• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Termination of JP129 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle contract

  4th September 2008

  The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing Australia have agreed to terminate the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | F-35I Adir (51-75) [Israel]

  Israel is forecasted to procure an additional 25 F-35I Adir to bring the total number of the fleet to 75 aircraft by 2030. This will ...

• Data links

  Data links | F-35I Adir (51-75) [Israel]

  Israel is forecasted to procure an additional 25 F-35I Adir to bring the total number of the fleet to 75 aircraft by 2030. This will ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | F-35I Adir (51-75) [Israel]

  Israel is forecasted to procure an additional 25 F-35I Adir to bring the total number of the fleet to 75 aircraft by 2030. This will ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | F-35I Adir (51-75) [Israel]

  Israel is forecasted to procure an additional 25 F-35I Adir to bring the total number of the fleet to 75 aircraft by 2030. This will ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Reshef Class (1-5) [Israel]

  The Israeli Navy is looking to replace the Sa'ar 4 and 4.5 fast-attack vessels with a new corvette design. In 2018, Israel Shipyards unveiled a ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Reshef Class (1-5) [Israel]

  The Israeli Navy is looking to replace the Sa'ar 4 and 4.5 fast-attack vessels with a new corvette design. In 2018, Israel Shipyards unveiled a ...

• Corvettes

  Reshef Class (1-5) [Israel]

  Background Requirements The Israeli Navy is seeking a replacement for its Sa'ar 4 and Sa'ar 4.5-class of fast attack vessels. Dubbed Reshef-class, the new ships ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Namer [Israel]

  Background The first prototype Namer, which was produced in Israel, was unveiled to the public in 2008. In order to speed up production, the Israeli ...

• Loitering munitions

  Harop [Israeli Navy]

  Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel ...

• Corvettes

  Sa'ar 6 Class (Israel)

  Programme Background Timeline A new class of corvettes is in the process of being constructed for the Israeli Navy to replace the Sa'ar 5 class, ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  AW119 Koala [Israel]

  Background Pre-contract timeline The initial request for information regarding a replacement system for the Israeli Bell 206 training platforms was released to industry in 2015, ...

• Patrol boats

  Shaldag Mk V [Israel]

  Background A press release from Israel Shipyards on 7 July 2021 announced the company would be supplying the Israeli Navy with four Shaldag Mk V ...

• Main battle tanks

  Merkava Mk3 [Cyprus]

  Programme Background Following the announced donation of 41 T-80U/UK tanks to Ukraine, Cyprus is actively seeking a replacement MBT for its Armed Forces. Cyprus offered ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-35I Adir (76-100) [Israel]

  Background 2026 announcement In May 2026, the Israeli ministerial committee for acquisitions approved the potential procurement of a new squadron of F-35I Adir fighter aircraft ...

• Corvettes

  Reshef Class (6-8) [Israel]

  Background Timeline The Israeli Navy sent out an initial competitive Request for Information (RfI) for a replacement of the Sa'ar 4 and 4.5 class fast-attack ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  F-35I Adir

  The F-35I Adir is an F-35A Lightning II variant customised to meet the requirements of the Israel Defense Forces to replace the F-16 fleet in ...

• Loitering munitions

  Shehab

  The Shehab is a Palestinian loitering munition that carries a 5kg explosive payload. According to Hamas' militant wing, the platform is indigenously produced. However, the ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Stunner

  Developed by Rafael and Raytheon for the David's Sling air-defence weapon system, Stunner is a hit-to-kill interceptor to defeat various air threats, including asymmetric, short-range, ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Arrow 2

  Arrow 2 is designed to intercept and destroy incoming Tactic Ballistic Missiles that are detected, tracked and identified by the Arrow Weapon System sensors. The ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  Shaldag MK V

  The Shaldag Mk V is a multi-mission fast patrol boat designed to serve as both a naval and border police vessel. It is a variant of ...

• Corvettes

  Themistocles Corvette

  The Themistocles Corvette, also referred to as the Eastern Mediterranean Patrol Corvette, is a new design bringing about next-generation operational capabilities. It is a multipurpose ...

• OPVs

  OPV 58

  The Israel Shipyards OPV 58 is based on the former Sa'ar 4 fast attack craft of the Israeli Navy. The Hellenic Coast Guard ordered three ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  EL/M-2248 MF-STAR

  The EL/M-2248 Multi-Function Surveillance Track and Guidance Radar (MF-STAR) is a three-dimensional solid-state naval radar manufactured by Elta in Israel. According to the manufacturer, it ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Arrow 4

  IAI’s Arrow 4 is being developed as the newest member of the Arrow family of air defence systems. Unlike the Arrow 3, which can intercept targets ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-16I Sufa

  The F-16I Sufa ('Storm' in Hebrew) is a Block 52+ D (dual-seat) variant of the Fighting Falcon, which Lockheed Martin produced for Israel. It is ...

• Air-to-surface missiles

  Popeye

  The Popeye is an Israeli-designed standoff cruise missile designed to provide long-range bombers and other aircraft with a conventional precision strike capability. Initiated by Rafael ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  OPV 45

  The OPV 45 design was launched at IMDEX Asia in Singapore in May 2019. It is designed to be a low-cost multirole vessel that sits between ...

• AEW&C

  Global 550 CAEW

  The G550 CAEW aircraft is a Gulfstream G550 adapted for AEW&C;, EW and ISTAR missions in Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore and the US. The base platform is ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  ASPS

  The Advanced Self-Protection System (ASPS) includes both passive and active subsystems, and incorporates (for the first time for an F-16) both full azimuth coverage RWR ...

• Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  EJAB

  The Electronic Jamming Anti-Bomb (EJAB) is an electronic jammer designed to disrupt and deny remote activation of IEDs and was manufactured by Elisra. It is ...