• Defence Helicopter

  Heli-Expo 2010: Rolls Royce forecasts growth in civil helicopter market

  22nd February 2010

  Rolls Royce is predicting a near-term recovery of the civil helicopter market and is confident of long-term growth over the next 10 years. Presenting the …

• Defence Notes

  More contracts awarded in UK for CSeries work

  22nd February 2010

  Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, has awarded contracts to two more UK companies for work on Bombardier’s CSeries commercial aircraft programme. GKN Aerospace will be supplying the …

• Defence Notes

  Atlantic Airways announces summer 2010 services to London

  22nd February 2010

  Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, is to operate a twice-weekly service (Mondays and Thursdays) from London Stansted throughout June, July and …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Innovations expected to develop mission-adaptive rotorcraft under prospective DARPA contract with Sikorsky Aircraft

  22nd February 2010

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that its Sikorsky Innovations group has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a contract to …

• Defence Helicopter

  Vector Aerospace establishes new business office near Fort Rucker, Alabama

  22nd February 2010

  Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector), one of the world's leading independent providers of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services has established a business …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky search and rescue S-92 helicopters riding wave of success in United Kingdom

  22nd February 2010

  Sikorsky Search and Rescue (SAR) S-92 helicopters are on a path to unprecedented success in 2010 after coming off a record year of rescues in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Pall teams with Carson Helicopters on Sikorsky S-61 modernization programme

  22nd February 2010

  Pall Corporation a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Carson Helicopters, Inc. Pall will supply …

• Defence Helicopter

  Honeywell Sentinel display enhance with approach plates and airport diagrams

  22nd February 2010

  Honeywell announced today that its Sentinel Multi-Function Display and Navigation System has been upgraded to include a new display for improved cockpit flexibility and new …

• Defence Helicopter

  Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 engine receives technical upgrade

  21st February 2010

  The Turbomeca (Safran group) Arriel 1D1 "Plus" engine: a technical upgrade package, with an increased T.B.O. of 3,600 hours. The time between overhaul (T.B.O.) of …

• Defence Helicopter

  Honeywell announces HTS900 engine upgrade for Bell 407 operators

  21st February 2010

  Honeywell announced today that it has teamed with Eagle Copters of Calgary, Alberta, to offer an HTS900 engine upgrade for the Bell 407 helicopter, called …

• Defence Helicopter

  LHTEC CTS800 reaches 50,000 hours powering trio of first flights in 2009

  21st February 2010

  The CTS800 engine, produced by Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC), a 50:50 joint venture between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, has surpassed 50,000 in-service flight hours …

• Defence Helicopter

  United Rotorcraft Solutions to move to larger facility

  21st February 2010

  United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS), a premier aircraft completion facility, avionics shop and MRO, will soon begin the move to a larger facility. President and Owner …

• Defence Helicopter

  CAE launches CAE 3000 Series helicopter mission simulators

  21st February 2010

  CAE today announced at the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo conference that the company is launching a family of new, affordable helicopter mission simulators for …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bell named number one in Customer Service

  21st February 2010

  Bell Helicopter has once again was voted number one in customer service by the readers of Professional Pilot magazine. Ranking at the top in each …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bell Academy awarded multi-year contract with the U.S. Government Service Administration

  21st February 2010

  Bell Helicopter today announced the Bell Helicopter Training Academy has been awarded a five-year contract with the U.S. Government Service Administration’s (GSA) Acquisition schedule. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Black Hornet 3 (Ukraine Aid) [UK & Norway]

  Programme Background Russo-Ukraine War Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, UAVs have proved vital to the country's defence. Consequently, as in this programme, the ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  FPV Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Statement of Intent On 14 June 2024, the Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries Serhiy Boyev, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and the Minister ...

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

  ISR Drones (Second Batch) (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]

  Programme Background First Batch On 20 March 2024, Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, announced that, following a 19 March Ukraine Defense Contact ...

• Tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Germany]

  Programme Background Germany has operated the domestically produced Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 2 since its inception in the 1970s. Spanning now eight versions, the Leopard 2A8 is the ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  GA-ASI Drone [Ukraine]

  Programme Background MQ-9A Reaper - April 2022 On 13 April 2022, Forbes reported that Ukraine was talking with GA-ASI to acquire the MQ-9A Reaper. Ukrainian officials ...

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

  Vector / Scorpion (Contracted) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Systems had donated an unknown quantity of ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  One-Way Attack Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]

  Programme Background 2024/2025 Military Aid Package On 12 January 2024, the UK government announced it would provide Ukraine with £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in military ...

• 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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 [Sweden - Forecast]

  Programme Background As the domestic manufacturer and original operator of the CV90 IFV, Sweden has had a continuous fleet of CV90s in service since the ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Latvian Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]

  Programme Background Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG) In January 2024, the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG), a multi-nation organisation that coordinates military aid for Ukraine, established a ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  SkyRanger R70 (Ukraine Aid) [Canada]

  Programme Background On 19 February 2024, the Canadian Defence Minister, Bill Blair, announced that the country would donate more than 800 SkyRanger R70 UAVs to ...

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

  Drone Action Plan (Ukraine Aid) [Netherlands]

  Programme Background APOS On 6 October 2024, the Dutch Minister of Defense, Ruben Brekelmans, visited Kharkiv and Kyiv. During his visit to Ukraine, he announced a new ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) (Phase I) [USA]

  Programme Background Requirement The Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) provides short-range day and night ISR to US Army units at the squad, platoon and other small ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Norway]

  Programme Background Drones and Air Defence On 3 September 2024, the Norwegian government announced that "Ukraine will get more drones donated to their frontline, and more air ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

  Ophir 26-105mm f/1.6 LWIR continuous zoom

  Ophir's plethora of IR optics includes a wide range of long-range zoom lenses for every application. Ophir's budget range has been extended to include a ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Kazhan

  The E620 Kazhan is a Ukrainian-made rotary-wing attack drone. It is available in hexacopter and quadcopter configurations and can drop 60mm, 82mm, and 120mm mortar shells. ...

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

  Supercam S350/S350F

  The Supercam S350/S350F is a mini fixed-wing that Supercam Unmanned Systems Group manufactures. The Russian UAV features a modular design and has been primarily designed ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Black Hornet 3

  The Black Hornet 3 is the next generation of the PD-100 Black Hornet, the world's smallest nano-UAS. This new model of the Black Hornet provides ...

• Loitering munitions

  Switchblade 300

  The Switchblade 300 is a man-portable, tube-launched loitering munition manufactured by AeroVironment. The platform is rapidly deployable by one operator from either a self-contained ground launcher ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - micro

  Corvo PPDS

  The Corvo Precision Payload Delivery Systems (PPDS) is a micro fixed-wing drone constructed from cardboard. It is a low-cost, single-use drone for delivering supplies and equipment ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Alpha/Omega

  Alpha and Omega are multipurpose frame tents that require minimal maintenance and can be used in extreme climatic conditions. The Omega is more spacious and ...

• EO/IR systems

  USG-212

  Described as a plug-and-play turnkey solution, the USG-212 is an EO/IR camera gimbal from Ukrspecsystems. It appears to be out of production. The gimbal has ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Vampire

  The Vampire is a hexacopter drone developed by the Ukrainian company Skyfall. It can carry and drop various types of ammunition on the enemy. In ...

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

  UX11 / OSKAR

  The UX11 is a fixed-wing UAV designed for survey-grade photogrammetry, geographic information system and construction. The Opportunity Strike Kinetics Aircraft Ruggedised (OSKAR) is a loitering munition ...

• Loitering munitions

  AQV 100 Scalpel

  The AQV 100 Scalpel, or AQV-100, is a low-cost loitering munition manufactured by One Way Aerospace.  The drone is operated using a first-person view and ...

• Loitering munitions

  Switchblade 600

  The Switchblade 600 is a man-portable tube-launched loitering munition manufactured by AeroVironment. Compared to its smaller Switchblade 300 sibling, the 600 is heavier, has four times the range, and ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Puma 3 AE

  The Puma 3 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20 in US nomenclature, is the third generation of AeroVironment's small UAS.  The UAS is designed for reconnaissance and ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Bushmaster

  The 4x4 Bushmaster was developed in 1995-99 to meet the Australian Army’s need for an Infantry Mobility Vehicle (later changed to Protected Mobility Vehicle) with ...

• Patrol boats

  FPB 98 MKI

  The FPB 98 MKI is a fast patrol boat designed and built by the French company OCEA. The vessel, which is in service in four different ...