• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Intergraph introduces motion video exploitation solution

  19th October 2009

  Every month, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) stream tens of thousands of hours of live video to intelligence analysts and commanders.  To help manage this deluge …

• Defence Helicopter

  Boeing Rotorcraft Employees Ratify New 5-Year Contract

  19th October 2009

  The Boeing Company and United Aerospace Workers (UAW) Local 1069 announced today that the 1,789 UAW-represented employees at the Boeing Rotorcraft Systems facility near Philadelphia …

• Digital Battlespace

  SELEX Galileo Welcomes Milestone Achievements in NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Programme

  19th October 2009

  As a member of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme industrial team, SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica welcomes the finalisation of the Programme Memorandum of …

• Digital Battlespace

  MILCOM 09: Ongoing military ops propelling $7.8 billion U.S. military airborne communications market

  19th October 2009

  Forecast International projects that the U.S. military airborne communications market will be worth more than $7.8 billion from 2009-2018.  During this timeframe, the military is …

• Digital Battlespace

  TeleCommunication Systems Receives $1.6 Million Order From US Army for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Equipment

  19th October 2009

  TeleCommunication Systems today announced that it has received a $1.6 million order from the US Army funded by NORTHCOM to supply JTRS radios and associated …

• Defence Helicopter

  Selex to focus on integrated DAS at Old Crows

  18th October 2009

  Selex Galileo, a major world player in the EW business, is to focus on integrated defensive aids suites (DAS) for helicopters at this week’s Association …

• Defence Helicopter

  Envelope expansion continues as Sikorsky X2 tops 100 knots

  16th October 2009

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology demonstrator achieved a maximum speed of 106 knots in a recent test flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center. The …

• Defence Helicopter

  New communication system aids in saving a life

  16th October 2009

  A new wireless communication system, undergoing testing in Arizona, proved crucial by assisting a Navy corpsman in a real-life rescue mission over the Labor Day …

• Defence Helicopter

  Families of Servicemen Sue DynCorp, Whose Black Hawk Crashed Near Aviano, Italy

  16th October 2009

  The families of three servicemen filed suit against the military contractor DynCorp for the deaths of their fathers, husbands and sons which happened when an …

• Digital Battlespace

  OSI Geospatial Signs $2 Million in R&D Contracts with US Army

  16th October 2009

  OSI Geospatial has announced that its US Systems Operations has signed contracts valued at approximately $2.0 million with the US Army. Under the terms of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin successfully launches target missile for air defense system test

  16th October 2009

  Lockheed Martin announced that it successfully launched a target missile for today’s ATM-48 intercept test of the US Army’s Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) air defense …

• Defence Helicopter

  Mi-26 lifts Chinook in Afghanistan

  15th October 2009

  The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has hired in a Russian Mi-26 to airlift a CH-47 Chinook damaged in a hard landing. The accident happened on …

• Defence Helicopter

  Airmen train, advise, assist Iraqi helicopter pilots

  15th October 2009

  Air Force pilots from the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron here train, advise and assist Iraqi helicopter pilots around the clock, helping the Iraqis further …

• Defence Helicopter

  Navy Lynx Squadron Recognised For Efficiency in Afghanistan

  15th October 2009

  Royal Navy and Royal Marine Lynx helicopter crews from 847 Naval Air Squadron were recently honoured for maintaining the highest level of operational efficiency in …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Protonex fuel cell sets endurance flight record for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  15th October 2009

  Protonex Technology Corporation today announced that the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), through a program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), has documented a …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  Light Attack/Trainer Aircraft - Ghana

  In 2013, the Chief of Ghana Air Force stated that A-29 is their preferred platform and this position was also submitted to the Government. In ...

• Transport

  C-130J - USAF

  Programme Background The C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin to replace aging C-130 variants. The US and FMS ...

• Bomber

  B-21 Raider (USA)

  Programme Background The US DoD is developing a new long-range bomber called the B-21 Raider, previously known as LRS-B. At least 100 units are expected ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  T-2E Replacement - Greece

  The average unit cost is estimated to be around $12 million based on the Czech Republic's $48.5 million deal for the purchase of four L-39NG ...

• Trainer

  Trainer Aircraft (1-12) [Vietnam]

  Programme Background After years of operating Russian-built military equipment, Vietnam is more willing to procure US-supplied equipment following the lifting of the arms embargo in ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60M Black Hawks [Greece]

  Programme Background In October 2023, Greece submitted a formal request to acquire 49 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as replacements for the Army's Bell UH-1s after launching ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  Bell 505 (Jordan)

  Programme Background Requirement The Jordanian Air Force has a requirement for training helicopters that are to be used in the King Hussein Air College. The country ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

• Data links

  Data links | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

• Data links

  Data links | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]

  USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: Electronic Attack - Pod, Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

  Comet

  Mystery surrounds Raytheon’s Comet infrared (IR) countermeasures pod. The system appears to have been designed to answer a 2003 US Air Force requirement for an ...

• 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 ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  Lynx

  Lynx is a high-resolution synthetic aperture radar with ground moving target indication (GMTI), dismount MTI (DMTI) and maritime capability. Operating in the Ku-band, it produces ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  FAB-T Force Element Terminal

  The Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals - Force Element Terminal (FAB-T FET) is a nuclear-hardened SATCOM solution designed for airborne applications. Produced by Raytheon, ...

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/FPS-132

  AN/FPS-132 is a solid-state, phased-array, all-weather long-range radar developed by Raytheon. It is also known as Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR). The AN/FPS-132 provides early ...

• Fighter - air superiority

  F-5E/F Tiger II

  The F-5E (single-seat)/F (twin-seat) Tiger II is an air superiority fighter developed by Northrop Grumman based on the original F-5 Freedom Fighter. Production of the ...

• Air-to-air missiles

  AIM-9 Sidewinder

  The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) that entered US military service in 1956, with variants and upgrades remaining active to the present day. The ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - industry programmes

  Warrior Systems

  General Dynamics Mission Systems is prime contractor and system integrator for the US Army’s Warrior soldier systems, which include Air Warrior, Future Force Warrior, Land Warrior ...

• Trainer

  King Air trainer

  Textron / Beechcraft King Air trainers are a family twin-engine aircraft based on King Air 90, 100, 200 and 350 utility aircraft. The King Air ...

• Air: mission management systems

  TBMCS

  Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) is a US joint C2 integrated BMS used to plan and execute air campaigns in theatres of operations worldwide. ...

• Trainer

  T-6A/B Texan II

  The T-6 Texan II is a single-engine trainer aircraft, which was developed from the Pilatus PC-9 to meet the training requirements of USAF and USN ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  EMB-312 Tucano

  The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-4 Phantom II family

  The F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat multirole fighter developed originally by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) to meet USN interceptor requirements. It soon became a unified ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  AN/ALQ-213(V) DAC

  Terma’s AN/ALQ-213(V) electronic warfare management unit is used extensively on General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon series combat aircraft around the world. The AN/ALQ-213(V) is ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  CV-22/MV-22 Osprey Training Devices

  As part of a joint FlightSafety/Bell Helicopter/Boeing team, FlightSafety was the first company to successfully design, manufacture and deliver full-motion flight simulators for tilt-rotor training. ...