• Air Warfare

  Boeing plans its first overseas aircraft assembly plant

  22nd September 2021

  Should the RAAF proceed with its Loyal Wingman programme, the unmanned aircraft will be built in Australia.

• Air Warfare

  Collins gains U-2 sustainment contracts

  8th September 2021

  Collins Aerospace has received three contracts from the USAF to support the U-2 fleet.

• Naval Warfare

  DSEI 2021: Australia opened nuclear submarine discussions in March

  17th September 2021

  The new submarine deal has opened a rift between Australia, the US and UK on the one hand, and France on the other.

• Defence Notes

  China FOBS off US as it intensifies nuclear race

  27th October 2021

  China astounded many with its recent FOBS test, but such developments are clearly part of China's efforts to enhance its nuclear retaliatory capability as it competes strategically with the US.

• Land Warfare

  Manpack and Leader enter full-rate production

  4th October 2021

  Following a long process of development, acquisition and trials the US Army is proceeding with full-rate production of its new two-channel software-defined radios that will fully integrate frontline units into the Integrated Tactical Network.

• Air Warfare

  IDEF 2021: TAI reports progress on fixed- and rotary-wing programmes

  24th August 2021

  CEO announces 2023 milestone plans for Hürjet, TF-X and ATAK, while programme manager confirms ASW variant of Aksungur UAV will have sonobouy deployment capability.

• Naval Warfare

  Collins brings M-Code to subsea divers

  2nd September 2021

  Handheld navigation tool uses military-grade GPS to aid underwater search and rescue.

• Naval Warfare

  Rafael provides naval warfare suite for the Shaldag Mk V

  1st September 2021

  Rafael has been selected to provide its naval warfare systems to an undisclosed Southeast Asian nation.

• Training

  Babcock & Leonardo add to FAcT Team

  13th September 2021

  More FAcT movement as the Babcock Leonardo Canadian Aircrew Training partnership adds strategic partners.

• Land Warfare

  Saudi Arabia’s booming defense industry: Entering the global stage (sponsored)

  6th September 2021

  Saudi Arabia continues to stand as one of the most exciting investment opportunities for global defense and technology companies. As a result of national aspirations to diversify the local economy, Saudi Arabia plans to spend half its military budget within the Kingdom by the end of the decade.

• Training

  DSEI 2021: Collins secures additional E-2D contract

  7th September 2021

  Collins Aerospace received a contract modification to enhance HITS-A and HITS-M training devices for the E-2D.

• Naval Warfare

  RN assesses options for next surface-to-surface weapon

  11th August 2021

  The UK RN is scoping out options for its next surface-to-surface guided weapons system but it has yet to move forward with plans for an interim Harpoon anti-ship missile replacement.

• Land Warfare

  India orders Arjun Mk IA tanks

  24th September 2021

  After much dilly-dallying, India has ordered its second batch of Arjun tanks.

• Land Warfare

  Milrem and Kongsberg to develop new RCV

  1st October 2021

  The platform will be called Nordic Robotic Wingman. The companies are currently defining the intended usage of the system and will carry out the user experimentation phase of the project in the 2022-2023 timeframe.

• Air Warfare

  USAF upgrades first Turkish KC-135

  15th September 2021

  A second Turkish KC-135 is currently undergoing the new modification, with the remaining fleet expected to receive the update no later than 2023.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Loitering munitions

  Harop [Morocco]

  Programme Background In November 2021, Haaretz reported that a $22 million drone sale between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Morocco had occurred. That publication and ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  KC-46A (Israel)

  Programme Background Boeing, according to reports, would not grant Israel Aerospace Industries permission to convert used 767s into tanker planes. Consequently, according to Channel 12 ...

• AEW&C

  A-50E - India

  Earlier in 2010, Indian MoD sent RfI to Israel Aerospace Industries to procure three EL/W-2090 radar systems to be installed on the A-50E aircraft, which ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  KC-46A Forecast (Israel)

  Programme Background Boeing, according to reports, would not grant Israel Aerospace Industries permission to convert used 767s into tanker planes. Consequently, according to Channel 12 ...

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

  Heron TP [India]

  Programme Background Emergency Procurement The Narendra Modi-led Indian government granted the Armed Forces Rs 500 crores to upgrade their warfighting capabilities due to the ongoing ...

• Loitering munitions

  Loitering Munitions [Japan]

  Programme Background Appreciation of Loitering Munitions After years of not operating loitering munitions and armed UAVs, Japan's position towards them has changed. Belatedly, the MoD realised ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Orbiter 3 (Croatia)

  Programme Background The Croatian government launched a competitive tender for the procurement of a short-range UAV in October 2017. Although the tender was opened on ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Artillery UAV [Thailand]

  Programme Background Requirement & Replacement The Royal Thai Army (RTA) was understood to be seeking a new tactical UAV to replace four legacy Israel Aerospace Industries ...

• Loitering munitions

  Mini Harpy [Estonia]

  Programme Background Russia's Aggression In February 2023, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the country was set to procure loitering munitions to enhance its indirect ...

• Loitering munitions

  Harop (Amphibious Transport Ships) [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Multifunctional Support Vessels In September 2024, the Dutch MoD announced that the Royal Netherlands Navy would receive two new Multifunctional support vessels from Dutch ...

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

  WanderB (Morocco)

  Programme Background History Morocco has a history of UAV deals with Isreal. In 2021, Morocco reportedly acquired four Hermes 900 units from Elbit Systems. Equally, according ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  ThunderB (Morocco)

  Programme Background History Morocco has a history of UAV deals with Isreal. In 2021, Morocco reportedly acquired four Hermes 900 units from Elbit Systems. Equally, according ...

• Loitering munitions

  Loitering Munition PODS [UK]

  Programme Background PODS As the Royal Navy states, Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) are "interchangeable modules that can be fitted to the surface fleet. Similar in ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Short-Range RPAS (India)

  Programme Background The Indian Army is reliant upon imported UAVs such as the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Searcher Mk 2 to provide short-range tactical ISR ...

• Maritime patrol

  MELTEM 3 MPA (Turkey)

  Turkey ordered ten ATR 72 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft in 2005 under the MELTEM-3 project. The original deal between Alenia (now part of Leonardo) and the ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UGVs

  RobDozer

  The RobDozer, or Panda, is an uncrewed ground combat engineering system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and ELTA Systems.  The UGV is designed for breaching tasks, ...

• Loitering munitions

  ASN-301

  The ASN-301 is a Chinese anti-radiation loitering munition. Likely based on Israel's Harpy drone, the ASN-301 features a delta-wing configuration and a pusher propeller, and ...

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

  Ghost

  Developed to be versatile, Ghost is a manoeuvrable, rotary-wing mini-UAV designed for performing ISR missions in urban warfare, observation stakeout missions and covert special operations ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELI-3120

  Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELI-3120 is a Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) system designed for use at the operational and tactical levels. The ELI-3120 architecture also includes ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELL-8385

  Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELL-8385 is an integrated electronic support measure designed to equip Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Open source imagery intelligence indicates that the ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELK-7071

  Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) EL/K-7071 is an integrated electronic support measure designed to equip UAVs. While not explicitly stated by the system’s manufacturer, it is ...

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

  Rotem

  The Rotem, or Rotem L, is a loitering munition based on a multi-rotor UAV. Manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the quadcopter features an EO/IR camera payload ...

• Loitering munitions

  Kargi (Improved)

  At ADEX 2022, Lentatek unveiled a new, as-yet-unnamed version of the Kargi loitering munition.  Instead of Kargi's radio frequency (RF) seeker, this new version features an under-nose EO/IR ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  I-View MK150

  The I-View Eyeview or Firebird series includes three TUAS, offering solutions at different echelons, and is developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The MK150 is a ...

• Military UGVs

  RobARC

  The RobARC, or Sahar, is a military UGV manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The UGV's payload comprises a variety of sensors, allowing the Sahar to detect above-ground, ...

• Military UGVs

  RoBattle

  The RoBattle, or LR3, is a six-wheeled military UGV developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).  Intended to assist troops engaged in mobile operations, it is a ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELI-3001 AISIS

  Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELI-3001 Airborne Integrated Signals Intelligence System equips the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) three Gulfstream G-550 Shavit SIGINT aircraft. IAI’s official literature ...

• AEW&C

  Global 6500 AEW&C

  Developed by L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems Group (ELTA), the Global 6500 AEW&C; consists of a conformal airborne early warning (CAEW) mission ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Kfir

  The Kfir is a multi-role supersonic combat aircraft that is now out of production. Despite this, its manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) still offers long-term maintenance support ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  I-View MK50

  Israel Aerospace Industries’ smallest UAS in the I-View family of TUAS is the MK50. The system is able to land almost anywhere using a parafoil. ...