• Defence Helicopter

  Indonesia receives five military helicopters

  17th January 2018

  Indonesia’s military received five helicopters – two Airbus Helicopters AS565 MBe Panthers and three armed H125M Fennecs – plus a CN-235-220 aircraft from PT Dirgantara …

• Digital Battlespace

  GA-EMS receives ARGOS contract

  13th December 2017

  General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has received a contract from Advanced Technology International for the Army Resilient Global on-the-move SATCOM (ARGOS), the company announced on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Teledyne participates in Iceland’s EOD exercise

  11th December 2017

  Teledyne Gavia and Teledyne SeaBotix have participated in exercise Northern Challenge 2017 in Iceland - an annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) multinational exercise that supports …

• Military Logistics

  NZ resolves ANZAC upgrade budget blowout…at a price

  14th December 2017

  Following a cost blowout on modernising the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) two ANZAC-class frigates, the MoD announced on 13 December that a resolution had …

• Defence Notes

  Analysis: China hones naval defence systems

  17th November 2017

  Chinese companies have honed their maritime and naval defence systems via experience gained from their land reclamation efforts and base building in the South China …

• Naval Warfare

  Familiarity breeds content for Sweden’s submarine flotilla

  27th November 2017

  Crews working up towards the introduction of the new A26 conventional submarines to the Royal Swedish Navy (RSN) by the middle of the next decade, …

• Defence Notes

  D&S 2017: Thales signs MoU with Thai DTI

  7th November 2017

  Thales and the Defence Technology Institute (DTI), the Thai Ministry of Defence’s research and development agency, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 6 November …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Southampton University receives C-Cat 3

  6th November 2017

  ASV Global has delivered its C-Cat 3 USV to the University of Southampton, the company announced on 2 November. The university will use the vessel …

• Digital Battlespace

  Kongsberg’s VDS for Swedish corvettes

  24th October 2017

  Kongsberg Maritime will deliver the ST2400 Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) system to the Royal Swedish Navy as part of Saab’s mid-life upgrade of the Göteborg-class …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ADEX 2017: A Sea Sword to slay the enemy

  20th October 2017

  The Sea Sword is a USV being developed by LIG Nex1 in South Korea. A scale model of the second-generation type was exhibited at Seoul …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ASV Global, TerraSond complete USV cable survey

  12th October 2017

  ASV Global and TerraSond have completed a seabed cable route survey supported by an unmanned surface vehicle (USV), the company announced on 5 October. The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Australian award puts wind in Bluebottle’s sail

  9th October 2017

  For development progress of its Bluebottle persistent USV to date, Ocius Technology received on 4 October the Defence SME Innovation Grant. This was one of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Curtiss-Wright to provide VDS winch system

  26th September 2017

  Curtiss-Wright has been selected by Raytheon to provide its winch system technology to deploy the new Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) being developed for the US …

• Defence Helicopter

  Pacific 2017: Australia declares love for Romeo

  5th October 2017

  The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) received its 24th and final Sikorsky MH-60R last September, and the navy has so far operationally deployed five flights at …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Australian navy explains UxV roadmap

  9th October 2017

  The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) laid out a roadmap for the future direction of unmanned technology at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Patrol boats

  Coastal Patrol Vessels (NPC) [Portugal]

  Programme Background Requirements As part of its modernisation plan that spans until 2035, the Portuguese Navy aims to procure new Coastal Patrol Vessels (Navio de ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  SNLE 3G (1-4) [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 ...

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

  Bayraktar TB2 (Turkmenistan)

  Programme Background On 27 September 2021, Turkmenistan unveiled three Bayraktar TB2 UAVs during a parade to celebrate the nations 30th Anniversary of independence from the ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  U-212 Near Future Submarine (3) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

• OPVs

  Jan Mayen Class (1-3) [Norway]

  Programme Background Contract The Jan Mayen-class vessels were designed by LMG Marin, with the process beginning with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) in 2013 and ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  U-212 Near Future Submarine (4) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  NH90 NFH - Germany

  The helicopters will form an integral part of the frigate system for German Navy vessels. Equipped with sonar, radar and torpedoes, they will be capable ...

• Frigates

  Light Multipurpose Frigates (2-6) [Peru]

  Programme Background Requirements The Peruvian navy wants new light multipurpose frigates to replace its existing ageing pair of Lupo-class frigates that will displace about 4,000t. ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  U-212 Near Future Submarine (1-2) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Diving Support Ship (UBOS) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements The programme aims to develop a new vessel intended to equip the Italian Navy's diver special operations unit. The new ship will ...

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

  Bayraktar TB2 [Pakistan]

  Programme Background Requirement Following a 2019 skirmish with India, Pakistan placed newfound importance on EW and ISR, primarily due to the significant advantage gained during that ...

• OPVs

  Second-hand Nordkapp OPVs [Uruguay]

  Programme Background For years, the Uruguayan Navy has sought to procure new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to modernise its fleet. The Navy has attempted to do ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  Maritime Operations Helicopters Block 2 (South Korea)

  Programme Background The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) was seeking additional naval helicopters under its Maritime Operations Helicopter Batch 2 (MOH2) project. It represented a ...

• Corvettes

  Shadhinota Class (Type C13B)

  The Shadhinota class (Type C13B) corvettes are a platform based on the Type 056 Jiangdao class used by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), built by the ...

• Minehunters

  Mine Sweeping Hunter II (MSH-II) [South Korea]

  Programme Background Requirements Under the Mine Sweeping Hunter II (MSH-II) programme, South Korea is seeking a replacement for the Ganggyeong-class minehunters, which are due to leave service ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• EO/IR systems

  Argos-II HD/HDT

  The Argos-II is an airborne EO/IR system designed for installation on helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and UAVs to provide ITAR-free ISR and ISTAR capabilities. It is a 16-inch stabilised turret ...

• EO/IR systems

  Argos-8

  Manufactured by Hensoldt, the Argos-8, or Argos 8, is an eight-inch mechanically stabilised EO/IR system suitable for ISR and ISTAR missions on Group 2 and Group ...

• EO/IR systems

  Argos-15

  In September 2024, Hensoldt launched the Argos-15, or Argos-15 HDT, a 15-inch EO/IR system designed for medium and high-altitude uncrewed and crewed aircraft.  It offers real-time ...

• Land: coastal surveillance radars

  Argos 30VS

  Argos-30VS is a coherent X-band primary radar for combined surface and air surveillance of sensitive coastal zones and EEZ protection. It can be integrated to ...

• Sea: tactical training

  Proteus ASW and Sonar Trainer

  The Proteus ASW and Sonar Trainer expands the Action Speed Tactical Trainer’s sonar capability with new sonar simulations to create a dedicated ASW trainer. Various ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: sonar systems

  SBTS

  The Shore-Based Sonar Training System (SBTS), launched in 2016, incorporates technology from the Model 997 Hull/Bow-Mounted Sonar Model 980 ALOFTS system to help support sonar ...

• Air: sonar systems

  HELRAS DS-100

  The Helicopter Long Range Active Sonar (HELRAS) DS-100 is a helicopter dipping sonar designed by L3Harris for ASW operations.

• Sea: procedural training

  Passive Sonar Trainer

  The Passive Sonar Trainer teaches operators the detection, classification and analysis of acoustic signals received by submarine passive sonar and towed array systems.

• Sea: sonar systems

  T-SAS

  The Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar (T-SAS) is a high-resolution towed side scan sonar for detection of bottom and short-tethered mines. It is able to deliver ...

• Sea: sonar systems

  Cerberus DDS

  Cerberus DDS (Diver Detection Sonar) is a sonar system designed and developed by German Atlas Elektronik. It can be installed either on surface ships or ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Type 209/1200

  The Type 209/1200 diesel-electric submarine is a variant of the Type 209 submarine designed by the German company Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft exclusively for the export market. ...

• Sea: sonar systems

  ELAC SONAR KaleidoScope

  The ELAC SONAR KaleidoScope is a fully-integrated sonar system for modern diesel-electric submarines that performs integrated surveillance. It includes integrated detection, tracking and analysis for ...

• Sea: sonar systems

  SQR-220KA1

  SQR-220KA1 is a Korean towed array sonar deployed on the Daegu- and Incheon-class frigates. The sonar can detect, locate, identify and track submarines and torpedoes. 

• Sea: sonar systems

  Sonac DTS

  The Sonac Dual Towed Sonar (DTS) system is a sonar system designed by Patria for operations in littoral waters. The system will equip the Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class ...

• Sea: sonar systems

  YAKAMOS 2020 Hull Mounted Sonar System

  The YAKAMOS 2020 Hull Mounted Sonar System has been developed by Turkish defence manufacturer Meteksan Savunma. It is an Anti-Submarine-Warfare (ASW) & mine-avoidance sonar system ...