Land Warfare

Patria MUSCL – Enabling covert airspace surveillance

7th September 2023

Airspace surveillance is like playing hide and seek. Except you are both hiding and seeking at the same time, and you are doing it in multiple domains – on land, in the air, and in the electromagnetic spectrum.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Trial Operation Project [Japan]

Programme Background Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) Procurement The JCG was looking to replace its Chinese-made UAVs with MALE UAVs in the JCG PRAS Project. In April ...

Trainer

Future Lead-In Fighter Training System (Project Air 6002 PH1) - Australia

Programme Background Requirements The RAAF is seeking a future solution that provides a ‘relevant, adaptable, affordable and safe LIFTS out to 2050’ for training pilots ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Ship-Bourne VTOL UAV (Forecast) [South Korea]

Programme Background Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) On 18 January 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northop Grumman at a ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Kaori-X (South Korea)

Programme Background Kaori-X South Korea's Ministry of National Defense revealed on 23 December 2021 that the indigenous Kaori-X presently under development would combine with future KF-21 Boramae fighters as ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

KUS-LW [South Korea]

Programme Background Development In November 2021, the Agency for Defence Development (AAD) began developing the KUS-LW, finalising its initial design before August 2022. Korean Air Aerospace Division ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) (USA)

Programme Background What is OBSS? The USAF envisages OBSS as an attributable, low-cost and modular manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) platform with similar capabilities to Skyborg; a programme ...

Tanks

T-90M Proryv (New-Build)

The first contract for the T-90M was disclosed in August 2017. Comprising 30 tanks in total, it covered the upgrade of 20 T-90As to T-90M ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

T-15 Armata (Forecast)

Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

T-15 Armata (Contracted)

Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ...

Tanks

Iraq T-90S MBT (First Batch)

Programme Background Iraq has reportedly been interested in acquiring Russian equipment such as the T-90S MBT as far back as 2012, but the signing of ...

Tanks

T-14 Armata (Contracted)

Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ...

Tanks

T-14 Armata (Forecast)

Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ...

Trainer

T-4 Replacement (Japan)

Programme Background The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been using the T-4 as an intermediate trainer jet since 1988, but now the Acquisition, Technology ...

Tanks

Iraq T-90S MBT (Second Batch)

Programme Background Iraq has reportedly been interested in acquiring Russian equipment such as the T-90S MBT as far back as 2012, but the signing of ...

Tanks

Pakistan Modernised T-55 MBTs

The modernised T-55s that Yugoimport are delivering to Pakistan are understood to be surplus vehicles that were withdrawn from Serbian Army service during the early ...

Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

MUM-T

The Military Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) is a UAS in development by Korean Aerospace Industries. Showcased at Seoul ADEX 2021, the MUM-T can be launched from the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Demogorgon

In late October 2021, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Kratos Unnamed Systems Division an initial $17.68 million 12-month cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an Off-Board Sensing ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Arrow

The Arrow is a supersonic prototype UAV developed by Singapore-based Kelley Aerospace. According to the manufacturer, the 16.8t prototype will be operated as a conventional UAV, ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Uncrewed Checkmate

At the Dubai Airshow 2021, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the parent company of Checkmate manufacturer Sukhoi Design Bureau, announced its intention to manufacture an uncrewed version of ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Koios

Manufactured by Callen-Lenz, the Koios is a small-UAS available in both a VTOL and non-VTOL variant.  Designed for the civil and military market, as standard, ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Defender

The Defender is a jet-powered uncrewed escort aircraft built by GA-ASI. The primary goal of the UAV is to protect high-value airborne assets, such as refuelling ...

Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

Air Launched Effect (ALE)

The Air-Launched Effect (ALE) is an in-development uncrewed platform from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). Shown at IDEX 2023, it is set to come in two variants, one ...

Land: handheld NV devices, Land: handheld day observation, surveillance and targeting systems, Weapon sights for night use (image intensifiers)

MUM-14

The Multi-Use Mini-Monocular (MUM-14) is a modular, passive NVD designed to maintain situation awareness in a range of low-light conditions, utilising a single Gen III ...

Data links

Micro TMA

Thales Micro TMA is a high-rate datalink designed for uncrewed platforms and video streaming applications from aircraft. It provides command and control functions as well ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Gambit (Series)

The Gambit Series are several UAV variants based around the Gambit Core, a common system containing the platform's hardware: landing gear, baseline avionics, chassis, and other essential functions. ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Anka-3

The Anka-3 MIUS, or Anka-III, is a developmental low-observable flying wing UCAV from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).  The UCAV has been designed to work alongside Turkey's ...

Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Night Intruder 600 Vertical Take-Off (NI-600VT)

The Night Intruder 600 Vertical Take-Off (NI-600VT) is an in-development UAV from Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) based on an MD 500 twin-seat American commercial helicopter airframe. With the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

KUS-LW

The KUS-LW is a developmental MALE loyal wingman UAV. The Agency for Defence Development (AAD) began developing the KUS-LW in November 2021 before selecting the Korean ...

Light mortars

M60MA

The M60MA is a 60mm crew-served light mortar fired from a bipod. The mortar consists of the barrel, baseplate, bipod and sight unit. 

Air: aerial targets

BQM-34 Firebee

The BQM-34 Firebee is an uncrewed aerial target system that the USAF and USN have used for more than 50 years. The primary mission of ...