• Military Logistics

  DSEi 2011: New alternator to give power boost to vehicles

  13th September 2011

  ITT has been demonstrating a new alternator that delivers more than twice the electrical power to energy-thirsty vehicles.  The CRUX (Create, Regulate, Utilize, eXport) generator, …

• Land Warfare

  DSEi 2011: LRTV unveiled for special operations

  13th September 2011

  Force Development Services (FDS) unveiled the Nomad Light Role Tactical Vehicle (LRTV) at DSEi on 13 September as it targets requirements within the special operations …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEi 2011: Cockpit tablet map now in use over Libya

  13th September 2011

  A mapping system developed in months for use in Afghanistan has also been used to great effect over Libya.  The Digimap software - developed by …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEi 2011: Raytheon highlights dual-band data link for European BMD capability

  13th September 2011

  Raytheon has described how an initial flight test date for the SM-3's dual-band data link will be dependent on interest from European nations. Speaking at …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  DSEi 2011: BAE confident in Anglo-French MALE bid

  13th September 2011

  BAE Systems considers Telemos, its offering for the Anglo-French MALE UAV requirement alongside Dassault Aviation, as a 'strong bid' in light of how the two …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEi 2011: NG opens up HART to Europe

  13th September 2011

  Northrop Grumman (NG) introduced its Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART) solution to the European market at DSEi on 13 September. According to Tim Beard, deputy …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEi 2011: Rockwell Collins launches Sentinel soldier system

  13th September 2011

  Rockwell Collins is launching its new Sentinel integrated soldier system at DSEi as part of its drive to capture more of the European market. The …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEi 2011: Cassidian receives UAE contract for Ectocryp

  13th September 2011

  Cassidian has been awarded a contract from Emiraje Systems to provide its ‘groundbreaking’ Ectocryp device to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Announced at a pre-DSEi …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  DSEi 2011: Roke Manor and MLS team for unmanned EW solution

  13th September 2011

  Roke Manor Research and Marshall Land Systems (MLS) will use DSEi to show off a prototype of an updated UGV designed for EW missions as …

• Defence Helicopter

  Goodrich receives sensor production order for Roketsan's CIRIT missile

  13th September 2011

  Goodrich Corporation has received its first production order for the SiIMU02 inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Turkey’s Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc. The IMU is used …

• Land Warfare

  KMW presents new DINGO version

  13th September 2011

  Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe's market leader for highly portected wheeled and tracked vehicles presented a newly developed and increased power-rated version of the DINGO 2 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Meprolight announces the new MEPRO M5

  13th September 2011

  Meprolight, an international electro optics provider for military, law enforcement and civilian markets, is launching its MEPRO-M5 another addition to the company's advanced line of …

• Defence Helicopter

  Northrop Grumman demonstrates 5th generation IRCM system

  13th September 2011

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful demonstration of the company's fifth generation infrared countermeasures (IRCM) system specifically designed to protect military rotary-wing platforms. The …

• Defence Helicopter

  Niron, CFD team for heli programme

  13th September 2011

  Niron Systems & Projects, a highly rated provider of sophisticated technological solutions for defense and homeland security applications, today announced that it is teaming with …

• Military Logistics

  SELEX Galileo to supply Gabbiano radar for new KC-390

  13th September 2011

  Embraer Defense & Security has selected SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, to supply the company's Gabbiano surveillance radar for the new KC-390 tanker/ transport aircraft. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  Multirole fighter aircraft [Ireland]

  Programme Background A newly released report from the Commission on the Defence Forces (CoDF) has called on the Irish government to invest in the acquisition ...

• AEW&C

  Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

• Fighter - multirole

  MiG-35 (Russia)

  The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Swiss Air 2030 - Combat Aircraft

  Programme Background Switzerland began the latest phase of flight and ground tests on 8 April 2019. In June 2019, Saab announced that the company’s in-development ...

• OPVs

  Samarth Class (Batch 2)

  Programme Background The Samarth class Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPVs) are a class of six in service with the Indian Coast Guard with a further five vessels ...

• ISR/special mission

  EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]

  Programme Background Requirement The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Data links

  Data links | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• OPVs

  Vikram Class

  Programme Background The Vikram class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard are being built at the Kattupalli shipyard by Larsen and Toubro (L&T;)  Shipbuilding. ...

• Trainer

  Future Aircrew Training Program (Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement) - Canada

  Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada

  The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)

  Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  Air Policing

  Air Policing is a collective peacetime mission that requires NATO to take action against all violations and infringements of its airspace using agreed procedures. Supreme ...

• Land: air defence radar

  Lanza LTR-20

  The Lanza Long Range Tactical system-20 (LTR-20) is a deployable radar and part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. Missions that the radar ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  O-PEN Wall Penetration Radar

  SRC’s O-PEN sense-through-the-wall radar system, previously known as SOMISR II, was developed to address urban warfare requirements under a US Army Technology Objective programme. The ...

• Awing-F100J

  Awing-F100J is the latest UAV from Tianjin-based Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology and was displayed at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China for the first time ...

• Major networking projects

  Air and Missile Defence

  NATO Air and Missile Defence comprises all measures aimed at monitoring and reacting to potential air threats in NATO airspace, as well as countering hostile ...

• RemoCopter-001

  The Uconsystem RemoCopter-001 is a very lightweight (1kg) quadrotor UAV dedicated to commercial and hobby applications, with an integrated EO payload. 

• Major networking projects

  NATO SATCOM

  Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...

• Major networking projects

  NATO DCIS

  Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...

• Land: RWS

  Qimek NATO

  Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...

• Land: RWS

  Nanuk NATO

  Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Blackbird

  The Blackbird UAV detection and geolocation system detects and locates both the UAV and its controller, using signal processing technology. It can be deployed interactively ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  V-RAPTOR

  Unveiled at LAAD 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, the V-RAPTOR is a tactical police armoured vehicle from domestic manufacturer Combat Armor Defense do Brasil.

• Air-to-air missiles

  Vympel R-27

  The Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name AA-10 Alamo) is a Soviet air-to-air missile. It remains in service with the Russian Air Force and is also ...

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

  Phoenix

  The Phoenix UAV is a delta-wing platform designed largely for civilian applications such as policing, border patrol, coast guard, fire-fighting and surveillance, as well as ...

• Major networking projects

  SCCOA

  ThalesRaytheonSystems is providing the French Air Force with key components of the SCCOA (Système de commandement et de conduite des opérations aériennes) programme. This provides ...