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Land Warfare
French Army Tests Counter-IED Device in Afghanistan
2nd December 2009
On 26 November, the French Command and Support Battalion (BCS) carried out its first resupply convoy between Kabul and Nijrab, in the Kapisa valley, using …
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Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter Japan delivers first EC135 training helicopter to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
2nd December 2009
Eurocopter Japan handed over today the first EC135T2i training helicopter to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF). The delivery ceremony took place at the …
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Defence Helicopter
Helicopter revitalization program launches final refurbished Black Hawk
2nd December 2009
Moments after Maj. Gen. James Myles, commanding general, Aviation and Missile Command, took off in the Corpus Christi Army Depot UH-1H Huey to attend a …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New image of mystery UAV in Afghanistan
2nd December 2009
A new and more detailed image of the mystery UAV operating in Afghanistan has come to light. In April this year, UVOnline broke the story of …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing EA-18G Growler to Advance to Full Rate Production
1st December 2009
The Boeing EA-18G Growler was approved to advance into Full Rate Production (FRP) by the US Department of Defense (DOD) on Nov. 23. The St. …
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Defence Helicopter
Global Positioning Systems Improve Helicopter Safety
1st December 2009
Global positioning system technology is being applied to older rotary-wing aircraft to help save lives, a senior helicopter pilot based at Andrews Air Force Base, …
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Digital Battlespace
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK enables world premiere with LINK22 systems
26th November 2009
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK announces another world première: at the end of October, three LINK22 systems were successfully configured to form a LINK22 Super Network. The three …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UCAS 1st flight expected early 2010
25th November 2009
First flight of the Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator will take place in second quarter of fiscal year 2010 at Edwards Air Force …
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Defence Helicopter
All-female RAF Merlin crew ready for Afghanistan
25th November 2009
Four female combat helicopter aircrew are on their way to Afghanistan to fly the RAF's Merlin aircraft into action against the Taliban. The four female …
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Defence Helicopter
The Qatar Armed Forces take delivery of their first AW139
25th November 2009
AgustaWestland has announced that the Qatar Armed Forces has taken delivery of its first AW139 medium twin helicopter during an official ceremony held yesterday at …
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Defence Helicopter
Two Australian MRH-90s to be manufactured in Germany
24th November 2009
Two of Australia’s 46 aircraft Eurocopter-Australian Aerospace MRH-90 helicopters will be built in Germany as part of plans to recover schedule delays on the A$4.199 …
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Digital Battlespace
French government orders 16,454 FELIN soldier modernization systems from Sagem
24th November 2009
French defense procurement agency DGA has placed a new order with Sagem, a Safran group company, for 16,454 FELIN integrated equipment suites for the French …
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Digital Battlespace
France and the United States successfully demonstrate the interoperability of Thales's Mode 5 IFF
23rd November 2009
Thales’s IFF interrogator and transponder have successfully completed the Mode 5 comprehensive interoperability tests in the US Naval Air Systems Command (US NAVAIR) laboratories. Under …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
QinetiQ's Zephyr solar-powered unmanned aerial system is flown by US Naval Air Warfare Center personnel
23rd November 2009
QinetiQ's Zephyr High-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial system (HALE UAS) programme recently resumed flight testing and payload evaluations in Yuma, Arizona, when a joint US/UK Zephyr …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Investors join Cyber Technology to launch UAS operations JV
23rd November 2009
Perth-based Cyber Technology is setting up a new operations venture to provide commercial unmanned air systems services in Australia from first quarter 2010. The new …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Transport/tanker aircraft
OC-135B Replacement (USAF- Cancelled)
Programme Background The modification and Treaty Certification works include Digital Visual Imaging System kits, design and development for mission system integration (structural design, interphone communications systems, ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Project 75 Alpha [India]
The Indian Navy is planning to build a fleet of six next-generation nuclear attack submarines. This is not a new plan; it is a long-awaited ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Project 75 Alpha [India]
The Indian Navy is planning to build a fleet of six next-generation nuclear attack submarines. This is not a new plan; it is a long-awaited ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Project Sea 1000 (Attack Class) - Cancelled [Australia]
Programme Background The competition for Australia’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine project for 12 new SSKs was won by the French shipbuilder Naval Group in 2016 ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Project 75 Alpha/Project 77 (1-2) [India]
Programme Background Requirements The Indian Navy plans to develop six next-generation nuclear attack submarines (SSNs). The project began in 2015 when the NDA government gave ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]
Programme Background In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados, although contracts have yet ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
PROSUB - SSN [Brazil]
Programme Background Following the successful delivery of the four Riachuelo-class SSK, which is due to all enter service between 2020 and 2023, the construction of ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Second Hand SSNs [Australia]
Programme Background Timeline In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Project 75 Alpha/Project 77 (3-6) [India]
Programme Background Requirements The Indian Navy plans to develop six next-generation nuclear attack submarines (SSNs). The project began in 2015 when the NDA government gave ...
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Aircraft carriers
PANG (Porte Avion Nouvelle Generation) [France]
Programme Background Timeline At Euronaval in 2018, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florance Parly, announced the start of the study phase for the ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
AUKUS-SSNs (1-5) [Australia]
Programme Background AUKUS Australia announced on 16 September 2021 that the contract with Naval Group signed in 2016 had been cancelled. Although not a surprising ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Dreadnought Class (Successor Programme)
Programme Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Khabarovsk Class (Project 09851)
Khabarovsk is a special purpose nuclear submarine under construction for the Russian Navy which is thought to be the main launching platform of the Poseidon 'Intercontinental Nuclear-Powered ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Suffren Class (1-6) [France]
Programme Background Timeline The new Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) for the French Navy are based on the Barracuda design from French shipbuilder DCNS (now ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Laika/Husky Class (Project 545) [Russia]
Programme Background Timeline Development of the Husky/Laika-class was first reported in 2014 following an initial company-funded design project by Malakhit Design Burea based in St. ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Aircraft carriers
Porte Avion Nouvelle Generation (PA-Ng)
The Porte Avion Nouvelle Generation—new generation aircraft carrier (PA-Ng) is intended to replace the Charles de Gaulle in the 2030s/2040s. The programme for the new ...
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Bomber
Tu-160 Blackjack
The Tu-160 (NATO reporting name Blackjack) is a strategic bomber designed by Tupolev Design Bureau in Russia. The bomber was designed for the Russian Aerospace ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Typhoon Class (Project 941U)
The Typhoon-class (Project 941U) was a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines that were designed and built by the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Riachuelo Class (SSN)
As part of the PROSUB project, the Brazilian Navy is acquiring an SSN named SN Álvaro Alberto. The vessel will be built by Itaguaí Construções ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
SNLE 3G
The SNLE 3G SSBNs for the French Navy will replace the existing Triomphant-class SSBNs and provide France with a new at-sea deterrence capability with enhanced sensors and ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Han Class (Type 091)
The Han class (Type 091) is a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) in service with the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Five submarines were built by ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Delta IV (Delfin) Class (Project 667DRM)
The Delta IV-class submarines were built for the Soviet Union by Severodvinsk Shipyard. They are part of 43 submarines built as a series of designs ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Columbia Class
The USN’s new Columbia-class SSBN, also known as the SSBN 826-class, is planned to replace the existing Ohio-class boats as the cornerstone of the US ...
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Corvettes
92m Corvette
At LIMA 2023, ADSB unveiled a new 92m Corvette design. According to the manufacturer, the new multi-role vessel is low-profile and equipped for a range ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems
Saphir 400
MBDA’s SAPHIR-400 is a countermeasures dispenser designed to equip the Airbus A400M Atlas turboprop strategic freighter and is integrated directly with the A400M’s Integrated Self-Protection ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Type 707
The Type 707 is a new double-hulled fleet tanker for the German Navy. The ships are being procured to start replacing the Type 704 single-hulled ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Granat-1
The Granat-series UAS by Kalashnikov Concern (Izhmash Unmanned Systems) – the largest Russian manufacturing company that produces a wide range of precision weapons – includes at least ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Granat-4 (Rubezh-20)
The Granat-series UAS by Kalashnikov Concern (Izhmash Unmanned Systems) includes at least six tactical variants: the Granat-1, -2, -3, -4, -5 and -6. A popular ...
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Bomber
B-52H Stratofortress
The B-52H is the final model of the B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber plane, manufactured by Boeing. The B-52H is currently in service with the US ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
Miysis DIRCM
Leonardo’s Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system provides high power, all aspect protection against modern and legacy Infrared Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (IR MANPADS) for ...