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Defence Helicopter
Boeing still hopeful of new Japanese AH-64D orders
29th April 2009
Boeing says it anticipates Japan will order more Fuji Heavy Industry (FHI) assembled AH-64D Apache helicopters despite zero funding allocations for the programme from Tokyo …
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Defence Helicopter
Australia to re-test folding fin rockets aboard Tiger
29th April 2009
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has confirmed it will carry out additional live fire clearance tests for the operation of 2.75 inch folding fin …
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Defence Helicopter
Australia eyes observer role for possible French Tiger deployment
29th April 2009
Australia has confirmed that it has held initial discussions with France on a potential observer role if that nation proceeds with the deployment of its …
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Defence Helicopter
New details on Kaman financial settlement with Australia
29th April 2009
Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has confirmed that the financial settlement with Kaman Aerospace allowing for transfer of the Royal Australian Navy’s eleven aircraft SH-2G(A) …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New JP129 tactical UAS requirements locked
29th April 2009
The Australian Department of Defence’s capability group has confirmed that it has locked down revised requirements for the Australian Defence Force’s Joint Project 129 tactical …
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Defence Helicopter
CAE and Neptec successfully demonstrate AVS technology to address brownout
28th April 2009
CAE and Neptec Design Group today announced the successful demonstration of Neptec's Obscurant Penetrating Autosynchronous LIDAR (OPAL) sensor that is integrated into CAE's Augmented Visionics …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
COBRA airborne mine detection system ready for low rate initial production
28th April 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received Milestone "C" approval from the U.S. Department of Defense, Program Executive Office, Littoral and Mine Warfare (PEO LMW) for its …
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Defence Helicopter
Australia makes FMS request for Chinooks
24th April 2009
On April 13 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of seven Chinook …
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Defence Helicopter
Canadian Sea King deters pirates
24th April 2009
On 18 April 2009 at about 3:00 p.m. local time, the MV Front Ardenne and the British fast fleet tanker RFA Wave Knight were transiting …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Insitu Awarded SUAV Contract by Canadian Government
23rd April 2009
Insitu has received a US$30 million contract from the Canadian government to provide small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services to support the Canadian Forces’ intelligence, …
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Defence Helicopter
R. Scott Rettig Named CEO of AgustaWestland North America
23rd April 2009
R. Scott Rettig has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of AgustaWestland North America, AgustaWestland and …
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Defence Helicopter
Open door approach will prove SH2G(I) says Kaman
22nd April 2009
Kaman Helicopters concedes its efforts to on-sell former Royal Australian Navy SH-2G(A) aircraft continues to face a perception issue in the global marketplace given the …
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Defence Helicopter
Curtiss-Wright Awarded $20 Million Contract for UH-60M Upgrade Black Hawk and CH-53K Helicopter Programs
21st April 2009
Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has received a contract from Claverham Limited to provide transducers for use in the fly-by-wire systems that control the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
First flight for Predator C
20th April 2009
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced the introduction of its next generation aircraft in the extremely successful Predator UAS series, Predator C Avenger. The first …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Pressurised structures for buoyant UAVs promise new capabilities
16th April 2009
A material mainly used in sails for racing yachts could be the key to realising expanded capabilities for light UAV systems, according to Harris Edge, …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...