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Naval Warfare
UDT 2018: US Mk 48 torpedo upgrade in sight
20th June 2018
A contract award for a technological insertion upgrade into the US Navy’s Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo is imminent. Defence sources have told Shephard that an …
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Defence Notes
Heavy fighting as Taliban attack western Afghan city
15th May 2018
Afghan aircraft on 15 May bombed Taliban positions in the western city of Farah after the insurgents launched a major attempt to capture the provincial …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: US embassy move risks nuclear reaction in Middle East
6th June 2018
Within days of each other, two seismic political events occurred in the Middle East in May that have the potential to significantly worsen an already …
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Defence Notes
NATO's eastern allies want increased naval, air presence
8th June 2018
The nine member countries on NATO's eastern flank want an 'increased presence' by the alliance in their region, Polish president Andrzej Duda said after a …
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Defence Notes
Turkey detains 150 soldiers over alleged coup links
11th May 2018
Turkish police on 11 May detained 150 soldiers over suspected links to the movement Ankara blames for the 2016 failed coup, state media reported. The …
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Land Warfare
S-400 – India caught between the devil and deep blue sea
5th June 2018
India has started final cost negotiations for acquisition of S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems, Shephard has learned. The final deal is expected to be …
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Special Operations
Britain begins West Africa deployment in support of France
14th June 2018
The first troops from a 100-member British contingent to be deployed alongside French counter-terrorism forces in West Africa have arrived in the region along with …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Eurosatory 2018: Warmate fires in combat exercise
6th June 2018
Polish Armed Forces conducted first combat use exercise of Warmate loitering munitions in late May this year. The exercise took place at the Nowa Deba …
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Land Warfare
Slovakia receives upgraded BMP-2 vehicles
5th June 2018
The Slovakian armed forces have taken delivery of 21 upgraded BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles, the Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 29 May. Upgraded …
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Defence Helicopter
Jordan’s AH-1F/S Cobra avionics upgraded
11th June 2018
Northrop Grumman and Science and Engineering Services (SES) have upgraded the avionics system on the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s AH-1F/S Cobra attack helicopters, Northrop announced …
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Naval Warfare
Kongsberg sonar for Finnish corvettes
12th June 2018
Kongsberg Maritime has received a contract from the Finnish Defence Force to deliver the ST2400 Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) upgrade for the Hamina-class corvette fleet, …
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Defence Notes
Britain backs French plan for European defence force
5th May 2018
Britain is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force as a way to maintain strong defence ties with the EU after …
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Training
ADF Taji 6 completes training rotation
5th June 2018
The joint Australian and New Zealand task group, Taji 6, has completed a six-month deployment in Iraq, training more than 5,675 members of the Iraqi …
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Defence Notes
US releases ‘Mad Dog’ at Shangri-La
5th June 2018
US Defense Secretary James Mattis failed to placate China’s fears that the US government, under the Trump administration, was taking China as a serious existential …
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Defence Notes
Qatar says 'stronger' despite year-long Gulf dispute
6th June 2018
On the first anniversary of a bitter Gulf diplomatic rift, Qatar's foreign minister on 5 June declared his country stronger than ever and said it …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
GEM-T Missiles [Sweden]
Background A coalition of European countries has signed a $5.6-billion contract to procure 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) interceptors under the auspices of the NATO Support ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT (1-9) [NATO]
Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Mistral SHORAD [Hungary]
Background Hungary is a member of the common procurement programme for MISTRAL 3 ground-based air defence systems for protection against air threats. The project's framework ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R Seahawks [Norway]
Programme Background NH90 NFH cancellation The Norwegian government announced the termination of the NH90 NFH helicopter contract for 14 NH90s with NHIndustries in June 2022. Seahawk Acquisition ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT Follow-On [NATO]
Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...
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Main battle tanks
New MBT [Romania]
Programme Background Requirement The Romanian Army's MBT fleet is composed of T-55 variants that are due to be retired in the mid-2020s. Although Romania's TR-85 ...
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Military UAS - small
Penguin C VTOL [Croatia]
Background Announcment Redwire Corporation announced on 12 November 2025 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, had been contracted to deliver the Penguin C VTOL ...
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Main battle tanks
M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 [Romania]
Programme Background Requirement The Romanian Army's MBT fleet is composed of T-55 variants that are due to be retired in the mid-2020s. Although Romania's TR-85 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)
Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
EU next generation rotorcraft technologies project (ENGRT) - [Italy]
Background ENGRT phase I EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded in December 2022. Phase I ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Kuwait]
Background Contract Award On 18 January 2023, Baykar announced signing a $370 million export contract with Kuwait for the Bayraktar TB2. According to the announcement, ...
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Main battle tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]
Background The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in September 2024. Given the ...
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Military UAS - tactical
UAV Tactical Level [Norway]
Background Request for Information (RfI) In September 2022, the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) launched a request for information in preparation for a possible procurement ...
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [France]
Background Requirements The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is one of the new PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security) projects. PESCO was established by ...
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [Italy]
Background Requirements The 2021-2023 Documento Programmatico Pluriennale (DPP) - a multi-year defence planning document from the Italian MoD - includes a plan to acquire eight "Patrol Ships", which ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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Uncrewed aerial systems engines
AE50R
The AE50R is an aviation gasoline single rotary engine with an output of 40.4kW. The engine is certified according to European Aviation Safety Agency Part ...
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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 ...
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Helicopter engines
Arriel 2H
Safran Helicopter Engines received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) engine type certification for its Arriel 2H engine, installed in the Avicopter AC312E, in April 2018. ...
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Military UAS - tactical
AR5
First announced in October 2012, the AR5 is a MALE UAS designed for SAR, surveillance and maritime patrol missions. The AR5 can be flown manually or commanded ...
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Trainer
Gabriel-TP
Gabriel-TP is a low-wing, two-seat tandem trainer aircraft aimed at both military and civilian customers. It is certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in ...
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Air: NVGs
PNL-3M Orlik
PNL-3M are high-performance, lightweight, passive stereoscopic NVGs for helicopter crew members. Certification by European Aviation Safety Agency also enables civilian use. The device can be ...
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Military UAS - small
Capa-X
The Capa-X, or U050, is a VTOL-capable fixed-wing drone from Survey Copter, a subsidiary of Airbus. The drone has been linked with France’s Système de Drone Tactique Léger ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Standard 3
Jointly developed by ATR and Thales, The Standard 3 avionics suite has been specifically designed for ATR-600 aircraft. It offers the pilot user-friendly interface, along ...
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CUAS - jammers
DroneGun
DroneGun enables controlled management of an adversarial UAS, causing no damage to the UAV or surrounding area. It either forces the drone to perform a ...
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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 ...
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Military - USVs
NOMARS
The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) is a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed surface vessel.
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Uncrewed aerial systems engines
Trident 100TD2
The Trident 100TD2 is a compression-ignition engine that is capable of operating on various types of heavy fuel. It is claimed to offer up to ...
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Space: radar systems
ESA Sentinel-1
Sentinel-1 is a planned constellation of four satellites with two already in orbit and two on order. They carry a payload of a C-band SAR ...
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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 ...