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News - FIDAE 2016

  • Training

    UDT 2016: RNZN furthers Seaeye Falcon training

    16th May 2016

    Personnel from the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) have completed an ROV training course on the Saab Seaeye Falcon, a system regularly used by the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Romania’s Aegis Ashore site begins operations

    16th May 2016

    Europe’s first Aegis Ashore site, located in Romania and based on Lockheed Martin technology, has started monitoring the skies of southern Europe for ballistic missile …

  • Training

    ITEC 2016: KTT wins order for COFT-SA

    16th May 2016

    Oasis Advanced Engineering Inc has selected Kentucky Trailer Technologies (KTT) to provide 30 trailers to support their Mobile Conduct Of Fire Trainer – Situational Awareness …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Tough talk on European attack helicopter programmes

    13th May 2016

    Bell Helicopter’s commitments to eastern European attack helicopter programmes in the Czech Republic and Poland are strong in the light of the signing of a …

  • Training

    ITEC 2016: T-BOS for Mexican Navy

    13th May 2016

    The Mexican Navy has ordered a Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) from Rockwell Collins. The foreign military sales (FMS) procurement is valued at just over …

  • Digital Battlespace

    EW Europe: NATO to tackle SEAD gap

    13th May 2016

    NATO is pushing ahead with a programme to fill its capability gap in the suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD). The programme intends to develop …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Army tests GBSAA system

    13th May 2016

    he US Army has been testing the Ground Based Sense And Avoid (GBSAA) system at its Dugway Proving Ground, it announced on 10 May. The …

  • Land Warfare

    SOFEX 2016: Centurion re-born

    13th May 2016

    A prototype tracked armoured personnel carrier called Al-Dawsar (Lion) was displayed at SOFEX for the first time. Built by Jordan’s King Abdullah II Design and …

  • Land Warfare

    SOFEX 2016: Ukraine debuts Multirole APC

    13th May 2016

    Making its debut in the Middle East at SOFEX was the Ukraine Promoboronexport’s Dozor-B light 4x4 armoured personnel carrier (APC). Ukraine has been boosting its …

  • Training

    US, Germany conduct Operation Sharp Griffin

    13th May 2016

    US and German armed forces underwent training on multiple complex situations at the multinational Operation Sharp Griffin training exercise, it was announced in early May. The exercise …

  • Training

    ITEC 2016: LMCO home on the range

    12th May 2016

    The US Department of Defense has announced that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $424 million cost-plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for a …

  • Military Logistics

    USAF reserve starts KC-135 upgrade

    12th May 2016

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing of the US Air Force (USAF) will be the first to receive KC-135 Block 45 upgrade, it was announced on …

  • Training

    ITEC 2016: Elbit Delivers MTC to Colombian air force

    12th May 2016

    Elbit Systems has delivered a multi-cockpit mission training centre (MTC) to an undisclosed air force customer in Latin America, understood to be Colombia. The MTC, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    US Army starts NIE 16.2 exercise

    12th May 2016

    The US Army’s Brigade Modernization Command (BMC) has started the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 16.2 exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico and Fort …

  • Land Warfare

    Norway examines fire control

    12th May 2016

    Rheinmetall, in partnership with Saab, is currently working on a new fire control system (FCS) for shoulder launched weapons, the Vingmate SL 1000. The SL 1000 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    Harop [Azerbaijan]

    Programme Background According to a December 2020 report by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Azerbaijan acquired an estimated 50 Harop loitering munitions ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-1Z Romania

    The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Military Strategy document, ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Piranha V

    264 of the Piranha Vs will be assigned to the Danish Army's 1st Brigade, following its reorganisation in January 2019. Each of its three armoured ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Paraguay VAMTAC ST5

    Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Data links

    Data links | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Air: Helmet-mounted displays

    Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    Air: Head-up displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    Mi-28UB - Russia

    Programme BackgroundThe Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian Helicopters ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    Mi-28UB - Russia Forecast

    Programme Background The Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian ...

  • Light attack, Trainer

    Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    According to the HAL's chairman R Madhavan, 'apart from all the capabilities of IOC aircraft, the FOC variant additionally comes with an air-to-air refuelling capability, close-combat ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)

    Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...

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

    KUS-FT (South Korea)

    Programme Background Requirement The ROKA had identified a need for tactical UAVs that can be employed at the divisional level to carry out ISTAR missions ...

  • OPVs

    OPV P71 (Malta)

    Programme Background Malta is to receive an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) called P71 to complement the P61 OPV. Plans were first announced for a new OPV ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Trainer

    IA-100

    FAdeA (Fábrica Argentina de Aviones) first unveiled the IA-100 basic training aircraft at FIDAE 2016 in Chile. Aimed at the South American military and civil ...

  • Artillery rockets

    EXTRA

    The Extended Range Artillery (EXTRA) is a guided rocket developed by Israel Military Industries. The munitions can be fired from IMI’s Lynx and various other ...

  • Military - USVs

    SeaFly-01

    The SeaFly-01 USV, developed by Beijing Sifang Automation, was showcased at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China in November 2016. Phase one tests of the ...

  • Military - USVs

    High-Speed Intercept Boat

    Poly Technologies displayed its High-Speed Intercept Boat at DSA in Malaysia in 2016. 

  • Military - UUVs

    Phantom T5

    The Phantom T5 UUV was introduced in 2016. The ROV incorporates many of the old Phantom characteristics in a smaller system, with vectored thrusters added. 

  • Galaxy R8700

    The Altavian Galaxy R8700 is an octocopter UAV designed for inspection of mining, construction, urban and small project sites. It was unveiled in August 2016. 

  • Land: air defence radar

    RLS-50

    OKB TSP gave its first public display of the RLS-50 3D air surveillance mobile radar at ADEX 2016, at Baku, in September 2016. Its beam ...

  • PD6-AW

    Prodrone's PD6-AW all-weather hexarotor drone is designed for professional filming, photography, land surveying, inspections and other roles. The platform was unveiled in April 2016. 

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Bars-6

    Bogdan publicly unveiled the 7t Bars-6 (Panther) 4x4 light APC at IDEX 2015, and in July 2016, the company introduced an upgraded version ready for ...

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

    Mini UAV Fixed Wing I

    The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) unveiled the hand-launched Mini UAS (also known as Mini UAV Fixed-Wing I) at SOFEX 2016, along with a wider family ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Mysterious Bee

    The Mysterious Bee hybrid, fixed-wing/quadcopter UAV was unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow 2016. It is designed to operate from ships, small islands, mountainous areas and ...

  • 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 ...

  • T333

    The T333 is a coaxial dual-rotor UAV. It is an upgrade to the TD220 unmanned helicopter and was displayed for the first time at the ...

  • Land: RWS

    Asgard RCT

    The Asgard RCT (Remote Control Turret) is the unmanned member of the Asgard 127 modular one-person turret family introduced in 2016. It is suitable for ...

  • Military - UUVs

    Echo Voyager

    In March 2016, Boeing Defense, Space & Security introduced the Echo Voyager UUV. It is a 51ft (15.5m) long vehicle that can operate autonomously for ...