Naval Warfare

Kongsberg contracted for Dutch and Belgian frigate propellers and drive shafts

19th April 2024

In July 2023, Damen and Thales signed contracts to design, build and deliver four new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates for Belgium and the Netherlands.

Naval Warfare

SEA to trial sonar software for UK Royal Navy

16th April 2024

The UK Royal Navy’s anti-submarine warfare Spearhead programme, run by the service’s Develop Directorate, has been investigating future and existing technologies with a particular focus on the USV arena.

Naval Warfare

Royal Navy welcomes mine-hunting mothership

15th April 2024

RFA Stirling Castle, a 6,000-tonne vessel, will start operations later this year.

Air Warfare

Boeing upgrades Australian P-8A Poseidon MPAs

15th April 2024

The upgrade contract could be extended beyond 2030 to cater for the additional two new P-8A Poseidons the Royal Australian Air Force was set to receive in the coming years.

Naval Warfare

Royal Navy to receive DragonFire laser system

12th April 2024

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) made the decision to accelerate the laser programme from the demonstrational stage to an operational laser weapon.

Training

Babcock to partner with companies to develop improved VR training system

12th April 2024

Ship and vehicle builder Babcock has been looking to build on its defence training division through new partnerships.

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Bandit (US)

Programme Background Goal As stated by Alyson Turri, the AFRL Bandit programme manager, the goal is to "develop an unmanned platform that looks like a fifth-generation ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Project Mosquito [UK]

Programme Background Inception and Capabilities In 2019, in collaboration with the RAF, the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) released details of its new UAS ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Polar Support Vessel [Brazil]

Programme Background Requirements In June 2020, the Brazilian Navy released a Request for Proposal (RfP) to procure a new Antarctic vessel to be manufactured in Brazil. The ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) [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 ...

Aircraft carriers

CVX (South Korea)

Programme Background Requirements HHI was awarded a contract for the conceptual design of the LPX-II in October 2019. The project now aims to build a ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Skyborg [USA]

Programme Background Programme Intention Skyborg is one of three USAF Vanguard programs outlined in the Air Force Science and Technology 2030 initiative. The program intends ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Underwater Launched UAV (ULUAV) (India)

Programme Background MoU At the Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 event in New Delhi, two private-sector Indian defence firms, the Bangalore-based UAS developer NewSpace Research and Technologies ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USAF]

Programme Background Vision The USAF envisages several UAVs working alongside a single-crewed aircraft, such as the future sixth-generation fighter or the F-35. Each uncrewed platform would perhaps host ...

Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

Air Launched Effects (ALE) [UK]

Programme Background Acquisition Pipeline First published on 13 June 2022, the Acquisition Pipeline is a forward look at potential procurement activity undertaken by the UK MoD.  ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)

Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...

Minehunters

Kormoran II Class MCM (4-6) [Poland]

Programme Background Timeline As of March 2022, the Kormoran II-class consists of six minehunters for the Polish Navy. However, as of June 2022, only one vessel has been ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Type 212CD [Germany]

Programme Background Norway selected TKMS as the shipbuilder for its new class of Type 212CD submarines to replace the six Ula-class SSKs currently in service. ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Micro/Nano Drone Swarms [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 ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Medium Landing Ship (1-8) [USMC]

Programme Background Development As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

MiLDEN [Turkey]

Programme Background Requirements The submarines will feature Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, which is to be developed by a Turkish company prior to 2023. According ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Hybrid Tiger

Manufactured by the Naval Research Laboratory, the Hybrid Tiger is an electric UAV. As its name suggests, the platform features a hybrid power generation unit. ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

SA-400 Jackal

The SA-400 Jackal is a heavy-payload-capability, long-endurance VTOL UAS that had its first flight in 2013. It is an optionally piloted vehicle, so it can ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Outlaw SeaHunter

Outlaw UAVs are used by military and research agencies for training, testing, data collection and system development. In the 114-137kg maximum take-off weight class, SeaHunter ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

ShadowHawk

The ShadowHawk is a VTOL UAV that can be transported and launched/recovered within a small area. The ShadowHawk is able to maintain aerial surveillance at ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Havoc

Havoc is a MALE modular payload UAS designed for customers with varying missions and payload requirements. Features include tool-less assembly, rolling take-off and landing and ...

Subsystems: software

SWARM

CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...

Military - USVs

MAST

The Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST) is being developed by ASV Global and Roke Manor Research under funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. ...

Air: helicopter radar, Air: UAS radar

RAIDER

The Real-time Active Imaging in 3D at Extended Range (RAIDER) multi-sensor system is an extended-range version of the Polarimetric Imaging Laser Radar (PILAR). RAIDER includes ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Bat

Northrop Grumman is developing the Bat family of medium-altitude, multi-mission UAS. The company announced two variants of the UAS (3.7m and 4.3m) and a rotary-wing ...

Military UGVs

Jackal

Launched in September 2014, Clearpath Robotics' Jackal is a small, portable, integrated and weatherproof UGV. It has been built on a metal chassis and has four wheels ...

Military UGVs

Dragon Runner

The Dragon Runner UGV, manufactured by QinitiQ, has two versions: the Dragon Runner 10 (DR10) and the slightly larger Dragon Runner 20 (DR20). All Dragon ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Skate

The Skate is a small, man-packable VTOL UAV designed for performing short-range ISR at the tactical level. A thrust-vectoring system provides a near-VTOL capability, enabling ...

Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

Medical Shelter System

The Medical Shelter System has a modular and scalable design and is available in two standard sizes. Field hospital configurations allow for medical systems with ...

EW test systems

A2PATS

Advanced Architecture Phase Amplitude and Time Simulator (A2PATS) is a real-time EM test environment simulator for military platforms and installed systems, designed to deliver mission ...

MOD2 Glider

The MOD2 Glider is an AUV for long-duration subsea monitoring, which can carry large payloads through a range of water conditions. The platform builds on ...