• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Empire Challenge Validates Technologies to Support Military Networking

  30th October 2008

  Northrop Grumman Corporation played a major role in a recent joint military demonstration testing increased interoperability between U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and coalition reconnaissance …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support

  28th October 2008

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance …

• Defence Helicopter

  NAVAIR and Argentine Navy team to deliver six Sea King helicopters

  28th October 2008

  NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - A team from NAVAIR's Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program Office is working hand-in-hand with the Armada …

• Defence Helicopter

  Air Methods Receives $17 Million Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Company

  28th October 2008

  DENVER, Oct. 27 -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, today announced its Products Division has been …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support

  27th October 2008

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Israel Aerospace Industries announces delivery of the 1st Heron UAV to Canada

  15th October 2008

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) delivered today the first Heron UAV system to the Canadian Air Force. IAI and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) as …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Aurora Flight Sciences is Part of Northrop Grumman BAMS Team

  10th October 2008

  Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it will be a supplier on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4N aircraft for U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  EADS North America Delivers the DT35/DT45 Jet-Powered Aerial Target for US Army Operational Demo

  9th October 2008

  EADS North America has delivered a complete jet-powered target drone system to the U.S. Army for operational evaluation in the training of missile defense crews …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services and US Army announce $11.8M contracts for UH-60 support

  8th October 2008

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of nearly $11.8 million in contracts to provide the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) with support …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter takes up the challenge of the military market in Japan

  6th October 2008

  The world’s leading helicopter manufacturer showcases the NH90 and EC135 helicopters at Japan Aerospace from 1st – 5th October 2008. Having sold the first helicopter …

• Defence Helicopter

  Pratt & Whitney Canada Brings Service Excellence to the Next Level

  6th October 2008

  Pratt & Whitney Canada is integrating its customer service and support centre groups into a new Customer Service organization to further increase customer focus and …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  New robotic repair system will fix ailing satellites

  3rd October 2008

  Researchers at Queen’s University are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter the No. 1 civil & parapublic helicopter manufacturer takes up the challenge to gain a leading position in the military market in Japan

  2nd October 2008

  The world's leading helicopter manufacturer showcases the NH90 and EC135 helicopters at Japan Aerospace from 1st - 5th October 2008. Having sold the first helicopter …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Australia confirms MOTS UAS strategy but will trial Herti

  2nd October 2008

  The Australian government has confirmed that its revised strategy for the troubled Joint Project 129 tactical UAV project will be predicated on a military off …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Selects Goodrich Health Management System for USMC CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter

  26th September 2008

  Goodrich Corporation has received a development contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to equip the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter Sikorsky is developing for the U.S. Marine …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]

  Programme Background Requirement Geopolitical factors have spurred aircraft development in Türkiye. With its removal from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project following the Russian S-400 ...

• Maritime patrol

  MELTEM 3 MPA (Turkey)

  Turkey ordered ten ATR 72 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft in 2005 under the MELTEM-3 project. The original deal between Alenia (now part of Leonardo) and the ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]

  The Turkish government announced the TF-X program, also known as the Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU)- National Combat Aircraft, in 2010 to replace its F-16 fleet. ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]

  The Turkish government announced the TF-X program, also known as the Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU)- National Combat Aircraft, in 2010 to replace its F-16 fleet. ...

• Data links

  Data links | TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]

  The Turkish government announced the TF-X program, also known as the Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU)- National Combat Aircraft, in 2010 to replace its F-16 fleet. ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]

  The Turkish government announced the TF-X program, also known as the Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU)- National Combat Aircraft, in 2010 to replace its F-16 fleet. ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]

  The Turkish government announced the TF-X program, also known as the Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU)- National Combat Aircraft, in 2010 to replace its F-16 fleet. ...

• Trainer

  KT-1T - Turkey

  In 2007, Turkey bought 40 KT-1 aircraft under a $400 million deal that puts average unit cost estimate around $10 million per platform.The first five ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Anka-B - Turkey

  Programme Background The Anka is a MALE UAV used by the Turkish Armed Forces. The system is able to perform day and night in all ...

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

  Anka-S (Additional Units) [Malaysia]

  Programme Background First Three Drones Following years of exploring MALE UAVs and a few failed efforts, the RMAF clarified it wanted to acquire the three ...

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

  Anka-S (Second Batch) [Turkey]

  Programme Background First Batch Based on comments by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Turkish media in 2018, Shephard believes that Türkiye acquired 26 Anka-S drones ...

• Trainer

  Hurjet (1-17) [Türkiye]

  Programme Background The Turkish Executive Committee of Defence Industry (SSIK) has officially given the green light to mass production of the Hürjet trainer and light ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Kruk / AH-64E Apache [Poland]

  Programme Background In May 2019, Wojciech Skurkiewicz, the Polish deputy defence, released some details on the helicopter programme. Part of Poland's broader defence modernisation plan, the tender ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  FLIT-LCA [Malaysia]

  Programme Background Malaysia released an RfI in early January 2019 seeking light combat aircraft capable of some air-to-air and full air-to-ground missions. The requirement is ...

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

  Aksungur [Algeria]

  Programme Background Algerian media outlets reported in early October 2022 that the Algerian Air Force had acquired six Aksungur UAVs from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). Forecast Methodology ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Trainer

  Hurjet

  The Hurjet is an advanced jet trainer being developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries in collaboration with Sierra Nevada Cooperation to meet the requirements of the Turkish ...

• Air: aerial targets

  Turna

  The Turna is a high-speed target drone system that was indigenously designed and produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries and entered the inventory of the Turkish armed ...

• Uncrewed aerial systems engines

  PD170

  The PD170 is a turbodiesel engine initially developed to meet the engine requirement of Turkish Aerospace Industries' indigenous Anka UAV. Development began in December 2012 ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Medallion-6000

  The Medallion-6000 series is the latest member of the CAE Medallion image generator family. It combines the feature set and image quality of previous Medallion ...

• Helicopter engines

  CTS800

  The CTS800, the result of the LHTEC partnership between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, provides power across a range of military and civil aircraft, including several versions ...

• Loitering munitions

  Kargi

  The Kargi is an in-development loitering munition that Lentatek has developed in collaboration with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK), Aselsan and Turkish Aerospace ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  T70

  The T70i is a 10t utility helicopter in a military configuration that is suitable for CSAR and offshore operations. The platform is currently under development ...

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

  Aksungur

  The Aksungur is a twin-engined MALE UAS manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the Turkish Armed Forces. TAI completed the platform's maiden flight on 20 March ...

• Fighter - air superiority, Fighter - multirole

  Kaan

  Kaan (previously called TF-X and MMU) is a fifth-generation stealth-twin engine air superiority fighter jet in development by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), and BAE Systems as its subcontractor. The ...

• Air: UAS radar

  ANKA SATCOM Radome

  The ANKA SATCOM Radome is a structural component developed by the Turkish defence manufacturer Meteksan Savunma Sanayi. It is designed for the protection of Ku-band ...

• Trainer

  Hurkus

  Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries in March 2006 for the Hurkus Turkish Basic Training Aircraft development programme. Three ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Rotary Wing Cargo UAV

  Displayed at Paris Air Show 2023, the Rotary Wing Cargo UAV is a cargo-carrying and ISR drone manufactured by Turkish Aerospace (TAI). Powered by a ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter

  The Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter is an attack helicopter being developed by Turkish Aerospace to meet the operational requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, including air-to-ground ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AW129

  The AW129 is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine attack helicopter originally developed for the Italian Army and subsequently developed into a multirole combat platform for the ...

• Helicopter engines

  TS1400

  The TS1400 turboshaft engine is designed to power the T625 multirole helicopter developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries. The project started on 7 February 2017 under the ...