• Air Warfare

  AW149 Multi-Role, Multi-Missions, Multi-Environments (Sponsored)

  7th July 2022

  The AW149 medium lift twin-engine multi-role helicopter is designed to ensure excellent performance, lower lifecycle costs and all-weather capability.

• Training

  IT2EC 2022: Q3D releases new sensor sim capability

  27th April 2022

  New features to the MANTIS viXsen Sensor plug-in allow users to capture temperature and radiance images of the displayed scene for offline analysis.

• Defence Notes

  Post mortem of Afghan collapse apportions blame all around

  20th May 2022

  The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban last year was spectacular, and a new American report has assigned blame and given reasons for it.

• Training

  Significant improvements introduced to Austrian Army training

  13th April 2022

  The Austrian Army's use of its new Small Arms Tactical Trainers is expected to help make training more valuable and relevant.

• Land Warfare

  Philippine soldier modernisation is mixed bag, with both purchases and delays

  4th March 2022

  It often takes multiple tenders before the Philippines can obtain even the most basic of equipment, and this is the case with helmets and body armour.

• Digital Battlespace

  Spanish Army to acquire new optronics

  18th January 2022

  The Spanish Army released a tender on 17 January to procure new night vision goggles at a unit price of up to €11,000.

• Training

  Brazil commissions SH-70 TOFT

  10th January 2022

  The Brazilian Navy has commissioned its new CAE SH-70B TOFT and has started training aircrew from Esqd HS-1.

• Land Warfare

  British Army receives rapid XACT delivery

  17th December 2021

  Some six months after a contract was signed between the MoD and Elbit Systems UK, the British Army has received its first shipment of XACT nv33 night-vision goggles.

• Land Warfare

  Thales launches XTRAIM sight

  7th December 2021

  The XTRAIM weapon sight features day/night decamouflage capabilities that previously could only be achieved by using several separate pieces of equipment.

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2021: Barco launches new native 4K projector

  29th November 2021

  Projection specialists Barco uses I/ITSEC 2021 to launch a new native 4K projector that is aimed directly at the T&S market.

• Air Warfare

  Dubai Airshow 2021: Israeli firm showcases glass cockpit display

  14th November 2021

  Nir-Or exhibits Large Area Display for fixed-wing and rotary-wing cockpits.

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2021: Elbit emphasises cross-domain integration

  25th November 2021

  Shephard talks to Elbit Systems and Elbit Systems UK about the upcoming I/ITSEC 2021 and developments concerning UK programmes.

• Defence Notes

  DSEI 2021: Consolite lights the way for Type 31 frigates

  20th September 2021

  Consolite has been awarded a contract to supply lighting systems for Type 31 frigates.

• Land Warfare

  Finland orders support equipment for weapon sights

  7th July 2021

  Finnish Defence Forces have placed an order for laser sights and image intensifiers with Senop Oy.

• Air Warfare

  Whatever the mission, the AW149 can support (sponsored)

  2nd September 2021

  Imagine the scene: You have just been tasked for a CASEVAC mission. The objective is to extract seven troops and a casualty from the battlefield. You need to get to the extraction point quickly and leave just as fast. The enemy are closing in on the ground forces, and to add to the pressure, the weather is deteriorating.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Frigates

  Inspiration Class (Type 31) [UK]

  Development The Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate programme for the UK Royal Navy (RN) emerged during the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 when the MoD ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Ka-52 FMS

  The Ka-52 FMS offers training capabilities for piloting, navigation and combat missions, both within the operational envelope and in emergencies due to technical failures, pilot ...

• NVIS-Compatible Cockpit

  Luminator produces incandescent and LED NVG cockpit, instrument and map lighting. In addition to NVG conversion kits, the company can provide engineering services to convert ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Matrix WQ StIM and WQ SIM Projectors

  The Matrix WQ StIM and WQ SIM projectors are designed with Texas Instruments DLP technology for picture reliability and a filter-free design. The Matrix WQ ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Projection Systems

  Electric Picture's projection systems are engineered for military and civilian flight simulation and maritime simulation. Edge-blended and warped displays for domes and partial domes, for ...

• Air: NVGs

  NVIO NVG CBT

  NVIO NVG Computer-Based Training (CBT) is a blended training system, allowing operators and maintainers of NVGs to use 3D virtual equipment to ‘learn by doing’ ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Sensor Simulation

  Presagis offers a number of sensor simulation products that are developed to deliver the realism and fidelity required to simulate real-world visual sensor displays. These ...

• Subsystems: visual

  nControl

  nControl is an intuitive, user-friendly graphical interface for control and maintenance, and allows the user to approach the display as an integrated system, not as ...

• Subsystems: software

  Visualisation

  Presagis visualisation software tools are used to create rich 3D scenes for any visualisation or training application. According to Presagis, its visualisation solutions are suited ...

• NVG Lighting Conformity Kit (LM-33-550)

  Developed by Hoffman Engineering in collaboration with Night Flight Concepts, the NVG Lighting Conformity Test Kit (LM-33-550) offers an NVG lighting testing capability. The LM-33-550 ...

• Air: Displays

  MFD66

  The MFD66 Multi-Function Display has been developed by Thales, France. It is a fully coloured high-resolution display with a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) map capable ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  NVTS/NVGTS

  The Night Vision Training System (NVTS) combines academic instruction with interactive demonstrations to optimise a pilot's ability to see at night without the use of ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Lynx Aircrew Training Service

  Thales, through its 100%-owned Eagle subsidiary, provides the Lynx Aircrew Training Service (LATS), teaching British Army personnel to fly and operate Lynx Mk 7, 9 ...

• P-2000

  Cobham Aerospace Communications' P-2000 is a panel mount, single or dual band, FM transceiver that is specifically deigned to be used in aircraft with limited ...

• Land: NVGs

  BIG25

  The BIG25 NVG is a lightweight, self-contained, head- or helmet-mounted binocular night vision system. The BIG25 NVG consists of a single objective lens, an I2 ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Mi-171 Full Mission Simulator

  The Mi-171 full mission simulator provides flexibility in training of normal, abnormal and emergency procedures. It also provides flight manoeuvres for training, recurrent training and rating ...