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Naval Warfare
Aegis weapon system successfully intercepts two short-range ballistic missile targets
27th October 2023
The Vigilant Wyvern joint test saw USN Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carl M Levin detect, track, engage and execute missiles fired from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, located on Kauai, Hawaii.
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Air Warfare
France enters talks with Saudi Arabia for potential sale of 54 Rafale fighter jets
25th October 2023
Saudi Arabia had officially requested a detailed quote from Dassault for 54 Rafale fighter jets, with a deadline of November 10 for a response. The estimated cost for the deal could rise to nearly US$8 billion.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2023: Quantum Systems expands UAV family with Twister
23rd October 2023
The Twister UAV, which has a flight endurance of 75 minutes and a wingspan of 1.25m, was on display for the first time at AUSA in Washington earlier this month.
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Air Warfare
Greece kicks off talks to buy Black Hawk helicopters
11th October 2023
Greece's request for the Black Hawks is currently in the process of evaluation by the US Defence Cooperation office and the delivery timeline is estimated to be around three years from the finalisation of the contract.
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Land Warfare
New Zealand issues RfI for new fleet of multipurpose vehicles
9th October 2023
New Zealand's military is looking for new multipurpose vehicles for road and off-road use.
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Naval Warfare
First Flight III destroyer for US Navy introduces innovative radar capabilities
8th October 2023
The introduction of USS Jack H. Lucas to the US Navy's fleet has led to a series of innovative developments that will enhance US capabilities in A2AD zones.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2023: GDLS introduces a new version of the Stryker armoured vehicle with robotic capabilities
7th October 2023
The StrykerQB has a hybrid diesel-electric power pack, has been designed to provide silent movement and watch, and has been developed with exportable electric power.
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Land Warfare
New Zealand issues RfP to integrate C4I systems into Bushmaster vehicles
6th October 2023
New Zealand has invited tenders for C4I and communications equipment for its Defence Force's new fleet of Bushmaster protected vehicles.
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Air Warfare
GAO report reveals critical F-35 maintenance challenges impacting US fighter readiness
3rd October 2023
The US DoD is facing significant obstacles in achieving its sustainment goals for the fleet of approximately 450 F-35 fighters despite plans to expand the fleet to 2,000 over the next two decades.
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Naval Warfare
India to speed up acquisition of further aircraft carrier
28th September 2023
India's first domestically built aircraft carrier was massively late by six years, but the country thinks it can do better with the next ship.
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Land Warfare
US increases investments in mortar production capacities
20th September 2023
The US Army and companies of the defence industrial base have been expanding and upgrading their facilities as well as improving capabilities to produce mortar systems and rounds.
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Land Warfare
Taiwan unveils new XT-112 5.56mm assault rifle
19th September 2023
Taiwan's state-owned arsenal unveiled a new assault rifle at the TADTE defence show in Taipei.
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Land Warfare
Insight: Why the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle is making a clean sweep of Nordic markets
19th September 2023
Shephard Defence Insight explores the evolution of BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 IFV from its inception in the late 1980s to the latest CV90 MkIV, detailing the order history and upgrade packages of its ten European customers.
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2023: Elbit exhibits export version of Crossbow mortar turret
19th September 2023
Elbit Systems has unveiled a lightweight export model of its Crossbow 120mm mortar system being developed for the Israel Defense Forces.
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Air Warfare
Ukraine lessons: is bringing an attack helicopter to a missile fight too dangerous?
15th September 2023
According to multiple OSINT sources, Russian forces have lost possibly as many as 200 rotary-wing aircraft since February 2022. Some of these occurred in early high-profile operations, but most have been attrition casualties during the ongoing fighting. Shephard analyses the nature of these losses, and what lessons NATO attack helicopter operators should draw.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Mine-protected vehicles
K-4386 Taifun-VDV
In addition to a standard APC version, other variants of the K-4386 Taifun-VDV have been developed for the VDV including a carrier for the 9K128M-1 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Light attack
M-346 Procurement (1-24) [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 ...
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Trainer
Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)/T-45 Replacement [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy’s (USN) Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme is intended to replace the troubled T-45 Goshhawk trainer. Timeline FY2025 Navy budget ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
M Solar-X [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 ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems
IM-SHORAD
Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...
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Military UGVs
Tracked Robot 10-Ton (TRX)
The TRX (Tracked Robot 10-ton) is a UGV developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS). The vehicle has been intended to be an enabling technology in critical ...
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Land: air defence simulators
ADS
The Air Defense Simulator (ADS) enables training of air defence personnel in the operation of various SHORAD weapons as well as training of air defence ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar
RADA’s Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) are S-band, software-defined, pulse-Doppler AESA radars. The radars have beam-forming capabilities and advanced signal processing, which can provide for various ...
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Land: RWS
RIwP
The Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) is a modular remote weapons station designed by Moog to counter a wide spectrum of threats ranging from enemy infantry ...
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Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems
Platoon Command Post
Unveiled at the IDEX 2011, Platoon Command Post (PCP) was developed by MBDA to provide adapted solutions for the Command and Control (C2) of Ground ...
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Data links
Link 1
Link 1 is a duplex digital data link primarily used by the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment (NADGE). It was designed in the late 1950s ...
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Land: battle management systems
FAAD/C-RAM C2
The Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Command and Control (C2) system was developed by Northrop Grumman to provide command and control (C2) for the US Army ...
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Land: air defence radar
AESA50
The AESA50 is a multi-mission radar that is the next-generation of the AN/TPQ-50 radar. Applications that the AESA50 has been designed to carry out include: ...
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Land: air defence radar
AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel
The AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel is a mobile 3D phased-array radar used to alert SHORAD weapons about hostile airborne targets and queue up their shots. It operates ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker
In 2000, the US Army selected a variant of the GDLS-Canada 8x8 LAV III to meet its requirement for a Medium Interim Armored Vehicle to ...
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Land: air defence radar
ReVISOR
RETIA’s ReVISOR lightweight X-band battlefield surveillance radar entered production in late 2012 and is currently being manufactured to satisfy a requirement of the Czech Republic's ...
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Air: air combat simulators
M-346 GBTS
CAE is the preferred simulation provider for the Leonardo Aircraft M-346 advanced jet trainer and is currently developing a range of training systems for customers ...
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Tanks
M-84
The M-84 MBT is a further development of the Soviet T-72 tank which was produced in Yugoslavia in 1984-1991 and by DDSV in 1991-2003. DDSV ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
Armadillo TA-2
The Armadillo TA-2 is an automatic or manned rocket launcher system designed to be fully retracted inside a 4x4 light vehicle.The concept, which was being ...