• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2022: Nammo looks to extend artillery range with smarter 155mm rounds

  21st June 2022

  Go long in range seems to be the guiding principle for Nammo with new-generation 155mm ammunition.

• Air Warfare

  Coyote target vehicle achieves 100th launch

  8th July 2022

  The US Navy uses the Coyote as a target for warship missile defence, and the vehicle recently achieved a milestone.

• Air Warfare

  TEI unveils new turbofan with MIUS in mind

  30th June 2022

  The TF-6000 turbofan engine from Tusas Engine Industries features fewer compressor stages than rival powerplants.

• Air Warfare

  KF-21 fighter performs maiden flight in South Korea

  20th July 2022

  South Korea's most expensive defence project ever achieved a milestone when the KF-21 fighter took to the air for the first time in July.

• Training

  Top Aces targets European adversary air training gaps

  28th July 2022

  Canadian adversary air training provider Top Aces is bolstering its profile outside North America and is confident it has the capabilities to prepare European fighter pilots for future threats.

• Air Warfare

  BrahMos missile gets into ER mode

  16th May 2022

  India continues to develop its BrahMos missile, with the extended-range type recently tested.

• Naval Warfare

  Are hypersonics the answer to the Royal Navy's lethality debate?

  9th May 2022

  Lethality was a key topic during the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference, with UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey saying he wanted to see the RN lead the way in the field.

• Naval Warfare

  Pakistan Navy has designs on Jinnah-class frigates

  27th April 2022

  Pakistan is on to a good thing with Turkey as it gains experience in warship design and construction, moving from the Babur class towards the Jinnah class.

• Naval Warfare

  Anglo-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon takes long-awaited step forward

  24th February 2022

  Work will assess two missile concepts, one subsonic and one supersonic.

• Defence Notes

  FTC lawsuit cripples Lockheed bid for Aerojet

  14th February 2022

  Lockheed Martin has officially withdrawn its bid to buy missile propulsion systems specialist Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings.

• Land Warfare

  Lithuania buys Boomerang gunshot detectors

  10th February 2022

  The Lithuanian Army Command procured 34 Boomerang shooter detection systems to equip the National Armed Forces’ fleet of next-generation combat vehicles. The system will be delivered in mid-2022.

• Defence Notes

  US FTC blocks Lockheed Martin $4.4 billion acquisition

  27th January 2022

  Lockheed Martin has responded to the news that the US FTC is suing to block its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings.

• Defence Notes

  HAWC makes strides with further flight tests planned

  27th December 2021

  Northrop Grumman continues to work on optimising the performance of US hypersonic missiles.

• Defence Notes

  Putin’s war in Ukraine has far-reaching implications for Asian militaries

  3rd March 2022

  There is potential for future Asian imports of Russian equipment to be hammered hard, and for increasing difficulties in maintaining current equipment, after Putin's ill-advised invasion of Ukraine.

• Air Warfare

  Air variant of BrahMos prepped for maritime operations

  10th December 2021

  Series production of the BrahMos-A missile is now ready to commence, after a successful test firing this month.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy

  The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Multirole Fighter (Austria)

  Austria is looking for 18 multirole fighter aircraft (15 single-seat, three twin-seat) to replace its Typhoon Tranche 1 Block 5 fleet in service. There is ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Multirole Fighter (Austria)

  Austria is looking for 18 multirole fighter aircraft (15 single-seat, three twin-seat) to replace its Typhoon Tranche 1 Block 5 fleet in service. There is ...

• Data links

  Data links | Multirole Fighter (Austria)

  Austria is looking for 18 multirole fighter aircraft (15 single-seat, three twin-seat) to replace its Typhoon Tranche 1 Block 5 fleet in service. There is ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Multirole Fighter (Austria)

  Austria is looking for 18 multirole fighter aircraft (15 single-seat, three twin-seat) to replace its Typhoon Tranche 1 Block 5 fleet in service. There is ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Multirole Fighter (Austria)

  Austria is looking for 18 multirole fighter aircraft (15 single-seat, three twin-seat) to replace its Typhoon Tranche 1 Block 5 fleet in service. There is ...

• Frigates

  Jinnah Class frigates [Pakistan]

  Programme Background Requirements Specifications are not yet known because they are still in the design stage, though they will integrate a more diverse selection of ...

• Corvettes

  Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) (1-6) [India]

  Programme Background Requirements India's Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap (TPCR) 2018 contains a requirement for six Missile Boats/Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs). The vessels are ...

• Fighter - multirole, Light attack

  Multirole Fighters (Argentina)

  Programme Background Argentina’s Mirage fighters were decommissioned in 2015, creating a gap for fighter aircraft. The Argentinian Air Force has expressed interest in ordering 20 ...

• Bomber

  PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Programme Background The full-scale design works on the new-generation strategic bomber developed under the PAK-DA initiative were launched by Tupolev in 2013, on order placed ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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. ...

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

  BrahMos

  The BrahMos is a ramjet, supersonic cruise missile developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a JV between Russia’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia and India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Akash missile

  Akash missile was developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by Bharat to provide defence against air threats in short-to-medium ranges. ...

• Anti-ship missiles

  CVS401 Perseus

  The CVS401 Perseus is being designed to be capable of multiple operating modes against a wide range of land and maritime targets whilst being capable ...

• Fixed wing aircraft engines

  RD-93

  The RD-93 is a variant of the RD-33 family of engines and is developed for the JF-17 aircraft.  Designed in 1985, the Klimov RD-33 series ...

• Air-to-air missiles

  Vympel R-77

  The Vympel R-77 (NATO reporting name AA-12 Adder) is a Soviet air-to-air missile. It was the Soviet counterpart to the American AIM-120. The export model ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  EX-3 Revenant

  The EX-3 Revenant is a developmental fixed-wing aircraft being developed by Exosonic. It is a Mach 1.2 supersonic UAV designed to be a 5th-generation representative, modular, autonomous ...

• Air: aerial targets

  Rattler GAL-ST

  The Rattler Ground Air Launched Supersonic Target (GAL-ST) is an aerial target manufactured by QinetiQ. It is designed to emulate the flight characteristics of supersonic air-launched, ...

• Land: Defensive Systems - Gunshot Detection / Hostile Fire Indicator

  PilarW

  PilarW is a soldier-wearable, passive acoustic GDS that indicates hostile shooter positions, tracks target locations and enables directed return fire, all on the move and ...

• Airborne rockets - unguided

  S-8 HEAT

  The S-8 HEAT is a folding-fin aircraft rocket developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft. It is currently in service with ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  EX-3M Trident

  The EX-3M Trident is an open-architecture, high-speed, developmental fixed-wing UAV. Manufactured by Exosonic, the UAV commenced flight trials of a demonstrator in May 2023, with the actual drone conducting its ...

• Airborne rockets - unguided

  S-5

  The S-5 is an unguided folding-fin aircraft rocket. The first versions were adopted by the Soviet Army in the 1950s. It is a 55mm rocket ...

• EO/IR systems

  Vampir MB

  Vampir MB is a long-range bispectral IR search and track system that can operate alone or as a low-altitude gap filler to complement air search ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Loyal Wingman

  The Saab loyal wingman drone is an in-development fixed-wing platform designed to operate alongside crewed fighters. The drone has been designed for supersonic flight, and ...

• 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.