• Naval Warfare

  BAE to upgrade cruiser USS Vicksburg

  20th March 2017

  BAE Systems has received a contract worth $42.9 million from the US Navy to upgrade the USS Vicksburg (CG 69), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, …

• Land Warfare

  Air defence boost for Turkey

  20th March 2017

  The air defence capability of the Turkish Land Forces will be given a boost now that a new self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) is on the …

• Land Warfare

  Thailand modernises V-150 into HMV-150

  20th March 2017

  The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has chosen domestic company Panus Assembly to modernise its V-150 4x4 armoured vehicles. To be re-designated as the HMV-150, they …

• Land Warfare

  Dutch Boxer throws first punch

  17th March 2017

  The Dutch Army's 13th Light Brigade conducted its first live firings from the Boxer armoured vehicle in March. The brigade's 42 Battalion Limburgse Jagers (Limburg …

• Defence Helicopter

  Egypt to receive first Ka-52 helicopters

  17th March 2017

  Russian Helicopters is on track to deliver the first Ka-52 Alligator helicopters to Egypt in 2017.Russian Helicopters confirmed the Egyptian order for 46 Ka-52 helicopters …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Singapore Heron 1 attains FOC

  15th March 2017

  The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) two squadrons of IAI Heron 1 MALE UAVs achieved full operational capability (FOC) on 15 March.'The FOC of …

• Training

  CAE opens new offices in UAE

  15th March 2017

  CAE's Defence and Security business has expanded its operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by opening new facilities in Abu Dhabi, the company announced …

• Defence Helicopter

  AUSA Global: New divestiture thinking for US Army

  14th March 2017

  The US Army is looking at new concepts for the divestiture of obsolete military equipment.This means re-defining how they manage processes at the US Army's …

• Military Logistics

  Lincad to power Leonardo laser target designator

  9th March 2017

  Lincad will supply batteries for Leonardo's Type 163 Laser Target Designator under a supply agreement announced on 9 March.The agreement will see Lincad provide batteries, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Hungary to host Fire Blade 2017

  6th March 2017

  The European Defence Agency's (EDA's) Exercise FIRE BLADE 2017 will take place at the Pápa Airbase in Hungary from 1st-12th May, the EDA announced on …

• Military Logistics

  Saab to support Sweden’s underwater weapons

  1st March 2017

  Saab has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for product support and maintenance of the Swedish Navy's underwater weapon systems, …

• Training

  Avalon 2017: JP 9711 moves forward

  28th February 2017

  The Australian Department of Defence's Joint Project 9711 Defence Core Simulation Capability Project has taken a step forward with submissions from industry in response to …

• Land Warfare

  Marines introduce breaching shotgun upgrade

  20th March 2017

  The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has introduced an upgrade to its currently-fielded Mossberg M500A2 pump-action shotguns, which optimise the weapons for ballistic door breaching …

• Training

  LIMA 2017: Malaysia could train Saudi submariners

  19th March 2017

  Discussions about Malaysia providing submarine training to Saudi Arabia are at a preliminary stage, and nothing has been finalised yet, the Chief of the Royal …

• Naval Warfare

  RAN conducts advance force training

  17th March 2017

  The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) HMAS Huon has put its mine countermeasures equipment and helicopter operations to the test as part of Exercise Ocean Explorer, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - small

  Vietnam - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  V-Bat [Armenia]

  Background Announcment On 9 February 2026, in a press release from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan and JD Vance, US vice-president, ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) GUARD [Ireland]

  Background Problem As stated on the project’s website in 2022, Ireland is the “softest target in the EU for smugglers” due to its 3171km of ...

• Frigates

  European Combat Vessel [Spain]

  Programme Background Requirements The European Combat Vessel (ECV) is currently a conceptual project that seeks to design a European collaborative multi-mission, modular warship. As of ...

• Main battle tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]

  Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia became the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...

• Military UAS - small

  Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  V-Bat [Romania]

  Programme Background Modernisation According to HotNews, a Romanian news outlet reporting on 25 February 2025, the Romanian MoD announced to journalists that it would focus on ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Army Armoured Combat System (A2CS) [Italy]

  Programme Background The Italian Army has identified a requirement for new tracked IFVs to equip its armoured and mechanised brigades. These new vehicles will replace ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]

  The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]

  The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

  The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

  The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Nordic Mini-UAV [Denmark]

  Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Nordic Mini-UAV [Norway]

  Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Nordic Mini-UAV [Finland]

  Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Smartscan- MEWS

  MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...

• Land: battle management systems, Major networking projects, Naval: Combat Management Systems

  DOOB (HARBIYE)

  Defence out of a Box (DOOB, also marketed as HARBIYE) is a C4I system family developed by Havelsan as an integrated defence solution aiming for ...

• Subsystems: software

  Simulation Engine II

  The Simulation Engine II (SE II) commercial game engine is the first PC-based game engine to be developed by Sonalysts as a commercial product and ...

• Air: mission management systems

  Naval Command Center

  The Elbit Systems Naval Command Center (NCC) provides the infrastructure, systems and functionality required to achieve maritime domain awareness in conjunction with applicable means, evaluating ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  JTRS Increment 1 Waveforms

  A number of waveforms are set to be implemented under JTRS Increment 1: WNW with OFDM and anti-jam; SRW (ground domain); joint airborne network-tactical edge ...

• Sea: procedural training

  Submarine Simulator

  A multi-domain simulation system for submarines, covering all vessel systems and subsystems: Submarine Tactical Trainer (STT); Submarine Diving and Steering Simulator (SDS) in a cockpit; Surface Navigation Simulator ...

• Air: mission management systems

  I-JOCCS

  Integrated Joint Operational Command and Control Services (I-JOCCS) is designed for interoperability among coalition forces including the UK and US. The capability supports fixed-site installations ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  GMS Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) Family

  At AUSA 2024, General Micro Systems (GMS Computing Engines) unveiled four new cross-domain systems (CDS) designed to give air and land forces ultra-secure, real-time gigabit ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELK-7065

  The ELK-7065 ground and naval HF COMINT direction-finding system was unveiled in 2013, with a compact, lightweight airborne version launched in September 2017. The sensor was ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  JTRS Domains

  The former JTRS ‘clusters’, that had become separate disjointed programmes, have been replaced with centrally managed domain programme management offices. The construct comprises four JTRS ...

• Land: battle management systems

  AMDWS

  AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...

• Major networking projects

  TNE

  Trusted Network Environment (TNE) is used by the US DoD and federal agencies where multiple coalitions of interest need trusted information brokers to let them ...

• Major networking projects

  GIG

  Global Information Grid (GIG) is a DoD-wide programme, managed by OSD Network Information Infrastructure and integrated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, to support all ...

• Counter-UAS systems, EO/IR systems, Land: air defence radar

  Hawkeye AD

  Hawkeye Air Defence (AD) is an integrated sensor suite optimised for acquisition, tracking, classification and engagement of air targets from fixed and mobile platforms. The ...

• Land: air defence radar

  3D Primary Surveillance Radar

  The Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) 3D is part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. It has been designed especially for airport and air ...