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Air Warfare
Croatia officially receives first Dassault Rafale fighter jet
3rd October 2023
The official handover of the first Dassault Rafale B jet is a key development in a deal involving 12 aircraft for Croatia. This marks the start of a transition from Croatia's Soviet-era MiG-21 fighters and legacy aircraft.
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Defence Helicopter
DSEI 2023: Lockheed to produce about 40% of Black Hawks on UK soil if it wins NMH contest
13th September 2023
Lockheed Martin promises a boost to the British job market and export opportunities, while strengthening ties with Poland and positioning the UK for a future in rotorcraft technology in the event of a New Medium Helicopter competition triumph.
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Air Warfare
Poland explores loyal wingman options for F-35 fleet
7th November 2023
A senior Polish Armed Forces official has unveiled Poland's active pursuit of a loyal wingman platform to complement its upcoming fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters.
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Land Warfare
Roketsan rolls out Tactical Missile Weapon System
27th July 2023
Roketsan, using internal R&D funding, has developed the Tactical Missile Weapon System (TMWS), which is being shown at IDEX 2023 installed on the roof of the FNSS Pars (6x6) armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).
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Defence Notes
Ireland’s government plots way forward for defence strategy
29th May 2024
Ireland finds itself outside of the norm when it comes to European security as an EU nation surrounded mostly by water and whose only land border is with a non-EU country. The Irish Government has been working to overcome the challenges the neutral country faces from having the smallest budget per capita and per GDP of all EU member states.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2023: BAE Systems introduces AMPV C-UAS
20th October 2023
BAE Systems' vehicle hosts an external mission equipment package interchangeable top plate, intended to enhance the hull structure and provide flexibility to quickly integrate other mission equipment.
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Land Warfare
Spanish Army tests Polaris tactical vehicles in drive to improve mobility
27th April 2023
The tests by the Spanish Army are intended to support the service in defining and refining its future requirements for ATVs and light tactical vehicles.
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Air Warfare
Azerbaijan's integral role in Turkish TF-X Kaan fighter programme strengthens defence capabilities and strategic ties
2nd August 2023
'By involving Azerbaijan [in the TF-X Kaan programme], Türkiye can potentially share the financial burden of the project, leading to cost savings and economic advantages for both countries,' team lead for government contracting at Tusas Engine Industries tells Shephard.
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Land Warfare
SmartShooter showcases British Army SMASH technology at DSEI 2023
12th September 2023
Smartshooter's SMASH technology provides high precision against small targets across land, air and sea, including mini- and micro-UAS.
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman achieves design milestone for US Pacific missile tracking
5th June 2023
The company's Relay Ground Station-Asia for the US Naval Information Warfare Center, to be stationed in Guam, has passed its preliminary design review.
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Air Warfare
Insight: What does the future hold for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft?
11th September 2023
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A has been adopted by Middle Eastern air forces as well as the European partner nations. Shephard Defence Insight analyses its next-generation radar, cockpit technology and future upgrade plans.
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Training
DSEI 2023: Forge decision tool to help develop British Army doctrine for new armoured vehicles
15th September 2023
Hadean, ST Engineering Antycip and Cervus have announced a contract from the British Army for their Forge decision support tool for use at the Land Warfare Centre in a series of major experiments.
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2023: FFG advances delivery of mine-clearing tanks to Ukraine
15th September 2023
The improved FFG Wisent mine-clearing tanks being delivered to Ukraine feature new passive armour and a Pearson Full Width Mine Plough.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DSEI 2023: Irish company Reamda develops upgradeable dual-use Casur UGV
13th September 2023
Reamda is designing a new SWAT version of its Riddler tactical UGV, to be designated Casur which is Irish for hammer, and designing a smaller lightweight version of its controller.
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Air Warfare
Airbus wins US Army UH-72A Lakota upgrade contract
22nd August 2023
The US Army has awarded Airbus a $27.8 million contract to modernise the Army National Guard Security & Support Battalion Mission Equipment Package (MEP).
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-2 (Japan)
Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-2 Forecast (Japan)
Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...
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Loitering munitions
ALTIUS-600M [Taiwan]
Programme Background Sale Approval Following the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) request to acquire drones, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency approved ...
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Trainer
T-6C [Thailand]
Programme Background The contract is for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, ground-based training systems for pilots and maintenance professionals, a mission ...
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ISR/special mission
ISTAR Aircraft (South Korea)
Programme Background South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration stated that Seoul is planning to procure additional aircraft to minimize potential surveillance gaps amid growing security ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
KUS-FT (South Korea)
Programme Background Requirement The ROKA had identified a need for tactical UAVs that can be employed at the divisional level to carry out ISTAR missions ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
KUS-FS (ROKA) [South Korea]
Programme Background Inception The Aerospace Division of Korean Air (KAL-ASD) commenced developing the MUAV in 2008 in response to a ROKAF requirement for a MALE ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
KUS-FS (ROKAF) [South Korea]
Programme Background Inception The Aerospace Division of Korean Air (KAL-ASD) commenced developing the MUAV in 2008 in response to a ROKAF requirement for a MALE UAV ...
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Loitering munitions
Long Range One-way Platforms [US]
Solicitation In October 2024, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) released a solicitation for long-range, one-way platforms. The DIU noted recent conflicts highlighted the asymmetric impact of low-cost, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)
Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)
Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...
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Military UAS - tactical
KUS-VH
Programme Background Although the ROKA is not known to have launched a formal programme to acquire unmanned MD500 helicopters, it is known to be interested ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
S-70i Second Batch (Philippines)
Programme Background Philippines Air Force is looking to procure additional multirole helicopters. Manila announced on 4 February 2021 that it was approving the purchase of 15 extra ...
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Fighter - multirole
Swiss Air 2030 - Combat Aircraft
Programme Background Switzerland began the latest phase of flight and ground tests on 8 April 2019. In June 2019, Saab announced that the company’s in-development ...
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ISR/special mission
Baekdu-II (South Korea)
Programme Background This ISR aircraft programme, which first appeared on the 2020-24 Mid-Term Defense Acquisition Plan, comprises four Baekdu-II aircraft. These will add to two ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
GenCOM Defense Ground
GenCOM Defense Ground provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...
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Major networking projects
DCGS
The Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) is the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office plan for the integrated architecture of all ground and surface computing and communications ...
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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 ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
AMRAAM-ER
The AIM-120 AMRAAM-ER is essentially an upgraded version of the AIM-120 AMRAAM tailored for extended range and enhanced performance in ground-based air defense systems like ...
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AEW&C
P600 AEW&C
In June 2019, Embraer and IAI/Elta signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing an AEW&C; aircraft based on the business jet Praetor 600, namely the ...
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Initial Maneuver - SHORAD
Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Type 87
The Type 87 is a 6x6 armoured reconnaissance vehicle developed by the now defunct Defense Division of Komatsu to meet the specific requirements of the ...
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Parvus DuraCOR 312
The Parvus DuraCOR 312 is an Ultra-Small Form Factor (USFF) modular mission computer unveiled by Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions in November 2016. The DuraCOR 312 is ...
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Land: battle management systems
FAAD/C-RAM C2
The Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Command and Control (C2) system was developed by Northrop Grumman to provide command and control (C2) for the US Army ...
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Data links
Universal Link System
Developed by Scytalys, the Universal Link System (ULS) is a modular, scalable multi data link processor. It supports all NATO and US standard data links ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
Viking ADMS
Almaz-Antey's Viking Air Defense Missile System (ADMS) is a mobile multi-channel and multifunctional medium range missile defense system that provides protection against aerial attack to ...
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Long-range Video and Data Downlinks
BMS airborne and ground-based equipment enables long-range, real-time HD video and broadband data links. Products include cockpit control panels, airborne antennas, real-time encoders, compact high-power ...
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Land: battle management systems
Delta Situational Awareness System
The Delta Situational Awareness System is a cloud-based ISTAR and battle management platform with planning, communication and fire control capabilities according to NATO standards. Developed ...
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Helicopter engines
TS1
The TS1-M-10 is a 900shp-class turboshaft engine which powers the Kawasaki OH-1 light observation helicopter used by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
Fletcher
Arnold Defense, which has produced more than 1.1 million 2.75in/70mm rocket launchers for airborne applications since 1961, unveiled the Fletcher 2.75in/70mm Weapon System at the September ...
