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News - shoot-house

  • Naval Warfare

    Will the budget prepare the US Navy for a war with China?

    2nd February 2018

    With an eye on conventional warfare with China and Russia, Pentagon leaders say they are preparing for a maritime fight. But questions loom as to …

  • Land Warfare

    SHOT Show 2018: IWI readies for Tavor 7 introduction

    24th January 2018

    Israel Weapon Industries is expected to offer its new 7.62mm bullpup-configured Tavor 7 to potential customers by early spring, officials have confirmed. Keeping in line …

  • Training

    HATS programme accepts first students

    22nd January 2018

    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Australian Army have begun training rotary wing crew at a new joint helicopter school as part of the …

  • Defence Notes

    US government shutdown to hamper DoD acquisitions

    22nd January 2018

    The Pentagon's acquisition efforts on some top priority issues will be in a holding pattern while US lawmakers struggle to craft a deal to reopen …

  • Defence Notes

    Trump's nuclear policy may spark arms race

    25th January 2018

    The US DoD is set to unveil US president Donald Trump's nuclear policy next week, and critics are already warning it could trigger another arms …

  • Defence Notes

    Philippines to protest China’s militarisation of reef

    9th January 2018

    The Philippines will lodge a diplomatic protest with China after Manila questioned if Beijing had reneged on a pledge not to militarise a disputed South …

  • Defence Notes

    Opinion: Time to get the UK’s house in order

    28th December 2017

    There have been reports that the UK Ministry of Defence is in the midst of yet another budget crisis, suffering from the challenge of trying …

  • Digital Battlespace

    China pushing forward on weaponised AI

    12th January 2018

    China is not fooling around about becoming the world leader in weaponised artificial intelligence (AI), including killer robots and smart systems that can locate enemy troops without …

  • Defence Notes

    Analysis: Japan’s pacifist identity is changing, slowly

    1st December 2017

    After a clear victory in the recent snap election, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) were returned with a two-thirds …

  • Naval Warfare

    Vietnam eyes SAR vessels from Poland

    8th December 2017

    The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) is eyeing six new search and rescue (SAR) vessels following a framework loan agreement struck between Hanoi and Warsaw. The …

  • Defence Notes

    GDA 2017: US talks up strategic partnership with Kuwait

    6th December 2017

    Days away from the start of the Gulf Defence and Aerospace exhibition in Kuwait, senior US officials have spoken highly of the country’s ‘strategic partnership’ …

  • Military Logistics

    RAF Marham transformation underway

    28th November 2017

    Works to prepare RAF Marham for the arrival of the F-35B next year are underway under Project Anvil, the Royal Air Force announced on 27 …

  • Special Operations

    US Army outlines $1 billion in SOF training opportunities

    7th December 2017

    Last week’s I/ITSEC exhibition in Orlando, Florida, featured updates on training programmes across the armed services. As the US Army Project Manager for Instrumentation, Targets and Threat …

  • Training

    I/ITSEC 2017: GBvi displays new blending tech

    21st November 2017

    GBvi will display two new technologies in its Chronos range at I/ITSEC 2017, the Chronos Greyscale and Chronos Rewind, which will be demonstrated live at …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    MQ-9 shows off ASW capabilities

    15th November 2017

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that its MQ-9 Predator B UAS has demonstrated the remote detection and tracking of submerged contacts, such as …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Frigates

    De Zeven Provinciën Class Replacement/LC Frigates [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Replacements The De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command platforms, which are in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN), are expected to be ...

  • Transport

    C-130J-30 [Philippines]

    Programme Background Requirement The PAF relies on an older fleet of C-130s obtained secondhand. In fact, the last time the Philippines purchased brand-new Hercules was ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A400M-Forecast (Indonesia)

    Programme Background The TNI-AU currently relies on 17 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and L-100-30 aircraft, including five C-130Hs transferred from Australia. Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is ...

  • ISR/special mission, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Q02 (Qatar)

    Programme Background Reiner developed the Q01 jointly with the Emirate of Qatar, primarily for the Qatar Armed Forces. It was introduced at the ILA Berlin Air ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Camcopter Project (Thailand)

    Programme Background Batch One In November 2019, as reported by Shephard, Schiebel was awarded a TBH600 million ($18.76 million) contract from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    LCU Replacement [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Requirements The Netherlands currently operates five landing craft utility (LCU) MKII vessels which are due to be replaced in 2031. In October, De Haas ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Indonesia MSI ScanEagle

    Programme Background The US first offered the Indonesia Military (TNI) a grant under Foreign Military Financing (FMF) that covered ScanEagle UAVs and the upgrade of ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    LCVPs Replacement [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Requirements The Dutch Marine Corps needs to replace 12 Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) from 2025. The current LCVPs will reach the end ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    LPDs/OPVs Replacement Programme [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Requirements The RNLN will need to replace the ageing LPDs Rotterdam and Johan de Witt when the vessels' service lives come to an ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A400M (Indonesia)

    Programme Background The TNI-AU currently relies on 17 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and L-100-30 aircraft, including five C-130Hs transferred from Australia. Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Malaysia]

    Programme Background In June 2019, The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed to Shephard that the government has given approval for the service to prepare ...

  • Trainer

    Future Aircrew Training Program (Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement) - Canada

    Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 [Ukraine]

    Programme Background Announced at the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels in June 2023, Ukraine formally signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Procurement and Operation ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 ...

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

    Loyal Wingman (Forecast) [Germany]

    Programme Background Need Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, stated in Jue 2024 that the "German Air Force has expressed a clear need for ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Land: range systems and targets

    Digital Modular Shoot House

    Turnkey custom-designed Digital Modular Shoot Houses can be provided to meet an organisation’s requirement for a close-quarters live-fire facility. The house provides a platform to ...

  • Land: range systems and targets

    MATCH

    The Modular Armored Tactical Combat House (MATCH) is a live-fire 360° ballistically safe shoot house designed to teach and practise close-quarter urban battle skills such ...

  • Land: infantry weapon simulators

    LST

    The Live-Fire System Trainer (LST) is an add-on option to Laser Shot military training systems. Its live-fire camera tracks replicate thermal heat signatures of ball ...

  • Air: AEW/fire control radar

    RC

    The RC family comprises compact multi-mode radars of modular construction aimed at combat aircraft and advanced trainers, developed from the Mirage 2000-5’s RDY radar. The ...

  • Air: air combat simulators

    USAF F-16 ATD– JHMCS

    L3Harris Technologies has provided its simulated Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) and Advanced Helmet Mounted Display (AHMD) on the USAF’s F-16 Aircrew Training Device programme. ...

  • Land: infantry weapon simulators

    EST 2000

    The Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 – described as the US Army’s only validated marksmanship trainer – teaches individual marksmanship skills, squad-level collective defence and ...

  • Subsystems: software

    Judgmental Training Software

    The Judgmental Training Software (JTS) is Laser Shot’s latest advancement in firearms training technology. It provides judgemental training through the use of interactive, HD video ...

  • Land: range systems and targets

    Infantry Shoot Back System

    Saab's Infantry Shoot Back System is a laser-based automated friend-or-foe target system for use in MOUT and open terrain training areas. Soldiers armed with a ...

  • Land: tactical engagement simulators

    Combat Training Range Instrumentation

    Combat training range instrumentation systems are meant for live-fire, force-on-force and constructive combat training ranges. GD OTS provides systems for dismounted and mounted player tracking and ...

  • Ground control stations

    Ground Control Station (GCS)

    Aertec Solutions GCS station has been designed with in-house technology and allows for various types of unmanned vehicles to be controlled from the system.

  • Land: fire support simulators

    Advanced Howitzer Simulator

    The Advanced Howitzer Simulator is a virtual self-propelled howitzer simulator for the entire crew, which provides training of operational and degraded modes, including direct fire, ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    SOVERON D

    Formerly known as SVFuA, SOVERON D is a software-defined radio designed for vehicular applications. Cleared for communications up to the NATO SECRET level, it can house ...

  • EW test systems

    EMC Test Facility

    ECS has a custom-built semi anechoic chamber used for in-house product development and pre-compliance testing which is available to hire to outside organisations. The chamber ...

  • Air: AEW/fire control radar

    RP-25 Sapfir 25

    The RP-25 Sapfir 25 is a look-down/shoot-down radar for the MiG-25PD interceptor of late-1970s vintage, developed as a replacement for the RP-25 that was compromised ...

  • Submachine guns

    FN P90

    FN Herstal introduced the FN P90 PDW in 1990 to fire its 5.7x28mm cartridge. Both were developed with the aim of providing a more efficient ...