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News - I/ITSEC 2022

  • Land Warfare

    Slovenia and Lithuania confirm JLTV initial deliveries in 2021

    2nd September 2020

    Although the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced European militaries to consider cancelling or delaying their acquisition programmes, both Slovenia and Lithuania …

  • Training

    Thailand selects trainer and light attack aircraft

    2nd September 2020

    According to Thai media, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has selected the Textron Aviation T-6C Texan II as its new trainer aircraft, while its …

  • Naval Warfare

    Raytheon continues MAD-FIRES work

    1st September 2020

    Raytheon is to perform Phase 3 tasks for DARPA on the Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES) programme, under a $32.49 million contract …

  • Land Warfare

    Latest IBCS tests give US Army hope for game-changing air defence

    31st August 2020

    A US army air and missile defence system, which has struggled in development for more than a decade, knocked down ballistic and cruise missile targets …

  • Air Warfare

    Canada to build new facilities for FFCP fighters

    28th August 2020

    A new facility to house future Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighters will be built at the Cold Lake airbase by EllisDon Construction Services. The …

  • Naval Warfare

    Thailand buys submarines to keep up with the Joneses

    27th August 2020

    COVID-19 may have severely dented Thailand’s defence budget, but the procurement of two additional S26T diesel-electric submarines for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) from China …

  • Digital Battlespace

    S2 to work on EM spectrum receiver for USN

    27th August 2020

    DARPA has selected S2 Corporation to build and demonstrate a prototype broadband electro-magnetic (EM) spectrum receiver system. A $9 million contract from the Naval Information …

  • Naval Warfare

    Raytheon to modify JSOW data link radio

    27th August 2020

    Raytheon Technologies is to modify the data link radio on the AGM-154-C-1 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) for the USN, under a $10.24 million order from Naval …

  • Naval Warfare

    Turkey presses on with indigenous anti-ship missile development

    26th August 2020

    The latest test firing for Atmaca long-range anti-ship missile was conducted last month at the Sinop range on the Black Sea coast. Shephard understands that …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army seals ten ALE agreements

    25th August 2020

    The US Army on 24 August announced a set of ten Air Launched Effects (ALE) agreements with industry, worth a total of $29.75 million, in support …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    USN chooses contractor support for MK18 UUV upgrades

    25th August 2020

    Upgrades for the MK18 family of UUV systems operated by the USN are being supported by California-based Areté Associates, under a $9.75 million integration services …

  • Land Warfare

    Lynx procurement plan typifies Hungarian ambitions

    24th August 2020

    The potential procurement of KF41 Lynx IFVs by the Hungarian government for €2 billion (US$2.4 billion), signalled on 17 August in an agreement with Rheinmetall, is significant …

  • Naval Warfare

    Indonesian Navy modernisation remains patchy

    22nd August 2020

    The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) operates an eclectic hodgepodge of ships, but it is making efforts to modernise its fleet, especially after it was given a …

  • Special Operations

    USSOCOM raises contract ceiling for GMV 1.1 production

    20th August 2020

    General Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) has received a $48.9 million contract ceiling modification from US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), for production of the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Japan may renege on its Global Hawk acquisition

    18th August 2020

    Domestic media in Japan reported on 13 August that Tokyo is considering cancelling its purchase of the RQ-4B Block 30(I) Global Hawk. The Japan Air …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Wing Loong I-D [Eygpt]

    Programme Background Context According to SIPRI, 10 Wing Loong I UAVs were acquired from China in 2016, with deliveries occurring from 2016 to 2018. The Chinese Sohu newspaper reported that ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    San Antonio LPD 17 Flight I [USN]

    The LPD 17 Flight I ships are the first flight of the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Docks (LPD). Procured between FY1996 and FY2017, the vessels ...

  • Tanks

    Arjun Mark-II

    Programme Background While original plans envisioned the production of up to 250 Arjun Mk IIs, the programme's many delays have prompted the Indian Army to ...

  • Tanks

    Al-Khalid-I

    Programme Background Pakistan operates a vast fleet of Chinese and Ukrainian MBTs primarily aimed at deterring regional rivals such as India. In order to build ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    PKX-B Batch II (9-22) [South Korea]

    Programme Background Contracts Award On 24 November 2022, HJ Heavy Industries was awarded a contract worth KRW212 billion ($160 million) to build four PKX-B Batch-II ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    PKX-B Batch II (1-4) [South Korea]

    Programme Background Contracts Award On 24 November 2022, HJ Heavy Industries was awarded a contract worth KRW212 billion ($160 million) to build four PKX-B Batch-II fast attack ...

  • Tanks

    Al-Khalid-II

    Programme Background Pakistan operates a vast fleet of Chinese and Ukrainian MBTs primarily aimed at deterring regional rivals such as India. In order to build ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    PKX-B Batch II (5-8) [South Korea]

    Programme Background Contracts Award On 24 November 2022, HJ Heavy Industries was awarded a contract worth KRW 212 billion ($160 million) to build four PKX-B ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    New Exploration and Escort Helicopter (NEES) (Phase II) [Italy]

    Programme Background Phase I In 2017, the Italian government signed a contract with Leonardo to replace its fleet of AW129 Mangusta attack helicopters with the ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Fast Interceptor Craft - Indigenous (FIC-I) (India)

    Programme Background Requirements The craft are required to have a length of 13-17m, a sustained speed of 45kt, a range of at least 200nm at 15kt, ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    KSS-III (Boats 1-3) [South Korea]

    Programme Background Timeline The new KSS-III Dosan Ahn Chang-Ho-class submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) are a significant advance on the earlier KSS-II ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

    Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    San Antonio LPD 17 Flight II [USN]

    Programme Background Requirements The LPD 17 Flight II programme will fully and functionally replace the ageing LSD-41 class and LSD-49 class ships for embarking, transporting, ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Wheeled Armoured Vehicles (Ghana)

    Programme Background Requirement After coming to power in 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved the expansion of Ghana's armed forces. The resulting military modernisation programme ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Wing Loong I [Uzbekistan]

    Programme Background On 16 November 2023, Uzbekistan announced that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, had ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Subsystems: software

    SWORD

    The SWORD is a high-level, automated war-game solution for training, analysis and planning. Developed in close relation with armies worldwide, the SWORD immerses brigade and ...

  • Air: air combat simulators

    TAOS

    In Tactical Aircraft Online Services (TAOS), live Aero L-29 jets are flown by experienced combat pilots alongside a wingman flying a ground-based flight simulator, controlled ...

  • Land: fire support simulators

    FIDex

    Fidelity has merged the technology of its JTAC and IDF product lines. It released FIDex (Fidelity Extreme) at I/ITSEC 2011 with its first demo of ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators, Land: tactical engagement simulators

    VBS Blue IG

    At I/ITSEC 2017, Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) unveiled a new simulation technology to help international militaries train for operations. VBS Blue IG, an upgrade from the ...

  • Subsystems: visual

    EP-8100

    At I/ITSEC 2015, Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) unveiled its EP-8100 image generation system, which is driven by real-time, simulation-specific graphics cards and software. It ...

  • Subsystems: visual

    WholeEarth Synthetic Environment

    Rockwell Collins unveiled its enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at I/ITSEC 2015 and the official release occurred in May 2016. The high-resolution complete Earth database ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    ULV MicroVSAT

    Ultra I&C;'s ULV MicroVSAT is a tri-band, lightweight SATCOM terminal that emphasises portability. First introduced in 2022, the modem-agnostic system supports WGS, Intelsat Flex, Inmarsat GX ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Cockerill i-X

    The Cockerill i-X is a wheeled armoured vehicle designed as a light armoured platform with a modular turret for intercepting enemy forces. John Cockerill Defense unveiled the new ...

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

    ALTIUS-600 / ALTIUS-600M

    Part of the ALTIUS family, the ALTIUS-600 is an air-launched, tube-integrated UAV that Area-I has designed to conduct ISR, SIGINT collection and electronic warfare missions.  At AUSA 2022, Anduril ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Wing Loong I

    Designed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the Wing Loong I is the first member of the ...

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

    Skylark I-LEX

    The Skylark I-LEX is a mini-UAV manufactured by Elbit Systems.  Unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2015, the UAV is designed for ISR operations. It enables ...

  • Self-propelled rocket launchers

    Pinaka

    The Pinaka 214mm MRL was developed indigenously by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from 1986 to meet the Indian Army's requirement for an ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Anka-I

    Anka-I is a SIGINT/COMINT variant of Turkey’s Anka-S and is operated by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization. The COMINT capability allows operators to track, geolocate and ...

  • Air: aerial targets

    QF-16 FSAT

    The QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) is an optionally piloted supersonic aerial target developed to replace the QF-4 in USAF service. Retired F-16 fighters are ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    I-C2F

    The Integrated Command and Control Framework (I-C2F) provides an end-to-end C2 architecture delivering J1-J9 functionality across the joint battlespace. As well as C2 messaging and ...