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Land Warfare
French Army snipers improve performance with new FN Herstal technology
8th February 2023
The French Army has placed the first major order for FN Herstal's latest ballistic calculator after extensive testing by snipers and designated marksmen.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy looks to extend operational envelope for Triton UAS fleet
30th January 2023
A series of flight trials for the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance UAS will determine the aircraft's ability to fly in icing conditions.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAVs present a step-change in maritime aviation, QinetiQ says
25th January 2023
QinetiQ is supporting the UK Royal Navy's pursuit of UAV development.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman counter-UAS architecture impresses in live-fire trials
25th November 2022
The US Army live-fire test evaluated the performance of the C-UAS system of systems before operational use.
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Air Warfare
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to receive new electric ground power units
28th November 2022
New battery-powered ground power units will replace diesel systems at two RAF Typhoon bases, with the aim of reducing emissions and cutting costs.
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon demonstrates multi-domain comms tech in air force trial
21st November 2022
Raytheon BBN has demonstrated the capabilities of its Robust Information Provisioning Layer (RIPL) in a trial for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
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Air Warfare
Australian Army awards Skylark contract for SUAS+
8th December 2022
Elbit Systems is a beneficiary of an Australian SUAS+ contract, which the ADF will use to support civilian operations for disaster and humanitarian relief.
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Training
I/ITSEC 2022: Putting the USAF Pilot Training Next effort to the test
1st December 2022
The US Pilot Training Next 2.5 scheme has seemed a great success, but new assessment evaluation results provide hard data.
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Defence Notes
Dragonfire illuminates the way forward for UK laser weapons
9th November 2022
With its Dragonfire high-energy laser programme the UK is part of a growing club of nations focused on taking directed energy weapons from science fiction to operations.
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Naval Warfare
Euronaval 2022: French Navy to trial directed energy weapon from a ship in 2023
17th October 2022
Unlike missiles, decoys, or naval guns, directed energy weapons are not limited by magazine size but rather the ability of a platform to generate electrical power.
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Naval Warfare
Germany fires shipboard laser weapon for the first time
28th October 2022
Navies across the globe are looking to lasers to help defend their ships from aerial threats, and Germany is no exception.
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Naval Warfare
New Swedish signal intelligence ship goes to sea amid Baltic tensions
8th November 2022
Following sea trials, HSwMS Artemis will be delivered to the Swedish Armed Forces to begin its mission of hoovering up intelligence in Baltic waters.
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Naval Warfare
Podding along: Is the Royal Navy doing enough to move forward?
1st November 2022
At DSEI in 2021, Then Second Sea Lord VAdm Nick Hine spoke of the importance of the Royal Navy thinking differently as he outlined the Navy PODS concept and said the service needed to further in its transformation. One year on, has that happened?
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Defence Notes
Robots put to test for naval maintenance, inspection and repair
27th October 2022
Sarcos has conducted a field trial with the US Navy showcasing the capabilities of robots to support shipyard work above and below the waterline.
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Naval Warfare
Austal Australia converts patrol boat into unmanned vessel
11th October 2022
The Royal Australian Navy is involved in converting a patrol boat into an unmanned vessel, while it also seeks new workboats and another LMV-M contender reveals its landing craft design for the Australian Army.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Project Vixen [UK]
Programme Background Project Goal The Royal Navy uses Leonardo crewed Merlin (AW101) helicopters fitted with CROWSNEST pods to provide airborne early warning capabilities for carriers. An early ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Akinci [Pakistan]
Programme Background 'Brotherly Ties' On 14 January 2022, the Pakistan government unveiled its first-ever National Security Policy. As reported by Shephard, the policy emphasised 'brotherly ties' with ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat 128 [Canada]
Programme Background Requirement Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) was seeking a platform for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) that would significantly expand its surveillance range ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Project [Japan]
Programme Background Requirement The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) operated a few dozen Chinese-made UAVs that conducted SAR and surveillance activities. The drones performed well and ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-100 [Greece]
Programme Background Trails A 2 August 2021 Schiebel press release announced the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) (1-2) [India]
Programme Background Requirements The units will perform multi-role support functions such as maritime surveillance & patrol, launching/recovery of torpedoes and operation of various types of ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)
Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...
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Military UAS - tactical
RQ-7B Shadow v2 Block III (USA)
Programme Background The first iteration of the Shadow UAS, the Shadow 600, was first introduced in 1992 and since then Textron has had a longstanding ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
DEF129 Small UAS Plus [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement The army wanted up to 17 SUAS+ systems with a life of six years. The tender said the UAV would be issued ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
4x4 Armoured Vehicle [Estonia]
Programme Background The Estonian military wants to replace its fleet of soft-skin troop transports with 4x4 and 6x6 armoured vehicles. This will improve the survivability ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions (Forecast) [Germany]
Programme Background Three Systems In April 2023, Germany reportedly ordered three different loitering munition systems to further assess their suitability for use by the German Armed ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
4x4 Armoured Vehicle (Unknown)
Programme Background The Estonian military wants to replace its fleet of soft-skin troop transports with 4x4 and 6x6 armoured vehicles. This will improve the survivability ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Hermes 900 StarLiner [Switzerland]
Programme Background Contract Information In September 2015, under the Reconnaissance Drone System 15 (ADS 15), the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (VBS) awarded ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Heavy IFV [Poland]
Programme Background Requirement Due to the perceived threat from Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, Poland has accelerated and expanded its plans to modernise its ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
TAPAS BH-201 [India]
Programme Background Requirements As of late 2023, the Indian tri-service plan was reportedly to acquire 155 indigenously produced MALE UAVs alongside 31 MQ-9B drones from General Atomics (GA-ASI), ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UGVs
Mission Master XT
Part of Rheinmetall's Mission Master family, The Mission Mater Extreme Terrain, or Mission Master XT, is a rugged UGV designed to accompany troops in challenging environments ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Tigon
Hanwha Defense Systems selected DSA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur as the location to unveil its Tigon 6x6 armoured wheeled vehicle. The company conducted a fortnight-long ...
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Matternet M2
The Matternet M2 quadcopter UAV has been certified by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation for full logistics operations over cities. The platform is ...
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Military - USVs
Sentinel - Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT)
Sentinel is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) built from the decommissioned HMAS Maitland , a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Armidale-class Patrol Boat.
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Special operations vehicles
VOS-APP
The Arquus VOS-APP is a 6x6 support vehicle currently under trial with the French SOF. Acting as a replacement for the 1970s-vintage ACMAT VLRA, the VOS-APP is the ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
KUS-VT tiltrotor
The KUS-VT is a tiltrotor UAV that first flew in October 2013 and was exhibited at ADEX 2013. The aircraft is designed to have a ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
M1150 ABV
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) project, launched by the USMC in 2002, is a joint programme to meet the requirements of both the US ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Gray Eagle STOL / Mojave
Unveiled in December 2021, the Mojave is a MALE UAV demonstrator aircraft. The Gray Eagle STOL, or GE STOL, is a production variant of the demonstrator. It ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
HQ-60
Similarly to other platforms in the L3 Technologies Hybrid Quadrotor (HQ) and Fixed-Wing Rotator family (see separate entries) of VTOL fixed-wing UAVs, the HQ-60 has ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Archer
The Archer is a short-range UAV being developed for India by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Based on the Rustom I and inspired by Bayrakar's ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Flamingo Mk3
The Flamingo Mk3 entered production in July 2017 and is based on the Flamingo Mk2. The Mk3 has been designed to provide a 65% increase ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
Miysis DIRCM
Leonardo’s Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system provides high power, all aspect protection against modern and legacy Infrared Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (IR MANPADS) for ...
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Loitering munitions
Mace
Mace is a loitering munition developed by UAC, a Czech-Ukrainian company that is a subsidiary of DeViro. The electric-powered, catapult-launched UAV can host various warheads, including HEAT, thermobaric and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
United 40 Block-5
The United 40 was unveiled at the Dubai Airshow 2011 and is a MALE UAV with a twin-wing configuration and a hybrid turbine-electric engine. The ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Samarthak Class
The Samarthak-class consists of two Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) being built by Larsen & Toubro for the Indian Navy. The ships will perform multi-role support functions such as maritime ...
