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News - joint all-domain

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Paris Air Show: Anka on path to commercial market

    26th June 2017

    While Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) showcased the weaponised version of its Anka UAV at the Paris Air Show the company said that it is also …

  • Land Warfare

    Paris Air Show: Le Bourget under air defence ‘bubble’ (video)

    26th June 2017

    While most visitors at this year’s Paris Air Show were concerned with applying enough sun protection, the French Air Force had another more pressing concern; …

  • Naval Warfare

    Croatia gets new inshore patrol vessels

    26th June 2017

    Earlier this month Croatian shipyard Brodosplit launched the first inshore patrol vessel (IPV) of the five-unit batch ordered by the country’s coast guard service. The …

  • Naval Warfare

    DCNS’s F21 torpedo enters final development phase

    26th June 2017

    DCNS’s F21 torpedo has entered into its final development phase following the completion of a qualification round of firing off the Var coast in France, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    UK awards IFF upgrade contract

    26th June 2017

    Leonardo has received a contract worth over $323 million from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the upgrade of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) …

  • Land Warfare

    Belgium aligns to France’s ‘Scorpion’ programme

    26th June 2017

    The Belgium government has approved plans that will see the country’s land forces recapitalise its armoured vehicle fleet through closer cooperation with France, in a …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Analysis: New Indian naval helicopters dashed again

    26th June 2017

    An Indian Navy (IN) deal valued at over $1 billion for 16 Multirole Helicopters (MRH) was given a quiet burial after being scrapped by the …

  • Training

    Paris Air Show: T-100 on top form (video)

    23rd June 2017

    Of all the companies present at this year's Paris Air Show, Leonardo was the only one to bring its offering for the US Air Force's …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Thales to form Indian joint venture

    23rd June 2017

    India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative has chalked up a new success, with Thales and Reliance Defence Limited announcing their intent to form an Indian Joint …

  • Defence Notes

    Has the US lost the plot in South China Sea?

    23rd June 2017

    As the South China Sea transforms into a spider web of interconnected military facilities designed to lock out uninvited guests, one would have thought that …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Paris Air Show: Hot off the press (video)

    23rd June 2017

    Despite this year's Paris Air Show being a scorcher, with temperatures unseasonably high, the Shephard team worked to provide all the aviation news from the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Ka-226T helicopter JV registered in India

    23rd June 2017

    Russian Helicopters and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have registered a joint venture (JV) for the production of Ka-226T light helicopters in India, Russian Helicopters announced …

  • Naval Warfare

    Trilateral naval patrols launched to net ISIS

    23rd June 2017

    Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have responded to the threat of possibly thousands of ISIS fighters in Southeast Asia by commencing the deployment of joint …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Paris Air Show: Additional payload requirement for MEUAS III

    22nd June 2017

    The NAVAIR and MEUSS III awards announced recently, which will enable Textron Systems to put itself forward for future UAS-based tasking orders, has been met positively …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    South Korea documents alien intruder

    22nd June 2017

    South Korea has confirmed that a small UAV located in its territory on 8 June was definitely from its northern neighbour after a crash cut …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - small

    Vietnam - ScanEagle 2

    Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

    Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

  • UAS: communication systems

    UAS: communication systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

    The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challange, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

  • UAS: flight control systems

    UAS: flight control systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

    The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challange, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

  • OPVs

    Kingston Class Replacement [Canada]

    Programme Background Requirements Under the second pillar of its shipbuilding strategy, Canada is seeking to procure an undisclosed number of small vessels (below 1000t). Part ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    U-212 Near Future Submarine (4) [Italy]

    Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    U-212 Near Future Submarine (3) [Italy]

    Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CATV (UK)

    Programme Background CATV The CATV programme was initiated in 2019, when the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden signed an MoU to share acquisition costs for ...

  • Minehunters

    Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Netherlands]

    Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite class MCM's which are due ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Action Plan of the Georgian Defence Force (Warmate) [Georgia]

    Programme Background Action Plan of the Georgian Defence Forces 2020-30 In July 2021, the Georgian Minister of Defence, Juansher Burchuladze, outlined the country's military modernisation ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Naval Shipborne Uncrewed Aerial System (NSUAS) (India)

    Programma Background 2015 RfI On 5 February 2015, the Directorate of Naval Air Staff released a RfI for a Naval Shipborne Uncrewed Aerial System (NSUAS) that ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    CH-47F Chinook

    As the Army's only heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-47F Improved Cargo helicopter is an essential component of the Army's Multi-Domain Battle framework. The CH-47F and MH-47G ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CATV (Germany)

    Programme Background CATV The CATV programme was initiated in 2019, when the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden signed an MoU to share acquisition costs for ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    F-15SA Saudi Arabia

    The aircraft deal includes 170 APG-63(v)3 AESA radar sets, 193 F-110-GE-129 Improved Performance Engines, 100 M61 Vulcan Cannons, 338 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems amongst ...

  • Corvettes

    Ada Class Corvettes (3-4) [Ukraine]

    Programme Background Timeline In October 2020, the MoD of Ukraine and the President of the Turkish Defence Industries signed a memorandum of understanding. This outlined ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

    Smartscan- MEWS

    MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...

  • Land: battle management systems, Major networking projects, Naval: Combat Management Systems

    DOOB (HARBIYE)

    Defence out of a Box (DOOB, also marketed as HARBIYE) is a C4I system family developed by Havelsan as an integrated defence solution aiming for ...

  • Subsystems: software

    Simulation Engine II

    The Simulation Engine II (SE II) commercial game engine is the first PC-based game engine to be developed by Sonalysts as a commercial product and ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    JTRS Increment 1 Waveforms

    A number of waveforms are set to be implemented under JTRS Increment 1: WNW with OFDM and anti-jam; SRW (ground domain); joint airborne network-tactical edge ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    Naval Command Center

    The Elbit Systems Naval Command Center (NCC) provides the infrastructure, systems and functionality required to achieve maritime domain awareness in conjunction with applicable means, evaluating ...

  • Sea: procedural training

    Submarine Simulator

    A multi-domain simulation system for submarines, covering all vessel systems and subsystems: Submarine Tactical Trainer (STT); Submarine Diving and Steering Simulator (SDS) in a cockpit; Surface Navigation Simulator ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    I-JOCCS

    Integrated Joint Operational Command and Control Services (I-JOCCS) is designed for interoperability among coalition forces including the UK and US. The capability supports fixed-site installations ...

  • Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

    ELK-7065

    The ELK-7065 ground and naval HF COMINT direction-finding system was unveiled in 2013, with a compact, lightweight airborne version launched in September 2017. The sensor was ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    JTRS Domains

    The former JTRS ‘clusters’, that had become separate disjointed programmes, have been replaced with centrally managed domain programme management offices. The construct comprises four JTRS ...

  • Land: battle management systems

    AMDWS

    AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...

  • Major networking projects

    TNE

    Trusted Network Environment (TNE) is used by the US DoD and federal agencies where multiple coalitions of interest need trusted information brokers to let them ...

  • Major networking projects

    GIG

    Global Information Grid (GIG) is a DoD-wide programme, managed by OSD Network Information Infrastructure and integrated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, to support all ...

  • Data links

    Joint Tactical Terminal

    Leonardo's Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) family of products provides Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) capability to air, land and naval platforms. According to the manufacturer, over 1,200 ...

  • Counter-UAS systems, EO/IR systems, Land: air defence radar

    Hawkeye AD

    Hawkeye Air Defence (AD) is an integrated sensor suite optimised for acquisition, tracking, classification and engagement of air targets from fixed and mobile platforms. The ...

  • Frigates

    HDF-3800

    The HDF-3800 is a frigate design developed by HHI. The project is based on the FFX II frigate in service with the Republic of Korea ...