Uncrewed Vehicles

Gaming-style solutions for downing drones (Studio)

26th June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Evan Hunt, business development director for high energy lasers …

Defence Notes

Raytheon highlights international partners (Studio)

25th June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Joe DeAntona, VP Business Development, Integrated Air and Missile …

Defence Notes

Raytheon enhances radar and sensor capabilities (Studio)

24th June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Bryan Rosselli, VP of Raytheon Mission Systems and Sensors, …

Digital Battlespace

Raytheon highlights cloud-based Cyber Academy (Studio)

21st June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Ryan Bagby, Program Manager, Cyber Academies, at Raytheon, about …

Digital Battlespace

Missile defense reaches for the stars (Studio)

21st June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Wallis Laughrey, VP Space Systems at Raytheon, about the …

Digital Battlespace

The rise of military AI and machine learning (Studio)

20th June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Todd Probert, Vice President, IIS, Raytheon, about the role …

Defence Notes

Raytheon's missile business continues to boom (Studio)

19th June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Wes Kramer, recently-appointed president of Raytheon Missile Systems, about …

Defence Notes

Looking to the future of airspace evolution (Studio)

19th June 2019

This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Dave Wajsgras, VP and president of Intelligence, Information and …

Defence Notes

Raytheon enhances Coyote and Stinger capabilities (Studio)

18th June 2019

Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Richard Harris, VP business development, Land Warfare Systems, Raytheon, about two of the company's in-service products and how both …

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Akinci [Pakistan]

Programme Background 'Brotherly Ties'  On 14 January 2022, the Pakistan government unveiled its first-ever National Security Policy. As reported by Shephard, the policy emphasised 'brotherly ties' with ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S [Chad]

Programme Background Hurkus Trainer Aircraft On 10 July 2023, President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno visited an air base to inspect the country's new Hurkus trainer ...

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 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Hermes 900 (Uganda)

Programme Background In September 2018, The East African reported that Uganda had received 24 Hermes 900 platforms from Elbit Systems. Evidence of the platform being ...

Loitering munitions

KaGeM-V3 [Pakistan]

Programme Background In August 2023, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) released a video showcasing the KaGeM V3, Akinci and other Baykar products. According to SavunmaSanayiSt, ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

M Solar-X [Thailand]

Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Artillery Mini-UAV (India)

Programme Background Mass of Requests In October 2022, the Indian Army released a flurry of RfIs for various UAVs, showing its desperation to get UAVs ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

QX-2 (Forecast) [Brazilian Marine Corps]

Programme Background Four-Day Tour On 3 August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it had hosted a four-day delegation from the Brazilian Marine Crops, showing it ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

Garmoosha (Forecast) [Brazilian Navy]

Programme Background Four-Day Tour On 3 August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it had hosted a four-day delegation from the Brazilian Marine Crops, showing it ...

Trainer

Joint Terminal Attack Controller (Project Air 6016)(Australia)

Programme Background Requirements Project Air 6016 aims to deliver a sovereign training system to ensure the sustainable generation of sufficient and appropriately skilled Joint Terminal Attack ...

Military helicopters - multirole

HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)

According to the FY2021 Base funding, the HH-60W helicopter unit cost is $43.2 million. The HH-60W will be capable of employment day or night, in ...

Loitering munitions

SkyStriker [Uzbekistan]

Programme Background On 19 March 2023, Oryx re-posted a video of Uzbekistani forces launching the aircraft, confirming the country's operation of the drone. Forecast Methodology ...

Fighter - multirole

J-10 [Pakistan]

Programme Background A video clip released by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) disclosed that a deal to acquire the J-10 from China was signed on 25 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

V-Bat 128 (Canada)

Programme Background Requirement Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is seeking a platform for the CCG that will significantly expand its surveillance range during search ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift, Tiltrotors

V-22 Osprey [Indonesia]

Programme Background Announcement Indonesia issued a letter of request for pricing, which eventually triggered the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) to announce on 6 June 2020, ...

Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

Video Boresight

The Video Boresight is designed as a more affordable alternative to aligning guns and sights than using live ammunition. With accuracy in the 0.1mrad range, ...

Air: mission management systems

VRDV video recorders

Curtiss-Wright VRDV video recorders are designed to be compact, lightweight and high-definition. They feature a compact flash-based design with playback during flight. VRDV recorders offer ...

TeleNav

The Telenav GPS OSD module is a self-contained device with video processor and GPS receiver module that provides a video OSD overlay function on a ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

VRD1-CC

The VRD1-CC video management system is a fully HD-capable turnkey solution for video format conversion, scaling and switching. These functions are in addition to video ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

VRD1-CC all-in-one video system

The VRD1-CC video management system is a fully HD-capable turnkey solution for video format conversion, scaling and switching. These functions are in addition to video ...

HDR-1000

The HDR-1000 digital receiver is designed to deliver high-quality video, audio and data reception in demanding tactical situations, offering flexible, software-defined surveillance with low power ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

DTMUX DVR

The DTMUX Digital Video Recorder (DVR) is designed for airborne video surveillance, including SAR or other video recording needs. It provides full HD 1080p, H.264 ...

Land: battle management systems

DTMUX DVR

The DTMUX Digital Video Recorder (DVR) is designed for airborne video surveillance including SAR or other video recording needs. It provides full HD 1080p, H.264 ...

EO/IR systems

Alticam 05EO5

The Alticam 05EO5 EO payload features pan-over-tilt imaging for small UAS requiring video that uses lower power. This leaves extra space and power for multiple ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

Atlas Baseband Kit

Atlas kits are high-data-rate, ruggedised full-motion-video (FMV) baseband kits that support the backhaul, storage, reception, transrating/transcoding and overall management of real-time FMV from the enterprise ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

XSight 1721

The XSight 1721 is a high-performance, low-SWaP edge computing and video processing module with onboard video processing algorithms. At 2x3x0.335” and 70g, it provides advanced algorithms ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

ALADIN

ALADIN is a miniature system consisting of a man-portable GCS and a hand-launched air vehicle with exchangeable sensor payloads.  The UAV, which can be operated ...

Data links

Digital AN/ACQ-9 TVDL

The digital AN/ACQ-9 Tactical Video and Data Link (TVDL) is an improved version of the field-proven TVDL video and data receiver/transmitter system, says the company. ...

EO/IR systems

AC-5O HD

The AC-5O is a 4-axis, gyro-stabilised gimbal system, which feature co-ordinate hold mode, as well as embedded video stabilisation and tracking. It includes pan-over-tilt imaging ...

Air: UAV simulators

VR-Vantage IG Simulated Video

Simulated Video is an alternative to live video for demonstration, development, testing and embedded training of operational video exploitation systems such as UAS ground control ...