• Uncrewed Vehicles

  French DGA launches PEA MMT

  22nd March 2018

  Dassault Aviation and Thales are to carry out the French DGA's Man-Machine-Teaming preliminary advanced study programme (PEA MMT), Dassault announced on 16 March. The programme …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Roboteam announces AI-CU software

  12th March 2018

  On 1 March Roboteam announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Control Unit (AI-CU) software to provide autonomous and artificial intelligence capabilities to the warfighters.  …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Kraken completes SeaVision sea trials

  22nd March 2018

  Kraken Robotics has successfully completed sea trials of its SeaVision 3D underwater laser imaging system, the company announced on 15 March. SeaVision is an ultra-high …

• Defence Notes

  Opinion: US and China must work out AI arms controls

  28th February 2018

  Americans have a saying about God and guns, and it goes something like this: ‘God made man, but Winchester made them equal’. In the future, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boost to UK cyber capabilities anticipated in MoD review

  13th March 2018

  The UK government’s National Security Capability Review (NSCR) is likely to include provisions for the development of a dedicated military cyber force. As the threat …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Singapore leverages unmanned and AI tech

  2nd March 2018

  The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has begun live trials of more unmanned, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) systems to overcome the island-state’s constraints and …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Unmanned Systems 2018: Pentagon looks to up its ‘power and energy’ game

  8th February 2018

  The US military needs industry’s help when it comes to more efficiently powering its unmanned systems. Thus, in a bid to quickly link the services …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Singapore Airshow 2018: DroNet looks into the future

  7th February 2018

  ST Aerospace showed progress with its DroNet – an integrated system comprising UASs, landing ports (DroPort), a control hub (DroHub) and digital platform – at …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army chief looks to capitalise on AI and robotics

  18th January 2018

  While US Army leaders continue working to modernise their current weapons, platforms and networks, they are also seeking ways to capitalise on advancements in artificial …

• Digital Battlespace

  China pushing forward on weaponised AI

  12th January 2018

  China is not fooling around about becoming the world leader in weaponised artificial intelligence (AI), including killer robots and smart systems that can locate enemy troops without …

• Defence Helicopter

  National Guards of Ukraine take upgraded helicopters

  19th January 2018

  The National Guards of Ukraine (NGU) took on strength its first two Mi-2MSBs at the Motor Sich plant in Zaporozhya. The ceremony for the handover …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Indonesia angles towards Turkey for UCAV requirement

  19th January 2018

  Alongside its participation in an effort to field a domestically designed MALE UAV for surveillance purposes, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) is also planning to jointly …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Milrem targets US Army weaponised robot programme

  3rd January 2018

  Estonian-based company Milrem Robotics is entering 2018 with a firm focus on the US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) initiative after losing out on the Squad …

• Defence Notes

  Analysis: China’s AI revolution threatens US

  12th December 2017

  A new report from the Washington-based Center for a New American Security raised the alert level of the US defence community over China’s rise as …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2017: MASA launches latest version of SWORD

  29th November 2017

  French company MASA has launched a new version of its SWORD constructive training and wargaming solution. The latest iteration of SWORD, v.6.10, has integrated a …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  IA-63 Pampa III (Follow-On) [Argentina]

  Programme Background After the previous procurement of six AI-63 Pampa III aircraft from 2018 and 2019 agreements, Argentina was left with a further need for 34 aircraft. ...

• Military UAS - small

  Shield AI UAVs [Saudi Arabia]

  Background Reported talks Reporting from the World Defence Show (WDS) 2026, the Middle East Eye (MEE) noted that, according to two sources, Saudi Arabia was ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  X-Bat [Poland]

  Background Polish involvement Speaking in June 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that Shield AI offered Poland a role in the X-Bat programme, with the ...

• Military UAS - small

  V-Bat [India]

  Background Make In India The ‘Make In India’ is an initiative by the Indian government to grow the domestic manufacturing industry. In the defence context, ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Group Unmanned Isr DronE (GUIDE) [Netherlands]

  Background Competition On 14 March 2025, the Netherlands announced a competition on the EU tendering website for the future procurement of 514 UAVs for intelligence, surveillance, ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Ship-Bourne VTOL UAV [Singapore]

  Background Multi-Role Combat Vessel  The Republic of Singapore Navy will retire its six Victory-class corvettes and replace them with a new platform, the Multi-Role Combat ...

• 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) ...

• Military UAS - small

  V-Bat 128 [Brazil]

  Background Contract award On 7 February 2022, Shield AI announced on its website that it had, on 21 January 2021, signed a contract with VSK Tactical, through ...

• Loitering munitions

  Seth-X and Anubis (Ukraine aid) [Germany]

  Background German-built, Ukraine-bound The Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH was established in February 2026 at the Munich Security Conference by the German company Auterion and ...

• Military UAS - small

  V-Bat [Netherlands]

  Background Contract award On 9 July 2025, Shield AI announced that the Netherlands MoD had acquired eight V-Bat aircraft, specifically the V-Bat 400, to enhance the maritime ...

• AEW&C

  GlobalEye [Canada]

  Background Canada and Sweden have been strengthening ties, particularly in defence, as middle powers continue to diversify their relationships due to increasingly strained relations with ...

• Medium UGVs

  Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability (EABC)

  Background The US Army is currently evaluating the use of UGVs in a variety of support roles. The EABC is intended to provide US Army ...

• Military UAS - micro

  Sonora (Second tranche) [France]

  Methodology PGO and programme status The programme has been marked as contracted because the DGA has formally issued two contracts to Harmattan AI for the ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Embarked VTOL UAV [South Korea]

  Background VTOL Development In January 2024, South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that it would commence development of a VTOL-capable rotary-wing UAV to be ...

• Medium UGVs

  Infantry Last Tactical Mile (ILTM) [US]

  Background As part of the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), the US Army is accelerating its procurement of UGVs. As part of this effort, it has launched ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  TKN-AI

  TKN-AI is a commander’s periscope intended for guiding a vehicle, and battlefield observation and target acquisition by day and night. It is compatible with T-62, ...

• Fixed wing aircraft engines

  AI-20M

  The Ivchenko AI-20 is a Soviet turboprop engine developed in the 1950s. Although the engines were originally designed for civil cargo aircraft servicing medium- and ...

• Uncrewed aerial systems engines

  AI-450

  The AI-450 is a Ukrainian engine developed by Ivachenko-Progress, with Motor Sich acting as the production partner to supply parts and components. The turboprop engine ...

• Fixed wing aircraft engines

  АI-24

  The Ivchenko AI-24 turboprop aircraft engine was initially designed and manufactured in the late-1950s. Manufacturing was later moved to Motor Sich, a Ukraine based manufacturer ...

• Fixed wing aircraft engines

  AI-222-25

  Manufactured by Ukraine’s Motor Sich, the AI-222 is a high thrust-to-weight ratio turbofan engine family developed to power Russian Air Force advanced trainers and light ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  X-Bat

  The X-Bat is an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) autonomous combat aircraft designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. Unveiled by Shield ...

• Medium UGVs

  ULTRA

  ULTRA is a medium UGV developed by Overland AI for a variety of operations.

• Loitering munitions

  Mizrak

  Mizrak, manufactured by Baykar, is an artificial intelligence (AI) powered loitering munition with AI-powered target detection and visual diving. The UAV was unveiled at SAHA 2026 ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  Hivemind

  Developed by Shield AI, Hivemind is an ecosystem of tightly integrated AI software tools and interfaces that leverages several factors to deliver  intelligent and resilient autonomy ...

• Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini

  GA-10FPV-AI

  The GA-10FPV-AI is a Lithuanian FPV quadcopter drone manufactured by Granta Autonomy. The drone can carry a 3kg payload and operate in GNSS-denied environments. In September 2024, Granta Autonomy ...

• Transport

  An-32

  The An-32 (NATO reporting name Cline) is a light military transport aircraft that can be operated in hot temperatures (up to 50°C) and from mountain ...

• Subsystems: software

  DI-Guy

  DI-Guy is an AI, scenario and SDK for real-time human visualisation, simulation and artificial intelligence. DI-Guy has thousands of realistic ready-to-use characters and motions. It ...

• Military UAS - micro

  Sonora

  Sonora, or Delco, is a micro rotary-wing UAV manufactured by Harmattan AI. It is a cost-effective, training-focused UAV built to simulate ISR operations. In June 2025, France acquired 1,000 ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Scorpio 1000

  Described as an outdoor precision striker, the Scorpio 1000 is a rotary-wing quadcopter from XTEND.  It has advanced AI auto-targeting that enables precise flight without ...

• CUAS - jammers

  Tron C-UAS Jammer

  Designed to counter the threat of Chinese drones, Tron Future Tech's counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) is an AESA-based, AI-supported drone defense system with satellite connectivity.