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Naval Warfare
UK Royal Navy orders more Remus UUVs
7th May 2024
HII’s Remus UUVs can be used for mine-countermeasure, harbour security and reconnaissance operations, as well as hydrographic surveys, environmental monitoring and debris field mapping.
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Training
First US Navy T-54A training aircraft delivery arrives
23rd April 2024
Arrival of the first two T-54A multi-engine training system aircraft will allow the US Navy to begin the decommissioning process of its ageing T-44C Pegasus aircraft on schedule.
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Naval Warfare
India pauses self-reliance in defence manufacture as it turns back to international OEMs
26th July 2024
Maritime security concerns has led India to delay its pursuit of self-reliance in defence manufacturing and procurement as it makes urgent orders from international OEMs due to maritime security concerns.
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Air Warfare
Can Russian industry maintain a viable air force?
12th July 2024
While sanctions have not crippled Russia’s military-industrial complex as some predicted, its ability to produce modern combat aircraft at a sustainable rate remains uncertain.
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Air Warfare
The last of the US new Presidential helicopters handed over
20th August 2024
The VH-92A is a militarised version of the S-92A and replaces the existing fleet of VH-3D, VH-60N and VH-92A helicopters.
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems to restore USS Carter vessel
2nd May 2024
The Harpers Ferry class ship’s hull, internal fuel and ballast tanks, and engineering plant will receive preservation or restoration work over the next year.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Strategic overview: The Ukraine conflict’s robotic armies
12th September 2024
Kiev and Moscow have been competing over who can better harness the ongoing revolution in military affairs caused by AI-controlled and human-operated robots and drones.
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Training
NATO concludes largest exercise in decades
3rd June 2024
NATO’s Operation Steadfast Defender involved more than 90,000 personnel, more than 50 ships, more than 80 aircraft flying hundreds of sorties and more than 1,100 combat vehicles from all 32 NATO allies.
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Naval Warfare
RIMPAC 2024 brings more navies together than ever before for biennial warfare exercise
17th July 2024
RIMPAC 2024 offered 29 national navies opportunities to train together for combat readiness in multiple domains, including underwater.
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Naval Warfare
Naval artificial intelligence demonstrated in new applications in Paris
9th July 2024
The prevalence of AI-enabled solutions from startups and major defence company at this year’s Eurosatory highlighted both the potential benefits and trust-related challenges associated with its adoption.
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Naval Warfare
Pakistan Navy takes delivery of multi-mission Offshore Patrol Vessel Hunain
29th July 2024
The Hunain is the first OPV 2600 in the Pakistan Navy’s fleet and will be used across a range of coastal defence roles.
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Naval Warfare
Chilean Navy commissions icebreaker as race for Antarctica heats up
30th July 2024
The commissioning of the domestically manufactured icebreaker Almirante Viel marks the latest addition to a series of new ships acquired by South American navies to enhance their presence in Antarctic waters.
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin awarded $756 million for long-range hypersonic weapon
20th May 2024
Lockheed Martin delivered equipment for the first Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LTHW) battery, referred to as Dark Eagle, to US soldiers in 2021. The system has been designed to deliver additional capability for the nation’s ground-based hypersonic weapon system.
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin strengthens Spanish SPY-7 radar supply chain
24th July 2024
The global defence giant chose a Spanish firm for its work on the Bonifaz-class frigate.
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Land Warfare
Oshkosh unveils improved MTVR as 4x4 variant
1st May 2024
Oshkosh has produced more than 10,000 6x6 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements (MTVRs) for the US Mariine Corps and US Navy ‘Seabees’ (US Naval Construction Battalions), which have been operating off-road missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing
MQ-8C Fire Scout (USA)
Programme Background Timeline According to the Naval Air Systems Command, having first ordered the MQ-8B in 2009, the UAV has become a pillar of the ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Global Fast Sealift [USN]
Background Requirements At Sea Air Space 2026, Hanwha Ocean and Gibbs and Cox displayed the Global Fast Sealift concept design. The vessel is intended as a ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R Seahawk (India)
Programme Background On 25 February 2020, a letter of acceptance for 24 MH-60Rs, worth approximately $2.12 billion, was signed by India and the US in Delhi. ...
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AEW&C
E-2D [USA]
Programme Background The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) is an all-weather, twin engine, carrier-based, Airborne Command, Control and Surveillance aircraft designed to extend task force defence ...
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (16-76) [USN]
Background Initial requirements The programme looked different when it began. In 2013, the USN awarded four Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts to Boeing, General Atomics, ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USN]
Background Requirement The USN wants to acquire carrier-capable loyal wingman drones. These drones will have a high level of autonomy, allowing them to work alongside crewed aircraft. ...
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (10-15) [USN]
Background Initial requirements The programme looked different when it began. In 2013, the USN awarded four Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts to Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed ...
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (1-9) [USN]
Background Initial requirements The programme looked different when it began. In 2013, the USN awarded four Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts to Boeing, General Atomics, ...
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Military - USVs
MUSV [USN]
Programme Background Requirements In March 2026, the US announced it would be replacing its Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) programme with a Medium Uncrewed Surface ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (28-68) [USN]
Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent, broad-area intelligence, surveillance ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) (TH-57 Replacement)
Programme Background Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single ...
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OPVs
Hisar Class (1-2) [Turkey]
Background Requirements The thoughts behind the acquisition of this type of OPV, which comes in a baseline and a convertible variant, is an OPV that ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Anti-ship missiles
Naval Strike Missile (NSM)
The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is a subsonic, sea-skimming, anti-ship and land-attack missile. The original name was the Nytt sjømålsmissil, but this was later dropped ...
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Frigates
FF(X) Frigate
The FF(X) frigate is a vessel derived from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HHI) National Security Cutter (NSC). It was designed in response to the cancellation of ...
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Land: Integrated Defensive Systems
Low Band Transmitter
The Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group (LBT-AG), developed by Cobham, has been in production since 2005. The LBT is designed to protect strike aircraft, ships and ...
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Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles
JSM
The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a multi-role version of the Naval Strike Missile. Norway funded the programme to develop and produce the JSM for the ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8B Fire Scout
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is a rotary-wing UAV that provides situational awareness and precision targeting support for the US Armed Forces. The MQ-8B Fire Scout, ...
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Fighter - multirole
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was developed to perform naval strike missions for the USN. The primary mission for the F/A-18E/F is a strike fighter that ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8C Fire Scout
The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...
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Frigates
Independence Class (LCS)
The USN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was originally envisaged to be 50 ships, which would provide a coastal platform that would take over from ...
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Destroyers
Zumwalt Class
The DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class is formed by a series of next-generation multi-role destroyers 21st century. They were designed to host the latest in sensors and weapons ...
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Frigates
Hunter Class Guided Missile Frigate
During Indo Pacific 2023, BAE Systems Australia unveiled a Guided Missile variant of the Hunter-class frigate (ASW). Compared to the baseline ASW configuration, the proposed ...
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Frigates
Constellation Class (FFG)
The USN has selected Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build up to ten frigates under the FFG(X) next-generation future guided-missile frigate programme. The new Constellation-class will replace ...
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OPVs
Hisar Class
Turkish Military Factory and Shipyard Management company ASFAT has built two Hisar-class OPVs at Istanbul Naval Shipyard for the Turkish Navy. Four more platforms are on order, but the ...
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Air: air combat simulators
SCOTT
The Synthetic Cognition for Operational Team Training (SCOTT) system was developed for the USN to train teamwork and communication skills for E-2C flight crews interfacing ...
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Air: aerial targets
GQM-163A Coyote SSST
The GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST) was developed for the USN to emulate two-stage anti-ship cruise missiles in support of air defence weapon/combat ...
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Trainer
Saab 340 trainer
The Saab 340 trainer aircraft is based on the Saab 340 regional airliner. It is used by the USN for pilot training. The aircraft replaced ...
