• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Singapore UAV Command gets new commander

  12th December 2008

  COL Lim Tuang Liang has taken over as Commander of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Command (UC) in a change of command parade held at Murai …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Thermoteknix launch VisIR 640 High Resolution Thermal Imager

  12th December 2008

  VisIR 640 has everything you need for industrial Predictive Maintenance and more; crystal clear images from a highly sensitive 640 x 480 uncooled infrared sensor, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aircraft Named U.S. Investor Of Year In Poland

  11th December 2008

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Poland has named Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation its Investor of the Year for 2008, for its efforts in the acquisition …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  QinetiQ North America Unveils Route Clearance Robot to Detect Mines and IEDs

  11th December 2008

  QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its …

• Defence Helicopter

  Royal Navy profiles 792 Naval Air Squadron, target drone operators

  10th December 2008

  There are 11 squadrons based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose comprising helicopters, Hawk jets, Jetstream turboprop aircraft and, perhaps less well known, a squadron …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Sanswire's UAV Joint Venture Conducts Flight Test and Receives Additional Working Capital

  10th December 2008

  Sanswire Corp. announced that it has completed a series of flight tests of a new segmented airship design based on a single swiveling engine technology …

• Defence Helicopter

  CPI Aerostructures Announces $2.8 Million Contract Award from Sikorsky

  10th December 2008

  CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation valued at $2.8 million for the S-70B SEAHAWK helicopter. CPI …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USS Freedom (LCS-1) Littoral Combat Ship Commissioning Highlights US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV

  9th December 2008

  The U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), was prominently displayed on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Star SAFIRE III part of Fire Scout simultaneous radar and EO/IR video capability demonstration

  9th December 2008

  FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that its Star SAFIRE III was an integral component of Northrop Grumman Corporation's latest successful MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned …

• Defence Helicopter

  EADS North America Receives Order For 39 Additional UH-72A Lakotas

  8th December 2008

  EADS North America has received a contract from the U.S. Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters, extending production under contract of the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services and US Army Renew Partnership for Corpus Christi Army Depot UH-60 Work

  8th December 2008

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of an $840 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to provide technical, logistical, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ASTM UAV Committee Approves New Flight Authority Guide, Launches Work on Proposed Recovery System Standard

  8th December 2008

  Subcommittee F38.01 on Airworthiness, part of ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, has approved a new standard for flight authority and is …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SAIC Presents UAV Communications, Inc. 2008 Small Business of the Year Award

  8th December 2008

  Science Applications International Corporation announced that it has presented UAV Communications, Inc. (UAV) SAIC's 2008 Small Business of the Year Award. Tony Moraco, SAIC senior …

• Defence Helicopter

  AFS Nears Certification for Bell 430 Engine Inlet Filter

  8th December 2008

  Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS) anticipates near-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for the Bell 430 helicopter. With …

• Defence Helicopter

  Five JetRangers Arrive for Iraqi Air Force Pilot Training - Five more to follow

  7th December 2008

  KIRKUK - Five Bell Jet Ranger 206B helicopters arrived here aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 3. The rotary aircraft were shipped over from the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants)

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

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

  DEF129 Small UAS [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement The Australian Army identified a need for a small UAS to provide an organic ISR capability to units operating at the tactical ...

• Tanks

  Project Land 907 Phase 2 [Australia]

  Programme Background Between 2006 and 2007, the Australian Army received 59 M1A1 AIM SA Abrams MBTs under Project Land 907 Phase 1. These vehicles were planned to ...

• AEW&C

  E-7 Wedgetail (737) - UK

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 covering the ...

• Military UAS - small

  Bug Nano UAS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Project Land 400 Phase 3 [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...

• AEW&C

  E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Eitan 8x8 (Israel)

  Due to the provisions of the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) system, there is a chance that the Eitan could be mass produced in the ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 1 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

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

  DEF129 Tactical UAS [Australia]

  Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV (Australia)

  Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 2 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 3 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  8x8 IFV (Bulgaria)

  Programme Background Requirement The Bulgarian Army's requirement for 8x8 vehicles is a long-standing requirement that has been subject to multiple delays. In 2017, the Bulgarian ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Deployable Shelter Systems

  Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group provides integrated deployable shelters for C2, ground control of unmanned systems, C4ISTAR and laboratories. Examples include the Watchkeeper UAV GCS, ...

• Major networking projects

  Project Marshall

  The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Deployable Hospital Systems

  Marshall has two types of deployable field hospitals. The first is a shelter-based solution, whose users include the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Mobile Deployable Hospital ...

• Naval guns, Land: RWS

  Dragonfire

  Dragonfire is a new laser weapon system built for the UK MoD, receiving £30 million of funding in early 2017. The design of the gun ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  Hawkeye Land Surveillance Systems

  Launched at DSEI 2015, the Chess Dynamics Hawkeye family of multi-sensor surveillance systems is designed to provide short- to extended-range optical surveillance and target acquisition ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Workshops

  Marshall offers a range of integrated, shelter-based workshops. These include several systems now in UK service: the Deployable Machine Shop fitted with the tools needed ...

• Land Ops

  ESS Land Ops goggles provide eye protection and fog-resistance for ground troops and are authorised by the US Army for use over prescription eyewear. Land ...

• Land: RWS

  Land Rogue

  The Land Rogue is an RWS developed by Reutech for installation on armoured vehicles. Capable of being armed with a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Superav Land

  The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  Land 125

  In 1994, Australia initiated Project Wundurra to develop an integrated soldier combat system, and by 2005 this had evolved into the multi-phase Land 125 programme ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Land Ceptor

  MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

  KRONOS Land

  KRONOS Land is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations. The system simultaneously performs surveillance, ...

• Land: RWS

  RCG30

  The Mechatronics division of Denel Land Systems unveiled its RCG30 unmanned turret at the African Aerospace & Defence exhibition in September 2018. Armed with a ...

• EW test systems

  CEESIM

  The Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) family of simulators is designed for use in development, T&E;, maintenance and training support of airborne, land, shipboard and ...

• Land: manned turrets

  TRT-R30MK

  The TRT-R30MK is a new version of the TRT remotely operated gun turret family. The system draws on development from systems such as the TRT-25, ...