• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin awarded $83 million automated test equipment contract to support US Navy fleet aircraft

  31st March 2010

  Lockheed Martin was awarded an $83 million contract to design, develop, fabricate, integrate, and test the Electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) for the US …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon makes first delivery of encrypted identification technology to US Air Force

  30th March 2010

  Raytheon Company has delivered the first of the KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers to the US Air Force more than 60 days ahead of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Herley subsidiary CTI is awarded a $5 million contract to provide electronics for US Navy electronic attack aircraft

  30th March 2010

  Herley Industries, Inc. announced today that its Herley-CTI subsidiary located in Whippany, NJ, has received an award valued at approximately $5 million from a major …

• Digital Battlespace

  Data Link Solutions (DLS) awarded a $20 million contract to deliver MIDS-LVTs to US and coalition forces

  29th March 2010

  Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been awarded a $20 million contract from the US Navy Space …

• Digital Battlespace

  ThalesRaytheonSystems receives follow-on contract for US Army Sentinel Radar support

  29th March 2010

  ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $12.5 million follow-on contract for its AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel air defense radar Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) program. This multiyear option …

• Military Logistics

  AAR receives $24 million order for specialized shelters

  29th March 2010

  AAR announced today that it has received a $24 million order for shelters to be used by the US Army. AAR has delivered more than …

• Defence Helicopter

  FIDAE 2010: Humanitarian helicopters in Chile

  29th March 2010

  Defence Helicopter’s Tony Osborne speaks to some of the crews involved in the humanitarian operations following the Chilean earthquake in February. The devastating earthquake that …

• Defence Helicopter

  FIDAE 2010: Sikorsky pushes Black Hawk in South America

  26th March 2010

  Sikorsky's decision to open a Black Hawk training facility in South America underlines the importance of the product to the region, according to the company. …

• Military Logistics

  Honeywell Technology wins $51 million contract with US Navy

  26th March 2010

  Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) announced today that it has been awarded a $51 million, five-year contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division …

• Land Warfare

  Northrop Grumman awarded US Army Joint Fires training contract

  26th March 2010

  Northrop Grumman Corporation, as part of a team, has been awarded a contract by the US Army to provide training development, instruction and analysis to …

• Military Logistics

  Aussie Hercs clock 20,000 operational hours

  25th March 2010

  Air Force's airborne workhorse, the C-130 Hercules, has just exceeded 20,000 flying hours supporting Australian and Coalition troops in the Middle East. The significant milestone …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman's J.B. "Gib" Godwin proposes new, holistic, cyber-assurance paradigm: "Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Dominance"

  25th March 2010

  Speaking to attendees at the American Institute of Engineers Cybersecurity Conference East yesterday, Northrop Grumman Corporation's J.B. "Gib" Godwin, vice president for cybersecurity and systems …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation receives $73 million order from US Marine Corps for Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Multiband Manpack Radio Systems

  24th March 2010

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $73 million order from the US Marine Corps for Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband …

• Defence Helicopter

  US Naval test pilot school UH-72A Lakotas have arrived

  24th March 2010

  Capt. Thomas Huff, Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic (center left) and Lt. Col. Roger Cordell, Commander, US Naval Test Pilot School (center right), pose with …

• Military Logistics

  USAF pilots' training continues on the G.222s refurbished by Alenia Aeronautica

  24th March 2010

  The skies of Naples-Capodichino are showing these days the training of USAF's (United States Air Force) personnel on the fourth G.222 aircraft for the reconstituted …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  Puma 3 AE (Ukraine)

  Programme Background Military Aid - $300 Million On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine to "bolster Urkaine's capacity ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  JLTV Oshkosh Contract (US Navy)

  As of November 2020, the US DoD had signed 14 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches of ...

• Loitering munitions

  Switchblade 300 (Ukraine Aid) [US]

  Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (16 March 2022 & 13 April 2022) On 16 March 2022, President Biden announced $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine through ...

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

  Puma LE (Kosovo)

  Programme Background On 21 January 2022, the US Department of Defence (DoD) announced that AeroVironment had been awarded an $11.01 million firm-fixed contract for Puma LE. ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF

  According to the US FY2021 budget document, Turkey's removal from the JSF program and transition to the alternate supply chain sources may challenge to achieve ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  JLTV Oshkosh Contract (US Air Force)

  As of November 2020, the US DoD had signed 14 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches of ...

• Fighter - naval

  F-35B STOVL - US Navy

  The JSF programme will develop and field a family of aircraft that meets the needs of the US DoD and US allies with the F-35A ...

• Loitering munitions

  Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS) [US Army]

  Programme Background DoD Contract On 27 August 2024, the US DoD announced that AeroVironment had been awarded a $990 million hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to provide "an ...

• Loitering munitions

  Point Blank [US]

  Programme Background As IAI stated in a 19 January 2023 press release, it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support ...

• Air: aerial targets, Military UAS - fixed-wing

  BQM-177A [US Navy]

  Background Previous Purchases The BQM-177A was designed for the USN and has been in service with the USN for many years. Indeed, in August 2022, Shephard reported ...

• Loitering munitions

  Switchblade 600 (Ukraine Aid) [US]

  Programme Background $300 Million USAI (1 April 2022) On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine following ...

• Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]

  Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 ...

• Fighter - naval

  F-35C Carrier Variant

  The US Navy is planning to order 130 F-35Cs between FY2026 and FY2030 under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The purchase is estimated be ...

• Loitering munitions

  ALTIUS-600M (Ukraine Aid) [US]

  Programme Background On 24 February 2023, the US DoD announced that the Biden Administration had released an additional aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  MH-60R Seahawk (India)

  Programme Background On 25 February 2020, a letter of acceptance for 24 MH-60Rs, worth approximately $2.12 billion, was signed by India and the US in Delhi. ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Pistols

  M9

  M9 is the US DoD designation for the military-specification 9mm Beretta 92FS, selected in 1985 to replace the 45cal M1911A1 in US service. Sales to ...

• Man-portable missile systems

  Igla/SA-18

  The 9K38 Igla (US DoD designation SA-18, NATO reporting name Grouse ) IR-homing MANPADS was developed by KBM and entered service in 1983 to meet the requirements ...

• Loitering munitions

  Point Blank

  Point Blank Weapon System is a hand-launched electro-optical VTOL-capable loitering munition developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has been awarded a contract by the US ...

• Air: aerial targets, Military UAS - fixed-wing

  BQM-177A/i

  The BQM-177A subsonic aerial target (SSAT) was designed for the USN, and the BQM-177i is the export variant. The BQM-177 provides realistic threat emulation for ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  BAT-850

  Pathfinder's BAT-850 VSAT is a carbon fibre, tri-band terminal with auto-acquisition capability. Suitable for flyaway (case-based) and vehicle-mounted applications, it is in service with the ...

• Autonomous GPADS

  Airborne Systems has developed a family of smart systems ranging in payload capacity from 90-4,536kg. Utilising the technology developed and used in ram-air canopies, Guided ...

• Crew-served grenade launchers

  Striker 40/MK47

  General Dynamics is systems integrator for the Striker 40 (MK47 AGL in US service). The complete system comprises the weapon, AN/PWG-1 Lightweight Video Sight and ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  URC-300

  The URC-300 is a software-defined radio designed for line-of-sight, ground-to-air communications in particular. Introduced in 2020, it adheres to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards as well ...

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

  ScanEagle 3

  Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Banshee Tactical Radio

  Developed by Fenix Group, the Banshee Tactical Radio (BTR) is a communications system that uses 4G/LTE connectivity to provide secure mesh networking capability on the ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/ARC-231 Skyfire

  The AN/ARC-231 Skyfire is an airborne VHF/UHF/LOS and DAMA SATCOM system. This system supports US DoD requirements for airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice, data ...

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

  Global Observer

  The AeroVironment Global Observer HALE UAV was a developmental HALE UAV designed for various civil, commercial and government applications.  Development of the platform began in 2007 ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  CLWS

  Developed by Boeing, Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS or CLaWS) is a medium-range, low-power laser C-UAS system. According to the reports, the CLWS prototype has ...

• Air-to-air missiles

  9M32 Strela-2

  The 9M32 Strela-2 is a helicopter-launched version of the Russian first-generation, shoulder-launched, short-range SAM,  the 9K32. Designated by the US DoD as the SA-7A with ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  MIDS JTRS

  The MIDS JTRS is a four-channel radio designed to run the Link 16 waveform and up to three additional communication protocols, including the Airborne Networking ...