• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Patria heavy UGV evolves with latest tests

  6th July 2020

  The Patria AMV 8x8 vehicle can now be operated remotely from BVLoS as a heavy UGV with 4G and 5G wireless network technology, the Finland-based …

• Defence Notes

  UK needs to decide – is it in or out of Asia-Pacific?

  21st August 2020

  The UK RN seems determined to deploy a carrier group in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, as the first operational deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth. …

• Digital Battlespace

  UK rules Huawei out of defence communications equation

  1st July 2020

  The UK MoD has made clear that Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei will have no future role to play in domestic defence communications and cyber networks.  …

• Military Logistics

  EU and NATO call for better logistics infrastructure

  10th July 2020

  Militaries on either side of the Atlantic are concerned about troop mobility after the COVID-19 crisis. In order to provide the necessary transport and to …

• Defence Notes

  NSA appointment reflects UK defence policy vacuum

  29th July 2020

  The corridors of Whitehall are generally quiet peaceful places, but in recent weeks there has been the Civil Service equivalent of an almighty shouting match, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  South Korea explores potential of clustered USVs

  22nd June 2020

  Hanwha Systems is involved in a KRW19 billion ($15.6 million) South Korean government project to develop a management system for clustered USVs by 2024, the …

• Digital Battlespace

  DoD announces additional 5G testing locations

  4th June 2020

  The DoD confirmed on 3 June that seven additional locations will be used to test its 5G communications capabilities as part of its second tranche …

• Defence Notes

  China accused of driving 5G security wedge between the UK and US

  2nd June 2020

  A US senator has weighed into the debate surrounding the UK reassessing whether to allow China’s Huawei telecommunications agency a role within its 5G cyber …

• Digital Battlespace

  Getac unveils 5G-compatible B360 laptop

  3rd June 2020

  Getac on 3 June unveiled its newest 5G-compatible B360 fully rugged laptop which runs on a 10th-generation Intel Core Processor. Defence applications include situational awareness, …

• Digital Battlespace

  USAF Warfare Center to build 5G network prototype

  29th May 2020

  The USAF Warfare Center and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E;)) announced plans to build a 5G cellular …

• Defence Notes

  Australia sharpens defence force to ‘shape, deter and respond’

  2nd July 2020

  The year 2020 has been dramatic so far, and Australia marked its halfway point by releasing twin documents – the 2020 Defence Strategic Update and …

• Defence Notes

  US risks further erosion of global influence with confused strategy

  28th May 2020

  Amid the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic, as nations try to chart a way out of the crisis and focus on recovery, there has …

• Air Warfare

  Transforming flight operations through next-gen connectivity (Studio)

  12th June 2020

  The highest standards of connectivity are crucial for aircraft in today’s military environment – and can play a key role during any crisis.   That’s according to experts …

• Digital Battlespace

  USAF nuke protection teams gain comms upgrade

  28th April 2020

  USAF security forces tasked with protecting nuclear weapons are receiving enhancements to their communications systems. On 8 April, Persistent Systems announced that it had received …

• Defence Notes

  Coronavirus muscles in on Senate FY2021 budget hearing

  26th February 2020

  The US armed forces need a bigger budget in FY2021, according to testimony on 25 February from senior military officials at a Senate Armed Services …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  Multirole Fighter (UAE)

  Programme Background Abu Dhabi has a long-standing interest in two squadrons of F-35, which had been refused until 2017 when it was reported that the ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  MQ-9B [UAE]

  Programme Background Requirement The programme is required to meet current and future threats faced by the UAE by proving ISR, target acquisition, locating submarines and counter-land and ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  PhantomBlu

  Produced by Blu Wireless, PlantomBlu is a millimetric wave (MMW) communications solution designed for tactical platforms. The 5G-compatible system provides self-healing networks that have a ...

• Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  C-Guard Netline

  Netline’s C-Guard is a family of vehicular and manpack Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) systems. The vehicular variant of the system is thought to be ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  CreoLand HP

  CreoLand HP is a 10W MANET radio designed for command centres, long-range applications, artillery and special forces units. Notably, it offers a data throughput of 100Mbps ...

• Data links

  Peregrine for Government

  Pelegrine for Government is a quad transceiver based on Rajant's BreadCrumb platform, designed as a mobile wireless mesh network node. Supporting Rajant's InstaMesh networking technology, it ...

• Air: NVGs

  PNL-3 BIELK

  The PNL-3 aviator's NVGs allow stereoscopic twin-eye observation, retaining the feeling of natural shapes and sizes of observed objects and scenery, according to the company. ...

• Data links

  CreoAir

  CreoAir is a broadband networking line-of-sight datalink system designed for aerial platforms. Suitable for applications up to 250km in range, it provides MANET-capable communications with ...

• UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

  VN-300 Dual Antenna GPS/INS

  The VN-300 is a miniature Dual Antenna GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS). Incorporating MEMS sensor technology, the VN-300 combines three-axis accelerometers, gyros, magnetometers, a barometric ...

• Anti-ship missiles

  Blue Spear (5G SSM)

  The Blue Spear, also known as the 5G SSM, is a sea-skimming anti-ship missile with a land attack capability developed and procured by Proteus Advanced Systems. It ...

• Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

  XSW

  The XSW OEM module is compact and designed for integration in SWIR imaging applications. Typical OEM applications include IR imaging for man-portable and unmanned (airborne ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  CreoLand Light

  Produced by Creomagic, CreoLand Light is a 1W MANET radio designed for UGVs, dismounted soldiers and light vehicles with SWaP limitations.

• Land: battle management systems

  ELITE Headquarters

  Viasat's Expeditionary Lightweight Integrated Tactical Edge (ELITE) Headquarters is a networking solution which provides enhanced situational awareness and communications in FOB and mobile command post ...

• Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

  Rufus-640

  The Rufus-640 camera can operate day and night and in varying conditions. Rufus-640 detects shortwave IR radiation between 0.9 and 1.7μm with a wide dynamic ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Orion HL

  The Elistair Orion Heavy Lift (HL) is a rotary-wing tethered UAV designed for use as a persistent relay solution to form part of a secured mobile network. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  GMS Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) Family

  At AUSA 2024, General Micro Systems (GMS Computing Engines) unveiled four new cross-domain systems (CDS) designed to give air and land forces ultra-secure, real-time gigabit ...

• Military - USVs

  Sea Serpent

  The three-metre Sea Serpent is the smallest member of the Eclipse USV family that Al Seer Marine and 5G International are jointly developing for surveillance ...