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Naval Warfare
Singapore’s navy starts naval patrols with uncrewed vessels
5th February 2025
The unmanned patrol vessels have utilised collision-avoidance AI and expertise from Western allies in their design and construction.
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Air Warfare
Leonardo’s Proteus structural tests “nearing completion” ahead of first flight
30th June 2025
The company has tested over 15 mission sets for the drone, with the rotorcraft used to demonstrate the viability of armed forces utilising large uncrewed aerial systems’ (UAS) for autonomous missions in the future.
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Defence Notes
Brazil’s proposed $23.7 billion defence budget targets GDP-linked military funding
24th September 2024
Brazil’s 2025 budget proposals will see a 5.9% increase in defence spending, with funds allocated for key programmes including the procurement of helicopters, armoured vehicles and nuclear-powered submarines, despite looming fiscal challenges.
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Air Warfare
US approves more AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles for Singapore
10th September 2024
The approval of the sale of Raytheon (RTX) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Singapore follows similar approvals of the missile to Israel, Japan, Norway, Poland and Sweden in the past 12 months.
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Land Warfare
GM Defense gears up for flag to drop on British Army infantry vehicle requirements
24th September 2024
The UK’s Light Mobility Programme (LMP) has been delayed and altered but a timeline has now been outlined and companies have begun jockeying for position.
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Naval Warfare
Construction of the Canadian Coast Guard’s largest vessel to start this summer
24th February 2025
The project of the CCGS Arpatuuq Polar Icebreaker is currently concluding design details.
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Air Warfare
UK successfully fires SPEAR 3 missile in first trial
18th November 2024
MBDA’s next-generation cruise missile will be fitted to the UK’s F-35B fighter jets, allowing them to hit targets from land and Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, according to the UK Ministry of Defence MoD.
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Naval Warfare
Latest undersea cable damage incident investigated in Baltic Sea
24th February 2025
No determination has yet been made as to whether the new incident was deliberate, but an investigation by Swedish authorities is ongoing.
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Naval Warfare
Constellation class approaching design maturity, while initial vessel delay reaches three-year mark
16th December 2024
The US Navy is looking for a second shipyard to build frigates at speed.
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Air Warfare
Portugal to purchase 12 NATO-configured A-29 Super Tucanos
16th December 2024
The €200 million investment also includes a flight simulator, goods and logistics support and full implementation and sustainment of the A-29N from Embraer.
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Training
Florida firm wins Bell 412 maintenance training contract in El Salvador
2nd October 2024
The deal, ECS’s 12th contract under the Enterprise Training Services Contract (ETSC) programme, will run from late-August 2024 to late-August 2025.
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Land Warfare
Switzerland selects AGM 155mm artillery system
11th November 2024
The Swiss Army has selected the KNDS 155mm/52 Artillery Gun Module on the Piranha IV (10x10) to replace its aging M109 howitzers.
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Naval Warfare
Swedish Navy boosts submarine fleet navigation with ECPINS deal
6th December 2024
The agreement between OSI Maritime Systems and the Royal Swedish Navy covers the nation’s entire underwater fleet.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2025: Rafael increases missile and drone defence capability as threats and demands rise
21st February 2025
Rafael president and CEO Yoav Tourgeman, speaking to Shephard at IDEX 2025, has outlined how the company is pushing through air defence programmes in the face of attacks on Israel from rockets, missiles and drones on multiple fronts.
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Defence Notes
Australia outlines longer punch and brings local industry onboard
1st November 2024
The Australian government has placed a focus on Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) which has included the purchase of additional long-range rocket systems and investments in local production of missiles.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
MiG-35 (Russia)
The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...
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Loitering munitions
Organic Precision Fire - Mounted (OPF-M) [USMC]
Programme Background Armed Vehicles In June 2021, Shephard reported that the USMC had selected the HERO-120 for the OPF-M programme. The USMC planned to integrate ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Tigr-M
The Tigr-M is a modified variant of the original Tigr design, which replaced the licence-produced Cummins diesel engine with a Russian-designed YaMZ diesel engine. This ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Modified Ivan Green Class (Project 11711)
Programme Background The modified Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) large amphibious assault ships (LST) have been designed by Nevskoe Design Bureau for the Russian Navy. Two ships ...
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Military UAS - small
Small UAV (Bulgaria)
Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...
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Military UAS - mini
Mini UAV (Bulgaria)
Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...
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Trainer
Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)/T-45 Replacement [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy’s (USN) Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme is intended to replace the troubled T-45 Goshhawk trainer. The June 2024 RFI includes ...
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OPVs
Specialised Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel [New Zealand]
Programme Background Requirements Plans for a new OPV for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) first came about in April 2016. The RNZN wants to ...
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Tanks
Viatura Blindada de Combate-Carro de Combate (VBC-CC) [Brazil]
Programme Background Several key technical requirements have been outlined by the Brazilian MoD. Among the most important are that the platform should weigh less than ...
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VBR-MSR Medium Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
Technical Requirements The Brazilian Army released two documents outlining the technical and operational requirements for the VBR-MR programme in early 2020. These outlined a number ...
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Light attack, Trainer
M-345 (1-18) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirement Italy operated the MB-339 trainer platform since 1982, procuring 137 aircraft in total. These older airframes required replacement, with the Italian Air ...
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Trainer
M-345 Italy Future Procurement
Programme Background On 29 Decemeber 2017, Aermacchi's M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) prototype aircraft successfully completed its first flight from Venegono Superiore airfield in Varese, ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
San Antonio LPD 17 Flight I [USN]
The LPD 17 Flight I ships are the first flight of the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Docks (LPD). Procured between FY1996 and FY2017, the vessels ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | M-346 FA [Brazil]
Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...
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Data links
Data links | M-346 FA [Brazil]
Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
NavStorm-M
BAE Systems' NavStorm-M is a gun-hardened, integrated anti-jamming and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for artillery rounds, bombs, missiles, and uncrewed systems. It was revealed ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
LN-251
Northrop Grumman's LN-251 is an Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) solution. It is an integrated navigation system with an embedded 12/24 channel, All-In-View, Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
ADA - IAI
The ADA system, named after the system's adaptive antenna, is designed to protect avionics systems from GPS jamming. The system, that has won a tender ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4074ED SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS
The KN-4074EB SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS has an enhanced capability for the KN4074E with P(Y) code equivalent DGPS corrections.
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UAS: communication systems
N-100-6 GPS Antenna
The N100-6 GPS antenna offers a polarimetric solution for multiple element outputs, and has been designed to provide a significantly reduced size aperture for anti-jam ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Common Open Reuse Environment
The Lockheed Martin Common Open Reuse Environment (CORE) is an integrated glass cockpit and avionics solution that can interact with both civilian and military systems. ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
PRC-434G/CS
The PRC-434G/CS personal survival radio is a handheld, lightweight transceiver that is capable of responding to interrogations transmitted by the airborne location system. Short-burst transmissions ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4074E
Produced by Kearfott, the KN-4074E SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on various uncrewed or crewed applications, including fixed- and rotary-wing ...
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Subsystems: visual
EuroSim
EuroSim is a configurable simulator tool used to support all phases of space and non-space programmes through real-time simulations with a person and/or hardware-in-the-loop, and ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar
Lynx
The Lynx (AN/APY-8) is a synthetic aperture radar manufactured by General Atomics. It is designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for manned and unmanned aircraft. According to ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M-ATV
The Oshkosh 4x4 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) family of vehicles is designed to provide high levels of protection and mobility in off-road combat environments such ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS
Kearfott’s KN-4075 High Performance INS/GPS system offers a low weight and small-size navigation system for a variety of rotary- and fixed-wing unmanned and manned aircraft ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
TESS
The Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS) is a transparent training instrumentation system designed for the AH-64 Apache Longbow Force-on-Force collective training for live aerial gunnery ...
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UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed
KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS
The KN-4073C SAASM P(Y) Code INS/GPS is a lightweight navigation system that can be used on a range of manned aircraft applications, fixed- and rotary-wing ...
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Maritime patrol
US-2
The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.