• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AeroVironment steps up European unmanned chase

  4th November 2019

  Manufacturer AeroVironment is particularly optimistic about the prospects of future sales of its multipurpose and proven UAS platforms to European countries, including Ukraine – with …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  UK government awards C-UAV technology contracts

  7th November 2019

  The UK government has awarded £2 million in funding to support 18 projects that will develop new technologies that are able to detect, disrupt and …

• Digital Battlespace

  AOC 2019: Saab pushes latest countermeasures for international market

  5th November 2019

  Sweden’s Saab opted to use the AOC exhibition and conference in Washington, DC, in late-October to push its range of airborne countermeasure and surveillance systems, …

• Digital Battlespace

  EUTELSAT 10B satellite ordered

  30th October 2019

  Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with Eutelsat Communications for the procurement of a new all-electric satellite, EUTELSAT 10B. Thales Alenia Space is a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  European MALE RPAS builds toward development contract signature

  6th November 2019

  Industry partners involved in the multinational European MALE RPAS effort are set to be awarded with a first full programme contract in 2020, a development that …

• Digital Battlespace

  SRC selected for US Air Force IMD support services

  28th October 2019

  SRC is to provide intelligence mission data (IMD) support services to the US Air Force’s National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) under a General …

• Digital Battlespace

  NGJ-MB in power generation flight test

  29th October 2019

  Raytheon has carried out the first power generation flight test of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band, the company announced on 28 October. Test data gathered …

• Digital Battlespace

  European ESSOR project workshop held

  29th October 2019

  The European Defence Agency (EDA) has hosted the third PESCO workshop related to the European Secure Software Defined Radio (ESSOR) project which aims to develop …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems to develop new Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy

  29th October 2019

  BAE Systems will develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual band Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) for the US Navy under a $36.7 million contract announced on …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman awarded AN/AAQ-24 work

  24th October 2019

  Northrop Grumman has been awarded a delivery order for engineering support for the integration of the AN/AAQ-24 on multiple US Army aircraft. The engineering effort …

• Digital Battlespace

  LEO to provide ‘game changing’ capability

  7th November 2019

  Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology is set to provide a ‘game-changing’ capability for armed forces demanding flexible and cost-effective connectivity almost anywhere in the …

• Digital Battlespace

  AOC 2019: Latest Blackbird COMINT system due for customer deliveries

  29th October 2019

  Having recently concluded development of the latest iteration of its Blackbird COMINT system, TCI International will begin deliveries to customers in the US and overseas …

• Digital Battlespace

  Future soldier ensembles set for German Army

  1st November 2019

  Rheinmetall is preparing to support the German Army’s lead role in the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) deployment in 2023 with a …

• Training

  Antycip assists Agueris

  23rd October 2019

  Antycip Simulation has teamed with Agueris, a subsidiary of John Cockerill Defense (formally CMI Defense) to deliver ground terrain databases and turret simulation solutions used …

• Digital Battlespace

  Netherlands, Germany sign MoU on radio signals equipment

  8th October 2019

  The governments of the Netherlands and Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of systems for the detection of …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• ISR/special mission

  P-1 EW [Japan]

  Programme Background Requirement Japan has operated the EP-3, a COMINT/SIGINT/ELINT configuration of the P-3 Orion, since 1993. As of 2024, the Japanese MoD maintains that these aircraft ...

• Fighter - electronic warfare

  Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• Data links

  Data links | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• ISR/special mission

  Stand-off Jammer Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Programme Background These large stand-off aircraft will be equipped with various EW systems capable of operating from a safe distance from the mission target. A400M ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Su-30SM Armenia

  The Su-30SM is upgraded variant of Su-30MKI. Its capabilities include Bars-R radar, RVV-SV medium-range air-to-air missile, Thales SMD55S/VEN-3022 or Russian IKSh-1M avionics replacing Elbit SU967 head-up display, LINS-1000RS inertial ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Data links

  Data links | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  H225M Hungary

  The helicopters will be equipped with advanced communication capabilities and will be used for transport, combat SAR and special operations missions. The H225M has advanced ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Spy Owl 200

  The Spy Owl 200 is an electric UAS designed for security, defence, research and agricultural use. It is equipped with an integrated retractable EO gimbal ...

• Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Shpak

  Shpak is a mini rotary wing, FPV style, UAV manufactured by RSI Europe. Primarily designed to carry explosives, the drone was developed to help Ukraine ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Ovzon T6

  The Ovzon T6 is a rugged, laptop-sized SATCOM terminal with an integrated antenna, modem, cooling system and user interface. It provides on-the-pause broadband connectivity in ...

• Major networking projects

  Air Policing

  Air Policing is a collective peacetime mission that requires NATO to take action against all violations and infringements of its airspace using agreed procedures. Supreme ...

• EW test systems

  ELT A62

  ELT A62 product family deals with multiple sensors of EW equipment suites. ELT A62 is a training system for EW personnel that can be sea-, ...

• EO/IR systems

  UltraFORCE 275-HD

  The UltraForce 275-HD was a compact, multi-sensor, gyro-stabilised surveillance system that delivered high-quality, real-time full-motion video (FMV).  Manufactured by Teledyne FLIR, the now out-of-production was ...

• Sea: procedural training

  Proteus Naval EW Trainer

  The Proteus Naval EW Trainer utilises the EW functionality from the Proteus Action Speed Tactical Trainer to provide a dedicated trainer for naval EW personnel. ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  EW-MST

  The Terma Electronic Warfare Mission Support Tool (EW-MST) is an application designed to run on Windows-equipped personal computers. The purpose of the EW-MST is to ...

• EW-TISS

  The software-based Electronic Warfare Training Integrated Simulation System (EW-TISS) is designed for operators to acquire operational and analysis skills of radar reconnaissance and COMINT systems.  ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  EW Center

  The Electronic Warfare Center is an operational support system for pre-and post-mission activities. The system handles various types of EW functions (ESM, ECM etc), for ...

• Air-to-surface missiles

  SPEAR-EW

  The SPEAR-EW missile, developed by MBDA in collaboration with Leonardo, is an air-to-surface weapon designed to perform Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD) missions. This ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Helicopter Simulators

  Indra builds a variety of training devices for helicopters from small CBT to full-flight simulators. The simulation includes the flight dynamics of the aircraft, and ...

• EW Training Support System (Battlelab)

  EW Training Support System is a Training & Simulation Center a leading-edge training facility dedicated to teaching and training personnel in the Electronic Warfare field. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  RF-7850S SPR

  The L3Harris RF-7850S is a Secure Personal Radio designed for use at the team, squad and platoon levels. It supports wideband and narrowband operation with advanced ...

• COFDM Digital Video Down and Uplinks

  Navtech Systems provides the latest digital transmission systems using MPEG2, 4 or JPEG2000 compression and modulation techniques, and includes the latest generation MRC diversity technology ...