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Naval Warfare
Shutdown impacts launch of second Italian PPA patrol vessel
7th April 2020
As widely expected, the scheduled launch of the second-in-class PPA (Pattugliatori Polivalenti d'Altura) patrol vessel Francesco Morosini has slipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic and …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon completes first test for LTAMDS radar
17th March 2020
Raytheon has completed the first test of the US Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor (LTAMDS) according to a company statement on 17 …
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Naval Warfare
USCG sees light at end of tunnel for Offshore Patrol Cutter build
14th April 2020
The head of the US Coast Guard has said that the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) programme was ‘back on track’, after damage to Eastern Shipbuilding …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
X-61A made to wait for first recoverable flight test
8th April 2020
Dynetics has revealed that the reshaping of flight test activities at the US Army’s Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, has led to a delay of a …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Coyote Block 2 UAV killer on target for IOC and sales
17th March 2020
Raytheon expects to begin full-rate production of Coyote Block 2 (pictured), a counter-UAS (C-UAS) UAV which is used with the Howler C-UAS system, in 2020. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AQS-24B components being manufactured in Australia
6th February 2020
Northrop Grumman has begun manufacture of AQS-24B towed minehunting system components in Australia, the company announced on 6 February. Manufacture is being carried out with …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin nears completion of LRDR
10th March 2020
Lockheed Martin has delivered ten antenna panels for its Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) to a site in Clear, Alaska. The system will be used …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman sonar to be tested on Iver4 UUV
4th February 2020
A Northrop Grumman synthetic aperture sonar is to be integrated onto L3Harris Technologies’ Iver4 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) for testing, the company announced on 3 …
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Digital Battlespace
Japan wins order for Philippine air surveillance radars
11th March 2020
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Electric was issued a notice of award by the Philippines on 4 March to supply four radars to complete air surveillance coverage …
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Defence Notes
Germany admits ‘not all talks’ are over on Tornado replacement
31st March 2020
The coronavirus crisis has prevented the German Ministry of Defence from concluding discussions on the fate of its Tornado replacement acquisition, despite a report that …
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Digital Battlespace
Turkish EW gets passive-aggressive in Syria
6th March 2020
Aselsan’s KORAL radar jamming system has been deployed to northern Syria in support of Turkish operations against Kurdish insurgents. The truck-mounted KORAL provides electronic support …
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Naval Warfare
Second Pakistani multirole frigate progresses, search for patrol aircraft commences
2nd April 2020
The Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai held a ceremony on 23 March to mark the keel laying of Pakistan’s second Type 054A/P multirole frigate. The Pakistan …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman expands satellite manufacture site
3rd February 2020
Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a new expansion of its satellite engineering and manufacturing operations facilities in Arizona. The expansion includes a 100,000 square …
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Digital Battlespace
India gets defence export order from Armenia
5th March 2020
Four Indian Swathi weapon locating radars (WLRs) have been sold to Armenia for around $40 million. Deliveries are believed to have started, Shephard has learned. …
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Digital Battlespace
F-16 AN/APG-83 SABR radar installations update
10th January 2020
Installation of the AN/APG-83 SABR radar on US Air National Guard (ANG) F-16s at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, is now complete, Northrop Grumman announced on …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)
Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Long-Range Drones [Norway]
Programme Background Andøya Ambition On 3 April 2023, the Norwegian MoD released a statement confirming its plans for Andøya, the northernmost island in its Vesterålen archipelago. In addition ...
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Light attack, Trainer
IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)
On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (Contracted) [Australia]
Programme Background Three Contracted Units In June 2018, the Government provided Second Pass (Tranche 1) Approval to procure the first of six air vehicles, supporting ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...
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AEW&C
E-2D (France)
Programme Background In July 2020, France revealed its intention of buying a fleet of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft with a $2 billion potential FMS deal, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (Option) [Australia]
Programme Background Four Contracted Units In the summer of 2020, Northrop Grumman announced that the Australian Government provided $333 million for three MQ-4C Tritons and associated ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) [US]
Programme Background Aims & Timeline As stated by DARPA, the ANCILLARY programme aims to develop and fly an X-plane that will provide a "leap-ahead" in long-endurance, ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V [Türkiye]
Programme Background Requirement Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)
USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)
USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...
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Data links
Data links | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)
USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)
USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)
USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]
USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar
Osprey 30
The Osprey multi-mode surveillance radar is a low SWaP system that provides an affordable second-generation AESA surveillance capability as the primary sensor on airborne assets ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-83 SABR
The AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is being developed as an upgrade option for the F-16. It is designed to replace the existing AN/APG-66 ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-80
The AN/APG-80 is an agile beam radar with an AESA antenna designed to continuously search for and track multiple targets within the forward hemisphere of ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar
AN/APQ-181
The AN/APQ-181 is a low-probability-of-intercept radar fitted to USAF Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bombers. During the B-2 Radar Modernization Program – completed in 2012 – the ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-81
The AN/APG-81 is an AESA multifunction radar for the F-35 joint strike fighter that incorporates the agile beam-steering capabilities developed for the F-22’s APG-77. Its ...
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Major networking projects
IBCS
The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) is a C2 system designed to integrate current and future sensors. The system also improves ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar
AN/ZPY-5 VADER
The Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) is being developed for use with the Sky Warrior UAV to enable accurate ground moving target indication data ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
Defensive Management System-Modernisation
The Defensive Management System-Modernisation (DMS-M) is the overarching effort to substantially enhance the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit strategic bomber’s Integrated Self-Protection System (ISPS) which includes ...
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Air-to-surface missiles
Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)
The Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) is an air-to-ground weapon that will provide strike capability to defeat rapidly relocatable targets as part of an enemy’s anti-access/area denial ...
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Land: air defence radar
AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR
AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is a multi-mission system designed to support worldwide expeditionary requirements. It provides detection and tracking capabilities and offers traffic ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
H-1 Family of Avionics
Northrop Grumman produces a family of avionics for Bell H-1-series helicopters.
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Grifo-346
The Grifo-346 is a combat aircraft X-band radar covering +/-60° in azimuth and elevation and a weight under one kilogram. It can track up to ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8C Fire Scout
The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...
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Loitering munitions
Jackal
The Jackal is a turbojet loitering munition designed by Northrop Grumman in partnership with AeroVironment. It features an open architecture that provides the capability to support ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-77
The AN/APG-77 is a low-probability-of-intercept fire control radar for the F-22 Raptor. It is designed to significantly improve capability in air-to-air combat, allowing the pilot ...
