Land Warfare

NATO orders more 155mm ammunition

17th April 2024

The contract, in the triple-digit million euro range, includes high explosive extended range projectiles, modular charges, fuzes and primers.

Air Warfare

Lockheed beats out Northrop on $17 billion US missile contract

16th April 2024

The Next Generation Interceptor and accompanying radars will play a key role in protecting the US against long-range ballistic missile threats.

Land Warfare

US deploys Mid-Range Capability missile defence system to the Philippines

16th April 2024

Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile defence system has leveraged Lockheed Martin’s expertise with two in-service USN systems: the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) and the Aegis Weapon System.

Land Warfare

The Netherlands orders more GM200 compact tactical radars

15th April 2024

The Ground Master 200 (GM200), a medium range tactical radar, is part of the Ground Master family architecture, which shares common hardware, software building blocks and interfaces. As a multi-mission radar, it can carry out air surveillance, air defence, CRAM and surface vessel detection.

Air Warfare

First KC-390 Millennium lands in Hungary with official handover pending

15th April 2024

The first Embraer KC-390 will undergo testing before an official handover to the Hungarian Air Force could take place.

Naval Warfare

Royal Navy welcomes mine-hunting mothership

15th April 2024

RFA Stirling Castle, a 6,000-tonne vessel, will start operations later this year.

Air Warfare

Boeing upgrades Australian P-8A Poseidon MPAs

15th April 2024

The upgrade contract could be extended beyond 2030 to cater for the additional two new P-8A Poseidons the Royal Australian Air Force was set to receive in the coming years.

APCs/IFVs - 8x8, Tanks

Tracked & Wheeled Light Tank (Philippines)

Programme Background The decision to split the programme into a wheeled and a tracked element follows the belief of the Philippine Army that this will ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

VBR-MSR Medium Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle

Technical Requirements The Brazilian Army released two documents outlining the technical and operational requirements for the VBR-MR programme in early 2020. These outlined a number ...

OPVs

Offshore Patrol Vessel Replacement [New Zealand]

Programme Background Requirements The Protector-class OPVs are due for replacement around the early 2030s. The 2019 Defence Capability Plan (DCP) highlighted that New Zealand would procure ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Enhanced Sealift Capability [New Zealand]

Programme Background Requirements The ship will be able to carry more people, stores and equipment. It will include a docking well, allowing the ship to ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Additional Type 212CD (5-6) [Norway]

Programme Background Requirements As of 2023, the Royal Norwegian Navy operates a fleet of six Ula-class submarines. The submarines are expected to remain in service ...

Landing craft and hovercraft

Manoeuvrable Boats [Japan]

Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The boats ...

Landing craft and hovercraft, Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Logistic Support Vessel (LSV) [Japan]

Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Logistic Support Vessels (LSVs) for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The ...

Maritime patrol

Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Malaysia)

Programme Background In June 2019, The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed to Shephard that the government has given approval for the service to prepare ...

AEW&C

E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)

Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 ...

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

Guarani VBTP 6x6 (Argentina)

Programme Background Although the Argentinian MoD has recognised the advantages conferred by 8x8 vehicles and expressed an interest in acquiring this capability, a formal programme ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MQ-9B SkyGuardian [Poland]

Programme Background Lease & Intention to Buy On 28 February 2022, the Polish website Defence 24 reported that Poland was to order an unknown quantity of MQ-9A Reapers as an urgent ...

Frigates

Future Surface Combatant - ANZAC Replacement [New Zealand]

Programme Background Requirements The Anzac-class frigates are due for replacement around the mid-2030s. The 2019 Defence Capability Plan (DCP) highlighted that New Zealand would procure ...

Landing craft and hovercraft

Landing Craft Utility (LCU) [Japan]

Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

AS Submarine Tenders [USN]

Programme Background Requirements According to the FY2024 US Defence Budget request, the submarine tenders will be specifically designed to conduct steady-state and wartime sustained, forward-based/expeditionary tending, ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

IFV Replacement [Romania]

Programme Background In service as a chassis since 1982 and in its current form since 1991, the Romanian MLI-84M tracked IFV is expected to go ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Antasena

Antasena is an X-18 tank boat developed as a joint collaboration between CMI Defence and PT Lundin. The fast craft has been designed to support ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Anoa

Pindad designed the 6x6 Anoa APC to meet the requirements of the Indonesian Army. Since the vehicle was publicly unveiled in November 2008, close to ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Badak

A prototype of the 90mm-armed 6x6 Badak (Indonesian for rhinoceros) direct fire support vehicle was unveiled at IndoDefence in November 2014 by Pindad and partner ...

Tanks

Tulpar Light Tank

Otokar unveiled its tracked Tulpar Light Tank, which mounts CMI's Cockerill 3105 turret on Otokar's Tulpar IFV chassis, at the June 2018 Eurosatory exhibition. The ...

Core systems: cameras and IR detectors, EO/IR systems

NightConqueror CMI

The NightConqueror Compact Modular Imager (CMI) is the main component of a variety of thermal imaging systems. It is used in stabilised imaging turrets for ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

BTR-3

Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau produced the first 8x8 BTR-3-series amphibious APC in 2001. The series includes the BTR-3U, the BTR-3U Guardian (variant for ...

Land: manned turrets

Cockerill CPWS 25-30

The remotely-operated Cockerill Protected Weapon Station (CPWS) can be armed with 25 mm or 30 mm guns from various manufacturers and can be integrated on 4x4, ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

ERC 90 NG

The ERC 90 Sagaie 6x6 armoured vehicles were acquired by the French Army to provide a well-armed vehicle for its rapid reaction armoured units. Capitalising ...

Tanks

K21-105 Light Tank

At IDEX 2013, Doosan and John Cockerill Defense presented the K21-105 Light Tank concept which integrates the Cockerill 105mm-armed XC-8 turret on the Doosan K21 ...

Military - UUVs

Gavia Defence

The Gavia Defence AUV can be used for MCM, port security, search and salvage, ASW training, rapid environmental assessment and hydrographic survey. 

Major networking projects

Missile Defence

In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...

Frigates

Drazki

The Bulgarian Navy's three Drazki-class frigates began life as four Wielingen-class (Type E-71) frigates with the Belgian Navy. The ships underwent a major refurbishment and ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

K21

The K21 is a tracked IFV that has a two-man turret armed with a domestically produced S&T; Dynamics K40 40mm cannon, 7.62mm coaxial machine gun ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Commando Select

The Commando Select 4x4 APC, built on knowledge gained from the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle’s ten years of combat theatre use by the US Army, ...

Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys, Sea: sonar systems

Krait Defence System

Krait Defence System is a flexible, scalable and modular anti-submarine warfare solution by the British SEA. It includes a family of products from stand-alone KraitArray ...