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Defence Helicopter
US Marines to get more power from heavy lifting engines
28th October 2008
Planned upgrades to the CH-53D Sea Stallion and CH-53E Super Stallion engines will give pilots more power on hot temperature and high altitude flights, and …
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Defence Helicopter
Air Methods Receives $17 Million Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Company
28th October 2008
DENVER, Oct. 27 -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, today announced its Products Division has been …
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Defence Helicopter
L-3 Wescam imaging sensors chosen for Spanish Disaster Response Unit EC135s
28th October 2008
L-3 WESCAM announced that it has been selected by Eurocopter to supply electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensors for the Spanish Armed Forces' helicopters. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support
27th October 2008
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Raytheon, U.S. Navy Demonstrate Unmanned Aircraft System Capability for Submarines
24th October 2008
Raytheon Company and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system capability for submerged submarines Sept. 10. The program, called Submarine …
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Defence Helicopter
FLIR Systems Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
23rd October 2008
FLIR Systems today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue was $276.7 million, up 45% compared to third quarter 2007 …
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Defence Helicopter
New GENTEX Helmet Designed for Sikorsky X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator
22nd October 2008
The historic first flight of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator featured the use of a helmet crafted by GENTEX especially for the X2 Demonstrator. …
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Defence Helicopter
US Department of Defense Cancels Bell Helicopter's ARH Contract
17th October 2008
On Thursday 16 October the US Department of Defense released the following statement: DoD Announces Non-Certification Of Armed Reconaissance Helicopter Program Today, the Department of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AAI Receives $242M Contract Award for Additional Shadow Tactical UAS
15th October 2008
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a contract totaling $242.1 million …
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Defence Helicopter
Raytheon Nets $17.9 Million Award for Prototype Sensor
15th October 2008
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a $17.9 million contract to develop a sensor system prototype to give helicopter crews full day or night …
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Defence Helicopter
Bell Helicopter receives contract for 15 additional H-1 aircraft
12th October 2008
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, announced that the U.S. Navy has exercised an option under its contract with Bell to purchase Lot 5 of the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
EADS North America Delivers the DT35/DT45 Jet-Powered Aerial Target for US Army Operational Demo
9th October 2008
EADS North America has delivered a complete jet-powered target drone system to the U.S. Army for operational evaluation in the training of missile defense crews …
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Defence Helicopter
EADS delivers first US-manufactured UH-72A to US Army
8th October 2008
EADS North America marked a major industrial milestone for the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter program, delivering its first final assembly line (FAL) …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace Services and US Army announce $11.8M contracts for UH-60 support
8th October 2008
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of nearly $11.8 million in contracts to provide the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) with support …
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Defence Helicopter
US Army Selects Goodrich for AH-64 Apache Helicopter Mission Data Recorder Upgrade
8th October 2008
Goodrich Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to upgrade mission data recorders for the Apache helicopter's VUIT-2 program. …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Destroyers
DDX Programme [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements Destroyers are fundamental to Italy's blue water fleet and will be required to be capable of projecting capability at sea from the ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8 Poseidon [South Korea]
Programme Background South Korea is facing an imminent submarine threat from North Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is operating an aging fleet of P-3C ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Columbia Class Submarine (3-12)
The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 ...
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Destroyers
Maya Class (27DDG) (1-2) [Japan]
Programme Background The 27DD Maya class destroyers were previously known as the Improved Atago class because they are an addition to the existing two Atago-class destroyers that have entered service. ...
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Destroyers
Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The third element of South Korea's "Three Axis System" - a complex of measures designed to track, detect, and eliminate an adversary’s ballistic missiles and ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Dreadnought Class (Successor Programme)
Programme Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May ...
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Destroyers
Future Destroyers - ASEV (1-2) [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements Following the Maya-class destroyers, the JMSDF will not just maintain the destroyer units they operate already but will receive two new destroyer platforms. ...
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Frigates
Jinnah Class frigates [Pakistan]
Programme Background Requirements Specifications are not yet known because they are still in the design stage, though they will integrate a more diverse selection of ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-X III Phase II (F-35)
Programme Background On 14 September 2014, South Korea signed an FMS contract under the first phase of F-X III programme to supply 40 F-35As for ...
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Destroyers
Sejong the Great Class (KDX-III) Batch 2 [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The Sejong the Great class (KDX-III) Batch 2 will consist of three improved Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) batch 1 guided-missile destroyers, which ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
H-145M (Serbia)
Serbia's aircraft will be equipped with a fast roping system, high-performance camera, fire support equipment, ballistic protection as well as an electronic countermeasures system. The ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Type 094A (Jin Class) 7-12
Programme Background The Type 094 nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) was developed for the PLAN to follow on from the single 1980s-vintage Type 092 Xia-class ...
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ISR/special mission
E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) [USN]
Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-47F Chinook-Saudi Arabia
In addition to this, the request includes M134D mini-Guns, aircraft survivability equipment, infrared signature suppression system, fast rope insertion extraction system, extended range fuel system, ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]
South Korea is reportedly seeking to acquire up to three Joint Strike Ships as part of its "Three Axis System". The Joint Strike Ship (JSS) is ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Major networking projects
Ballistic Missile Defence
In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces.
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Arktur Next Generation SSBN
At Army 2022 defence exposition, Rubin Design Bureau unveiled the next-generation ballistic missile submarine concept. Known as Arktur, the submarine features a stealth design and ...
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Major networking projects
Missile Defence
In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...
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Land: air defence radar
AN/TPY-2
The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
Smart-L MM/N
The Thales Smart-L MM/N is an AESA D-band next-generation Long Range Multi-Mission Radar for Air and Space Surveillance and Ballistic Missile Detection. It is based ...
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Land: air defence radar
Tactical Ballistic Missile Detection Radar
Tactical Ballistic Missile Detection Radar is a variant of the AN/TPS-70 designed to detect and track tactical ballistic missiles or switch back to air defence ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-161 Standard Missile-3
The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is a ship-based, surface-to-air missile designed to intercept short-range ballistic missiles. It is also able to perform anti-satellite duties ...
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Major networking projects
C2BMC
Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) is the integrating element of the US Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) for global missile defence. C2BMC links ...
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Sea: naval fire control radar
AN/SPY-1 air search radar
Aegis isan integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to performanti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array AN/SPY-1D(V) radar acquires ...
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Destroyers
Akizuki Class
The Akizuki-class (19DD) destroyers are escort ships for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). They are designed to accompany Japan’s new Hyuga—and Izumo-class helicopter carriers ...
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Land: air defence radar
5N64S
The NIIIP 5N64S Big Bird is an air defence radar with specific capability against ballistic missiles and forms part of the S-300PM system. Derivatives and variants ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Arrow-3
Developed by IAI and Boeing, Arrow-3 is the upgraded variant of the Arrow-2 missile aimed at providing better ballistic missile defence capabilities. The US co-funded the Arrow-3 ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
ASTER-30
The ASTER-30 is a vertically launched surface-to-air missile. It is produced by Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and the Thales Group. ...
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Data links
TIBS
Tactical Information Broadcast System (TIBS) is an intelligence-type data link used by US forces and some other nations to provide non-Link 16 units with a ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: fire control systems
Aegis Weapon System
Aegis Weapon System is an integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to perform anti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array ...