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Land Warfare
World Defense Show 2026: Large vehicles and counter-drone systems take the limelight
17th February 2026
Visitors who attended the first World Defense Show four years ago continue to speak of the difficulties they faced with poor facilities and power problems. This year’s event emphasised its status as one of the major defence expositions and as a place where regional players and those less welcome at other shows could take centre stage.
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Defence Notes
Modular and attritable equipment must be a priority: US military
18th September 2025
Senior officers and representatives from the US Army, US Air Force and US Navy emphasised the need to expedite acquisition projects for systems and platforms that are more modular. They also highlighted that the loss of equipment is acceptable.
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Air Warfare
AFA 2025: CUAS solutions demonstrate modularity and portability focus
3rd October 2025
Aerovironment, Epirus and SNC displayed their counter-uncrewed aerial systems, with both non-kinetic and kinetic options for military services.
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Air Warfare
Australia bets big on new systems and local industry in the face of drone wars
6th June 2025
Australia has a small but vibrant drone and counter-drone industry ranging from niche dual technology company Grabba Technologies to large multinational like DroneShield. It is these companies and a reshaping of procurement methods to ramp up its drone power.
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Air Warfare
Polish Armed Forces agrees deal to acquire 10,000 Warmate loitering munitions
16th May 2025
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister vows that the country “will not be left behind” as the Ministry of Defense (MoD) announces its intention to acquire 10,000 Warmate loitering munitions for the Polish army.
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Air Warfare
Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700
17th June 2025
The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.
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Naval Warfare
Italy’s U212 Near Future Submarine production builds pace as upgrade plans mature
21st April 2026
Andrea Simone Pinna, OCCAR-EA combat system officer for the U212 NFS programme, outlined production progress, new capabilities and plans for the Italian Navy’s next-generation conventional submarine.
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Land Warfare
March land forces roundup: A new war confronts the old drone problem
2nd April 2026
The attack by the US and Israel on Iran which began at the end of February presented a Ukraine-like scenario of drone-led warfare – in fact the same drone type in the Shahed – and the problem of how to counter them.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy confirms MQ-25 Stingray first flight tests for this year
2nd September 2025
The system will be the world’s first operational, carrier-based unmanned aircraft, according to the US Navy.
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Air Warfare
Royal Navy launches Project Vanquish to test carrier-launched drone
7th October 2025
The requirement notice outlines the need for a fixed-wing, short take-off and landing autonomous collaborative platform, as part of the UK Royal Navy’s route towards fielding a hybrid air wing.
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Land Warfare
Why Middle Eastern markets demand bespoke AFV solutions
6th March 2026
In this expert analysis, Christopher Foss looks at how armoured vehicle suppliers to the Middle East are increasingly tailoring platforms for the region’s specific operational requirements.
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Air Warfare
Poland confirms US$3.8 billion F-16V upgrade
14th August 2025
The Mid-Life Upgrade agreement comes as Poland makes significant increases in its defence spend as its plans to increase it to 5% of GDP by 2026.
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Air Warfare
UAV manufacturers flock to UK as MoD spends £270 million on Tekever drones for Ukraine
19th September 2025
On 15 September 2025, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that Tekever would open the UK’s largest drone production facility in Swindon in 2026. The news follows a recent trend of several other manufacturers that have supplied drones to Ukraine also announcing the opening of UK facilities.
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Land Warfare
Rafael to unveil new Iron Beam laser director at Paris Air Show
4th June 2025
Israel has a substantial air defence system which includes Iron Dome and David’s Sling but laser systems will allow lower cost intercepts for short ranges against smaller threats.
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Defence Notes
Malaysia’s defence budget sets out major procurement goals for 2026
16th October 2025
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Mini Intelligence Drone System (SMDR) [France]
Background Requirement The French Army identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac, which entered service in 2008. The Mini Reconnaissance ...
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Minehunters
Tripartite Class Replacement Programme (1-6) [Belgium]
Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCM, which are due to ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 [Netherlands]
Background Joint Programme For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice in 2018, calling for ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 [Belgium]
Background Joint Programme For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice in 2018, calling for ...
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Minehunters
Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Netherlands]
Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite class MCM's which are due ...
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Minehunters
Project SEA 1905 - MMCMMS [Australia]
Programme Background Requirements Australia is looking to acquire up to eight new advanced mine countermeasures/hydrographic survey vessels under the Project SEA 1905 Maritime Mine Countermeasures ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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OPVs
Patrouilleurs Hauturiers OPVS (former Patrouilleurs Océanique) [France]
Programme Background Requirements The programme aims to procure new OPVs that will replace the D'Estienne d'Orves-class and the Flamant-class vessels. The OPVs are intended to be armed ...
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Minehunters
Al Jawf Class Replacement [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Al Jawf-class minehunters. Based on the Sandown-class design, the ships entered service in the ...
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Submarines: conventional/attack
Project Sea 1000 (Attack Class) - Cancelled [Australia]
Programme Background The competition for Australia’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine project for 12 new SSKs was won by the French shipbuilder Naval Group in 2016 ...
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Corvettes
Multirole Corvette Programme [Romania]
Programme Background Timeline Romania, since 2014. has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. In ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
HT-100 (January 2026) [UAE]
Background January 2024 Order In January 2024, EDGE Group announced that the UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) had signed a deal for 200 uncrewed helicopters ...
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Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing
HT-750 (January 2026) [UAE]
Background January 2024 Order In January 2024, EDGE Group announced that the UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) had signed a deal for 200 uncrewed helicopters ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Submarine Procurement [Indonesia]
The Indonesian Navy has a long-standing desire for a larger submarine fleet. The TNI-AL currently has four SSKs in its inventory, including one Cakra-class submarine in ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military - UUVs
A9-M
The A9-M is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. It is developed Exail. This AUV ...
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Light UGVs
Cobra Mk2
The Cobra Mk2 is a 5kg UGV designed for EOD/IED disposal and CBRN operations. The modular architecture of the Cobra Mk2 E supports different types of ...
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Submarines: conventional/attack
Scorpene Class
The Chilean Scorpene-class were procured from the consortium composed of Naval Group and Navantia in the late 1990s. The submarines, which were delivered between 2005 and ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
I4 Drone
The I4 Drone is a multi-drone, multi-environment mission system for naval drones. It has been designed and developed by Naval Group (formerly DCNS) for an ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
IT180
The Infotron IT180 VTOL mini-UAS is designed to perform a range of missions in civilian and military sectors, such as surveillance, site protection, inspection, pollution ...
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Military - USVs
Inspector 90
The Inspector 90 is a multipurpose USV designed by Exail, able to be operated in autonomous mode, remoted control or onboard steering. Its performances and ...
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Military - UUVs
K-Ster C
K-Ster C is a mine disposal system (MDS) equipped with a tiltable warhead. It is produced by Exail and in-service with navies in both Asia ...
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Minehunters
City Class
Twelve new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) are being built to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCMVs due to retire from service in 2023. The programme is ...
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Military - UUVs
K-Ster I
K-Ster I is a lightweight, self-propelled ROV developed for mine warfare applications. It is designed by Exail to complement their K-Ster C model.
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Military - UUVs
A18-M
The A18-M AUV is a configuration of ECA Group’s A18 AUV family, dedicated to military applications. With magnetic and acoustic signatures compliant to STANAG 1364, ...
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Light UGVs
TSR 202
The TSR 202 is a UGV in service with French forces and other military and police forces around the world for EOD/IED detection and neutralisation, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small, Military UAS - tactical
Nomad (Group 3)
In March 2025, Sikorsky unveiled an unnamed tail-sitter small UAV referred to as the Rotor Blown Wing. In October 2025, Sikorsky unveiled the Nomad family, which includes the ...
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Ground control stations
MAMBA
MAMBA is an IED and CBRN countermeasures system allowing the transport, deployment and control of UGVs or UAVs in hostile areas. A light manned vehicle ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
ECA Flight Training Device
ECA offers a range of Flight Training Devices (FTDs), each of which is a life-size 3D replica of the cockpit. They provide flexibility of training methods and ...
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ISR Group UAS Airfield
The ISR Group UAS Airfield, located in Savannah, Tennessee, is the largest privately owned flight facility in the US and provides capability for research, development, ...
