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News - European Defence Fund

  • Defence Helicopter

    Dubai Airshow 2017: Bell 505 military trainer ready for Middle East

    12th November 2017

    Bell Helicopter is optimistic that the recently EASA-certified Bell 505 Jet Ranger X will make its mark as a military training helicopter in the Middle …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Dubai Airshow 2017: Turkish T129 makes its Dubai debut

    6th November 2017

    Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will showcase the T129 Atak helicopter at the Dubai Air Show for the first time as the company eyes the export market …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Dubai Airshow 2017: Typhoon gearing for Tornado’s capabilities

    13th November 2017

    The UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fleet is poised for new capability upgrades as the aircraft are readied to take on the role currently …

  • Defence Notes

    Lockheed to develop fibre laser for AFRL

    10th November 2017

    Lockheed Martin has received a $26.3 million contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to design and produce a high-power fibre laser, the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Hellenic Navy receives RHIBs from US Navy

    7th November 2017

    The US Navy has transferred four rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIB) to Greece’s Hellenic Navy, it was announced on 2 November. The boats were transferred under …

  • Land Warfare

    D&S 2017: Indonesia orders NASAMS to protect capital

    1st November 2017

    Kongsberg announced on 31 October that it had signed a contract with Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence to supply the ground-based NASAMS air defence system. The …

  • Naval Warfare

    Kongsberg, Thyssenkrupp form JV

    2nd November 2017

    Kongsberg and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems have established a 50/50 joint venture (JV) company named KTA Naval Systems, the companies announced on 31 October. KTA Naval …

  • Land Warfare

    New vehicles, tanks enter Russian forces

    6th November 2017

    The Russian armed forces have taken delivery of a batch of T-72B3 tanks, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 November.Produced by Uralvagonzavod …

  • Land Warfare

    Kongsberg receives NASAMS order

    30th October 2017

    Kongsberg will supply the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence with a new Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) air defence system under a $128 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    USMC fields Northrop’s mission computer

    7th November 2017

    Northrop Grumman’s next-generation mission computer has been fielded by the US Marine Corps on the UH‑1Y and AH-1Z helicopters, the company announced on 2 November. …

  • Land Warfare

    Saab receives Brazilian order for RBS 70

    1st November 2017

    Saab has received an order for the delivery of RBS 70 Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems to the Brazilian Army, the company announced …

  • Land Warfare

    D&S 2017: Black Widow gives birth to water baby

    7th November 2017

    Two years ago the Defence Technology Institute (DTI), a division of the Thai Ministry of Defence, displayed a prototype of its Black Widow Spider 8x8 …

  • Defence Notes

    D&S 2017: China boosts arms sales to Thailand

    1st November 2017

    In the past two years China has achieved a surprising degree of weapon sales to Thailand. It reflects a closer relationship between the two countries …

  • Defence Helicopter

    FAA certifies optionally-piloted UH-1H

    6th November 2017

    The FAA has granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate to Aurora Flight Sciences’ optionally-piloted UH-1H helicopter, the company announced on 1 November. Aurora's UH-1H was initially …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Dubai Airshow 2017: Russia’s Middle Eastern strides

    6th November 2017

    Russian-made helicopters are not a common sight in the majority of Middle Eastern countries but the situation is changing slowly with the latest sales and …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Laser-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 - fixed-wing, 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 and 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Mistral 3

    The Mistral 3 is the latest member of the Mistral family of very short-range surface-to-air missiles. It entered service in 2018 and has been chosen ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 - fixed-wing, 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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Pro

    The Pro VTOL is a fixed-wing UAV from DeltaQuad. It is available in three models, the Map, View and Cargo variants, which primarily impact the attached payload. ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    CAMM-MR

    The CAMM-MR (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile - Medium Range) is being developed collaboratively by MBDA and Poland's PGZ to enhance medium-range air defence capabilities, with ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Aegis Ashore

    Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Skeldar V-200

    UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV.  The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...