• Uncrewed Vehicles

  NATO AGS system at Warsaw Summit

  12th July 2016

  The operational capabilities of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system were presented to heads of state at the 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit on 8-9 …

• Defence Notes

  Farnborough 2016: UK ISTAR missions hampered by fleet depletion

  13th July 2016

  The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) ISTAR commander has fired off a stark warning about the future reduction of his fleet of five Sentinel R1 to …

• Digital Battlespace

  Japanese communications satellite damaged

  20th July 2016

  Even before it got close to the launchpad, a mishap involving a tarpaulin will delay Japan’s first military communications satellite by up to two years, …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin CC-130J support extended

  11th July 2016

  Lockheed Martin has received a $389 million (USD), five-year contract extension from the Canadian government to provide In Service Support (ISS) for the Royal Canadian …

• Training

  Farnborough 2016: CAE and Draken International ink collaborative deal

  10th July 2016

  CAE and Draken International have used the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that is designed …

• Defence Helicopter

  Farnborough 2016: AW149 is now a butterfly with sting

  13th July 2016

  Leonardo Helicopters is debuting an armed configured variant of its AW149 multirole military helicopter at the Farnborough International Airshow FIA (FIA 2016). James Wang, senior VP of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon signs Swiss RWR PBL

  2nd August 2016

  Raytheon has signed a five-year contract with RUAG Switzerland to service the ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver (RWR) for the Swiss government, it announced on 29 July. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Farnborough 2016: Meteoric cost saving potential

  11th July 2016

  Meteor, a radar guided beyond visual range air-to-air missile, is being showcased on an operational aircraft for the first time at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016). Meteor …

• Training

  Farnborough 2016: Inzpire and Thales sign AMTS MoU

  14th July 2016

  Thales has a long pedigree of developing Air Mission Training Systems (AMTS). The company’s first major success was with the EDITH system for the French …

• Digital Battlespace

  Farnborough 2016: A2AD EW focus for Ultra

  18th July 2016

  One of the big growth areas driving demand for electronic warfare (EW) systems is the threat of anti-access area denial (A2AD) systems. Electronic systems manufacturer, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AFRL contracts Kratos for LCASD

  13th July 2016

  Kratos will develop the technical baseline for a high-speed, long-range, low-cost, limited life-strike UAS under a $40.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory …

• Training

  C-17 training centre opens in India

  12th July 2016

  Mahindra Defence Systems and Boeing have jointly opened a centre in Gurgaon, Haryana in India, to provide training services for the Indian Air Force (IAF) …

• Naval Warfare

  Farnborough 2016: USCG flexes its Spartan muscles (video)

  13th July 2016

  Only three months after the first HC-27J unit was activated on the West Coast, the US Coast Guard (USCG) has brought one of the aircraft …

• Defence Helicopter

  RAN MH-60R fleet nears completion

  1st August 2016

  The final MH-60R Seahawk helicopter destined for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) via the US foreign military sales (FMS) programme has been delivered by Lockheed …

• Training

  Esterline avionics for RJAF PC-21s

  13th July 2016

  Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has been awarded a contract from Pilatus Aircraft to supply its cockpit avionics for eight Pilatus PC-21 trainer aircraft for the Royal …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  JAS 39E/F Gripen (Brazil)

  In 2016, Gripen’s Project and Development Center was opened in Sao Paulo to allow Sweedish and Brazillian engineers to work together in the Gripen development ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  C-130H Replacement [Sweden]

  Programme Background Requirements Sweden has five C-130H aircraft (designated Tp-84) and one KC-130H. Two C-130Es bought in the 1960s have retired, but the six H ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  KC-390 (Brazil)

  Programme Background Requirement The aircraft deliveries were scheduled to start by the end of 2016 and continue over a period of ten years. However,  the first ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Army Aviation Project [Brazil]

  Programme Background Brazilian Investment As reported by Shephard, in August 2023, the Brazilian government disclosed its plans to invest BRL 52.8 billion ($10.6 billion) in new military ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Hermes 900 [Brazil]

  Programme Background First Batch (2014) In 2014, Elbit reported supplying the Hermes 900 to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The drone is called the RQ-900 in ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Polar Support Vessel [Brazil]

  Programme Background Requirements In June 2020, the Brazilian Navy released a Request for Proposal (RfP) to procure a new Antarctic vessel to be manufactured in Brazil. The ...

• Military helicopters - attack, Military helicopters - multirole

  Mi-35M Replacement (Brazil)

  Programme Background The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) High Command sprung a surprise on 10 February 2022 when it issued a document stating that its fleet ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  VBC Cav-MSR (Brazil)

  Programme Background Purpose The Brazilian Army's mechanised cavalry regiments are believed to operate approximately 400 EE-9 Cascavel 6x6 fire support vehicles manufactured by the now-defunct ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  A-29 Philippines

  Programme Background The aircraft will be deployed for close air support (CAS), light attack, surveillance, air-to-air interception and counterinsurgency (COIN) missions. On three previous occasions ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  JLTV (Brazil - 1st Batch)

  Programme Background Under its PROADSUMUS programme, the Brazilian Marine Corps is procuring new equipment to support its deployment in expeditionary operations. One of the new ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  VBTP-MR Guarani

  Programme Background Part of the Brazilian Army's New Armoured Wheeled Vehicle Family (NFBR), the VBTP-MR platform is to be manufactured in several versions including standard ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | QX-2 (Forecast) [Brazilian Marine Corps]

  In August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it hosted a four-day Brazilian Marine Corps delegation. The tour was focused on, among other things, autonomous systems and ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | QX-2 (Forecast) [Brazilian Marine Corps]

  In August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it hosted a four-day Brazilian Marine Corps delegation. The tour was focused on, among other things, autonomous systems and ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Submarines Procurement Programme [Romania]

  Programme Background Requirements Since 2014, Romania has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. One ...

• Frigates

  Tamandaré Class Programme (1-4) [Brazil]

  Programme Background Timeline The Brazilian defence ministry is in the process of procuring four multi-role corvettes based on the German MEKO A100 design for the ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  EMB-312 Tucano

  The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  TPTS

  Tactical Procedures Training Simulators (TPTS), operating with SWARM software, can be used to provide most core training elements to pilots or offload training tasks from ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  H225M

  The medium-weight, 11t-class H225M (formerly known as the EC725) is the latest military Super Puma/Cougar family member.  Technical features include a modular design of mechanical ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  Grifo-346

  The Grifo-346 is a combat aircraft X-band radar covering +/-60° in azimuth and elevation and a weight under one kilogram. It can track up to ...

• Trainer, Transport

  EMB-121 Xingu

  The EMB-121 Xingu is a twin-turboprop light transport and advanced multi-engine trainer aircraft developed by Embraer based on the EMB-110 Bandeirante. Its maiden flight was ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  H125M

  The H125M (formerly the AS550 B3e Fennec) is a military version of the civil H125. The helicopter has a reduced radar signature due to the use ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  KC-390/C-390 Millennium

  The KC-390 is a high-wing, twin-turbofan, T-tail design intended to meet the needs of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for a tanker/transport aircraft. Developed and ...

• Land: battle management systems

  Arkhe Mission & Combat

  Launched in 2017, Atech's Arkhe Mission & Combat solutions offer a variety of solutions enabling operator to conduct missions from planning to execution and debriefing. It ...

• Fighter - multirole

  JAS 39E/F Gripen

  The Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen is a multirole fighter aircraft developed from earlier Gripen models and the Gripen NG. The latest version was selected by Brazil ...

• Fighter - air superiority

  F-5E/F Tiger II

  The F-5E (single-seat)/F (twin-seat) Tiger II is an air superiority fighter developed by Northrop Grumman based on the original F-5 Freedom Fighter. Production of the ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  EMB-314 Super Tucano

  The EMB-314 (also designated A-29) Super Tucano turboprop aircraft includes single- and two-seat variants. The former is designed for light attack and COIN missions, while ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod

  Sky Shield

  The Sky Shield RF pod  jammer can perform simultaneous jamming against multiple, diverse threats and can equip both small and large platforms. Simultaneous jamming is ...

• Land: air defence radar

  Saber M60

  The Saber M60 is a low-altitude air-defence radar developed by the Brazilian Army's CTEx (Army Technology Centre) in collaboration with Bradar, part of Embraer Defence ...

• Guided munitions

  SMKB

  The Smart-MK-Bomb, or the SMKB, is a precision guidance kit designed to turn Mk 82 and Mk 83 bombs into guided munitions.

• Simulator Support Services

  Elbit Systems provides simulator support services such as contractor logistics support, training, manuals and spare parts. The latest integrated data environment is employed for visibility ...