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Land Warfare
Hit to Kill UAV destroys other drones with kinetic energy
31st March 2023
MBDA has partnered with Novadem to develop a new UAV designed to knock out hostile drones using kinetic energy as part of the Sky Warden counter-UAS system.
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Air Warfare
Nexter selected to develop loitering munition for French military
29th March 2023
Nexter is teaming up with a French UAV manufacturer to develop a fragmentation warhead for a fixed-wing loitering munition with a 40-minute endurance.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
TAI debuts Anka-3 flying wing combat drone
27th March 2023
The UCAV is designed to operate alongside crewed fighter jets such as Turkey’s future TF-X.
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Defence Notes
MBDA navigates supply chain pressures amidst increased demand for armaments
21st March 2023
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
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Air Warfare
Taiwan expands its UAV inventory to meet future threats
14th March 2023
Taiwan is busy developing new types of UAVs to equip its armed forces.
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Air Warfare
Indian Army receives its first swarm of UAVs
8th March 2023
NewSpace Research and Technologies has completed delivery of a UAV swarm to India's army.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: KAI showcases developmental tiltrotor UAV
23rd February 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is showcasing two developmental uncrewed platforms at IDEX 2023, the Night Intruder 500 Vectored Thurst (NI-500VT) and Air Launched Effect (ALE).
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Taking the human out of harm's way (Studio)
23rd February 2023
The N-Raven loitering munition is designed to strengthen armed forces’ aerial reconnaissance, engagement and precision strike capabilities, while removing humans from harm’s way.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: Ukrainian industry highlights loitering munitions and UAVs
21st February 2023
Ukraine's defence industry highlighted a number of systems at IDEX, including UAVs and a loitering munition, as well as the Neptune missile system reportedly used in the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva.
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Air Warfare
IDEX 2023: Paramount kick-starts production of loitering munition
20th February 2023
The N-Raven loitering munition is designed for in-country manufacture with ease of technology transfer baked in.
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Air Warfare
Rheinmetall and AeroVironment team up for NATO special forces project
9th February 2023
The duo believe they are a perfect match to meet the requirement for a small special forces UAS.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IAI lifts the lid on new loitering munition
19th January 2023
IAI is under contract with the US DoD to develop the hand-launched weapon.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lithuania acquires Switchblade 600
27th December 2022
The country announced a €45 million ($48 million) agreement with the US Government for the purchase of Switchblade 600 unmanned weapon systems.
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems discloses details of OMFV proposal
2nd December 2022
Aiming at beating the US Army’s requirements for agility, lethality and survivability, the company is offering an all-new armoured vehicle featuring Modular Open Systems Architecture.
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Land Warfare
China displays a bewildering array of air defence systems at Zhuhai
24th November 2022
There is no let-up in the continuous stream of advanced air defence systems rolling out from Chinese companies and state-owned factories.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
NCSIST Loitering Munition [Taiwan]
Programme Background At Taichung in March 2023, NCSIST unveiled the loitering munition. The munition shows the country's focus on asymmetric capabilities to defend itself against ...
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Loitering munitions
Hero-30 [Italy]
Programme Background Italian Budget As revealed by the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023, a new procurement programme to acquire a loitering munition ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions [Thailand]
Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events such ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munition PODS [UK]
Programme Background PODS As the Royal Navy states, Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) are "interchangeable modules that can be fitted to the surface fleet. Similar in ...
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Loitering munitions
N-Raven / IRIX [Greece]
Programme Background Unveiled during the Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA 2023) exhibition, IRIX is a Greek version of the N-Raven loitering munition developed by Paramount in ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions (Forecast) [Germany]
Programme Background Three Systems In April 2023, Germany reportedly ordered three different loitering munition systems to further assess their suitability for use by the German Armed ...
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Loitering munitions
Mini-Harpy [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 Navy Sa'ar 6 ...
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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 ...
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Loitering munitions
Organic Precision Fire - Light (OPF-L) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. In May 2022, an annual ...
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Loitering munitions
Larinae [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Switchblade 300 (USA)
Programme Background AeroVironment has been providing the Switchblade 300 loitering munition to the US Army under the long-standing Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Kargu [Turkiye]
Programme Background Following its display at several defence exhibitions in 2017, a production order was received from the Turkish special forces for the loitering munition. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Switchblade 300 (UK)
Programme Background ContextAeroVironment has been providing the Switchblade 300 loitering munition to the US Army under the long-standing Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Kargu [Azerbaijan]
Programme Background STM shared images of Kargu platforms in Azerbaijan in December 2020; the company stated that the Azerbaijani army had just begun to use ...
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Loitering munitions
ALS 50 [India]
Programme Background In September 2022, the Economic Times, an Indian Newspaper, reported that the ALS 50 would soon be inducted into the Indian Armed Forces. According ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Hunter 2
The Hunter 2 is a mini-UAV and loitering munition unveiled by EDGE subsidiary HALCON at the Dubai Airshow 2021. The platform is tube-launched and is ...
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Loitering munitions
DEV-3
The DEV-3 is an Armenian loitering munition manufactured by Davaro. Visually similar to Isreal Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Harop, the platform is fitted with a 10kg ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Viper 300
Viper 300 is a tube-launched loitering munition from SpearUAV. Part of the wider Viper family of drones, the loitering munition is designed to equip the dismounted soldier with ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing
HAASTA
The HAASTA is a loitering munition and UAV revealed at MSPO 2023. Designed by Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation in collocation with Eurotech, the loitering munition is primarily designed ...
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Loitering munitions
RAM 2
The Ram 2, or RAM II, is a loitering munition manufactured by a collaboration of Ukrainian companies. Based on the Leleka-100 UAV, the loitering munition can carry several ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Lanius
The Lanius is a micro-UAV and loitering munition manufactured by Elbit Systems. It can conduct BLOS ISR and attack missions autonomously in complex environments, a capability ...
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Loitering munitions
Warble Fly
The Warbly Fly is a tube-launched loitering munition developed by MSP. The tube launcher can be carried on a user's back between missions. A range of ...
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Air: aerial targets, Loitering munitions
Super Simsek
The Super Simsek (Süper Şimşek) is an improved version of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) training drone turned loitering munition. The drone has reconfigurable payload options ...
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Loitering munitions
Privet-120
The Privet-120, or Hello-120, is a Russian loitering munition manufactured by Oko Design Bureau. Constructed from plywood, it is branded as a cruise missile for ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop
The Harop, and the Maritime Harop variant, is a standoff loitering munition system manufactured by Isreal Aerospace Industries. Equipped with EO/IR seekers, the combat-proven platform is capable ...
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Loitering munitions
Fedei
Developed by Havelsan and Transvaro, the Fedei, or Bouncer, is a loitering munition first displayed in October 2021. Part of a broader protection system, the developmental ...
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Loitering munitions
KS-1 Skysting
The KS-Skysting is a loitering munition from Firestar Systems. Powered by an electric motor, the drone can be launched from the ground or the air. ...
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Loitering munitions
Green Dragon loitering munition
The Green Dragon is a silent, tactical, low-cost loitering munition system designed to provide small ground units and SOFs with significant situational awareness and firepower ...
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Loitering munitions
Scalpel
The Scalpel is a Russian loitering munition produced by Vostok Design Bureau. Similar in design to the Lancet-3, the munition is described as a multipurpose loitering munition ...
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Loitering munitions
Gavran
The Gavran (Raven) is a Serbian loitering munition. Yugoimport, the manufacturer, describes it as a low-cost and long-rang surveillance and strike weapon. It is Serbia's first loitering ...