Digital Battlespace

SAIC awarded $2.5bn task order by the US Department of State

15th February 2011

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that it was awarded the Vanguard 2, Task Order 2.2.1 by the US Department of State to engineer, …

Defence Helicopter

Timor helicopter troops rotate

15th February 2011

After a successful six months serving with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), the men and women of Timor Leste Aviation Group - rotation 14 (TLAG …

Military Logistics

Chromalloy crosses one-year milestone on KC-10 support team

15th February 2011

Chromalloy announced today that it has crossed the one-year milestone as a member of the Northrop Grumman team on the KC-10 Extender Logistics Support program, …

Land Warfare

Canada buys more Leopard 2s

14th February 2011

The Canadian armed forces has purchased 12 surplus Leopard 2 (Pz 87 Leo) main battle tanks (MBT) from Switzerland. Due to be converted to ‘protected …

Military Logistics

A new Shadow is cast

14th February 2011

The first Combat Shadow II for the United States Air Force Special Operations Command has completed manufacture at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta. Following …

Digital Battlespace

General Dynamics wins $9m Marine Corps network systems integration contract

14th February 2011

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $9.3 million, eight-month task order to perform network systems integration for …

Land Warfare

Smith Enterprise to supply Special Operations Command .50 Cal. Vortex Flash Eliminator

14th February 2011

CRANE Naval Service Warfare announced they are awarding Smith Enterprise's patented Vortex Flash Eliminator a 5-year $1.5 million contract after it was rated the number …

Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin integrates MONAX system with aerostat platform

14th February 2011

Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated the integration of the MONAX 3G wireless communications system with an aerostat platform demonstrating the ability to deliver real-time video and …

Digital Battlespace

Ness Technologies signs $16m contract with MoD of foreign country

14th February 2011

Ness Technologies, Inc., a global provider of IT services and solutions, announced today that its defense and homeland security business unit has signed an approximately …

Land Warfare

Increased scope of CROWS II framework agreement

14th February 2011

KONGSBERG has signed a contract with the US Army increasing the number of Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) in the existing CROWS II framework …

Defence Helicopter

Aero India: Eurocopter showcases armed Fennec

12th February 2011

Eurocopter exhibited its armed AS550 C3 Fennec publicly for the first time at Aero India in Bangalore from 9-13 February. The rotorcraft is Eurocopter's contender …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Aero India: DRDO hands over Nischant

12th February 2011

The Indian Army has accepted the Nishant multi-mission UAV following a series of confirmatory endurance trials. At Aero India 2011 in Bangalore from 9-13 February …

Defence Helicopter

Aero India: Indian Army takes delivery of more powerful Dhruvs

11th February 2011

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) officially handed over to the Indian Army Aviation Corps (AAC) the first Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) powered by Shakti engines …

Military Logistics

Western MROs strengthen Indian partnerships

11th February 2011

Western industry is furthering its Asian footprint with a series of movements into the Indian defence marketplace. In one development, GE Aviation and Hindustan Aeronautics …

Military Logistics

Boeing submits final NewGen Tanker proposal to US Air Force

11th February 2011

The Boeing Company today submitted its final proposal for the US Air Force’s KC-X tanker competition. The proposal offers a fleet of Boeing NewGen Tankers …

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...