Land Warfare

Hero-120 loitering munitions to be made in US

27th March 2024

Hero-120, a loitering munition system fitted with a 4.5kg warhead, has been designed to carry out strikes against mid-range targets. In June 2021, the US Marine Corps announced the Hero-120 had been selected for its Organic Precision Fire Mounted (OPF-M) programme.

Training

ST Engineering Antycip launches new simulator programme

13th March 2024

The company has promised that its MyIG simulator programme will provide unmatched realism and adaptability for diverse training scenarios.

Naval Warfare

C-Worker 15 large USV displayed at Oceanology International 2024

13th March 2024

L3 Harris has a list of USVs, including C-Worker 4, 5 and 6, which range in weight from 1,000kg to 4,500kg. Its latest system, C-Worker 15, weighs in at 14,500kg.

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.

Air Warfare

World Defense Show 2024: Kalashnikov to unveil new UAV in Riyadh

31st January 2024

The SKAT 350 M UAV will build upon the Supercam 350 UAV featuring an improved battery life and increased automation.

Land Warfare

Tess Defence signs $2.2 billion deal to provide tracked support vehicles to Spanish Army

27th December 2023

The VAC tracked support vehicles will replace the Spanish Army’s aging TOA M-113 Armoured Caterpillar Transport vehicles.

Fighter - multirole

MiG-35 (Russia)

The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

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 ...

OPVs

Specialised Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel [New Zealand]

Programme Background Requirements Plans for a new OPV for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) first came about in April 2016. The RNZN want to ...

Light attack, Trainer

M-345 Italy

On 29 Decemeber 2017, Aermacchi's M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) prototype aircraft successfully completed its first flight from Venegono Superiore airfield in Varese, Italy. On ...

Trainer

M-345 Italy Future Procurement

On 29 Decemeber 2017, Aermacchi's M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) prototype aircraft successfully completed its first flight from Venegono Superiore airfield in Varese, Italy. On ...

Light attack

M-346FA [Nigeria]

Programme Background On 9 December 2023, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Chief of Air Staff Marshal Amao said the country expects delivery of 54 new ...

Fighter - naval

Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBF) [India]

Programme Background RFI / Requirments In January 2017, India issued an RFI for the procurement of 57 multirole naval fighters. The RFI for the Indian Navy ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Tigr-M

The Tigr-M is a modified variant of the original Tigr design, which replaced the licence-produced Cummins diesel engine with a Russian-designed YaMZ diesel engine. This ...

Tanks

Viatura Blindada de Combate-Carro de Combate (VBC-CC) [Brazil]

Programme Background Several key technical requirements have been outlined by the Brazilian MoD. Among the most important are that the platform should weigh less than ...

Trainer

M-346 [Greece]

Programme Background In April 2021, Elbit Systems was awarded a $1.65 billion contract to set up Hellenic Air Force International Flight Training Centre. The deal includes ...

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 ...

Frigates

Karel Dorman Class (Chile)

Programme Background  Chile currently operates two ex-Karel Doorman-class frigates which were sold in 2004. The Royal Netherlands Navy are in the process of replacing the ...

Landing craft and hovercraft

Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]

Programme Background Requirements Australia has set out requirements for a fleet of up to 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels - Medium (LMV-M) with the release of ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

VBR-MSR Medium Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle

Technical Requirements The Brazilian Army released two documents outlining the technical and operational requirements for the VBR-MR programme in early 2020. These outlined a number ...

Light attack, Trainer

M-346 (Qatar)

Programme Background Industry sources in Italy told Shephard that Qatar had signed a number of cooperation agreements with other countries to integrate and sustain various ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

LN-251

Northrop Grumman's LN-251 is an Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) solution. It is an integrated navigation system with an embedded 12/24 channel, All-In-View, Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module ...

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

ADA - IAI

The ADA system, named after the system's adaptive antenna, is designed to protect avionics systems from GPS jamming. The system, that has won a tender ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

KN-4074ED SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS

The KN-4074EB SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS has an enhanced capability for the KN4074E with P(Y) code equivalent DGPS corrections.

UAS: communication systems

N-100-6 GPS Antenna

The N100-6 GPS antenna offers a polarimetric solution for multiple element outputs, and has been designed to provide a significantly reduced size aperture for anti-jam ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

Common Open Reuse Environment

The Lockheed Martin Common Open Reuse Environment (CORE) is an integrated glass cockpit and avionics solution that can interact with both civilian and military systems. ...

Air: Radio and SATCOM

PRC-434G/CS

The PRC-434G/CS personal survival radio is a handheld, lightweight transceiver that is capable of responding to interrogations transmitted by the airborne location system. Short-burst transmissions ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

KN-4074E SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS

The SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on a range of manned aircraft applications, fixed- and rotary-wing UAVs, ...

Subsystems: visual

EuroSim

EuroSim is a configurable simulator tool used to support all phases of space and non-space programmes through real-time simulations with a person and/or hardware-in-the-loop, and ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS

Kearfott’s KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS system offers a low weight and small-size navigation system for a variety of rotary- and fixed-wing unmanned and manned aircraft ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS

The KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on a range of manned aircraft applications, fixed- and rotary-wing ...

Subsystems: visual

ESP

Introduced in January 2008, ESP is intended to provide a common, Windows PC-compatible platform on which to build a wide variety of virtual simulations for ...

UAS: communication systems

MicroraptorHD

The MicroraptorHD is a subminiature HD video link with integrated bi-directional C2 data link. MicroraptorHD is an enabling technology for HD video transmission from small ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Aertos 121

The Digital Aerolus Aertos 121 ducted-fan quadrotor UAV is an improved version of the Aertos 120 infrastructure inspection platform. It is designed as an asset for ...

UAS: flight control systems

Vector-600

Vector-600 is UAV Navigation’s most advanced autopilot with built-in physical and logical redundancy, which allows it to survive individual sensor failures. A replacement for the ...

SARAH 4.0

Flying-Cam’s Special Aerial Response Automatic Helicopter (SARAH) 4.0 has been designed for applications such as LIDAR, photogrammetry and surveying. Features include dual GPS antenna, RIEGL LIDAR, ...