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News - defence budget ukraine

  • Defence Helicopter

    Nuri cockpit upgrade gets green light

    19th October 2016

    The upgrade of Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) took a major step forward, as revealed in a Heli-One press …

  • Land Warfare

    US Army reveals JLTV designators

    20th October 2016

    The US Army has provided official numeric designators for the vehicle variants of the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The JLTV programme has been developed …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Peru gets R-312ATs radios

    14th October 2016

    Rosoboronexport, the state intermediary agency for Russia's defence exports, has made the delivery of R-312ATs radios to Peru, the company announced on 10 October. The …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Enhanced Fire Scouts reach Southeast Asia

    17th October 2016

    USS Coronado, an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), arrived in Singapore on 16 October with two enhanced Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scouts and a Sikorsky …

  • Land Warfare

    Russia to get 100 new BTR-82AMs

    13th October 2016

    Over 100 BTR-82AM armoured personnel carriers (APCs) will be delivered to motorised rifle units of the Russian Western Military District (MD) formation located in the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Upgraded Mi-28N starts first flight trials

    18th October 2016

    A prototype of a modernised Mi-28 combat helicopter has begun flight testing at the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, Russian Helicopters announced on 13 October. The …

  • Naval Warfare

    Euronaval 2016: French Guiana OPV undergoes sea trials

    18th October 2016

    The first of two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) destined for French Guiana has undergone sea trials last week, revealed French shipbuilder Socarenam. The second OPV …

  • Land Warfare

    Russian SAM digital upgrade on offer

    17th October 2016

    A new upgrade to Russia’s OSA-AKM (NATO SA-8 Gecko) mobile surface-to-air (SAM) missile system is now available. Russian company IEMZ Kupol, a company of Almaz-Antey …

  • Military Logistics

    RN combat systems integration contract extended

    11th October 2016

    BAE Systems will provide combat systems integration services for Royal Navy vessels for the next decade under a contract extension announced on 10 October. The …

  • Naval Warfare

    Third Singaporean LMV launches

    14th October 2016

    Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has launched the third Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Unity, the company announced on 13 …

  • Land Warfare

    Smerch MLRS replacement coming

    13th October 2016

    The production of Russia’s latest MLRS system dubbed Tornado-S is set to begin in 2017.  Yury Borisov, the Russian deputy defence minister, responsible for all …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Helitech 2016: Helitune and Leonardo in tune for onboard systems

    18th October 2016

    Helitune’s onboard rotor blade tracker, RT-TipTrak, has been selected as the standard blade tracker for installation on AW189 and AW169 aircraft.  Designed for internal or …

  • Defence Notes

    US mulls AC-208 sale to Iraq

    13th October 2016

    The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential Foreign Military Sale of AC-208 Combat Caravan light attack aircraft, and related support, training …

  • Defence Notes

    MSPO 2016: Show round up (video)

    9th September 2016

    This year’s MSPO exhibition held in Kielce, Poland, promised to give greater insight into the Polish government’s future defence plans and how they wish to …

  • Land Warfare

    Ukraine S-300PS missile system overhauled

    8th September 2016

    UkrOboronProm has delivered the S-300PS surface-to-air missile (SAM) system back to the Ukrainian Air Force following modernisation and overhaul work. According to the company, the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Black Hornet 3 (Ukraine Aid) [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 - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    FPV Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Statement of Intent On 14 June 2024, the Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries Serhiy Boyev, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and the Minister ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    ISR Drones (Second Batch) (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]

    Programme Background First Batch On 20 March 2024, Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, announced that, following a 19 March Ukraine Defense Contact ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Latvian Drones (2025) (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]

    Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG) In January 2024, the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG), a multi-nation organisation that coordinates military aid for Ukraine, established a ...

  • Tanks

    Leopard 2A8 [Germany]

    Programme Background Germany has operated the domestically produced Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 2 since its inception in the 1970s. Spanning now eight versions, the Leopard 2A8 is the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    GA-ASI Drone [Ukraine]

    Programme Background MQ-9A Reaper - April 2022 On 13 April 2022, Forbes reported that Ukraine was talking with GA-ASI to acquire the MQ-9A Reaper. Ukrainian officials ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Vector / Scorpion (Contracted) [Ukraine]

    Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Systems had donated an unknown quantity of ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 [Sweden]

    Programme Background As the domestic manufacturer and original operator of the CV90 IFV, Sweden has had a continuous fleet of CV90s in service since the ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 600 (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background $300 Million USAI (1 April 2022) On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine following ...

  • 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 ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 300 (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (16 March 2022 & 13 April 2022) On 16 March 2022, President Biden announced $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine through ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Latvian Drones (2024) (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]

    Background Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG) In January 2024, the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG), a multi-nation organisation that coordinates military aid for Ukraine, established a drone ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Norway]

    Programme Background September 2024 On 3 September 2024, the Norwegian government announced that "Ukraine will get more drones donated to their frontline, and more air ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]

    Programme Background  In February 2025, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste Simon Harris highlighted Irelands need to procure a new combat fighter jet to combat ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) (Phase I) [USA]

    Programme Background Requirement The Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) provides short-range day and night ISR to US Army units at the squad, platoon and other small ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Akash-NG missile

    The Akash-NG (New Generation) missile is an advanced surface-to-air missile system developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to enhance the country's air ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Vespa-15

    The Vespa-15 is a first-person view (FPV) rotary-wing UAV manufactured by a Ukrainian company.  In May 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Ukraine announced it ...

  • Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

    Ophir 26-105mm f/1.6 LWIR continuous zoom

    Ophir's plethora of IR optics includes a wide range of long-range zoom lenses for every application. Ophir's budget range has been extended to include a ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    Kazhan

    The E620 Kazhan is a Ukrainian-made rotary-wing attack drone. It is available in hexacopter and quadcopter configurations and can drop 60mm, 82mm, and 120mm mortar shells. ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Black Hornet 3

    The Black Hornet 3 is the next generation of the PD-100 Black Hornet, the world's smallest nano-UAS. This new model of the Black Hornet provides ...

  • Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

    Alpha/Omega

    Alpha and Omega are multipurpose frame tents that require minimal maintenance and can be used in extreme climatic conditions. The Omega is more spacious and ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    CB90

    Combatboat (Stridsbåt) 90 (CB90) is a class of small, rapid attack boats designed for raiding and inshore/nearshore coastal protection operations or deploying up to 20 ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - micro

    Corvo PPDS

    The Corvo Precision Payload Delivery Systems (PPDS) is a micro fixed-wing drone constructed from cardboard. It is a low-cost, single-use drone for delivering supplies and equipment ...

  • EO/IR systems

    USG-212

    Described as a plug-and-play turnkey solution, the USG-212 is an EO/IR camera gimbal from Ukrspecsystems. It appears to be out of production. The gimbal has ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 300

    The Switchblade 300 is a man-portable, tube-launched loitering munition manufactured by AeroVironment. The platform is rapidly deployable by one operator from either a self-contained ground launcher ...

  • Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

    MIM-23 Hawk

    The MIM-23 HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) is an American medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by Raytheon in the 1950s to provide mobile air ...

  • Air-to-surface missiles

    Storm Shadow/SCALP EG

    The Storm Shadow is an air-launched cruise missile developed by France, Italy and the UK. It is known as the Storm Shadow in the UK ...

  • Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

    TRML-4D

    The TRML-4D is a multi-functional surveillance and target acquisition radar system developed by Hensoldt. It is the latest C-band (NATO G-band) TRS-4D radar family member, ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    Vampire

    The Vampire is a hexacopter drone developed by the Ukrainian company Skyfall. It can carry and drop various types of ammunition on the enemy. In ...

  • EO/IR systems

    NightHawk2-UZ

    The NightHawk2-UZ is a dual EO-IR stabilised camera turret from NextVision designed for long-range observation applications that demand low weight. The 350g sensor's IR camera has a 1280x720p ...