• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Australia trials UAV target detection and tracking system

  18th August 2010

  Computer vision specialist Sentient has successfully integrated and demonstrated automated target detection and tracking capability on AeroVironment’s (AV) family of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat completes the 7th SPV400 Lightweight Protected Patrol Vehicle

  18th August 2010

  Supacat has recently completed the 7th all-new, all-British Supacat SPV400, which is Supacat's offering to win a UK Ministry of Defence £200 million Urgent Operational …

• Digital Battlespace

  Scalable Network Technologies awarded contract to advance cyber attack testing for military networks

  18th August 2010

  Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. (SNT), the leader in wireless network evaluation, announced today that the company was awarded a project from the Test & Evaluation …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Primordial to develop a high-resolution map generation utility for Oshkosh's TerraMax UV

  17th August 2010

  Primordial has secured a purchase order from Oshkosh Corporation to develop a map generation utility for their TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology, a system …

• Defence Helicopter

  Canadian Forces' Cormorants pass 40,000 operating hours

  17th August 2010

  AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to congratulate the Canadian Forces on achieving the benchmark of 40,000 operating hours with its fleet of AW101 search …

• Military Logistics

  Honeywell to bid Army Sustainment Commands EAGLE contract

  17th August 2010

  Honeywell announced today that Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) will bid as a prime contractor on the Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise (EAGLE) contract and …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman delivers first battery engagement operations center for Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command system

  17th August 2010

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the first battery engagement operations center for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) to the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Lakota helicopter flies strong in National Capitol Region

  17th August 2010

  The Army extended the presence of the UH-72A Lakota Helicopter into the Military District of Washington, Aug. 11, as it replaced the UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter, …

• Military Logistics

  DRS Technologies receives phase II contract for initial production of On-Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) generation kits

  17th August 2010

  DRS Technologies, Inc. announces the award of a Phase II contract for On-Board Vehicle Power for fifteen Hybrid Electric High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Barco receives follow-on order from AAI for rugged displays used in One System Ground Control Stations

  17th August 2010

  Visualization pioneer Barco announced today that it has received a follow-on order from AAI Corporation for its rugged flat displays and supporting graphics crossbar cards, …

• Military Logistics

  Afghan Air Force C-27 transport fleet grows

  17th August 2010

  As the Afghan Air Force (AAF) grows with more personnel, so does it C-27 Spartan aircraft fleet. The Afghan Air Force’s C-27 fleet now stands …

• Defence Helicopter

  UH-72A Lakota marks a new milestone with the US Army

  17th August 2010

  A US Army UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter operated at Fort Eustis, Va., is the first Lakota to log 1,000 flight hours, underscoring the growing …

• Defence Helicopter

  MD Helicopters delivers MD 902 to People's Republic of China

  16th August 2010

  MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) has announced the delivery of a new MD 902 to the Huaxi Village Group. The early delivery took place at a …

• Digital Battlespace

  General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems and Bivio Networks partner to deliver innovative defenses against cyber threats

  16th August 2010

  General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a principal contractor to defense, intelligence and homeland security customers delivering end-to-end mission solutions, and Bivio Networks, a leading provider …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AeroVironment's Stratospheric Global Observer UAS makes first flight

  16th August 2010

  AeroVironment, Inc.(AV) announced that the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program successfully completed its first flight. On August …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• ISR/special mission

  King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

  Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  C-2 (Japan)

  Programme BackgroundKawasaki Heavy Industries developed the C-2 for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to replace its Kawasaki C-1 and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules fleets. ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Death Adder RTV 2 (Options)

  Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

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

  Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]

  Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Death Adder RTV 2

  Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

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

  Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [USA]

  Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) will provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It is intended to ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Mine-protected vehicles

  Ara 2 (Chad - Options)

  Programme Background The Chadian Armed Forces have a requirement for mine-resistant armoured vehicles to provide protected mobility to troops deployed on operations against hostile forces. ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Fuchs 2 Local Assembly

  The Fuchs 2 will replace a variety of legacy APCs currently in service with the Algerian Army including the Panhard M3 VTT, the BTR-60 and ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  VTLM 2 (2021 Contract)

  Programme Background Requirements The Italian Army's current fleet of VTLMs based on the original Iveco Defence Vehicles LMV-1 is suffering from technological obsolescence and the ...

• OPVs

  River Class Batch 2

  Programme Background BAE Systems developed an improved version at the River class Batch 1 ships (which first entered service in 2003), to be dubbed the ...

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

  Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) (Tranche 2) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

  Programme Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an ...

• ISR/special mission

  RC-2 - Japan

  Programme Background Japan has decided to develop its own EW aircraft to oppose China and Russia, countries that are already reinforcing their own EW capabilities. ...

• Military UAS - HALE

  MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)

  Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  VTLM 2 (2021 Contract - Options)

  Programme Background Requirements The Italian Army's current fleet of VTLMs based on the original Iveco Defence Vehicles LMV-1 is suffering from technological obsolescence and the ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-27A

  In production for USMC MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, the AAQ-27A allows pilots to see through darkness, smoke, haze and adverse weather. The third-generation medium-wave IR system ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/AAQ-45

  Leonardo’s AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures is designed to equip rotorcraft. The system is being installed on Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters used ...

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-13

  The AN/AAQ-13 is a navigation pod that provides a high-speed precision attack on tactical targets at night and in adverse weather conditions. The AN/AAQ-13 is ...

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-14

  The AN/AAQ-14 is a targeting pod that provides a high-speed precision attack on tactical targets at night and in adverse weather conditions. The AN/AAQ-14 is ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/AAQ-24(V)

  Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAQ-24(V) is a Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) designed to protect large aircraft. The system has been used to protect both military aircraft and ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-37 DAS

  The AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) comprises six high-resolution infrared sensors mounted around the aircraft's airframe to provide seamless, spherical coverage (4π steradians).  The DAS ...

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-29A

  In production for USMC CH-53E and USAF HH-60G platforms, the medium-wave IR AAQ-29A is similar to the AN/AAQ-27A, the difference being its incorporation of an ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  Guardian

  Northrop Grumman’s Guardian Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) is intended to product airliners and large aircraft against IR-guided missiles, principally surface-to-air missiles fired from Man-Portable Air ...

• EO/IR systems

  LITENING

  The LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod is an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) system designed to detect, acquire, identify, and track targets over extended ranges.  It supports diverse mission ...

• EO/IR systems

  LANTIRN

  The Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system increases the combat effectiveness of fighter aircraft, allowing them to fly at low altitudes, at night ...

• Combat Search and Rescue

  Saab 340B+ / SAR-200

  The Saab 340B+, known also as SAR-200, is a search and rescue aircraft based on the Saab 340 regional airliner.  It is powered by two CT7-9B turboprop ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS

  AN/AAR-54(V)

  Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAR-54(V) is a Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) designed for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. The MAWS employs ultraviolet sensing to detect the hot ...

• EW test systems

  Meon v3

  Developed as an end-to-end confidence flight-line test set for stimulation and radiometric measurement of MWS/IRCM systems. It is compatible with ALQ-144, ALQ-157, ALQ-204 Matador, AAQ-24 ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  SISCM

  The Suite of Integrated Sensors and Countermeasures (SISCM) is designed to provide an integrated, multi-sensor threat warning and countermeasures capability using off-the-shelf technology for helicopters ...

• Combat Search and Rescue

  HC-130P/N

  HC-130P/N is a SAR aircraft developed as extended-range version of C-130 Hercules transport airframe to execute all weather personnel recovery operations from austere airfields and ...