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Air Warfare
UK MoD posts market engagement for Tranche 2 of Loyal Wingman effort
1st August 2025
The Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for Tranche 2 of Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) comes after the UK unveiled its first ACP, StormShroud, in May 2025.
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Defence Notes
Unfolding the Golden Dome for America: Seven things you should know about the programme
3rd June 2025
Shephard talked to multiple experts about the most pressing concerns and considerations regarding the air defence system advocated by President Trump.
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Training
AI innovation set to revolutionise military training landscape
16th October 2024
Artificial intelligence offers unprecedented potential to revolutionise military training, enabling agile and decisive forces.
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Air Warfare
Reiser secures new NH90 Sea Tiger maintenance training contract
26th November 2024
The training and simulation company’s new contract for the German Navy will replicate its NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter, which is set to join the fleet in 2025.
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Special Operations
Canadian light and beacon solutions promise to improve safety for SOF teams
8th May 2025
Solutions supplied by Adventure Tactical currently equip military and law enforcement forces of 24 countries.
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Air Warfare
How unconventional warfare demands are changing the CUAS and drone development landscape
14th August 2025
The use of drones in unconventional ways is accelerating technological advances and countermeasures as military planners try to stay ahead of the drone revolution in military affairs.
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Air Warfare
Why tactical UAVs are winning on the future battlefield (Podcast)
9th May 2025
In Conversation: In this special edition of the Shephard Defence Podcast, Tony Skinner sits down with Dan Slasky, President and CEO of Aeronautics, to explore how cutting-edge tactical unmanned aerial systems are reshaping today’s battlefields.
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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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Training
I/ITSEC 2024: Australian Army approaches second phase of countermining training
9th December 2024
The Engineering Corps has been conducting individual instruction using FLAIM Systems’ Sweeper and should start collective deployments in 2025.
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Air Warfare
Lockheed Martin unveils new scalable counter-UAS system
27th February 2025
The scalable system was flown during a company-funded exercise to demonstrate its ability to detect, track and mitigate a mix of small uncrewed aerial systems, including drone swarms.
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Naval Warfare
Thales to supply sonar systems for the Netherlands’ Orka submarines
20th March 2025
The company will deliver a comprehensive sensor suite when the Orka class comes into service in the early 2030s.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy seeks industry partners to address pressing research needs
10th June 2025
The Office of Naval Research will host an Industry Engagement Day in August aiming at building new partnerships and advancing its science and technology initiatives in multiple areas.
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Land Warfare
Romania acquires additional Patriot air defence systems
7th January 2025
The third Patriot order from the country comprised radars, control stations and missiles.
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Land Warfare
Bahrain approved for $500 million HIMARS order as production surges
15th August 2025
Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is being widely ordered and deployed. The company has been working to ramp up production while continuing work to design and produce more potent missiles.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2025: John Cockerill showcases stealth recon vehicle, but is Nimr partnership over?
19th February 2025
John Cockerill Defense (JCD) has brought its i-X 4x4 protected reconnaissance vehicle to IDEX 2025. The i-X was developed as a private venture to meet potential demand for a fast, stealthy and highly mobile platform.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Class 2 Tactical UAS [Ireland]
Background EU Tender On 13 March 2024, the Irish Department of Defence released a planning notice on the EU tenders website, confirming that the Irish ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-1Y [Romania]
Programme Background The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Romanian Military ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Next Tactical Aviation Capability Set (nTACS) [Canada]
Programme Background The Royal Canadian Air Force has unveiled its new nTACS programme that aims to replace the RCAFs ageing fleet of CH-146 Griffon helicopters ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Multidomian Micro Drones [USSOCOM]
Background Special Notice On 14 November 2024, a Special Notice was released that informed the industry that the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was looking for ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-X III Phase II (F-35) [South Korea]
Programme Background On 14 September 2014, South Korea signed an FMS contract under the first phase of F-X III programme to supply 40 F-35As for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Project Corvus [UK]
Programme 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 ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35B (1-12) [Singapore]
Programme Background Singapore is renowned as a discerning and demanding customer, so its selection of the F-35 must be seen as a vote of confidence ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Tactical Drone System (SDT) [France]
Programme Background Tactical Drone System (SDT) programme The French Army launched the SDT programme to replace the Sagem (now Safran) Sperwer Intermediate Tactical Drone System ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8A Poseidon [UK]
Programme Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
SW4 Puszczyk Replacement [Poland]
Programme Background In 2002, Poland order 47 SW4 training helicopters from Italian manufacturer Leonardo; as of Spring 2025, the Ministry of Defence is looking to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Family of UAVs [Bangladesh]
Programme Background RfP The Bangladesh Army released a 106-page tender document to gather information about different platforms that would enable the force to "standardise" its UAV ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35A Japan Follow On
The F-35 full-rate production is expected to be further delayed following an October 2020 US DoD announcement that postponed the simulation tests, originally planned for 2017 ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-15SA Saudi Arabia
The aircraft deal includes 170 APG-63(v)3 AESA radar sets, 193 F-110-GE-129 Improved Performance Engines, 100 M61 Vulcan Cannons, 338 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems amongst ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35A (1-60) [Italy]
The 2019 and 2020 budget contained significant funding for the F-35 programme: €690 million ($775 million) in 2019 and €859 million ($962 million) in 2020, ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Next Generation Trainer [Slovakia]
Programme Background As Slovakia is set to receive 14 Lockheed Martin F-16Vs by the end of 2023, the Slovak Air Force (Vzdušné sily Slovenskej Republiky: ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
Field Artillery Training Systems
The ICE Field Artillery Training Systems for the M109A6 Paladin and M270/M270A1 MLRS provides instrumented real-time data and performance monitoring during training and live-fire missions. ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
ITAS-TESS
The Improved Target Acquisition System – Tactical Engagement Simulation System (ITAS-TESS) is a laser-based system designed to conduct simulated weapons engagement during crew and collective ...
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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 ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
I-HITS
The Initial Homestation Instrumentation Training System (I-HITS), developed for the US Army, provides high-fidelity, scalable CTC training capabilities for missions including force-on-force, urban operations, joint ...
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Subsystems: software
Tactical Simulation Tool Suite
Saab's Tactical Simulation Tool Suite is a software package for creating entity simulations and complex tactical scenarios. The software can be used as a standalone ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
Area Weapons Effects Simulation
Cubic’s indirect fire and Area Weapons Effects Simulators (AWES) determine the extent of simulated injuries and damage sustained by soldiers and vehicles in a combat ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
CATS CTC
The CATS Combat Training Centre (CTC) trains armed forces in simulated opposition. Features: direct-fire weapon effect simulation with laser engagement systems; area weapon effect simulation ...
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Subsystems: visual
G10 Image Generator
Incorporating multiple CPU and GPU processing cores, the latest Generation10 (G10) Image Generators offer 54 billion textured pixels-per-second (peak) per channel. Using leading-edge graphics technologies, ...
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Subsystems: software
Simulation
From physics-based dynamics and intelligent entity behaviours to tactical and operational missions, Presagis simulation software tools address the rigorous challenges of M&S; applications. Its simulation ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
MANWORN II DPU
The MANWORN II Dismounted Player Unit (DPU) is a flexible position location tracking system suitable for individual through brigade-level training. MANWORN II DPU features GPS ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Helicopter Cabin/Door Gun Trainer
The airborne cabin/door gun training system was jointly developed with Saab. It uses existing weapon installations enabling any flight to be used as a training ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
Magnet
Magnet is an infantry micro-tactical weapon training system with AAR capability. It is based on a control system and laser engagement technology, which enables the ...
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
Q CIEW
Q CIEW is a family of COMINT and EW (CIEW) systems focused on counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations in a land environment, supported by naval, air ...
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Land: vehicle simulators
LETS
The US Army maintains a large fleet of locomotives and rail vehicles throughout the US to facilitate the movement of equipment and supplies and provides ...
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Land: air defence simulators
Rapier Air Defence PTT
In service with the British Army, the Rapier Air Defence Field Standard A and B part task trainer (PTT) gives students target alerting, identification, tracking ...