• Land Warfare

  Leonardo announces new RAT31 DL order

  19th November 2019

  The Royal Thai Air Force has ordered an additional RAT 31DL air defence radar system from Leonardo, the company announced on 18 November. The long-range …

• Defence Notes

  Singapore requests F-35B from US

  10th January 2020

  The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft to Singapore. …

• Defence Notes

  Iran in the dock over potential Ukrainian airliner downing

  10th January 2020

  Don't miss out on more news and analysis from Shephard Media. Sign up to our Premium News. Firm conclusions about how Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed, killing all 176 …

• Defence Helicopter

  More MD 530F helicopters ordered for Afghan Air Force

  28th November 2019

  MD Helicopters has received a new order for up to 12 armed MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters for the Afghan Air Force (AAF), the company …

• Land Warfare

  Portuguese Army receives first VAMTAC vehicles

  2nd December 2019

  The Portuguese Army has received its first two VAMTAC 4x4 high-mobility tactical vehicles being acquired under its Viatura Tactica Ligeira Blindada (VTLB) project. The programme …

• Naval Warfare

  RAN vessels support Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

  10th January 2020

  Australian Royal Navy (RAN) vessels are demonstrating their humanitarian response capabilities during Australia’s Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. The RAN’s landing helicopter dock HMAS Adelaide has …

• Defence Notes

  India’s naval Tejas achieves carrier milestones

  14th January 2020

  The naval prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) achieved a crucial milestone on 11 January when it undertook the maiden arrested landing aboard the …

• Land Warfare

  MBDA's CAMM-ER in new tests

  2nd December 2019

  MBDA has announced the completion of a new series of trials of the CAMM-ER air defence missile.The company said that the trials validate the performance …

• Naval Warfare

  ​ D&S 2019: $270 billion to be spent on naval vessels in Asia-Pacific over next decade

  21st November 2019

  New procurement of naval vessels in the Asia Pacific region is proceeding apace, with spending forecast to total nearly $270 billion between 2019 and 2029. …

• Defence Helicopter

  Rostec details Russian helicopter deliveries

  6th January 2020

  Russian Helicopters delivered more than 20 helicopters to the Russian Defense Ministry in 2019, including Ka-52 Alligator, Mi-35M, Mi-28UB and Mi-28NM Night Hunter combat helicopters …

• Defence Notes

  Northrop Grumman opens Poland office

  25th November 2019

  Northrop Grumman has opened a new facility in Warsaw, Poland, the company announced on 21 November. Poland became Northrop Grumman’s first international customer for the …

• Defence Notes

  Baltic nations advance BALTNET

  6th December 2019

  The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence confirmed on 3 December that the scheduled re-structure of the Baltic Air Surveillance Network or BALTNET will see the activation …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Commtact secures new contract

  9th January 2020

  Commtact has secured a contract to supply its E-MDLS family of enhanced mini data link solutions to a prime contractor for a major Asian defence …

• Training

  Kratos receives Australian DoD trainer update order

  8th January 2020

  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a contract from the Australia Department of Defence to deliver hardware, software and technical data package upgrades for …

• Defence Helicopter

  Rheinmetall, Thales team for rocket solutions

  7th January 2020

  Rheinmetall and Thales have signed an agreement to jointly support future developments, qualification and production of 70mm (2.75”) guided and unguided rocket solutions for opportunities …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Columbia Class Submarine (SSBN 828 - 837) (3-12) [USN]

  The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 ...

• Maritime patrol

  P-8 Poseidon [South Korea]

  Programme Background South Korea is facing an imminent submarine threat from North Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is operating an aging fleet of P-3C ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Columbia Class Submarine (3-12)

  The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Columbia Class Submarine (3-12) [USN]

  The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 ...

• Destroyers

  DDX Programme (1-2) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Destroyers are fundamental to Italy's blue water fleet and will be required to be capable of projecting capability at sea from the ...

• Destroyers

  Maya Class (27DDG) (1-2) [Japan]

  Programme Background The 27DD Maya class destroyers were previously known as the Improved Atago class because they are an addition to the existing two Atago-class destroyers that have entered service. ...

• Destroyers

  Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]

  Programme Background Requirements The third element of South Korea's "Three Axis System" - a complex of measures designed to track, detect, and eliminate an adversary’s ballistic missiles and ...

• Submarines: nuclear/ballistic missile

  Dreadnought class (1-4) [UK]

  Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May 2011. ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H-145M (Serbia)

  Serbia's aircraft will be equipped with a fast roping system, high-performance camera, fire support equipment, ballistic protection as well as an electronic countermeasures system. The ...

• Destroyers

  Future Destroyers - ASEV (1-2) [Japan]

  Programme Background Requirements Following the Maya-class destroyers, the JMSDF will not just maintain the destroyer units they operate already but will receive two new destroyer platforms. ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-X III Phase II (F-35) [South Korea]

  Programme Background On 14 September 2014, South Korea signed an FMS contract under the first phase of F-X III programme to supply 40 F-35As for ...

• ISR/special mission

  P-1 EW [Japan]

  Programme Background Requirement Japan has operated the EP-3, a COMINT/SIGINT/ELINT configuration of the P-3 Orion, since 1993. As of 2024, the Japanese MoD maintains that these aircraft ...

• Submarines: conventional/attack

  Submarines Procurement Programme [Saudi Arabia]

  Programme Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) is in the process of a fleet transformation plan which, so far, has seen the procurement ...

• Destroyers

  Sejong the Great Class (KDX-III) Batch 2 (1-3) [South Korea]

  Programme Background Requirements The Sejong the Great class (KDX-III) Batch 2 will consist of three improved Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) batch 1 guided-missile destroyers, which ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS (Batch 1) [Estonia]

  Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many European countries embarked upon an expansion of their military capabilities. This led Estonia ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  Ballistic Missile Defence

  In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

• Submarines: nuclear/ballistic missile

  Arktur Next Generation SSBN

  At Army 2022 defence exposition, Rubin Design Bureau unveiled the next-generation ballistic missile submarine concept. Known as Arktur, the submarine features a stealth design and ...

• Major networking projects

  Missile Defence

  In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  SM-2 Block IV (RIM-156A)

  The SM-2 Block IV (RIM-156A) is an extended-range surface-to-air missile developed by the United States Navy for fleet area air defence and terminal phase ballistic ...

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/TPY-2

  The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System

  The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, developed by the United States, provides advanced sea-based and land-based protection against ballistic missile threats.  Using the AN/SPY-1 ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  9M82M

  The 9M82M (NATO reporting name SA-23a 'Giant') is a Russian medium-range, surface-to-air missile designed to destroy tactical ballistic missiles. The development of the 9M82M missile, part of ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Arrow Weapon System

  The Arrow air defence system was jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Boeing under the oversight of Israel's Ministry of Defense and the ...

• Major networking projects

  C2BMC

  Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) is the integrating element of the US Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) for global missile defence. C2BMC links ...

• Sea: naval fire control radar

  AN/SPY-1 air search radar

  Aegis isan integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to performanti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array AN/SPY-1D(V) radar acquires ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  L-SAM ABM (Block I)

  The L-SAM system's anti-ballistic missile (ABM) interceptor is a three-stage missile designed to neutralize incoming ballistic missiles during their terminal phase. It employs a hit-to-kill ...

• Destroyers

  Akizuki Class

  The Akizuki-class (19DD) destroyers are escort ships for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). They are designed to accompany Japan’s new Hyuga—and Izumo-class helicopter carriers ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  S-300V (SA-12 Gladiator)

  The SA-12 Gladiator, part of the S-300V air defence system, is a long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Soviet Union in the late ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  KRONOS Power Shield

  The KRONOS Power Shield is an early warning naval radar manufactured by Leonardo. It is primarily designed for ballistic missile defence and surveillance. The main ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  L-SAM AAM (Block I)

  The L-SAM system's anti-aircraft missile (AAM) interceptor is a three-stage missile designed to target high-altitude threats such as aircraft and cruise missiles. It boasts an operational range ...