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Defence Notes
How Chinese and Russian ambitions are forcing US posture in the Arctic to shift
25th July 2024
The recently released 2024 DoD Arctic Strategy established lines of action to improve US extreme cold-weather capabilities against perceived threats from China and Russia throughout the region.
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Air Warfare
US Army Special Operations orders two more Chinooks
2nd August 2024
Including the new order, the US Army has contracted for a total of 46 MH-47G Block II aircraft.
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Air Warfare
Staying power: The importance of mid-life upgrades (opinion)
9th July 2024
The rapid integration of advanced Western weapons with Soviet-era Ukrainian aircraft and the adaptability shown in makeshift solutions has highlighted the essential role of mid-life upgrades in maintaining effective military forces amid evolving combat and technological challenges.
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Air Warfare
Poland boosts its Bayraktar TB2 operability with three-year support contract
18th October 2024
The contract will work to enhance Poland’s military capability with logistical and service support for its 24-strong Bayraktar TB2 Uncrewed Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) fleet.
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Air Warfare
Brunei orders six H145M helicopters following UK’s lead
2nd May 2024
The news Airbus H145M medium helicopters will replace the Royal Brunei Air Force’s BO105 fleet.
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Air Warfare
Romania signs $7.2 billion deal to buy 32 F-35A jets
22nd November 2024
The Romanian government has formalised a deal to purchase 32 F-35A aircraft from the US. The jets will not be expected to be operational in Romania until 2030.
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Air Warfare
UK Royal Navy Wildcat fires Sea Venom anti-ship missile
9th October 2024
The Wildcat is fitted with .50cal gun and carries Stingray torpedoes and Marlet lightweight missiles. Sea Venom substantially boosts the platform’s punch.
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Naval Warfare
Russian vessels exercise in English Channel and off Irish coast
15th November 2024
One of the vessels present in both cases was armed with hypersonic cruise missiles.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Dedrone’s latest uncrewed solutions offers “complete CUAS DTI-M kill chain”
25th June 2024
DedroneOnTheMove, which integrates advanced sensor-fusion and mitigation technologies, was showcased at Eurosatory 2024 and has been designed for deployment to enhance airspace security in high-risk environments.
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Land Warfare
Latvia orders more Patria 6x6 vehicles
14th November 2024
The first Latvian-made Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) 6x6 armoured personnel carrier was delivered to the Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) in August, and more than 200 vehicles are expected to be delivered by 2029.
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Naval Warfare
New US Navy batteries are deemed submarine-safe
13th November 2024
The use of Passive Propagation Technology significantly reduces the risk of Lithium-ion batteries for use in torpedo tube launched AUVs.
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Air Warfare
Embraer promotes C-390 Millennium as it signs for closer ties with Morocco
31st October 2024
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed during the Marrakesh Air Show, with the C-390 Millennium positioned as the ideal future choice for the Moroccan Air Force.
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed extends SEWIP programme with US Navy and Japan
30th October 2024
The sale of SEWIP to the Government of Japan is the first international sale of the system.
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Air Warfare
More AMRAAMs approved for Denmark under $744 million deal
30th October 2024
There has been a spike in demand for Raytheon’s Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), including a US$1.2 billion Pentagon order for 12 countries as well as US Navy and US Air Force. There have also been approvals this year for sales to Israel, Norway, Romania and Singapore.
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Air Warfare
Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 takes flight
29th October 2024
Bulgaria has ordered a total of 16 F-16 Block 70 fighters, which will be delivered in two batches. Deliveries for the first lot are anticipated to commence in 2025.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
BMPT Terminator
Despite having earlier rejected the BMPT vehicle, the Russian MoD tested BMPT prototypes in Syria, where the vehicles performed well in combat conditions. This culminated ...
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Mine-protected vehicles
KamAZ-63968 Taifun-K
Programme Background The first 30 KamAZ-63968 Taifun-K vehicles were handed over to the Russian Armed Forces at the end of 2014. By the end of ...
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Mine-protected vehicles
KamAZ-53949 Taifun-K
Programme BackgroundThe Kamaz-53949 Taifun-K was initially deemed unsuitable for Russian requirements on account of its reliance on a large number of Western-manufactured components. However, it ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Aksungur [Kyrgyzstan]
Programme Background In January 2023, Daiyrbek Orunbekov, the Central Asian country's Presidential Press Service head, stated that Kyrgyzstan had bought "modern military equipment such as ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Eurodrone (Forecast) [India]
Programme Background India's Application As announced by a joint statement around the 7th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) on 25 October 2024, Germany accepted India's application to join ...
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Tanks
T-14 Armata (Contracted)
Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ...
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Tanks
T-90M Proryv (New-Build)
The first contract for the T-90M was disclosed in August 2017. Comprising 30 tanks in total, it covered the upgrade of 20 T-90As to T-90M ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
T-15 Armata (Contracted)
Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ...
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Tanks
T-14 Armata (Forecast)
Programme Background The first contract for 132 Armatas was signed by the Russian MoD in 2015. This will comprise sufficient T-14, T-15 heavy IFV and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Eurodrone (Forecast) [Czechia]
Programme Background Eurodrone Programme For context, the European MALE RPAS, or Eurodrone, is a quad-nation effort from some of Europe's most prominent defence manufacturers to ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Steregushchy Class (Project 20380) (19-30)
The Steregushchiy class corvettes, also known as Project 20380 and 20381, are multi-role vessels designed by Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau for the Russian Navy. ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Steregushchy Class (Project 20380) (19-30)
The Steregushchiy class corvettes, also known as Project 20380 and 20381, are multi-role vessels designed by Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau for the Russian Navy. ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter Project (Thailand)
Programme Background Batch One In November 2019, as reported by Shephard, Schiebel was awarded a TBH600 million ($18.76 million) contract from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) ...
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Corvettes
Karakurt Class (Project 22800) [Russia]
Programme Background The Karakurt-class (Project 22800) of small corvettes were initially ordered by the Russian MoD to fix the shortcomings in prolonged missions in open ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Aksungur [Chad]
Programme Background According to SavunmaSanayiST, reporting in April 2024, Chad received two Aksungur drones in 2024 following the Central African country's purchase of the Anka-S and ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: air defence radar
Protivnik-GE
The Protivnik-GE is a mobile 3D surveillance radar. The system uses a digital phased array and digital space-time signal processing. It is designed to automatically ...
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Tanks
BMPT
UVZ developed the BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle, nicknamed Terminator by the company, after studying the Russian Army's performance during the Chechen War. Designed to ...
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Counter-UAS systems
İhtar
The İhtar anti-drone system consists of a radar, EO and jamming systems designed to counter mini-UAS and is available in fixed and deployable configurations. It ...
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Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
Borisoglebsk-2
The vehicle-mounted Borisoglebsk-2 EW system performs frequency scanning for hostile RF emissions. Produced by JSC Sozvezdie, it can perform both electronic surveillance and RF suppression. ...
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Surface-to-surface missiles
9K720 Iskander-M
The Iskander-M (NATO reporting name: SS-26 'Stone') is a short-range ballistic missile. It was the second attempt by Russia to replace the Skud after their ...
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Self-propelled guns
PLC-161
The PLC-161 (also known as PLC161) is a 4x4 truck-mounted 122 mm self-propelled howitzer that was first identified in July 2020. Few specific details concerning ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
TOS-2 Tosochka
Russia unveiled the TOS-2 Tosochka MLRS at the 2020 Victory Day Parade. Like its TOS-1A predecessor, it is intended to neutralise and suppress enemy positions ...
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Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming
Palantin
The Russian Army’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation Palantin is a truck-mounted COMINT and communications jamming (COMJAM) system. Official information released by Russia’s MoD states that ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Gnat
The Gnat is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, multi-mission UAS that has been produced in several different variants. Although originally intended for export customers, the platform was ...
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Z-Boat 1250
The Z-Boat 1250 is a portable remotely operated hydrographic survey vessel built around two lightweight outriggers and a main central hull, which can be compacted ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
S-400 Triumf
The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) long-range air defence system, previously known as the S-300PMU-3, was developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau ...
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Major networking projects
SITCEN
The Situation Centre (SITCEN) is the central agency for providing situational awareness within NATO HQ. It is responsible for receiving, exchanging and disseminating political, economic ...
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Land: battle management systems
ASOC
Under a contract awarded to Lockheed Martin by the USAF Electronic Systems Center in May 1997, the company is providing Air Sovereignty Operations Centers (ASOCs) ...
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Land: manned turrets
B05Ya01 Berezhok
KBP Tula developed the B05Ya01 Berezhok turret (also referred to as a 'combat module') to provide an upgrade option for the legacy Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2 ...
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Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation
Expandable Container Shelters
Weatherhaven's expandable containers are engineered to facilitate mobility and redeployment for military forces stationed in remote locations. The three-in-one expandable containers – Mobile Expandable Container ...