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Digital Battlespace
DefExpo 2020: India crafts a suite of special mission aircraft
6th February 2020
In India the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on several projects to give the Indian Air Force (IAF) dedicated special mission aircraft …
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Naval Warfare
USN pushes against fleet readiness problems
30th January 2020
With the USN spending a considerable amount on modernising and increasing the size of its fleet, one notable takeaway from the Surface Navy Association annual …
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Military Logistics
RAAF C-130J trials Litening sensor pod
31st January 2020
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules aircraft has begun flight trials equipped with a Northrop Grumman Litening sensor pod. Mounted on a pylon underneath …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
MCA investigating UAS to support SAR missions
7th February 2020
A new project has been announced by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) to boost search and rescue (SAR) capabilities. The project will investigate …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
MQ-4C Triton arrives in Guam
27th January 2020
The MQ-4C Triton UAS has arrived in Guam for its initial deployment in the US Navy’s Pacific theatre. Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19, the first Triton …
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Defence Helicopter
First CMV-22B arrives at NAS Patuxent River
6th February 2020
The US Navy’s first CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River following its ferry flight from Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Autonomously-controlled Growlers fly at Patuxent River
5th February 2020
Autonomously-controlled EA-18G Growlers have been flown at Naval Air Station Patuxent River by Boeing and the US Navy. The flights, conducted during the Navy Warfare …
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Naval Warfare
First HC-130J Block 8.1 upgrade complete
5th February 2020
The first US Coast Guard HC-130J outfitted with the Block 8.1 upgrade has successfully completed operational testing, Lockheed Martin announced on 4 February. The upgrade …
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Training
Spanish Air Force purchases 24 Pilatus PC-21 Trainer Aircraft
31st January 2020
Pilatus will supply 24 PC-21 single-engine turboprop trainer aircraft to the Spanish Air Force, the company announced on 31 January. The new trainer aircraft will …
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Air Warfare
US Marine Corps' VMFA 314 receives first F-35Cs
27th January 2020
The US Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) has received the first F-35C Lightning II fighter jet for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 …
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Naval Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Malaysia to convert to maritime surveillance aircraft
5th February 2020
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will convert three of its seven CN-235 transport aircraft into unarmed maritime surveillance platforms under a US-funded programme. Work is …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New year’s resolution for CUSV and its Milestone C
15th January 2020
A ‘variety of circumstances’ were factors in Textron Systems’ Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) missing its Milestone C target in 2019, with the system now being …
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Defence Notes
Croatia sets out its 2020 procurement vision
7th February 2020
Salient features of the Croatian defence procurement programme for 2020 were unveiled on 6 February, with new detail provided on plans to purchase new aircraft …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Gray Eagle ER begins new flight demo campaign
22nd January 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has begun a series of internally-funded multi-domain operations (MDO) demonstrations of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS. The flight …
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Training
Military Training magazine: cyber training, display technology, motion tracking and more
3rd February 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 …
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 ...