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News - French Ministry of Armed Forces
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Land Warfare
Raytheon targets new paths for Ai3 interceptor
31st October 2013
Despite stalled production, the future of the Ai3 counter-rocket, artillery, mortar (C-RAM) interceptor programme could take two different paths: fielding or becoming a programme of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Kongsberg and Hydroid users collaborate on AUVs
31st October 2013
Kongsberg and Hydroid’s biennial user conference for AUV operators demonstrated increasing collaboration between military and commercial sectors, a senior company executive has said. According to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ADEX 2013: Korean Air exhibits full house of UAVs
31st October 2013
Korean Air is exhibiting the full range of its UAV capabilities at ADEX 2013, including its KUS-TR, which has flown for the first time. According …
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Defence Helicopter
ADEX 2013: KUH programme begins production deliveries
31st October 2013
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) is focusing all its energies on pushing forward with the Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) programme and has already delivered 19 production …
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Land Warfare
ADEX 2013: Doosan shows off KMRAP
31st October 2013
Korean company Doosan has displayed its KMRAP prototype for the first time at ADEX2013, which it has proposed as a possible procurement for the Republic …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon ACES selected for Iraqi F-16IQ aircraft
31st October 2013
Raytheon’s Advanced Countermeasure Electronic System (ACES) will be installed on the second group of F-16IQ aircraft on order for Iraq. The electronic warfare system was …
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Defence Helicopter
Longbow to support US Army Apache systems
31st October 2013
A number of on board systems on the US Army’s AH-64D and AH-64E Apache helicopters will be supported by Longbow under a $92.8 million contract …
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Defence Helicopter
Northrop Grumman awarded Joint STARS retrofit contract
31st October 2013
Northrop Grumman will retrofit the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft, trainers and laboratories under a $43 million contract from the …
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Defence Notes
Dutch MoD welcomes extra budget
30th October 2013
The Dutch MoD has reversed a series of austerity measures after negotiations within the government led to the release of an additional €115 million into …
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Digital Battlespace
L-3 TRL, Drumgrange team for EW development
30th October 2013
L-3 TRL Technology (L-3 TRL) has teamed with Drumgrange to jointly address demand for more capable integrated electronic warfare (IEW) and electronic warfare (EW) products. …
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Land Warfare
ADEX 2013: Samsung Techwin reveals details about Evo-105
30th October 2013
Samsung Techwin has displayed the finalised version of its EVO-105 wheeled self-propelled howitzer at ADEX 2013 for the first time. The Republic of Korea Army …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Predator B UAV EW demonstrations continue
30th October 2013
The Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed a second demonstration to explore its electronic attack capabilities. The demonstration was conducted at the US …
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Defence Helicopter
Lithuanian Air Force selects AS365 N3 Dauphin
30th October 2013
The Lithuanian Air Force has ordered three AS365 N3 Dauphin helicopters from Eurocopter under a contract signed on 25 October at the Lithuanian Ministry of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ADEX 2013: Northrop Grumman may be close to Korean Global Hawk sale
30th October 2013
Northrop Grumman remains hopeful that South Korea will become the first export customer for the Global Hawk UAS. South Korea has had an interest in …
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Land Warfare
ADEX 2013: Raytheon continues Patriot upgrade push
30th October 2013
Raytheon is continuing to position itself for a potential upgrade of South Korea’s Patriot air defence system. Mike Gegg, Korea Patriot programme manager, told Shephard …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
Joint Light Helicopter (HIL) Programme
Programme BackgroundThe French Ministry of the Armed Forces has elected to bring the launch of the French Armed Forces’ HIL programme forward to 2021. The ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - mini
Micro & Mini Drones (France)
Programme Background RequirementOn 23 April 2021, an RfP was published by the Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) to supply around 500 micro and nano drones for the ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT (13-15) [France]
In June 2020, The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes as ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
NH90 Special Forces (France)
Programme Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 [France]
Programme Background Plans to Purchase At Eurosatory 2022, Col. Arnaud Goujon, the French Army's chief of plans, told the media that the French Army was ...
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OPVs
OPV 58 S [Senegal]
Programme Background Senegal ordered three OPV 58 S patrol vessels on 17 November 2019. A procurement contract was signed between the Ministry of Armed Forces ...
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Loitering munitions
Larinae [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Tactical Drone System Light (SDTL) [France]
Programme Background The French 2024-2030 military programme unveiled the SDTL for the special forces and the French Army. According to reports, the requirement would cover 30 ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
H225M - France
Programme Background In April 2021, the French government signed a deal for the purchase of eight H225M Airbus helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of SA330 ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Parrot Anafi - Announced Units (France)
Programme Background Requriment In February 2020, the French DGA procurement agency released a tender calling for a quadcopter micro UAS to equip all branches of ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Submarines Procurement Programme [Romania]
Programme Background Requirements Since 2014, Romania has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. One ...
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Maritime patrol
AVSIMAR (France)
Programme Background In November 2018, the French MoD announced that it awarded a contract for the detailed definition study of the future surveillance and maritime ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Tactical Drone System (SDT) [France]
Programme Background Tactical Drone System (SDT) programme The French Army launched the SDT programme to replace the Sagem (now Safran) Sperwer Intermediate Tactical Drone System ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
SNLE 3G [France]
Programme Background Requirements Included in the 2019-2025 Military Plan Law is the replacement of the four Le Triomphant-class SSBNs with four third-generation SSBNs (SNLE 3G) beginning ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Counter-UAS systems
Boreades
Boreades is a modular anti-UAV system developed by CS. This suite combines multi-sensors and multi-effectors in order to enable the detection, identification and neutralisation of rogue ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
UAS 100
The UAS 100 is an autonomous, three-engined platform, modular UAS manufactured by Thales in partnership with Issoire Aviation, Hionos and with the support of the ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
ASTER-30
The ASTER-30 is a vertically launched surface-to-air missile. It is produced by Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and the Thales Group. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Lanner
Unveiled at Eurosatory 2024, the Lenner is a modified variant of the Pengion C VTOL drone, specifically modified to meet the SDTL (Light Tactical Drone System) program ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Piorun
In 20 December 2016, the Polish Ministry of National Defence awarded MESKO a $220 million contract to supply the Piorun short-range MANPADS to replace the ...
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Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - scout/light attack
H160M
Airbus is developing the H160M to meet the requirements of the French military for the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, or HIL) programme. It ...
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Land: handheld NV devices
O-NYX
The Thales O-NYX is a Ultra-Compact Night Vision Goggle used by the French armed forces. They have an enlarged field of vision to 51° compared ...
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Pistols
Glock Pistol
The Glock family of pistols have been in widespread service since the Glock 17 was selected for Austrian military and police service in 1982. The company's ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers
TDS-FA/-TA/-H
Thales’ TDS family is comprised of Radar Warning Receivers (RWRs) designed to equip a range of fixed-wing aircraft. The product series includes the TDS-FA designed ...
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Swimmer delivery vehicles
Kapal Selam Mini
The PT Palindo Marine mini-submarine concept was first unveiled to the market at the Indo Defence exhibition in 2016 as part of a wider plan ...
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Trapper VT4
A militarised version of the commercial Ford Everest 4x4 sports utility vehicle, the Trapper VT4 light all-terrain vehicle has been selected as the French Army's ...
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Major networking projects
COMCEPT
In February 2013, the French DGA defence procurement agency awarded Astrium (now Airbus Defence & Space), and its partner ACTIA Sodielec (now ACTIA Telecom), a ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
NMD
The NMD is a multirotor drone from Taharqa Technologies. The drone has been developed for the armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is due to ...
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Pistols
SFP9-SF
The SFP9 striker-fired pistol is a fully pre-cocked system with a single-action trigger. The SFP9-SF is the SOF version with a short-trigger-travel of 6mm. Patented ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Mistral missile
MISTRAL is a man-portable, fully digital, heat-seeking missile designed to meet the requirements of all branches of the armed forces to defend against air threats. ...
