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Land Warfare
UK DragonFire laser weapon completes successful test
19th January 2024
DragonFire, a new laser weapon system built for the UK MoD, was first unveiled at DSEI 2017 in London during its design phase. For the development work, MBDA has grouped expertise from Leonardo, QinetiQ, MBDA, Arke, BAE Systems, Marshall and GKN.
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Air Warfare
US Army cancels FARA helicopter programmes to fund UAS and Black Hawk procurement
9th February 2024
The cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) has reflected a shift in focus towards uncrewed systems in response to evolving battlefield dynamics and lessons learned from recent conflicts.
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Land Warfare
EDA's AIDED project showcases autonomous UGV and UAS collaboration
5th October 2023
The European Defence Agency's AIDED project concluded with a demonstration of AI-enabled coordination between aerial and ground uncrewed systems for the detection of explosives.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2024 preview: Vehicles to take centre stage as competitions heat up
3rd October 2024
The Association of the US Army’s flagship conference and exhibition, the largest defence trade show in the US, returns on 14 October presenting one of the few chances for companies to publicly put their platforms to an audience of US decision-makers. Shephard takes a look at what’s in store for 2024.
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Naval Warfare
US Coast Guard to invest nearly $500 million in Arctic capabilities
28th March 2024
The branch has been seeking icebreakers, cutters, C3 and ISR solutions, as well as uncrewed aerial and maritime platforms.
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Air Warfare
Turkey’s ANKA 3 UAV conducts maiden flight
29th December 2023
ANKA 3, a new stealth combat drone developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries and featuring low-radar visibility, a high-payload capacity and multi-mission capability, has completed its maiden flight.
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Air Warfare
Space domain “has never been more critical” to US security, says US chief of space operations
12th April 2024
The increasing relevance of space in warfare scenarios and the proliferation of threats have been pushing the US Space Force towards modernising and investing in new capabilities.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Russia reaches new monthly record for Lancet use in Ukraine
2nd July 2024
The aggressor’s armed forces have adapted Lancet to Ukrainian conditions via iterative developments accompanied by a significant expansion in production capacity
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Land Warfare
US Army conducts live-fire test with LTAMDS
21st November 2023
The trial involved the deployment of a cruise missile surrogate which was acquired and tracked by LTAMDS.
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Air Warfare
Rafael’s Ice and Sea Breaker readies for production
23rd February 2024
Rafael revealed at the Singapore Airshow 2024 that production was about to commence on the Ice and Sea Breaker for two customers who signed up for the missile two years ago.
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Naval Warfare
New Italian Navy uncrewed systems receive initial funding
3rd November 2023
The Italian Navy has been notable for its significant lack of investment in uncrewed systems and has no operational capabilities in this domain, but the recent three-year Defence Programmes document has initiated two new projects.
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Naval Warfare
New Italian Navy uncrewed systems receive initial funding
3rd November 2023
The Italian Navy has been notable for its significant lack of investment in uncrewed systems and has no operational capabilities in this domain, but the recent three-year Defence Programmes document has initiated two new projects.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Strategic overview: The Ukraine conflict’s robotic armies
12th September 2024
Kiev and Moscow have been competing over who can better harness the ongoing revolution in military affairs caused by AI-controlled and human-operated robots and drones.
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Air Warfare
Royal Air Force Protector UAS takes to UK skies
17th November 2023
The Protector UAS will be fitted with detect-and-avoid capabilities and it is in line to receive certification to fly in non-segregated airspace.
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Air Warfare
Indra to enhance protection of Spanish Air Force C295 aircraft
1st August 2023
Indra has won a contract to upgrade the radar warning and self-protection suite of the Spanish Air Force's C295 aircraft fleet to the ALR-400 system which will replace the legacy solution, enhancing their capabilities in conflict zones.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ISTAR UAS project (Canada)
Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Air System (FTUAS) [UK]
Programme Background Tender Notice & Timeline On 25 May 2021, the MoD published a tender notice for the urgent acquisition of a UAS and ancillaries under ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)
Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
DEF129 Nano UAS [Australia]
Programme Background DEF129 The Australian Ground Service has combined various army procurement efforts under the DEF129 programme to increase the abundance and proliferation of UAVs ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)
Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...
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Military UAS - mini
Aeromobila A Pilotaggio Remoto (Mini) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirement Released on 5 August 2021, the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023 announced a programme aimed at acquiring a mini-UAS capable ...
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Light attack, Trainer
IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)
On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...
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Military UAS - micro
Aeromobila A Pilotaggio Remoto (Micro) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirement Released on 5 August 2021, the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023 announced a programme aimed at acquiring a micro-UAS capable ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
RQ-20 Puma (Belgium)
Programme Background Requirement The Belgian MoD outlined plans to procure more mini and tactical UAS in its Strategic Vision for Defence published in 2016. According ...
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Military UAS - small
Bug Nano UAS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]
Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...
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Military UAS - small
Puma 2 AE (Germany)
Programme Background The Germany navy had an urgent requirement for three UAS required for reconnaissance and identification in maritime operations. A platform was required that ...
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AEW&C
Airbus A330 AWACS (India)
Programme Background India is planning to increase its AEW&C; capabilities with indigenous radar systems. IAF has requested to procure six Airbus 330 airliner to host ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Mini UAS [Spain]
Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
AW101-Norway
AgustaWestland is also providing initial support and training services, including spares at each of the operating bases and aircrew training. It will then provide performance ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: air defence radar
MPDR 12
The MPDR 12 is a high-data-rate (60rpm) pulse-Doppler radar with good clutter rejection performance. Teamed on Gepard with a Siemens pulse-Doppler tracking and FCR. Used ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
SPS-550K
SPS-550K is a medium- to long-range 3D air and surface surveillance radar. It employs digital multi-beam forming, pulse-Doppler and medium pulse repetition frequency techniques to ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Grifo S
The Grifo-S fire control radar is the most powerful version of the Grifo radar family for combat aircraft, featuring a 560W air-cooled travelling-wave tube-based transmitter ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
N011
The N011 is an updated version of the N001 for more advanced Su-27 family aircraft featuring both air-to-air and air-to-ground (terrain following/avoidance and mapping) modes ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
N019 Sapfir-29
The N019 Sapfir-29 is a pulse-Doppler fire control radar with look-down/shoot-down capability developed for the MiG-29. Dedicated to air-to-air combat, it has three pulse repetition ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
RDI
The RDI is an optimised pulse-Doppler radar installed on Mirage 2000B and C models used in the air superiority role. The slotted flat-plate antenna features ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
MM/SPS-702
Developed by Leonardo, MM/SPS-702 is an air and surface search radar. The SPS-702 features Moving Target Indicator (MTI), Pulse Doppler Radar and IFF interrogator.
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Kopyo
The Kopyo is a multi-mode coherent pulse-Doppler radar aimed at the MiG-21 upgrade market. It uses a slotted flat-plate antenna and digital signal processing. Air-to-air ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Zaslon AM
Zaslon AM is a variant with upgraded data-processing systems for all in-service MiG-31s.
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
NR-100
The NR-100 is a man-portable pulse-Doppler radar designed to detect and track moving people and vehicles, providing targeting information for infantry weapons.
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-66
The AN/APG-66 is a coherent pulse-Doppler fire control radar originally developed for the F-16, now adapted to platforms including Hawk 200, PBN Defender, Skyhawk, T-39N and ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
N001
The N001 is a mechanically scanned pulse-Doppler fire control radar associated with the Su-27, -30 and -33 fighters. The system features single-target engagement capability.
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Zaslon M
Zaslon M is a further upgrade to the Zaslon series, including the addition of a larger 1.4m-diameter phased-array antenna. Performance is reported to be 50-100 ...
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Air: weather radar
TWR-850/WXR-840/WXR-80
The TWR-850/WXR-840/WXR-80 weather radar systems use Doppler-based turbulence and weather detection for faster analysis and a solid-state transmitter for optimum pulse width for different ranges ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
RP-100 Fara-1
The RP-100 Fara-1 is a tripod-mounted, pulse-Doppler ground/coastal surveillance radar capable of detecting and tracking a variety of moving targets and cueing infantry weapons. Additionally, ...
