Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin delivers first VNsight sensor to US Army

6th July 2011

Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the US Army's Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the AH-64D …

Digital Battlespace

Cubic Delivers COMBATREDI virtual training system to FLNG

6th July 2011

Cubic Simulations Systems, the virtual training systems business of Cubic Corporation, has delivered a cutting-edge virtual training solution to the Florida National Guard (FLNG) that …

Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin completes design milestone for GPS III

6th July 2011

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed on-schedule a System Design Review (SDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite increment under the US Air Force's …

Military Logistics

Airbus Military tanker for RAF performs first contacts with Tornado

6th July 2011

An Airbus Military A330 MRTT Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) for the UK´s Royal Air Force has successfully completed its first contacts with a Tornado …

Digital Battlespace

VSI's NVCD makes first operational flight

5th July 2011

Vision Systems International, LLC (VSI), a leader in advanced Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) technology, recently supported successful operational flights of its Night Vision Cueing and …

Military Logistics

Raytheon UK awarded support contract for UK Paveway

5th July 2011

Raytheon UK has been awarded a 10 million pounds Sterling (approximately $16 million), four-year contract to provide continued in-service support for both current and legacy …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Innocon's MicroFalcon completes Multi UAV test flights

5th July 2011

Innocon's MicroFalcon mini UAS has completed flight testing with the Multi UAV configuration. The Multi UAV enables the user to operate the system over a …

Digital Battlespace

SELEX Galileo to supply Grifo radars to Brazil

4th July 2011

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, and Israel's Aeroeletronica International Ltd, an ELBIT Systems Ltd company, have signed a contract for the supply of 11 further …

Military Logistics

Future C-5M breaks ribbon on new bay

4th July 2011

The aircraft 0035 breaks the ribbon as the first aircraft to be modernized in the southwest bay. The new southwest bay portion of the L-10 …

Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin completes GeoEye-2 design phase

1st July 2011

The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed the Space System Critical Design Review (CDR) two weeks …

Digital Battlespace

Thales creates Thales Communications & Security

1st July 2011

Thales announces the creation of Thales Communications & Security, a company combining the joint skills of Thales Communications and Thales Security Solutions & Services in …

Digital Battlespace

Clear Align delivers 100th IR imaging and laser programme

1st July 2011

Clear Align announces that it has completed its 100th fully compliant defense programme; the company met all quality and delivery objectives on these programmes. The …

Military Logistics

Saab receives order from FMV regarding Gripen

1st July 2011

Defence and security company Saab has received an order amounting to MSEK 1,034 from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) for system maintenance and development …

Military Logistics

HULC Robotic Exoskeleton enters testing

30th June 2011

Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin ruggedized HULC exoskeleton is now underway at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, …

Digital Battlespace

General Dynamics Itronix unveils GD3015 Tablet PC

30th June 2011

General Dynamics Itronix introduces the new semi-rugged GD3015 tablet PC. The durable GD3015, weighing less than three pounds, delivers the full functionality of a notebook …

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 ...