• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Saab Bonefish proceeds apace

  9th October 2015

  After relinquishing cooperation with Indonesian firm PT Lundin, Saab Australia is developing its Bonefish USV for potential defence and commercial customers.  At the Pacific 2015 …

• Digital Battlespace

  Thales IFF equipment for Canadian OPVs

  8th October 2015

  Lockheed Martin Canada has selected Thales to supply long range Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogators and transponders for the six Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships …

• Digital Battlespace

  Queen Elizabeth gets 3D radar

  8th October 2015

  The future Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has been fitted with the Artisan 3D radar system, BAE Systems announced on 6 October, marking …

• Digital Battlespace

  Australia gears up for Aegis trainer

  8th October 2015

  Preparations are under way for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to train crewmen to command its three new Aegis-equipped Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD), the first of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Mini towed array for USVs

  8th October 2015

  British firm SEA was promoting an innovative, small-diameter, digital towed array sonar at the Pacific 2015 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney from 6-8 October. Following …

• Naval Warfare

  Third OPV build underway

  8th October 2015

  BAE Systems has started construction of the third River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Royal Navy, it was announced on 7 …

• Military Logistics

  CAE details recent contract wins

  7th October 2015

  CAE has been awarded over C$100 million in defence contracts for training services and simulation products in the second quarter of 2015, it announced on …

• Naval Warfare

  Low point in RAN acquisition in 2016-2017

  7th October 2015

  The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) updated visitors at the Pacific 2015 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney on current surface warship programmes. The second and final …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ScanEagle further global proliferation

  7th October 2015

  In recent days, three new international customers for the Insitu ScanEagle tactical UAV have emerged. Under a US$15.2 Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract inked on …

• Naval Warfare

  TDW to deliver Spearfish blast warhead

  6th October 2015

  BAE Systems has awarded a contract to TDW for the qualification and delivery of the insensitive munition (IM) blast warhead that will be used in …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  iRobot wins MTRS MK1 contracts

  6th October 2015

  The US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded two indefinite delivery/indefinitely quantity (IDIQ) contracts to iRobot to support, upgrade and produce Man Transportable Robotic …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cubic bags LVC system contract

  6th October 2015

  The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has awarded a multi-year contract to Cubic Global Defense (CGD) to develop and demonstrate a Live, Virtual, Constructive …

• Naval Warfare

  Raytheon demonstrates Tomahawk re-targeting

  6th October 2015

  The Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile has successfully demonstrated new capabilities in a test conducted by the US Navy and Raytheon, the company announced on …

• Defence Notes

  UK Forces participate in NATO exercises

  6th October 2015

  On 4 October the UK armed forces commenced a five-week, two-part Exercise Trident Juncture conducted by NATO - the largest NATO exercise in more than …

• Digital Battlespace

  LGS acquires Axios

  5th October 2015

  LGS Innovations (LGS) has acquired Axios, a communications and signal processing solutions and mission support service provider for the US Department of Defense and intelligence …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | ULTRA [US]

  The USAF, and more specifically the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has invested in the ULTRA aircraft from DZYNE Technologies, with the drone possibly developed ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | ULTRA [US]

  The USAF, and more specifically the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has invested in the ULTRA aircraft from DZYNE Technologies, with the drone possibly developed ...

• Military UAS - small

  Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) [US]

  Background  Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. This ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  ULTRA [US]

  Background Origins The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) conceived and developed the aircraft with DZYNE Technologies. According to The War ...

• Military UAS - small

  Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) [India]

  Background  Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. This ...

• Submarines: nuclear/attack

  PROSUB - SSN [Brazil]

  Programme Background Following the successful delivery of the four Riachuelo-class SSK, which is due to all enter service between 2020 and 2023, the construction of ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Data links

  Data links | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  US Air Force Air Base Defence Parsons [US]

  Background In 2023, it was announced that US-based Parsons Corporation had secured a $18 million contract to protect US Air Bases in Europe and Africa from ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Project Mosquito [UK]

  Beginning in 2019, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began a development programme for a new ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Project Mosquito [UK]

  Beginning in 2019, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began a development programme for a new ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Light Replenishment Oiler (T-AOL) [USN]

  The US Navy wants to procure a new class of medium-sized supply ships aimed at refuelling, rearming, and resupplying naval assets. The Navy’s proposed FY2025 budget requests $7.7 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - small

  Hybrid Tiger

  Manufactured by the Naval Research Laboratory, the Hybrid Tiger is an electric UAV. As its name suggests, the platform features a hybrid power generation unit. ...

• Air: UAS radar

  RASAR

  The real-time, autonomous, synthetic aperture radar (RASAR) is a self-contained radar designed for installation under the wing of UAS for counter-IED and FOPEN (Foliage Penetration) missions. It is ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  SA-400 Jackal

  The SA-400 Jackal is a heavy-payload-capability, long-endurance VTOL UAS that had its first flight in 2013. It is an optionally piloted vehicle, so it can ...

• Military UAS - small

  Outlaw SeaHunter

  Outlaw UAVs are used by military and research agencies for training, testing, data collection and system development. In the 114-137kg maximum take-off weight class, SeaHunter ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  ShadowHawk

  The ShadowHawk is a VTOL UAV that can be transported and launched/recovered within a small area. The ShadowHawk is able to maintain aerial surveillance at ...

• Air: EO/IR – Jamming Systems

  AN/AAQ-45

  Leonardo’s AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures is designed to equip rotorcraft. The system is being installed on Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters used ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Havoc

  Havoc is a MALE modular payload UAS designed for customers with varying missions and payload requirements. Features include tool-less assembly, rolling take-off and landing and ...

• Military - USVs

  MAST

  The Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST) was developed by ASV Global and Roke Manor Research under funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It ...

• Air-launched ASW torpedoes, Ship-launched torpedoes

  Shyena/TAL

  Shyena, also known as TAL (The Advanced Light Torpedo), is an Indian lightweight anti-submarine torpedo developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (affiliated to ...

• Subsystems: software

  SWARM

  CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Bat

  Northrop Grumman is developing the Bat family of medium-altitude, multi-mission UAS. The company announced two variants of the UAS (3.7m and 4.3m) and a rotary-wing ...

• Light UGVs

  Dragon Runner

  The Dragon Runner UGV, manufactured by QinitiQ, has two versions: the Dragon Runner 10 (DR10) and the slightly larger Dragon Runner 20 (DR20). All Dragon ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  CLS-200

  The CLS-200 is part of the Yates Electrospace Corporation Silent Arrow family. It is a powered cargo-carrying one-use UAV, based on the company's GD-2000 glider.  In ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  XQ-67A

  In February 2024, GA-ASI first released images of the XQ-67A, a drone developed under a contract for thge USAF's Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) developmental programme. It ...

• Military UAS - small

  Skate

  The Skate is a small, man-packable VTOL UAV designed for performing short-range ISR at the tactical level. A thrust-vectoring system provides a near-VTOL capability, enabling ...