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  • Naval Warfare

    MoD fiscal black hole continues to threaten equipment plans

    27th February 2020

    With the ink still drying on the UK MoD’s newly released Defence Equipment Plan, the National Audit Office’s (NAO’s) stinging analysis of the MoD’s financial …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Singapore Airshow 2020: ST Engineering lifts lid on VTOL UAVs

    11th February 2020

    Singapore-based ST Engineering displayed two new hybrid UAV platforms at Singapore Airshow 2020. The Veloce 15 and Veloce 60 respectively cover MTOWs from 15-16kg to 50-70kg …

  • Defence Notes

    UK, France seek fresh missile technologies

    27th January 2020

    The UK Ministry of Defence and French DGA Materials and Components for Missiles, Innovation and Technology Partnership (MCM ITP) programme is launching Innovation Call research …

  • Naval Warfare

    Tenth AN/AQS-20C sonar delivered to US Navy

    16th January 2020

    Raytheon has delivered the tenth AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the US Navy, the company announced on 15 January. The sonar-towed system – which is …

  • Naval Warfare

    AQS-24 sonar in new testing

    7th January 2020

    Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24 mine hunting sonar has completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation Deploy and Retrieval payload, the company announced on 6 January. During …

  • Naval Warfare

    India seeks subs and shuffles Sukhois to counter China

    23rd January 2020

    India’s top naval leader has said that seven to eight Chinese warships, including submarines, are present in the Indian Ocean at any one time. To …

  • Naval Warfare

    GARC/TALONS demonstrated for LCS mission module

    29th November 2019

    The US Navy has carried out an at-sea demonstration of the Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (GARC) and Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) as …

  • Land Warfare

    Success for GLSDB long-range firing

    15th October 2019

    Saab and Boeing have carried out a long-range test firing of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) in Norway, Saab announced on 14 October.The firing, …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Pacific 2019: MCM figures highly in Australian expo

    10th October 2019

    Australia is acquiring a number of Bluefin UUVs from General Dynamics Mission Systems, as the country seeks to improve its mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities. Other …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AQS-24 performance envelope expands

    11th October 2019

    Recent testing carried out by Northrop Grumman on the AQS-24 minehunting sonar has doubled the current AQS-24 Program of Record depth performance metric.The test team …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy trials MCM mission package on ESB vessel

    23rd September 2019

    The US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure (MCM) mission package has been trialled on Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams. In …

  • Naval Warfare

    Pacific 2019: NZ delineates Southern Ocean OPV requirement

    9th October 2019

    The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) used the opportunity afforded by the Pacific International Maritime Exhibition in Sydney to elaborate on its requirement for a …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Shallow water MCM carried out at AECE 2019

    18th September 2019

    The US Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One (EODMU-1) has tested its ability to operate UUVs and conduct expeditionary mine countermeasures in very shallow …

  • Land Warfare

    DSEI 2019: AUDS unveils latest counter-drone variant

    13th September 2019

    The Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) consortium has unveiled an optimised version of its counter-UAS (C-UAS) designed to support mobility requirements in the land domain. The …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    LRIP contract award for USN Knifefish UUV

    28th August 2019

    General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded $44.6 million contract modification to enter into low-rate initial production for the US Navy's Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • OPVs

    OPV 1800 Sea Axe

    Damen unveiled its 'second-generation' OPV design during the 2015 OPVs and Corvettes Asia Pacific conference in Singapore. The re-configurable OPV uses the Sea Axe hull ...

  • Military - UUVs

    AUV62-MR

    The AUV62-MR is an autonomous UUV designed to perform long-term mine reconnaissance missions. Deliberately designed to resemble the Heavyweight Torpedo (HWT), the system can be ...

  • Military - USVs

    Venus

    The Venus USV is a modular platform designed to meet the demand for the growing interest in reconfigurable USVs for multi-missions. The Venus family includes ...

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

    Sky Guard SG-03

    Saudi Arabia’s tactical Sky Guard SG-03 was developed by Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute (PSATRI) – an R&D; organisation that supports the Royal Saudi ...

  • Minehunters

    Avenger Class

    The first Avenger-class minehunter entered service in 1985, with the last of the 14 ordered commissioned in 1994. The ships use Orbital ATK's AN/SLQ-48 remotely ...

  • Minehunters

    10750E

    The Project 10750E inshore mine countermeasures ship is designed for operations in depths to 100m, in particular areas such as ports, harbours, naval bases and ...

  • Military - USVs

    ARCIMS

    The Atlas Remote Combined Influence Minesweeping System (ARCIMS) is an MCM USV platform. It is capable of being deployed and operated from the shore, a ...

  • Military - USVs, Military - UUVs

    UMIS

    UMIS (Unmanned MCM Information System), unveiled at Euronaval 2016, uses a collaborative system of surface and underwater robots. The UMIS MCM deploys AUVs carrying the ...

  • Minehunters

    Venari 85

    In 2017, BMT Defence Services launched the Venari 85, a new concept for a mine countermeasure (MCM) vessel. BMT teamed up with QinetiQ to develop a vessel ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    Apache Longbow Training System

    The Longbow Crew Trainer is the centrepiece of Boeing’s AH-64 Apache training. Pilots and other personnel use the high-fidelity flight simulator to practice aircraft procedures ...

  • IMCMS

    Integrated Mine Countermeasures System (IMCMS) is a sea-proven device designed for MCM operations against modern mines in all waters. It covers mine warfare, including sweeping, ...

  • Minehunters

    El Kasseh Class

    The El Kasseh-class mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels in service with the Algerian Navy are based on the Italian Navy's Lerici- and Gaeta-class MCM vessels. Intermarine built the vessels ...

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

    I N Sky

    The Indela I N Sky is a large, trailer-transported VTOL UAV for tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, which has a four-person crew and is controlled from ...

  • Military - USVs

    SAM 3

    The SAM 3 is a USV used to influence minesweeping in confined and shallow waters. The SAM 3 can be remote-controlled from both ship and ...

  • Military - UUVs

    A9-M

    The A9 is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. This AUV embeds the latest ...