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Air Warfare
Anduril’s YFQ-44A CCA to conduct flight tests by October, confirms USAF
24th September 2025
The company is working on making its first flight semi-autonomous and is reportedly closing in on a date for getting the CCA into the air.
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Land Warfare
US Army’s Precision Strike Missile moves into production phase after test successes
7th July 2025
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile system and is a planned replanned replacement for MGM-140 Army Tactical Missiles System (ATACMS). It is to be fired from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers.
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Air Warfare
Skunk Works reveals Vectis, a CCA for American and allied militaries
22nd September 2025
The configuration of the uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is stealthy and affordable, with “advanced manufacturing and digital engineering techniques” contributing to reducing costs and achieving affordable combat mass, according to Lockheed Martin.
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Land Warfare
DOK-ING presents CUAS MV-8 armed with Valhalla Mangart 25 turret
30th October 2025
The partnership between Croatia’s DOK-ING and Slovenia’s Valhalla Turrets reflects an effort to combine ground robots and with improved capabilities and new roles and follows Rheinmetall presenting its Ox with Dispatch charging docks from Valinor.
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Land Warfare
Precision Strike Missile engine successfully tested from M270A2 launcher
9th June 2025
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile with the solid rocket motor (SRM) provided by Northrop Grumman. The company is working to boost its SRM production capability.
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Land Warfare
Australia and Canada approved for $2.5 billion HIMARS buys
3rd October 2025
Australia already operates M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) after receiving first units in March and conducting the first firings in August. Canada’s order comes in the face of a commitment from the government to move away from US products.
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin successfully fires latest Precision Strike Missile as programme progresses
15th April 2025
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile system designed as a replacement and significant upgrade over legacy systems. A key role for PrSM will be for operations from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270A2 launcher.
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Air Warfare
Teledyne FLIR upgrades Black Hornet 4 UAS
9th May 2025
Integration and expanding capabilities are among the objectives for Teledyne FLIR to further develop its family of uncrewed systems.
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Air Warfare
Australia starts upgrade programme for P-8A Poseidon fleet
30th October 2025
The upgrades will work to strengthen the country’s maritime surveillance and anti-submarine capabilities, with one more aircraft due to be delivered by 2026.
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Land Warfare
Teledyne awarded $47 million for UGV support
24th September 2024
The UGV support contract follows previous contracts awarded by the US government in 2017 and 2019.
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Land Warfare
Lockheed nets $4.9 billion US Army contract to build more precision strike missiles
1st April 2025
The PrSM missiles, known as Increment 1 weapon systems, will eventually replace the US Army’s Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS).
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Air Warfare
US Navy acquires additional anti-submarine warfare kits for P-8A Poseidon aircraft
8th July 2025
The contract modification, awarded to Boeing, is worth $61.2 million and will support the US Navy’s (USN's) evolution of its P-8 Poseidon aircraft as continued upgrades are made to boost its capabilities and lethality.
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Land Warfare
Avalon 2025: Australia receives first two HIMARS as Lockheed Martin outlines rocket plans
26th March 2025
Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) weapon has been designed to use a range of different sized missiles and rockets from the same container which can be quickly switched out.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SOF Week 2025: Teledyne FLIR white paper provides guidance on reusable loitering munitions
6th May 2025
Teledyne FLIR is highlighting the emerging requirements for 'recoverable and re-usable' loitering munitions across the contemporary operating environment during this week’s SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida.
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2025: Teledyne takes wraps off autonomous launch recovery box for drones
9th September 2025
Teledyne FLIR Defense revealed the SkyPad fully autonomous quadcopter launch and recovery box at AUSA in Washington DC last year. The SkyCarrier is the production version of the system and is designed for the launch and recovery of the company’s SkyRaider and SkyRanger uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 1) [USA]
Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) (Increment 2) [USAF]
Background Requirements The baseline requirements for Increment 2 of the CCA effort are similar to Increment 1, which is covered in a separate entry on Defence ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 2) [US Army]
Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was intended to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
RQ-7 Shadow Replacement / Post Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [US Army]
Background Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) The US Army planned to procure an FTUAS to replace the Textron Systems RQ-7Bv2 Shadow tactical UAV in service with ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USAFR & ANG]
Background USAFR & ANG In October 2025, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, a nominee to be the USAF’s next chief of staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee during his ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [Netherlands]
Background Netherlands & American Partnership On 16 October 2025, the Dutch MoD announced a letter of intent (LoI) had been signed to join the USAF's Collaborative ...
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Military UAS - small
Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 2) [USMC]
Background MUX Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions, and fly ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
French Operational Pocket Drone / DrOP (France)
Programme Background French UAV Procurment / DrOP Under its 2019-2025 Military Programming Law (LPM), France aims to introduce 1,200 new UAVs into service with the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) (Increment 1) [USAF]
Background Requirements The programme's requirements are based on the USAF's belief that it requires mass to compete effectively with an adversary in symmetrical warfare. However, ...
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Loitering munitions
Organic Precision Fire - Light (OPF-L) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. In May 2022, an annual ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [Denmark]
Background F-35 On 10 October 2025, the Danish MoD announced that the Danish government and the parties to the Defence Agreement had agreed to acquire an additional ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 3 (First Order) [Norway]
Programme Background First Batch The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...
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Military UAS - small
Bug Nano UAS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 4 [Germany]
Programme Background BAAINBw In February 2025, Shephard reported that Teledyne FLIR had been awarded a $15 million contract from Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Light UGVs
Centaur
The Centaur is a military UGV developed specifically for the US Army's Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II), a requirement for a ...
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Light UGVs
Andros Nomad
Unveiled in 2017, the Andros Nomad is the latest UGV designed by Northrop Grumman to carry out civil and military applications. The platform, which is able ...
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Major networking projects
WIN-T Increment 1
WIN-T Increment 1 is defined as providing ‘networking at the halt’ and is divided into two sub-increments defined as Increment 1a (‘extended networking at the ...
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Surface-to-surface missiles
Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)
The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), developed by Lockheed Martin, is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile system designed to provide the US Army with enhanced long-range precision ...
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Major networking projects
WIN-T Increment 2
WIN-T Increment 2 ('networking on the move') adds soldier mobility and provides a communications network down to company level. Tactical communication nodes in Increment 2 ...
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Land: air defence radar
AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR
AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is a multi-mission system designed to support worldwide expeditionary requirements. It provides detection and tracking capabilities and offers traffic ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
MPU5
The MPU5 (WR-5100) has been described as a smart MANET radio, designed for connectivity, interchangeable frequency module, stream HD video and integrated Radio over IP functionality. ...
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EO/IR systems
FLIR 111
The FLIR 111 is a field-proven, high-performance, compact, and lightweight Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) system designed for utility and attack helicopters. It is jointly produced ...
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EO/IR systems
KUH FLIR
The KUH FLIR is an IR system from Hanwha Systems for the Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH). Hanwha says it provides stable infrared images at night and/or under limited ...
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EW test systems
CRIIS
The Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) provides time, space and position information (TSPI) as well as systems evaluation data to support testing for a ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes
FIST
In March 2003, Thales UK was selected as prime contractor for the UK’s Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) programme. The project has since evolved into ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Voly M20
The Voly M20 is a fixed-wing UAS with a VTOL capability. The hybrid platform is highly flexible and can simultaneously carry 20lb of cargo and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Voly 50 (Series)
The Voly 50 is a VTOL-capable, multi-role, long-haul UAV primarily designed to conduct ISR applications on a small footprint. It has a modular, open-system design. The UAV was ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
Next Generation Jammer - Low-Band
The Next Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB), also known as NGJ-LB Increment-2, is the latest effort in the US Navy’s prevailing NGJ initiative. The project is ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Project Lotus
Unveiled by an Aviation Week report in October 2025, Project Lotus is a developmental UAV that has been developed in secret by Northrop Grumman at its Scaled ...
