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Defence Notes
USAF budget request offers mixed results for F-35 and F-15EX fighters
29th March 2022
The USAF's FY2023 defence budget request contains some surprises as it slows F-35 acquisition while accelerating F-15EX combat jet deliveries.
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Air Warfare
MQ-28A Ghost Bat emerges into the light
22nd March 2022
Australia continues to make progress with its cutting-edge programme to deliver a fighter-type UAV.
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Air Warfare
BAE Systems and US DoD announce MUM-T success
2nd March 2022
BAE Systems and the US Deputy Secretary of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office have reported a successful MUM-T test flight.
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Defence Notes
Boeing pushes for F-15EX ‘predictability of demand’ as budgeting unsettles production
11th May 2022
As the USAF tinkers with F-15EX production plans, Boeing could be faced with difficult industrial base decisions.
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Digital Battlespace
Collins Aerospace to explore improvements to US nuclear warfare communications platform
8th April 2022
VLF equipment will be integrated on a C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft under USN efforts to modernise its TACAMO communications system.
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Air Warfare
Enduring performance: the A-29 Super Tucano (video)
17th March 2022
The Super Tucano was built to adapt to customer requirements and changing technologies.
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Defence Notes
Post mortem of Afghan collapse apportions blame all around
20th May 2022
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban last year was spectacular, and a new American report has assigned blame and given reasons for it.
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Air Warfare
Northrop Grumman announces AARGM-ER second flight
9th February 2022
Development of the AARGM-ER continues with its second successful test flight.
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Air Warfare
The A-29 Super Tucano – the close air support solution (Studio)
17th March 2022
The Embraer A-29 Super Tucano is in service worldwide, delivering a low-cost, capable platform, ideally suited for long-enduring operations.
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Land Warfare
Enhancing Cyber Electromagnetic Activity solutions to achieve spectrum dominance across multi-domain operations (sponsored)
11th May 2022
Activity in the Electro-Magnetic Environment (EME) is increasingly focused towards supporting digital sources.
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Defence Notes
North Korea stages parade to burnish missile credentials
1st May 2022
North Korea's missile and rocket programme shows absolutely no signs of tiring, as evidenced by the latest military parade before assembled dignitaries.
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Defence Notes
DoD casts off interim funding as FY2022 budget tap turns on
17th March 2022
The US FY2022 federal budget was finally signed into law on 15 March, paving the way for almost $145 billion in military procurement funding.
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Military Logistics
NATO air force gains Super Hercules cockpit armour upgrade
21st March 2022
Lightweight high-tenacity polyethylene cockpit armour from QinetiQ has been installed on a fleet of C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifters.
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Air Warfare
Super Hercules FMS deal for Egypt stays on track
11th March 2022
Egypt is still on track to receive 12 C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft via the FMS programme after the US Senate voted against a proposal to block the deal.
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Air Warfare
Boeing hopes for third time lucky in Canada with CMMA bid
10th February 2022
Will the P-8A Poseidon share the same fate as the Super Hornet and Pegasus?
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - naval
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet (Kuwait)
The sale of the F/A- l8E/F Super Hornet aircraft will improve Kuwait's capability to meet current and future warfare threats. The jets will supplement and ...
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Fighter - naval
Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBF) [India]
Programme Background RFI / Requirments In January 2017, India issued an RFI for the procurement of 57 multirole naval fighters. The RFI for the Indian Navy ...
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Fighter - multirole
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft [Malaysia]
Programme Background Requirement Malaysia has long had a requirement known as the Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) designed to replace the MiG-29 fleet. The MRCA programme ...
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Fighter - multirole
Project Air 6000 Phase 7 (Australia)
Programme Background Responding to a query from Shephard at the Classic Hornet farewell ceremony, Air Cdre Tim Alsop, Commander Air Combat Group, said, ‘At the ...
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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 ...
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Fighter - multirole
Future Fighter Capability Project [Canada]
Programme Background Canada’s defence policy estimates the acquisition of the aircraft, associated equipment and setup to enable entry into service will cost C$15-19 billion ($12.9-14.5 billion). In ...
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Fighter - multirole
F/A-18C/D (Secondhand) [Malaysia]
Programme Background Requirement Malaysia has required new multirole aircraft since the early 2010s, for which the country's Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) programme was launched in ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
DEF129 (Nano UAS) [Australia]
Programme Background DEF129 The Australian Ground Service has combined various army procurement efforts under the DEF129 programme to increase the abundance and proliferation of UAVs ...
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Military UAS - small
Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
French Operational Pocket Drone / DrOP (France)
Programme Background French UAV Procurment / DrOP Under its 2019-2025 Military Programming Law (LPM), France aims to introduce 1,200 new UAVs into service with the ...
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Fighter - multirole, Trainer
MRCA - Multi Role Combat Aircraft (Trainer) [India]
Programme Background Launched years ago, the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) programme is notorious internationally of the serpentine nature of Indian military procurements. Under the ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 3 (Second Order) [Norway]
Programme Background First Order The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 3 (First Order) [Norway]
Programme Background First Batch The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
F/A-18C/D
The F/A-18 C/D ('KAF-18' in Kuwait) Hornet replaced the original A and B Hornet models, seeking to correct problems with range and acceleration. After success ...
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Air: air combat simulators
USN F/A-18E/F TOFT
L3Harris Technologies' F/A-18 simulation capability extends to the Super Hornet E/F configuration. These Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) – based on L3Harris Technologies' F/A-18 simulator ...
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Fighter - multirole
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was developed to perform naval strike missions for the USN. The primary mission for the F/A-18E/F is a strike fighter that ...
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Air: aerial targets
BQM-34 Firebee
The BQM-34 Firebee is an uncrewed aerial target system that the USAF and USN have used for more than 50 years. The primary mission of ...
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Airborne rockets - guided
Laser Guided Zuni
The Laser Guided Zuni has a 40lb warhead that is deployable against both fixed and moving targets. It is designed to attack fixed and fleeting ...
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Fighter - multirole
F/A-18A/B
The F/A-18 Hornet A and B aircraft, or F-18A/B ('CF-18' in Canada and 'EF-18' in Spain), were the first models in the USN’s line of ...
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Land: RWS
Hornet T1/T2/T3
The Hornet is an RWS designed to be fitted to the French Army's armoured fighting vehicles. It is available in four versions – the Hornet, ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
EA-18G Growler
The EA-18G Growler is a variant in the F/A-18 family of aircraft that combines the F/A-18F Super Hornet platform with a sophisticated electronic warfare suite. It ...
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Fixed wing aircraft engines
F414-GE-400
The F414-GE-400 is a turbofan engine manufactured by GE Aviation and has various advanced technology features such as a Full Authority Digital Electronic Control (FADEC), ...
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Air: Displays
GH-4200
L3Harris GH-4200 Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS) is a repeater display designed for F-15 and F/A-18 aircraft.
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-79
The AN/APG-79 is an agile beam radar with a solid-state digital array that scans at nearly the speed of light, enabling detection and tracking of ...
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Guided munitions
GBU-53/B StormBreaker
GBU-53/B StormBreaker is a precision-guided glide bomb developed by Raytheon to equip F-15, F/A-18 and F-35. It is also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II. The StormBreaker includes a ...
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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 ...
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Air: air combat simulators
F/A-18E/F and EA-18G TOFT
In support of the USN Super Hornet programme, Boeing has delivered and declared ready for training four F/A-18E/F Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) at NAS ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
AN/ALQ-214 IDECM RFCM
The ALQ-214 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures RF Countermeasures (IDECM RFCM) subsystem comprises an onboard technique generator developed by Harris integrated with an offboard fibre-optic towed ...