make Gripen E/F payload suspensions
10th September 2020
RUAG Aerostructures is ready to begin serial production of payload suspension pylons for the Saab Gripen E/F, following final airworthiness test acceptance in late August. This is …
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Special Operations
Leidos carries on with Afghan Special Mission Wing support
2nd September 2020
Leidos will continue to provide contractor logistics support for Mi-17 helicopters and Pilatus PC-12 turboprop aircraft operated by the Special Mission Wing of the Afghan …
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Digital Battlespace
NZ network-enablement project continues apace
9th September 2020
New Zealand continues to progress its four-phase Network Enabled Army (NEA) programme, with the first tranche on track to reach fruition next year. At the …
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Land Warfare
Slovenia and Lithuania confirm JLTV initial deliveries in 2021
2nd September 2020
Although the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced European militaries to consider cancelling or delaying their acquisition programmes, both Slovenia and Lithuania …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Transport
A-400M [United Arab Emirates]
Background IDEX 2025 At IDEX 2025, two Airbus representatives shared insights into a possible offer from the United Arab Emirates for the A-400M aircraft. The ...
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Maritime patrol
Challenger 650 ISR [UAE]
Background First order In February 2019 at IDEX, the UAE announced that it will procure a new special mission aircraft with an option for the ...
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Frigates, OPVs
PPAs Procurement (1-2) [Indonesia]
Programme Background Timeline In October 2023, Italian Junior Defence Minister Matteo Perego di Cremnago told Defense News that Italy is in discussions with Indonesia to ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Seeker 400 (13-15) [UAE]
Background Long history The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far ...
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9B [UAE]
Programme Background Requirement The programme is required to meet current and future threats faced by the UAE by providing ISR, target acquisition, locating submarines and counter-land and ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Al Fares class [UAE]
Background Requirements The Swift Trooper is an inshore patrol vessel developed by the UAE-based Al Fattan. It is marketed as a craft designed for faster, ...
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Military UAS - mini
Vector / Scorpion (Ukraine Aid) [Germany]
Programme Background German Enablement Initiative On 18 April 2024, Quantum-Systems announced that German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and Ukrainian Minister of Strategic Industry Alexander Kamyshin had opened the ...
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Military UAS - mini
ScanEagle [Lebanon]
Methodology PGO and programme status The ScanEagle was confirmed to have been delivered to the country. The programme is therefore complete, and it has been given ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System (MAPSS) [India]
Background Order In January 2026, ThePrint reported that the Indian Army had placed an order worth Rs 168 crore ($20 million) with NRT for the ...
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Military UAS - mini
Vector [Jordan]
Methodology PGO and programme status The Quantum Systems Vector drone appears to have been delivered by 2024, meaning the programme is complete and has therefore been ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Iraq Federal Police 4x4 Patrol Vehicle
The failure of this Iraqi Federal Police requirement for an additional 300 vehicles to translate into a contract may be related to issues encountered with ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Rabdan 8x8 IFV [UAE]
Background The UAE Army has a long-standing requirement to replace its BMP-3 tracked IFVs with a more mobile 8x8 IFV. This requirement will be fulfilled ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Seeker 400 (1-6) [UAE]
Background Long history The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far ...
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Military UAS - mini
Vector / Scorpion [Romania]
Programme Background On 14 May 2024, Quantum Systems secured a contract valued at €18.4 million ($19.7 million) to supply its Vector drone to the Romanian MoD. ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Panthera T6 [Egypt]
Background In recent years, Egypt has stepped up its procurement of light armoured vehicles to enable its forces to respond more effectively to militant activity, ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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MPVs - 4x4
Bars-6
Bogdan publicly unveiled the 7t Bars-6 (Panther) 4x4 light APC at IDEX 2015, and in July 2016, the company introduced an upgraded version ready for ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Sarsar-2
Unveiled at IDEX 2015, MIC's Sarsar-2 APC is based on the KIA 1.2t 4x4 chassis, which the Sudanese company is licensed to produce. The company ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Enigma
Unveiled in 2015, the Enigma is an 8x8 armoured personnel carrier. The vehicle is 8.3m long and 2.8m wide. It has a height of 2.39m ...
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Military vehicle engines
TCD 2015
The TCD 2015 is a modern water-cooled four stroke diesel V-engine that is currently integrated on the RG41 armoured vehicle.
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Land: RWS
AU-220M
The AU-220M unmanned turret, developed by TsNII Burevestnik, a subsidiary of Uralvagonzavod (UVZ), mounts a dual-feed 57mm automatic cannon and a PKTM 7.62mm coaxial machine ...
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Military - USVs
B-7
The B-7 is a USV designed by Al Marakeb that has been in development since 2009. Designed for coastal defence, the B-7 is able to monitor ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Phantom
The Phantom is a 4x4 APC that was developed in the UAE and publicly unveiled at the IDEX exhibition in 2015. It features a five-door ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Ajban LRSOV
The Ajban Long-Range Special Operations Vehicle (LRSOV) is an open-top 4x4 long-range reconnaissance vehicle based on Nimr's Ajban multipurpose vehicle. The LRSOV seats four crew ...
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Directed energy weapons
Oerlikon Laser Gun
Rheinmetall showcased the applications for its High Energy Laser (HEL) guns for the first time at IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. The Oerlikon Laser Gun ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Fiona
The Fiona is a 6x6 MRAP armoured vehicle based on the underpinnings of the KrAZ-6322 all-wheel-drive off-road cargo truck. Publicly unveiled for the first time ...
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Pistols
APX
Designed specifically for the military market, Beretta unveiled its modular APX pistol at the IDEX 2015 show and offered it for the US Army's Modular ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Patriot R2
The new-generation Patriot R2 UAS is used for military and civil/commercial applications and provides reconnaissance support. It was designed in response to fighting that occurred ...
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Naval guns
Sea deFNder
The Sea deFNder is a maritime Remote Weapons System (RWS) designed for naval and coast guard forces in surveillance, anti-terrorism, anti-piracy, or maritime traffic interception ...
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Light tanks
K21-105 Light Tank
At IDEX 2013, Doosan and John Cockerill Defense presented the K21-105 Light Tank concept which integrates the Cockerill 105mm-armed XC-8 turret on the Doosan K21 ...
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Loitering munitions
LS Skysword 101
The LS-Skysword 101 is a loitering munition from Life Shield. The Saudi Arabian platform is described as a stealth precision-guided weapon with a man-in-the-loop capability. The platform ...
