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Defence Notes
Russia will not postpone spring draft over coronavirus fears
23rd March 2020
The Russian Armed Forces is proceeding with its spring draft between 1 April and 15 July, despite the ongoing global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Defence minister …
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Land Warfare
Russian Baltic Fleet receives new Smerch MLRS
30th March 2020
The Russian Ministry of Defence reported on 30 March that the Baltic Fleet had received new Smerch multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Multiple variants of …
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Defence Notes
Chinese policy seeks to weaponise the COVID-19 pandemic
15th April 2020
This Geobukseon writer, as a young graduate student, was fortunate to be attending a US university that was visited by the then recently retired former …
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Naval Warfare
Russia keeps calm and carries on
13th March 2020
Russia has conducted a number of large scale live-fire exercises in recent weeks, in stark contrast to Western militaries that have downsized or cancelled their …
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Defence Notes
Russia expects Turkey to request additional S-400 systems
17th March 2020
The Turkish government is expected to request additional S-400 missile defence systems in the ‘foreseeable future’, according to the director of the Russian Federal Service …
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Air Warfare
Germany shows tentative interest in Apache
27th March 2020
Shephard understands that the German federal government has asked its US counterpart for information about the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Over the years, Boeing …
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Defence Notes
US sees huge spike in Middle East arms exports
10th March 2020
Booming arms export trade between the US defence industry and the Middle East has risen by 79% over the course of the last five years, …
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Naval Warfare
Russia steers towards submarine fleet growth
31st March 2020
The Russian Navy anticipates a major replenishment of its nuclear submarine fleet, with plans in place to receive or put into service four new boats …
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Land Warfare
PLA could be ready to adopt VP22 6x6 vehicle
27th March 2020
It is possible the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is adopting into service a 6x6 variant of the VP22 armour-protected truck, after one example appeared in …
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Training
Military Training magazine: Realism, low-cost training, VSAT, Russia focus and more
20th March 2020
Read the latest edition of Military Training for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …
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Naval Warfare
Turkish delight as Indian Navy finally replenishes support fleet
25th March 2020
The Indian Navy (IN) can look forward to receiving five Turkish-designed but locally built fleet support ships displacing 45,000t, after a deal was reportedly signed …
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Naval Warfare
Russian naval revamp to continue unabated
20th March 2020
Representatives of the Russian MoD and the General Staff have insisted to Shephard that the country’s naval modernisation programme will proceed as planned, despite a …
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Defence Notes
Rood’s departure signals degradation of US policymaking, say analysts
21st February 2020
US President Donald Trump ousted the Pentagon’s top policy official this week, in a move that analysts say signals a ‘degradation’ of Washington’s national security …
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Land Warfare
India sees the light with Negev machine guns
20th March 2020
Delhi has signed an INR8.8 billion ($116.7 million) contract with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for thousands of light machine guns, it was announced on 19 …
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Land Warfare
Serbia receives first Pantsir-S1 from Russia
25th February 2020
The Serbian Ministry of Defence has received the first of six Pantsir-S1 missile defence systems from Russia, as agreed in a 2019 contract. The delivery was …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Akinci [Ukraine]
Programme Background Two Export Contracts In January 2022, the Daily Sabah reported that Baykar had "recently" signed its first export contract for the Akinci. Haluk Bayraktar ...
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Tanks
T-90S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background. The status of the Saudi Arabian T-90 deal is unclear, it is possible that these tanks may be purchased to replace stocks of ...
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Loitering munitions
ZT-180 [Russia]
Programme Background Claims On 23 February 2023, DER SPIEGEL reported that, according to information it had gathered, China and Russia were negotiating the purchase of 100 ZT-180 ...
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Loitering munitions
Shahed-136 [Russia]
Programme Background Iran's Involvement On 11 July 2022, according to US intelligence, Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, announced during a statement that the Iranian ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Vector / Scorpion (Selected) [Ukraine]
Programme Background 500 Systems Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Quantum-Systems has provided many drones to Ukraine. Over 400 units have been provided as aid ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
SkyRanger R70 (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]
Programme Background On 19 February 2024, the Canadian Defence Minister, Bill Blair, announced that the country would donate more than 800 SkyRanger R70 UAVs to ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
T-150 (Ukraine)
Programme Background Virtual Address On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. On 3 May 2022, the UK's Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, virtually addressed the Ukrainian ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Quantix Recon (Ukraine)
Programme Background April Meeting In mid-April, just shy of two months after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, the Ambassador and the Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Ukraine met ...
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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 ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)
The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...
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Data links
Data links | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)
The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)
The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)
The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Heavy Lift Helicopter [Philippines]
Programme Background Procurement from Russia In November 2021, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that a contract had been signed to acquire 16 Mi-171 heavy ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Tanks
T-80UD
The 125mm-armed T-80UD MBT is a variant of the T-80 which was in production in Ukraine when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. An ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Supercam S350/S350F
The Supercam S350/S350F is a mini fixed-wing that Supercam Unmanned Systems Group manufactures. The Russian UAV features a modular design and has been primarily designed ...
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Transport
An-140
The An-140 is a light turboprop military transport aircraft developed from the An-140 regional airliner, which first flew in September 1997. It is designed to ...
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Loitering munitions
AQV 100 Scalpel
The AQV 100 Scalpel, or AQV-100, is a low-cost loitering munition manufactured by One Way Aerospace. The drone is operated using a first-person view and ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Mini 2
The Mini 2 is a micro rotary-wing drone from DJI. It features a 3-axis gimbaled 12MP camera for photographs and 4k/30fps for video capture. Shephard believes ...
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Loitering munitions
Shahed-136
The Shahed-136 is an Iranian loitering munition. The aircraft has a delta-wing configuration and is launched through a Rocket-Assist Take-off (RATO) method. Russia operates the platform and ...
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Fighter - ground attack
Su-25
The Su-25 (NATO reporting name Frogfoot) is a single-seat ground attack aircraft developed for close combat air support missions. Production of the Su-25 began in ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Orlan-10/10E
Developed by the Russia-based Special Technology Center, the Orlan-10 is a medium-range UAS with many variants, such as the 10E, an export version introduced in 2017. The ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Matrice 300 RTK
The Matrice 300 RTK is a rotary-wing UAV manufactured by DJI. Despite being primarily aimed at industrial applications, militaries utilise it for ISR tasks. In ...
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Fighter - air superiority
MiG-29
The MiG-29 (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is an air superiority fighter aircraft designed to engage air targets in any weather, day and night. The production ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
SURA HMTDS
SURA is a helmet-mounted display system produced in Ukraine. Notably, it offers off-boresight acquisition capability to pilots and can cue the aircraft's sensor systems using ...
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Transport
An-22
The largest transport aircraft of the time, the An-22 Antei (NATO reporting name Cock) is a heavy military transport aircraft developed by Antonov in the ...
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Transport
An-148
Developed by Antonov, the An-148 is intended for passenger, mixed cargo-passenger and cargo transport operations for both military and civilian roles. Its maiden flight took ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Eleron T-16
The Eleron T-16, or Valdai, is a small fixed-wing Russian drone. Multiple media outlets in August 2023 reported that the first Russian Eleron T-16 had ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Orion / Orion-E
The Orion, sometimes called the Inokhodets, is the first Russian-manufactured MALE UAV that has been designed to carry out a wide variety of military surveillance applications. Russia has ...
