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Naval Warfare
EU SEACURE programme seeks autonomous solutions to evolving underwater threats
13th March 2025
The EU and leading defence firms are collaborating on improving autonomous seabed warfare capabilities.
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Land Warfare
Germany places $342 million for Rheinmetall logistics trucks
21st January 2025
The trucks are being ordered within a framework agreement concluded in July 2024 which covers the delivery of up to 6,500 trucks worth up to €3.5 billion (US$3.6 billion).
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Air Warfare
Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile USAF contract expanded to $208 million
27th January 2025
The US$70 million modification to the existing joint strike missile contract has definitised it, covering support, containers and test hardware for the missiles’ use on the USAF’s F-35 aircraft.
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Naval Warfare
UK opens new submarine centre to support nuclear deterrent vessels
31st January 2025
The Submarine Availability Support Hub is the latest in a string of government investments in submarine warfare.
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Air Warfare
Spain acquires Skydio’s X10D in €18 million deal
27th February 2025
Skydio has been contracted by Spain’s Ministry of Defence to supply the Skydio 10D rotary-wing UAV to the Spanish Armed Forces. The contact is likely related to the Spanish Army’s modernisation efforts which has been enshrined in the Fuerza 35 project.
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Air Warfare
Babcock wins €795 million contract to support French Air Force training
13th January 2025
The contract will last for 17-years and covers provision to support military air training for the French navy, air and space forces.
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Naval Warfare
MDL and TKMS partnership becomes sole bidder for India’s $8 billion P751 contract
7th February 2025
The partnership is understood to be the only remaining contender for the contract which could be signed in 2026.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall awarded M107 ammunition contract
13th January 2025
Rheinmetall has been increasing its production capacities since 2022 and aims to be able to produce up to 1.1 million 155mm artillery shells annually by 2027.
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Naval Warfare
HII names LPD 30 the USS Harrisburg
13th January 2025
The naming of the Harrisburg moves the first Flight II San Antonio-class vessel on towards active service.
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Naval Warfare
Fincantieri takes control of Leonardo’s underwater armaments business
15th January 2025
The deal includes a 50% stake in the EuroTorp project which designed the MU90 torpedo.
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Air Warfare
Norway contributes NOK 700 million to Ukraine drone donation
9th January 2025
Other countries, including Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Latvia, have also donated funds towards drones and maritime training for Ukraine.
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Air Warfare
UAVs for Ukraine: Europe is willing to spend
4th March 2025
Despite President Donald Trump’s suspension of military aid to Ukraine, Shephard Defence Insight data suggests that in relation to UAVs, Europe and its non-US NATO allies are more than willing to fill any spending vacuum and are already contributing more than twice as much as the US.
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Air Warfare
Lockheed Martin “bullish” on future of its F-16 programme
10th March 2025
The company foresees demand for around 300 Block 70/72 F-16s from customers across the globe and is targeting around a 23 to 26 aircraft delivery total for 2025.
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Land Warfare
Babcock and Patria join up to compete for the British Army’s medium vehicle requirement
22nd January 2025
Patria’s 6x6 armoured personnel carrier (APC) forms the basis of the trans-European Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS). The Finnish company and Babcock want to offer it for the UK’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) medium protected requirement.
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Air Warfare
Japan approved for $3.6 billion AMRAAM purchase
3rd January 2025
The request is for up to 1,200 Raytheon (RTX) AIM-120 (D-3/C-8) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), along with ancillary equipment and services.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Mini Intelligence Drone System (SMDR) [France]
Background Requirement The French Army identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac, which entered service in 2008. The Mini Reconnaissance ...
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Minehunters
Tripartite Class Replacement Programme (1-6) [Belgium]
Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCM, which are due to ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 [Netherlands]
Background Joint Programme For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice in 2018, calling for ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 [Belgium]
Background Joint Programme For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice in 2018, calling for ...
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Minehunters
Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Netherlands]
Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite class MCM's which are due ...
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Minehunters
Project SEA 1905 - MMCMMS [Australia]
Programme Background Requirements Australia is looking to acquire up to eight new advanced mine countermeasures/hydrographic survey vessels under the Project SEA 1905 Maritime Mine Countermeasures ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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OPVs
Patrouilleurs Hauturiers OPVS (former Patrouilleurs Océanique) [France]
Programme Background Requirements The programme aims to procure new OPVs that will replace the D'Estienne d'Orves-class and the Flamant-class vessels. The OPVs are intended to be armed ...
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Minehunters
Al Jawf Class Replacement [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Al Jawf-class minehunters. Based on the Sandown-class design, the ships entered service in the ...
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Submarines: conventional/attack
Project Sea 1000 (Attack Class) - Cancelled [Australia]
Programme Background The competition for Australia’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine project for 12 new SSKs was won by the French shipbuilder Naval Group in 2016 ...
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Corvettes
Multirole Corvette Programme [Romania]
Programme Background Timeline Romania, since 2014. has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. In ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
HT-100 (January 2026) [UAE]
Background January 2024 Order In January 2024, EDGE Group announced that the UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) had signed a deal for 200 uncrewed helicopters ...
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Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing
HT-750 (January 2026) [UAE]
Background January 2024 Order In January 2024, EDGE Group announced that the UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) had signed a deal for 200 uncrewed helicopters ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Submarine Procurement [Indonesia]
The Indonesian Navy has a long-standing desire for a larger submarine fleet. The TNI-AL currently has four SSKs in its inventory, including one Cakra-class submarine in ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military - UUVs
A9-M
The A9-M is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. It is developed Exail. This AUV ...
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Light UGVs
Cobra Mk2
The Cobra Mk2 is a 5kg UGV designed for EOD/IED disposal and CBRN operations. The modular architecture of the Cobra Mk2 E supports different types of ...
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Submarines: conventional/attack
Scorpene Class
The Chilean Scorpene-class were procured from the consortium composed of Naval Group and Navantia in the late 1990s. The submarines, which were delivered between 2005 and ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
I4 Drone
The I4 Drone is a multi-drone, multi-environment mission system for naval drones. It has been designed and developed by Naval Group (formerly DCNS) for an ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
IT180
The Infotron IT180 VTOL mini-UAS is designed to perform a range of missions in civilian and military sectors, such as surveillance, site protection, inspection, pollution ...
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Military - USVs
Inspector 90
The Inspector 90 is a multipurpose USV designed by Exail, able to be operated in autonomous mode, remoted control or onboard steering. Its performances and ...
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Military - UUVs
K-Ster C
K-Ster C is a mine disposal system (MDS) equipped with a tiltable warhead. It is produced by Exail and in-service with navies in both Asia ...
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Military - UUVs
K-Ster I
K-Ster I is a lightweight, self-propelled ROV developed for mine warfare applications. It is designed by Exail to complement their K-Ster C model.
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Minehunters
City Class
Twelve new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) are being built to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCMVs due to retire from service in 2023. The programme is ...
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Military - UUVs
A18-M
The A18-M AUV is a configuration of ECA Group’s A18 AUV family, dedicated to military applications. With magnetic and acoustic signatures compliant to STANAG 1364, ...
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Light UGVs
TSR 202
The TSR 202 is a UGV in service with French forces and other military and police forces around the world for EOD/IED detection and neutralisation, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small, Military UAS - tactical
Nomad (Group 3)
In March 2025, Sikorsky unveiled an unnamed tail-sitter small UAV referred to as the Rotor Blown Wing. In October 2025, Sikorsky unveiled the Nomad family, which includes the ...
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Ground control stations
MAMBA
MAMBA is an IED and CBRN countermeasures system allowing the transport, deployment and control of UGVs or UAVs in hostile areas. A light manned vehicle ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
ECA Flight Training Device
ECA offers a range of Flight Training Devices (FTDs), each of which is a life-size 3D replica of the cockpit. They provide flexibility of training methods and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Nomad (Group 4/5)
In October 2025, Sikorsky unveiled the Nomad family of drones. The family can be scaled from a small Group 3 UAV to a Group 4/5 system with ...
