• Digital Battlespace

  Australian Wedgetail aircraft reaches IOC

  19th November 2012

  The Australian Defence Force’s Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) according to an announcement by Minister for …

• Naval Warfare

  Boeing advances F/A-18E, F-15E training simulation

  15th November 2012

  Boeing is working on a three-year contract with the US Air Force Research Laboratory to adapt innovative training technologies for the F-15E Eagle and the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Italian NH90 Afghan deployment hampered by teething problems

  8th November 2012

  The Italian NH90 helicopter detachment to Afghanistan has been initially hampered by problems such as windshield cracks and the poor availability of spares, it has …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Falco gets maritime radar as Evo marketing gets underway

  29th October 2012

  Although the Falco platform is in use with five customers, and the larger Evo variant is nearing the end of its flight test programme, Selex …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems awarded new Bradley contract

  12th October 2012

  BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a $97 million contract to reset up to 146 Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the US Army.  …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ILA 2012: NATO makes changes to configuration of AGS Global Hawks

  13th September 2012

  NATO has added several key systems to its Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) as a result of lessons learnt in Operation Unified Protector over Libya, it …

• Defence Helicopter

  First Dutch CH-47Fs delivered, Lynx withdrawn from service

  10th September 2012

  After much delay, the first two CH-47Fs for the Defence Helicopter Command (DHC) have arrived in the Netherlands. The new medium transport helicopters arrived by …

• Digital Battlespace

  UK launches aircraft protection study

  17th July 2012

  The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Thales have signed a new research contract for technology that will improve the resilience of future UK aircraft …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Skycam exports Kahu UAV

  26th June 2012

  Skycam has announced that it has sold its Kahu unmanned aerial vehicle to an Australian based customer, marking the first export of a New Zealand …

• Defence Helicopter

  US Navy conducts cross-platform ASW demonstration

  14th May 2012

  Telephonics has announced today that the US Navy has conducted an exercise to demonstrate several anti-surface warfare (ASW) concepts of operation using an MH-60S Sierra …

• Land Warfare

  SOFEX 2012: Raytheon considers additional IR shot detection

  9th May 2012

  Following its takeover of BBN Technologies in 2009, Raytheon is planning to expand its footprint in small-arms shot detection to include infra-red (IR) technology. Speaking …

• Defence Helicopter

  Chemring announces UK MOD award

  3rd May 2012

  Chemring has announced that its UK subsidiary, Chemring Countermeasures, has been awarded a five year long term partnering agreement to deliver a range of different …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Indian Navy launches third UAV squadron

  11th April 2012

  The Indian Navy has announced that it is due to commission a third UAV squadron on 11 April. In an effort to increase its surveillance …

• Defence Notes

  USAF selects Cubic P5CTS/TCTS

  3rd February 2012

  Cubic has been awarded a new contract for its P5 Combat Training System/Tactical Combat Training System (P5CTS/TCTS) by the US Air Force Range Instrumentation Systems …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems receives US Army HMD order

  18th January 2012

  BAE Systems has announced that it has been issued an order by the US Army Program Executive Office Soldier for the Head Mounted Display. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - micro

  Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) (Tranche 2) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

  Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an organic, ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  T-X / T-7A Red Hawk [USAF]

  Background On 27 September 2018, it was announced that the Boeing-Saab team had been awarded a contract for the programme. The initial contract was worth $813 million ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Edge 130 [US]

  Programme Background First Order As reported by Shephard, In October 2024, the US Customs and Border Protection force submitted a $1.6 million order to acquire Edge ...

• Military UAS - micro

  Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]

  Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 [Nigeria]

  Programme Background Rumours On 11 October 2021, Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State, stated that several companies had signed an MoU with the Nigerian Government. ...

• Trainer

  Hawk Trainer Replacement [UK]

  Background The UK has outlined plans to replace the country's Hawk T1 and Hawk T2 trainers, allowing the aircraft to be retired. The Hawk T1 ...

• Military UAS - micro

  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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Long-Range Attack Munition (LRAM) [USMC]

  Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to the ...

• Military UAS - small

  Penguin [Ukraine]

  Background Long-Standing Deal Red Wire announced in September 2025 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, had delivered additional aircraft from its Penguin uncrewed aerial system ...

• Loitering munitions

  Red Dragon [US Army]

  Methodology Unit cost Based on the loitering munition’s maximum speed and payload, and a Shephard model, the estimated gross and flyaway unit cost of the ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Akinci [Ethiopia]

  Programme Background On 15 November 2023, SavunmaSanayiST reported that Baykar had exported its Akinci drone to Ethiopia due to a photograph which showed the drone featuring an ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Akinci [Libya]

  Programme Background 2022 Reports In October 2022, various Libyan media outlets reported that the country was eyeing a possible procurement from Baykar, possibly the Akinici ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 [Mali]

  Programme Background Six Drones On 22 December 2022, Joseph Dempsey, a research associate at IISS, tweeted photographs showing a Baytraktar TB2 adorned with the Malian ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A400M-Forecast [Indonesia]

  Programme Background The TNI-AU currently relies on 17 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and L-100-30 aircraft, including five C-130Hs transferred from Australia. Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Light Attack/Trainer Aircraft [Serbia]

  Programme Background Serbia is looking to purchase around 20 light attack/trainer aircraft to replace its ageing Soko J-22 and G-4 trainer fleet in service. In ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Surface-to-air missiles

  HHQ-10 / FL-3000N

  The Hai Hong Qi-10 (Naval Red Flag-10), or HHQ-10 for short, is a Chinese naval surface-to-air missile. Its export version is the Flying Leopard 3000 ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Aleksandar Unifier

  The Aleksandar Unifier is an armoured 4x4 that was unveiled at a Serbian military parade to commemorate the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom, and the National ...

• Military - USVs

  Voyager

  Voyager is an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) built by US-based Saildrone. Voyager has been used by the US Navy (USN) and is one of three ...

• Subsystems: software

  Network Defense Trainer

  The Scalable Network Defense Trainer is an LVC simulation system for delivering realistic hands-on cyber training. It enables students to experience cyber attacks launched against ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  MQ-20 Avenger

  The MQ-20 Avenger, or Predator C, is a long-endurance UAS designed to perform high-speed, covert ISR and precision-strike missions over land or sea. The UAV is ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Seal Family

  The naval ESM Seal family can provide: self-protection functions, with the capability to drive active ECM equipment (jammers) or passive ECM equipment (chaff/flares) automatically; tactical ...

• Military UAS - mini

  WingXpand

  Unveiled at the Special Operations Force Industry Conference in May 2022, the WingXpand is a fixed-wing platform manufactured by a company with the same name. Branded ...

• Weapon sights for day use

  Romeo Red Dot Sights

  The Romeo line of red dot sights are parallax-free and feature (MOTAC) motion-activated illuminated glass reticles. The dual reticle option, on select models, toggles between ...

• Laser pointers

  Lima Laser Sights

  Lima red and green laser fore grips are low-profile rail-mounted laser sights. The laser operates in momentary-on mode, with an additional continuous mode on the ...

• Unguided Mortar Ammunition

  81mm Infra-Red Illumination Mortar Bomb

  Austrian company Hirtenberger's 81mm Illumination-Infra-Red Mk5 (81mm ILL-IR Mk5) is an infra-red-light generating mortar bomb designed to provide illumination over a wide area.

• Military UAS - micro

  Fang

  Fang is a first-person view (FPV) UAS for precision strike roles. The drone is aimed to launch in Q2 2025. Developed by Red Cat, the drone ...

• Unguided Mortar Ammunition

  60mm Illumination - IR

  Austrian company Hirtenberger's 60mm Illumination - Infra-Red Mk2-S (60mm ILL-IR Mk2-S) is designed to illuminate a large area with infra-red light for a prolonged period.

• Multipurpose missiles

  Red Arrow 73

  The Red Arrow 73, also known as the HJ-73, was a copy of the Russian 9M14 Malyutka. The Red Arrow 73 was China's first-generation antitank ...

• Military UAS - micro

  Black Widow

  The Black Widow is a rotary-wing micro UAV from Red Cat. Unveiled at AUSA 2024, the AI-enabled drone is designed for instant ISR tasks and ...

• Unguided Mortar Ammunition

  120mm IR Illumination Mk2 Mortar Bomb

  Austrian company Hirtenberger's 120mm Infra-Red Illumination Mk2 (120mm IR-VIS Mk2) mortar bomb is to illuminate large areas with visible light for a prolonged period—the round works ...