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  • Military Logistics

    French Air Force receives KC-130J tanker

    23rd September 2019

    The French Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of its third C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, delivered in the KC-130J tanker configuration.The aircraft will give the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Leidos awarded TRAPS contract

    19th September 2019

    Leidos has received a follow-on contract from the US Navy to provide submarine detection sonar services. The three-year award has a total value of approximately …

  • Training

    Mirage F1 takes to the skies in Texas

    19th September 2019

    Textron subsidiary, Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), has undertaken the first flight of its Mirage F1 aircraft from the company’s Alliance Airport Adversary Center of …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - SATCOM

    26th September 2019

    Welcome to Shephard Studio’s special series on Five Eyes Connectivity, sponsored by our partner Viasat.  Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. In the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast …

  • Land Warfare

    Timeline clarity on future of Challenger 2

    4th October 2019

    While the presence of Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land's (RBSL) proposal for the Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme (LEP) has captured the attention of tank watchers …

  • Military Logistics

    Shifting military operations set to impact base camp requirements

    1st October 2019

    A transition from counter-insurgency to peer-on-peer military operations could necessitate smaller, more autonomous base camps with less dependence on lengthy logistics supply chains; smaller, easily …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Philippines awaits S-70i deliveries

    19th September 2019

    Despite the Philippines turning efforts to introduce 16 new combat utility helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) into a drawn-out saga, Shephard has confirmation that …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Chemring’s US business bags countermeasure orders

    13th September 2019

    Chemring’s US-based subsidiary, Chemring Countermeasures USA, has received four contracts to supply countermeasures in support of the US Navy and US Air Force (USAF), the company …

  • Digital Battlespace

    BAE Systems announces SMC support team

    23rd September 2019

    BAE Systems has announced its team for its US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise – Systems and Engineering and Integration programme …

  • Naval Warfare

    China launches the first of multiple Type 075 LHDs

    25th September 2019

    China launched its first ever landing helicopter dock (LHD) at the Huangpu-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on the morning of 25 September, greatly furthering the future …

  • Training

    Boeing awarded P-8A trainer upgrade work

    13th September 2019

    Boeing has received an order from the US Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division to upgrade P-8A aircrew training systems. The $45,803,988 firm-fixed-price delivery …

  • Naval Warfare

    DARPA researching marine creature responses for subsurface surveillance

    24th September 2019

    Bioluminescent plankton, black sea bass and snapping shrimp: just some of the living resources the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) hopes to tap …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Successful Project Riot demo carried out

    17th September 2019

    An F-35, U-2 and a multi-domain ground station have been connected in a demonstration of multi-domain operations and the secure distribution of sensitive information across …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Boeing receives countermeasure integration order

    13th September 2019

    Boeing has received a $15 million firm-fixed-price delivery order to carry out integration work of countermeasures onto a C-40A aircraft for the US Navy. The …

  • Defence Helicopter

    ROK requests MH-60R helicopters from US

    8th August 2019

    The Republic of Korea (ROK) is seeking to buy MH-60R multi-mission helicopters from the US under its foreign military sales programme. At a cost of …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Fighter - multirole

    MiG-35 (Russia)

    The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Organic Precision Fire - Mounted (OPF-M) [USMC]

    Programme Background Armed Vehicles In June 2021, Shephard reported that the USMC had selected the HERO-120 for the OPF-M programme. The USMC planned to integrate ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Tigr-M

    The Tigr-M is a modified variant of the original Tigr design, which replaced the licence-produced Cummins diesel engine with a Russian-designed YaMZ diesel engine. This ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    Modified Ivan Green Class (Project 11711)

    Programme Background The modified Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) large amphibious assault ships (LST) have been designed by Nevskoe Design Bureau for the Russian Navy. Two ships ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Small UAV (Bulgaria)

    Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Mini UAV (Bulgaria)

    Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...

  • Trainer

    Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)/T-45 Replacement [USN]

    Programme Background Requirements The US Navy’s (USN) Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme is intended to replace the troubled T-45 Goshhawk trainer. The June 2024 RFI includes ...

  • OPVs

    Specialised Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel [New Zealand]

    Programme Background Requirements Plans for a new OPV for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) first came about in April 2016. The RNZN wants to ...

  • 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 ...

  • Light attack, Trainer

    M-345 (1-18) [Italy]

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

  • VBR-MSR Medium Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle

    Technical Requirements The Brazilian Army released two documents outlining the technical and operational requirements for the VBR-MR programme in early 2020. These outlined a number ...

  • Trainer

    M-345 Italy Future Procurement

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

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    San Antonio LPD 17 Flight I [USN]

    The LPD 17 Flight I ships are the first flight of the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Docks (LPD). Procured between FY1996 and FY2017, the vessels ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | M-346 FA [Brazil]

    Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...

  • Data links

    Data links | M-346 FA [Brazil]

    Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    NavStorm-M

    BAE Systems' NavStorm-M is a gun-hardened, integrated anti-jamming and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for artillery rounds, bombs, missiles, and uncrewed systems. It was revealed ...

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    LN-251

    Northrop Grumman's LN-251 is an Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) solution. It is an integrated navigation system with an embedded 12/24 channel, All-In-View, Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module ...

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    KN-4074ED SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS

    The KN-4074EB SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS has an enhanced capability for the KN4074E with P(Y) code equivalent DGPS corrections.

  • UAS: communication systems

    N-100-6 GPS Antenna

    The N100-6 GPS antenna offers a polarimetric solution for multiple element outputs, and has been designed to provide a significantly reduced size aperture for anti-jam ...

  • Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

    ADA Anti-Jamming System

    The ADA is an airborne GNSS anti-jamming solution manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is designed to protect avionics systems from GPS jamming by using digital ...

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    Common Open Reuse Environment

    The Lockheed Martin Common Open Reuse Environment (CORE) is an integrated glass cockpit and avionics solution that can interact with both civilian and military systems. ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    PRC-434G/CS

    The PRC-434G/CS personal survival radio is a handheld, lightweight transceiver that is capable of responding to interrogations transmitted by the airborne location system. Short-burst transmissions ...

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    KN-4074E

    Produced by Kearfott, the KN-4074E SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on various uncrewed or crewed applications, including fixed- and rotary-wing ...

  • Subsystems: visual

    EuroSim

    EuroSim is a configurable simulator tool used to support all phases of space and non-space programmes through real-time simulations with a person and/or hardware-in-the-loop, and ...

  • Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar

    Lynx

    The Lynx (AN/APY-8) is a synthetic aperture radar manufactured by General Atomics. It is designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for manned and unmanned aircraft. According to ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    M-ATV

    The Oshkosh 4x4 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) family of vehicles is designed to provide high levels of protection and mobility in off-road combat environments such ...

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS

    Kearfott’s KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS system offers a low weight and small-size navigation system for a variety of rotary- and fixed-wing unmanned and manned aircraft ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    TESS

    The Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS) is a transparent training instrumentation system designed for the AH-64 Apache Longbow Force-on-Force collective training for live aerial gunnery ...

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS

    The KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on a range of manned aircraft applications, fixed- and rotary-wing ...

  • Maritime patrol

    US-2

    The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.