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Air Warfare
Farnborough 2022: Boom and Northrop Grumman partner to explore supersonic airliner’s military potential
19th July 2022
At Farnborough International Air Show, Supersonic airliner developer Boom announced a partnership with Northrop Grumman to explore the military applications of the in-development Overture supersonic airliner.
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2022: Raytheon UK ‘optimistic’ about Shadow life extension beyond 2030
20th July 2022
Raytheon UK wants to see the RAF's Shadow special mission aircraft fly beyond 2030.
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Digital Battlespace
How the Five Eyes militaries are discovering the power of the network (podcast)
8th July 2022
In this bonus episode of the Shephard Defence Podcast, we bring you the second episode from the latest series of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast.
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Air Warfare
Malaysian Army tests its MD 530G helicopters
29th June 2022
Malaysia is now operating the MD 530G light helicopter, while the first CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft conversion has arrived home.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Fire Scout demonstration reveals rapid mine countermeasures benefits
11th July 2022
The USN has conducted tests of a prototype airborne mine countermeasures system aboard the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.
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Defence Notes
South Korea plans to set up a strategic command
21st July 2022
With Kim Jong-un showing no signs of mellowing, South Korea is planning to establish a strategic command to coordinate strikes and responses to North Korean provocations.
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Naval Warfare
Belgorod mega-sub falls short of its potential
15th July 2022
Is the Russian Belgorod special-purpose submarine really operational? Key capabilities remain unavailable, despite positive talk from the Russian Navy.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Luxembourg, Leonardo and Skydweller sign off on solar-powered UAV collaboration
17th June 2022
A new agreement between Luxembourg, Leonardo and Skydweller will focus on UAS ISR opportunities.
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Defence Notes
Leonardo DRS and RADA join forces to take on force protection challenges
22nd June 2022
Leonardo DRS and RADA Electronic Industries have entered into an agreement to create a new combined company to deliver force protection solutions.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy publishes new plan for more than 350 crewed ships and submarines by 2045
28th July 2022
The US Navy is pushing for a fleet of over 350 crewed ships and submarines and around 150 large USVs and UUVs under the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm Mike Gilday's Navigation Plan 2022.
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Digital Battlespace
Bittium Tough SDR radios - unique features summarized (Sponsored)
18th June 2022
Bittium Tough SDR Vehicular and Handheld radios are unique in their performance in leading the mobile troops and forming the situation awareness on the battlefield.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IAI and 2Excel put Maritime Heron to the test in UK
10th May 2022
The Maritime Heron MALE UAS has proved itself capable of operating under UK regulations.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Hermes takes off in Switzerland
20th June 2022
The ADS-15 UAV (the Swiss designation for the Hermes 900) performed its first test flight on 15 June before planned transfer to the Swiss Air Force in the second half of the year.
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Air Warfare
USN orders two more MQ-4C Tritons from Northrop Grumman
24th June 2022
The MQ-4C Triton autonomously operated system allows for persistent maritime ISR and is based on the USAF RQ-4B Global Hawk UAS.
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Defence Notes
Sweden orders two GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft
30th June 2022
Sweden has ordered two Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft with deliveries set to take place in 2027.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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ISR/special mission
MC-27J [Algeria]
Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...
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ISR/special mission
C-208B ISR [Tunisia]
Programme Background Requirement The acquisition of the C-208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft is part of Tunisia’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its ISR capabilities in response ...
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ISR/special mission
King Air 350ER ISR [Kuwait]
Programme Background In February 2018, the US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ...
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Military UAS - mini
U&C reconnaissance drones [US Army]
Methodology PGO The programme has been assigned a PGO of 100%, as a contract has been awarded. Unit cost It has not been clarified what ...
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Military UAS - small
Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]
Programme Background Requirement & Objective The RN identified a requirement to acquire an RPAS to transport cargo and supplies between ships and personnel. When mature, it ...
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Military UAS - HALE
Long-Endurance UAV [US AFRICOM]
Programme Background Ageing MQ-9A Reapers In November 2022, Shephard reported that GA-ASI would continue supporting contractor SMX with its MQ-9A after winning a $2.3 billion task ...
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Military UAS - small
Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...
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ISR/special mission
Shadow R1 [UK]
Background The RAF is moving forward with an ambitious plan to transform its intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) force to enable greater interoperability ...
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ISR/special mission
Baekdu-II [South Korea]
Programme Background This ISR aircraft programme, which first appeared on the 2020-24 Mid-Term Defense Acquisition Plan, comprises four Baekdu-II aircraft. These will add to two ...
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Military UAS - mini
ISR Drones (First Batch) (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background First Batch On 20 March 2024, Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, announced that, following a 19 March Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, ...
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Military UAS - mini
Drone Action Plan (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background APOS On 6 October 2024, the Dutch Minister of Defense, Ruben Brekelmans, visited Kharkiv and Kyiv. During his visit to Ukraine, he announced a new ...
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ISR/special mission
King Air 350ER -Canada
Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically. There were few Canadian suppliers to sell the ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8A add-on [Canada]
Programme Background Canadian Air Force is operating 15 C-3P (Canadian designation CP-140) special mission aircraft in service. They were acquired between 1980-91 and expected to ...
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Military UAS - small
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services [USN]
Background ISR services In April 2026, several companies announced that the USN had selected them to provide Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) ...
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Light attack, Trainer
A-29 Super Tucano Afghanistan
Media reports suggest that with the hourly cost of $1000, the A-29 is a successful platform for counter-insurgency missions. Its operational capability from unprepared airstrips, ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - tactical
Zeus
The Zeus is an Argentine tactical-class UAV from Aerotec, in partnership with its Polish technology partner, Ekolot Aerospace & Defense (EAD). The aircraft is modular and ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Silent Falcon
The Silent Falcon is a solar-electric sUAS with long-endurance capabilities for extended-range missions. The UAS can be used for commercial and military applications. The entire ...
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Military UAS - small
Jackal
The Jackal is a small UAV manufactured by FLY BVLOS, Flyby Technology and Maxwell Innovations. The system features a plug-and-play system, meaning new equipment and technologies can be ...
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Military UAS - mini
Delta
The Delta is a UAV with a VTOL capability before rotating and operating as a conventional fixed-wing aircraft when airborne. Manufactured by Fly BVLOS, Nigeria was expected ...
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Military UAS - mini
Indago
Indago is a small quadrotor UAV with VTOL. It is equipped with a large-screen handset and is marketed as 'whisper-quiet' with a noise level of ...
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Military UAS - mini
Canary
Volatus Aerospace has stated that its civilian Canary rotary-wing cargo-carrying UAV can be adapted for military use in last-mile resupply operations. Payloads are housed internally ...
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Military UAS - tactical
ENVOY
The ENVOY is a multi-mission rotary-wing UAV with a tandem-rotor design and a payload carrying capacity of 180kg. General Dynamics renamed the system ENVOY in mid-2025. ...
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Air: UAS radar
EchoFlight
The Echoflight radar by Echodyne is a Lightweight Metamaterials ESA (MESA®), a Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) 4D radar designed for mid-sized UAVs flying below the visual line of sight (BVLOS) ...
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UAS: communication systems
muLTElink
Produced by uAvionix, the muLTElink is a multiple-link airborne radio system designed for uncrewed platforms in particular. It combines C-Band, LTE, ISM and Viasat L-Band communications, ...
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Land: battle management systems
AIMS-ISR
AIMS-ISR is a software package used to process the video footage and data gathered from the cameras and other sensors fitted to airborne, ground-based and ...
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Air: mission management systems
Ageon ISR
Ageon ISR is a multi-INT C2/PED solution supporting cross-domain collection, ingestion, processing, exploitation and dissemination from tactical units to the global enterprise and cloud. Ageon ...
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Military UAS - mini
DrN-15 (series)
The DrN-15 is a hexacopter mini-UAV from ST Engineering. The platform is highly customizable and can carry various payloads depending on a user's requirements. All DrN ...
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Military UAS - small
Nauru 500C
The Nauru 500C ISR is a VTOL-capable small fixed-wing UAV from Xmobots. Designed for ISR missions, the UAV features XSIS-EO and XSIS-EOLWIR stabilised sensors. The UAV features ...
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Military UAS - small
Outlaw SeaHunter
Outlaw UAVs are used by military and research agencies for training, testing, data collection and system development. In the 114-137kg maximum take-off weight class, SeaHunter ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Viper 1000C
The Viper 1000C is a fixed-wing MALE UAS. Designed to carry EO/IR sensors over vast distances, it can be employed in a wide variety of ...