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Land Warfare
AUSA 2021: EOS expands offering of RWS capabilities
10th October 2021
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) recently started production of its R400 remote weapon station (RWS), and began pre-production of its heavier weight R600MC missile carrier system.
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Air Warfare
DSEI 2021: BAE and Leonardo outline future Typhoon weapon and sensor capabilities
16th September 2021
Weapons and sensor changes will be the primary focus of Eurofighter future capability enhancements, under plans laid out by BAE Systems and Leonardo.
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Air Warfare
UK to retire BAe 146 aircraft in 2022
7th September 2021
Operated from RAF Northolt by 32 squadron, the BAe 146 is primarily tasked with Command Support Air Transport roles.
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Naval Warfare
IDEF 2021: Turkish weapon systems debut on new Turkmenistan corvette
24th August 2021
The Dearsan-designed Deniz Han is the first ship to be equipped with Aselsan's Gökdeniz CIWS, a navalised version of the Korkut tracked SP anti-aircraft gun.
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Land Warfare
Comprehensive Counter-Drone Capability, Soft, Hard and Directed Energy Kill Ready (sponsored)
20th August 2021
Countering the threat caused by drones is now a global issue and an increasing concern for the military, government and homeland security forces across every continent.
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Air Warfare
India signs deal with GE for LCA engines
18th August 2021
India will import GE engines for upcoming LCA Mk1A fighters, but still plans to domestically assemble them for the Mk2.
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Land Warfare
OMFV shows more signs of life
27th July 2021
The Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle programme is moving forward at a deliberate pace, after five industry teams received Phase 2 digital concept design contracts.
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Digital Battlespace
UK looks beyond Crowsnest for maritime early warning
13th May 2021
Carrier Strike Groups and Littoral Strike Groups will need a new kind of early warning capability beyond 2029, the UK MoD believes.
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Air Warfare
Finland’s HX contest heats up as final offers arrive
30th April 2021
Finnish decision-makers get ready to select a manufacturer to replace the country's F/A-18C/D fighter fleet.
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Naval Warfare
Maiden UK Carrier Strike Group deployment draws closer
26th April 2021
HMS Queen Elizabeth will embark in May on a 28-week deployment.
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Digital Battlespace
UK selects BAE Systems missile warning equipment support and sustainment
1st April 2021
BAE Systems continues to support its Common Missile Warning System in UK service.
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Defence Helicopter
MoD sticks with Ultra for Merlin sonobuoy capability
24th March 2021
Ultra sonobuoys will help to ensure ASW protection for RN submarines and the Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia to receive Talon UGVs
19th March 2021
QinetiQ North America will supply Talon robotic systems to Australia under the FMS programme.
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Naval Warfare
Italy to introduce new naval missile
19th March 2021
Teseo Mk2/E will replace Otomat Mk2/A, says manufacturer MBDA.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2021: Nimr lifts the veil on new armoured vehicle variants
24th February 2021
UAE manufacturer enhances 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles, while also works on developing an armed UGV.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...