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Defence Helicopter
Nigeria receives green light for AH-1Z attack helicopter deal
19th April 2022
Nigeria has been approved by the US to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters.
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Air Warfare
South Korea approves quest for transport aircraft
15th April 2022
South Korea is seeking new heavy-lift transport aircraft to support overseas deployments and domestic use.
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Land Warfare
Australia to send Bushmasters to Ukraine
5th April 2022
The largest defence items that Australia will send to Ukraine so far are Bushmaster vehicles.
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Naval Warfare
Pakistan receives final Azmat missile boat
5th April 2022
Pakistan modified its fourth Azmat-class missile boat when it was built in Karachi. A series of smaller but similar gunboats is also on the cards.
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Digital Battlespace
UK seeks US-made ballistic missile defence equipment
18th March 2022
Less than a month after delaying a BMD radar plan until 2029, the UK MoD is now requesting equipment from Lockheed Martin under the FMS programme.
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Land Warfare
GIWS waits for green light on SMArt 155 munition Phase 2
16th March 2022
The German parliament is expected by mid-2022 to approve the next step in a programme to revive production of the SMArt 155mm artillery projectile.
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Land Warfare
Green agenda shapes US Army vehicle plans
10th February 2022
Released on 8 February, the service’s first Climate Strategy stated that fully electric light-duty non-tactical vehicles should be fielded by 2027 and all-electric non-tactical vehicles by 2035.
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Land Warfare
Pakistan receives truck-mounted howitzers from China
8th February 2022
Pakistan has received its first batch of SH15 155mm howitzers from China.
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Defence Notes
Twin FMS deals support ballistic missile defence in Saudi Arabia and UAE
4th February 2022
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are requesting missile defence equipment from the US under the FMS programme.
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Land Warfare
Croatia awaits 89 Bradleys
28th January 2022
Croatia will pay $145.3 million for 89 Bradley M2A2 IFVs, with the US donating $51.1 million.
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Land Warfare
Indian Army adopts new camouflage uniform
26th January 2022
The Indian Army goes 'digital' as it introduces a new uniform for more than a million soldiers.
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Training
Hürjet stays in the hunt for Malaysian tender as serial production looms
25th January 2022
TAI plans to build up to seven Hürjet single-engine, tandem-seat advanced supersonic trainer and light combat aircraft in the first year of mass production, followed by 24 per year thereafter.
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Defence Notes
ANAO highlights Australian procurement woes
10th January 2022
The Australian National Audit Office's latest Major Projects Report shows problems keeping to schedule and cost for a series of key procurement programmes for the ADF.
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Land Warfare
Finland to buy new sniper rifles
4th January 2022
New rifles for Finland will replace 7.62mm Tkiv and Dragunov weapons.
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Naval Warfare
Tandanor will build a new icebreaker for the Argentinian Navy
29th December 2021
The Argentinian MoD was given green light to proceed with the procurement process after the national government published on 28 December the Administrative Decision 1269/2021, which allocated around $8.5 million for the development of the basic engineering and building plan.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Special operations vehicles
Neton VLOE - (Spain - Navy)
Programme Background Information regarding the Spanish Navy's procurement of the Einsa Neton remains limited, however, it is likely that decisions to procure the platform arose from ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk-Saudi Arabia
At the end of June 2017, Sikorsky had received the green light from the US Army for a five year contract worth $3.8 billion for ...
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Trainer
Hurjet (Turkey)
Programme Background The Turkish Executive Committee of Defence Industry (SSIK) has officially given the green light to mass production of the Hürjet trainer and light ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Beyond Vision Drones [Portugal]
Programme Background Contract Award On 14 February 2023, Beyond Vision announced that it had been awarded a €600,375 contract for the acquisition of "6 Mulittoror ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Modified Ivan Green Class (Project 11711)
Programme Background The modified Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) large amphibious assault ships (LST) have been designed by Nevskoe Design Bureau for the Russian Navy. Two ships ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
RQ-20 Puma (Belgium)
Programme Background Requirement The Belgian MoD outlined plans to procure more mini and tactical UAS in its Strategic Vision for Defence published in 2016. According ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Ivan Gren Class (Project 11711)
Programme Background The Ivan Gren-class (Project 11711) large amphibious assault ships (LST) have been designed for the Russian Navy by Nevskoe Design Bureau to undertake landing operations ...
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OPVs
OPVs (4-7) [Colombia]
Programme Background Requirements The 2042 "Plan de Desarrollo Naval" (Naval Development Plan) outlines the intention to have seven in-service OPVs by 2042. In particular, the new ...
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Loitering munitions
Mini-Harpy [Israeli Navy]
Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel Navy Sa'ar 6 ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop [Israeli Navy]
Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Polar Class 4 Icebreaker [Argentina]
Programme Background Timeline The programme dates back to 2014 when the Argentine navy had sought to acquire a vessel for cargo and fuel transport, capable of sailing ...
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Patrol boats
FPB 98 (Ukraine)
Programme Background The international competition had been launched in the Spring of 2018 by the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior for the reinforcement of the State ...
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Transport
Large Transport Aircraft-II (LTA-II) [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The aircraft are needed for peacetime, international peacekeeping, emergency and combat operations. They are especially required to ensure a strategic lift capacity ...
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Tanks
VT4 Haider (Pakistan)
Programme Background Pakistan appears to have commenced its programme to acquire a new military off-the-shelf MBT in 2015, when several MBT designs were tested under ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Laser pointers
Lima Laser Sights
Lima red and green laser fore grips are low-profile rail-mounted laser sights. The laser operates in momentary-on mode, with an additional continuous mode on the ...
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Loitering munitions
Green Dragon loitering munition
The Green Dragon is a silent, tactical, low-cost loitering munition system designed to provide small ground units and SOFs with significant situational awareness and firepower ...
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Core systems: image intensifiers
3631 Series
3631-series I2 tubes feature gallium arsenide (Gen III) photocathodes, high gain and sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio of 24 with exportable figure of merit available exceeding 1,800. ...
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Laser pointers
NCFL 9 Series
The NCFL 9 series is comprised of compact, mountable illumination/aiming systems that can be used on a wide variety of weapons including handguns and assault ...
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Laser pointers
DBAL-A2
The Dual Beam Aiming Laser - Advanced (DBAL-A) 2 is equipped with an IR-laser pointer, an adjustable IR-laser illuminator and a choice of a visible ...
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Air: mission management systems
Aertimer
The Thommen Aertimer cockpit display provides up-to-date time references for the avionics system. The clock installs into a 2in air transport indicator. The system features ...
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Air: mission management systems
Stratotimer
The Thommen Stratotmer is a multi-function chronograph for aeronautical applications. It displays UTC time, flight time and elapsed time and a single push-to-set knob sets ...
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EO/IR systems
RedEdge-MX
The MicaSense RedEdge is a multi-spectral sensor designed for agricultural applications to measure the health of crops. The sensor uses five narrow spectral bands captured during ...
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Laser pointers
DBAL-A3
The Dual Beam Aiming Laser – Advanced (DBAL-A) 3 is equipped with an IR laser pointer, an adjustable IR laser illuminator and a choice of ...
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Sniper rifles
SG 751 SAPR
The 7.62mm SG 751 Swiss Arms Precision Rifle (SAPR) is based on the SIG 55X assault rifle family. The modular design allows the user to ...
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Laser pointers
LAM 3G
The LAM 3G three-channel device has a green visible-laser aimer for improved contrast, an IR-laser aimer and an IR illuminator to meet tactical requirements. The ...
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
CA4034 Series
The CA4034-48-48 antenna distribution system is a solid-state antenna switch matrix from HF receiving systems. Designed with high-performance, ultra-high-linearity amplifiers and proprietary solid-state switching topology, ...
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Laser pointers
LLM Vario-Ray Compact
The Laser Light Module (LLM) Vario-Ray Compact model is lighter and more compact than the previous model, due to the integration of a fixed LED ...
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Land: NVGs
BNVD-SG UL
NVD's lightweight BNVD-SG UL is a dual-tube goggle with single gain control. The company reports that this is the lightest fully-functional dual-tube goggle in the ...
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Sniper rifles
TRG 22
In production since 1999, the .308 Win TRG 22 medium-range sniper rifle is available in six configurations: fixed stock versions with an integrated tactical rail ...