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Uncrewed Vehicles
French battle lab ready to test Avatar mini-drone sharpshooter
14th October 2022
Experiments with Avatar are a chance for France to prepare for the certification of armed UAVs.
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Defence Notes
New UK cabinet faces old defence budget troubles
28th October 2022
Pressure on the UK government is not easing despite a new Prime Minister taking office. There are plenty of questions as to how Rishi Sunak and his chancellor are planning to sustain defence spending amidst growing economic troubles.
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Land Warfare
Geopolitical context may force the British Army to revisit the decisions taken under the IR
26th September 2022
Lessons learned from the war in Ukraine have been putting in check decisions taken under Integrated Review.
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Defence Notes
External crises may prompt revision of Integrated Review, Command Paper (Opinion)
26th September 2022
While the Integrated Review was broadly correct in some of its assumptions, events in Ukraine have challenged the thinking behind cuts to UK capability.
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Defence Notes
Moldova unveils meagre defence budget growth amid lingering Russian threat
1st September 2022
Despite the latest incremental increase to its defence budget and the danger of the war in Ukraine spilling over into Transnistria, funding remains too low for Moldova to buy new military hardware.
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Land Warfare
Raytheon to supply US Army with extra Stingers
30th August 2022
Raytheon is to supply more Stinger to the US Army amid concerns that donations to Ukraine have severely depleted stocks of the MANPADS.
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Defence Notes
UK defence strategy since the Integrated Review: the view from Washington
26th September 2022
What do US policymakers make of UK strategic thinking in the wake of the Integrated Review, and how could subsequent events affect the transatlantic defence relationship?
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Naval Warfare
Estonia, Finland plan to throw noose around Russian Baltic fleet
15th August 2022
A move by Estonia and Finland to integrate their respective coastal defence systems would turn the Gulf of Finland into an ‘internal sea’ for NATO.
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Digital Battlespace
Ukrainian satellite imaging intelligence gains boost from ICEYE constellation
19th August 2022
ICEYE is giving the Ukrainian military access to synthetic aperture radar imaging data from its constellation of 21 satellites.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Baykar ramps up TB2 production capacity, pins faith in Ukraine
6th September 2022
The manufacturer of the combat-proven Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV is making new investments to increase production capacity, as it also looks to broaden its collaboration with Ukraine.
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Air Warfare
Black Hornet order marks new type of aid for Ukraine
2nd September 2022
An undisclosed number of Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System micro-UAVs will be supplied to Ukraine to aid urban warfare operations.
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Defence Notes
Danes commit to more Ukraine military aid
12th August 2022
Denmark will chip in $113 million as part of a 26-nation commitment to provide an extra $1.55 billion in military support for Ukraine.
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Land Warfare
Has the British Army been learning from its mistakes?
20th September 2022
Although it seems that the British Army and the MoD have learned some lessons, several adjustments must be taken in order to prepare troops and equipment for future warfare.
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Land Warfare
UK to double M270 MLRS deliveries to Ukraine
11th August 2022
Ukraine will receive three more M270 MLRSs from the UK.
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Land Warfare
Ukraine obtains unconventional answer to 122mm ammunition supply problem
8th September 2022
Ukraine has apparently obtained 122mm rounds from a circuitous route involving Pakistan, the UK and Romania or Cyprus.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Golden Eagle (Ukraine Aid) [NATO Member]
Programme Background 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the usage and effectiveness of micro and mini UAV platforms ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Bison & Coyote (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Canada has been one of several NATO countries to supply Ukraine with continuous support. ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 (Ukraine Aid) [Denmark & Sweden]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine was the recipient of a number of Western systems, many of which ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Ermine (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western governments have sought to provide as much assistance as possible to the Ukrainian ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Patria 6x6 (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Latvia has been part of the allied coalition providing Ukraine with military support. Previous Latvian ...
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Tanks
M1A1 Abrams (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Australia has been amongst the various Western allies providing Ukraine with military aid. Prior ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Enok LAPV [Romania]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Romania has embarked upon a rapid modernisation of its armed forces. This has included orders for ...
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Tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]
Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia becomes the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VAMTAC ST5 BN2 [Romania]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Romania began a large-scale programme of military modernisation and expansion. Romanian defence spending, which had previously ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
KF41 Lynx [Ukraine]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine has sought to acquire a range of different Western platforms to replace its older Soviet ...
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MPVs - 4x4
4x4 Armoured Vehicle [Estonia]
Programme Background The Estonian military wants to replace its fleet of soft-skin troop transports with 4x4 and 6x6 armoured vehicles. This will improve the survivability ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
German Heron TP (GHTP) [Germany]
Background Leasing Agreement As reported by Shephard, in January 2016, Germany’s defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Germany was to lease five Heron TP UAVs. In ...
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Transport, Transport/tanker aircraft
New Transport Aircraft [Czech Republic]
Programme Background Requirement The Czech Republic has been looking to procure more military transport aircraft. Czech defence minister Jana Černochová attended a ‘non-binding’ ground and flight ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 [Sweden]
Programme Background As the domestic manufacturer and original operator of the CV90 IFV, Sweden has had a continuous fleet of CV90s in service since the ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Multi-role ARmored System 4x4 [Czech Republic]
Programme Background As with many countries in Europe following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Czech Republic is currently undergoing a significant expansion of its ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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MPVs - 4x4
KamAZ-43269 Vystrel
The KamAZ-43269 Vystrel (originally known as the BPM-97) is a 4x4 armoured vehicle based on the proven KamAZ-4326 4x4 military truck chassis. Although development started in ...
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Land: air defence radar
Nebo-SVU
The Nebo-SVU is an air defence radar distributed by Rosoboronexport in Russia and is currently used by the Russian Army and the Iranian Army. It ...
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Artillery rockets
MO.1.01.04
MO.1.01.04 is a short-range 220mm artillery rocket armed with a thermobaric warhead developed for Russian TOS-1 MLRS.
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Man-portable missile systems
Piorun
Piorun MANPADS was designed for destroying aircrafts, helicopters, UAVs and winged rockets. The system was developed by Mesko to replace the PPZR Grom.
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Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars
VERA-NG
The VERA-NG is a passive surveillance ESM tracker manufactured by Czech-based ERA. The system utilises the multilateration Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) principle to detect, ...
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Self-propelled missile systems, Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Avenger
The automated AN/TWQ-1 Avenger is the US Army's primary shoot-on-the-move air defence weapon. It is a lightweight, mobile short-range fire unit with eight Stinger missiles ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-4
The BTR-4 is an 8x8 amphibious APC unveiled in 2006 by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau as a private venture. Entering production in 2008, ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Senator
The Senator is a 4x4 multipurpose APC developed by Roshel to support a wide range of missions in the military, peacekeeping and law enforcement domains. ...
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Tanks
BMPT
UVZ developed the BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle, nicknamed Terminator by the company, after studying the Russian Army's performance during the Chechen War. Designed to ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Igla-1/SA-16
The 9K310 Igla-1 (US DoD designation SA-16, NATO reporting name Gimlet) was a Soviet MANPADS. Its original 'simplified' version that was put into service on ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-70
The BTR-70 is an amphibious 8x8 armoured personnel carrier originally developed for the Soviet Union's armed forces. Produced in the Soviet Union from 1972 until ...
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Tanks
T-64
The T-64 was one of the most revolutionary MBTs developed by the Soviet Union, being the first mass-produced Soviet tank to feature composite armour and ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1151 HMMWV
AM General designed the High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to meet US Army requirements for a durable, mobile and reliable soft-skin light utility vehicle. The ...
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Self-propelled guns
Gepard
The Gepard was developed from 1963 to meet a German Army requirement for a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that could support its armoured forces. The ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-60
The BTR-60 was developed during the 1950s to meet a Soviet Armed Forces requirement for an amphibious APC with sufficient cross-country mobility to be able ...
