Digital Battlespace

Norway to receive maritime surveillance satellite data from Kongsberg

10th April 2024

Norway's Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has announced that its subsidiary Kongsberg NanoAvionics will produce three satellites and launch them in 2025.

Training

Defender 24: US Army sets sails for largest US exercise in Europe

5th April 2024

The Defender 24 Exercise will happen from 4 April – 31 May and is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender 24 exercise.

Air Warfare

Boeing starts construction on first final assembly facility outside North America

27th March 2024

The site will manufacture the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, the first combat aircraft manufactured, engineered and designed in Australia in more than 50 years.

Training

General Atomics adds new capabilities to Predator trainer

22nd March 2024

The new Predator Mission Trainer upgrade was said to enhance mission realism with improved visual graphics and offer instructors streamlined control for a more efficient and student-focused learning experience.

Digital Battlespace

NATO innovation programme doubles in size

15th March 2024

DIANA has been leveraging its accelerator programme and test centre network to bring end users together with start-ups, scientific researchers and technology companies for the development of dual-use technological defence and security solutions.

Military helicopters - multirole

MCH-101 (Japan)

Programme Background The aircraft is to join Japan's current fleet of six MCH-101s and two CH-101s delivered to date to the JMSDF. The KHI MCH-101 helicopter is ...

Light attack, Trainer

Hurkus C (Niger)

Programme Background  In late April 2021, TAI President and CEO Temel Kotil claimed in an interview with CNN Turk TV that an export customer for Hürkuş-C had ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Stryker (North Macedonia)

Programme Background In its Long-Term Defence Capabilities Development Plan (LTDCDP) published in 2019, the North Macedonian MoD outlined plans to acquire Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

North Macedonia Light Protected Mobility Vehicles

The acquisition of an LPMV to equip the North Macedonian Armed Forces' Light Infantry Battalion Group (LIBG) is considered the most urgent priority for the North ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Paraguay VAMTAC ST5

Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Puma 3 AE (UK)

Programme Background Testing The Royal Navy announced in October 2020 that the Puma was undergoing its first operational testing on HMS Albion's autumn deployment to ...

Maritime patrol

P-8 Poseidon (South Korea)

Programme Background South Korea is facing an imminent submarine threat from North Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is operating an aging fleet of P-3C ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur [Algeria]

Programme Background Algerian media outlets reported in early October 2022 that the Algerian Air Force had acquired six Aksungur UAVs from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). Forecast Methodology ...

Frigates

Second Hand Maestrale Class [Ecuador]

Programme Background Requirements The Ecuadorian Navy urgently needs to replace its ageing Leander-class frigates, which are almost inoperative due to the high maintenance and logistic ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur [Angola]

Programme Background In mid-March 2023, Ömer Yıldız, Deputy General Manager of TAI, told CNN TÜRK, a localised variant of the American channel CNN, that Angola ...

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 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

CH-5 (Algeria)

Programme Background Chinese UAV Purchases In recent years, Algeria has purchased several UAVs from China. It operates the CH-3, CH-4 and has also ordered the Wing ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Viper (Nigeria)

Programme Background Due to its ongoing campaign against Islamist insurgents in the north of Nigeria, the Nigerian Army has procured a wide range of mine-protected armoured ...

OPVs

Second-hand Nordkapp OPVs [Uruguay]

Programme Background For years, the Uruguayan Navy has sought to procure new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to modernise its fleet. The Navy has attempted to do ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Air Launched Loyal Wingman [Japan]

Programme Background Mitsubishi F-X: Next Generation Fighter As reported by Shephard, a 30 October 2020 contract awarded to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) meant the company would ...

Major networking projects

BCS

Battle Control System (BCS) is a USAF Acquisition Category 1 major automated information system programme that provides air sovereignty C2 for the North American Aerospace ...

Major networking projects

BCS-F

Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) is a replacement for the fixed sites for the Region/Sector Air Operations Center, also known as Region Air Operations Center-Air Defense ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

TW-860 TSM Sprit

TrellisWare TW-860 is a MANET-capable software-defined radio designed specifically for body wearable applications. It provides voice and data connectivity in a small form factor, featuring ...

Military UGVs

PackBot

PackBot, previously designated 510 PackBot, is a tracked, tactical, mobile UGV with forward-articulated flippers that can perform multiple missions. PackBot is being delivered to customers ...

Military UGVs

FirstLook

The Endeavor Robotics (now FLIR Systems) FirstLook is a tracked, compact, rugged, expendable and lightweight robot that provides situational awareness, performs persistent observation and investigates ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

TW-135 TSM Shadow

TrellisWare TW-135 is a MANET-capable, high-power radio designed for manpack, vehicular, fixed-site and airborne applications. Marketed as a networking radio, it provides high-speed voice, video ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Reconnaissance UAV

North Korea unveiled two drones at the Weapons and Equipment Exhibition 2023 in Pyongyang on 2 August 2023. One drone closely resembled General Atomics' (GA-ASI) ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

Jeteye

BAE Systems’ Jeteye was developed as a Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) to equip widebody civilian aircraft. Jeteye’s architecture uses the firm’s AN/ALQ-212 DIRCM at its ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Multirole UAV

North Korea unveiled two drones at the Weapons and Equipment Exhibition 2023 in Pyongyang on 2 August 2023. One drone closely resembled General Atomics' (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper, and, ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Predator XP

The Predator XP is an updated unarmed version of the original Predator UAV that the US government has licensed for sale to a broader customer ...

Trainer

T-34 Mentor

The T-34 Mentor is a trainer aircraft developed by Beechcraft (now Raytheon) to meet the requirements of the USAF and USN to replace the North American ...

Fighter - multirole

F/A-18A/B

The F/A-18 Hornet A and B aircraft, or F-18A/B ('CF-18' in Canada and 'EF-18' in Spain), were the first models in the USN’s line of ...

Land: air defence radar

JLENS

Raytheon’s Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) completed a series of tests in 2014 to demonstrate that it can be ...

Fighter - ground attack, ISR/special mission

Hürkuş-C

The Hürkuş-C is a light attack and reconnaissance aircraft developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries based on the Hürkuş trainer to meet the requirements of the ...

Surface-to-air missiles

V-750

The V-750 (US/NATO designation SA-2a Guideline Mod 0), developed to be used with S-75 Dvina air defence system, is one of the most deployed surface-to-air missiles. ...