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Air Warfare
ROKAF selects ISR aircraft, eyes ISTAR fleet
22nd November 2021
South Korea's air force is seeking to seriously boost its ISR capability with two new fleets of aircraft. This is in addition to a separate AEW&C programme.
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Training
No joy for Poland with Gulfstream training tender
26th October 2021
Poland was seeking a training and simulation provider for the G550 until 2023 — but it received no responses.
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Air Warfare
Seoul ponders possible avenues for extra AEW&C aircraft
21st November 2021
Industry sources suspect that South Korea will increase its follow-on AEW&C aircraft buy to four units.
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Defence Notes
UK BAe 146 replacement plan cuts command support transport fleet in half
4th November 2021
The UK has released details of its RAF BAe 146 fleet replacement but will only acquire two aircraft instead of four.
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Training
US base selected to host Singapore F-16s and F-35s
6th June 2021
Singapore has selected a new American base from which to locate its F-16 and F-35 training detachments.
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Defence Notes
Israeli precision-guided weapons power takes on new meaning in Gaza (Analysis)
21st May 2021
Analysis from conflict between Israel and Hamas points to heavy reliance on JDAM GPS guidance kits by the IDF and IAF, an indicator of military operators increasing demand for precision targeting weapons, but the two services also seem to have made C2 and multi-domain improvements.
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Digital Battlespace
SABER undergoes tests on Compass Call
6th April 2021
BAE Systems is ‘paving the way for a critical software upgrade’ to the EC-37B replacement for the EC-130H Compass Call EW aircraft, after successfully flight …
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Air Warfare
USAF orders engines from Rolls-Royce Deutschland
16th March 2021
Will four BR710-family engines power new Bombardier Global 6000s for the USAF?
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Air Warfare
Australia to operate Peregrine from Cocos Islands
17th March 2021
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, deep in the Indian Ocean, is a strategic concern for the Australian military.
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Military Logistics
Gulfstream fleet undergoes engineering and logistics support
29th January 2021
Gulfstream Aerospace receives DoD contracts with a combined value of more than $695 million.
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Digital Battlespace
FMS for third Italian G550 moves closer
16th December 2020
L3 Harris named as prime contractor for potential $500 million deal.
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Air Warfare
Super Tucanos touch down in the Philippines
22nd September 2020
The first batch of long-awaited Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft began touching down in the Philippines on 19 September after completing an arduous multi-stop journey …
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Air Warfare
Seoul orders TA-50s, eyes new Chinooks and AEW aircraft
3rd July 2020
In South Korea the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has concluded a KRW688.3 billion ($619.5 million) deal for 20 TA-50 Block 2 jets from Korea …
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Digital Battlespace
SE Asian airborne data links have a long way to go
3rd July 2020
Despite numerous modernisation programmes in Southeast Asian air forces, their true data link capabilities still have a long way to go to reach Western standards. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia announces trident of Tritons
20th June 2020
Australia announced on 18 June that it had firmed up an order for a third Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAV. Under current Project Air 7000 …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Transport/tanker aircraft
C-37A - USAF
Programme Background The USAF was using C-20B transport aircraft, variant of civilian Gulfstream III, to provide worldwide airlift for DoD and government officials. With the ...
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AEW&C
AEW&C Aircraft [South Korea]
Programme Background The requirement was initially reported in 2016 when it was noted as being part of a long-term development plan, however, reports from ADEX ...
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ISR/special mission
MC-27J - Algeria
Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...
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ISR/special mission
Airborne Electonic Attack (1-2) [Italy]
Programme Background The acquisition effort involves a Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) for the procurement and installation of modifications and a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of ...
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ISR/special mission
Stand-off Jammer Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background These large stand-off aircraft will be equipped with various EW systems capable of operating from a safe distance from the mission target. A400M ...
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ISR/special mission
EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]
Programme Background Requirement The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin ...
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Transport
Command Support Air Transport Recapitalisation (UK)
Programme Background The tender, originally released on 28 October 2021, requires industry bidders to put forward aircraft that can achieve a minimum unrefuelled range of ...
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ISR/special mission
Project Air 555 (Australia)
Programme Background The Australian military is acquiring EW aircraft to provide support to land, air and naval forces for operations in complex electromagnetic environments. The quartet of ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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AEW&C
Global 550 CAEW
The G550 CAEW aircraft is a Gulfstream G550 adapted for AEW&C;, EW and ISTAR missions in Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore and the US. The base platform is ...
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ISR/special mission
EA-37B Compass Call
The EA-37B (also known as EC-37B) is a Compass Call EW aircraft based on the commercial G550 platform. The USAF is now transitioning the EW capabilities previously ...
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AEW&C
Global 6500 AEW&C
Developed by L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems Group (ELTA), the Global 6500 AEW&C; consists of a conformal airborne early warning (CAEW) mission ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar
ELW-2085 CAEW
The ELW-2085 is Elta’s third-generation Conformal Airborne Early Warning and Control (CAEW) system. It is mounted on a modified Gulfstream G550 business jet. Elta’s integrated ...
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Transport
C-37A/B
The C-37B is the most recent Gulfstream business jet adopted for US military service and follows on from the C-37A, a military version of the ...
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Major networking projects
Mobile SATCOM System
ViaSat airborne broadband services provide beyond-line-of-sight mobile communications support to capacity-driven applications worldwide: over 2,500MHz of bandwidth, global Ku band with Ka overlays, DoD Gateway ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
ELI-3001 AISIS
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELI-3001 Airborne Integrated Signals Intelligence System equips the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) three Gulfstream G-550 Shavit SIGINT aircraft. IAI’s official literature ...
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ISR/special mission
EC-130H Compass Call
The EC-130H is an EW aircraft based on the modified C-130H transport aircraft. It is used by the USAF to disrupt enemy command and control communications ...
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Fixed wing aircraft engines
Spey MK807
The Spey MK807 engines, developed by Rolls-Royce, are intended to meet the needs of high-performance aircraft in both subsonic and with reheat supersonic operations. The ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
J-MUSIC
Elbit’s J-MUSIC is the latest incarnation of the company’s MUSIC Direction Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) product. J-MUSIC differs from other members of the MUSIC family in ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
AES-212 Emerald
Elbit Systems’ AES-212 Emerald is a combined Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) and electronic support measure designed to equip UAVs, rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft. Elbit’s official literature ...
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AEW&C
P600 AEW&C
In June 2019, Embraer and IAI/Elta signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing an AEW&C; aircraft based on the business jet Praetor 600, namely the ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS
PAWS
Designed to protect both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft against Surface-to-Air Missile (SAMs) attack Elbit’s PAWS series equips a wide array of platforms both in Israel ...
