Defence Helicopter

Textron Names John Garrison President & CEO of Bell Helicopter

29th July 2009

Textron today announced that John L. Garrison, Jr. has been named president and CEO of its Bell Helicopter business unit, effective August 1st. He replaces …

Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ robots deal should help cut transport delays

28th July 2009

Following a successful series of trials, QinetiQ is now working alongside key government partners to deliver a robot based service that is being used to …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Academy officials add unmanned aircraft system into curriculum

28th July 2009

US Air Force Academy officials here integrated unmanned aircraft systems into the school's curriculum. "The Air Force has made unmanned aircraft systems a priority for …

Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin Awarded $142 Million Arrowhead Production Contract

27th July 2009

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $142 million follow-on production contract for the Apache Arrowhead. system, the combat-proven, Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Barracuda returns to the air

27th July 2009

In a test series comprising four flights, EADS Defence & Security (DS) has successfully tested the unmanned flight system (UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ‘Barracuda’ …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Unmanned aircraft take on increased importance

27th July 2009

The US military's expanded overseas use of unmanned aircraft highlights the increased importance of such aerial platforms to current and future military operations, senior Air …

Defence Helicopter

Onboard Systems Expands Helicopter Cargo Net Program

27th July 2009

Onboard Systems International, a leading provider of innovative helicopter cargo hook equipment, announced that it has dramatically expanded its standard cargo net equipment offerings to …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Aurora Excalibur UAS Makes First Flight

21st July 2009

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Aurora) announced today that it has successfully completed the first flight of the Excalibur Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The vertical takeoff …

Defence Helicopter

New UH-72As aid 'Flatiron' at Fort Rucker

21st July 2009

With the arrival of three new UH-72A Lakota helicopters last week at Cairns Army Airfield, Air Ambulance Detachment, known as "Flatiron," can better assist Fort …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Highlights Unmanned Systems Capabilities at UV Europe 2009

21st July 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation will be participating in the UV Europe conference and exhibition where it will highlight its industry leading capabilities in unmanned aircraft systems …

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 ...

Loitering munitions

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...