Military Logistics

France ships 1,400 assault rifles to Central Africa army

11th December 2018

France on 11 December handed over 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and three amphibious vehicles to the Central African Republic to shore up its beleaguered armed …

Defence Notes

Russia deploys two bombers to Venezuela for exercises

11th December 2018

Two Russian long-range strategic bombers landed in Venezuela on 10 December for what the government said were air force exercises aimed at strengthening the defence …

Naval Warfare

Naval Group signs ISS agreement with Egypt

10th December 2018

Naval Group has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Navy for the in-service support (ISS) of vessels delivered by the group over the next five …

Military Logistics

Canada receives Kerax trucks fitted with Marshall loadbeds

5th December 2018

The first Mack Defense Kerax trucks fitted with Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group’s loadbeds have been delivered to the Canadian armed forces as part of …

Land Warfare

Lithuania's M577s upgraded

4th December 2018

Germany's Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) has upgraded 22 M577 armoured personnel carriers for the Lithuanian armed forces, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence announced on 28 …

Naval Warfare

Keel laid for first Qatar Doha-class corvette

3rd December 2018

Fincantieri has laid the keel for the Qatar Navy’s first Doha-class corvette at its Muggiano shipyard, the company announced on 27 November. The 107m corvette …

Defence Helicopter

Philippine AW159s in testing

30th November 2018

The Philippine Navy will receive its first AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat anti-submarine helicopter in the first quarter of 2019, with flight testing currently underway. Initial flight-testing …

Digital Battlespace

UK MoD renews MCL's ECM support contract

29th November 2018

Marlborough Communications (MCL) has received a contract renewal from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for electronic counter measures (ECM) support and test solutions, the …

Military Logistics

Navantia launches Nuship Supply for RAN

29th November 2018

Navantia has launched the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN's) new auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) vessel Nuship Supply at its shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. Supply is the …

Loitering munitions

Harop [Azerbaijan]

Programme Background According to a December 2020 report by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Azerbaijan acquired an estimated 50 Harop loitering munitions ...

Military helicopters - attack

AH-1Z Romania

The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Military Strategy document, ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Piranha V

264 of the Piranha Vs will be assigned to the Danish Army's 1st Brigade, following its reorganisation in January 2019. Each of its three armoured ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Paraguay VAMTAC ST5

Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...

Military helicopters - attack

Mi-28UB - Russia

Programme BackgroundThe Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian Helicopters ...

Military helicopters - attack

Mi-28UB - Russia Forecast

Programme Background The Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian ...

Light attack, Trainer

Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

According to the HAL's chairman R Madhavan, 'apart from all the capabilities of IOC aircraft, the FOC variant additionally comes with an air-to-air refuelling capability, close-combat ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)

Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

KUS-FT (South Korea)

Programme Background Requirement The ROKA had identified a need for tactical UAVs that can be employed at the divisional level to carry out ISTAR missions ...

OPVs

OPV P71 (Malta)

Programme Background Malta is to receive an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) called P71 to complement the P61 OPV. Plans were first announced for a new OPV ...

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 ...

Loitering munitions

SkyStriker [Azerbaijan]

Programme Background In January 2019, Azerbaijan revealed several examples of the SkyStriker in service with the Azerbaijani Border Guard. Azerbaijan utilised the system in the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

CU172 Blackjack (First Batch) (Canada)

Programme Background Requirement The Canadian Army identified a requirement for two new tactical UAV systems after recognising that the squadron and company level Aerovironment RQ-11 ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Vilkas (Lithuania - Additional Units)

Programme Background  Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...

OPVs

Taepyungyang Class (3016)

The South Korean Coast Guard (KGC) currently operates 13 Taepyungyang-class large patrol vessels or also referred to as an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) but the Eastern ...

Trainer

IA-100

FAdeA (Fábrica Argentina de Aviones) first unveiled the IA-100 basic training aircraft at FIDAE 2016 in Chile. Aimed at the South American military and civil ...

Artillery rockets

EXTRA

The Extended Range Artillery (EXTRA) is a guided rocket developed by Israel Military Industries. The munitions can be fired from IMI’s Lynx and various other ...

Military - USVs

SeaFly-01

The SeaFly-01 USV, developed by Beijing Sifang Automation, was showcased at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China in November 2016. Phase one tests of the ...

Military - USVs

High-Speed Intercept Boat

Poly Technologies displayed its High-Speed Intercept Boat at DSA in Malaysia in 2016. 

Military - UUVs

Phantom T5

The Phantom T5 UUV was introduced in 2016. The ROV incorporates many of the old Phantom characteristics in a smaller system, with vectored thrusters added. 

Galaxy R8700

The Altavian Galaxy R8700 is an octocopter UAV designed for inspection of mining, construction, urban and small project sites. It was unveiled in August 2016. 

Land: air defence radar

RLS-50

OKB TSP gave its first public display of the RLS-50 3D air surveillance mobile radar at ADEX 2016, at Baku, in September 2016. Its beam ...

PD6-AW

Prodrone's PD6-AW all-weather hexarotor drone is designed for professional filming, photography, land surveying, inspections and other roles. The platform was unveiled in April 2016. 

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Bars-6

Bogdan publicly unveiled the 7t Bars-6 (Panther) 4x4 light APC at IDEX 2015, and in July 2016, the company introduced an upgraded version ready for ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Mini UAV Fixed Wing I

The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) unveiled the hand-launched Mini UAS (also known as Mini UAV Fixed-Wing I) at SOFEX 2016, along with a wider family ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Mysterious Bee

The Mysterious Bee hybrid, fixed-wing/quadcopter UAV was unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow 2016. It is designed to operate from ships, small islands, mountainous areas and ...

Awing-F100J

Awing-F100J is the latest UAV from Tianjin-based Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology and was displayed at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China for the first time ...

T333

The T333 is a coaxial dual-rotor UAV. It is an upgrade to the TD220 unmanned helicopter and was displayed for the first time at the ...

Land: RWS

Asgard RCT

The Asgard RCT (Remote Control Turret) is the unmanned member of the Asgard 127 modular one-person turret family introduced in 2016. It is suitable for ...

Military - UUVs

Echo Voyager

In March 2016, Boeing Defense, Space & Security introduced the Echo Voyager UUV. It is a 51ft (15.5m) long vehicle that can operate autonomously for ...