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Naval Warfare
SM-2 Block IIIA comes aboard Danish corvette
4th May 2022
New medium-range air defence missiles will undergo tests aboard the Iver Huitfeldt-class corvette Niels Juel.
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Land Warfare
UK Ajax programme viability remains in limbo
25th March 2022
An NAO report pointed out that the future of the British Army’s Ajax programme remains unclear as the MoD continues to face significant issues with the vehicle, in addition to not having a timescale defined for this programme.
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Land Warfare
French MoD receives first Serval vehicles
6th May 2022
Seventy vehicles will be delivered to the French Armed Forces by the end of this year. Selected in 2018 under the Scorpion programme, Serval will equip the French national emergency echelon and light infantry units.
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Land Warfare
Arquus develops solution to hybridise ground platforms
10th June 2022
A hybrid conversion solution from Arquus is suitable for scouting, reconnaissance, mobile command post and communications vehicles, and it could also even provide hybrid capabilities to MBTs and IFVs, enabling them to reduce the fuel consumption by 60%.
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky gains further work to support ‘exportable variant’ of CH-53K
20th May 2022
A new order from NAVAIR sees further work for Lockheed Martin on the Israeli order for CH-53K King Stallion helicopters.
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Land Warfare
India cuts the prospect of extra SIG 716 rifles
6th May 2022
For various reasons, Indian soldiers still have a long wait on their hands to get new assault rifles.
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Naval Warfare
Where to now for India’s P75I submarine programme?
2nd June 2022
India has some hard decisions to make over its conventional submarine programme, with its current efforts stagnated and the clock ticking.
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Naval Warfare
Dutch trim back missile radar upgrade for air warfare frigates
3rd May 2022
Only half of the four De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command frigates in the Royal Netherlands Navy will receive an important radar upgrade by 2028.
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Defence Notes
France prepares for climate-altered battlefield
28th April 2022
A new policy document from the French MoD underlines how climate change must be factored into the technical specifications for future procurements.
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Defence Notes
NATO estimates most members will not reach 2% of GDP defence spending target in 2022
13th July 2022
Although two-thirds of NATO member states will not reach 2% of the GDP in defence spending in 2022, almost 80% of the countries (23 nations) earmarked more than 20% of their defence budgets to equipment and modernisation.
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Defence Helicopter
Norway terminates NH90 helicopter contract, seeks full compensation
10th June 2022
Norway has decided to terminate its NH90 helicopter contract, citing failure of the aircraft to meet operational requirements.
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Air Warfare
MoD selects Elbit Systems UK to deliver autonomous UAS swarms
30th March 2022
Autonomous UAS swarms will be used by the UK MoD for surveillance, with the capability to fly and monitor for up to eight hours.
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy decommissions two more Trafalgar-class submarines
23rd May 2022
The UK RN officially decommissioned the Trafalgar-class submarines HMS Trenchant and HMS Talent at Devonport Naval Base on 20 May, leaving HMS Triumph as the …
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Air Warfare
Indian Army explores quadcopters for surveillance
13th May 2022
India has set in motion yet another tender process to buy UAVs, this time quadcopters able to fly at altitude.
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Naval Warfare
Greece to select corvette supplier by the end of June
30th May 2022
The Hellenic Navy is undergoing a significant modernisation project, including new frigates, upgrades to existing ships, a requirement for Corvette-like vessels and local industrial work.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Fleet Solid Support (FSS) (1-3) [UK]
Programme Background Requirement The 2015 Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR) highlighted the requirement for three Military Afloat Reach & Sustainability (MARS) Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)
Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Project Tiquila [UK]
Programme Background Tender Notice On 18 September 2020, the MoD Combat Air Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team published a tender notice for a system integrator ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
New Medium Helicopter (NMH) [UK]
Programme Background NMH Market Interest Day On 11 November 2021, the MoD communicated the requirements of the £1 billion ($1.34 billion) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
First Person View (FPV) Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Programme Background 2024/2025 Military Aid Package On 12 January 2024, the UK government announced it would provide Ukraine with £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in military ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme [UK]
Programme Background The next-generation platform concept is part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which sought to deliver a Future Combat Air System ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Armed Micro Drone [UK]
On 19 May 2023, the UK MoD published a request for information on armed micro UAV capabilities to help it better understand the marketplace, introduce possible ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Armed Micro Drone [UK]
On 19 May 2023, the UK MoD published a request for information on armed micro UAV capabilities to help it better understand the marketplace, introduce possible ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) Ship [UK]
Programme Background Requirements The 2021 Defence Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, outlined the plan to develop a new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) vessel ...
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Loitering munitions
One-Way Attack Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]
Programme Background 2024/2025 Military Aid Package On 12 January 2024, the UK government announced it would provide Ukraine with £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in military ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | AUKUS-SSNs/SSN(R) Astute Replacement Programme [UK]
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun the planning process for the Astute class replacement programme referred to as SSN-Replacement (SSN(R)). In September 2021, it was announced ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | AUKUS-SSNs/SSN(R) Astute Replacement Programme [UK]
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun the planning process for the Astute class replacement programme referred to as SSN-Replacement (SSN(R)). In September 2021, it was announced ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Protector RG1 [UK]
Programme Background Programme Goal The programme aims to replace the MQ-9As in the RAF's inventory with the new, improved MQ-9Bs. With MQ-9B delivering a UK Sovereign capability for ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Programme Block II [UK]
Under Block II of the RN's Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) programme, the UK is expected to acquire three Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) designed to be ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Major networking projects
Project Marshall
The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...
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Military UGVs
T7
The T7 is a multi-mission robotic system designed for military, police and hazardous missions. At DSEI 2017, the UK MoD awarded the Harris Corporation a ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
ASTOR FBFCT
The Fixed Base Flight Crew Trainer (FBFCT) is a Level 5+ FTD for the UK RAF’s Airborne Standoff Radar (ASTOR) platform. The ASTOR FBFCT is ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Warthog
The Warthog is based on the ST Kinetics Bronco all terrain tracked carrier (ATTC) and was developed to meet a UK MoD urgent operational requirement ...
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Infrastructure - generators
Standalone Field Generator
HGI is a supplier of standalone field generators to the UK MoD. It has supplied systems for communications, C2, field hospitals and workshop facilities. The ...
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Major networking projects
Skynet 6 SATCOM
Skynet 6 is designed to replace Skynet 5. The PFI contract for Skynet 5, held by Paradigm Secure Communications and Airbus DS, ends in 2022. As ...
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Major networking projects
DTT
Raytheon UK is working with the UK MoD to deliver a Defence Targeting Toolset (DTT) capability. Aimed initially at land operations and eventually extending to ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
RFA Proteus (Vard 3 08)
RFA Proteus serves as the launchpad for remotely operated vehicles and is the newest UK seabed warfare vessel. The ship, bought by the UK MoD as MV ...
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Major networking projects
Skynet 5 SATCOM
Airbus is the service provider for the UK MoD Skynet 5 private finance initiative contract, signed in October 2003 and now worth $5.6 billion. Airbus ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
UK MFTS
The Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is a private finance initiative involving the MoD and Ascent, a JV of Lockheed Martin and Babcock, which was ...
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Wheeled Tanker
The Oshkosh Wheeled Tanker is a high-performance tactical vehicle, designed and built for the UK MoD in order to replace the existing fleet of legacy ...
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Data links
AN/URC-138
The AN/URC-138 is a Link 16 interoperable terminal originally developed for the Sea Harrier. It has the same Link 16 crypto as JTIDS/MIDS. The system ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Sentinel
First displayed at DSEI 2023, Sentinel is a tethered drone from Drone Evolution. Designed to support various applications, such as increased ISR, EW and communications, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Buster
The Buster is a small UAS that is designed for carrying out close-range surveillance in all weather conditions. It can carry several different payloads and ...
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Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems
DNGS-T3
DNGS-T3 is a single or dual-axis stabilised Day/Night Gunner Sight. It entered service with the UK MoD in 2004 on tracked AFVs. There are more ...