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Defence Notes
COVID-19 prompts RCAF to enhance medevac capabilities
3rd June 2020
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is procuring a new isolation system to facilitate the transport of up to four highly infectious patients on …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAVOS and KACST to develop Saker 1C UAV
26th May 2020
UAVOS and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced on 25 May that they are seeking to expand the Saker family of …
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Land Warfare
Canadian DND confirms initial delivery of the ACSV for this year
1st June 2020
Canada confirmed the initial deliveries of the Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) for late 2020 as the country continues its effort to enhance the protection …
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Land Warfare
Canadian DND confirms initial delivery of the ACSV for this year
1st June 2020
Canada confirmed the initial deliveries of the Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) for late 2020 as the country continues its effort to enhance the protection …
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Land Warfare
Finland sets sights on VTOL UAS procurement
22nd May 2020
Finland is exploring options to procure a new UAS platform, as it attempts to improve the situational awareness of its ground troops. Col Rainer Peltoniemi, …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab hails X-band AESA trial
24th April 2020
Saab completed the first flight trial of its new X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter radar on 8 April. The company stated on 24 …
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Land Warfare
Milrem Robotics to test Type-X RCV by September
29th May 2020
Estonian company Milrem Robotics plans to start testing its Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) by September 2020. This unmanned ground system was designed to support …
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Air Warfare
Saab to provide more Erieye AEW&C aircraft
18th May 2020
Saab announced on 18 May that it has received an order from an unnamed customer for its Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C; solution, under a SEK1.55 …
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Training
NATO adds C-17 training capability
15th May 2020
Boeing has been awarded a $25.44 million firm-fixed-price delivery order to an existing support contract to provide C-17 Globemaster III training devices and spares for …
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Air Warfare
Brazilian Army receives STREV radar components
28th May 2020
The Brazilian Army Assessment Centre (CAEx) has received components of the ASTROS tracking radar pedestal and antenna which will be integrated into the Transportable Flight …
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Land Warfare
HMT Extenda Mk2 joins Canadian NGFV tests
18th May 2020
DEW Engineering and Development and Supacat have submitted their High Mobility Transporter (HMT) for the voluntary industry vehicle demonstration of the Next Generation Fighting Vehicle …
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Defence Helicopter
French aviation rescue plan bets on defence helicopters, drones and tankers
10th June 2020
The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes as part of …
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Digital Battlespace
Leonardo set for BriteCloud 55-T tests despite COVID complications
22nd May 2020
Leonardo’s US electronics division plans to test the latest variant of its BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD), which is designed to equip large fixed-wing military …
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Naval Warfare
Philippines completes Thitu landing ramp; next up is airstrip
12th June 2020
A recently upgraded landing ramp on Thitu Island (referred to as Pag-asa Island by its owner the Philippines) in the South China Sea was turned …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Bundeswehr Heron 1 to continue Mali operations
15th May 2020
The Budget Committee of the German parliament on 13 May approved funding for the extension of the Heron 1 UAS deployment in Mali. Approximately €30 …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ISTAR UAS project (Canada)
Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...
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ISR/special mission
MC-27J - Algeria
Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...
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Light attack, Trainer
IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)
On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V (9-16) [Bulgaria]
Programme Background In April 2022, the US State Department approved a potential FMS worth $1.673 million to procure eight F-16Vs to Bulgaria. The aircraft are ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Mini Reconnaissance Drones [Lithuania]
Programme Background Planned Purchases On 14 September 2022, the Lithuanian MoD announced in a short statement on Twitter, now X, that it had begun organising ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
General-Purpose UAS [Australia]
Programme Background Banned As reported by Shephard in August 2023, in the past, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) used commercial UAS from companies such as DJI for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Small Reconnaissance Drones [Lithuania]
Programme Background Planned Purchases On 14 September 2022, the Lithuanian MoD announced in a short statement on Twitter, now X, that it had begun organising ...
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AEW&C
Airbus A330 AWACS (India)
Programme Background India is planning to increase its AEW&C; capabilities with indigenous radar systems. IAF has requested to procure six Airbus 330 airliner to host ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Company Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (SUAS) Directed Requirement (DR) [US Army]
Programme Background Requirement The US Army approved the Co-Level SUAS DR acquisition in June 2023 to supply Brigade Combat Teams with an "immediate, commercially available capability" to ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 (ASW) [Canada]
Programme Background Contract Award At Euronaval 2022, Shephard reported that UMS Skeldar and Ultra had been awarded a Phase 2 contract on 19 October to provide ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V [Türkiye]
Programme Background Requirement Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...
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Maritime patrol
Maritime Patrol Aircraft Procurement [Italy]
Programme Background In an appearance before the Italian parliament’s Foreign and Defence Affairs Committee on 14 July 2022, Italian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Adm ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Replicator 2 [US]
Programme Background 1.0 The Replicator programme is a US effort to field thousands of attritable, autonomous systems across multiple domains before the end of 2025 ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]
The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an organic, on-demand ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
AW101-Norway
AgustaWestland is also providing initial support and training services, including spares at each of the operating bases and aircrew training. It will then provide performance ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Deployable/static missile systems
Falcon
Unveiled at IDEX 2019, Falcon is a short-to-medium range ground-based air defence system, including C-RAM and C-UAS capabilities. The Falcon consists of Lockheed Martin's Skykeeper ...
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Sea: surveillance system radar
TRS-4D
The TRS-4D C-band AESA multi-function air/surface radar is designed for dangerous, target-dense, blue waters and littoral environments. The TRS-4D is based on GaN AESA technology ...
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Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems
FCS-3
The FCS-3 incorporates surveillance radar and fire control system capabilities in a C-band radar with AESA technology. Originally funded by the Japanese MoD, The FCS-3 ...
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Land: RWS
Pitbull
General Robotics developed the lightweight Pitbull family of remote weapons station for use on aerial, land and naval crewed or uncrewed platforms. Armed with a single ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
RBE2
The AESA RBE2 is the first AESA radar produced in Europe for combat aircraft. The active phased array replaces the passive array in the RBE2 currently ...
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Counter-UAS systems
C-UAS Solution
The C-UAS Solution uses goniometry, radar technologies and various sensors to detect and remove UAS from the air. So far, the solution has been proven effective against ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Vixen 500E
The Vixen 500E is an X-band, compact, lightweight AESA radar for fighter and lead-in fighter trainer aircraft. It is currently fitted to the US Customs ...
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Counter-UAS systems
Airfence 5.0
Airfence 5.0 is a C-UAS RF technology released by Sensofusion. It is designed to protect airports, personnel, prisons and private companies from rogue UAS in ...
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Counter-UAS systems
Howler C-UAS
Developed by Raytheon, the Howler is a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), which includes a Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS), a command-and-control system, and a Coyote ...
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Counter-UAS systems
Cobham C-UAS
Unveiled at the AUVSI 2017 trade show in Dallas, Texas, the Cobham C-UAS primarily consists of wideband omnidirectional, directional helix (single- or dual-band), directional flat ...
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Counter-UAS systems
Skylock C-UAS
Skylock, an Avnon Group company, has developed a C-UAS system that is intended to bring sensors, jammers and a laser effector into a single deployable ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
KRONOS Naval
KRONOS Naval is a multi-functional radar family based on AESA technology. Kronos can simultaneously perform a range of functions, including air and surface surveillance, threat ...
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Land: air defence radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars
KRONOS Land
KRONOS Land is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations. The system simultaneously performs surveillance, ...
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Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar
KRONOS
KRONOS is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations. The system simultaneously performs surveillance, dedicated target ...
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Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
TMMR
The Tactical Multi-Mission Radar (TMMR) is a 3D C-Band full AESA Antenna Radar providing detection, classification and tracking of airborne and surface targets. It is ...
