Air Warfare

Air dominance vital as US and allies face evolving threat environment (Studio)

17th January 2023

Advanced munitions industry positions for a changing threat landscape, underscored by the conflict in Ukraine.

Land Warfare

European armed forces stock up on 40mm rounds and artillery rockets

16th January 2023

Rheinmetall will supply two European nations with 40mm ammunition, while Elbit has landed a contract to deliver 122mm rockets to another country.

Training

US to train Ukrainian troops on Patriot air defence system

11th January 2023

Ukrainian soldiers will train in the US on the Patriot air defence system; the course will include classroom work, hands-on training and simulation.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Akinci (Ukraine)

Programme Background Two Export Contracts In January 2022, the Daily Sabah reported that Baykar had "recently" signed its first export contract for the Akinci. Haluk Bayraktar ...

Tanks

T-90S (Saudi Arabia)

Programme Background.  The status of the Saudi Arabian T-90 deal is unclear, it is possible that these tanks may be purchased to replace stocks of ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

T-150 (Ukraine)

Programme Background Virtual Address On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. On 3 May 2022, the UK's Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, virtually addressed the Ukrainian ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Black Hornet 3 (UK & Norway)

Programme Background Russo-Ukraine War Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, UAVs have proved vital to the country's defence. Consequently, as in this programme, the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Quantix Recon (Ukraine)

Programme Background April Meeting In mid-April, just shy of two months after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, the Ambassador and the Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Ukraine met ...

Frigates

Admiral Gorshkov Class (Project 22350) (1 - 8)

Programme Background The Admiral Gorshkov-class is to consist of between 15 to 20 stealth frigates being built the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg for ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 (Latvia)

Programme Background Factory Visit On 7 June 2021, Baykar's official Twitter account announced that the Latvian Minister of Defence, Artis Pabrikis, had visited the Baykar ...

Frigates

Admiral Gorshkov Class (Project 22350) (9 – 20)

Programme BackgroundThe Admiral Gorshkov class is to consist of between 15 to 20 stealth frigates being built the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg for ...

Frigates

Admiral Grigorovich Class (Project 11356M)

Although the Russian Navy are focusing their efforts on corvettes due to the difficulties in constructing larger vessels, they are still attempting to bring some ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

Light Combat Helicopter (India - Air Force)

Programme Background Requirement India's requirement for light attack helicopters capable of operating at high altitudes became apparent during the 1999 Kargil War. Originally planned to reach ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

6x6 APC (Germany)

Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers As no programme has been officially announced, all bidders and suppliers are speculative at this time. Patria 6x6 Common Armoured ...

Patrol boats

FPB 98 (Ukraine)

Programme Background The international competition had been launched in the Spring of 2018 by the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior for the reinforcement of the State ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

GA-ASI MALE UAV (Ukraine)

Programme Background 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Ukraine's UAVs seemingly performed well in the conflict, ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

Light Combat Helicopter (India - Army)

Programme Background Requirement India's requirement for light attack helicopters capable of operating at high altitudes became apparent during the 1999 Kargil War. Originally planned to reach ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

Infantry Fighting Vehicles (Poland)

Programme Background Requirement Due to the perceived threat from Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, Poland has accelerated and expanded its plans to modernise its ...

Tanks

T-80UD

The 125mm-armed T-80UD MBT is a variant of the T-80 which was in production in Ukraine when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. An ...

Transport

An-140

The An-140 is a light turboprop military transport aircraft developed from the An-140 regional airliner, which first flew in September 1997. It is designed to ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Shahed-149/Gaza

The Gaza, or the Shahed-149, is a HALE UCAV manufactured in Iran. Unveiled on 21 May 2021 by Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Orlan-30

The Orlan-30 is a scaled-up version of the Orlan-10. Both look almost identical, except for the engine and wing. Due to its modular architecture, the UAV can carry several ...

Fighter - ground attack

Su-25

The Su-25 (NATO reporting name Frogfoot) is a single-seat ground attack aircraft developed for close combat air support missions. Production of the Su-25 began in ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Orlan-10/10E

Developed by the Russia-based Special Technology Center, the Orlan-10 is a medium-range UAS with many variants, such as the 10E, an export version introduced in 2017. The ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Matrice 300 RTK

The Matrice 300 RTK is a rotary-wing UAV manufactured by DJI. Despite primarily being aimed at industrial applications, militaries can utilise it for ISR tasks.  ...

Fighter - air superiority

MiG-29

The MiG-29 (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is an air superiority fighter aircraft designed to engage air targets in any weather, day and night.  The production ...

Transport

An-22

The largest transport aircraft of the time, the An-22 Antei (NATO reporting name Cock) is a heavy military transport aircraft developed by Antonov in the ...

Transport

An-148

Developed by Antonov, the An-148 is intended for passenger, mixed cargo-passenger and cargo transport operations for both military and civilian roles. Its maiden flight took ...

Loitering munitions

Shahed-136

The Shahed-136 is a loitering munition manufactured by Iran. The aircraft follows a delta-wing configuration and is launched through a Rocket-Assisted Take-Off (RATO) method, with the rocket being ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Shahed-191

The Shahed-191, sometimes called the Shahed Saegheh, is an Iranian UAV manufactured by Shaded Aviation Industries. It is based on an RQ-170 that crashed in Iran in December ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Zala 421-16E2

The Zala 421-16E2 is a fixed-wing UAV designed for ship- or land-based reconnaissance and surveillance, real-time target acquisition and bomb damage assessment.  The flying-wing platform ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Shahed-129

First unveiled in 2012, the Shahed-129 UCAV is the first Iranian MALE UAV manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company and Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center. ...

ISR/special mission, Transport

An-30

The An-30 (NATO reporting name Clank) is a reconnaissance/transport aircraft developed by Antonov based on the An-24 for the Soviet Air Force. Production of the ...