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News - European Defence Fund

  • Defence Notes

    Ethiopia, Eritrea sign statement that war 'has come to an end'

    9th July 2018

    Ethiopia and Eritrea are no longer at war, the neighbours said in a joint statement on 9 July a day after their leaders met in …

  • Naval Warfare

    BMT acquires Effectiva

    10th July 2018

    BMT has acquired Effectiva, a submarine design, engineering and assurance firm, the company announced on 4 July. Effectiva is based in Australia, South Africa and …

  • Defence Notes

    Opinion: Carter’s capability challenges

    4th July 2018

    General Sir Nick Carter has now formally taken on the role of Chief of the Defence Staff for the British Armed Forces. Carter comes to …

  • Land Warfare

    KBRwyle receives Patriot support contract

    11th July 2018

    KBRwyle has received a $133 million task order from the US Army's Lower Tier Project Office to provide technical and engineering services to the Patriot …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Farnborough 2018: More Merlin magic for the UK (video)

    9th July 2018

    With RNAS Yeovilton recently receiving the first of 25 Commando Merlin Mk4/A helicopters, Shephard spoke with Lt Tom Lennon, CHF pilot and Graham Russell, director …

  • Land Warfare

    Eurosatory 2018: Event expectations (video)

    5th June 2018

    Eurosatory 2018 promises new vehicles and the latest in defence equipment with European nations looking to increase defence spending.  Grant Turnbull, editor at Shephard Media, …

  • Land Warfare

    Rheinmetall receives Fieldguard order

    10th July 2018

    Rheinmetall Air Defence has received an order to supply four Fieldguard 3 measurement systems to Avibras of Brazil for delivery to two unnamed international customers, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Controp to supply EO/IR systems to Asian customer

    6th July 2018

    Controp has received a contract from an unnamed defence customer in Asia to supply electro-optic (EO) and infra-red (IR) systems, the company announced on 3 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Farnborough 2018: Lightweight Multirole Missiles to deal with swarm attacks

    9th July 2018

    Thales sees a growing international rotary-wing market for its Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM), driven by the threat from fast inshore attack craft (FIAC).   Thales was …

  • Military Logistics

    Airbus trials automatic air-to-air refuelling

    13th July 2018

    Airbus Defence and Space has performed an automatic air-to-air refuelling trial of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), the …

  • Naval Warfare

    France challenges Beijing in South China Sea

    12th June 2018

    France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China's …

  • Naval Warfare

    New Zealand becomes Poseidon’s next consort

    9th July 2018

    The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will get four new Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPAs to enhance its surveillance capability, with the government approving the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Finland to acquire Gabriel missile system

    10th July 2018

    The Finnish Ministry of Defence has announced that it will acquire Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Gabriel missile system. The system, which is is capable of long …

  • Training

    First test flights of Mi-28UB

    10th July 2018

    The Russian Army Aviation has successfully completed the first test flights of the new Mi-28UB combat training helicopter, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on …

  • Defence Notes

    Rolls-Royce sells commercial marine unit

    6th July 2018

    British engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on 6 July that it has agreed to sell its loss-making commercial marine business to Norwegian industrial group Kongsberg for …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    ArmoURed Infantry Ground Assault (AURIGA)

    The ArmoURed Infantry Ground Assault (AURIGA) is an IFV being developed with funding from the European Defence Fund (EDF). It aims to develop a next-generation IFV ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    IRIS-T SLM

    The IRIS-T SLM (Surface Launched Medium-Range) is a surface-to-air missile system developed by Diehl Defence as part of the IRIS-T family of missile systems. Several countries ...

  • Directed energy weapons

    Tryzub Laser

    Ukraine's Tryzub (Trident) laser was revealed during the European Defence Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defence Industry conference in 2025. Video footage from ...

  • Military UAS - tactical

    LOTUS

    The LOTUS, Low Observable Tactical Unnamed System, is a tactical UAV especially designed for border patrol ISR operations.  The development of the project is funded by ...

  • Air: chaff/flare/decoy systems

    Sky Buzzer

    Hensoldt’s Sky Buzzer is a towed anti-radar decoy originally developed by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS). The system is designed to protect ...

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • Land: air defence radar

    APIS

    APIS is a passive high-resolution primary radar system developed by Indra. It is the first passive system in the world capable of offering images using ...

  • Major networking projects

    IABMS

    Integrated Air Battlespace Management System (IABMS) is a modular real-time air defence and C4I system of systems that has been fielded and implemented at fixed, ...

  • EO/IR systems

    NightHawk2-UZ

    The NightHawk2-UZ is a dual EO-IR stabilised camera turret from NextVision designed for long-range observation applications that demand low weight. The 350g sensor's IR camera has a 1280x720p ...

  • Main battle tanks

    EMBT

    KNDS (KMW + NEXTER Defense Systems) presented its first joint product, the EMBT (European Main Battle Tank) demonstrator, at the June 2018 Eurosatory defence exhibition. The EMBT mounts ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    DRASS Combat Management System

    The Italian company DRASS is developing its proprietary combat management system for use in compact submarines. The development of this CMS suite was first unveiled in ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Linza 3.0

    The Linza 3.0 is a rotary-wing UAV from Quantum Frontline Industries (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture from Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics. The UAV was first delivered ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    Talarion

    The Talarion is a next-generation MALE UAV for reconnaissance, detection, classification and tracking of targets (land and sea) as well as detection, recognition and identification ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Astero

    Manufactured by Nordic Wing, the Astero is a fixed-wing mini UAV designed for ISR missions. The drone is equipped with a NightHawk 2 camera. In the ...

  • Military UAS - tactical

    Skeldar V-200

    UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture, UMS SKELDAR, to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV, which is used by various countries, including Belgium, Canada ...