Uncrewed Vehicles

L-3 Link upgrades PMATS

17th August 2011

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has installed a Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS) at Tucson Air National Guard …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: US services decide on early buy of Integrator

16th August 2011

Col Jim Rector, Program Manager PMA-263, Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems took the opportunity of Unmanned Systems North America to provide an update on what …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: Lockheed Martin shows off Samarai

16th August 2011

The first public flight of the Samarai UAS, which resembles a 'winged seed', or samara, such as the seed of the maple tree, was conducted …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: Plenty of work remains for UAS say US Army

16th August 2011

Unmanned aircraft are not yet able to 'do it all' and lack the curiosity offered only by the man-in-the-loop, Maj Gen Tim Crosby, US Army …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: ITT and MCS target US Army for FELCO demonstration

16th August 2011

The US Army is close to demonstrating the latest in ISR embedded processing systems on board a UAV before the end of the year, industry …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: Northrop Grumman remains bullish about unmanned market

16th August 2011

The 'Unmanned Revolution' will continue despite the current downturn in the defence market and 'budget turmoil', according to Paul Meyer, Northrop Grumman VP and general …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: Lockheed Martin sees big future for SMSS

16th August 2011

Following the recent announcement that the Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) had been selected as sole winner of the Project Workhorse UGV competition, Lockheed Martin …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: Army keynotes outline thoughts on unmanned future

16th August 2011

Keynoting at the opening of Unmanned Systems North America two US Army generals outlined their views on the importance of current and future unmanned systems. …

Uncrewed Vehicles

MAKS 2011: Zala Aero unveils new UAV

16th August 2011

Russian unmanned systems manufacturer Zala Aero Group used the MAKS 2011 airshow in Moscow to unveil a new UAS, which it says has already been …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI: IAI reveals Ghost UAV

16th August 2011

IAI has revealed its ‘innovative’ Ghost automatic rotary VTOL UAV at the Unmanned Systems North America conference. Presented at the AUVSI show in Washington, DC …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI and AME form strategic alliance

16th August 2011

AME Unmanned Systems, a ChandlerMay company, and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron company, announced today that the …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Aeronautics selects CAE as preferred simulation provider for UAS

16th August 2011

CAE and Aeronautics, a leading manufacturer and supplier of unmanned systems, announced today at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) annual forum that …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment Receives $65 Million Order for Digital Puma

16th August 2011

AeroVironment, today announced that it received a firm-fixed-price contract delivery order valued at $65,532,394 for new digital Puma All Environment (AE) UAS and initial spares …

Uncrewed Vehicles

GA-ASI awarded UCLASS study contract

16th August 2011

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced that the US Navy recently awarded the company a study contract to support pre-Milestone A activities for …

Fighter - multirole

JAS 39E/F Gripen (Brazil)

In 2016, Gripen’s Project and Development Center was opened in Sao Paulo to allow Sweedish and Brazillian engineers to work together in the Gripen development ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

C-130H Replacement [Sweden]

Programme Background Requirements Sweden has five C-130H aircraft (designated Tp-84) and one KC-130H. Two C-130Es bought in the 1960s have retired, but the six H ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

KC-390 (Brazil)

Programme Background Requirement The aircraft deliveries were scheduled to start by the end of 2016 and continue over a period of ten years. However,  the first ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Army Aviation Project [Brazil]

Programme Background Brazilian Investment As reported by Shephard, in August 2023, the Brazilian government disclosed its plans to invest BRL 52.8 billion ($10.6 billion) in new military ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Hermes 900 [Brazil]

Programme Background First Batch (2014) In 2014, Elbit reported supplying the Hermes 900 to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The drone is called the RQ-900 in ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Polar Support Vessel [Brazil]

Programme Background Requirements In June 2020, the Brazilian Navy released a Request for Proposal (RfP) to procure a new Antarctic vessel to be manufactured in Brazil. The ...

Military helicopters - attack, Military helicopters - multirole

Mi-35M Replacement (Brazil)

Programme Background The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) High Command sprung a surprise on 10 February 2022 when it issued a document stating that its fleet ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VBC Cav-MSR (Brazil)

Programme Background Purpose The Brazilian Army's mechanised cavalry regiments are believed to operate approximately 400 EE-9 Cascavel 6x6 fire support vehicles manufactured by the now-defunct ...

Light attack, Trainer

A-29 Philippines

Programme Background The aircraft will be deployed for close air support (CAS), light attack, surveillance, air-to-air interception and counterinsurgency (COIN) missions. On three previous occasions ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

JLTV (Brazil - 1st Batch)

Programme Background Under its PROADSUMUS programme, the Brazilian Marine Corps is procuring new equipment to support its deployment in expeditionary operations. One of the new ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

VBTP-MR Guarani

Programme Background Part of the Brazilian Army's New Armoured Wheeled Vehicle Family (NFBR), the VBTP-MR platform is to be manufactured in several versions including standard ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Submarines Procurement Programme [Romania]

Programme Background Requirements Since 2014, Romania has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. One ...

Frigates

Tamandaré Class Programme (1-4) [Brazil]

Programme Background Timeline The Brazilian defence ministry is in the process of procuring four multi-role corvettes based on the German MEKO A100 design for the ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

Garmoosha (Forecast) [Brazilian Navy]

Programme Background Four-Day Tour On 3 August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it had hosted a four-day delegation from the Brazilian Marine Crops, showing it ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

QX-2 (Forecast) [Brazilian Marine Corps]

Programme Background Four-Day Tour On 3 August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it had hosted a four-day delegation from the Brazilian Marine Crops, showing it ...

Light attack, Trainer

EMB-312 Tucano

The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...

Air: air combat simulators

TPTS

Tactical Procedures Training Simulators (TPTS), operating with SWARM software, can be used to provide most core training elements to pilots or offload training tasks from ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

H225M

The medium-weight, 11t-class H225M (formerly known as the EC725) is the latest military Super Puma/Cougar family member.  Technical features include a modular design of mechanical ...

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 ...

Trainer, Transport

EMB-121 Xingu

The EMB-121 Xingu is a twin-turboprop light transport and advanced multi-engine trainer aircraft developed by Embraer based on the EMB-110 Bandeirante. Its maiden flight was ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

KC-390/C-390 Millennium

The KC-390 is a high-wing, twin-turbofan, T-tail design intended to meet the needs of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for a tanker/transport aircraft. Developed and ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

H125M

The H125M (formerly the AS550 B3e Fennec) is a military version of the civil H125. The helicopter has a reduced radar signature due to the use ...

Land: battle management systems

Arkhe Mission & Combat

Launched in 2017, Atech's Arkhe Mission & Combat solutions offer a variety of solutions enabling operator to conduct missions from planning to execution and debriefing. It ...

Fighter - multirole

JAS 39E/F Gripen

The Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen is a multirole fighter aircraft developed from earlier Gripen models and the Gripen NG. The latest version was selected by Brazil ...

Fighter - air superiority

F-5E/F Tiger II

The F-5E (single-seat)/F (twin-seat) Tiger II is an air superiority fighter developed by Northrop Grumman based on the original F-5 Freedom Fighter. Production of the ...

Light attack, Trainer

EMB-314 Super Tucano

The EMB-314 (also designated A-29) Super Tucano turboprop aircraft includes single- and two-seat variants. The former is designed for light attack and COIN missions, while ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod

Sky Shield

The Sky Shield RF pod  jammer can perform simultaneous jamming against multiple, diverse threats and can equip both small and large platforms. Simultaneous jamming is ...

Land: air defence radar

Saber M60

The Saber M60 is a low-altitude air-defence radar developed by the Brazilian Army's CTEx (Army Technology Centre) in collaboration with Bradar, part of Embraer Defence ...

Guided munitions

SMKB

The Smart-MK-Bomb, or the SMKB, is a precision guidance kit designed to turn Mk 82 and Mk 83 bombs into guided munitions.

Simulator Support Services

Elbit Systems provides simulator support services such as contractor logistics support, training, manuals and spare parts. The latest integrated data environment is employed for visibility ...