Naval Warfare

Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Marinette Littoral Combat Ship commissioned

19th September 2023

The latest USN Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Freedom-class USS Marinette (LCS 25) was commissioned on 16 September. It will be homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

Land Warfare

Patria MUSCL – Enabling covert airspace surveillance

7th September 2023

Airspace surveillance is like playing hide and seek. Except you are both hiding and seeking at the same time, and you are doing it in multiple domains – on land, in the air, and in the electromagnetic spectrum.

Land Warfare

Rising Anti-Armour Threats in Ukraine Spotlight Need for Active Protection Systems (Studio)

6th September 2023

Amid the evolving threats in modern warfare, active protection systems (APS), like Rafael’s Trophy, offer advanced defence for armoured vehicles.

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M - Jordan

On 7 July 2020, the US State Department announced that it has approved a possible FMS of one UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and related equipment ...

Corvettes

Merkuriy Class (Project 20386)

Programme Background Requirements The Russian Navy has been streamlining the number of new ship classes to reduce logistic and maintenance costs, meaning around two to ...

4x4 Vehicles (Dominican Republic)

Programme Background Requirement The Dominican Republic shares a border with Haiti, whose security situation has worsened since the 2010 earthquake. In order to improve border ...

Frigates

Type 054A/P (Pakistan)

Programme Background Contracts Pakistan has ordered four frigates from China under the Type 054AP programme, which refers to the vessels being based on the Peoples ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Zefir (Poland)

Programme Background Requirments The Zefir programme concerns a MALE class UCAV with an up to 1000km operating radius. The Polish MoD, back in 2018, planned ...

Fighter - multirole

Multirole Fighter (Taiwan)

Programme Background Taiwan claims that Chinese fighter jets are often crossing into the island's air defence zone. The Republic of China Air Force is looking for options ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) Programme

Programme Background The Next-Generation Logistic Support Ship (NGLS) programme stems directly from the new operational concept of Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO), adopted by the US ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

PKX-B Batch II (South Korea)

Programme Background Contracts Award On 24 November 2022, HJ Heavy Industries was awarded a contract worth KRW212 billion ($160 million) to build four PKX-B Batch-II fast attack ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors, Patrol boats

Gun Boats (Pakistan)

Programme Background Timeline The first steel cutting for these boats occurred on 6 October 2022. The PN is seeking 20 vessels; the first one should ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

New Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (NWJFAC) (India)

Programme Background Requirements The Indian Navy is seeking replacements for a large proportion of its 19 46-49m-long waterjet-powered fast attack craft, several of which are approaching ...

Military UAS - MALE

Israel Heron Lease

Programme BackgroundIn February 2018, Greece announced that it would lease seven Heron drones from Israel. The lease contract, worth €35.5 million ($44m), will cover a ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Gibraltar Squadron Fast Patrol Boats

Programme Background The UK's MoD announced on 24 July 2020 that the Royal Navy's (RN's) Gibraltar Squadron would receive two new 19m fast patrol craft ...

Fighter - multirole

Additional F-16 Block 70 (Bulgaria)

Programme Background In April 2022, the US State Department approved a potential FMS worth $1.673 million to procure eight F-16V to Bulgaria. The aircraft are ...

Military helicopters - maritime, Military helicopters - multirole

NH90 Replacement (Sweden)

Programme Background Requirement Following an internal review in 2022, Sweden declared that it would withdraw from the NH90 programme citing availability issues. As such, the ...

Military helicopters - multirole

Additional UH-60Ms (Croatia)

Programme Background Requirement Croatia operates a fleet of Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters that are due to be phased out in 2024. The Croatian government desires ...

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

ACES

Raytheon's Advanced Countermeasures Electronic System (ACES) is an Integrated Self-Protection System (ISPS) designed to equip Lockheed Martin F-16 series combat aircraft. The ACES architecture includes ...

Air: air combat simulators

Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 ATD

L3Harris Technologies continues to upgrade the fielded F-16C Block 52 Aircrew Training Devices to include updates to the current Morocco F-16 OFP Tape and replacement ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

Fregat M2EM / Top Plate

The Fregat M2EM, also known as Top Plate or Top Steer, is a Russian E-band surveillance radar with integrated IFF capability. The radar is capable ...

Fighter - multirole

F-16A/B Block 1, 5, 10, 15, 20

The F-16 Fighting Falcon programme started as a low-cost, highly manoeuvrable day fighter to complement the  higher-cost, heavier McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter. ...

Land: range systems and targets

Table Top Trainer Family

The Table Top Trainer family is driven by customer demand for cost-effective and mobile simulation solutions for training in special functions such as laying bridges ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

LTMPV Dino 319

The LTMPV Dino 319 is a light multipurpose vehicle designed to be a high mobility off-road vehicle. It is closed top and has 5 doors.

Special operations vehicles

Ajban LRSOV

The Ajban Long-Range Special Operations Vehicle (LRSOV) is an open-top 4x4 long-range reconnaissance vehicle based on Nimr's Ajban multipurpose vehicle. The LRSOV seats four crew ...

Military - USVs

Adaro

Adaro is a rugged, man-portable, X-class USV. Its series-hybrid energy system allows for quiet operation, including at top speeds, while the heavy fuel-based range extender ...

Special operations vehicles

Patsas

Unveiled at Eurosatory 2012, the 4x4 Bastion Patsas is an open-top variant of ACMAT's Bastion family developed for SF operations. In 2012, Chad became the ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

STR-50

The STR-50 is a rotary-wing UAV manufactured by Stromkind.  Little is known about the platform. It was seen displayed on top of a Boxer 8x8 ...

Titan MkIV

The Titan MkIV is an octorotor UAV designed for industrial and commercial applications, such as inspection, data collection and surveillance. It is capable of carrying ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

KG-255 INE

The AltaSec KG-255 is an NSA-certified Type 1 inline network encryptor (INE) that supports the secure exchange of classified information, up to the Top Secret ...

Individual grenade launchers

LG4

The LG4 is a six-chamber, revolving-cylinder, shoulder-fired, semi-automatic 40x46mm grenade launcher. It is fitted with a top rail for optical sights and a bottom rail ...

Z-Boat 1800

The Z-Boat 1800 is a remotely operated hydrographic survey boat which includes GNSS positioning, echo sounder and GPS. It has a typical survey speed of ...

Land: vehicle simulators

Convoy Table-Top Crew Station

The Convoy Table-Top Crew Station simulates commander, driver and gunner positions of a HMMWV or tactical truck. The gunner position features a head-mounted display for ...