Land Warfare

Germany joins CAVS 6x6 AFV R&D programme

2nd May 2024

The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme started in 2019 involving Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden. Germany has now been joined in the research and development (R&D) phase.

Air Warfare

US Air Force Awards $13 billion Doomsday aircraft contract

29th April 2024

The deal included engineering and manufacturing development aircraft, ground systems, production aircraft and interim contractor support until 2036.

Air Warfare

Another Saab GlobalEye lands in the UAE

25th April 2024

The arrival of the latest GlobalEye marked the fourth AEW&C aircraft delivery to the UAE in just four years.

Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin signs Australian air and missile defence system deal

25th April 2024

Air 6500 Phase 1, worth AU$500 million (US$326 million), will result in a sovereign system that can provide greater situational awareness and help to defend against hostile aircraft and missiles. It will sit at the core of Australia’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence programme.

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.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

DP18A [Thailand]

Programme Background According to Aero Technology Industry Company Limited (ATIL) officials, speaking to Janes at Defence & Security (D&S;) 2023 in Bangkok, at the time of ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Sky Scout-X [Thailand]

Programme Background At the Defence & Security (D&S;) 2019 show in Bangkok, RV Connex displayed a variant of this Sky Scout, the Sky Scout-X. This ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

A400M-Turkey

Turkey has become the second country to receive the new-generation A400M airlifter, with the first of ten aircraft handed over by Airbus Defence and Space ...

Fighter - multirole

Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...

Trainer

T-4 Replacement (Japan)

Programme Background The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been using the T-4 as an intermediate trainer jet since 1988, but now the Acquisition, Technology ...

Fighter - multirole, Trainer

S-211 replacement (Philippines)

Programme Background The S-211, whilst being used primarily for training purposes, adopted a limited fighter role in 2005 following the retirement of the Northrop F-5A/B Tiger II ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Serbia]

Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

D-Eyes 04 [Thailand]

Programme Background Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) According to a 29 June 2021 announcement, the RTA signed an MoU with Thailand's DTI to develop a MALE ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]

Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)

Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Spain]

Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]

Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...

Trainer

T-6C [Thailand]

Programme Background The contract is for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, ground-based training systems for pilots and maintenance professionals, a mission ...

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 ...

Minehunters

Bulgaria Additional Tripartite Class MCMVs

Programme BackgroundBulgaria is the the midst of a modernisation plan across its armed forces as the country arms to meet NATO's target of a two ...

Naval guns

Gökdeniz

Gökdeniz, also known as Korkut-D, is a 35mm Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) developed by Turkish Aselsan. It was unveiled for the first time at IDEF ...

Land: RWS

D-RWS

The Dual-RWS (D-RWS) is designed to be installed on the Republic of Korea Marine Corps' Korean Amphibious Assault Vehicle fleet. Weighing approximately 350kg, it is ...

Transponders and IFF

IFF Mk XIIA(S)

Aselsan IFF Mk XIIA(S) is a Mode 5/S compatible long-range IFF interrogator. According to the manufacturer, it may be mounted to a standard 19-inch rack ...

Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

PC-21 FTD

Airbus D&S; has technical responsibility for overall system integration and the geo-specific database within the consortium for the development and production of the Pilatus PC-21 ...

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

AN/ALQ-213(V) DAC

Terma’s AN/ALQ-213(V) electronic warfare management unit is used extensively on General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon series combat aircraft around the world. The AN/ALQ-213(V) is ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

AN/APG-70

The AN/APG-70 is a multi-mode radar with air-to-air and air-to-surface capabilities. As an upgrade to the APG-63, the APG-70 was designed for greater reliability and ...

OPVs

OPV 58 S

The OPV 58 S is a versatile patrol vessel developed by the French company Piriou. The vessels have been designed primarily for surveillance, identification and ...

Deployable/static missile systems

Bavar 373

The Bavar 373 is a medium/long range ground based air defence missile system developed by Iran. It is claimed to offer similar capabilities between S-300PMU2 ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

CMS (Vikrant-Class)

The Combat Management System abroad INS Vikrant is developed by TATA Power's Strategic Engineering Division, the Indian MoD's Weapon and Electonic System Engineering Establishment and ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Sky Scout-M

Unveiled at the Defense & Security (D&S;) 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, the Sky Scout-M is a combat version of the Sky Scout from RV Connex.  ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

DP18A

Unveiled at Defence & Security 2023 in Bangkok, the DP18A is a fixed-wing tactical drone designed to offer the Thai Armed Forces a cost-effective drone capable ...

Air: air combat simulators

Distributed and Networked Mission Training

Airbus D&S; networks training systems to enable joint and distributed mission training across local and national boundaries, generating realistic and needs-oriented scenarios. The solution uses ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

BTR-MDM

The BTR-MDM Rakushka is an amphibious tracked armoured vehicle developed by Kurganmashzavod to meet the Russian Airborne Forces' (VDV) need for a new air-droppable APC. ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

TEagle Eye III

Thailand’s state-owned Defence Technology Institute (DTI) unveiled the TEagle Eye III fixed-wing UAV in November 2015 at the country's Defence and Security (D&S;) exhibition. It ...

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 ...