• Defence Helicopter

  Five JetRangers Arrive for Iraqi Air Force Pilot Training - Five more to follow

  7th December 2008

  KIRKUK - Five Bell Jet Ranger 206B helicopters arrived here aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 3. The rotary aircraft were shipped over from the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Co-operational Agreement between Cetix and Stromek for ROV hangar solutions

  5th December 2008

  The two companies will market and sell integrated ROV hangar solutions for the sub sea market on a world wide basis. The hangar solution combine …

• Defence Helicopter

  FDC/aerofilter Receives Transport Canada Acceptance AS350 B3 Dual Hydraulics IBF System STC

  5th December 2008

  IBF industry leader FDC/aerofilter announced today that its FAA STC'd filtration system for the dual-hydraulic system AS350 B3 has been accepted by Transport Canada. The …

• Defence Helicopter

  Second Presidential Helicopter Production Aircraft Takes Flight

  5th December 2008

  The VH-71 presidential helicopter replacement program marked another milestone last Saturday with the maiden flight of the second VH-71 production aircraft. The aircraft is scheduled …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Partnership Provides Autonomous Vehicles to Enable New Era of Deep Sea Research

  4th December 2008

  The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has partnered with the Waitt Institute for Discovery to make deep-sea exploration technology and a world-class operations group broadly …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter Awards Pressure Switch Contract to CIRCOR Aerospace - Industria, S.A.S.

  4th December 2008

  CIRCOR Aerospace - Industria, S.A.S. was awarded a contract by Eurocopter (an EADS Company) to provide pressure switches mounted on hydraulic circuit, fuel, and box …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SAIC Presents UAV Communications 2008 Small Business of the Year Award

  4th December 2008

  Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it has presented UAV Communications, Inc. (UAV) SAIC's 2008 Small Business of the Year Award. Tony …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  RE2, Inc. Named 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research Achievement Award Winner

  3rd December 2008

  RE2, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it was named a 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research Achievement Award …

• Defence Helicopter

  First production VH-71 presidential helicopter joins test program

  3rd December 2008

  The first production VH-71 presidential replacement helicopter has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River by U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane from helicopter manufacturer …

• Defence Helicopter

  U.S. Army Aviation Selects GE for Integrated Corrosion Monitoring Solution

  2nd December 2008

  GE Aviation was selected by the US Army to partner with Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) to research, develop and apply the technology behind an …

• Defence Helicopter

  Search and Rescue S-92 Helicopter Marks Anniversary of Introduction to U.K. SAR Market

  2nd December 2008

  In its first year of use by the United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency and under the operation of CHC Helicopter Corp., Sikorsky Aircraft's Search-and-Rescue …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Sanswire Encouraged by Obama Administration's Support of UAV Industry

  2nd December 2008

  Sanswire Corp. confirmed to shareholders and technology partners that it is encouraged by President-Elect Barack Obama's plan to utilize Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as part …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  QinetiQ North America Announces New Orders for TALON Robots and Spares Totaling $58.5 Million

  2nd December 2008

  QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that the Foster-Miller subsidiary of its Technology Solutions Group has …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Successfully Demonstrates Simultaneous Radar and Electro-Optical/Infrared Video Capability

  2nd December 2008

  Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has demonstrated continuous combined payload coverage on its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). The Fire Scout successfully downlinked …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AAI and MetaVR exhibit UAV training capabilities

  1st December 2008

  According to MetaVR, AAI  has  purchased a further 129 of the company's real-time 3D visualization licenses to support rendering synthetic camera payload video in the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Special operations vehicles

  Zmag SOF Vehicle (Israel)

  Programme Background Originally designed by and marketed by Ido Cohen, the Zmag is part of a family of ATVs aimed at both civilian and military customers. In ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Zmag SOF Vehicle (Israel - Options)

  Programme Background Originally designed by and marketed by Ido Cohen, the Zmag is part of a family of ATVs aimed at both civilian and military customers. In ...

• Maritime patrol

  Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Singapore)

  Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...

• Corvettes

  Reshef Class [Israel]

  Programme Background Requirements The Israeli Navy is seeking a replacement for its Sa'ar 4 and Sa'ar 4.5-class of fast attack vessels. Dubbed Reshef-class, the new ...

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

  Spy Ranger SMDR - Contracted (France)

  Programme Background Requirement The French Army has identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac UAS, which first entered service in ...

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

  Spy Ranger SMDR - Option (France)

  Programme Background Requirement The French Army has identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac UAS, which first entered service in ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  Bell 407GX

  The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency noted that the proposed sale of five Bell 407GX helicopters will help compensate for the combat loss of seven IA407 helicopters ...

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

  Vector / Scorpion (Selected) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background 500 Systems Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Quantum-Systems has provided many drones to Ukraine. Over 400 units have been provided as aid ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Mini UAV (Bulgaria)

  Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...

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

  FlyEye (December 2018) [Poland]

  Programme Background December 2018 Contract Before receiving a contract to supply Poland's Territorial Defence Force with FlyEye systems, WB Group had previously supplied earlier versions ...

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

  Parrot Anafi - Announced Units (France)

  Programme Background Requriment In February 2020, the French DGA procurement agency released a tender calling for a quadcopter micro UAS to equip all branches of ...

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

  HUSAR (2017 Order) [Germany]

  Programme Background Requirement In 2015, the German Army launched the HUSAR programme to identify a replacement for its Airbus Defence & Space KZO and first-generation ...

• Military UAS - small

  Small UAV (Bulgaria)

  Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...

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

  Parrot Anafi - Completed Units (France)

  Programme Background Requriment In February 2020, the French DGA procurement agency released a tender calling for a quadcopter micro UAS to equip all branches of ...

• Military UAS - mini

  RQ-20A Puma (Latvia)

  Programme Background The US DoD is financing military modernisation in the Baltic to improve the capabilities of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian militaries. This includes ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• AEW&C

  Global 6500 AEW&C

  Developed by L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems Group (ELTA), the Global 6500 AEW&C; consists of a conformal airborne early warning (CAEW) mission ...

• EO/IR systems

  Condor 2

  The Condor 2 is an EO/IR long-range oblique photography (LOROP) system for aerial reconnaissance. It provides simultaneous high-resolution visible and IR images, covering wide areas ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar

  Airborne MMR

  The Airborne Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) is a mature X-band radar system originally designed by ELTA (ELM-2022). Harris and ELTA have teamed up to manufacture and ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  MSR1000I

  The MSR1000I is a very-short-range Monopulse Secondary Radar which acts as an IFF interrogator. Equipped with the Mode 5 standard, it is suitable for man-portable and ...

• Military UGVs

  RobDozer

  The RobDozer, or Panda, is an uncrewed ground combat engineering system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and ELTA Systems.  The UGV is designed for breaching tasks, ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  ARC 840

  The ARC-840D is a multi-band, multi-channel software-defined radio offering secure voice and data communications for Network Centric Operations. Produced by IAI Elta Systems, it can ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  AN/ALR-2001

  BAE Systems’ AN/ALR-2001 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) is thought to be based on Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Elta Systems division’s EL/M-8382 ESM. The AN/ALR-2001 is ...

• Sea: naval fire control radar

  EL/M-2221

  The EL/M-2221 is a Search, Track and Guidance/Gunnery Radar (STGR), developed and manufactured by Israeli company ELTA Systems. Originally, the system was developed for the ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  ELK-1882T NC2

  Produced by Elta Systems (a subsidiary of IAI), ELK-1882T NC2 SATCOM terminals provide secure BLOS communications for fighter and special mission aircraft. The terminals utilise software-defined ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Drone Guard

  The Drone Guard, also designated as ELI-3040, detects low-signature, low-level and low-speed airborne targets and has adapted 3D radars with UAV detection and tracking algorithms, ...

• Corvettes

  Sa'ar 5 (Eilat) Class

  The Eilat (Sa'ar 5) class of multi-mission corvettes are in service with the Israeli Navy built by Ingalls Shipbuilding. The first of three was commissioned ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar

  Airborne CMMR

  The Airborne Compact Multi-Mode Radar (CMMR) is a small, lightweight, lower-price version of the mature X-band radar system originally designed by ELTA (ELM-2022). Harris and ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELM-2222 Nav-Guard

  ELTA Systems’ Nav-Guard, a lightweight, modular SPS, is designed to cope with the new threats and increase a naval platform’s survivability. The Nav-Guard includes a radar-based ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-4E-2020 Terminator

  The F-4E-2020 Terminator designation is given to the upgraded variant of the original F-4E acquired by the Turkish Air Force. The upgrade work for 54 ...

• AEW&C

  Global 550 CAEW

  The G550 CAEW aircraft is a Gulfstream G550 adapted for AEW&C;, EW and ISTAR missions in Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore and the US. The base platform is ...