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Defence Notes
DSEI 2019: UK capability 'confidence' masked by Brexit blind spot
10th September 2019
Drawing on a message to ‘take back confidence in our defence industry’ Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK minister for defence procurement, announced a handful of contracts in …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2019: Eurofighter looks to stand out from Tempest’s shadow
11th September 2019
Not be to outdone by its future successor Tempest, the long-running Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon programme is moving through a series of airframe …
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2019: What to expect from the UK MoD
4th September 2019
With the UK government having already been through three defence secretaries over the course of 2019, this year’s DSEI brings much speculation about what the Ministry …
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Defence Notes
UK ‘likely’ to add remote carrier to Tempest programme
27th June 2019
The UK government has given its strongest hint to date that remote carrier and combat cloud solutions will be added to the BAE Systems led Tempest …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: FCAS takes centre stage as fighter talk peaks
17th June 2019
As with the last edition of the Farnborough Air Show where former UK defence secretary Gavin Willamson presented the UK’s future fighter Tempest concept, France …
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Defence Notes
Sweden seeks defence growth if budget demands met
22nd May 2019
With increased military activity in the Baltic Sea and Russia’s aggression in the air and on the ground, it is hardly surprising Sweden is looking …
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Air Warfare
Saab makes statement of intent on Tempest
15th February 2019
Saab is not ruling out potential involvement in major European future combat jet programmes with the company strongly hinting that it favours the British-led Tempest …
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Defence Notes
Spain joins France and Germany on new combat fighter
12th February 2019
Spain will join a Franco-German project to build a new fighter plane to replace the Eurofighter and Rafale, the defence ministry said on 11 February …
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Digital Battlespace
Airbus confident AI will dominate the future of air power
7th November 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) and greater interoperability of airborne and ground based systems will soon dictate the way in which future air combat programmes unfold. That’s …
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Defence Notes
Profits down at military equipment firm BAE Systems
1st August 2018
British military equipment maker BAE Systems said on 1 August that first-half net profits sank almost a fifth on weak demand for Eurofighter Typhoon fighter …
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Defence Helicopter
UK helicopter manufacturing sits at a political crossroads
14th August 2018
As the UK’s parliament is in the midst of its annual summer recess, now is the time to take stock and see through the political …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2018: Eurofighter to be testbed for Tempest
17th July 2018
As the UK eyes the development of a new fighter jet through the Team Tempest programme, the Eurofighter Typhoon is expected to be a testbed …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2018: Team Tempest tempting global interest in new platform
16th July 2018
As Britain faces a tumultuous political future outside the European Union, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson used this year's Farnborough airshow to highlight the government’s commitment …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2018: Show roundup (video)
20th July 2018
As Farnborough draws to a close, Shephard's editorial team discuss the main news stories from the week, including the unveiling of Tempest - the UK's …
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Naval Warfare
US coastal patrol ships test Griffin missiles
8th August 2017
US Navy coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron (PCRON) One have carried out proficiency fire testing of their MK 60 Griffin Missile Systems …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme [Italy]
Programme Background Shephard notes that the Italian, British and Japanese components of GCAP are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2019: In September 2019, the UK and Italian ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme [UK]
Programme Background The next-generation platform concept is part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which sought to deliver a Future Combat Air System ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Tempest 50 [USAF]
Programme Background Contract Award On 18 December 2024, the US DoD announced that the USAF had awarded Firestorm Labs a $100 million Small Business Innovation Research ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Global Combat Air Programme [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Global Combat Air Programme [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Data links
Data links | Global Combat Air Programme [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Global Combat Air Programme [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Global Combat Air Programme [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Data links
Data links | Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
In December 2022, the UK, Japan, and Italy announced a new partnership under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to develop a trilateral next-generation fighter ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...
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Fighter - multirole
Gripen E [Sweden]
Programme Background In June 2020, cross party political talks in Sweden addressing future defence funding have collapsed, following disagreement over whether additional money should be ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Data links
Pioneer Express (GRRIP, AN/PSC-15)
The Pioneer Express (GRRIP, AN/PSC-15) is a small, lightweight flyaway communications system that allows access to secure and non-secure networks and can be used in ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Tempest 50
The Tempest 50 is an American loitering munition and UAV from Firestorm Labs. Uniquely, 50 units of the UAV a month can be produced from ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
AN/VRC-99A
The AN/VRC-99A is a programmable, wideband, secure, open-architecture tactical communications system providing virtual circuit and datagram service. These services are designed for reliable, simultaneous, multichannel ...
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Loitering munitions
Arash (series)
The Arash is a series of Iranian loitering munitions with varying technical specifications. The long-range aircraft comes in two near-identical variants, the smaller Arash-1 and the ...
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CRL-5200
CRL-5200-series laptops are designed to be portable, flexible and upgradable. Features: internal 14.1in XGA colour active matrix TFT display (transflective and NVG/NVIS options); touchscreen option; ...
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91022
The Aqeri 91022 mobile computer is a small form factor product designed to be used in harsh environments and space-critical areas such as deployed vehicles. ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
Praetorian DASS
The Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS) for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft provides protection against air-to-air and surface-to-air threats. It integrates an Electronic Support Measure ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Striker II
The platform-agnostic Striker II helmet-mounted display (HMD) builds upon BAE Systems' current Striker HMD. It is a digital solution based on a two-part helmet design with ...
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CPC-1200/1500
The CPC-1200/1500-series workstation uses COTS technology for field and military use. Features include: portable or 19in rack-mount configuration; internal 10in and 12in, VGA, SVGA and ...
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Patrol boats
Cyclone Class
The Cyclone-class patrol ships built by Bollinger Shipyards are in service jointly with the US Navy and Coast Guard. With 14 ships built for the ...
