• Defence Helicopter

  Sea King helicopter retires from US Navy after 50 years

  4th January 2010

  The last operational UH-3H Sea King helicopter was retired from the US Navy on Friday December 11 during a ceremony here ending 50 years of …

• Digital Battlespace

  MC-12 arrives in Afghanistan

  31st December 2009

  The newest aircraft to the Air Force's inventory arrived December 27, 2009 at Bagram Airfield. The MC-12 aircraft, tail number 090623, was the first of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman's Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System Equipped with Tactical Common Data Link

  31st December 2009

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has equipped and fielded Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) on a US Army Hunter MQ-5B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), which has been …

• Land Warfare

  Iveco Defence Vehicles Awarded Contract to Deliver Further 90 LMVs to Czech Army

  28th December 2009

  Iveco Defence Vehicles announces that on December 18, 2009 the Czech Army placed order for a further batch of 90 Light Multirole Vehicles (LMV) in …

• Defence Helicopter

  French Army, Air Force Cougars to be refurbished

  23rd December 2009

  The French defence procurement agency, the DGA, has ordered the refurbishment of five Cougar helicopters. Four of the aircraft are operated by the Army, fifth …

• Land Warfare

  France Orders 53 High-Mobility Vehicles from Hagglunds AB

  23rd December 2009

  Defense Minister Hervé Morin announced the order of 53 Vehicules de Haute Mobilité (VHM) for the French Army. It is the first installment of a …

• Defence Helicopter

  Korea Coast Guard orders another AW139 Helicopter

  22nd December 2009

  AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Korean Government has signed a contract for one more AW139 medium-twin helicopter in Maritime Patrol configuration for the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Swiss Air Force takes final EC635

  22nd December 2009

  The last of 20 EC635 helicopters for the Swiss Air Force has been assembled and is ready for delivery. The Swiss Government's procurement agency, armasuisse …

• Defence Helicopter

  QinetiQ brings Combined Aerial Target Service for Mirach online

  22nd December 2009

  QinetiQ has officially brought into service the Mirach advanced sub-sonic aerial target, as part of the Combined Aerial Target Service (CATS) contract for the UK's …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems receives French order for BvS10 Mk II all-terrain vehicle

  22nd December 2009

  BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) - French Armament Procurement Agency - for 53 BvS10 MkII vehicles, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Mexican Air Force takes delivery of Bell 412s

  22nd December 2009

  Mexican Air Force pilots gather with US dignitaries and officials for a group photo in front of one of the five Bell Helicopters delivered to …

• Defence Helicopter

  AVIC hails first flight of the EC175/Z-15

  21st December 2009

  Chinese congomerate, AVIC has celebrated the first flight of the EC175/Z-15 helicopter. The new seven-ton helicopter, has been jointly built by Eurocopter and long-term partners …

• Defence Helicopter

  Norwegian Bell 412s celebrate 100,000 hours in the air

  18th December 2009

  The Norwegian Air Force's fleet of Bell 412s have celebrated a milestone 100,000 flight hours. The event was marked with the celebratory signing of a …

• Defence Helicopter

  MV-22 Osprey arrives at MCAS Miramar

  18th December 2009

  Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 entered a new era in aviation Saturday as the MV-22 Osprey landed to begin the replacement of the CH-46 “Sea …

• Defence Helicopter

  Gallantry Award for Culdrose Aircrewman

  18th December 2009

  Chief Petty Officer Aircrewman Dave Rigg, serving in 771 Naval Air Squadron based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, has been awarded the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - small

  Vietnam - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

• Military UAS - small

  Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

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

  V-Bat [Romania]

  Programme Background Modernisation According to HotNews, a Romanian news outlet reporting on 25 February 2025, the Romanian MoD announced to journalists that it would focus on ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

  The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

  The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 - Joint Programme [Finland]

  Programme Background On 5th June 2025, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden signed an LoI to jointly procure the CV90. All, with the exception ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  AICS [Italy]

  Programme Background The Italian Army has identified a requirement for new tracked IFVs to equip its armoured and mechanised brigades. These new vehicles will replace ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 - Joint Programme [Norway]

  Programme Background On 5th June 2025, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden signed an LoI to jointly procure the CV90. All, with the exception ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 - Joint Programme [Estonia]

  Programme Background On 5th June 2025, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden signed an LoI to jointly procure the CV90. All, with the exception ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 - Joint Programme [Lithuania]

  Programme Background On 5th June 2025, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden signed an LoI to jointly procure the CV90. All, with the exception ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 - Joint Programme [Netherlands]

  Programme Background On 5th June 2025, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden signed an LoI to jointly procure the CV90. All, with the exception ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 - Joint Programme [Sweden]

  Programme Background On 5th June 2025, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden signed an LoI to jointly procure the CV90. All, with the exception ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  U-212 Near Future Submarine (4) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CATV [UK]

  Programme Background CATV The CATV programme was initiated in 2019, when the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden signed an MoU to share acquisition costs for ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  U-212 Near Future Submarine (3) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Smartscan- MEWS

  MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...

• Land: battle management systems, Major networking projects, Naval: Combat Management Systems

  DOOB (HARBIYE)

  Defence out of a Box (DOOB, also marketed as HARBIYE) is a C4I system family developed by Havelsan as an integrated defence solution aiming for ...

• Subsystems: software

  Simulation Engine II

  The Simulation Engine II (SE II) commercial game engine is the first PC-based game engine to be developed by Sonalysts as a commercial product and ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  JTRS Increment 1 Waveforms

  A number of waveforms are set to be implemented under JTRS Increment 1: WNW with OFDM and anti-jam; SRW (ground domain); joint airborne network-tactical edge ...

• Air: mission management systems

  Naval Command Center

  The Elbit Systems Naval Command Center (NCC) provides the infrastructure, systems and functionality required to achieve maritime domain awareness in conjunction with applicable means, evaluating ...

• Sea: procedural training

  Submarine Simulator

  A multi-domain simulation system for submarines, covering all vessel systems and subsystems: Submarine Tactical Trainer (STT); Submarine Diving and Steering Simulator (SDS) in a cockpit; Surface Navigation Simulator ...

• Air: mission management systems

  I-JOCCS

  Integrated Joint Operational Command and Control Services (I-JOCCS) is designed for interoperability among coalition forces including the UK and US. The capability supports fixed-site installations ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  GMS Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) Family

  At AUSA 2024, General Micro Systems (GMS Computing Engines) unveiled four new cross-domain systems (CDS) designed to give air and land forces ultra-secure, real-time gigabit ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELK-7065

  The ELK-7065 ground and naval HF COMINT direction-finding system was unveiled in 2013, with a compact, lightweight airborne version launched in September 2017. The sensor was ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  JTRS Domains

  The former JTRS ‘clusters’, that had become separate disjointed programmes, have been replaced with centrally managed domain programme management offices. The construct comprises four JTRS ...

• Land: battle management systems

  AMDWS

  AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...

• Major networking projects

  TNE

  Trusted Network Environment (TNE) is used by the US DoD and federal agencies where multiple coalitions of interest need trusted information brokers to let them ...

• Major networking projects

  GIG

  Global Information Grid (GIG) is a DoD-wide programme, managed by OSD Network Information Infrastructure and integrated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, to support all ...

• Counter-UAS systems, EO/IR systems, Land: air defence radar

  Hawkeye AD

  Hawkeye Air Defence (AD) is an integrated sensor suite optimised for acquisition, tracking, classification and engagement of air targets from fixed and mobile platforms. The ...

• Data links

  Joint Tactical Terminal

  Leonardo's Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) family of products provides Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) capability to air, land and naval platforms. According to the manufacturer, over 1,200 ...