Uncrewed Vehicles

IAI deepens Indian ties with Elcom to support UAV fleets

9th June 2023

A new MoU on drone MRO and upgrades follows previous agreements IAI has made with Elcom.

Defence Helicopter

Safran targets doublng helicopter engine production in a year

9th June 2023

Under the leadership of new CEO Cedric Goubet, Safran Helicopter Engines is gearing up to double its production output in the next 18 months Despite facing significant supply chain disruptions.

Air Warfare

C-27J Spartan contract to strengthen Italy and Azerbaijan relations

8th June 2023

Italy and Azerbaijan have signed a contract for the supply of the C-27J Spartan transport aircraft

Corvettes

European Patrol Corvette (EPC) (France)

Programme Background The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is one of the new PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security) projects. PESCO was established by ...

Corvettes

European Patrol Corvette (EPC) (Spain)

Programme Background The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is one of the new PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security) projects. PESCO was established by ...

Corvettes

European Patrol Corvette (EPC) (Italy)

Programme Background Requirements The 2021-2023 Documento Programmatico Pluriennale (DPP) - a multi-year defence planning document from the Italian MoD - includes a plan to acquire eight "Patrol Ships", ...

Military helicopters - multirole

EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)

Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

Military helicopters - multirole

EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Italy)

Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

OPVs

Polish Coast Guard OPVs

Programme Background The Polish Coast Guard is acquiring a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) intended for the control of the external borders of the European Union. ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Orbiter 3 (Croatia)

Programme Background The Croatian government launched a competitive tender for the procurement of a short-range UAV in October 2017. Although the tender was opened on ...

Corvettes

Corvettes Procurement Programme (Greece)

Programme Background Requirements Greece is looking a procuring a new class of frigates to replace part of the ageing Elli-class frigates. As the country is ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Stryker (North Macedonia)

Programme Background In its Long-Term Defence Capabilities Development Plan (LTDCDP) published in 2019, the North Macedonian MoD outlined plans to acquire Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) ...

OPVs

OPV P71 (Malta)

Programme Background Malta is to receive an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) called P71 to complement the P61 OPV. Plans were first announced for a new OPV ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Surplus M1117 Guardian ASV (Greece)

Programme Background The Greek Army operates a large, yet elderly fleet of armoured vehicles. As a result, it is seeking to acquire surplus vehicles from ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Type 16 Manoeuvre Combat Vehicle

Following the delivery of the first Type 16 MCV prototype to the JGSDF in 2013, funding for the first 36 Type 16 MCVs was released ...

Transport

C-130 Replacement- Chile

One potential answer was the KC-390, for which it signed a letter of intent for six, but which now appears not to be on the ...

Tanks

Leopard 2A7 (Germany)

Programme Background Germany has operated the domestically produced Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 2 since its inception in the 1970s. Spanning now eight versions, the Leopard 2A7 is the ...

Tanks

Type-10 tank

Due to Japan's decision to reorient its defence planning towards countering a hostile invasion of its southern island territories, the JGSDF has opted to reduce ...

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 ...

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. 

Sea: naval surveillance radar

EMPAR

The European Multi-function Phased Array Radar (EMPAR) operates in the C band, concurrently performing 3D detection, multiple target tracking and missile guidance. Fitted on board ...

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, ...

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 ...

Loitering munitions

AQ 400 Scythe

The AQ 400 Scythe is a simple and cost-effective loitering munition manufactured by One Way Aerospace.  The drone has been designed to be rapidly assembled, ...

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 ...

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 ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

CV90 Armadillo

The Armadillo APC, unveiled at Eurosatory 2010, is based on BAE Systems’ CV90 IFV design. It has been modified to provide a higher degree of ...

Loitering munitions

K12

The K12 is a loitering munition developed by the Estonian company Terramil.  Designed to conduct short-range strikes against armoured targets, it was first displayed at IDEX ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Ultra

The Ultra UAV is a fixed-wing twin-engined cargo-carrying platform manufactured by Windracers. The platform is mainly aimed at the commercial market and has conducted trials for ...

Destroyers

Horizon Class

The Horizon class destroyers are air defence ships built for the Italian Navy (Orrizonte) and the French Navy (Forbin) under the European Horizon programme. The project ...

Fighter - multirole

Tornado

The Tornado is a family of two-seat, twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole fighters manufactured by Panavia, a trans-European consortium of BAE Systems, Airbus Space and Defence ...

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. ...