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Air Warfare
Full-colour video enhances Litening
5th May 2021
USAF Reserve and Air National Guard F-16s fly with upgraded targeting pods.
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Defence Notes
Chinese space ambitions benefit its military
24th May 2021
China talks often of its peaceful intentions for and use of space, but military purposes are key to its heavy investment in space.
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Air Warfare
Japan to extend satellite life with private help
7th May 2021
Japan is exploring sophisticated technologies that will extend the life of satellites already in orbit.
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Digital Battlespace
Unified approach motivates OPIR planning
17th May 2021
New OPIR strategy relies on prototyping and experimentation to shape future investments.
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Air Warfare
Skunk Works tests Project Hydra
5th May 2021
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has successfully tested '5th Gen to 5th Gen' communication technology in Project Hydra.
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Digital Battlespace
New lease of life beckons for satellites
5th May 2021
A US-owned Israeli firm is developing a logistical solution to avoid the problem of drift orbit.
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Air Warfare
Japanese satellites to track hypersonic weapons
10th May 2021
As China's military fields hypersonic glide vehicles, Japan is seeking to use satellites to detect and track them.
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Naval Warfare
Australia to enhance vision underwater
6th May 2021
Australia's navy wants to improve and maximise its ability to monitor the underwater arena.
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Naval Warfare
UK MoD awards contract for sonar upgrade and development to SEA
29th April 2021
SEA awarded a £25 million contract for sonar upgrade and development by the UK MoD
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Digital Battlespace
Radars look over the horizon in the High North
7th May 2021
Rezonans-N radar installations will include surveillance of vast areas of airspace over Norway and Finland.
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Digital Battlespace
KBR to advance optoelectronic technology research
27th April 2021
Contract from Air Force Research Laboratory has potential applications for a range of US airborne platforms.
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Air Warfare
Russia looks ahead to 2024 for Okhotnik rollout
5th May 2021
Russian planners want multiple Okhotniks to be controlled from the cockpit of an Su-57 fighter.
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Naval Warfare
USN awards Saab phase two contract for radar systems
29th April 2021
The AN/SPN-50(V)1 radar system is advancing to phase two LRIP.
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Digital Battlespace
Space Force prepares to launch fifth GPS III satellite
26th April 2021
GPS III SV05 will be horizontally integrated with the first-ever SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle to be reflown for a National Security Space Launch mission.
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin selects Thales to supply ASW sonars
28th April 2021
Thales has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to supply airborne anti-submarine warfare sonars for the MH-60R helicopter.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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ISR/special mission
MC-27J - Algeria
Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...
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ISR/special mission
C-208B ISR [Tunisia]
Programme Background Requirement The acquisition of the C-208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft is part of Tunisia’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its ISR capabilities in response ...
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ISR/special mission
King Air 350ER -Canada
Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically. There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...
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ISR/special mission
King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait
Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Long-Endurance UAV [US AFRICOM]
Programme Background Ageing MQ-9A Reapers In November 2022, Shephard reported that GA-ASI would continue supporting contractor SMX with its MQ-9A after winning a $2.3 billion task ...
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ISR/special mission
Shadow R1 [UK]
Programme Background The RAF is moving forward with an ambitious plan to transform its intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) force to enable greater ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing
ISR Civilian-Made UAVs [Taiwan]
Background Civilian-made, Military-specification As reported by Shephard, to accelerate the acquisition process and urgently create a larger UAV inventory, Taipei is enlisting the help of the ...
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Military UAS - small
Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
SW-4
The SW-4 is aimed at the basic and advanced pilot training, troop transport and ISR missions. Its Polish designation is Puszczyk. The SW-4s are based ...
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Light attack, Trainer
A-29 Super Tucano Afghanistan
Media reports suggest that with the hourly cost of $1000, the A-29 is a successful platform for counter-insurgency missions. Its operational capability from unprepared airstrips, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
ISR Drones (First Batch) (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background First Batch On 20 March 2024, Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, announced that, following a 19 March Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Drone Action Plan (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background APOS On 6 October 2024, the Dutch Minister of Defense, Ruben Brekelmans, visited Kharkiv and Kyiv. During his visit to Ukraine, he announced a new ...
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Maritime patrol
Multi-Mission Aircraft (Canada - Option)
Programme Background Canadian Air Force is operating 15 C-3P (Canadian designation CP-140) special mission aircraft in service. They were acquired between 1980-91 and expected to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Ukrainian Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]
Programme Background Military Package On 5 March 2025, the Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced the Netherlands would reserve €3.5 billion ($3.8 billion) to continue ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Netherlands]
Background Contract Award On 9 July 2025, Shield AI announced that the Netherlands MoD had acquired eight V-Bat, specifically the V-Bat 400, aircraft to enhance the maritime intelligence, surveillance ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
SkyRanger
The SkyRanger is a VTOL UAS developed for land and maritime military and civil applications, including ISR. Its folding design enables it to be carried in ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Silent Falcon
The Silent Falcon is a solar-electric sUAS with long-endurance capabilities for extended-range missions. The UAS can be used for commercial and military applications. The entire ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ULTRA
The Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA) is a fixed-wing drone from DZYNE Technologies. It is described as a long-endurance, GPS-harded intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform with full ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Jackal
The Jackal is a small UAV manufactured by FLY BVLOS, Flyby Technology and Maxwell Innovations. The system features a plug-and-play system, meaning new equipment and technologies can be ...
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DT18 Airframe
The DT18 is a civilian UAV with approval for BVLOS operations by the French Civil Aviation Authority. Its applications include linear infrastructure monitoring, precision agriculture ...
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Freya
An easy-to-use system which requires minimal training, Freya can be operated in difficult situations and weather conditions, including strong winds and mountainous areas. A tracker ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Indago
Indago is a small quadrotor UAV with VTOL. It is equipped with a large-screen handset and is marketed as 'whisper-quiet' with a noise level of ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Delta
The Delta is a UAV with a VTOL capability before rotating and operating as a conventional fixed-wing aircraft when airborne. Manufactured by Fly BVLOS, Nigeria was expected ...
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Land: battle management systems
AIMS-ISR
AIMS-ISR is a software package used to process the video footage and data gathered from the cameras and other sensors fitted to airborne, ground-based and ...
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Air: mission management systems
Ageon ISR
Ageon ISR is a multi-INT C2/PED solution supporting cross-domain collection, ingestion, processing, exploitation and dissemination from tactical units to the global enterprise and cloud. Ageon ...
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UAS: communication systems
muLTElink
Produced by uAvionix, the muLTElink is a multiple-link airborne radio system designed for uncrewed platforms in particular. It combines C-Band, LTE, ISM and Viasat L-Band communications, ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
DrN-15 (series)
The DrN-15 is a hexacopter mini-UAV from ST Engineering. The platform is highly customizable and can carry various payloads depending on a user's requirements. All DrN ...
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Air: UAS radar
EchoFlight
The Echoflight radar by Echodyne is a Lightweight Metamaterials ESA (MESA®), a Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) 4D radar designed for mid-sized UAVs flying below the visual line of sight (BVLOS) ...
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AR100C
The AR100C is a quadcopter UAV designed for surveillance and reconnaissance missions at low-altitude BVLOS during day and night operations. The system is an improved ...
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Indago 2
Lockheed Martin's Indago 2 UAS is designed to be programmed and integrated into existing systems and work processes for a range of applications. The folding, ...