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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Army discovers new applications for manned / unmanned teaming
9th January 2009
US Army field commanders are continuing to expand the potential applications for UAS in tactical operations, including actions now underway to establish a ‘Task Force …
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Defence Helicopter
Snark seeking a new home
9th January 2009
The New Zealand team behind the Snark unmanned combat helicopter family say the programme is far from becoming history and development work is planned to …
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Defence Helicopter
The heat is on in new RAF training simulator
8th January 2009
RAF Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERTS) will benefit from a new training simulator at RAF Lyneham. According to the Ministry of Defence, the £42,000 simulator …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Pratt & Whitney-Powered Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Unveiled
8th January 2009
Pratt & Whitney, along with Northrop Grumman, unveiled the first X-47B air vehicle for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Completes 1,500th Shipboard Sortie With US Navy
7th January 2009
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) - a joint effort of The Boeing Company and Insitu - has completed its 1,500th shipboard sortie in service …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing Unites UK Rotorcraft Support Business
6th January 2009
Boeing Defence UK, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company has announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on Boeing's rotorcraft support business in …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace Services announces $4M Contract to provide HUDs to Presidential Airways
6th January 2009
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has announced the signing of a $4 million contract with Presidential Airways to provide Heads Up Display (HUD) systems. The distribution of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AAI Conducts Successful Test Flight of Its New Aerosonde Mark 5 Unmanned Aircraft
5th January 2009
AAI Corporation has conducted the successful first flight of its new Aerosonde Mark 5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Saab help to put 'bite into Bollywood'
5th January 2009
Saab have figured out what it takes to make a shark to eat an actor gently. Apparently it takes five brushless DC thrusters and velocity …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia to launch target drone competition in February
5th January 2009
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation is to launch an international tender process next month for its Joint Project 66 phase 1 new air defence target …
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Defence Helicopter
OCCAR Issues the Final Qualification of the HAP and UHT Versions of Eurocopter's Tiger helicopter
29th December 2008
OCCAR, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation managing the Tiger combat helicopter program, issued jointly with the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement) and the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing A160T Unmanned Rotorcraft Shifts Gears in Flight, Passes 100 Flight-Hours
19th December 2008
Boeing has announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing A160T Unmanned Rotorcraft Shifts Gears in Flight, Passes 100 Flight-Hours
19th December 2008
Boeing has announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAS service-market breakthrough for CybAero
18th December 2008
Swedish UAS manufacturer CybAero delivered the first ever customer service last Friday. The mission was carried out using an unmanned VTOL UAV on behalf of …
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Defence Helicopter
Meggitt wins Future Lynx brake control system
18th December 2008
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company employing over 8,000 people specialising in aerospace equipment, sensing and defence systems, today announces that Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV-30 PRTV (USA)
Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
BvS10 (Sweden)
Programme Background The FMV announced that it had signed a contract with BAE Systems Hägglunds for 127 BvS10 MkIIBs in May 2021. These will fulfil ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV (US - USMC)
Programme Background The Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV - Additional Order 1 (US - USMC)
Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 (Czech Republic)
Programme Background The Czech Republic has been working on modernising its mechanised units at least since 2017, when the country launched its "Tracked IFV" programme ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV - Additional Order 2 (US - USMC)
Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV - Additional Order 3 (US - USMC)
Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...
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OPVs
River Class Batch 2
Programme Background BAE Systems developed an improved version at the River class Batch 1 ships (which first entered service in 2003), to be dubbed the ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
AAV7A1 RAM/RS (Japan - 2nd Batch)
Programme Background The Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) has procured the AAV7A1 RAM/RS to equip its Amphibious Assault Brigade formed in 2018. Tasked with ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
AMPV (USA)
Programme Background The US Army initiated the AMPV programme to acquire a replacement for several variants of the M113 tracked APC, which has been in ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Astute Class
Programme BackgroundThe Astute-class nuclear attack submarines (SSN) are the replacement for the UK Royal Navy's Swiftsure and Trafalgar classes of SSNs. The initial contract for ...
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Tanks
M10 Booker (US)
Programme Background Inception & NGCV The US Army launched the MPF programme in 2015 when it unveiled its Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy. This new platform will ...
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Trainer
Future Lead-In Fighter Training System (Project Air 6002 PH1) - Australia
Programme Background Requirements The RAAF is seeking a future solution that provides a ‘relevant, adaptable, affordable and safe LIFTS out to 2050’ for training pilots ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
Command Insertion Craft (CIC) [UK]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Navy is seeking a replacement for its fleet of LVPs Mk5 amphibious landing craft. The vessels entered service in the ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
BAE Systems Avionics
The avionics suite developed by BAE Systems, USA, is specifically designed for aircraft operating in harsh environments. The integrated suite includes caution and warning systems, ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
F-35 Training System
BAE Systems is involved in F-35 Lightning II Training System design and sustainment, working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin. BAE Systems leads the instructional systems ...
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Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys
Sea Lightning
Developed by a joint venture between BAE Systems and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Sea Lightning is being offered to the USN for the Block ...
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Land: air defence radar
Celldar
BAE Systems and Roke have developed the Celldar passive radar which detects disturbances to civilian Global System for Mobile Communications digital cellphone networks operating in ...
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Naval guns
Bofors 40 mk4
Bofors 40 Mk4 is a naval gun system developed and produced by BAE Systems. It was originally produced by Swedish Bofors, which was acquired by ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Fast Interceptor Craft
The Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) is a high-speed insertion craft developed and built by VT Halmatic, now part of BAE Systems Maritime. According to BAE ...
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Air: mission management systems
BAE Systems Mission Computers and Display Systems
The Mission Computers and Display Systems has been designed and developed by BAE Systems, UK, for military platforms. These systems are fully qualified to military, ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Training Services
Working in Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems is the prime contractor supplying training solutions. These include managing the design, development, delivery and integration of pilot and ...
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Major networking projects
Defence Architecture Framework
BAE Systems is developing a broad base of systems architecture expertise to execute network-centric warfare projects on behalf of the Australian Defence Force. This is ...
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Tanks
MPF Prototype
In 1992, the US Army selected the M8 to meet its requirement for an air-transportable Armored Gun System, but the programme was cancelled for budgetary ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Hawk Oman Training System
In 2014, L3 Link (now L3Harris Technologies) received a contract from BAE Systems to develop the Hawk Oman Training System (HOTS). The training system will ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
RG33
BAE Systems RG33 is a family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles available in both 4x4 and 6x6. The medium-weight class of BAE Systems MRAP ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Wide-angle holographic HUD
The wide angle holographic Head-up Display (HUD) was been developed by GEC Marconi (now BAE Systems).
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
T-80
The T-80, or TRV-80, is a rotary-wing cargo-carrying UAV from Malloy Aeronautics. It is mainly branded as a UAV that allows users to test and evaluate ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
TTF
BAE Systems manages the Typhoon Training Facility (TTF) for the UK MoD at RAF Coningsby, England. The facility supports the operational conversion unit and squadron ...