Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI UAS introduces multi-mission payloads for Shadow UAV

10th October 2011

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, along with Phoenix Global Support, announced today the introduction of …

Land Warfare

US Army orders $9m in Boomerang components

10th October 2011

Raytheon BBN Technologies received a $9 million order to deliver additional Boomerang shooter detection system components to the US Army. BBN is a wholly owned …

Defence Helicopter

Raytheon's CIRCM can shield UAVs

10th October 2011

Raytheon Company's Common Infrared Counter Measures solution for US Army helicopters is also ideal for protecting unmanned aircraft systems. At 15 pounds less than the …

Digital Battlespace

Goodrich, KNK team to develop ISR technology

10th October 2011

Goodrich Corporation has signed a teaming agreement with UK-based Knowledge Network Konsulting (KNK) Ltd. This agreement will enable Goodrich's Malvern, UK operation to collaborate with …

Land Warfare

Eagle Industries wins contract for USMC Pack

10th October 2011

Alliant Techsystems announced today that its Eagle Industries business has received a five year, $50 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from Marine Corps …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman deploys first STARLite radar

10th October 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the first deployment of the company's STARLite radar on a US Army Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), an aerostat surveillance …

Defence Helicopter

Northrop Grumman unveils laser-based solution for CIRCM

10th October 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Daylight Solutions have announced the successful integration and test of the Solaris Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL)-based system into the Northrop Grumman …

Military Logistics

Kratos wins TRCS contracts

10th October 2011

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its subsidiary, Gichner Systems Group, in partnership with Mainstream Engineering, …

Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems wins contract for repairs to ANVIS/HUD

10th October 2011

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its subsidiary in the US, Elbit Systems of America, LLC., has been awarded a five-year, $23 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite …

Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin supplies DCGS-A upgrade tools

10th October 2011

Sorting through the massive amounts of operational intelligence available to those in theater is becoming easier as Lockheed Martin upgrades the data management and fusion …

Military Logistics

Boeing awarded contract for PBL sustainment of C-17

10th October 2011

Boeing has received a performance based logistics (PBL) contract from the US Department of Defense for the C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP). In …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI UAS introduces next-gen Shadow M2

10th October 2011

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today the introduction of the Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned …

Defence Helicopter

EADS North America begins deliveries of Lakota helicopters

10th October 2011

EADS North America has achieved another significant milestone on the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program with the delivery of Lakotas to the National …

Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems delivers 1000th Enhanced Vision System

10th October 2011

Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., announced the delivery of its 1000th Enhanced Vision System (EVS). Leading the …

Defence Helicopter

Simplex to help build airframe icing test system

10th October 2011

Simplex manufacturing has been selected by Battelle to develop a large internal water tank for the CH47 Chinook Helicopter. The tank will be a component …

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-47F Chinook

As the Army's only heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-47F Improved Cargo helicopter is an essential component of the Army's Multi-Domain Battle framework. The CH-47F and MH-47G ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

H-47ER Chinook [UK]

Programme Background 2021 FMS Announcement In October 2018, the US State Department approved a $3.5 billion FMS of 16 CH-47 Chinooks fitted with extended-range fuel tanks ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

Heavy Lift Helicopter II (South Korea)

Programme Background Requirement The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) operates 43 CH-47D Chinook helicopters, most of which are over 30 years old and in need ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-53K (Israel)

Programme Background The Israeli Air Force (IAF) plans to buy around 18 heavy-lift helicopters to form a squadron that replaces its current CH-53 Yasur helicopters that ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-47F Chinook (Singapore)

Programme Background In July 2020, photos have emerged on the internet of the first Boeing CH-47F Chinook destined for the Republic of Singapore Air Force ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-53K - Options (Israel)

Programme Background The Israeli Air Force (IAF) plans to buy around 18 heavy-lift helicopters to form a squadron that replaces its current CH-53 Yasur helicopters that ...

Fighter - multirole

Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]

Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

Heavy Lift Helicopter [Philippines]

Programme Background Procurement from Russia In November 2021, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that a contract had been signed to acquire 16 Mi-171 heavy ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

Heavy-lift Helicopter STH (Germany)

Programme Background The German government issued a tender in March 2019 for the procurement of heavy-lift helicopters under the Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) program, 60 units are ...

UAS: communication systems

UAS: communication systems | Surveillance & Maritime Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]

In January 2024, the UK announced it would provide Ukraine with £200 million ($255 million) worth of drones as part of a broader £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) to ...

UAS: flight control systems

UAS: flight control systems | Surveillance & Maritime Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]

In January 2024, the UK announced it would provide Ukraine with £200 million ($255 million) worth of drones as part of a broader £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) to ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) [UK]

Programme Background Requirements According to the UK MoD's March 2021 Defence Command Paper, entitled 'Defence in a Competitive Age', the RN will invest in six ...

Fighter - multirole

Global Combat Air Programme [UK]

Programme Background The next-generation platform concept is part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which sought to deliver a Future Combat Air System ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Intercept and Escort Craft (UK)

Programme BackgroundThe UK MoD launched a programme aimed at developing a class of Intercept and Escort craft intended to replace the existing stock of Avon Sea Rider, Pacific ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Surveillance & Maritime Drones (Ukraine Aid) [UK]

Programme Background 2024/2025 Military Aid Package On 12 January 2024, the UK government announced it would provide Ukraine with £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in military ...

Outside The Wire

Outside The Wire (OTW) goggles have an anatomically optimised design for helmet integration and face fit, according to the company. The tapered lens technology corrects ...

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 ...

Helicopter engines

T55

The T55-GA-714A is a turboshaft in the 13kg/s airflow size class. Honeywell has produced more than 6,000 T55-series engines for military and civil use, and ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-47D

The CH-47D Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem-rotor, heavy-lift transport helicopter that emerged from a US Army contract placed in 1976 to remanufacture the CH-47A/B/C. The ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

Canadian CH-147F Training Services

CAE delivered a comprehensive suite of CH-47F Chinook simulators and training devices to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during 2015. Following on-site acceptance testing ...

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. ...

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

AN/ALQ-211(V) AIDEWS

L3Harris’ AN/ALQ-211(V) is an Integrated Self-Protection System (ISPS) designed to protect fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft against RF threats. It is thought that the baseline AN/ALQ-211(V) ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-47F/MH-47G Chinook

The CH-47F is the current production model of Boeing's CH-47. Initially fielded in 2007, the F model provides increased situational awareness through the Common Avionics ...

Aircraft carriers

Queen Elizabeth Class

The two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will provide the UK Royal Navy with an enhanced carrier strike capability after ...

Transport

A400M Atlas

Developed to meet European military airlift requirements, the A400M Atlas combines tactical and strategic/logistic mission capabilities. The platform's cargo hold is designed to carry outsize ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT)

The Navy Multiband Terminal is the next-generation maritime military SATCOM for the US Navy and allied nations. The terminal integrates EHF and AEHF systems with ...

Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

EFASS 25m Hangar

The 25m span hangar is the largest in Rubb's Expeditionary Forces Aircraft Shelter System (EFASS) and is designed to accommodate a CH-47 Chinook helicopter without ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

Chinook HC Mk 4 HATS

Thales’ Helicopter Avionics Training System (HATS) for the RAF is designed to accurately simulate the avionic systems on the Chinook Mk 4 using physical flight ...

Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers

AN/AVR-2

The AN/AVR-2 series of laser warning systems detects, processes and alerts aircrew to laser threats to their aircraft. Imagery to this effect is overlaid on ...

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

HIDAS

Leonardo’s Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids System (HIDAS) combines laser, missile and Radar Warning Receivers, and a Chaff and Flare Dispensing System (CFDS). The RWR takes ...