• Defence Notes

  US orders biological warfare detection kits and decoy flares from Chemring

  27th October 2021

  Chemring to help modernise the Joint Biological Point Detection System and equip F-35s with decoy flares.

• Air Warfare

  Sweden to formally decide on GlobalEye buy in coming weeks

  13th October 2021

  Approval looms for a key Swedish air acquisition programme.

• Air Warfare

  China reveals J-16D and other aircraft at Zhuhai

  29th September 2021

  China showed off new aircraft and missiles at the Zhuhai air show, including a twin-seat J-16D shown in public for the first time.

• Land Warfare

  Australia to develop new air defence capability

  21st September 2021

  Australia is looking for a Medium-Range Ground-Based Air Defence (MRGBAD) capability that will complement and integrate with existing air defence assets.

• Digital Battlespace

  Klas and Sierra Nevada announce joint communication solution

  18th October 2021

  Klas Government and Sierra Nevada have announced the launch of their new Link 16 communications system.

• Digital Battlespace

  Swedish government authorises GlobalEye purchase

  29th October 2021

  Sweden is replacing its Saab 340s with GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft.

• Land Warfare

  DRDO improves the Akash SAM

  30th September 2021

  India continues to modify its indigenous SAM, the Akash, with a successful test flight of a new family variant.

• Land Warfare

  Clock ticks for industry to supply US with compact expeditionary power

  9th November 2021

  US Army seeks input from industry to help deliver innovative power generation and conversion, high-density energy storage, rapid charging/recharging and intelligent power management technologies in the Soldier Power Cohort programme.

• Air Warfare

  Bangladesh Army seeks attack helicopters

  1st December 2021

  There are requirements for new helicopters in all three armed services in Bangladesh.

• Land Warfare

  Elderly Kub makes way for Spyder

  26th October 2021

  In service with the Czechoslovak Army (and then the Czech Armed Forces) since the 1970s, the 'technically and morally outdated' 2K12 KUB will be replaced by Rafael Spyder ground-based air defence systems.

• Digital Battlespace

  Aerostats retain their relevance

  1st November 2021

  Militaries remain interested in low-altitude tethered balloons for base protection, or airships as high-altitude platforms for ISR and communications relay missions.

• Defence Notes

  Guam falls under temporary protection of Iron Dome

  18th November 2021

  An Iron Dome battery of the US Army is currently on Guam to test its suitability for the theatre.

• Defence Notes

  Poland thinks big as it looks nervously east

  5th November 2021

  Proposed legislation would see Poland more than double the size of its army, as the country seeks to enhance its deterrence capabilities in relatively short time.

• Air Warfare

  Saab commits to over 100 HX projects should it win fighter contest

  15th October 2021

  Saab has revealed new details of its HX fighter offer to Finland as the company bids to secure more Gripen E and GlobalEye AEW&C orders.

• Air Warfare

  US Navy awards contract for extended-range missiles

  4th October 2021

  The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to produce their AGM-88G AARGM-ER.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Horizon 2 - Multirole Fighter Programme [Philippines]

  Programme Background Requirement The Philippines wants a fighter able to perform score missions such as air-to-air combat, air-to-ground tasks and reconnaissance, including over water. It ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Project Halcon I [Spain]

  Programme Background The Spanish Air Force began requirements assessments, although potential suppliers including Boeing (F/A-18E/F), Lockheed Martin (F-35), Airbus-BAE-Leonardo (Eurofighter Typhoon) are already engaged with ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Multi Role Combat Aircraft [Bangladesh]

  Programme Background The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) continues its quest to acquire a new multirole combat aircraft. Under the country’s Forces Goal 2030 plan, which ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-15SA Saudi Arabia

  The aircraft deal includes 170 APG-63(v)3 AESA radar sets, 193 F-110-GE-129 Improved Performance Engines, 100 M61 Vulcan Cannons, 338 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems amongst ...

• 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 ...

• Fighter - multirole

  H-X Fighter Programme (Finland)

  Programme Background In June 2020, Finnish MoD announced that the Hornet fleet life extension programme is neither cost-effective solution nor sufficient in terms of Finland’s ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-35A Denmark

  Denmark joined the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program in 2002 during the System Development and Demonstration phase and has influenced technical elements of the ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]

  Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Project Quadriga [Germany]

  Programme Background Under Project Quadriga, Berlin is seeking a replacement for its 33 Typhoon Tranche 1. Furthermore, Germany is offering its Tranche 1 fleet to ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

  Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...

• 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 ...

• Frigates

  FFX Batch III - 1 [South Korea]

  Programme Background The new Chungnam-class (FFX Batch III) will consist of six new improved anti-aircraft detection vessels to replace the ageing escort and patrol ships ...