• Training

  ITEC 2018: UK industry team delivers M&S report

  22nd May 2018

  A UK industry team has recently delivered its findings on the future of modelling and simulation (M&S;) to the UK MoD. The core Architectures, Interoperability …

• Land Warfare

  US Army grapples with future operating concepts

  10th May 2018

  As the threat from near-peer adversaries looms once again over Western nations, the US is having to re-learn operating concepts that have laid dormant for …

• Special Operations

  SOFIC 2018: MRZR-X supports UK MoD

  26th May 2018

  Polaris Government and Defense will support the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) with a single MRZR-X unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), company …

• Digital Battlespace

  Say ta-ta to communication and surveillance problems

  17th May 2018

  At last month’s DefExpo 2018 exhibition in Chennai, Tata Aerospace & Defence showed a 4x4 SUV-type solution offering mobile communications for both military and disaster …

• Training

  ITEC 2018: SISO meeting heralds ITEC

  9th May 2018

  As in previous years, the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) will be organising its annual ‘Seminar on Modelling & Simulation (M&S;) standards’, in conjunction with …

• Land Warfare

  US Army eyes new Javelin missiles

  3rd May 2018

  The US Army is finalising a contract to purchase the new multipurpose variant of the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles which provides enhanced capabilities against non-armoured …

• Land Warfare

  US prepares for interim air defence on Stryker in 2020

  9th April 2018

  Industry is preparing to pitch prototypes for the US Army's interim Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) programme, with plans to integrate technology onto a Stryker …

• Training

  Leonardo’s M-40 target approved for operational use

  20th April 2018

  The Italian Directorate of Air Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA) has authorised Leonardo’s new Mirach-40 (M-40) target UAS for operational use, Leonardo announced on 16 April. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  New target drone complete for Italian operations

  16th April 2018

  After unveiling its new Mirach-40 (M-40) target drone during Paris Air Show 2017 Leonardo has been given the green light to operate the system with the …

• Training

  DSA 2018: Honeywell to supply engines for Taiwan’s AJT

  20th April 2018

  Honeywell confirmed that it closed a contract last October to supply F124 engines for Taiwan’s new advanced jet trainer (AJT) that will be built by …

• Defence Helicopter

  Mexico requests MH-60R helicopters

  23rd April 2018

  The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of MH-60R helicopters to Mexico, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced …

• Land Warfare

  Sig Sauer comes out on top for Denmark's new pistol

  16th April 2018

  Denmark has selected the 9x19mm Sig Sauer P320 X-Carry as its new pistol after an evaluation of four shortlisted designs. The P320 will be fielded …

• Training

  Poland orders four more M-346 AJTs

  29th March 2018

  Leonardo has signed an agreement with the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of National Defence to supply four additional M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers, the …

• Special Operations

  USSOCOM outlines technical experiment

  8th April 2018

  The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has released an RfI to support an upcoming Technical Experimentation (TE) event. The 4 April request outlined TE opportunities for …

• Military Logistics

  Russia receives upgraded IL-76MD-M

  20th March 2018

  The Russian Air Force Aviation Complex in Zhukovsky, Moscow, has accepted the first serial Il-76MD-M upgraded transport aircraft, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Hybrid effector systems

  M-SHORAD Increment 1 [USA]

  Background The US Army is developing a new maneuver short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD) to perform short-range air defense (SHORAD). Under this programme, there are ...

• Hybrid effector systems

  M-SHORAD Increment 3 [USA]

  Background The US Army is upgrading its maneuver short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD). Under the overal programme, there are three increments. Increment 1 vehicles are ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  M-SHORAD Increment 4 [USA]

  Background On 8th May 2024, the US Army issued a request for information (RFI) for M-SHORAD Increment 4, stating that this capability is to focus ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  Short- and Very Short-Range Air Defence System [Germany]

  Background Intended to bridge the gap between SkyRanger and IRIS-T SLM, the Short- and Very Short-Range Air Defence System (LVS NNbS) is intended to provide air ...

• Self-propelled guns

  SHORAD [Sweden]

  Background In January 2026, Sweden announced its intention to dramatically expand its territorial air defence capabilities, which would include the purchase of a gun-armed Short ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Uplift SHORAD UOR [Canada]

  Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against the ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  V-SHORAD [Canada]

  Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Medium-Range Air Defence {Malaysia]

  Background Historically, Malaysia has relied on a combination of SHORAD/V-SHORAD and fixed-wing interceptors.  Given the growth of modern stand-off weapons, Malaysia's Defence White Paper 2020 identified the ...

• Self-propelled guns

  Land Ground Based Air Defence (SHORAD) [UK]

  Background In November 2023 the UK published the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Prior Information Notice which informed industry of the future direction of the ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Medium Range Air Defence [Canada]

  Background The Canadian Army's future GBAD system "will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Indirect Fire Protection Capability [US]

  Background The US Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) is designed to sit between SHORAD capabilities and the high-end Patriot.  The IFPC System is a mobile, ground-based ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  RBS-70 NG [Canada]

  Background In February 2024 Canada announced its intention to urgently procure the RBS-70 NG short-range air defence system (SHORAD).  Saab was awarded a $227 million ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  RapidRanger [Saudi Arabia]

  Background Faced with a growing threat from UAVs and missiles, Saudi Arabia has ordered the RapidRanger SHORAD system. Methodology Quantity required The required quantity has ...

• Trainer

  M-345 (Future procurement) [Italy]

  Background Development On 29 December 2017, Aermacchi's M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) prototype aircraft successfully completed its first flight from Venegono Superiore airfield in Varese, ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  M-345 (1-18) [Italy]

  Background Requirement Italy has operated the MB-339 trainer platform since 1982, procuring 137 aircraft in total. These older airframes required replacement, with the Italian Air ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  Initial Maneuver - SHORAD

  Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  TOLGA C-UAS

  TOLGA is a short-range air-defence (SHORAD) and counter-uncrewed-aerial-system (C-UAS) platform that MKE markets as a layered “defence shield system”, fusing detection, soft-kill jamming and hard-kill ...

• Heavy UGVs

  Tracked Robot 10-Ton (TRX)

  The TRX (Tracked Robot 10-ton) is a UGV developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS). The vehicle has been intended to be an enabling technology in critical ...

• EO/IR systems, Land: long-range observation/surveillance/targeting systems

  EOTS III Shorad

  Part of the EOTS III family from Hensoldt, the EOTS III Shorad is a long-range optronics sensor system for short-range air defence. It typically supports short-range ...

• EO/IR systems, Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  EOTS III Recce

  Part of the EOTS III family from Hensoldt, the EOTS III Recce, or EOTS Recee, is a long-range, electro-optical reconnaissance and targeting system. It is ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Pantsir-S2 (SA-22 Greyhound)

  The Pantsir-S2 is an advanced short-range air defence (SHORAD) system developed by KBP Instrument Design Bureau as an upgraded version of the Pantsir-S1/M family.  The ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar

  RADA’s Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) are S-band, software-defined, pulse-Doppler AESA radars. The radars have beam-forming capabilities and advanced signal processing, which can provide for various ...

• Land: air defence simulators

  ADS

  The Air Defense Simulator (ADS) enables training of air defence personnel in the operation of various SHORAD weapons as well as training of air defence ...

• Land: RWS

  RIwP

  The Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) is a modular remote weapons station designed by Moog to counter a wide spectrum of threats ranging from enemy infantry ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  Mobile - SHORAD

  Unveiled at the DSEI 2017, the Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution, comprising the Giraffe 1X, C2 and RBS 70 NG Remote Weapon System (RWS), ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  Mistral SHORAD

  The Mistral is a French short-range air defence system developed by MBDA France, designed to counter a variety of aerial threats, including aircraft, helicopters, and ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Next Generation VSHORAD missile

  MBDA's Next Generation Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) missile was first publicly showcased at SeaFuture 2023 in La Spezia, Italy, and later at the Farnborough ...

• Land: air defence radar

  RPS-42 Air Surveillance Radar

  The RPS-42 radar is part of Leonardo DRS' family of Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR), which are Active Electronically Scanned Array radars. It is designed to ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Indirect Fire Protection Capability [US]

  Leidos' Indirect Fire Protection Capability has been selected to provide medium-range Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) to sit between SHORAD and the high-end Patriot. 

• Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems

  Platoon Command Post

  Unveiled at the IDEX 2011, Platoon Command Post (PCP) was developed by MBDA to provide adapted solutions for the Command and Control (C2) of Ground ...