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Air Warfare
Pentagon orders 26 TH-73A Thrasher helicopters
26th December 2022
The DoD has awarded Leonardo AgustaWestland Philadelphia a $110.5 million firm-fixed-price modification to the previous contract for the US Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS).
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Air Warfare
Rising demand for NATO's aerial tanker fleet puts capacity under pressure
8th February 2023
More NATO nations beyond the current six participants have held talks about joining the alliance's Europe-based multinational tanker unit, but this raises questions over funding more aircraft and ground infrastructure.
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Land Warfare
Will British Army Boxer IFVs feature the Patria Nemo mortar system?
11th January 2023
While no decision has yet been made, the British Army emerge as the launch customer for the Nemo remote-controlled 120mm mortar system on Boxer vehicles.
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Training
NP Aerospace, Supacat to deliver IED training vehicle for UK Ministry of Defence
16th December 2022
The new repurposed training platforms will improve British soldiers' vehicle knowledge and increase safety by introducing simulated training.
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Naval Warfare
Are Australia’s SSN ambitions ‘sub-optimal’? (Opinion)
20th March 2023
Some describe Australia's SSN plans as marking the country's coming of age, but there are still too many questions whether it will work out the way planners imagine.
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Training
AUSA 2022: Cubic introduces new indirect fire training systems
13th October 2022
Appetite in the US – and elsewhere – to improve both direct and indirect fire training has grown. Cubic is closely engaged with the US Army to improve and expand simulations and training system on both areas.
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Naval Warfare
Mothership for autonomous minehunters arrives in the UK
1st February 2023
A new commercial vessel conversion will support operation of the UK's autonomous minehunting capabilities.
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Land Warfare
How the Ukraine war will reshape future land forces capabilities
15th February 2023
Lessons learned from the battlefield are leading armies and industry toward focusing on innovative, multidomain, uncrewed, cyber, machine learning and AI solutions in addition to advanced logistic capacities.
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Training
Urban combat facility to enhance British Army training
15th December 2022
The new indoor facility will allow British Army soldiers to train for a variety of scenarios in a realistic urban environment.
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Defence Notes
Slovenia seeks new defence capacities
9th January 2023
Cyber and dual-use capabilities, air defence systems, transport aircraft and armoured vehicles are among Slovenia's defence priorities.
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Land Warfare
US Abrams tanks will take 'months' to arrive in Ukraine
27th January 2023
As the Pentagon does not have any surplus Abrams tanks in its inventory, it is analysing the best ways to supply Kyiv.
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Air Warfare
Regional F-35 sustainment facility to boost operational resilience in Indo-Pacific region
15th January 2023
Lockheed Martin has ensured more efficient sustainment of F-35 fighters thanks to a new warehouse in Australia.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
TB2 UAV conquers another export market with Kuwaiti order
20th January 2023
Turkish developer Baykar's best-selling TB2 has chalked up a 28th export customer, with more in the pipeline according to the company.
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Training
Singapore creates submarine digital twin for integrated training
14th December 2022
Singapore is combining advanced virtual trainers with its new submarine fleet to get the most from the platform.
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Defence Helicopter
US joins NATO allies in European helicopter air assault exercise
22nd November 2022
American, Dutch and Polish rotary-wing assets were involved in large-scale operations practising cargo and personnel transport and drops, and other operations.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Light attack, Trainer
F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy
The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...
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Trainer
Basic Trainer Aircraft - Sweden
Programme Background Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) announced a request for tender for the procurement of basic trainer aircraft on the eAvrop online portal on ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Seeker 400 - First Batch (UAE)
Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing
Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) [UK]
Background Autonomous Collaboration Platform (ACP) Strategy Reflecting on lessons learned from the cancellation of the Mosquito programme, the Royal Air Force (RAF) redefined the role ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Seeker 400 - Second Batch (UAE)
Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Bandit (US)
Programme Background Goal As stated by Alyson Turri, the AFRL Bandit programme manager, the goal is to "develop an unmanned platform that looks like a fifth-generation ...
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Loitering munitions
Project Brakestop [UK]
Programme Background Information Notice On 25 September 2024, the UK MoD published a prior information notice on Project Brakestop, which informed the industry about the upcoming ...
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Transport
VC-25B - USAF
The modifications to the 747-8 aircraft will include an electrical power upgrade with dual Auxiliary Power Units that are usable in flight, a mission communication ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Jump 20 [Denmark]
Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...
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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 helicopters - attack
Mi-28NE Night Hunter
Algerian military's follow-up order suggests that the country is satisfied with the Mi-28NE Night Hunters' performance in operational conditions in the desert environment featuring sandstorms ...
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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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Maritime patrol
Challenger 650 ISR - UAE
Programme Background In February 2019 at IDEX, the UAE announced that it will procure a new special mission aircraft with an option for the second ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)
According to the FY2021 Base funding, the HH-60W helicopter unit cost is $43.2 million. The HH-60W will be capable of employment day or night, in ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]
Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: air combat simulators
German Air Force Tornado Simulators
CAE has designed and manufactured all Tornado combat and aircraft flight simulators for the German Air Force and continues to provide upgrades and on-site training ...
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Subsystems: visual
WholeEarth Synthetic Environment
Rockwell Collins unveiled its enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at I/ITSEC 2015 and the official release occurred in May 2016. The high-resolution complete Earth database ...
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Subsystems: software
SE Core
The US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) common virtual environment management (CVEM) program provides simulations with the ability to fully integrate and interoperate within ...
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Land: C2 simulators
CATS Tactical Command Training
CATS Tactical Command Training is a wargaming simulator supporting brigade, battalion and company staff. It provides commanders, staff and subordinate commanders with a safe and ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Eurofighter Typhoon ASTA
CAE’s Medallion-6000 visual system is used for the Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids (ASTA) programme. In Germany, CAE was awarded a contract in 2014 to ...
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Subsystems: visual
DSE
CAE's Dynamic Synthetic Environment (DSE) aims to create and maintain a virtual synthetic environment that more accurately and realistically simulates the real world. Based on ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Brunei MPTC
The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) is a JV established in 2012 between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Located in Rimba near the Brunei ...
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Subsystems: visual
EP-8100
At I/ITSEC 2015, Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) unveiled its EP-8100 image generation system, which is driven by real-time, simulation-specific graphics cards and software. It ...
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Land: UGV simulators
XPT for Andros
The XPT high-fidelity training system uses VR simulation with game-quality graphics. The full physics engine emulates complete motion and physical interaction of modelled robot, 3D ...
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Air: UAV simulators
Predator Mission Trainer (PMT)
The CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) is an integrated platform that combines the features of CAE's UAS mission trainer with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator-specific ...
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Land: C2 simulators
CATT
A Lockheed Martin programme since 1996, the Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT) provides the British Army with a high-fidelity, realistic synthetic environment that supports collective ...
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Land: vehicle simulators
RWS
The Remote Weapon Station (RWS) Desktop Trainer simulates all functions of a live weapon station and provides for the practise and improvement of gunnery skills. ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
RN MTS
The UK RN Merlin Training System (MTS) was designed and built by CAE under subcontract from Lockheed Martin. It is a network of five training ...
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Subsystems: software
VR-Forces
VR-Forces is a flexible computer-generated forces platform used to fill a customer’s synthetic environments with urban, battlefield, maritime and airspace activity. Uses include a threat ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service
Thales provides its Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service (TSTS) through its 100%-owned subsidiary, Ace. The service is a complete suite of synthetic training for Tornado ...
