• Land Warfare

  Russian tactics in Ukraine reflect need for GBAD

  1st March 2022

  What should NATO planners take as initial lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war?

• Air Warfare

  Mwari design evolves to combat MALE UAVs

  9th March 2022

  Paramount claims a new configuration of its Mwari light combat aircraft is capable of intercepting drones flying at up to 30,000ft.

• Land Warfare

  Russian armour failures imply enduring value of shoulder-fired missiles

  21st March 2022

  Shoulder-fired anti-tank and air defence weapons are proving their worth for Ukraine in its ongoing resistance against Russia – and these systems will remain in the spotlight whether through replenishing depleted stocks, finding new customers or increasing the capabilities of existing users.

• Land Warfare

  Singapore Airshow 2022: Rafael welcomes All-in-One into the SPYDER family

  17th February 2022

  The SPYDER-AIO integrates all the functions of a SPYDER GBAD system onto one platform.

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 In service with the Czechoslovak Army (and then the Czech Armed Forces) since the 1970s, the 'technically and morally outdated' 2K12 KUB will be replaced by Rafael Spyder ground-based air defence systems.

• 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.

• Land Warfare

  Against a rapidly evolving air defence picture, SkyKeeper has all threats covered​ (Studio)

  26th July 2021

  Evolving air defence requirements drove the development of Lockheed Martin UK's SkyKeeper BMC4I solution.

• Air Warfare

  Ex-Belarus MiG-29s bolster Serbian Air Force

  12th May 2021

  Serbia is receiving MiG-29s from Belarus while the Balkan country also upgrades its existing fleet of seven single-seater MiG-29s.

• Digital Battlespace

  Denmark eyes Faroes for new GBAD radar

  3rd November 2020

  Ground-based air surveillance from the Faroe Islands could plug a gap in coverage of Russian flights

• Land Warfare

  Sky Sabre begins to rattle as air defence market heats up

  17th January 2020

  As the ground-based air defence (GBAD) market sees a spike of investment, one new next-generation system is on the verge of entering service. Although the British Army’s …

• Digital Battlespace

  Australia signs GBAD radar contract with CEA

  18th November 2019

  The Australian government announced on 15 November that it had signed a A$137 million ($93 million) contract with CEA Technologies for radars to support the …

• Land Warfare

  Switzerland completes GBAD sensor assessments

  3rd October 2019

  Switzerland has completed sensor evaluation testing of the two downselected systems that are competing for the nation’s long-range ground-based air defence system programme.  Conducted at …

• Land Warfare

  Middle East invests in air defence as instability continues

  2nd October 2019

  According to the newly published Defence Insight report on the artillery and air defence market the Middle East has seen substantial procurement activity in recent …

• Land Warfare

  Australian Army awards GBAD/C-RAM support work to Saab

  23rd August 2019

  Saab has received an order from the Australian Army to extend the support of its ground-based air defence (GBAD) and counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) …

• Digital Battlespace

  Saab’s SIRIUS on show

  16th May 2019

  Saab has unveiled a turnkey suite of passive sensor solution to support electronic warfare (EW) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions across air, land and …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems

  Platoon Command Post

  Unveiled at the IDEX 2011, Platoon Command Post (PCP) was developed by MBDA to provide adapted solutions for the Command and Control (C2) of Ground ...

• Land: battle management systems

  MIC4AD

  MIC4AD (Modular Integrated C4I Air Defense) is shelter-based, integrated multi-asset, multi-layer and multi-range system that commands and controls the operation of air and missile defence, ...

• Land: air defence radar

  Giraffe 1X

  The X-band Giraffe 1X is a mobile, deployable or fixed asset for short-range surveillance and Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) that provides forces with early ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  MIM-104A/B Patriot

  The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot ) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) designed for air-defence duties. The original Patriot entered US Army ...

• Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems, Land: air defence radar

  MCP

  The Mistral Coordination Post (MCP) was developed by MBDA to provide optimum surveillance, command and control functions for Mistral missile Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) systems. ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Sea Giraffe 1X

  The Saab Sea Giraffe 1X is an X-band, short-range naval application of the Giraffe 1X radar. It is the most compact and affordable naval radar ...

• Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems

  Oerlikon Skyranger

  Unveiled at Eurosatory 2004, the Oerlikon Skyranger is a mobile ground based air defence system (GBAD) which can be deployed against air targets at short and ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  Mobile - SHORAD

  Unveiled at the DSEI 2017, the Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution, comprising the Giraffe 1X, C2 and RBS 70 NG Remote Weapon System (RWS), ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Land Ceptor

  MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...