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  • Defence Helicopter

    DSEi 2011: Lockheed Martin promoting podded AEW solution

    16th September 2011

    Lockheed Martin has revealed a possible solution to an expected Royal Navy requirement for helicopter-based airborne early warning system for its future aircraft carriers.Currently the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DSEi 2011: Puma 2 makes quiet progress

    15th September 2011

    The project to inject new life into the RAF's fleet of Puma support helicopters is making good progress, according to Eurocopter. Since the maiden flight …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Canadian Army plans for expansion of UGV capabilities

    29th June 2011

    The Canadian Army is planning on adding two new UGVs to its family of EOD devices in an effort to continue the re-establishment of its …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Eurocopter's upgraded Puma Mk2 helicopter for the RAF makes its first flight

    24th June 2011

    The first upgraded Puma Mk2 helicopter developed by Eurocopter in a life extension programme for the UK’s Royal Air Force performed its initial flight this …

  • Defence Helicopter

    EW 2011: UK upgrades its helicopter protection

    27th May 2011

    The UK Ministry of Defence has delivered the first software update to the Integrated Defensive Aids System (DAS) for the RAF’s fleet of Chinook transport …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Boeing begins flight testing UK Chinook Mk4

    24th January 2011

    Boeing and its Boeing Defence UK subsidiary today announced that the Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support team has begun flight testing the first Chinook Mk4 helicopter …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Heavy demand for Royal Navy Merlins

    14th January 2011

    The Royal Navy's Merlin helicopter force is busier than it has ever been, according to the fleet's commander. 'Whether it’s the anti-piracy work or the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    A leaner, meaner Merlin

    13th January 2011

    Improved avionics and updated tactical systems are set to give the Royal Navy Merlin crews the edge in underwater warfare. Under the £850 million Merlin …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Updated Merlin makes first flight

    25th October 2010

    Lockheed Martin UK - Integrated Systems and strategic partner, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced today that MCSP01, the first upgraded Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 helicopter …

  • Land Warfare

    BAE Systems hands over last Viking MK2 to UK Ministry of Defence

    29th March 2010

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken delivery on time of the last of 24 BvS10 Viking Mk 2 mine-protected vehicles ordered from BAE …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Mk3 Chinook joins the ranks, finally

    13th January 2010

    The RAF could deploy its new Mk3 Chinooks to the Afghan theatre as early as this summer, it was revealed today. Secretary of State for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    What's next for the UK's military helicopter fleets?

    13th January 2010

    While the introduction of the Chinook was making headlines at RAF Odiham there was further discussion about the government's new Future Helicopter Strategy first announced …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Big changes for the UK's Helicopter Fleet

    15th December 2009

    Today's announcements by the UK Ministry of Defence have more or less confirmed the many rumours that have been floating around the blogosphere in recent …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Eurocopter and UK MoD sign contract for RAF Puma Life Extension Programme

    29th September 2009

    Eurocopter and United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence Eurocopter UK and the British Ministry of Defence signed a contract on September 18 for the Life Extension …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Modified Boeing Chinook Mk3 successfully completes first test flight

    7th July 2009

    Boeing Defence UK Ltd., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced that a UK Chinook Mk3 helicopter successfully completed its first test flight on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Reconnaissance Drone (Ukraine Aid) [Belgium]

    Programme Background Aid Package On Friday, 15 March 2024, Belgian Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced the country's latest aid package to Ukraine to help the country ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Romania Piranha V

    Programme Background The Romanian government has committed to raising defence spending to enable the country's armed forces to shed its Soviet-era equipment and to ensure ...

  • Light attack, Trainer

    Tejas LCA (India)

    Programme Background The Indian Navy was supposed to procure 50 Tejas LCAs, also known as the LCA-N. However, in 2017 the navy decided to abandon ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Ajban Series (Algeria)

    Programme Background Algeria is believed to operate at least four variants of the Ajban platform: the standard Nimr Ajban fitted with either a Norinco UW1 ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    Caracal 4x4 Light Air Assault (Netherlands - Forecast)

    Programme Background As part of its Defence-wide Replacement Programme of Wheeled Vehicles (DVOW), the Dutch Army initiated the 12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle procurement programme ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    VCR (Spain - Second Batch)

    Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    VCR (Spain - Third Batch)

    Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    Caracal 4x4 Light Air Assault (Netherlands)

    Programme Background As part of its Defence-wide Replacement Programme of Wheeled Vehicles (DVOW), the Dutch Army initiated the 12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle procurement programme ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

    Caracal 4x4 Light Air Assault (Germany)

    Programme Background By 2017, the German Army's airborne forces had initiated two programmes to replace legacy equipment currently in service. The first of these programmes, ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    VCR (Spain - First Batch)

    Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Armoured Vehicles (Ecuador)

    Programme Background In November 2022, the Ecuadorian Army confirmed it had placed an order with Elbit for 137 armoured vehicles required for military combat operations against ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    AERACCESS UAV (Nigeria)

    Programme Background Manufacturing Partnership On 7 April 2022, Proforce Air Systems announced a partnership with AERACCESS for the "immediate production of drones within Nigeria". The ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Penguin C (Latvia)

    Programme Background In 2018, the Latvian MoD signed an agreement with Latvian companies UAV Factory and Atlas Aerospace to procure UAVs for the LNAF. Under ...

  • Minehunters

    Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Belgium]

    Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCM, which are due to ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    UKSF Project Westerly HMT400 Replacement

    Programme Background The new special operations forces vehicle selected under Project Westerly looks set to either replace or supplement the HMT 400 4x4 vehicle. At ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Corvettes

    FCX20

    The FCX20 has been revealed in 2022 Fincantieri's new FCX Naval Series. The FCX20 resembles a corvette-sized vessel with combat capabilities in all warfare domains (AAW, ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    Athena MK2

    Produced by Leonardo, Athnena MK2 is a combat management system used by the Italian Navy. The suite has a surface variant (MK2/E) and a more advanced ...

  • Anti-ship missiles

    Teseo Mk2/E

    The Teseo Mk2/E, which incorporates land-attack capabilities, is the latest evolution of the Otomat/Teseo anti-ship weapon family and is set to replace the legacy Mk2/A ...

  • OPVs

    Musherib Class (FCX07)

    Fincantieri is building two OPVs for the Qatari Emiri Navy as part of a larger seven-vessel €4 billion ($4.67 billion) contract involving four corvettes and one ...

  • Military UGVs

    Cobra Mk2

    The Cobra Mk2 is a 5kg UGV designed for EOD/IED disposal and CBRN operations. The modular architecture of the Cobra Mk2 E supports different types of ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

    HMT Extenda Mk2

    Unveiled at DSEI 2019, the High Mobility Transporter (HMT) Extenda Mk2 is an open-topped armoured vehicle designed to support SOF. Like the original Extenda, the ...

  • EO/IR systems

    TMEO Mk2

    The TMEO Mk2 is an EO tracking system developed by Rheinmetall. According to the manufacturer, it can be integrated easily with a wide range of fire control ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Fortress Mk2

    Unveiled in June 2020, Arquus' Fortress Mk2 is the second variant of its Fortress Armoured Personnel Carrier. Offering STANAG Level 3 protection whilst retaining a low ...

  • Land: manned turrets

    UT30 MK2/MT30

    Leveraging its experience producing the UT30 turret for armoured vehicles, Elbit developed the UT30 MK2, which is available in an unmanned (UT30 MK2) and a ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Ajban Mk2

    The Ajban Mk2 is an evolution of Nimr's Ajban 440A 4x4 armoured vehicle platform that builds upon technology developed for the Ajban 447A prototype. Designed ...

  • Land: RWS

    R400S-Mk2

    The R400S-Mk2 is a stabilised RWS that can be fitted to wheeled or tracked vehicles.  Developed to mount the Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems M230LF lightweight ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Hafeet Mk2

    The Hafeet Mk2 is an evolution of Nimr's first-generation Hafeet family of multirole 6x6 armoured vehicles.  Designed to provide greater payload, protection, mobility and modularity ...

  • Air: NVGs

    Hela Mk2

    The Hela Mk2 is an NVG for helicopter and transport aircraft pilots, featuring a wide-aperture objective lens. Constant resolution of the image is kept even ...

  • Data links

    Link Y Mk2

    Thales Link Y Mk2 is used to securely exchange tactical data and orders via a self-managing, adaptive radio network between multiple military platforms. Designed for ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    InstantEye Mk2 Gen4

    The InstantEye Mk2 Gen4 small quadcopter UAV is designed to provide high-performance, low-cost capability that can be hand-launched/recovered by a single operator in any weather. ...