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Land Warfare
Why modern air defense demands layers: inside Türkiye’s Steel Dome revolution
22nd September 2025
From swarming drones to hypersonic missiles, single-layer defenses are no longer enough. Türkiye’s Steel Dome shows the way forward.
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Land Warfare
The integration between drones and land vehicles is accelerating
17th September 2025
Drones and military ground vehicles are increasingly being designed to operate together as a single platform or even to convert crewed systems to automated ones.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2025: Embraer strengthens C-390 UAE bid with completion centre plans
18th November 2025
The proposals, along with a recent MoU signed with local industry, move the company another step forward in its bid to replace the UAE’s ageing transport aircraft.
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Air Warfare
Boeing to build Apache AH-64E attack helicopters for Poland, Egypt and Kuwait
27th November 2025
The $4.7 billion international order for the three countries will see production conclude around May 2032.
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2026: France seeks strategic autonomy with Long-Range Ground Strike system
10th June 2026
As countries across Europe strive to acquire new multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) off the shelf, France has opted to develop its own to ensure it maintains domestic capability.
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2026: new and improved vehicles and counter-drone technology foreshadowed
8th June 2026
Eurosatory is the world’s largest defence show with more than 2,000 exhibitors listed and more than 43,000 visitors expected, as the show expands to a floorspace of 185,000m². Uncrewed systems and effectors to defeat them, as well as 4x4 vehicles, are all set to be focal points at the event.
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Land Warfare
“No single technology is enough”: why an integrated approach to uncrewed warfare is essential
16th July 2026
In Conversation… Ahmet Akyol, CEO of ASELSAN, talks to Shephard’s Gerrard Cowan about how the rapid evolution of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) is transforming the battlespace, with militaries focused on both deploying these platforms to maximum effect and developing the defensive systems needed to counter them.
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Land Warfare
Chaiseri’s quartet of new vehicles offers fresh capabilities to Asian markets
20th November 2025
The Guardian-T 8x8, Hisaar MRAP 4x4, Ridgeback 4x4 and Jackal 4x4 were all on display at Defense & Security 2025, with target markets for the vehicles including Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines as well as Thailand.
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Land Warfare
Land forces review: Tanks, trucks and IFVs dominate but woes remain for Ajax
29th January 2026
This year has begun with main battle tanks taking the lead while orders for large logistics and support vehicles continued from last year. Additionally, two of the British Army’s most significant contracted vehicle programmes, Ajax reconnaissance vehicle and Challenger 3 tank, continued to make news in January.
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Land Warfare
Elbit bets on local content for US howitzer bid as it faces off against popular systems
30th December 2025
The Israeli company hopes that producing its Sigma artillery system wholly in the US will help it win a key US Army contract, but it will be up against the popular CAESAR Mk II wheeled weapon and the K9 tracked.
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Land Warfare
Air defence at scale: Europe’s challenge of cost, integration and sustainability
8th June 2026
The evolution of aerial threats is driving renewed investment in ground-based air defence across Europe. Yet beyond capability, a more pressing challenge is emerging: how to sustain air defence at scale, as rising costs, limited stockpiles and industrial production constraints place increasing pressure on existing structures.
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Land Warfare
Romania selects Rheinmetall Lynx IFV as local defence manufacturing expands
8th May 2026
As part of a multi-billion-dollar vehicle and artillery overhaul, Romania has officially selected the KF41 Lynx IFV to replace its ageing Soviet-based platforms.
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Air Warfare
FIA 2026: Honeywell Aerospace targets expansion following June spin-off
24th July 2026
Honeywell Aerospace charted its growth strategy as a standalone company, with CEO Jim Currier pointing to record defence budgets and a $19 billion backlog as drivers of expansion.
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Air Warfare
First confirmed US one‑way drone strike on Iran sharpens Pentagon UAV expansion
2nd March 2026
The US is currently escalating its efforts to acquire more than 300,000 low-cost one-way attack drones, with the confirmed use of these platforms against Iran in recent days emphasising their growing use in combat.
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Air Warfare
Textron firms up potential bid for US Navy Undergraduate trainer contract
29th October 2025
The company has said it would assemble its Beechcraft M-346N aircraft at its east Wichita campus with significant investment placed to modernise the hub if it wins the contract.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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LTVs - 4x4
Infantry Squad Vehicle (Heavy) [USA]
Background The US Army has been operating the ISV since 2019. It currently serves alongside the JLTV and HMMWV in the Army's Mobile Brigade Combat ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Infantry Squad Vehicle [USA]
Background The JLTV, HMMWV, and ISV constitute the US Army’s Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) fleet. The US Army has evaluated the ISV as part of ...
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Medium UGVs
Medium Modular Equipment Transport Trailer (M-METT) [USA]
Background Whilst there are many medium UGV programmes developing concepts for last-mile resupply problems, the US Army's M-METT programme aims to provide an uncrewed logistics ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Light Utility Vehicle (COTS) [Canada]
Background The Canadian Army currently employs two platforms in what it terms its Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW) fleet, the Mercedes G-Wagon and the Chevrolet Silverado. There ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Anaconda replacement [Netherlands]
Background The Netherlands procured the Anaconda to serve as a patrol vehicle for the Netherlands Marine Corps in the Dutch Caribbean. This role was previously filled ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Land Mobility Programme (Light Mobility Vehicle) [UK]
This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme. Information on the LPM and HPM can ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Light Forces Enhancement [Canada]
Background The LFE programme was first launched in 2020 with the intention of providing the Canadian army with new light mobility platforms that could rapidly ...
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LTVs - 4x4
G-Wagon Replacement [Norway]
Programme Background The Norwegian Army began to acquire its fleet of 3,000 G-Wagons in the 1980s. They are currently used for a variety of roles, ...
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LTVs - 4x4
G-Wagon Replacement [Sweden]
Programme Background Sweden currently operates an estimated 400 G-Wagons across the Army and Air Force, where they are used in a logistics and support capacity. ...
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LTVs - 4x4
G-Wagon Replacement [Argentina]
Programme Background Like many militaries around the world, the Argentine Army uses the G-Wagon as a logisitics and support vehicle. In keeping with other G-Wagon ...
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LTVs - 4x4
G-Wagon replacement [Germany]
Background The G-Wagon, known as the Wolf in German service, has been operated by the Bundeswehr for decades. German forces also operate a number of ...
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LTVs - 4x4
G-Wagon Replacement [Latvia]
Programme Background Latvia procured 240 G-Wagons from Norway in 2004. These vehicles had been kept in storage in Norway and had very low mileage. This ...
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LTVs - 4x4
G-Wagon Replacement [Belgium]
Background Belgium is understood to have procured several hundred G-Wagons in the 1990s. These were used for a range of functions, including logistics, command vehicles ...
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LTVs - 4x4
G-Wagon Replacement [Austria]
Background Austria is understood to have procured over 1,000 G-Wagons, known as the Puch G in Austrian service. The Puch G-Class W461, currently operated by Austria, was ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Light utility vehicle replacement [Portugal]
Background The Portuguese Army currently operates several classes of light utility vehicle, including the Mercedes G-Wagon, Toyota Land Cruiser, Land Rover Defender and Mitsubishi L200. ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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LTVs - 4x4
Infantry Squad Vehicle
The General Motors (GM) Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) is a fully-integrated military platform based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 mid-sized truck chassis with Roll ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Electric Military Concept Vehicle
The Electric Military Concept Vehicle (e-MCV) is General Motors (GM) Defense's concept vehicle designed for the US Army's ongoing electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) programme. Based on ...
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Land: air defence radar
9S18M1E
The 9S18M1E is a mobile, 3D, frequency-agile coherent pulse radar designed to detect and identify air threats and feed target data to the Buk-M1E AD ...
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Military vehicle engines
6V53
The 6V53 is a six cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine that stems from the GM Diesel Series 53 engine launched in 1957. The 6V53 has a ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful)
The 2K12 Kub, known by its NATO reporting name SA-6 Gainful, is a Soviet-era mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed to provide ground forces with low ...
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Hybrid effector systems
Tunguska
KBP Instrument Design Bureau began development of the 2K22 Tunguska tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system in 1970 to provide the Soviet Army with ...
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Medium UGVs
SURUS
General Motors unveiled its Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure (SURUS) – a large, multipurpose, hydrogen-electric UGV – at the AUSA exhibition in Washington, DC, in ...
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MPVs - 4x4
CombatGuard
IMI Systems unveiled its new CombatGuard, a 4x4 armoured combat vehicle designed to provide a high level of off-road mobility, at Eurosatory 2014. It is ...
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Air: mission management systems
TAIKS Fire Support C3 System
TAIKS is the tactical element of AFSAS (see separate entry) that integrates fire support units and target acquisition systems with each other and other functional ...
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Subsystems: software
Network Defense Trainer
The Scalable Network Defense Trainer is an LVC simulation system for delivering realistic hands-on cyber training. It enables students to experience cyber attacks launched against ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod
Talisman [Defense Initiatives]
The Talisman is an integrated self-protection system developed by Defense Initiatives of Belarus. It is designed to equip combat aircraft and is thought to be ...
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Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
GenCOM Defense Ground
GenCOM Defense Ground provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
GenCOM Defense Naval
GenCOM Defense Naval offers an automatic situational awareness picture achieved through integration with single or multiple CESM-DF arrival sensors deployed on an array of naval ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
GenCOM Defense Air
GenCOM Defense Air provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...
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Land: battle management systems
ADC3
IAI's Air Defense Command, Control and Communication (ADC3) was developed to meet the air defence mission requirements of Israeli Defense Forces.
