• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Insitu Awarded SUAV Contract by Canadian Government

  23rd April 2009

  Insitu has received a US$30 million contract from the Canadian government to provide small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services to support the Canadian Forces’ intelligence, …

• Defence Helicopter

  R. Scott Rettig Named CEO of AgustaWestland North America

  23rd April 2009

  R. Scott Rettig has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of AgustaWestland North America, AgustaWestland and …

• Defence Helicopter

  Open door approach will prove SH2G(I) says Kaman

  22nd April 2009

  Kaman Helicopters concedes its efforts to on-sell former Royal Australian Navy SH-2G(A) aircraft continues to face a perception issue in the global marketplace given the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Curtiss-Wright Awarded $20 Million Contract for UH-60M Upgrade Black Hawk and CH-53K Helicopter Programs

  21st April 2009

  Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has received a contract from Claverham Limited to provide transducers for use in the fly-by-wire systems that control the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  First flight for Predator C

  20th April 2009

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced the introduction of its next generation aircraft in the extremely successful Predator UAS series, Predator C Avenger.  The first …

• Defence Helicopter

  MH-60R and MH-60S Helicopters Make History With Stennis Deployment

  20th April 2009

  Sikorsky products made naval history when the first aircraft carrier deployment for Sikorsky MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters took place as sailors from Helicopter Maritime Strike …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  UCAV application for LM Sniper pod?

  17th April 2009

  Lockheed Martin’s popular Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod could find its way onto a UAV or a UCAV in the foreseeable future. Quizzed by Unmanned Vehicles, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Squeezing broadband data down a narrowband pipe

  17th April 2009

  ITT is only a few months away from offering an airborne data management system that can cram the output a 4,800 mbps video collector down …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Prox Dynamics Hornet-3 prototype is flown outdoors

  17th April 2009

  Prox Dynamics is developing what is believed to be one of the smallest complete Unmanned Aircraft Systems, the PD-100 Black Hornet. The company just passed …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Pressurised structures for buoyant UAVs promise new capabilities

  16th April 2009

  A material mainly used in sails for racing yachts could be the key to realising expanded capabilities for light UAV systems, according to Harris Edge, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Naval Surface Warfare Center to assist in LAIRCM integration on CH-53D

  16th April 2009

  Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division is to assist in the integration design for the installation of the Department of the Navy (DoN) Large Aircraft …

• Defence Helicopter

  EADS North America Lakota program manager to receive leadership award from the National Defense Industrial Association

  16th April 2009

  EADS North America’s Light Utility Helicopter Program Manager and Vice President, John Burke, has been selected to receive the 2009 Leadership Excellence Award from the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Preliminary Design Review Validates Technological Maturity of Future Combat Systems Common Controller

  16th April 2009

  Boeing and Science Applications International together the Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization program, today announced that the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Vision processing promises to squeeze more intel from imagery and save bandwidth

  15th April 2009

  As more customers demand very high resolution imagery, including HD, from a rapidly expanding number and variety of imaging sensors, ever smarter image processing will …

• Defence Helicopter

  Patrulla Aspa prepare for the 2009 airshow season

  15th April 2009

  Spain's Patrulla Aspa helicopter display team have been working up ready for the 2009 airshow season. The Spanish Air Force team, which fly five Eurocopter …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Additional FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  The Royal Malaysian Air Force is planning to acquire Fighter Lead-In Training - Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA). This will provide an interim solution for the ...

• Data links

  Data links | Additional FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  The Royal Malaysian Air Force is planning to acquire Fighter Lead-In Training - Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA). This will provide an interim solution for the ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Additional FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  The Royal Malaysian Air Force is planning to acquire Fighter Lead-In Training - Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA). This will provide an interim solution for the ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Additional FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  The Royal Malaysian Air Force is planning to acquire Fighter Lead-In Training - Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA). This will provide an interim solution for the ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Additional FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  The Royal Malaysian Air Force is planning to acquire Fighter Lead-In Training - Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA). This will provide an interim solution for the ...

• Maritime patrol

  Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Malaysia]

  Programme Background In June 2019, The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed to Shephard that the government has given approval for the service to prepare ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Multi-Role Combat Aircraft [Malaysia]

  Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) programme is part of a broader effort to modernise the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) under the Capability Development Plan ...

• Data links

  Data links | Multi-Role Combat Aircraft [Malaysia]

  Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) programme is part of a broader effort to modernise the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) under the Capability Development Plan ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Multi-Role Combat Aircraft [Malaysia]

  Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) programme is part of a broader effort to modernise the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) under the Capability Development Plan ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Multi-Role Combat Aircraft [Malaysia]

  Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) programme is part of a broader effort to modernise the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) under the Capability Development Plan ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Multi-Role Combat Aircraft [Malaysia]

  Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) programme is part of a broader effort to modernise the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) under the Capability Development Plan ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) (3) [Malaysia]

  Programme Background Requirements The Royal Malaysian Navy are in the process of a fleet transformation plan known as the 15 to 5 Transformation Plan, which ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Additional FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  Programme Background Malaysia released a RfI in early January 2019 seeking light combat aircraft capable of some air-to-air and full air-to-ground missions. The requirement is ...

• Corvettes

  New Generation Patrol Vessels Batch III (13-18) [Malaysia]

  Programme Background Requirements Malaysia unveiled a plan in 2015 to restructure and recapitalise its navy. The plan is called the 15 to 5 Plan and ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  Programme Background Malaysia released an RfI in early January 2019 seeking light combat aircraft capable of some air-to-air and full air-to-ground missions. The requirement is ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack

  Hawk 200

  The Hawk 200 is a single-seat light attack iteration of the Hawk 100 (see separate entry) and Advanced Jet Trainer or AJT (see separate entry). ...

• Subsystems: software

  SimuSphere HD-9

  SimuSphere HD-9 is an HD visual display solution that can be upgraded to trainers currently integrated with SimuSphere systems or as an option for a ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ESP

  The Electronic Surveillance Payload (ESP) is a lightweight system providing capabilities for Electronic Support Measures(ESM)/ELINT operations. It is designed to operate as a standalone ESM ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  SISTELA

  Developed by the Naval Group's Malaysian division, the SISTELA Combat Management System supports diverse naval missions such as surface warfare and air defence. Developed for the ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Royal Malaysian Air Force F/A-18D TOFT

  In 2014, L3 Link (now L3Harris Technologies) delivered an F/A-18D Tactical Operations Flight Trainer (TOFT) to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The TOFT consists ...

• EO/IR systems

  Damocles

  Damocles is a multi-function pod designed to be compatible with existing and future weapon systems. It features a staring array detector, tracking systems, image processing, ...

• OPVs

  New Generation Patrol Vessel

  LUNAS unveiled the New Generation Patrol Vessel (NGPV) at DSA 2018. The NGPV is intended for the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) New Generation Patrol Vessels ...

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

  Tactical UAV

  Unveiled at DSA 2022, the Deftech Tactical UAV is an indigenously developed platform based on the Aldura Mk1. The platform is aimed at the Royal Malaysian ...

• Corvettes

  Laksamana Class

  The Royal Malaysian Navy's Laksamana-class corvettes originated under an order placed with Fincantieri by the Iraqi government, but this was cancelled in the 1980s after ...

• Air: transport/tanker simulators

  A330 MRTT Training Devices

  Under subcontract to Airbus Defence and Space, CAE has provided A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) training devices to the UAE Air Force and Royal Saudi ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  SETIS

  SETIS is Naval Group's integrated combat system designed initially for French Navy's FREMM-frigates. It is currently being used on Naval Group's Gowind-class corvettes. SETIS is ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/ALQ-126

  BAE Systems’ AN/ALQ-126 is an internally-mounted radar jamming system which is also available as a podded system designated as the AN/ALQ-164(V). The AN/ALQ-126 is fully ...

• Maritime patrol

  CL-415 MP

  The Bombardier 415 is an amphibious aircraft that combines a surveillance suite with direct water intervention capabilities. The 415 MP is a modified version of ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  J/ALQ-8

  Like Israel, Japan elected to outfit its McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15J/DJ combat aircraft with an indigenous self-protection system. This takes the form of Mitsubishi Electric’s J/ALQ-8 ...

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

  M Solar-X

  First revealed in August 2020, in February 2024, at its symposium, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) showcased the M Solar-X. This solar-powered fixed-wing drone was ...