• Military Logistics

  Boeing and United Arab Emirates announce order for 6 C-17s

  6th January 2010

  Boeing and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence today announced that the UAE has signed a contract for the acquisition of …

• Land Warfare

  NATO boosts defences at Kandahar airfield

  5th January 2010

  Advanced Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) sensors have been delivered and installed at Kandahar airfield. This successful and on schedule delivery was done by the …

• Defence Helicopter

  QinetiQ brings Combined Aerial Target Service for Mirach online

  22nd December 2009

  QinetiQ has officially brought into service the Mirach advanced sub-sonic aerial target, as part of the Combined Aerial Target Service (CATS) contract for the UK's …

• Defence Helicopter

  Albania signs up for Cougars

  21st December 2009

  The Albanian Defence Ministry has signed a contract to purchase five Eurocopter AS532AL Cougars for its armed forces. The contract was signed during a ceremony …

• Military Logistics

  Logistics Bridge Supports Afghan Conflict

  18th December 2009

  The Defense Department moves troops and supplies into land-locked Afghanistan via an air-and-land logistics "bridge" that transits Central Asia, a senior defense official said at …

• Defence Helicopter

  RAF helicopters scramble to aid of capsized ship

  18th December 2009

  84 Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, were called out to search for survivors from a Panamanian registered ship, the Danny F2 carrying livestock …

• Military Logistics

  Northrop Grumman Wins Logistics Support Contract for US Navy Navigation and Ship Control Systems

  18th December 2009

  Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide performance-based logistics (PBL) support for navigation and steering systems installed …

• Defence Helicopter

  Gallantry Award for Culdrose Aircrewman

  18th December 2009

  Chief Petty Officer Aircrewman Dave Rigg, serving in 771 Naval Air Squadron based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, has been awarded the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Royal Navy Medic United With Top Russian Medal

  18th December 2009

  Eight years is a while in anyone’s language and for Medical Assistant Alan Jackson he has watched two Royal Navy postings come and go, completed …

• Military Logistics

  Royal Air Force to Acquire 7th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

  17th December 2009

  The Boeing Company and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence this week announced an agreement for the acquisition of a seventh C-17 Globemaster III for …

• Digital Battlespace

  NATO and US connect networks in Afghanistan

  17th December 2009

  NATO is on the verge of creating a common mission network, linking the US CENTRIX system with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Mission Secret …

• Military Logistics

  'Sparkling' first flight for A400M

  14th December 2009

  After months of setbacks and frustration, Airbus' controversial military airlifter, the A400M has finally flown. Seville's San Pablo airport was the venue and in front …

• Defence Helicopter

  Apache Block III Aircraft Tests New Technology

  14th December 2009

  Developmental prototypes of the US Army's next-generation Block III Apache Attack helicopter tested emerging technologies which allow pilots to control UAVs and their sensor payloads …

• Defence Helicopter

  Helinet Aviation Formalizes Aerial Surveillance Services Business with Launch of Helinet Technologies Division

  14th December 2009

  Evolving out of the firm’s longstanding work providing aerial surveillance systems and services to major law enforcement and government agencies including the Los Angeles Police …

• Defence Helicopter

  Tigre flies off the Mistral

  14th December 2009

  Just two weeks after playing host to the first-ever shipborne landing of a Russian Ka-52 Alligator, two Tigres, two Pumas and two Gazelles have been …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  MiG-35 (Russia)

  The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Multirole Underwater Seabed Surveillance Ship (MU3S) [Italy]

  In June 2024, during a presentation provided at the NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC COE), the Italian Navy detailed the new capabilities it ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Multirole Underwater Seabed Surveillance Ship (MU3S) [Italy]

  In June 2024, during a presentation provided at the NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC COE), the Italian Navy detailed the new capabilities it ...

• AEW&C

  Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Multirole Underwater Seabed Surveillance Ship (MU3S) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements According to the presentation provided by the Italian Navy, the MultiroleUnderwater Seabed Surveillance Ship (MU3S) will:operate a wide range of uncrewed systems, ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

• Data links

  Data links | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  NRE+ (Navio Reabastecedor de Esquadra e Logístico) [Portugal]

  Programme Background Requirements Portugal urges to replace NRP Bérrio, a fleet support tanker which was decommissioned in 2020. Since Bérrio was decommissioned, the Portuguese Navy has ...

• 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 ...

• Corvettes

  Light Corvettes Procurement [UAE]

  Programme Background Requirements The current first line of vessels of the UAE Navy includes two Gowind 2500 corvettes (one to be delivered by 2025), six ...

• Destroyers

  DDX Programme [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Destroyers are fundamental to Italy's blue water fleet and will be required to be capable of projecting capability at sea from the ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Small VTOL UAV (Denmark)

  Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

• Patrol boats

  Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPV) [Bulgaria]

  Programme Background Timeline Two Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPV) are being procured for the Bulgarian Navy. The project began as far back as 2004 when ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Light machine guns

  LSAT LMG

  Textron Systems Unmanned Systems is developing and maturing a Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) family of weapons and ammunition with the US Army that fires ...

• Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

  6.5mm CT Carbine

  The 6.5mm Cased Telescoped (CT) Carbine is a closed-bolt, forward-feed, gas piston-operated weapon being developed as part of the US Army's Lightweight Small Arms Technology ...

• Anti-ship missiles

  3M-54 Kalibr

  The 3M-54 Kalibr, or Klub, (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 'Sizzler') is a Russian surface ship and submarine-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile.

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Flat Track

  The Flat Track (NATO reporting name) is a barrage and deception radar jamming system that is able to counter anti-ship missiles.

• Land: Radio and SATCOM, Naval: Radio and SATCOM

  R&S M3SR Series4100

  Rohde & Schwarz M3SR Series4100 is a family of software-defined HF radios designed for stationary and shipborne communications. Offered in multiple configurations, they offer high-data-rate BLOS ...

• Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles

  Kh-31

  The Kh-31 (NATO reporting name AS-17 Krypton) is a Russian ASM that is known for its anti-radiation (Kh-31P) and anti-ship (Kh-31A) versions. 

• Major networking projects

  NATO SATCOM

  Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...

• Major networking projects

  NATO DCIS

  Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...

• Land: RWS

  Qimek NATO

  Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...

• Land: RWS

  Nanuk NATO

  Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...

• Anti-ship missiles

  P-800 Oniks

  The P-800 Oniks, known in exports as the Yakhont, is a Soviet supersonic anti-ship cruise missile and is a ramjet version of the P-80 Zubr. ...

• Anti-ship missiles

  Kh-35

  The Zvezda ('Star') Kh-35 is a long-range, radar-guided anti-ship missile in the same class as the Exocet. The jet-launched version of the subsonic, cruise, anti-ship ...

• Corvettes

  Hainan Class (Type 037)

  The Hainan class (Type 037) class is a range of corvette-sized vessels, mostly in service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, which cover a ...

• Data links

  Link 14

  Broadcast HF teletype link for maritime units designed to transfer surveillance information from ships with a tactical data processing capability to non-tactical data processing ships. ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Poseidón - Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS)

  The Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS), Poseidon (A-21), is a submarine rescue vessel being built by Navatia. The ship will enter service ...