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Uncrewed Vehicles
Hunt is on for SeaFox support replacement
17th May 2019
A contract opportunity placed in May 2019 by the UK MoD will look to replace the support contract for the SeaFox mine disposal system currently …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2019: Leonardo’s BriteCloud squares up to US testing
14th May 2019
Announced on 13 May at AOC EW Europe, the US DoD has selected Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) to be assessed under the Office …
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Naval Warfare
Mordaunt outlines vision for the Royal Navy
15th May 2019
On her two-week anniversary as UK Secretary of State for Defence, Penny Mordaunt, made her first speech during the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference …
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Military Logistics
KBR to support UK MoD
1st May 2019
KBR has received a contract to support the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the Middle East, the company announced on 26 April. Under the …
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Naval Warfare
UK MoD restates ‘average’ benchmark for Type 31e
8th May 2019
Amid reports that the budget for the UK’s Type 31e light frigate programme has shifted following an apparent realisation that the £250 million ($325 million) …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Collins Aerospace’s civil avionic solutions aid military missions
1st May 2019
The application of Collins Aerospace’s Pro Line Fusion avionics system is reducing crew workloads and being applied to military aircraft with ease due to its …
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Land Warfare
UK funds new Foxhound upgrades
25th April 2019
The UK MoD has confirmed to Shephard that it has awarded General Dynamics a £2.8 million ($3.6 million) contract to design and deliver upgrade kits …
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Naval Warfare
UK explores potential for large unmanned naval submersible
18th April 2019
The UK MoD has launched a two-stage competition to examine the utility of UUVs for the Royal Navy based on an existing platform. This comes …
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Military Logistics
QinetiQ signs LTPA amendment with UK MoD
9th April 2019
QinetiQ has signed an amended Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to modernise 16 of the country’s critical defence …
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Special Operations
UK MoD explores new human detection technology
12th April 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Iceni Labs a £248,000 contract to support the evaluation of the SafeScan Tactical handheld human presence detection …
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Training
UK MoD invests in training facility upgrade
2nd April 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has invested over £1.2 million for the upgrade of Whinny Hill, Catterick, training area’s urban operations training facility, the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Remote identification key to solving drone incursion headache
8th April 2019
The unmanned traffic management provider AirMap is advocating the adoption of a UAS remote identification system as a means to prevent drone incursions at airports. …
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Land Warfare
AUSA Global 2019: Leonardo presents OBVP for US DoD command post initiative
28th March 2019
Leornardo DRS is hoping that its tactical approach is the US DoD’s answer to command post systems integration and power supply following submission of a …
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Training
ASDOT is no more
21st March 2019
With the finishing line in sight, the UK MoD’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme has failed the acid test of the Main …
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Training
DSET 2019: CTTP is learning from others
21st March 2019
The British Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) continues to move forward and the CTTP team has been looking at other large projects ‘to increase …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
AR3 (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Background £270 Million investment On 15 September 2025, the UK MoD noted that, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the UK ...
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Military UAS - mini
30,000 FPV Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Programme Background IDCC On 9 January 2025, the UK MoD announced that 30,000 FPV drones would be sent to Ukraine after the awarding of £45 million ...
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Loitering munitions
Nyan OWE [UK]
Background Transparency notice On 13 February 2026, the UK MoD published a transparency notice concerning OWE Nyan, specifically, the procurement of OWE drones for operational ...
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Loitering munitions
Dart 250 [UK]
Background Purchase In 2023, the UK MoD tasked Modini with supplying Ukraine with drones, with the first Dart units reportedly delivered in autumn 2023. On ...
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Military UAS - mini
Tactical Multirotor ISR UAV (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Programme Background Invitation To Tender (ITT) On 17 February 2025, the UK MoD released an Invitation to Tender (ITT) seeking Tactical Multirotor ISR UAVs. The effort is valued ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A400M [UK]
Background RAF base at Brize Norton built a new training facility for A400M pilots and crew. The aircraft will look to reach full operation capability by 2022 ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)
Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
New Medium Helicopter (NMH) [UK]
Background NMH Market Interest Day On 11 November 2021, the MoD communicated the requirements of the £1 billion ($1.34 billion) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme ...
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Military UAS - tactical
AR5 [Portugal]
Methodology PGO The PGO has been set to 100% because the programme has been contracted, with deliveries due very shortly. Units required No details were ...
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Loitering munitions
FPV & Attack Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK & Norway]
Background £450 million On 11 April 2025, the UK MoD announced a £450 million package for Ukraine, which included £350 million from the UK from this ...
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Loitering munitions
Long Range Area Effect Project: Air Launched Effect (ALE) [UK]
Background Acquisition pipeline First published on 13 June 2022, the Acquisition Pipeline was a forward-looking view of potential procurement activity undertaken by the UK MoD. ALE ...
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Military UAS - mini
ISR Drones (First Batch) (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background First Batch On 20 March 2024, Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, announced that, following a 19 March Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, ...
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Transport
Command Support Air Transport Recapitalisation [UK]
Programme Background The tender, originally released on 28 October 2021, required industry bidders to put forward aircraft that can achieve a minimum unrefuelled range of ...
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Loitering munitions
Altius 600M & Altius 700M (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Programme Background Anduril On 6 March 2025, the UK MoD and John Healey, the Secretary of State for Defence, announced a package to help counter Russia's aggression against ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) Ship [UK]
Background Requirements The 2021 Defence Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, outlined the plan to develop a new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) vessel to ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Light UGVs
T7
The T7 is a multi-mission robotic system designed for military, police and hazardous missions. At DSEI 2017, the UK MoD awarded the Harris Corporation a ...
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Major networking projects
Skynet 5 SATCOM
Airbus is the service provider for the UK MoD Skynet 5 private finance initiative contract, signed in October 2003 and now worth $5.6 billion. Airbus ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Warthog
The Warthog is based on the ST Kinetics Bronco all terrain tracked carrier (ATTC) and was developed to meet a UK MoD urgent operational requirement ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Buster
The Buster is a small UAS that is designed for carrying out close-range surveillance in all weather conditions. It can carry several different payloads and ...
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Data links
NMS
The Network Management System (NMS) provides the ability to monitor and manage tactical data links (Link 11A, Link 11B, MIDS/JTIDS Link 16 and legacy links) ...
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Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems
DNGS-T3
DNGS-T3 is a single or dual-axis stabilised Day/Night Gunner Sight. It entered service with the UK MoD in 2004 on tracked AFVs. There are more ...
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Directed energy weapons
DragonFire
DragonFire is a laser weapon system built for the UK MoD and manufactured by a consortium of manufacturers. The primary manufacturer is MBDA, though they ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
AW159 Wildcat
The AW159 is a twin-engine, multirole maritime and utility aircraft that was developed as a replacement for the Lynx family of helicopters. Designated 'Wildcat' by ...
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Trucks and utility vehicles - 6x6, Trucks and utility vehicles - 8x8
SLDT(P)
Following the success of the Trakker 6x6 in the engineer support role, the UK MoD identified a UOR for a fleet of protected self-loading dump ...
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Major networking projects
ARRC C2IS
In August 2006, the UK MoD appointed Thales as prime contractor for the delivery of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) – Command Control and ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
TTF
BAE Systems manages the Typhoon Training Facility (TTF) for the UK MoD at RAF Coningsby, England. The facility supports the operational conversion unit and squadron ...
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Military UAS - tactical
SA-200
Manufactured by Syos Aerospace, the SA-200, or SA200, is a rotary-wing tactical drone. Marketed as a utilitarian drone, its primary purpose is as a cargo-carrying platform with ...
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EO/IR systems
NightHawk2-UZ
The NightHawk2-UZ is a dual EO-IR stabilised camera turret from NextVision designed for long-range observation applications that demand low weight. The 350g sensor's IR camera has a 1280x720p ...
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Medium UGVs
MACE 3 Sherpa
Based on the in-service 4x4 off-road Land Rover Defender platform, the MIRA MACE 3 Sherpa provides dismounted close combat infantry with logistical support, allowing soldiers ...
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Land: range systems and targets
Inflatable Targets
Airborne Industries has produced Inflatable Targets for use by the UK MoD for many years and supports and replenishes the systems in service. The targets ...
