• Military Logistics

  USS America completes final contractor trials

  13th April 2015

  The US Navy's USS America (LHA 6) amphibious assault ship completed its final contractor trials earlier in April. During the post-delivery trials, the ship and …

• Land Warfare

  Cubic to provide ballistic fit-out package to New Zealand

  13th April 2015

  Cubic Range Design Solutions (CRDS) has been awarded a contract to design, provide and install a ballistic fit-out package for a training facility for the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Pakistan enjoys attack helicopter choices – American, Chinese or Russian?

  10th April 2015

  Pakistan has several choices as it seeks to expand its army attack helicopter fleet – American, Chinese and Russian. On 6 April 2015 it emerged …

• Naval Warfare

  First Indian Scorpene-class submarine undocks

  9th April 2015

  The first Scorpene-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy has been officially undocked, the Indian Ministry of Defence announced on 6 April. The submarine, INS …

• Naval Warfare

  US Navy funds Austal construction of new LCS

  9th April 2015

  The US Navy has funded the construction of two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), LCS 22 and LCS 24, by Austal. The company announced the funding …

• Defence Helicopter

  US mulls possible AH-1Z sale to Pakistan

  9th April 2015

  The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of AH-1Z Viper helicopters to Pakistan, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on …

• Military Logistics

  Leidos gets support contract for USMC aircraft

  8th April 2015

  Leidos Engineering has been awarded a contract to provide select support services for US Marine Corps (USMC) and Navy aircraft, the company announced on 6 …

• Digital Battlespace

  NSA certifies General Dynamics' Taclane-10G encryptor

  8th April 2015

  The US National Security Agency (NSA) has certified General Dynamics Mission Systems' new Taclane-10G in-line network encryptor, as announced by the company on 6 April. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Bechtel cleared for commercial UAS usage

  8th April 2015

  The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission to Bechtel for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology, the company announced on 6 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Quad A 2015: Boeing positions for multi-year Apache contract

  31st March 2015

  Boeing received the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the multi-year contract for Apache AH-64E and will respond later in the year. During a media briefing …

• Digital Battlespace

  Ninth GPS IIF satellite for USAF launches

  27th March 2015

  A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket with the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite for the US Air Force (USAF) launched on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  US Army activates Apache-Shadow V2 UAV unit

  20th March 2015

  The first US Army Apache battalion to organically pair with new Shadow V2 (RQ-7Bv2) UAVs has been activated. US Army officials announced that the 1st …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus to move Skynet 5A satellite

  18th March 2015

  Airbus Defence and Space will move its Skynet 5A satellite to provide satellite communication over the eastern Asia-Pacific region, including Australia. The company announced the …

• Naval Warfare

  Philippines to build three naval MPACs

  17th March 2015

  A total of three Multi-Purpose Assault Craft (MPACs) will be built for the Philippines Navy in the country, in accordance with the navy's approved technical …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus to supply satellite airtime to UK

  13th March 2015

  Airbus Defence and Space will supply satellite airtime for air and ground tracking of ground assets and helicopters on a worldwide basis to the UK …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack

  AT-6 (Tunisia)

  Programme Background On 26 February 2020, the US State Department announced that it has approved a potential sale of four AT-6 aircraft and related equipment to Tunisia ...

• Loitering munitions

  Mini-Harpy [Israeli Navy]

  Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel Navy Sa'ar 6 ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Army Second Batch

  The $600 million program value is calculated based on the relative estimated unit costs of each helicopter type (NH90 NFH and TTH) and procurement quantity ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache (May 2019 FMS)

  Also included are 28 M230 30mm automatic chain guns, AN/AVR-2B laser detecting sets, AN/APR-39 radar signal detecting sets, AN/AVS-6 night vision goggles, M299 Hellfire missile ...

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

  Beyond Vision Drones [Portugal]

  Programme Background Contract Award On 14 February 2023, Beyond Vision announced that it had been awarded a €600,375 contract for the acquisition of "6 Mulittoror ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Army First Batch

  HT-29 Caiman GSPAs (NH90 TTH) will be assembled at Airbus Helicopters’ facility in Albacete and will replace AS332 Super Puma fleet in service. Even though ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Multi-Mission Aircraft (1-14) [Canada]

  The objective of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project is to equip the Canadian Armed Forces with a long-range manned Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) and ...

• Data links

  Data links | Multi-Mission Aircraft (1-14) [Canada]

  The objective of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project is to equip the Canadian Armed Forces with a long-range manned Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) and ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Multi-Mission Aircraft (1-14) [Canada]

  The objective of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project is to equip the Canadian Armed Forces with a long-range manned Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) and ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Multi-Mission Aircraft (1-14) [Canada]

  The objective of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project is to equip the Canadian Armed Forces with a long-range manned Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) and ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors, Patrol boats

  Gun Boats (Pakistan)

  Programme Background Timeline The first steel cutting for these boats occurred on 6 October 2022. The PN is seeking 20 vessels; the first one should ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  Spain HT-29 Caiman MSPT (NH90 NFH) - Navy

  The deliveries of seven NH-90 NFHs to the Spanish Navy are expected to between 2022 and 2025, following the completion of 22-helicopters program for the ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Joint Support Ship (Project Sea 2200) [Australia]

  Under Project Sea 2200, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is seeking to procure two multi-role logistic ships. Although no Request for Tender (RfT) has been ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Joint Support Ship (Project Sea 2200) [Australia]

  Under Project Sea 2200, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is seeking to procure two multi-role logistic ships. Although no Request for Tender (RfT) has been ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Air Force Second Batch

  The HT-29 Caiman will replace AS332 Super Puma fleet in service with the Spanish Air Force. The Spanish version of the NH90 TTHs can perform ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  Skynet 6 SATCOM

  Skynet 6 is designed to replace Skynet 5. The PFI contract for Skynet 5,  held by Paradigm Secure Communications and Airbus DS, ends in 2022. As ...

• Major networking projects

  Skynet 5 SATCOM

  Airbus is the service provider for the UK MoD Skynet 5 private finance initiative contract, signed in October 2003 and now worth $5.6 billion. Airbus ...

• Major networking projects

  Satcom Post-2000

  The Satcom Post-2000 programme gives the alliance improved SATCOM capabilities, which is important as NATO forces take on expeditionary missions beyond their traditional area of ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Skynet

  The Skynet anti-drone system is a portable C-UAS device that resembles a rifle. It is operated with a manpack system and has a charging time ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  CH-6

  The CH-6, or Cai Hong 6 or Rainbow-6, is a UCAV unveiled by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) on 19 April 2021.  Shown ...

• Bomber

  H-6

  The People's Liberation Army Air Force has eight regiments of bombers and they operate an estimated 160 H-6 variants that have been in service since ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  QX-6

  Unveiled at the Dubai Airshow 2021, the QX-6 is a cargo-carrying UAV manufactured by ADASI, a subsidiary of the EDGE Group. The QX-6 features an autopilot ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  SPY-6(V)2

  The SPY-6(V)2 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) is the smallest version of the AN/SPY-6 family of radars and is articulated on a rotating system featuring ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/ARS-6 (V12) PLS R/T

  The new AN/ARS-6 (V12) Personnel Locator System (PLS) Receiver/Transmitter (R/T) is a functional replacement for the old AN/ARS-6. These systems are used to locate missing ...

• MSR/MAA-6

  The Messenger Smart Receiver (MSR) receiver and Messenger Antenna Array 6 (MAA-6) antenna array combine to form a long-range central receive system. The MAA-6’s six ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM, Land: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/ARS-6(V12) PLS

  The new AN/ARS-6 (V12) Personnel Locator System (PLS) Receiver/Transmitter (R/T) is a functional replacement for the old AN/ARS-6. These systems are used to locate missing ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  SPY-6(V)3

  The SPY-6(V)3 EASR has three fixed faces, each with nine Radar Modular Assemblies (RMAs). The SPY-6(V)3 will be installed on Ford-class aircraft carriers and Constellation-class ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  SPY-6(V)4

  The SPY-6(V)4 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) has four fixed faces, each with 24 Radar Modular Assemblies (RMAs). The SPY-6(V)4 will be back-fitted on ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  AT-6 GBTS

  CAE USA is the Ground-Based Training System (GBTS) provider for the Beechcraft AT-6 light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft. CAE has responsibility for designing and ...

• SARBE 6-406G

  The SARBE 6-406G personal locator beacon features integrated GPS and two-way speech facility.