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Defence Notes
Saab forced to ditch Swiss flight tests
13th June 2019
Saab has announced that the company’s in-development Gripen E will not take part in forthcoming flight tests in Switzerland, but will continue its participation in …
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Land Warfare
German Army trains with Spike
5th June 2019
The German Army has wrapped its annual firing training of the Rafael Spike LR anti-tank guided missile as of 3 June. Carried out in Germany …
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Defence Helicopter
CH-53E logs one million flight hours
15th July 2019
The US Marine Corps’ CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fleet has achieved a major milestone, logging more than one million flight hours since it entered service …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to retrofit F-15 IFF units
10th June 2019
Raytheon is to retrofit the US Air Force’s F-15 aircraft Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) units under a $14 million contract modification announced by the …
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Special Operations
USSOCOM looks to mobile messaging
19th June 2019
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking to gain knowledge of potential sources to explore industry capabilities for a Secure Mobile Messaging Solution (SMMS). …
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Land Warfare
Royal Marines tests LMM against Banshee
8th July 2019
The Royal Marines has tested Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) against aerial targets during an exercise in south Wales. Air Defence Troop of Plymouth-based 30 …
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Defence Helicopter
Greece seeks MH-60R helicopters
15th July 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of MH-60R helicopters to Greece. In a deal worth $600 million, …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Warsaw's F-35 buy might hinder other modernisation efforts
11th June 2019
The Polish MoD has confirmed its intention of procuring 32 F-35A Lightning II multirole fighter jets, by sending an official Letter of Request to the …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: Chinese military kit in Hong Kong, artificial intelligence on the battlefield and all the news
5th July 2019
Welcome to Episode 24 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Military Logistics
Saab to continue Swedish Gripen weapon support
11th July 2019
Saab will continue to provide technical support for the Swedish armed forces Gripen fleet. Under an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration announced on …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon details Qatar orders
12th July 2019
Raytheon has released details of the recent announcement that Qatar is to acquire the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and Patriot system.The company has …
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Land Warfare
Latest version on Russia's Sosna air defence system presented
8th July 2019
The production version of the Sosna short-range mobile short-range air defence system (SHORAD) has been shown newly installed on a tracked chassis from the BMP-3 …
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Military Logistics
Damen to modernise Dutch vessels
12th July 2019
Damen Shipyards Den Helder has signed a contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to support various vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the company …
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Military Logistics
Rolls-Royce awarded £85 million to support RN Type 23 engine
8th July 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Rolls-Royce £85 million to support of the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate engines. This is for the provision of …
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Land Warfare
Talisman Sabre 2019: US demonstrates HIMARS rapid-insertion capability down under
9th July 2019
A day after Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 kicked off, the largest ever in the biennial exercise series, US and Australian militaries combined to demonstrate a …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT (1-9) [NATO]
Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R Seahawks [Norway]
Programme Background NH90 NFH cancellation The Norwegian government announced the termination of the NH90 NFH helicopter contract for 14 NH90s with NHIndustries in June 2022. Seahawk Acquisition ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT Follow-On [NATO]
Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...
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Main battle tanks
New MBT [Romania]
Programme Background Requirement The Romanian Army's MBT fleet is composed of T-55 variants that are due to be retired in the mid-2020s. Although Romania's TR-85 ...
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Main battle tanks
M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 [Romania]
Programme Background Requirement The Romanian Army's MBT fleet is composed of T-55 variants that are due to be retired in the mid-2020s. Although Romania's TR-85 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)
Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Penguin C VTOL [Croatia]
Background Announcment Redwire Corporation announced on 12 November 2025 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, had been contracted to deliver the Penguin C VTOL ...
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Maritime patrol
MAWS/PATMAR [France]
Programme Background In 2017, Germany and France announced that they would be working towards developing an MPA to replace their current fleets in service. The ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Italy)
Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Kuwait]
Background Contract Award On 18 January 2023, Baykar announced signing a $370 million export contract with Kuwait for the Bayraktar TB2. According to the announcement, ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)
Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...
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Main battle tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]
Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
UAV Tactical Level [Norway]
Background Request for Information (RfI) In September 2022, the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) launched a request for information in preparation for a possible procurement ...
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [France]
Programme Background Requirements The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is one of the new PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security) projects. PESCO was established ...
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements The 2021-2023 Documento Programmatico Pluriennale (DPP) - a multi-year defence planning document from the Italian MoD - includes a plan to acquire eight "Patrol Ships", ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: air defence radar
APIS
APIS is a passive high-resolution primary radar system developed by Indra. It is the first passive system in the world capable of offering images using ...
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Uncrewed aerial systems engines
AE50R
The AE50R is an aviation gasoline single rotary engine with an output of 40.4kW. The engine is certified according to European Aviation Safety Agency Part ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
LOTUS
The LOTUS, Low Observable Tactical Unnamed System, is a tactical UAV especially designed for border patrol ISR operations. The development of the project is funded by ...
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Helicopter engines
Arriel 2H
Safran Helicopter Engines received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) engine type certification for its Arriel 2H engine, installed in the Avicopter AC312E, in April 2018. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
AR5
First announced in October 2012, the AR5 is a MALE UAS designed for SAR, surveillance and maritime patrol missions. The AR5 can be flown manually or commanded ...
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Air: NVGs
PNL-3M Orlik
PNL-3M are high-performance, lightweight, passive stereoscopic NVGs for helicopter crew members. Certification by European Aviation Safety Agency also enables civilian use. The device can be ...
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Trainer
Gabriel-TP
Gabriel-TP is a low-wing, two-seat tandem trainer aircraft aimed at both military and civilian customers. It is certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in ...
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Loitering munitions
Akeron RCH 170
Unveiled in April 2025, the Akeron RCH 170 is a fixed-wing loitering munition from MBDA. Similar in design to the Switchblade 300, the catapult launched system ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Capa-X
The Capa-X is a VTOL-capable fixed-wing drone from Survey Copter, a subsidiary of Airbus. The drone has been linked with France's Système de Drone Tactique Léger (SDTL) ...
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Laser-directed energy weapons
Tryzub Laser
Ukraine's Tryzub (Trident) laser was revealed during the European Defence Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defence Industry conference in 2025. Video footage from ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Standard 3
Jointly developed by ATR and Thales, The Standard 3 avionics suite has been specifically designed for ATR-600 aircraft. It offers the pilot user-friendly interface, along ...
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Loitering munitions
Akeron RCX 50
Unveiled in April 2025, the Akeron RCX 50 is a rotary-wing loitering munition from MBDA. According to reports, the RCX 50 is designed to support ...
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Counter-UAS systems
DroneGun
DroneGun enables controlled management of an adversarial UAS, causing no damage to the UAV or surrounding area. It either forces the drone to perform a ...
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Military - USVs
NOMARS
The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) is a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed surface vessel.
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Uncrewed aerial systems engines
Trident 100TD2
The Trident 100TD2 is a compression-ignition engine that is capable of operating on various types of heavy fuel. It is claimed to offer up to ...