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Defence Helicopter
One down, 16 to go as Spain receives first remanufactured Chinook
2nd February 2022
Spain is part of a European trend to modernise CH-47 Chinooks.
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2022: H225M to boost Singapore SAR missions
14th February 2022
The H225M will progressively take over roles of the elderly Super Puma, one of these being crucial search and rescue missions.
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Air Warfare
US Army seeks additional LMAMS
27th January 2022
Responses are due by 8 February to a Sources Sought notice for LMAMS.
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Digital Battlespace
SBIRS GEO-5 joins Space Force
10th February 2022
The fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite has been accepted into service with the US Space Force.
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Naval Warfare
Draper continues involvement with Trident guidance system
11th February 2022
The USN has awarded another Mk 6 guidance system-related contract to the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Kosovo awaits Puma LE
25th January 2022
Shephard calculates that Kosovo is obtaining 40 Puma LE reconnaissance UASs under the FMS programme.
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Naval Warfare
US searches for variable depth sonar options on Constellation-class frigate
11th February 2022
The future Constellation-class frigate requires a variable-depth sonar to locate submarines, UUVs and other subsurface threats.
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Defence Notes
GAO calls for MDA to change cost estimates
3rd February 2022
The US GAO has released a report pointing out that the MDA's cost estimates for systems that detect, track and defeat missiles are incomplete.
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Land Warfare
WDS 2022: Ukraine conflict casts shadow over Russian presence
6th March 2022
Russian companies exhibited at the World Defense Show despite the invasion of Ukraine and a chillier business environment.
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Air Warfare
PACAF commander: China’s air force has limited interoperability with Russia
17th March 2022
While China continues to field multiple new aircraft types, the lack of military partners it can fight alongside nevertheless places Beijing at a disadvantage.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Singapore Airshow 2022: Australia investigates interim option for Triton facilities
15th February 2022
The Australian Department of Defence has started to assess potential interim facilities for RAAF MQ-4C Triton UAVs.
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Land Warfare
Thales starts construction of new Lithgow weapon facility
11th March 2022
Thales is expanding its weapons production capacity at Lithgow in Australia.
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Naval Warfare
USS Oakland installs Naval Strike Missile
13th December 2021
A fifth Independence-class LCS vessel has been equipped with the Kongsberg/Raytheon Naval Strike Missile.
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Defence Helicopter
Military helicopter operators urge common HUMS standards
23rd February 2022
Delegates at a helicopter conference in London heard calls for common standards to be introduced for health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) on rotary-wing platforms.
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Digital Battlespace
Sea Tigers to fly with SOVERON
25th January 2022
New shipborne helicopters for the German Navy will be equipped with software-defined radios.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
Rafale [France]
Programme Background Rafale F4 is the latest configuration of the Rafale fighter jet family. New functions will also be developed to improve the aircraft’s capabilities ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R (Australia)
Programme Background Requirement The RAN already has 24 MH-60R Seahawks (the last delivered in September 2016), so this represents a 50% increase in fleet size. ...
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ISR/special mission
ISTAR Aircraft (South Korea)
Programme Background South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration stated that Seoul is planning to procure additional aircraft to minimize potential surveillance gaps amid growing security ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Project Sea 129 Phase 5 [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement Project Sea 129 Phase 5 was intended to acquire a new ISR UAS capability for the RAN. The aircraft was required to perform ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]
Programme Background Requirements Australia has set out requirements for a fleet of up to 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels - Medium (LMV-M) with the release of ...
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ISR/special mission
E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-130J) [USN]
Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...
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Tanks
M1A2T Abrams
Programme Background Taiwan has had a long-standing desire to attain M1A1 or M1A2 Abrams from the US in order to replace elderly M60A3 TTS and CM11 ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]
On 19 December 2021, Australia launched an RfT (Request for Tender) for the Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (LMV-M) requirement under Project Land 8710 Phase 1A. The closing date ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]
On 19 December 2021, Australia launched an RfT (Request for Tender) for the Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (LMV-M) requirement under Project Land 8710 Phase 1A. The closing date ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Dreadnought Class (Successor Programme)
Programme Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 [Italy]
Programme Background Initial Procurement Italy submitted a $330 million FMS request through the Defence Security Cooperation Agency for four MQ-9A aircraft, four GCS and five ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Loyal Wingman (Forecast) [Germany]
Programme Background Need Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, stated in Jue 2024 that the "German Air Force has expressed a clear need for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [Germany]
Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS), which ...
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Destroyers
DDX Programme [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements Destroyers are fundamental to Italy's blue water fleet and will be required to be capable of projecting capability at sea from the ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]
Programme Background In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados, although contracts have yet ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
ESTL
The Enhanced Survivability Technology (ESTL) is an integrated self-protection pod with missile approach warning (MAWS) to counter RF and IR threats. The ESTL pod consists ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-66 Standard-1MR
The RIM-66 Standard-1MR is a medium-range surface-to-air missile that can also take on the role of an anti-ship missile. It was developed as part of ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
SkyCeptor
The SkyCeptor missile is a multi-mission interceptor developed collaboratively by Raytheon and Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is a derivative of the Stunner missile ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
NASAMS/NASAMS II/NASAMS III
The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), previously known as the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, was originally developed by Kongsberg and Raytheon to meet ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2
The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 is a short-range, ship-launched missile designed primarily to defend naval vessels against incoming anti-ship missiles and aerial ...
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Sea: weapon training
SM-1 and SM-2 Standard Missile and Harpoon Missile with Guided Missile Launcher Mk 13 Mod 4 Simulator
Textron's SM-1 and SM-2 Standard Missile and Harpoon Missile simulator simulates a guided missile launching system and guided missile launcher, Mk 13 Mod 4, in ...
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Man-portable missile systems
FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger, passive-guided MANPADS, was developed by General Dynamics to meet the requirements of the US Army to defence against low-flying threats. It replaced ...
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Multipurpose missiles
BGM-71 TOW
The BGM-71 Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile entered US Army service in 1970. As well as being integrated on vehicles and helicopters, TOW can be ...
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Surface-to-air missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles
RIM-174 Standard ERAM SM-6 Block I/IA
The SM-6 (RIM-174 Standard ERAM) is a surface-to-air supersonic missile launched from cruisers and destroyers, capable of successfully engaging crewed and uncrewed, fixed- or rotary-wing ...
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Air-to-air missiles, Surface-to-air missiles
AIM-120 AMRAAM
The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is the main all-weather, all-environment radar-guided, air-to-air missile developed jointly by the USAF and USN. The AMRAAM has seen ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
SPY-6(V)3
The SPY-6(V)3 EASR has three fixed faces, each with nine Radar Modular Assemblies (RMAs). The SPY-6(V)3 will be installed on Ford-class aircraft carriers and Constellation-class ...
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Deployable/static missile systems
Patriot SAM system
The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system designed for air-defence duties. The original Standard MIM-104A ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-3
AN/SPY-3 is an X-band multifunction radar developed by Raytheon. The primary modes for AN/SPY-3 include horizon search/track while scan, surface search and navigation, periscope detection, ...
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Air-to-air missiles
AIM-92 Stinger
The Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) system, also known as the AIM-92 Stinger, is developed from the shoulder-launched FIM-92 Stinger and uses the same Stinger-RMP (Reprogrammable Microprocessor) ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Tamir
Tamir is a short-range, surface-to-air missile developed for Israel's Iron Dome air defence system. Each missile firing unit, carried on 8x8 heavy-duty trucks, consists of ...
