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Air Warfare
South Korea orders F-35 fighter munitions
5th December 2023
The US has greenlit a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to South Korea, entailing a package of F-35 ammunition valued at around $271 million.
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Defence Notes
India’s Defence Acquisition Council green lights $26.8 billion in spending
4th December 2023
India’s Defence Acquisition Council has unveiled a list of equipment needs and has stipulated that 98% of the contract value must be spent domestically. It added that 50% of the indigenous content should be in the form of material, components and software made in India.
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Air Warfare
UK P-8 Poseidons to get Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedoes
1st December 2023
The UK MoD has confirmed the selection of the BAE Systems Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedo as the future torpedo capability for its P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) fleet, alongside the US Navy's Mk54 weapon.
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Training
I/ITSEC 2023: CymSTAR introduces CymLITE Series Deployable Air Refueling Trainer
1st December 2023
The company has also used its platform at I/ITSEC 2023 to announce a new partnership with the Switzerland-based firm EDMS.
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Land Warfare
Israel Aerospace Industries signs two loitering munitions deals
23rd November 2023
IAI has developed several loitering munitions or attack UAS including Harpy NG, Harop, Rotem and Mini Harpy. It has also been developing Point Blank, described as a 'hand-launched electro-optical guided missile' but much like the company's loitering munitions can dwell while confirming a target's nature.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2023: Emirati weapons poised for integration on UAE's Rafale and India's Tejas fighter jets
15th November 2023
Edge Group's Al Tariq has reached advanced stages of negotiations with the UAE Air Force for the integration of its weaponry onto the Dassault Rafale 4 fighter jets, while also exploring possibilities to equip India's Tejas Mk 1 with its technology.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2023: MBDA to develop and build ‘smart missiles’ in UAE
14th November 2023
In a bid to bolster its strategic partnership with the UAE and further its missile capabilities, MBDA established the UAE Missile Engineering Centre earlier this year from where it will produce so-called 'smart weapons'.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2023: GA-ASI and Edge forge MQ-9B weapon integration partnership on future UAE drones
13th November 2023
The partnership between Edge and General Atomics aims to concentrate on incorporating precision-guided munitions and guided-glide weapon systems onto forthcoming MQ-9Bs, provided that the Gulf Country gains access to the platform.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2023: EDGE Group partners with Thai defence company on UAVs
10th November 2023
EDGE Group and RV Connex have agreed to collaborate to provide UAVs, loitering munitions and other defence solutions to the Thai market.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Air Show 2023: Can air-launched missile stocks keep pace with a full-spectrum conflict?
9th November 2023
Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the issue of stocks up the priorities list for air forces concerned about dwindling reservoirs of air-launched ordnance.
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Land Warfare
Havelsan's Barkan UGV demonstrates varied munition firing in a step towards swarming
7th November 2023
Havelsan has a focus on increasing digital battlespace capability for Turkish soldiers and test firing of a loitering munition from a Barkan UGV has marked a step towards swarming with loitering munitions.
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Land Warfare
Contenders showcase their RCV-Light designs for the US Army
1st November 2023
The four competitors of the US Army RCV-Light exhibited their platforms featuring various types of payloads.
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Land Warfare
US Marines to test Hanwha Arion-SMET II UGV
24th October 2023
The three-week demonstrations will take place in December at the Marines Training Center, in O’ahu, Hawaii.
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Air Warfare
Boeing extends Australian wing kit partnership until 2028
24th October 2023
Boeing will continue working with Australian partner Ferra for the supply of precision aerial munitions for five more years.
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Air Warfare
South Korean manufacturers invest heavily in new UAV designs
23rd October 2023
South Korean companies displayed a multitude of developmental and conceptual UAVs at Seoul ADEX 2023.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
NCSIST Loitering Munition [Taiwan]
Programme Background At Taichung in March 2023, NCSIST unveiled the loitering munition. The munition shows the country's focus on asymmetric capabilities to defend itself against ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions [Thailand]
Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events such ...
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Loitering munitions
Hero-30 [Italy]
Programme Background Italian Budget As revealed by the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023, a new procurement programme to acquire a loitering munition ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munition PODS [UK]
Programme Background PODS As the Royal Navy states, Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) are "interchangeable modules that can be fitted to the surface fleet. Similar in ...
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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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Loitering munitions
Long-Range Attack Munition (LRAM) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. Air-Launch Effects Released ...
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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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Loitering munitions
KaGeM-V3 [Pakistan]
Programme Background In August 2023, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) released a video showcasing the KaGeM V3, Akinci and other Baykar products. According to SavunmaSanayiSt, ...
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Loitering munitions
N-Raven / IRIX [Greece]
Programme Background Unveiled during the Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA 2023) exhibition, IRIX is a Greek version of the N-Raven loitering munition developed by Paramount in ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions (Forecast) [Germany]
Programme Background Three Systems In April 2023, Germany reportedly ordered three different loitering munition systems to further assess their suitability for use by the German Armed ...
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Loitering munitions
Larinae [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement ...
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Loitering munitions
Organic Precision Fire - Mounted (OPF-M) [USMC]
Programme Background Armed Vehicles In June 2021, Shephard reported that the USMC had selected the HERO-120 for the OPF-M programme. The USMC planned to integrate ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions [Spain]
Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force through; the formation of flexible and cohesive ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Scalpel
The Scalpel is a Russian loitering munition produced by Vostok Design Bureau. Similar in design to the Lancet-3, the munition is described as a multipurpose loitering munition ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Unmanned Aircraft Type I
In March 2023, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) unveiled a tube-launched loitering munition. Similar in configuration to the Switchblade 300, the platform has been ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Hunter 2
The Hunter 2 is a mini-UAV and loitering munition unveiled by EDGE subsidiary HALCON at the Dubai Airshow 2021. The platform is tube-launched and is ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop
The Harop, and the Maritime Harop variant, is a standoff loitering munition system manufactured by Isreal Aerospace Industries. Equipped with EO/IR seekers, the combat-proven platform is capable ...
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Loitering munitions
DEV-3
The DEV-3 is an Armenian loitering munition manufactured by Davaro. Visually similar to Isreal Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Harop, the platform is fitted with a 10kg ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Viper 300
Viper 300 is a tube-launched loitering munition from SpearUAV. Part of the wider Viper family of drones, the loitering munition is designed to equip the dismounted soldier with ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing
HAASTA
The HAASTA is a loitering munition and UAV revealed at MSPO 2023. Designed by Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation in collocation with Eurotech, the loitering munition is primarily designed ...
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Loitering munitions
RAM 2
The Ram 2, or RAM II, is a loitering munition manufactured by a collaboration of Ukrainian companies. Based on the Leleka-100 UAV, the loitering munition can carry several ...
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Loitering munitions
Mini Harpy
The Mini-Harpy is a multi-purpose loitering munition manufactured by Isreal Aerospace Industries. Equipped with an EO/IR camera payload and up to 8kg warhead, the loitering ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Lanius
The Lanius is a micro-UAV and loitering munition manufactured by Elbit Systems. It can conduct BLOS ISR and attack missions autonomously in complex environments, a capability ...
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Air: aerial targets
Scrab II
The SCRAB II is a twin-turbine drone used for air defence training, air-to-air weapons training and evaluation. Manufactured by SCR, it can host various payloads and, ...
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Loitering munitions
Warble Fly
The Warbly Fly is a tube-launched loitering munition developed by MSP. The tube launcher can be carried on a user's back between missions. A range of ...
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Air: aerial targets, Loitering munitions
Super Simsek
The Super Simsek (Süper Şimşek) is an improved version of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) training drone turned loitering munition. The drone has reconfigurable payload options ...
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Loitering munitions
Privet-120
The Privet-120, or Hello-120, is a Russian loitering munition manufactured by Oko Design Bureau. Constructed from plywood, it is branded as a cruise missile for ...
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Loitering munitions
Jackal
The Jackal is a turbojet loitering munition designed by Northrop Grumman in partnership with AeroVironment. It features an open architecture that provides the capability to support ...