• Defence Helicopter

  Rockwell Collins delivers 30,000th ARC-210 radio to US military

  29th April 2010

  Rockwell Collins today celebrated the delivery of the 30,000th ARC-210 radio to the US military during a ceremony held at the company’s corporate headquarters in …

• Digital Battlespace

  NATO Nations discuss multinational funding for Integrated Command and Control system

  28th April 2010

  On 19 and 20 April, 8 NATO Nations met at the NATO C3 Agency (NC3A) in The Hague, Netherlands, to discuss a multinational project to …

• Defence Helicopter

  EADS Defence & Security's obstacle warning system to protect Royal Thai Air Force helicopters

  28th April 2010

  EADS Defence & Security (DS) has been ordered to equip three additional helicopters of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) with its obstacle warning system. …

• Defence Helicopter

  The NH90 in flight test

  28th April 2010

  On 19 January 2009 the first four officers of the helicopter airlift squadron of the Air Transport Group 62 (LTGrp LTG 62) Holzdorf, began their …

• Defence Helicopter

  Ospreys flying high, fast supporting war in Afghanistan

  28th April 2010

  "You guys ready to go fast?" Those are the last words from the pilot before the MV-22 Osprey catapults in midair and in one fluid …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter accelerates SHAPE programme

  28th April 2010

  In answer to the economic crisis and the evolution of the helicopter market, Eurocopter has decided to accelerate its SHAPE improvement program. The company intends …

• Military Logistics

  Harris awarded $35 million follow-on IT services contract to support US military commissaries worldwide

  27th April 2010

  Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $35 million contract to deliver network operations support, that will enable …

• Military Logistics

  Wincanton secures five-year contract with BAE Systems

  27th April 2010

  Leading European provider of supply chain and business outsourcing services, Wincanton, has secured a five-year contract to provide logistics services in support of the supply, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Laser Physics reveals laser safety for aircrew

  27th April 2010

  Incidents involving laser illumination of civilian and military aircraft have raised concerns within the aviation community around the world for more than a decade. Pilots …

• Defence Helicopter

  BAE Systems opens new engineering hub in Melbourne

  27th April 2010

  BAE Systems has opened its new engineering hub in Melbourne that will integrate the company's aerospace, autonomous systems and guided weapons research into a single …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation receives $12 million order from US Marine Corps for upgrades to Falcon III AN/VRC-110 multiband vehicular radios

  26th April 2010

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $12 million order from the US Marine Corps for upgrades to Falcon III …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman, US Army achieve key milestone for Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System

  26th April 2010

  The US Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation have successfully completed an Interim Design Review (IDR) for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harvest Hawk completes phase one testing

  26th April 2010

  The Harvest Hawk equipped KC-130J Hercules has completed Phase One testing at Patuxent on April 10 and departed for the West Coast for required maintenance …

• Defence Helicopter

  Swedish Helicopter Wing begin Afghan Medevac training

  26th April 2010

  Next April, the Swedish Helicopter Wing will begin a two-year mission in Afghanistan. Key responsibility for the Swedish mission has been given to the First …

• Defence Helicopter

  Air Force Rescue Coordination Center staff dispatches helos to stranded hikers

  26th April 2010

  Tyndall AFB, Florida - Air Force Rescue Coordination Center members here worked with National Park Service officials and Death Valley National Park rangers to rescue …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]

  Programme Background  In February 2025, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste Simon Harris highlighted Irelands need to procure a new combat fighter jet to combat ...

• 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 ...

• 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. ...

• 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, ...

• 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: 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 ...

• 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

  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 ...

• 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 ...

• MPVs - 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.

• 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 ...

• Destroyers

  TF-2000

  The TF-2000 class Air Defence Warfare (ADW) destroyers are part of Turkeys Milgem project to revitalise the fleet. The ships are intended to be NATO ...

• 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 ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  SDR-H Special Role Radio

  In February 2018, Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) announced the development of the SDR-H Special Role Radio (SRR), designed for tactical and special operations. The SRR ...