Naval Warfare

Spain says farewell to the last of its Galerna-class submarines

20th February 2024

The four Spanish (S 70/Galerna) boats entered service between 1983 and 1985, but have now all been decommissioned, leaving Spain with just one active submarine.

Air Warfare

Diehl to work on integration of IRIS-T missile onto KAI aircraft

20th February 2024

Diehl BGT Defence’s IRIS-T (IR Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled) short-range air-to-air missile has seen service with 10 countries.

Land Warfare

First two improved Turkish M60T tanks handed over

16th February 2024

The M60Ts, upgraded versions of the M60A3s, were delivered between 2007 and 2010. The latest upgrade followed a rolling programme of upgrades which have included Aselsan SARP RWS, Yamgoz situational awareness cameras, a TLUS laser warning receiver and a Pulat APS completed in 2020.

Land Warfare

MBDA and Saab strengthen partnership on anti-tank and air defence systems

31st January 2024

MBDA and Saab have solidified their partnership in anti-tank and air defence capabilities as they attempt to enhance military readiness amid escalating threats in high-intensity conflicts.

Air Warfare

Northrop and Mitsubishi partner to enhance Japan’s air and missile defence network

23rd January 2024

The partnership between Northrop Grumann and Japan's Mitsubishi Electric will set out to integrate advanced solutions facilitating seamless sharing of target information among the Japanese Army.

Land Warfare

UK DragonFire laser weapon completes successful test

19th January 2024

DragonFire, a new laser weapon system built for the UK MoD, was first unveiled at DSEI 2017 in London during its design phase. For the development work, MBDA has grouped expertise from Leonardo, QinetiQ, MBDA, Arke, BAE Systems, Marshall and GKN.

Air Warfare

Canada commits $1.7 billion to CH-146 helicopter support

18th January 2024

The Royal Canadian Air Force has been operating 82 CH-146 Griffon helicopters out of 11 locations across Canada. In May 2022, C$800 million was awarded for the service life extension of the fleet which will keep the aircraft in service until at least the mid-2030s.

Land Warfare

Khronos UAS integrated with Mission Master UGV for on-the-move ISR system

16th January 2024

Combining Mission Master, a large UGV which is already in service, and Khronos, a tethered drone system unveiled just two months ago, would offer a remote tower observation capability and reconnaissance on the move.

Loitering munitions

Warmate [Ukraine]

Programme Background Ukraine placed an order for an undisclosed number of Warmate systems in 2017. Shepherd believes units acquired in this order later were utilised ...

Special operations vehicles

Ashok Leyland LBPV (India - Air Force)

Programme Background The IAF created the Garud commando force in 2004 to protect its airbases, carry out combat search and rescue and conduct covert operations ...

Minehunters

Awaji Class

Programme Background Two Awaji class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV) were ordered from the Japanese shipyard Japan Marine United (JMU) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) initially. ...

OPVs

Inlay Class (second OPV)

Programme Background The Inlay class originally consists of a single OPV in service with the Myanmar Navy. However, a second Inlay-class OPV has been reported under construction since ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

HUSAR (2023 Order) [Germany]

Programme Background First Order In 2015, the German Army launched the HUSAR programme to identify a replacement for its Airbus Defence & Space KZO and ...

OPVs

Cyprus Second Sa'ar 62 OPV

Programme BackgroundThe Republic of Cyrus' Ministry of Defence placed an order with Israel Shipyards for its first Sa'ar 62  OPV in December 2015 in a project valued ...

Loitering munitions

Warmate (2017) [Poland]

Programme Background Order In November 2017, Poland ordered 100 sets of Warmate loitering munitions, each consisting of ten platforms, for a reported 100 million Polish Zloty ...

Patrol boats

Rajshree Class (Flight II)

Programme BackgroundThe Rajshree class is to consist of 13 FPVs built in two separate flights. Flight I saw construction begin in 2010 and all eight vessels ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Eagle V 4x4

According to documents released by the Danish Ministry of Defence, a total of 233.6 million Danish Krone (US$34.669 million) were allocated to this programme. 62.1 ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Makassar Class LPD (7)

Indonesia signed a contract for $150 million for two LPDs in the Makassar class, KRI Makassar and KRI Surabaya, with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

HUSAR (2017 Order) [Germany]

Programme Background Requirement In 2015, the German Army launched the HUSAR programme to identify a replacement for its Airbus Defence & Space KZO and first-generation ...

Military helicopters - attack

New Exploration and Escort Helicopter (NEES) (Phase I) [Italy]

Programme Background In 2017, the Italian government signed a contract with Leonardo to replace its fleet of AW129 Mangusta attack helicopters with the in-development AW249, ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

ScanEagle [Czechia]

Programme Background Earmarked The ACR took delivery of ten ScanEagle systems (100 UAVs), which were received as a donation from the US in 2015. In ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

S26T [Thailand]

Programme Background The Royal Thai Navy has been in the process of acquiring a new submarine for a number of years. They formally selected China's ...

Mine-protected vehicles

Ejder Yalçın (Qatar - First Batch)

Programme Background In the face of deteriorating relations with some of its neighbours in the Gulf, Qatar has forged closer defence ties with Turkey. This ...

Pistols

Jericho Pistol 941

Designed for military and law enforcement users, the Jericho Pistol 941 is available in 9mm, .40 S&W; and .45 ACP calibres and in standard, short ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Ajban 440A

The 4x4 Ajban 440A is a multipurpose protected patrol variant of the Ajban class of 4x4 tactical vehicle designed and developed by Nimr Automotive. In ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

ILSV

At IndoDefence in November 2014, PT Jala Berikat Nusantara Perkasa unveiled the 4x4 Indonesian Light Strike Vehicle (ILSV) which it developed over the previous two ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is a two-person, light scout helicopter with a day/night mast-mounted sight, glass cockpit and four-bladed rotor system. Following the retirement of ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

KLTV

Kia unveiled one of the 21 prototypes of the 4x4 Kia Light Tactical Vehicle (KLTV) it is developing for the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) ...

Tanks

Type 10

Mitsubishi developed the 120mm-armed Type 10 MBT to meet the requirements of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and publicly revealed a prototype in February 2008. ...

Individual grenade launchers

40mm SuperSix MRGL

The Milkor 40mm SuperSix Multi-Range Grenade Launcher (MRGL) is a sixth-generation, six-shot, shoulder-fired launcher with different options of cylinder length. Capable of firing all existing ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Tide Class (Aegir)

The Tide-class contract was awarded to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in June 2012 for the construction of four replenishment vessels under the Military Afloat ...

Transport

An-132

The An-132 is a multipurpose transport aircraft based on the Soviet-era An-32. It is being jointly developed by Antonov and Saudi Arabia's Technology Development and ...

Tanks

T-14 Armata

The 125mm-armed T-14 Armata is the latest MBT to be developed for the Russian Army.  In late 2013, UVZ began trials of early prototype/pre-production models ...

Air: NVGs

AN/AVS-6 and AN/AVS-9 (M949)

The AN/AVS-6 and AN/AVS-9 (M949), with Gen 3 NV, provide situational awareness with 25mm eyepieces and binocular viewing with depth perception to improve the FOV. ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Akeron MP

In 2010, MBDA started the development of the Medium-Range Missile (MMP) to meet the requirements of the French Army for an ATGM that could be ...

Tanks

M1A2 Abrams

Since 1992, the US Army has been upgrading its 120mm-armed M1A1 tracked MBTs to the M1A2 model. The latest production standard is the M1A2 System ...

Individual grenade launchers

XM25 CDTE

In March 2011, the US Army awarded ATK, teamed with Heckler & Koch, an initial engineering and manufacturing development contract for the 25mm XM25 Counter-Defilade ...

Air: air combat simulators

Iraqi Air Force F-16 FMT/WTT

L3Harris Technologies has built two F-16 Block 52 Full Mission Trainers (FMTs), two F-16 Block 52 Weapon Tactics Trainers (WTTs), two brief/debrief systems and one ...