• Defence Helicopter

  Leonardo boosted by 2021 aircraft order increase, notes ‘limited exposure’ to Russia

  11th March 2022

  Leonardo's industrial recovery looks to be in good health, following production complications linked to COVID-19 issues.

• Land Warfare

  DGA eyes next stage in Caméléon adaptive camouflage project

  5th April 2022

  The next phase in the long-running Caméléon programme in France will comprise the implementation of a full-scale demonstrator installed on Scorpion vehicles, as well as an adaptive camouflage demonstrator for dismounted soldiers.

• Naval Warfare

  HII authenticates LPD 30 keel

  24th February 2022

  HII has delivered 11 San Antonio-class LPDs, and a further three are under construction.

• Training

  Australia extends Hawk 127 contract for BAE Systems

  21st February 2022

  The Hawk 127 will continue as the lead-in fighter training platform for the RAAF until 2031.

• Land Warfare

  India seeks articulated all-terrain vehicles

  31st March 2022

  The Indian Army plans to operate the new all-terrain vehicles in both mountainous and marshy areas.

• Land Warfare

  Future of Czech IFV acquisition programme to be defined in April

  29th March 2022

  The Czech MoD is approaching the end of a legal audit of the BVP replacement programme and intends to have the results of this analysis by the end of this month. The goal is to define the future of the programme in April.

• Naval Warfare

  Risks stalk Australia’s Hunter class

  23rd February 2022

  It is common for large Australian military procurements to go awry, but officials remain upbeat about progress on its new frigates.

• Air Warfare

  Ghostrider gunships receive upgraded EW countermeasure

  3rd March 2022

  ALQ-251 RFCM systems aboard AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft are designed to protect against EW systems and radar-guided weapons in contested environments.

• Land Warfare

  Indian close-in weapon system contenders gather momentum

  16th March 2022

  For a number of years, India has been seeking close-in air defence systems to protect its airbases.

• Land Warfare

  UK seeks 105mm Light Gun spares

  18th February 2022

  BAE Systems is set to provide artillery and howitzer components and armoured vehicle weapons systems for the British Army, including 105mm Light Gun spares.

• Land Warfare

  India Konkurs all with missile order

  8th February 2022

  The Indian Army is filling gaps in its antitank missile stocks with the Konkurs-M, while it still awaits the MPATGM and Nag.

• Defence Notes

  DoD urges more competition in call to shake up US defence industrial base

  23rd February 2022

  In its ‘State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base’ report, the DoD warns that the trend of industry consolidation over the last three decades has created ‘a national security and economic risk to the nation’.

• Defence Notes

  Will time and politics dilute NATO spending pledges? (Opinion)

  25th April 2022

  For all the assertive rhetoric by NATO member states about increasing defence spending in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine, it will not, in the short term at least, translate into a meaningful uplift in capability on the ground.

• Air Warfare

  DSA 2022: TAI affirms commitment to Malaysia even if bids fail

  30th March 2022

  Even if it is unsuccessful in bids for MALE UAV and light combat/trainer aircraft programmes, Turkish Aerospace (TAI) executives confirmed to Shephard that the company aims to build ‘long-term relationships’ in Malaysia.

• Land Warfare

  WDS 2022: SAMI displays licence-produced Jais

  7th March 2022

  Saudi industrial workshare in the licence-produced Jais 4x4 MRAP vehicle stands at 60%.

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 ...

• OPVs

  Offshore Patrol Vessels [Thailand]

  Programme Background Timeline It was reported in April 2021 that the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is considering procuring an additional OPV in the fiscal year ...

• 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 ...

• Trainer

  Future Lead-In Fighter Training System (Project Air 6002 PH1) - Australia

  Programme Background Requirements The RAAF is seeking a future solution that provides a ‘relevant, adaptable, affordable and safe LIFTS out to 2050’ for training pilots ...

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | 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 ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | 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 ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | 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 ...

• Trainer

  M-346 [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirement The M-346 procurement replaces the legacy MB-339A aircraft used by Italy’s Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale (PAN) and strengthens pilot training through the International ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Next Generation Trainer/Light Combat Aircraft [Austria]

  Programme Background Requirements Austria plans to replace its Saab 105 training fleet, which was retired from service in 2020. Austria's 2019 White paper calls for replacing ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV-30 PRTV (USA)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

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 ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  ADA - IAI

  The ADA system, named after the system's adaptive antenna, is designed to protect avionics systems from GPS jamming. The system, that has won a tender ...

• 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.

• Military - UUVs

  Talisman M

  The Talisman UUV family is designed by BAE to provide flexibility for inshore MCM and harbour surveillance. The Talisman M is a demonstrator system used ...

• 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 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. ...

• Military - UUVs

  Talisman L

  The Talisman Littoral (L) is a UUV designed by BAE. It is derived from the larger Talisman M and repackages it into a two-man portable system for ...

• 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 ...

• Land: Integrated Defensive Systems

  ADS

  Rheinmetall’s ADS is an Active Vehicle Self-Protection System (AVSPS) which has also been marketed internationally as Shark and AAC. Although the system is believed to ...

• 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: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

  RTM Chaff and Flare Magazines

  Kanfit builds an array of chaff and flare magazines. According to the firm’s official literature these magazines are remarkable as they are produced as a ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  Fast Interceptor Craft

  The Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) is a high-speed insertion craft developed and built by VT Halmatic, now part of BAE Systems Maritime. According to BAE ...