• Land Warfare

  SOF Week 2023: Bounce Imaging showcases solutions to be deployed in confined space scenarios

  9th May 2023

  The low size, weight and power devices are designed to enable users to explore challenging environments without exposing them to risky situations.

• Land Warfare

  Elistair rolls out tethered drone for comms relay missions

  9th March 2023

  The Elistair Orion HL is designed for use as a persistent relay solution to form part of a secured mobile network.

• Digital Battlespace

  Europe to fund 5G research for defence applications

  20th January 2023

  The European Defence Fund's 5G COMPAD project will bring together suppliers from 12 countries to work on future military communications systems.

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman begins testing new multifunction sensor

  28th February 2023

  The EMRIS sensor can perform radar, EW and communications functions using a single array.

• Air Warfare

  Regulus Cyber unveils system for drone swarm defeat

  19th January 2023

  The Ring R1 counter-UAS system uses GPS signal manipulation to control or neutralise hostile drones.

• Digital Battlespace

  How commercial innovation is reshaping military operations (Studio)

  13th December 2022

  A range of new data-focused technologies are transforming military operations, many originating in the commercial sector.

• Digital Battlespace

  How an IT giant is powering the digital transformation of global military organisations (Studio)

  8th December 2022

  While rapidly evolving technological trends promise to transform military operations, close collaboration with a trusted partner remains essential.

• Naval Warfare

  Euronaval 2022: Airbus and Rohde & Schwarz eye naval benefits of future 6G communications

  19th October 2022

  6G secure communications remain at a nascent stage but Airbus and Rohde & Schwarz aim to bring the benefits to navies.

• Defence Notes

  BFBS offers MiPlayer welfare solution to new markets

  29th November 2022

  Improving the welfare of personnel is critical to tackling recruitment and retention challenges.

• Defence Notes

  Pentagon and Ligado clash over claims of satellite interference

  27th September 2022

  A recent report supports DoD claims that a new commercial broadband network would harm existing US military SATCOM and GPS services.

• Defence Notes

  How has the war in Ukraine changed the British Army’s strategy?

  4th November 2022

  The service has been giving signs that it intends to redirect its strategy to succeed on tomorrow’s battlefield. From focusing on technology, the British Army is now preparing for a multi-domain and combat-mass scenario.

• Digital Battlespace

  The technologies that will define the future battlefield (podcast)

  5th August 2022

  In this bonus episode of the Shephard Defence Podcast, we bring you the third episode from the latest series of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast.

• Digital Battlespace

  HRL composes ELGAR to improve G-band electronics

  15th July 2022

  DARPA wants to maximise the opportunities offered by the G-band spectrum.

• Land Warfare

  How military-grade VoIP systems can deliver operational advantage to commanders (Studio)

  8th June 2022

  Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems promise a truly distributed communications network that can be tailored for various operational needs.

• Air Warfare

  US says F-35 and MQ-9 sale to UAE still ‘on the table’

  22nd June 2022

  Almost two years in the making, a deal between the United Arab Emirates and the US for F-35 fighters and MQ-9 UAS could still happen.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  Multirole Fighter (UAE)

  Programme Background Abu Dhabi has a long-standing interest in two squadrons of F-35, which had been refused until 2017 when it was reported that the ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  MQ-9B [UAE]

  Programme Background Requirement The programme is required to meet current and future threats faced by the UAE by proving ISR, target acquisition, locating submarines and counter-land and ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  PhantomBlu

  Produced by Blu Wireless, PlantomBlu is a millimetric wave (MMW) communications solution designed for tactical platforms. The 5G-compatible system provides self-healing networks that have a ...

• Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  C-Guard Netline

  Netline’s C-Guard is a family of vehicular and manpack Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) systems. The vehicular variant of the system is thought to be ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  CreoLand HP

  CreoLand HP is a 10W MANET radio designed for command centres, long-range applications, artillery and special forces units. Notably, it offers a data throughput of 100Mbps ...

• Data links

  Peregrine for Government

  Pelegrine for Government is a quad transceiver based on Rajant's BreadCrumb platform, designed as a mobile wireless mesh network node. Supporting Rajant's InstaMesh networking technology, it ...

• Air: NVGs

  PNL-3 BIELK

  The PNL-3 aviator's NVGs allow stereoscopic twin-eye observation, retaining the feeling of natural shapes and sizes of observed objects and scenery, according to the company. ...

• Data links

  CreoAir

  CreoAir is a broadband networking line-of-sight datalink system designed for aerial platforms. Suitable for applications up to 250km in range, it provides MANET-capable communications with ...

• UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

  VN-300 Dual Antenna GPS/INS

  The VN-300 is a miniature Dual Antenna GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS). Incorporating MEMS sensor technology, the VN-300 combines three-axis accelerometers, gyros, magnetometers, a barometric ...

• Anti-ship missiles

  Blue Spear (5G SSM)

  The Blue Spear, also known as the 5G SSM, is a sea-skimming anti-ship missile with a land attack capability developed and procured by Proteus Advanced Systems. It ...

• Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

  XSW

  The XSW OEM module is compact and designed for integration in SWIR imaging applications. Typical OEM applications include IR imaging for man-portable and unmanned (airborne ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  CreoLand Light

  Produced by Creomagic, CreoLand Light is a 1W MANET radio designed for UGVs, dismounted soldiers and light vehicles with SWaP limitations.

• Land: battle management systems

  ELITE Headquarters

  Viasat's Expeditionary Lightweight Integrated Tactical Edge (ELITE) Headquarters is a networking solution which provides enhanced situational awareness and communications in FOB and mobile command post ...

• Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

  Rufus-640

  The Rufus-640 camera can operate day and night and in varying conditions. Rufus-640 detects shortwave IR radiation between 0.9 and 1.7μm with a wide dynamic ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Orion HL

  The Elistair Orion Heavy Lift (HL) is a rotary-wing tethered UAV designed for use as a persistent relay solution to form part of a secured mobile network. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  GMS Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) Family

  At AUSA 2024, General Micro Systems (GMS Computing Engines) unveiled four new cross-domain systems (CDS) designed to give air and land forces ultra-secure, real-time gigabit ...

• Military - USVs

  Sea Serpent

  The three-metre Sea Serpent is the smallest member of the Eclipse USV family that Al Seer Marine and 5G International are jointly developing for surveillance ...