Naval Warfare

Second Brazilian Riachuelo-class submarine conducts pre-service testing

23rd March 2023

The second of four PROSUB conventional attack submarines has completed diving trials ahead of service entry with the Brazilian Navy later this year.

Military helicopters - multirole

S-70i (Philippines)

The Black Hawk is believed to have been the most expensive of the aircraft that had been shortlisted for the PAF project, others being the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Gryf (Poland)

Programme Background Requirement The Polish MoD had identified the need for several ingeniously produced UAVs to provide ISTAR and strike capabilities for its armed forces at ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

NBPWP Borsuk (Poland)

Programme Background One of the highest priority equipment procurement programmes for the Polish MoD is the procurement of a new, NATO-standard platform to replace around ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A (Poland)

Programme BackgroundDuring MSPO 2021, Lockheed Martin announced details related to F-35A manufacturing for the Polish Air Force. According to J.R McDonald, Lockheed Martin’s VP, business development ...

Tanks

Gepard Direct Support Vehicle

Under the initial Gepard programme, the DSV was expected to enter service in 2021. It was to be operated in battalions, each consisting of four ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Rosomak-WD (Third Batch)

Programme Background The Polish Army selected the Rosomak 8x8 armoured vehicle (a version of Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8x8 produced under licence by Rosomak) ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8, APCs/IFVs - tracked

Poland Ottokar-Brzoza Tank Destroyer

Programme Background Poland's 14th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was previously equipped with the obsolete 9P133, a variant of the Soviet BRDM-2 armoured vehicle equipped with a launcher for ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Gladius (Poland)

Programme Background Contract Signing On 6 May 2022, the Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, the president of the WB GROUP, Piotr Wojciechowski and the head ...

Special operations vehicles

Pegaz Special Operations Vehicles

Programme BackgroundRequirementThe Polish MoD has a long-standing requirement to procure a new 4x4 tactical vehicle to replace the M1165A1 HMMWVs and Oshkosh M-ATVs currently in ...

Tanks

Wilk

Programme Background The Wilk programme was included in the Polish MoDs Technical Modernisation Plan of the Polish Armed Forces for 2021-2035. It was primarily aimed ...

Frigates

Miecznik (Swordfish) Programme (Poland)

Programme Background Polish Armament Group is a consortium that was tasked with the development of the Miecnik class coastal defence vessels for the Polish Navy. ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Rosomak (Poland - 2nd Batch)

Programme BackgroundRequirementThe Polish Army selected Patria's XC-360 Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) to meet its requirement for a new 8x8 armoured vehicle to replace the Cold ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Delta (Nigeria)

Programme Background Defence Here, a Turkish-based defence website, reported that a Nigerian Air Force delegation visited Fly BVLOS's facilities in July 2022. Since then, Military ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 (Pakistan)

Programme Background Requirement Following a 2019 skirmish with India, Pakistan placed newfound importance on EW and ISR, primarily due to the significant advantage gained during that ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Indigenous UAS (South Korea)

Programme Background South Korea's Total UAS Budget The government of South Korea wants to grow its domestic UAS industry. To do this, it was reported in ...

Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4

Tur 7

Unveiled in 2022, AMZ-Kutno's Tur 7 is the latest iteration of the company's Tur 4x4 armoured vehicles. The 12t vehicle is expected to be offered ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

BOBR 3

Developed by the Polish company AMZ, the BOBR 3 is an amphibious reconnaissance vehicle that aims to replace Poland's legacy BRDM-2 units. The latest variant ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4

Waran

PGZ demonstrated the Waran 4x4 platform in MSPO 2022 exhibition. Based on a Tatra Force 815-7 truck, the multipurpose vehicle was unveiled in 2011. It ...

Self-propelled mortars

Rak

HSW unveiled its Rak 120 mm SP mortar turret at MSPO 2008. It is designed to be integrated onto any suitable tracked or wheeled AFV ...

Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Warmate

The Warmate is a loitering munition and UAS developed by WB Electronics. When configurated as a loitering munition, the platform can be armed with a ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

LPU Wirus-4

The Light Strike Vehicle (LPU) Wirus-4 was developed by a consortium of Polish companies Concept and PHO to meet the requirements of the Polish Army's Żmija (Viper) ...

Loitering munitions

Warmate 2

The Warmate 2 is a loitering munition manufactured by WB Group. Much larger than the original warmate, the platform is designed to launch and operate ...

Self-propelled guns

Diana

Konstrukta developed the Diana 155mm/52cal SPH, unveiled at MSPO in September 2015, to compete for the Indian Army’s tracked SPH requirement. Designed in accordance with ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

BSP-U

The BSP-U, or Gladius/Gladius 2, is a Polish-made UAV. Defence 24 confirmed that the platform is not a loitering munition, suggesting that it could be a UCAV or a striking ...

Self-propelled guns

Morana

Developed by Excalibur Army, the Morana is a 155mm self-propelled-howitzer capable of hitting targets up to 41km away. The howitzer is mounted on a Tatra Force ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

NBPWP Borsuk

The Next-Generation Amphibious IFV (NBPWP) Borsuk tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was developed by a consortium led by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) to meet a ...

Military UGVs

PIAP Fenix

Unveiled at the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO in September 2015, the PIAP Fenix is a lightweight, backpack-deployed UGV designed for reconnaissance as well as ...

Szablak 'Darter'

The Darter Szablak is a fixed-wing UAV manufactured by MSP. It has a take-off weight of 11kg and can either be hand-launched or rail-launched. 

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Tygrzyk

The Tygrzyk (Wasp Spider) is a quadrotor small UAV manufactured by the Polish company MSP. The aircraft is designed for tactical reconnaissance missions. MSP displayed the ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

Comp@n

Comp@n software-defined radios were displayed at the MSPO exhibition in Poland in September 2016. Comp@n can be customised to the user’s requirements and features advanced ...