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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall receives order from NATO country for mortar shells
25th September 2024
Rheinmetall has received another order for mortar shells, following from Swiss and Spanish orders earlier this year, and an order in November last year of about 100,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition for Ukraine.
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Land Warfare
FAMOUS all-terrain vehicle demonstrated with 20mm cannon
24th March 2025
Patria has so far built two technology test beds of the FAMOUS (Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured System) all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and in the second half of this year will complete the first of two vehicles for further trials in the third quarter of 2025.
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Air Warfare
Europe will “struggle” to fill capability gaps left by US-Ukraine aid pause
6th March 2025
Europe’s capacity to fill the capability gaps created by the US pause on military aid to Ukraine is uncertain, according to analysts, but European defence industry leaders have stressed their readiness to meet demand.
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Defence Notes
Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth
8th May 2025
Results for Q1 2025 have been strong across the board for many defence companies in Europe with forward-looking statements and predictions for the full year also looking good.
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Land Warfare
AeroVironment wins $990 million stand-off contract with the US DoD
29th August 2024
While few details have been released, the contract will likely be for a system similar to the existing Switchblade UAS.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
More Russian UAS go astray while attacking Ukraine
9th September 2024
This time, the UAS flew into NATO airspace, though there is no evidence that they did so deliberately.
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Land Warfare
Canadian Army to progress with ACSV programme in 2025
3rd March 2025
The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle will also achieve several milestones in the coming years.
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Land Warfare
Sweden and Ireland to send air defence radars to Ukraine
25th February 2025
Sweden has committed to donating Tridon Mk2 air defence systems to Ukraine while Ireland is looking to send older Giraffe 4 radar systems mounted on Bv206 carriers. The two systems can be integrated with RBS70 surface-to-air missile systems.
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Land Warfare
Romania approved for additional $280 million Patriot Air Defence System buy
29th April 2025
The possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) from the US will cover the system and any related equipment with Lockheed Martin and RTX as primary contractors.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Ukraine gets new Trinity drone donation from Quantum Systems
2nd August 2024
The Trinity, like the Vector, is a tactical surveying and imaging drone, used in Ukraine to assess the extent of war damage.
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Air Warfare
Ukraine’s fighter fleet boosted with France’s Mirage 2000s and extra Netherlands’ F-16s
7th February 2025
The first Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft have finally been delivered to Ukraine, as confirmed by France’s defence minister on 6 February. They will join the F-16s already in service to bolster Ukrainian air defence.
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Air Warfare
Lockheed Martin follows Raytheon in strategic teaming on rocket motors as demand increases
15th August 2024
The major defence manufacturers have been looking to secure their supply chains as more missiles are being used in Ukraine.
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Defence Notes
UK-administered International Fund for Ukraine passes £1 billion milestone
4th September 2024
Ukraine’s defence secretary met his UK opposite number in London to mark the milestone and push forward with new defence deals.
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Land Warfare
What Ukraine needs to hold its position in Russian territory
27th August 2024
As the Kursk region sits on a rolling plateau with broad, shallow valleys, MBTs can play a relevant role in the developing conflict within the Russian oblast.
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Air Warfare
Lithuania to send an extra 4,500 drones to Ukraine despite delivery delays
16th January 2025
According to local media sources, thousands of drones destined for Ukraine are currently stuck in warehouses due to bureaucratic delays.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
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 ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 600 (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background $300 Million USAI (1 April 2022) On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine following ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Norway]
Programme Background September 2024 On 3 September 2024, the Norwegian government announced that "Ukraine will get more drones donated to their frontline, and more air ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing
Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
RQ-35 Heidrun (Ukraine Aid) [Germany]
Programme Background Early 2024 On 28 March 2024, the German Federal Government provided an update on the military aid it had given to Ukraine. In ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Drone40 (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]
Programme Background In August 2022, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a think tank, held a podcast with Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, in which ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
SkyRanger R70 (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]
Programme Background On 19 February 2024, the Canadian Defence Minister, Bill Blair, announced that the country would donate more than 800 SkyRanger R70 UAVs to ...
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Tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]
Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia becomes the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...
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Military UAS - micro
Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]
Programme Background In April 2024, while in Lviv, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles announced a new AU$100 million military assistance package for Ukraine. This reaffirms ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Aid & Discounted Units) [Ukraine]
Programme Background Pre Invasion Units The Ukrainian Army purchased 12 TB2 units in January 2019 for a reported $69 million. Deliveries began in June 2019, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Pre-War) [Ukraine Navy]
Programme Background Ukrainian Army The Ukraine Army purchased 12 TB2 units in January 2019 for a reported $69 million. Contract According to Ukrainian Navy Commander ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 [Sweden]
Programme Background As the domestic manufacturer and original operator of the CV90 IFV, Sweden has had a continuous fleet of CV90s in service since the ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Heavy Lift Helicopter [Philippines]
Programme Background Procurement from Russia In November 2021, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that a contract had been signed to acquire 16 Mi-171 heavy ...
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Fighter - multirole
Multi Role Combat Aircraft [Bangladesh]
Programme Background The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) continues its quest to acquire a new multirole combat aircraft. Under the country’s Forces Goal 2030 plan, which ...
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Fighter - multirole
Next Generation Fighter Aircraft (Vietnam)
Programme Background Requirement The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) operates an ageing fleet of Su-22 aircraft as well as Su-27s and Su-30s. According to expert commentary, ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Transport/tanker aircraft
Il-78M
Based on the Il-76 transport, the Il-78 convertible tanker/transport aircraft first entered service in 1974 and was followed three years later by the improved Il-78M ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Shark
The Shark is a fixed-wing catapult launched ISR UAV developed by Ukrspecsystems. The Shark-D is the original variant; an improved Shark-M variant was unveiled in early ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2
The Bayraktar TB2, or Bayraktar-2, is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAV developed and manufactured by Baykar. The platform can conduct ISR and armed attack missions and has a ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Orion / Orion-E
The Orion, sometimes called the Inokhodets, is the first Russian-manufactured MALE UAV that has been designed to carry out a wide variety of military surveillance applications. Russia has ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Forpost / Forpost-R
The Forpost was a variant of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Searcher Mk II produced under license in Russia until 2016. Following US pressure, Israel refused to ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars
SNAR-10M1
The SNAR-10M1 is a mobile, armoured, self-propelled radar system manufactured by Almaz-Antey. It is designed with an automatic coordinate readout for locating moving ground and ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
BMP-1
The BMP-1 (Bronevaya Maschina Piekhota-1) is a tracked amphibious IFV that was developed in the Soviet Union during the 1960s. Entering service with the Soviet ...
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Land: air defence radar
Nebo-SVU
The Nebo-SVU is an air defence radar distributed by Rosoboronexport in Russia and is currently used by the Russian Army and the Iranian Army. It ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Eleron-3 (Series)
The Eleron series comprises several variants, including Eleron-3 (T23E), Eleron-3SV, Eleron-B, Eleron-10 (T10D and 10E) and Eleron-10SV (T10). The Russian Armed Forces use Eleron-3 aircraft ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Orlan-10/10E
Developed by the Russia-based Special Technology Center, the Orlan-10 is a medium-range UAS with many variants, such as the 10E, an export version introduced in 2017. The ...
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MPVs - 4x4
KamAZ-43269 Vystrel
The KamAZ-43269 Vystrel (originally known as the BPM-97) is a 4x4 armoured vehicle based on the proven KamAZ-4326 4x4 military truck chassis. Although development started in ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Mavic 3 (Series)
The Mavic 3 is a rotary-wing UAV manufactured by DJI designed for commercial aerial photography and video capture. It has a Hasselblad L2D-20c two-camera payload, omnidirectional obstacle sensing, and ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing
Gerbera
The Gerbera is a rudimentary Russian UAV manufactured by Gastello Design Bureau. The drone's body is made of radar-absorbent foam, and the platform is reportedly available ...
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Tanks
BMPT
UVZ developed the BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle, nicknamed Terminator by the company, after studying the Russian Army's performance during the Chechen War. Designed to ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-70
The BTR-70 is an amphibious 8x8 armoured personnel carrier originally developed for the Soviet Union's armed forces. Produced in the Soviet Union from 1972 until ...