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  • Air Warfare

    Greece and Israel cosy up over Rafael’s Spyder air defence system

    24th April 2024

    Ongoing discussions between Greece and Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael to acquire Spyder air defence systems underscored the resilience of international business ties despite geopolitical tensions.

  • Defence Notes

    How UAE defence giant EDGE Group plans to double its exports

    24th April 2024

    The UAE defence conglomerate has put an aggressive strategy in place to increase its share of exports while navigating the growing gap between East and West.

  • Land Warfare

    NSPA signs new helmet system framework deal and agreement for C-UAS systems

    23rd April 2024

    The Caiman helmet has been designed to be scalable for dynamic operations with mission-specific accessories and can incorporate electronics, communications headsets and other critical equipment.

  • Air Warfare

    Romania receives three more F-16 fighters from Norway

    22nd April 2024

    Romania has continued to marking progress in its efforts to modernise its air force and replace its Soviet-era MiG-21 fighters.

  • Air Warfare

    NATO’s E-3A fleet more important than ever, says force commander

    18th April 2024

    NATO’s E-3A fleet will have been in service for more than half a century by the time of their expected retirement but a boost to the capability and conflict elsewhere have highlighted their importance.

  • Land Warfare

    Japan orders THeMIS UGVs

    18th April 2024

    Milrem’s Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) is a modular, multimission, hybrid UGV. The current fifth-generation model incorporates knowledge gained during tests in the US, Europe and the Middle East, as well as during field-deployment in Mali in the French-led Operation Barkhane.

  • Air Warfare

    NATO progresses effort to replace E-3A AWACS fleet

    17th April 2024

    NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet has been scheduled for retirement from 2035. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has been leading the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) project to develop new options for future surveillance and control capabilities, based on future technology and requirements.

  • Land Warfare

    NATO orders more 155mm ammunition

    17th April 2024

    The contract, in the triple-digit million euro range, includes high explosive extended range projectiles, modular charges, fuzes and primers.

  • Training

    Turkey completes Romania air policing mission

    16th April 2024

    Turkish F-16 experience was praised by Romanian fighter pilots as Turkey completes first participation in NATO southern mission.

  • Air Warfare

    US Air Force plan to retire 1,000 aircraft leads Congress to raise national security concerns

    16th April 2024

    The US Air Force has planned to retire more than 1,000 helicopters and AEW&C, combat, ISR, transport and training aircraft that have been in service for more than 30 years.

  • Training

    First ARTEMIS F-5 arrives in US for training programme

    12th April 2024

    The Avionics Reconfiguration and Tactical Enhancement/Modernization for Inventory Standardization (ARTEMIS) programme has involved upgraded cockpit, avionics and supporting aircraft architecture. A total of 22 additional F-5s were procured from Switzerland to support ARTEMIS.

  • Training

    Hadean introduces new collective training capability at IT2EC

    10th April 2024

    Integration of capabilities of Hadean and 4C has enabled the synchronisation between real-time actions and simulations.

  • Naval Warfare

    Frigate or corvette? The new surface combatant expanding Sweden’s strategic horizons

    9th April 2024

    With the new Luleå-class vessel, the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) will have a class of modern capital ship that could provide a wide range of naval capabilities that it has not had before, contributing to the shaping of Sweden’s role in NATO and allowing it to perform new missions.

  • Naval Warfare

    Royal Marines transformation programme shows early signs of progress

    9th April 2024

    The UK’s Royal Marines have taken significant strides in the first year of a decade-long transformation programme focusing on advanced communications, distributed operations and enhancing its capabilities.

  • Land Warfare

    Japan orders three Mission Master UGVs

    8th April 2024

    Part of Rheinmetall's Mission Master family, the Mission Master Silent Partner (SP) is an eight-wheeled UGV designed to fulfil various logistics and battlefield support roles. Since 2017, several countries, including the UK, Netherlands and an undisclosed Middle Eastern country, have made purchases for trials and development purposes.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Fighter - multirole

    Multirole fighter aircraft [Ireland]

    Programme Background A newly released report from the Commission on the Defence Forces (CoDF) has called on the Irish government to invest in the acquisition ...

  • Trainer

    Future Aircrew Training Program (Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement) - Canada

    Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    Small VTOL UAV (Denmark)

    Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

  • Military helicopters - light/training

    Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada

    The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...

  • OPVs

    Samarth Class (Batch 2)

    Programme Background The Samarth class Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPVs) are a class of six in service with the Indian Coast Guard with a further five vessels ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-64E - Kuwait

    Programme Background According to the US State Department, the proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping ...

  • OPVs

    Vikram Class

    Programme Background The Vikram class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard are being built at the Kattupalli shipyard by Larsen and Toubro (L&T;)  Shipbuilding. ...

  • AEW&C

    Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (NATO)

    Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    Long-Range Drones [Norway]

    Programme Background Andøya Ambition On 3 April 2023, the Norwegian MoD released a statement confirming its plans for Andøya, the northernmost island in its Vesterålen archipelago. In addition ...

  • Patrol boats

    Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPV) [Bulgaria]

    Programme Background Timeline Two Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPV) are being procured for the Bulgarian Navy. The project began as far back as 2004 when ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Maritime Patrol Aircraft Procurement [Italy]

    Programme Background In an appearance before the Italian parliament’s Foreign and Defence Affairs Committee on 14 July 2022, Italian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Adm ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)

    Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Swiss Air 2030 - Combat Aircraft

    Programme Background Switzerland began the latest phase of flight and ground tests on 8 April 2019. In June 2019, Saab announced that the company’s in-development ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Italy)

    Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

  • ISR/special mission

    EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]

    Programme Background The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin EC-130H ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Major networking projects

    Air Policing

    Air Policing is a collective peacetime mission that requires NATO to take action against all violations and infringements of its airspace using agreed procedures. Supreme ...

  • Land: air defence radar

    Lanza LTR-20

    The Lanza Long Range Tactical system-20 (LTR-20) is a deployable radar and part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. Missions that the radar ...

  • Self-propelled missile systems

    Pantsir-S1

    KBP developed the Pantsir (NATO designation SA-22 Greyhound) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system from 1989 to replace the Tunguska system in Russian Army service. 

  • Anti-ship missiles

    P-270 Moskit

    The P-270 Moskit is a Soviet anti-ship missile designated as SS-N-22 (Sunburn) by NATO. It was not till after the end of the Cold War ...

  • Transport

    An-22

    The largest transport aircraft of the time, the An-22 Antei (NATO reporting name Cock) is a heavy military transport aircraft developed by Antonov in the ...

  • Fighter - ground attack

    Su-22

    The Su-22 (NATO designation Fitter) is a swing-wing ground-attack aircraft developed by Sukhoi as the export variant of Su-17 designed to meet the Soviet military ...

  • ISR/special mission

    IL-22

    The IL-22 Bison (NATO reporting name Coot-B), also known as IL-18D-36, is a special mission aircraft designed as an airborne command post for the Soviet Air Force.  ...

  • Data links

    Link 22

    Link 22 is an ECM-resistant, BLoS tactical data communication system using fixed frequency or frequency-hopping techniques in the HF (3-30MHz) and/or UHF (225-400MHz) bands. The ...

  • OPVs

    CL45 Mk II

    At Euronaval 2020, CMN unveiled the OPV Vigilante Mk II family, which will replace the legacy Vigilante family. The CL45 Mk II is the smallest ...

  • Bomber

    Tu-22M

    The Tu-22M (NATO reporting name Backfire) is a long-range strategic bomber aircraft that was developed based on the Tu-22 Blinder for the Soviet Air Force. ...

  • Data links

    MLT 2920

    The MLT 2920 Multi Link Terminal is a Link 11/22 compatible data link solution. Supplied by Elbit Systems Deutschland, it comprises one Link 11 modem ...

  • Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

    O-PEN Wall Penetration Radar

    SRC’s O-PEN sense-through-the-wall radar system, previously known as SOMISR II, was developed to address urban warfare requirements under a US Army Technology Objective programme. The ...

  • OPVs

    CL55 Mk II

    At Euronaval 2020, CMN unveiled the OPV Vigilante Mk II family, which will replace the legacy Vigilante family. According to the manufacturer, the CL55 Mk ...

  • OPVs

    CL75 Mk II

    At Euronaval 2020, CMN unveiled the OPV Vigilante Mk II family, which will replace the legacy Vigilante family. According to the manufacturer, the CL75 Mk ...

  • Awing-F100J

    Awing-F100J is the latest UAV from Tianjin-based Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology and was displayed at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China for the first time ...