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Land Warfare
The future of the UGV market: A battlefield revolution in the making (opinion)
22nd October 2024
The market for uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) is rapidly evolving, with profound implications for future military operations. As we look to the coming decade, the potential for these autonomous platforms to redefine the battlefield is immense.
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Air Warfare
Horizon Aircraft promotes military use case for Cavorite X7 eVTOL
13th October 2024
The Cavorite X7 is being promoted to serve three key military operational use-cases: ISR, medical evacuation and insertion/extraction.
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Land Warfare
CV90 delivery to Slovakia imminent
20th November 2024
Slovakia is undergoing a radical refresh of its equipment, like many central and eastern European countries, and the arrival of new vehicles will form a substantial part of this.
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Naval Warfare
Exercise Freezing Winds brings navies together to ease Finland into NATO
6th December 2024
The nine-day exercise off the Finnish coast was intended to boost interoperability in challenging weather conditions.
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Land Warfare
Defence Insight Briefs: The analyst view of the UGV market (video)
18th October 2024
The market for uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) is rapidly evolving, with profound implications for future military operations. As we look to the coming decade, the potential for these autonomous platforms to redefine the battlefield is immense.
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Land Warfare
Canada places $231 million order for 85 Rheinmetall HX trucks
15th November 2024
Canada has become the 21st country to have ordered or operate HX trucks, of which more than 10,000 platforms have been sold in 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 configurations worldwide.
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Air Warfare
Expanded focus – unleashing the potential of commercial SATCOM for defence
17th June 2025
In conversation... Intelsat's Ray Lindenmayer talks to Shephard's Gerrard Cowan about the new capabilities advanced commercial SATCOM technologies can provide for military customers, and how industry and government can best work together to achieve maximum effect in orbit.
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Land Warfare
Curtiss-Wright completes delivery of turret drive system for Australian Boxer CRVs
14th November 2024
The Australian Army is procuring Rheinmetall Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) and Curtiss-Wright is providing the turret stabilisation system under Land 400 Phase 2.
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Land Warfare
HII awarded contract to support US ground vehicles
7th November 2024
The Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (DoDIAC) provides technical data management and research support for vehicle users. The HII contract will focus on ground combat systems and service lifecycle efforts.
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Land Warfare
NZ begins modernisation of its tactical vehicle fleet
23rd December 2024
VAMTAC vehicles are expected to replace one-quarter of New Zealand’s Pinzgauers and Unimogs.
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Land Warfare
Tata to build IFVs in North Africa
3rd October 2024
The Wheeled Amphibious Armoured Platform (WhAP) was designed to meet an Indian Army requirement. Only six have been ordered by India and it is likely the US Stryker may be purchased instead.
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Land Warfare
Europe’s next-generation tank crawls forward and adopts a proven process
5th May 2025
The Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) is ambitious and is using a procurement system which has had some success in the continent’s aircraft purchasing processes with a separate company established and subsystems identified.
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Land Warfare
Australian Army experiments with UGVs, but seeks understanding before proliferation
26th December 2024
The Australian Army is exploring the options and benefits of a wide range of UGVs.
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Land Warfare
US Army makes moves on new artillery system to plug M109 gap
17th October 2024
Contracts have been awarded for the Self-Propelled Howitzer Performance Demonstration programme as the US Army attempts to address issues related to its 155mm field artillery capacity.
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Training
I/ITSEC 2024: Vrgineers introduces new mixed reality headset and new simulator
4th December 2024
The Generic Classroom Trainer is a platform-agnostic solution suitable for aviation training while the Somnium VR1 is a mixed-reality headset fitted with 4K MR cameras.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Fixed-Wing VTOL UAV (Malaysia)
Programme Background Tender Issued As reported by Shephard, on 18 June 2021, Malaysia issued a tender for fixed-wing hybrid VTOL UAVs. Requirement The tender stated that Malaysia required ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
New Generation Light Armoured Vehicles - Wheeled [Türkiye - Future Orders]
Programme Background The NGLAV is an umbrella programme that will be composed of three phases and 2962 units of tracked and wheeled vehicles. Phase I ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
New Generation Light Armoured Vehicles - Wheeled [Türkiye - Batch I]
Programme Background The NGLAV is an umbrella programme that will be composed of three phases and 2962 units of tracked and wheeled vehicles. Phase I ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
8x8 IFV [Greece]
Programme Background The Greek Army is believed to operate a vast inventory of tracked APCs numbering more than 2,600 vehicles. This consists of legacy Cold ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars Scout 8x8 ÖMTTZ
Programme Background The SSB first outlined its requirement for special purpose vehicles around 2010, but the decision to formally launch the ÖMTTZ programme did not come ...
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MPVs - 4x4
High Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicle [India]
Programme Background Aiming to boost mobility and enhance Recce and Command elements, the Indian Army is seeking 91 High Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicles (HMRV). Prioritising mobility and protection ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Iraq 8x8 Armoured Vehicle
Programme Background It is important to note that there has been no official confirmation that Iraq is currently running a programme to procure 8x8 armoured ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
8x8 APC (Pakistan)
Programme Background Since few details concerning this 8x8 requirement have been released by the Pakistan MoD, the values in this forecast are based upon informed ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Lazar 3 (Turkmenistan)
Programme Background Though it inherited a large number of BTR-60s, BTR-70s and BTR-80s from the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan's army lacks a modern 8x8 armoured vehicle offering ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
UAE Rosomak 8x8 (Options)
Prior to the imposition of the Finnish ban on arms exports to the UAE, Patria had also offered the AMV and AMV28A platform to the ...
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Loitering munitions
Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS): Switchblade [US]
Background DoD Contract On 27 August 2024, the US DoD announced that AeroVironment had been awarded a ceiling $990 million hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to provide “an ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Otaman (Ukrainian Marine Corps)
Programme Background Practika first unveiled the Otaman family of 6x6 and 8x8 armoured vehicles in late 2016. These were developed to meet the requirements of ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-64E Apache [Indian Army]
Programme Background It is a hybrid procurement, as was the 2015 Air Force one (see separate entry), employing both a direct commercial sale with Boeing ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pacha Kuyuchix (New 8x8 Armoured Vehicle) [Peru - Forecast]
entry.Programme Background The Peruvian Army is reliant upon a range of ageing 4x4 APCs, including the UR-416, Type 6614 and Type 6616, all of which ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Piranha I Replacement [Chile]
Programme Background Chile has operated the Piranha I armoured vehicle platform for more than 40 years. During the early 1980s between 100 and 200 Piranha ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Genesis
The Genesis 8x8 armoured vehicle was unveiled by FFG in September 2020. Featuring a full hybrid electric powertrain, it is intended to demonstrate technology that ...
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Heavy UGVs
WOLF-X
The WOLF-X is a wheeled 8x8 Robotic Combat Vehicle developed by HDT Global in partnership with McQ and BAE Land & Armament Systems. In September 2023, as ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Alligator
The Alligator vehicle family, available in both 6x6 and 8x8 configurations, is the culmination of the development work BAE Systems undertook for the Swedish Army’s ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, 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. ...
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Heavy UGVs
Phantom
Debuted in 2016, the Phantom was a Ukrainian UGV manufactured by Ukroboronprom and its affiliate SpetsTechnoExport. Powered by a 30kW hybrid engine and in a 6x6 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars Alpha 8x8
Unveiled at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, the Pars Alpha is the latest 8x8 Armoured Vehicle from Turkish manufacturer FNSS. Featuring improvements on ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Daghan
The Daghan is a hybrid armoured vehicle being designed by MKE. At IDEF 2025 MKE unveiled two prototypes of the Daghan equipped with hybrid electric drives.
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Arma II 8x8
The Arma II 8x8 is an upgraded version of Otokar's Arma 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle. First unveiled in 2023, the Arma II 8x8 is intended ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars IV 8x8
The Pars IV 8x8 is being developed by FNSS to compete for the Turkish Army's New Generation - Wheeled Armoured Vehicle programme. Designed to offer ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars Scout 8x8
The Pars Scout 8x8 was developed alongside the Pars Scout 6x6 to meet a requirement from the Turkish Land Forces Command for a Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
StrykerX
Unveiled at AUSA 2022, the StrykerX from General Dynamics Land Systems is the technology demonstrator for the next-generation Stryker vehicle family. Featuring a hybrid diesel-electric power ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Skylark 3 Hybrid
The Skylark 3 Hybrid is a UAV manufactured by Elbit Systems. Unlike the Skylark 3, which is fitted with an electric motor, the Skylark 3 Hybrid ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Hydra 400
The Hydra 400 is a British cargo-carrying drone from Hydra Drones. Displayed at DSEI 2023, the UAV has four configurations: a fully electric variant, a 2-jet ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Arma 8x8 NG
The Arma 8x8 NG, an improved variant of the Arma 8x8 and 6x6 platform, is an amphibious armoured combat vehicle produced by Otokar in Turkey. First ...
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Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4, Trucks and utility vehicles - 6x6, Trucks and utility vehicles - 8x8
Kerax Family
The Kerax family consists of off-road trucks available in 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8 configurations, designed to meet the specific requirements of armed forces while utilizing ...
