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Air Warfare
Raytheon expands air missile production and announces successful use of StormBreaker from F-35C
23rd July 2024
Raytheon has been pushing its production line to meet demand for missiles. At the same time, the Farnborough International Airshow exhibitor has been trying to ensure there are no weak links in its supply chain and increase its depth of suppliers.
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Air Warfare
L3Harris to upgrade USAF’s B-52H bomber cockpits
7th June 2024
The Boeing B-52H is the final model of the Stratofortress heavy bomber. More than 100 were built with 58 remaining in service plus 18 in reserve.
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Land Warfare
Poland’s Borsuk IFV awaits production contract
25th June 2024
Poland showcased its latest Borsuk infantry fighting vehicle at Eurosatory in Paris, highlighting its domestically funded development, advanced weaponry and planned production of 1,400 units to replace Soviet-era models.
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Land Warfare
Challenger 3 programme promises capability upgrade as first delivery milestone approaches
23rd August 2024
The British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) will replace existing Challenger 2s with a smaller but more capable fleet of vehicles with improved protection and notably a 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun firing an Enhanced Kinetic Energy round. The programme is advancing rapidly with several hurdles cleared in the past year.
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Land Warfare
Teledyne FLIR lifts the lid on Black Recon at Eurosatory 2024
17th June 2024
Teledyne FLIR has reportedly been developing the system since 2020 with support from the Norwegian Defence Research establishment.
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Air Warfare
South Korea’s KF-21 fighter fires guided IRIS-T missile
20th May 2024
Manufactured by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the KF-21 Boramae is a fighter aircraft that resembles the design of the F-35A. South Korea has investing nearly US$8 billion in the fighter development programme which is set to be completed by 2028.
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Digital Battlespace
How commercial tech is reshaping military requirements
24th May 2024
Non-military drones, robotics, VR, AR, SATCOM and cyber tech will play a crucial part in future warfare.
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Land Warfare
How Spain’s acquisition of PAC-3 MSE can boost European air defence
23rd July 2024
Madrid will increase interoperability with the other seven users of next-gen Patriot in the region.
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems Hagglunds’ latest CV90 IFV on show in Paris
17th June 2024
The newest member of the CV90 family of vehicles features a new turret and more internal space for crews.
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Land Warfare
Elbit Systems to supply USMC with NVGs under $500 million deal
28th November 2023
Elbit Systems of America has secured a second five-year contract to supply Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles (SBNVG) to the US Marine Corps.
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Air Warfare
World Defense Show 2024: Kalashnikov to unveil new UAV in Riyadh
31st January 2024
The SKAT 350 M UAV will build upon the Supercam 350 UAV featuring an improved battery life and increased automation.
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Land Warfare
New tank, new ammunition – increasing the Challenger 3’s firepower
9th June 2024
The main war shot of the Challenger 3 will be a 120mm Enhanced Kinetic Energy (EKE) round which will be developed under a German/UK government-to-government agreement.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
World Defense Show 2024: DefSecIntel continues CUAS deliveries to Ukraine and notes lessons learned
5th February 2024
SurveilSPIRE surveillance towers, made by DefSecIntel, can be loaded onto trailers and quickly transported to their area of operation. Systems were ordered for Ukraine in March and October 2023.
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Land Warfare
Armed drone protection to be added to Iron Fist and Trophy
3rd June 2024
Two Israeli-made APS platforms have been in the process of being upgraded following a request from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD).
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Land Warfare
USSOCOM tests the use of passive radar in C-UAS missions
8th May 2024
Trials with the Silentium Defence Maverick M8 passive radar system were conducted in Exercise Trident Spectre 2024.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - micro
NX70 Microdrone (Third Batch)
Programme Background The French Army procured the NX70 to meet an urgent operational requirement for a small UAS that could provide short-range ISR for dismounted ...
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Military UAS - micro
NX70 Microdrone (First Batch)
Programme Background The French Army procured the NX70 to meet an urgent operational requirement for a small UAS that could provide short-range ISR for dismounted ...
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Military UAS - micro
NX70 Microdrone (Second Batch)
Programme Background The French Army procured the NX70 to meet an urgent operational requirement for a small UAS that could provide short-range ISR for dismounted ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
OC-135B Replacement (USAF- Cancelled)
Programme Background The modification and Treaty Certification works include Digital Visual Imaging System kits, design and development for mission system integration (structural design, interphone communications systems, ...
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ISR/special mission
King Air 350ER -Canada
Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically. There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...
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ISR/special mission
King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait
Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...
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Neton VLOE
Programme Background The VLOE will replace several variants of the VLOE Lathar (a SOF vehicles based on the Nissan Patrol ML-6 COTS chassis) currently in ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
FPV Drones [Moldova]
Programme Background Lithuanian Drones Lithuania's Minister of National Defense, Laurynas Kasciunas, announced that Lithuanian-produced thermal night vision devices and FPV drones had begun being delivered to Moldova during ...
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VBMT Rec Multirole Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
Technical Requirements The Brazilian Army released two documents outlining the technical and operational requirements for the VBMT Rec in early 2020. These elucidate a number ...
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Tanks
Viatura Blindada de Combate-Carro de Combate (VBC-CC) [Brazil]
Programme Background Several key technical requirements have been outlined by the Brazilian MoD. Among the most important are that the platform should weigh less than ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Artillery Mini-UAV (India)
Programme Background Mass of Requests In October 2022, the Indian Army released a flurry of RfIs for various UAVs, showing its desperation to get UAVs ...
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Trainer
Joint Terminal Attack Controller (Project Air 6016)[Australia]
Programme Background Requirements Project Air 6016 aims to deliver a sovereign training system to ensure the sustainable generation of sufficient and appropriately skilled Joint Terminal Attack ...
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Military UAS - small
Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
DEF129 (Nano UAS) [Australia]
Programme Background DEF129 The Australian Ground Service has combined various army procurement efforts under the DEF129 programme to increase the abundance and proliferation of UAVs ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Project Tiquila [UK]
Programme Background Tender Notice On 18 September 2020, the MoD Combat Air Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team published a tender notice for a system integrator ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: handheld NV devices
Vipir-2S+
Vipir-2S+ is a lightweight, military-standard, handheld thermal sight designed for medium-range surveillance and target observation. Vipir-2S+ utilises uncooled thermal imaging technology.
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EO/IR systems
USG-261T
The USG-261T is a night-view, light-weight mini camera gimbal designed for small fixed-wing and multirotor platforms. It has a thermal imaging camera to capture videos in ...
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Land: handheld NV devices
Alice HH
The Alice HH is an uncooled handheld thermal imaging camera based on a high-resolution focal plane, using uncooled IR technology with no need for cryo-cooling ...
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Core systems: cameras and IR detectors
Piranha ZTI
The Piranha ZTI is an uncooled thermal imaging camera. The lens features anti-reflective coatings throughout and a diamond-line carbon coating on the external surface.
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Core systems: cameras and IR detectors
Juniper
The Juniper is a miniature, uncooled, wide-FOV thermal imaging camera which can be integrated into miniature UAVs, small robotic vehicles, small maritime EO payloads and ...
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Land: handheld NV devices
U3061i
The U3061i is an uncooled thermal imaging camera used for individual soldier observation. Its detection range is 2.5km for personnel and up to 14km for ships. ...
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Core systems: cameras and IR detectors
CamSight
CamSight is a family of lightweight, compact core cameras to be integrated into complex optronic systems equipping UAV, UGV, and UGS systems. The CamSight optronic modules ...
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EO/IR systems
SPARROW SR-HD
The SPARROW SR-HD is a thermal imaging camera for versatile applications such as intelligence gathering, surveillance, and long-range control systems. This uncooled infrared system operates ...
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Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems
STAWS
The Surveillance Target Acquisition and Weapon Aiming Sight (STAWS) provides 24-hour all-weather surveillance and target acquisition. It is an integrated, passive, multispectral sighting system utilising ...
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Core systems: cameras and IR detectors
Atom
Atom is a high-resolution IR camera core, available based on uncooled microbolometer IR detectors of either 1,024x768 or 640x480px. The cores can be integrated into ...
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EO/IR systems
MicroPOP
IAI has upgraded the Micro Plug-In Optronic Payload (Micropop). It is an observation payload designed for integration on small UAVs and UGVs. The MicroPOP is ...
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EO/IR systems
Micro-STAMP
The MICRO-STAMP is an ultra-small EO/IR payload. It features an uncooled IR thermal imaging camera, a high-resolution TV CMOS camera and a dual FOV uncooled IR detector. It ...
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Weapon sights for night use (thermal imaging)
ZiR-60
The ZiR-60 thermal imaging attachment is designed to be used with day optical sights mounted on sniper weapons, to convert them into functional thermal sights ...
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EO/IR systems
Denizgözü Martı
The Denizgözü Martı is an Electro-Optical Reconnaissance and Surveillance System designed for marine applications. Its main components include an uncooled LWIR thermal imaging sensor, a ...
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Core systems: cameras and IR detectors
EyeR Core VA
The EyeR Core VA is a longwave infrared (LWIR) platform which is equipped with Opgal's imagine-processing capabilities. The thermal imaging core supports advanced algorithms, allowing ...
