Land Warfare

US deploys Mid-Range Capability missile defence system to the Philippines

16th April 2024

Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile defence system has leveraged Lockheed Martin’s expertise with two in-service USN systems: the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) and the Aegis Weapon System.

Uncrewed Vehicles

First flights of Rattler Supersonic Target prove successful

20th March 2024

The US Department of Defense (DoD), along with QinetiQ, successfully conducted the first flights of the Rattler Supersonic Target MkI marking a significant advance in supersonic target technology.

Naval Warfare

MBDA to provide Sea Ceptor naval defence systems for Polish Miecznik-class frigates

15th January 2024

The Miecznik (Swordfish) programme, a multi-role frigate project for the Polish Navy, was first reported in 2014 as a multi-role coastal patrol vessel.

Air Warfare

Eurofighter Typhoon electronic combat aircraft set to replace German Tornadoes

30th November 2023

Germany has given the green light to replace its Tornado ECR aircraft with Eurofighter Typhoon EK, a dedicated variant for electronic combat and SEAD.

Naval Warfare

Kongsberg to develop improved Naval Strike Missile

24th November 2023

Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile was developed in the early 2000s and delivered to the Norwegian Armed Forces from 2011 to 2015. The new missile will be a collaborative project between Norway and Germany and has been planned to be deployed on both countries' naval vessels.

Land Warfare

Boeing-Nammo Ramjet 155 sets new distance as companies plan to add guidance system

10th October 2023

The results of the latest test were announced on 9 October and follow a previous record which was set in May last year.

Naval Warfare

German Armed Forces successfully concludes laser weapon demonstrator trials

22nd September 2023

The German Armed Forces has successfully completed trials of the laser weapon demonstrator (LWD) at sea, proving its combat effectiveness against various targets in realistic operating conditions.

Light attack, Trainer

F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy

The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...

Frigates

Jinnah Class frigates [Pakistan]

Programme Background Requirements Specifications are not yet known because they are still in the design stage, though they will integrate a more diverse selection of ...

Corvettes

Next Generation Missile Vessels [India]

Programme Background Requirements India's Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap (TPCR) 2018 contains a requirement for six Missile Boats/Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs). The vessels are ...

Fighter - multirole, Light attack

Multirole Fighters (Argentina)

Programme Background Argentina’s Mirage fighters were decommissioned in 2015, creating a gap for fighter aircraft. The Argentinian Air Force has expressed interest in ordering 20 ...

Bomber

PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

Programme Background The full-scale design works on the new-generation strategic bomber developed under the PAK-DA initiative were launched by Tupolev in 2013, on order placed ...

Anti-ship missiles

P-800 Oniks

The P-800 Oniks, known in exports as the Yakhont, is a Soviet supersonic anti-ship cruise missile and is a ramjet version of the P-80 Zubr. ...

Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles

BrahMos

The BrahMos is a ramjet, supersonic cruise missile developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a JV between Russia’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia and India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. ...

Surface-to-air missiles

Akash missile

Akash missile was developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by Bharat to provide defence against air threats in short-to-medium ranges. ...

Anti-ship missiles

CVS401 Perseus

The CVS401 Perseus is being designed to be capable of multiple operating modes against a wide range of land and maritime targets whilst being capable ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

RD-93

The RD-93 is a variant of the RD-33 family of engines and is developed for the JF-17 aircraft.  Designed in 1985, the Klimov RD-33 series ...

Air-to-air missiles

Vympel R-77

The Vympel R-77 (NATO reporting name AA-12 Adder) is a Soviet air-to-air missile. It was the Soviet counterpart to the American AIM-120. The export model ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

EX-3 Revenant

The EX-3 Revenant is a developmental fixed-wing aircraft being developed by Exosonic. It is a Mach 1.2 supersonic UAV designed to be a 5th-generation representative, modular, autonomous ...

Air: aerial targets

Rattler GAL-ST

The Rattler Ground Air Launched Supersonic Target (GAL-ST) is an aerial target manufactured by QinetiQ. It is designed to emulate the flight characteristics of supersonic air-launched, ...

Land: Defensive Systems - Gunshot Detection / Hostile Fire Indicator

PilarW

PilarW is a soldier-wearable, passive acoustic GDS that indicates hostile shooter positions, tracks target locations and enables directed return fire, all on the move and ...

Airborne rockets - unguided

S-8 HEAT

The S-8 HEAT is a folding-fin aircraft rocket developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft. It is currently in service with ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

EX-3M Trident

The EX-3M Trident is an open-architecture, high-speed, developmental fixed-wing UAV. Manufactured by Exosonic, the UAV commenced flight trials of a demonstrator in May 2023, with the actual drone conducting its ...

Airborne rockets - unguided

S-5

The S-5 is an unguided folding-fin aircraft rocket. The first versions were adopted by the Soviet Army in the 1950s. It is a 55mm rocket ...

EO/IR systems

Vampir MB

Vampir MB is a long-range bispectral IR search and track system that can operate alone or as a low-altitude gap filler to complement air search ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Loyal Wingman

The Saab loyal wingman drone is an in-development fixed-wing platform designed to operate alongside crewed fighters. The drone has been designed for supersonic flight, and ...

Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles

Kh-31

The Kh-31 (NATO reporting name AS-17 Krypton) is a Russian ASM that is known for its anti-radiation (Kh-31P) and anti-ship (Kh-31A) versions.