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Land Warfare
Challenger 3 programme promises capability upgrade as first delivery milestone approaches
23rd August 2024
The British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) will replace existing Challenger 2s with a smaller but more capable fleet of vehicles with improved protection and notably a 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun firing an Enhanced Kinetic Energy round. The programme is advancing rapidly with several hurdles cleared in the past year.
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Land Warfare
AUKUS members seek solutions to integrate their ground capabilities
25th March 2024
The three countries plan to explore technologies to strengthen their collaboration in various land-related areas including artificial intelligence, autonomy, cyber, EW, hypersonic, quantum computing and logistics.
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Land Warfare
Italy picks Rheinmetall and Leonardo for MBT and IFV and gives MGCS a boost
3rd July 2024
Italy has been looking replace its Ariete MBTs but has gone back and forth between a future European tank, more Leopards, an upgrade of existing vehicles and other options. It now seems to have thrown its hand in with the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).
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Defence Notes
US tests Minuteman III as Sentinel successor ICBM programme struggles
7th June 2024
In service for nearly 60 years, the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile is due to be replaced by the Sentinel, but cost overruns and delays continue to plague this successor programme.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Why lawmakers want the US Army to have a Drone Corps
30th May 2024
Despite opposition from the service’s leadership, the proposal to have a separate UAV and C-UAV branch has advanced in the House of Representatives.
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Land Warfare
John Cockerill Defense provides more firepower to M113A3
25th June 2024
A Cockerill Protected Weapon Station added to a M113A3, as demonstrated at Eurosatory 2024, will enhance the APC’s firepower while optimised turret controls will improve operations in urban environments.
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Air Warfare
India expands ammunition production with Adani–Thales collaboration
10th July 2024
Adani Defence & Aerospace has teamed up with Thales Belgium to manufacture and assemble NATO-standard 70mm calibre ammunition, strengthening India's self-reliance in defence production.
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Naval Warfare
Australian Army enhances littoral reach with new landing craft
30th July 2024
The Australian Army is set to enhance its amphibious capabilities with the accelerated delivery of new, long-range Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels-Medium (LMV-M) by 2026, as announced by Pat Conroy, the country’s minister for defence industry, in response to the Defence Strategic Review.
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Naval Warfare
US supplies latest vessel to strengthen Caribbean and Central American security
29th May 2024
A US Navy Rear Admiral highlighted the importance of the US working closely with allies in its own backyard as Louisiana shipbuilder delivers latest patrol vessel to partner nation.
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Training
How US Army aviation training plans to address the service’s accident rate problem
9th July 2024
In response to a troubling increase in aviation accidents, the US Army initiated an 'Army Aviation Safety Stand Up', implementing immediate, targeted training for rotary-wing pilots and maintainers.
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Air Warfare
RTX signs multinational NATO deal on Paveway laser guidance kits
18th July 2024
RTX has signed a multinational framework contract with NATO, providing Paveway laser guidance kits to improve the accuracy of the alliance’s air missions.
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Digital Battlespace
L3Harris on track to deliver Viper Shield in 2025
17th June 2024
L3 Harris had a busy 2023 as it passed several milestones in the development of its Viper Shield. Both 2024 and 2025 are looking to be just as lively as delivery of production items nears.
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Land Warfare
Long-range strike: US announces European hypersonic missile deployment
8th August 2024
The US plans to deploy a suite of long-range precision strike missiles, including developmental hypersonics, to counter the advanced precision strike systems of Russia and China. It will form part of the US Army’s Multi Domain Task Force (MDTF) to enhance European long-range fires capabilities and include SM-6 air defence, Tomahawk cruise missiles and HIMARS batteries.
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Land Warfare
Shoulder-fired anti-tank munitions create a decisive advantage in modern day conflicts
14th May 2024
Addressing the requirements for lightweight yet highly effective shoulder-fired munitions for small tactical units, Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) provides the combat proven RGW series.
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Air Warfare
Offsets could be the clincher in Thai fighter competition
19th July 2024
The 'Thai Air Force White Paper 2024', released on 29 February, promised the procurement would take place from FY2025–34, to allow retirement of late-1980s-era F-16s of 102 Squadron based at Korat by 2028.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
Vietnam - ScanEagle 2
Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...
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Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Armenia]
Background Announcment On 9 February 2026, in a press release from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan and JD Vance, US vice-president, ...
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Military UAS - small
Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) GUARD [Ireland]
Background Problem As stated on the project’s website in 2022, Ireland is the “softest target in the EU for smugglers” due to its 3171km of ...
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Main battle tanks
Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]
Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia became the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...
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Frigates
European Combat Vessel [Spain]
Background Requirements The European Combat Vessel (ECV) is currently a conceptual project that seeks to design a European collaborative multi-mission, modular warship. As of March ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Land Ground Based Air Defence [UK]
Background In November 2023, the UK published the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Prior Information Notice, which informed industry of the future direction of the ...
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Military UAS - small
Indonesia - ScanEagle 2
Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...
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Self-propelled guns
Land Ground Based Air Defence (SHORAD) [UK]
Background In November 2023 the UK published the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Prior Information Notice which informed industry of the future direction of the ...
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Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Romania]
Programme Background Modernisation According to HotNews, a Romanian news outlet reporting on 25 February 2025, the Romanian MoD announced to journalists that it would focus on ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]
The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]
The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Army Armoured Combat System (A2CS) [Italy]
Background The Italian Army has identified a requirement for new tracked IFVs to equip its armoured and mechanised brigades. These new vehicles will replace 200 ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]
The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches. Phase ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]
The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches. Phase ...
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Fighter - multirole
Typhoon Tranche 3A [Germany]
Methodology PGO As this programme has been contracted with all units delivered, the PGO is 100. Units required A total of 31 units are required ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
Smartscan- MEWS
MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...
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Land: battle management systems, Major networking projects, Naval: Combat Management Systems
DOOB (HARBIYE)
Defence out of a Box (DOOB, also marketed as HARBIYE) is a C4I system family developed by Havelsan as an integrated defence solution aiming for ...
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Subsystems: software
Simulation Engine II
The Simulation Engine II (SE II) commercial game engine is the first PC-based game engine to be developed by Sonalysts as a commercial product and ...
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Air: mission management systems
Naval Command Center
The Elbit Systems Naval Command Center (NCC) provides the infrastructure, systems and functionality required to achieve maritime domain awareness in conjunction with applicable means, evaluating ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
JTRS Increment 1 Waveforms
A number of waveforms are set to be implemented under JTRS Increment 1: WNW with OFDM and anti-jam; SRW (ground domain); joint airborne network-tactical edge ...
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Sea: procedural training
Submarine Simulator
A multi-domain simulation system for submarines, covering all vessel systems and subsystems: Submarine Tactical Trainer (STT); Submarine Diving and Steering Simulator (SDS) in a cockpit; Surface Navigation Simulator ...
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Air: mission management systems
I-JOCCS
Integrated Joint Operational Command and Control Services (I-JOCCS) is designed for interoperability among coalition forces including the UK and US. The capability supports fixed-site installations ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
GMS Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) Family
At AUSA 2024, General Micro Systems (GMS Computing Engines) unveiled four new cross-domain systems (CDS) designed to give air and land forces ultra-secure, real-time gigabit ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
ELK-7065
The ELK-7065 ground and naval HF COMINT direction-finding system was unveiled in 2013, with a compact, lightweight airborne version launched in September 2017. The sensor was ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
JTRS Domains
The former JTRS ‘clusters’, that had become separate disjointed programmes, have been replaced with centrally managed domain programme management offices. The construct comprises four JTRS ...
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Land: battle management systems
AMDWS
AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...
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Major networking projects
TNE
Trusted Network Environment (TNE) is used by the US DoD and federal agencies where multiple coalitions of interest need trusted information brokers to let them ...
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Major networking projects
GIG
Global Information Grid (GIG) is a DoD-wide programme, managed by OSD Network Information Infrastructure and integrated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, to support all ...
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Land: air defence radar
Hawkeye AD
Hawkeye Air Defence (AD) is an integrated sensor suite optimised for acquisition, tracking, classification and engagement of air targets from fixed and mobile platforms. The ...
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Land: air defence radar
3D Primary Surveillance Radar
The Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) 3D is part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. It has been designed especially for airport and air ...