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Air Warfare
Reduced fleet size and weapons integration issues put squeeze on future RAF air combat missions
22nd September 2022
As the RAF manages NATO missions and faces increased pressure from Russia, defence experts argue that additional fighter jet deployments to the Asia-Pacific to maintain leading strategic ambitions signposted by the UK's Integrated Review looks to be out of the question.
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Naval Warfare
The Future of Anti-Submarine Warfare (sponsored)
26th July 2022
In the past decade, the perceived underwater warfare threat has grown and most modern navies now face increasingly stricter procurement budgets.
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Air Warfare
India begins flying LCA Mk1A, buys engines for HTT-40
28th July 2022
HAL has begun flight testing of the Tejas light fighter, and has ordered turboprop engines for its HTT-40 trainer.
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Land Warfare
Germany introduces ASUL C-UAS system for field protection
25th August 2022
Germany has introduced ASUL, a stationary C-UAS capability which can locate, classify, identify and engage small UAS weighing up to 25kg.
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Training
Australia appoints Raytheon to support Super Hornet and Growler training
3rd August 2022
Training support for Australian Super Hornet and Growler aircraft has been placed in the hands of Raytheon Australia.
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Land Warfare
Modernised small arms enter service in Taiwan
25th July 2022
New indigenously manufactured pistols and sniper rifles are being fielded by Taiwanese military units.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Clouds gather over SDAM rotary-wing drone programme for French Navy
3rd August 2022
Is time running out for the SDAM programme to prove its utility to French decision-makers?
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Air Warfare
India struggles to find a path forward for AEW aircraft
19th August 2022
India desperately needs more AEW aircraft, but its demand for an indigenous solution has slowed the acquisition process right down.
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Land Warfare
Merkava-based AVLBs reach the Philippines
15th July 2022
Israel has delivered two bridge-laying vehicles to the Philippines, these based on an Israeli Merkava tank hull.
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Land Warfare
Former Secretary of Defense claims US Army is in a ‘budget crunch’
19th July 2022
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said the US Army is being forced ‘to pay the bills’ for other services that did not reform themselves internally.
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Naval Warfare
Thales Australia and Expal join forces on sovereign naval munitions capability
4th July 2022
The Royal Australian Navy will benefit from improved security of supply of naval ammunition, following a new tie-up between Thales Australia and Expal Systems.
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Defence Notes
Western reinforcement helping Ukraine protect itself, UK defence exports director says
8th August 2022
Western equipment sent to Ukraine is helping reinforce Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s invasion, the head of the UK's Defence and Security Exports agency told Shephard.
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Defence Helicopter
Leonardo on verge of securing new Merlin and Wildcat helicopter exports
5th August 2022
Leonardo has said that it expects to finalise export contracts for both the AW101 and AW159 helicopters from new customers before the end of 2022.
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Naval Warfare
South Korea to buy MK 54 torpedoes for helicopter use
18th July 2022
South Korea will arm its MH-60R helicopters with American lightweight torpedoes.
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2022: Mexican aerospace bounces back after COVID-19 but military aviation procurement remains sluggish
26th July 2022
Following a damaging period of decreased exports amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mexican aerospace industry has begun to bounce back with a particular focus on UAV procurement.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Sky Scout-X [Thailand]
Programme Background At the Defence & Security (D&S;) 2019 show in Bangkok, RV Connex displayed a variant of this Sky Scout, the Sky Scout-X. This ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A400M [Türkiye]
Turkey has become the second country to receive the new-generation A400M airlifter, with the first of ten aircraft handed over by Airbus Defence and Space ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
DP18A [Thailand]
Background 2023 According to Aero Technology Industry Company Limited (ATIL) officials, speaking to Janes at Defence & Security (D&S;) 2023 in Bangkok, the company was at ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow On
Programme Background In March 2019, Airbus stated that it expected orders from the US Army for between 12 and 15 UH-72A helicopters. In March 2020, ...
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Trainer
S-211 Replacement [Philippines]
Programme Background Requirement The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...
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Fighter - multirole
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Long-Endurance UAV [US AFRICOM]
Programme Background Ageing MQ-9A Reapers In November 2022, Shephard reported that GA-ASI would continue supporting contractor SMX with its MQ-9A after winning a $2.3 billion task ...
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Trainer
T-4 Replacement [Japan]
Programme Background The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been using the T-4 as an intermediate trainer jet since 1988, but now the Acquisition, Technology ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]
Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both armed ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
S-70i (Philippines)
The Black Hawk is believed to have been the most expensive of the aircraft that had been shortlisted for the PAF project, others being the ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V [Türkiye]
Programme Background Requirement Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Serbia]
Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing an MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both armed ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
EDA-S [France]
Programme Background Following the announcement of the 14-ship contract, the DGA approved the design of the first two standard amphibious landing craft (EDA-S) in October 2019, ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter Project (Thailand)
Programme Background Batch One In November 2019, as reported by Shephard, Schiebel was awarded a TBH600 million ($18.76 million) contract from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval guns
Gökdeniz
Gökdeniz, also known as Korkut-D, is a 35mm Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) developed by Turkish Aselsan. It was unveiled for the first time at IDEF ...
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Land: RWS
D-RWS
The Dual-RWS (D-RWS) is designed to be installed on the Republic of Korea Marine Corps' Korean Amphibious Assault Vehicle fleet. Weighing approximately 350kg, it is ...
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Transponders and IFF
IFF Mk XIIA(S)
Aselsan IFF Mk XIIA(S) is a Mode 5/S compatible long-range IFF interrogator. According to the manufacturer, it may be mounted to a standard 19-inch rack ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
PC-21 FTD
Airbus D&S; has technical responsibility for overall system integration and the geo-specific database within the consortium for the development and production of the Pilatus PC-21 ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
AN/ALQ-213(V) DAC
Terma’s AN/ALQ-213(V) electronic warfare management unit is used extensively on General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon series combat aircraft around the world. The AN/ALQ-213(V) is ...
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OPVs
OPV 58 S
The OPV 58 S is a versatile patrol vessel developed by the French company Piriou. The vessels have been designed primarily for surveillance, identification and ...
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Deployable/static missile systems
Bavar 373
The Bavar 373 is a medium/long range ground based air defence missile system developed by Iran. It is claimed to offer similar capabilities between S-300PMU2 ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
CMS (Vikrant-Class)
The Combat Management System abroad INS Vikrant is developed by TATA Power's Strategic Engineering Division, the Indian MoD's Weapon and Electonic System Engineering Establishment and ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Distributed and Networked Mission Training
Airbus D&S; networks training systems to enable joint and distributed mission training across local and national boundaries, generating realistic and needs-oriented scenarios. The solution uses ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
BTR-MDM
The BTR-MDM Rakushka is an amphibious tracked armoured vehicle developed by Kurganmashzavod to meet the Russian Airborne Forces' (VDV) need for a new air-droppable APC. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Sky Scout-M
Unveiled at the Defense & Security (D&S;) 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, the Sky Scout-M is a combat version of the Sky Scout from RV Connex. ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-3
Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau produced the first 8x8 BTR-3-series amphibious APC in 2001. The series includes the BTR-3U, the BTR-3U Guardian (variant for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
TEagle Eye III
Thailand’s state-owned Defence Technology Institute (DTI) unveiled the TEagle Eye III fixed-wing UAV in November 2015 at the country's Defence and Security (D&S;) exhibition. It ...
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Helicopter guns
FN D-HMP 250
The FN D-HMP (Digital Heavy Machine Gun Pod) 250 is a self-contained airborne weapon system armed with a .50 cal FN M3P heavy machine gun, ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar, Air: surveillance radar
AN/APY-1/2
The S-band AN/APY-1 radar is installed in a large rotodome above the fuselage of the Boeing KE-3A/E-3A/B Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft ...
