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News - ECA Group

  • Naval Warfare

    NATO maritime group begins Black Sea deployment

    25th March 2020

    Three vessels assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG-2) have passed through the Turkish Straits and entered the Black Sea. The Turkish Yavuz/Barbaros-class frigate TCG …

  • Digital Battlespace

    More Japanese Hawkeyes arrive amid AEW restructure

    15th April 2020

    The third and fourth E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW aircraft for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) arrived last month. The pair of Northrop Grumman aircraft (bearing …

  • Defence Notes

    Finland bars defence officials after drawing HX consultant red line

    22nd April 2020

    A select number of former high-ranking military and political officials have been excluded from making direct contact, or acting in a negotiating capacity, with Finland’s …

  • Air Warfare

    Tupolev upgrades Tu-95MS bombers

    31st March 2020

    United Aircraft Corporation subsidiary Tupolev has completed an upgrade to the first group of Tu-95MS strategic bomber aircraft. As part of a wider upgrade programme …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Chinese Z-20F ASW helicopter makes tantalising appearance

    10th April 2020

    It is well known that one significant capability gap in the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is an effective anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter, but the …

  • Air Warfare

    Leidos offers Orbiter to Australian Army

    7th April 2020

    Leidos Australia announced on 7 April the UAV platform that it is offering for the Australian Army's Project Land 129 Phase 3 requirement for a new …

  • Defence Notes

    France allocates military resources to Operation Resilience

    26th March 2020

    President Emmanuel Macron launched the French Army’s Operation Resilience during a visit to Mulhouse. Operation Resilience ‘will be entirely devoted to aid and support the …

  • Air Warfare

    Sukhoi prepares for Su-57 deliveries

    6th April 2020

    Sukhoi Corporation plans to start deliveries this year of its Su-57 fifth-generation fighter for the Russian Aerospace Forces despite the December 2019 crash of a test aircraft …

  • Defence Notes

    Il-76s transport Russian defence scientists to assist Italy

    23rd March 2020

    The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sent 100 scientists and epidemiologists to Italy, along with eight medical teams to provide assistance in the country’s …

  • Land Warfare

    China exports first HJ-12 ATGMs

    30th March 2020

    Norinco announced on its official WeChat account on 25 March that it had begun its first export deliveries of the man-portable HJ-12E ATGM to an …

  • Defence Notes

    Katuyusha rocket attack injures three US soldiers

    16th March 2020

    A Katuyusha rocket was used to launch an attack against US and Iraqi military personnel at Camp Taji, Iraq on 13 March. The attack, believed …

  • Naval Warfare

    UK shipyards prepare for COVID-19 virus

    18th March 2020

    As the COVID-19 virus continues to influence businesses across Europe, naval shipbuilders are having to determine how to react to and prepare for a worsening …

  • Land Warfare

    Warrior production could begin before battlefield assessments finish

    13th March 2020

    Reliability and growth trials (RGTs) on the British Army’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) are set to continue into 2021. A spokesperson from Lockheed Martin …

  • Land Warfare

    Brazilian Army improves air defence of the Amazon area

    27th March 2020

    The Brazilian Army is increasing efforts to protect the Amazon area with the procurement of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) for the 12th Jungle Anti-Aircraft Artillery …

  • Land Warfare

    Griffon to pack a punch with MEPAC

    25th March 2020

    The French Army has disclosed how it will deploy its recently ordered Thales (previously TDA) 120mm 2R2M rifled mortars in the Mortier Embarqué Pour l'Appui au Contact …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military - UUVs

    A9-M

    The A9-M is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. It is developed Exail. This AUV ...

  • Light 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 ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    Scorpene Class

    The Chilean Scorpene-class were procured from the consortium composed of Naval Group and Navantia in the late 1990s. The submarines, which were delivered between 2005 and ...

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    I4 Drone

    The I4 Drone is a multi-drone, multi-environment mission system for naval drones. It has been designed and developed by Naval Group (formerly DCNS) for an ...

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

    IT180

    The Infotron IT180 VTOL mini-UAS is designed to perform a range of missions in civilian and military sectors, such as surveillance, site protection, inspection, pollution ...

  • Military - USVs

    Inspector 90

    The Inspector 90 is a multipurpose USV designed by Exail, able to be operated in autonomous mode, remoted control or onboard steering. Its performances and ...

  • Military - UUVs

    K-Ster C

    K-Ster C is a mine disposal system (MDS) equipped with a tiltable warhead. It is produced by Exail and in-service with navies in both Asia ...

  • Minehunters

    City Class

    Twelve new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) are being built to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCMVs due to retire from service in 2023. The programme is ...

  • Military - UUVs

    K-Ster I

    K-Ster I is a lightweight, self-propelled ROV developed for mine warfare applications. It is designed by Exail to complement their K-Ster C model.

  • Military - UUVs

    A18-M

    The A18-M AUV is a configuration of ECA Group’s A18 AUV family, dedicated to military applications. With magnetic and acoustic signatures compliant to STANAG 1364, ...

  • Light UGVs

    TSR 202

    The TSR 202 is a UGV in service with French forces and other military and police forces around the world for EOD/IED detection and neutralisation, ...

  • Ground control stations

    MAMBA

    MAMBA is an IED and CBRN countermeasures system allowing the transport, deployment and control of UGVs or UAVs in hostile areas. A light manned vehicle ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small, Military UAS - tactical

    Nomad (Group 3)

    In March 2025, Sikorsky unveiled an unnamed tail-sitter small UAV referred to as the Rotor Blown Wing. In October 2025, Sikorsky unveiled the Nomad family, which includes the ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    ECA Flight Training Device

    ECA offers a range of Flight Training Devices (FTDs), each of which is a life-size 3D replica of the cockpit. They provide flexibility of training methods and ...

  • ISR Group UAS Airfield

    The ISR Group UAS Airfield, located in Savannah, Tennessee, is the largest privately owned flight facility in the US and provides capability for research, development, ...