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Defence Notes
Post mortem of Afghan collapse apportions blame all around
20th May 2022
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban last year was spectacular, and a new American report has assigned blame and given reasons for it.
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Defence Notes
US approves new $800 million arms transfer package to Ukraine
14th April 2022
Switchblade loitering munitions, Mi-17 helicopters and additional Javelin missiles are among a host of weapons and equipment to be provided by the US to Ukraine in a new military aid package.
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Defence Notes
Fiscal reality could challenge Baltic procurement plans
11th April 2022
Baltic countries are ramping up military spending amid the Russo-Ukrainian conflict but ambitious acquisition plans might bump into economic factors.
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Land Warfare
Poland signs for Abrams
5th April 2022
Will the delivery of advanced US-made MBTs to Poland free up T-72M/M1s for donation to Ukraine?
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Germany bites the bullet and arms Heron TPs
7th April 2022
Long-standing political concerns over arming German-operated Heron TPs have been set aside, although the Bundestag retains the final say over using missile-equipped MALE UAVs.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Golden Eagle quadcopters destined for Ukraine
7th April 2022
An unnamed European NATO military is buying 15 quadcopter mini-UAVs for onward transfer to Ukraine.
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Naval Warfare
UK to supply Ukraine with unspecified anti-ship missiles
12th April 2022
The commitment to provide Ukraine with anti-ship missile systems came following a surprise visit to Kyiv by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday, 9 April.
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Land Warfare
Stinger and Javelin stocks face unclear future in US
9th May 2022
After donating thousands of Stingers and Javelins to Ukraine, the US is seeking ways to refill its stockpiles in the short term. Although this process will take at the best more than one year, the timescale for the replenishment of those systems remains blurry.
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Defence Notes
UK pledges Brimstone missiles, Malloy drones and EW systems to Ukraine
4th May 2022
The UK has expanded its support for Kyiv with the supply of Brimstone anti-ship missiles, Malloy heavy-lift drones and other systems.
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Defence Notes
France offers low-key support for Ukrainian cause
1st April 2022
France has been less vocal than other European countries in providing military aid to embattled Ukraine, although it has reacted swiftly to deploy ground, air and sea assets to protect NATO allies.
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Air Warfare
Drones can wait as modernising Serbia looks to France for fighters
20th April 2022
As Serbia was already taking steps to expand and modernise its air force before the Ukraine war, has how the conflict altered its defence policy and which security partners is it now looking towards?
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Air Warfare
Air Warfare magazine: FVL and Eastern European helicopters
5th April 2022
Read the latest edition of Air Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop.
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Digital Battlespace
Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - The Network Effect
25th March 2022
In the latest episode of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast, we dive deeper into military connectivity and hear how the Five Eyes partners are developing new CONOPS based on the model of multi-domain operations.
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Land Warfare
Australia to send Bushmasters to Ukraine
5th April 2022
The largest defence items that Australia will send to Ukraine so far are Bushmaster vehicles.
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Naval Warfare
Ukraine claims missile strike on Russian Black Sea fleet flagship Moskva
14th April 2022
Russia and Ukraine are claiming different narratives following the confirmation of damage to the Russian cruiser Moskva.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Golden Eagle (Ukraine Aid) [NATO Member]
Programme Background 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the usage and effectiveness of micro and mini UAV platforms ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Bison & Coyote (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Canada has been one of several NATO countries to supply Ukraine with continuous support. ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 (Ukraine Aid) [Denmark & Sweden]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine was the recipient of a number of Western systems, many of which ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Ermine (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western governments have sought to provide as much assistance as possible to the Ukrainian ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Patria 6x6 (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Latvia has been part of the allied coalition providing Ukraine with military support. Previous Latvian ...
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Tanks
M1A1 Abrams (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]
Programme Background Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Australia has been amongst the various Western allies providing Ukraine with military aid. Prior ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Enok LAPV [Romania]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Romania has embarked upon a rapid modernisation of its armed forces. This has included orders for ...
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Tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]
Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia becomes the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VAMTAC ST5 BN2 [Romania]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Romania began a large-scale programme of military modernisation and expansion. Romanian defence spending, which had previously ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
KF41 Lynx [Ukraine]
Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine has sought to acquire a range of different Western platforms to replace its older Soviet ...
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MPVs - 4x4
4x4 Armoured Vehicle [Estonia]
Programme Background The Estonian military wants to replace its fleet of soft-skin troop transports with 4x4 and 6x6 armoured vehicles. This will improve the survivability ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
German Heron TP (GHTP) [Germany]
Background Leasing Agreement As reported by Shephard, in January 2016, Germany’s defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Germany was to lease five Heron TP UAVs. In ...
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Transport, Transport/tanker aircraft
New Transport Aircraft [Czech Republic]
Programme Background Requirement The Czech Republic has been looking to procure more military transport aircraft. Czech defence minister Jana Černochová attended a ‘non-binding’ ground and flight ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 [Sweden]
Programme Background As the domestic manufacturer and original operator of the CV90 IFV, Sweden has had a continuous fleet of CV90s in service since the ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Multi-role ARmored System 4x4 [Czech Republic]
Programme Background As with many countries in Europe following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Czech Republic is currently undergoing a significant expansion of its ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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MPVs - 4x4
KamAZ-43269 Vystrel
The KamAZ-43269 Vystrel (originally known as the BPM-97) is a 4x4 armoured vehicle based on the proven KamAZ-4326 4x4 military truck chassis. Although development started in ...
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Land: air defence radar
Nebo-SVU
The Nebo-SVU is an air defence radar distributed by Rosoboronexport in Russia and is currently used by the Russian Army and the Iranian Army. It ...
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Artillery rockets
MO.1.01.04
MO.1.01.04 is a short-range 220mm artillery rocket armed with a thermobaric warhead developed for Russian TOS-1 MLRS.
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Man-portable missile systems
Piorun
Piorun MANPADS was designed for destroying aircrafts, helicopters, UAVs and winged rockets. The system was developed by Mesko to replace the PPZR Grom.
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Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars
VERA-NG
The VERA-NG is a passive surveillance ESM tracker manufactured by Czech-based ERA. The system utilises the multilateration Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) principle to detect, ...
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Self-propelled missile systems, Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Avenger
The automated AN/TWQ-1 Avenger is the US Army's primary shoot-on-the-move air defence weapon. It is a lightweight, mobile short-range fire unit with eight Stinger missiles ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-4
The BTR-4 is an 8x8 amphibious APC unveiled in 2006 by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau as a private venture. Entering production in 2008, ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Senator
The Senator is a 4x4 multipurpose APC developed by Roshel to support a wide range of missions in the military, peacekeeping and law enforcement domains. ...
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Tanks
BMPT
UVZ developed the BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle, nicknamed Terminator by the company, after studying the Russian Army's performance during the Chechen War. Designed to ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Igla-1/SA-16
The 9K310 Igla-1 (US DoD designation SA-16, NATO reporting name Gimlet) was a Soviet MANPADS. Its original 'simplified' version that was put into service on ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-70
The BTR-70 is an amphibious 8x8 armoured personnel carrier originally developed for the Soviet Union's armed forces. Produced in the Soviet Union from 1972 until ...
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Tanks
T-64
The T-64 was one of the most revolutionary MBTs developed by the Soviet Union, being the first mass-produced Soviet tank to feature composite armour and ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1151 HMMWV
AM General designed the High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to meet US Army requirements for a durable, mobile and reliable soft-skin light utility vehicle. The ...
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Self-propelled guns
Gepard
The Gepard was developed from 1963 to meet a German Army requirement for a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that could support its armoured forces. The ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
BTR-60
The BTR-60 was developed during the 1950s to meet a Soviet Armed Forces requirement for an amphibious APC with sufficient cross-country mobility to be able ...
