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Land Warfare
Brazilian Army concludes trials with domestically developed optronics
11th April 2023
Developed under a partnership between the Army Technological Centre and Brazilian supplier OPTO Space & Defense, the Olhar thermal imaging solution has now completed initial trials.
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Digital Battlespace
IHSE’s mission-critical KVM solutions - When uncompromising security is required (Sponsored)
27th April 2023
In defense, government and other restricted information applications, security is imperative. Leakage of confidential information quickly becomes a serious threat and managers must ensure that their systems provide the highest level of protection against external and internal threats. IHSE’s Common Criteria certified KVM extenders offer a new level of security that helps to maintain complete data integrity and to prevent unauthorized access.
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Training
Hadean proves British Army CTTP solution resilience in austere environment
6th April 2023
Hadean has completed scene-setting works for the British Army's Collective Training Transformation Programme as industry anxiously awaits developments on the nearly $800 million competition.
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Air Warfare
US Air Force receives first upgraded F-16 for South Korean air defence mission
12th April 2023
The US Air Force in South Korea has received the first F-16 fighter jet upgraded with an AN/APG-83 radar and other avionics improvements.
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Training
Space and cyber wargame brings 350 experts together
6th April 2023
The Schriever Wargame 2023 explored critical space and cyberspace issues within a multi-domain environment across the spectrum of conflict.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: Quantum Systems drone proves popular in Ukraine
23rd February 2023
At IDEX 2023, Quantum Systems displayed its two-in-one reconnaissance drone that has proven popular with Ukrainian forces due to its ease of use and ability to operate in GPS-denied environments.
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Air Warfare
General Atomics nets first US customer for MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS
6th March 2023
Air Force Special Operations Command is procuring the MQ-9B SkyGuardian to support its Adaptive Airborne Enterprise concept.
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman hones US Space Force satellite design in virtual environment
16th March 2023
The company has applied its Highly Immersive Virtual Environment technology to the design process of polar overwatch satellites ordered by the US Space Force.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy solicits Raytheon and Lockheed for carrier-suitable hypersonic weapon
29th March 2023
The USN has awarded two contracts to Raytheon Missiles and Defence and Lockheed Martin for initial development of a carrier-suitable long-range, high-speed weapon known as Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO).
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Training
IT2EC 2023: Culture hampering adoption of virtual reality pilot trainers
26th April 2023
Portable mixed reality devices aim to augment expensive dome-based full mission simulators in military training but face lobbying and cultural resistance.
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Training
IT2EC 2023: Get ready to explore the future of military training and simulation in Rotterdam
17th April 2023
The IT2EC military training and simulation event returns to Rotterdam in April 2023. Sanjay Khetia, director of PLEXSYS and chairman of IT2EC told Shephard what attendees can expect when visiting the show this year.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Royal Navy selects Animal Dynamics parafoil UAV for second phase of Heavy Lift challenge
14th March 2023
With a payload capacity of 135kg, the Stork STM can fly up to 400km using a parafoil wing to generate lift.
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Digital Battlespace
Babcock chosen for UK military SATCOM contract
17th February 2023
Babcock has been awarded a six-year contract to run the UK's Skynet satellite constellation and ground stations.
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Air Warfare
Northrop Grumman advances airborne connectivity for US Air Force
24th March 2023
Northrop Grumman's Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant (SPOC) multifunction processor will help define the USAF's approach to next-generation airborne radio.
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Training
UK, Oman complete desert training exercise
22nd February 2023
British troops recently concluded Exercise Khanjar Oman as part of their four-month deployment to the Gulf nation.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Dominator XP [Thailand]
Programme Background Purchase As reported by Shephard, in September 2023, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) inducted three Dominator XPs. The RTAF purchased the trio ...
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Loitering munitions
Project Brakestop [UK]
Background Information Notice On 25 September 2024, the UK MoD published a prior information notice for Project Brakestop, informing industry of the upcoming competition. Requirements ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-47F Chinook (Singapore)
Programme Background In July 2020, photos have emerged on the internet of the first Boeing CH-47F Chinook destined for the Republic of Singapore Air Force ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Project Corvus [UK]
Background Retirement In November 2024, speaking in the House of Commons, Defence Secretary John Healey stated that the WK 450 Watchkeeper was to be retired as ...
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Loitering munitions
Project Instigator [UK]
Background Prior Information Notice (PIN) On 21 October 2024, the MoD published a PIN in collaboration with the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S;). The notice announced ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Second Batch) [Turkey]
Programme Background First Batch Based on comments by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Turkish media in 2018, Shephard believes that Türkiye acquired 26 Anka-S drones ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Mi-28NE Night Hunter
Algerian military's follow-up order suggests that the country is satisfied with the Mi-28NE Night Hunters' performance in operational conditions in the desert environment featuring sandstorms ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9B SkyGuardian (US)
Programme Background On 6 March 2023, GA-ASI announced that the Air Force Special Operations Command (ASFOC) had contracted three MQ-9B SkyGaurdians, making it the first US customer of the ...
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Transport
VC-25B [USA]
Background The modifications to the 747-8 aircraft will include an electrical power upgrade with dual Auxiliary Power Units that are usable in flight, a mission ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (Ukraine Aid) [USA]
Programme background The US first provided Ukraine with the M1117 ASV in September 2022, when 250 vehicles were donated as part of a $400 million ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
C-390 [Poland]
Programme Background Reports of a possible purchase of the C-390 by Poland began circulating in June 2024 after a Polish journalist revealed that Embraer executives ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | SSN(X) Programme [USN]
The US Navy may be far from reaching the end of procuring the current Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines (SSNs), but that does not mean planning for ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | SSN(X) Programme [USN]
The US Navy may be far from reaching the end of procuring the current Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines (SSNs), but that does not mean planning for ...
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Loitering munitions
ZT-180 [Russia]
Background Claims On 23 February 2023, DER SPIEGEL reported that, according to information it had gathered, China and Russia were negotiating the purchase of 100 ZT-180 drones, ...
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Patrol boats
Naval Support Vessels [Sweden]
Programme Background Requirements The vessels are designed to the operational requirements of the Scandinavian naval environment and will have a length of 47m, a beam of ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
PL-5
The PL is a Group 3 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capable UAV from EDGE Group. According to the company, it is engineered for persistent surveillance and ...
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Air: surveillance radar
AN/APQ-181
The AN/APQ-181 is a low-probability-of-intercept radar fitted to USAFNorthrop Grumman B-2 stealth bombers. During the B-2 Radar ModernizationProgram – completed in 2012 – the B-2’s legacy ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - small
Vandal
Vandal is a next-generation, group II, low-signature UAS manufactured by AEVEX. The UAS is built for speed, precision, and survivability in denied environments and can ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
CreoLand HP
CreoLand HP is a 10W MANET radio designed for command centres, long-range applications, artillery and special forces units. Notably, it offers a data throughput of 100Mbps ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Gogol-M
The Gogol-M is a Ukrainian fixed-wing drone carrier, or mothership, from Strategy Force Solutions. The system can deliver two first-person view (FPV)-type attack drones to hit precision ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
DT-101
The DT-101 is a small fixed-wing UAV from Deftech. The VTOL-capable platform features SATCOM with up to 10Mbs bandwidth capability. DefTech lists various payloads for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
H10 Poseidon
The H10 Poseidon, or H-10, is a fixed-wing VTOL-capable UAV manufactured by Swamrly. Due to the UAV's electric propulsion system, small radar cross-section, lack of detachable thermal signature and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ARX
Unveiled at Xponential 2024, the ARX is a fixed-wing drone developed by Tekever. It features common electronics and software with other Tekever drones. Unlike those ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
DT-001
The DT-001 is a tandem wing UCAV from Deftech. It can host a range of non-offensive payloads, such as IO/EO cameras and an airborne LIDAR. ...
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Loitering munitions
Q-SLAM-100
Unveiled at DSEI 2025, the Q-SLAM-100 is a man-portable loitering munition. Manufactured by Arquimea, the system is designed for medium-range missions with 120 minutes of flight autonomy ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Spider VTOL
The Spider VTOL is a mini electrical fixed-wing UAV. Unlike traditional VTOL UAVs with dedicated motors, propellors and structural parts for performing take-off and landing, the Spider ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Khronos
The Khronos is a tethered, fully automated UAV for ISR missions in GPS/GNSS-denied and RF-denied environments. The drone's manufacturer, Elistair, stated that it could be deployed from a ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - small
Disruptor
Publicly unveiled at AUSA 2024, the Disruptor is a loitering munition and UAV manufactured by AEVEX Aerospace. The Group III aircraft utilises a pneumatic launcher ...
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Data links
MAQA Terminal 3.8m Flyaway Variant
The Modular Aperture Quad-Band Antenna (MAQA) Terminal is designed to provide a ruggedised, mobile, quad-band SATCOM terminal that supports operations with the WGS constellation, legacy ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
AN/ARC-231 Skyfire
The AN/ARC-231 Skyfire is an airborne VHF/UHF/LOS and DAMA SATCOM system. This system supports US DoD requirements for airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice, data ...
