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News - mv-22

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    New payload software for AFSOC MQ-9s

    27th January 2016

    The development of a new line of software for the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will enable the fielding of ‘new payloads’ on …

  • Naval Warfare

    Kuwait orders new vessels

    26th January 2016

    The Kuwait Ministry of Defence has ordered new vessels from Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the company announced on 24 January. The company has signed …

  • Land Warfare

    Rheinmetall wins ammo contract

    25th January 2016

    Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract for artillery ammunition by an unnamed international customer, the company announced on 22 January.  The order covers the company’s …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy fires Nulka decoy

    22nd January 2016

    The US Navy has successfully fired the Nulka active missile decoy from its CVN Class aircraft carrier during testing in the Atlantic Ocean, BAE Systems …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Belgium to invest €9.2 billion in defence

    22nd January 2016

    The new strategic defence plan for 2030 agreed by the Belgian government on 22 December foresees 9.2 billion euros being invested in its armed forces. …

  • Naval Warfare

    PMSCs face changing environment

    12th January 2016

    National governments along the eastern rim of the Indian Ocean are beginning to regulate the activities of private maritime security contractors (PMSC), as a court …

  • Defence Helicopter

    India makes Mi-25 Afghan donation

    5th January 2016

    The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is now in receipt of the first example of four Mil Mi-25 attack helicopters that are being donated by India. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Royal Navy says SAR-onara

    4th January 2016

    The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm has officially ended its role in UK search and rescue (SAR) operations, concluding nearly 60 years of service. The …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Thailand conducts H225M CSAR trials

    4th January 2016

    After the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) received a batch of four Airbus Helicopters H225M (EC725) Super Cougar helicopters last year, the type conducted its …

  • Naval Warfare

    Airships have multirole future

    28th December 2015

    Airship producer Aeroscraft says lighter-than-air (LTA) aircraft have an advantage over other ISR platforms, particularly in roles such as coastal patrol and port security, as …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy seeks laser weapons

    24th December 2015

    Northrop Grumman has been selected to design and produce a Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) by the US Office of Naval Research, the company announced …

  • Defence Helicopter

    France orders more Tiger HAD helicopters

    24th December 2015

    The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters to supply seven additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters, the company announced on …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    GA-ASI delivers final RQ-1 Predator As

    24th December 2015

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has delivered two RQ-1 Predator UAS to the Italian Air Force, the company announced on 22 December. This marks the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Canada's HCM project powers ahead

    23rd December 2015

    The Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax Class Modernization (HCM) project has reached an important new milestone, with First Article Acceptance now achieved, Lockheed Martin Canada announced on 22 …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Elbit wins Asia-Pacific ISTAR contract

    23rd December 2015

    Elbit Systems is to supply a tactical airborne intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) solution to an unnamed customer in the Asia-Pacific region. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Tiltrotors

    V-22 Osprey (USN)

    Programme Background Requirement According to USN FY2023 Budget Estimate documentation, the V-22 programme provides an aircraft to meet the amphibious and vertical assault needs of ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift, Tiltrotors

    V-22 Osprey [Indonesia]

    Programme Background Announcement Indonesia issued a letter of request for pricing, which eventually triggered the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) to announce on 6 June 2020, ...

  • Trainer

    T-54A Multi-Engine Training System (METS) (USA)

    Programme Background Multi-Engine Training System is a USN programme to replace the ageing T-44C Pegasus fleet and modernize multi-engine aircraft training. Multi-Engine Training System provides ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) Ship [UK]

    Programme Background Requirements The 2021 Defence Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, outlined the plan to develop a new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) vessel ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Long-Range Attack Munition (LRAM) [USMC]

    Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...

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

    Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 2) [USMC]

    Programme Background MUX Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions, and ...

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

    Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 1) [USMC]

    Programme Background All-in-One UAV Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, be used for various missions, ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 (Slovakia - Second Batch)

    Programme Background Requirements The Slovakian Armed Forces are currently lumbered with an ageing inventory of legacy platforms that are not interoperable with its allies and ...

  • Tiltrotors

    V-22 Osprey [Japan]

    Programme Background Procurement Contracts The Japanese government is the first export customer of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, having ordered 17 helicopters from the US across ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-64E Apache-India-Army Forecast

    The Indian Army was originally granted co-ownership of the 22 Apaches that Air Force procured by the Indian MoD. However, the IAF refused to cede ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | MAWS/PATMAR [France]

    French Navy is planning to purchase up to 22 MPA aircraft to replace its ATL2 fleet in service. Germany and France agreed to develop a ...

  • Data links

    Data links | MAWS/PATMAR [France]

    French Navy is planning to purchase up to 22 MPA aircraft to replace its ATL2 fleet in service. Germany and France agreed to develop a ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    Air: Head-up displays | MAWS/PATMAR [France]

    French Navy is planning to purchase up to 22 MPA aircraft to replace its ATL2 fleet in service. Germany and France agreed to develop a ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | MAWS/PATMAR [France]

    French Navy is planning to purchase up to 22 MPA aircraft to replace its ATL2 fleet in service. Germany and France agreed to develop a ...

  • 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 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: air combat simulators

    Air Combat Training

    Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.

  • Helicopter guns

    RGS (AWG-35)

    The RGS (AWG-35) fulfils the USMC requirement for an Interim Defensive Weapon System for the MV-22 tiltrotor. Armed with a three-barrel 7.62mm GAU-7 minigun, the ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    CV-22/MV-22 Osprey Training Devices

    As part of a joint FlightSafety/Bell Helicopter/Boeing team, FlightSafety was the first company to successfully design, manufacture and deliver full-motion flight simulators for tilt-rotor training. ...

  • Helicopter engines

    AE 1107C-Liberty

    The AE 1107C-Liberty is a new-generation 7,000shp-class turboshaft engine developed as the T406 to power the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor in service with the USMC ...

  • EO/IR systems

    AN/AAQ-27A

    In production for USMC MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, the AAQ-27A allows pilots to see through darkness, smoke, haze and adverse weather. The third-generation medium-wave IR system ...

  • Tiltrotors

    V-22 Osprey

    The V-22 Osprey is a joint-service multirole combat aircraft manufactured by Bell and Boeing in a joint venture. The platform has tiltrotor technology to combine a helicopter's vertical performance with ...

  • Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers

    AN/AAR-47B(V)2

    The AN/AAR-47B Missile Warning System (MWS) is an EW system designed to protect low/slow-flying aircraft against surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. The MWS will detect a ...

  • Military UGVs

    Gladiator TUGV

    The Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV) was funded through a USMC programme to develop an armed, armoured UGV. The programme began in the mid-1990s, ...

  • Towed mortars

    M327 120mm EFSS Mortar

    General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is the prime contractor for the USMC’s Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFFS), which consists of the M327 120mm towed ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    Sportsman MV850

    The Sportsman MV850 is derived from the Polaris Sportsman commercial 4x4 all-terrain vehicle and has been modified for military use. The MV850 seats one with ...

  • Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers

    AN/AVR-2

    The AN/AVR-2 series of laser warning systems detects, processes and alerts aircrew to laser threats to their aircraft. Imagery to this effect is overlaid on ...

  • OPVs

    MV Doria

    MV Doria is the first OPV ordered by Kenya's State Department of Fisheries. The contract for the construction of MV Doria was signed in January ...

  • 5000-MV series

    Navistar's International 5000-MV heavy-haul tractor trucks are built on the same type of heavy-duty platform as its commercial dump trucks and gravel haulers. It has ...

  • Military UGVs

    MV-10

    The DOK-ING MV-10 is a large, dedicated mine clearance UGV designed to clear anti-personnel, antitank mines and unexploded ordnance. The platform is usually fitted with ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    MRZR D2

    Originally introduced in 2013, the MRZR family of vehicles is in service with the US and several other militaries across the world.  On 20 February ...