Digital Battlespace

SpaceDataHighway: no longer science fiction

1st February 2016

The SpaceDataHighway programme has reached a significant milestone with the first EDRS-A relay satellite launched into geostationary orbit on 30 January. The satellite will now …

Naval Warfare

US Navy orders more P-8As

1st February 2016

The US Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing under which the company will build additional P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force …

Land Warfare

Rheinmetall forms Vehicle Systems division

27th January 2016

Rheinmetall will form a new division called ‘Vehicle Systems’, under which the company will consolidate its defence military vehicle activities, it was announced on 25 …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Bluesky and Cyberhawk team up

27th January 2016

A teaming arrangement between Bluesky and Cyberhawk will target the unmanned aerial survey and mapping market, a statement from Bluesky announced on 27 January. Bluesky …

Military Logistics

New rescue boat for US military dredge

27th January 2016

The US Army has taken delivery of a SOLAS 670 rescue boat from Willard Marine for deployment aboard the USACE Dredge McFarland vessel. The rescue …

Training

SAC programme training shifts to UK

27th January 2016

C-17 Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) programme aircrew are to be trained at Boeing’s International Training Centre (ITC) in the UK under an $8 million contract …

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S (First Batch) [Turkey]

Programme Background Orders In February 2018, TAI announced that it had delivered the first Anka-S UAVs to the Turkish Air Force. In late 2018, Savunmasanay ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]

Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S [Chad]

Programme Background Hurkus Trainer Aircraft On 10 July 2023, President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno visited an air base to inspect the country's new Hurkus trainer ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)

Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...

Landing craft and hovercraft

EDA-S [France]

Programme Background Following the announcement of the 14-ship contract, the DGA approved the design of the first two standard amphibious landing craft (EDA-S) in October 2019, ...

Military helicopters - multirole

S-70i (Philippines)

The Black Hawk is believed to have been the most expensive of the aircraft that had been shortlisted for the PAF project, others being the ...

Destroyers

KDDX-S [South Korea]

Programme Background Requirements During MADEX 2023, Naval News reported that there is an upcoming competition for new destroyers, namely the KDDX-S programme. According to the ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Camcopter S-100 [Greece]

Programme Background Trails A 2 August 2021 Schiebel press release announced the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S [El Salvador]

Programme Background As reported by InfoDefensa in September 2023, The Salvadoran Air Force (FAS) is considering purchasing the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka-S and T625 Gokbey medium ...

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 ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Corvette UAVs [Angola]

Programme Background In February 2023, at NAVDEX 2023, Shephard reported the Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), part of the EDGE Group, had signed a €1 billion ($1.06 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 [Indonesian Air Force]

Programme Background Anka-S Procurement Throughout the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU)'s effort to purchase the Anka-S from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), covered in a separate entry on Defence Insight, the acquisition ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S (Pakistan)

Programme Background 'Brotherly Ties' On 14 January 2022, the Pakistan government unveiled its first-ever National Security Policy. As reported by Shephard, the policy emphasised 'brotherly ties' with ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Camcopter S-300 [South Korea]

Programme Background Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) On 18 January 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northop Grumman at a ...

Data links

Data links | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

Data links

S-band TDMA Airborne Data Link

Multiple-participant airborne S-band TDMA data link with up to 400 slots/s. Transmission rate is up to 625Kb/s. As an example, a data link built for ...

Deployable/static missile systems

S-200

The S-200 (NATO designation SA-5 Gammon) is a long-range, high-altitude, surface-to-air missile designed to protect large areas from bomber attacks. Its initial operational test deployment ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

R&S M3TR

The R&S; M3TR SDR family is a family of digital radios. The core of the integrated communications system is the lightweight R&S; MR3000 H/U manpack ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Camcopter S-300

The Camcopter S-300 is a larger variant of the S-100 manufactured by Schiebel. The VTOL-capable UAV is intended for ISR missions, partially those in the maritime ...

Air: Radio and SATCOM, UAS: communication systems

R&S SDAR

The R&S; SDAR is a software-defined airborne radio that extends the R&S; M3AR airborne radio family. The R&S; SDAR offers secure broadband voice and data ...

Corvettes

Saar S-80

The S-80 is a multirole corvette developed by Israel Shipyard and based on the S-72 platform. The S-80, showcased for the first time at Euronaval ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus)

Spain’s S-80A or Isaac Peral-class SSKs are being built to replace the Spanish Navy’s existing Agosta 90B-class SSKs that were designed in the 1970s and ...

Data links

TIGDL-II

Tactical Interoperable Ground Data Link (TIGDL)-II is described as a transportable TDL surface terminal that supports military operations by providing a full duplex ground capability ...

Deployable/static missile systems

S-125-2A Pechora-2A

Almaz-Antey offers the S-125-2A Pechora-2A upgrade package for the S-125 Pechora (US/NATO designation SA-3 Goa) static and towed medium-range SAM system that first entered Soviet ...

Surface-to-air missiles

48N6E2 missile

The 48N6E2 is the second generation of the 48N6 surface-to-air missile (SAM). It is designed to target low-altitude jets and tactical ballistic missiles. The 48N6E2 ...

Subsystems: software

M&S Suite

M&S; Suite is a comprehensive and integrated range of modelling and simulation (M&S;) software tools designed to help speed up application development and reduce integration ...

Self-propelled missile systems

S-400 Triumf

The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) long-range air defence system, previously known as the S-300PMU-3, was developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

KG-350

The KG-350 is an encryptor for network communications. The product was granted Type 1 certification by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on 27 July ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

President-S

Ekran’s President-S is a Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) designed to equip fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The President-S is an export version of the firm’s L-370 ...

Transponders and IFF

IFF Mk XIIA(S)

Aselsan IFF Mk XIIA(S) is a Mode 5/S compatible long-range IFF interrogator. According to the manufacturer, it may be mounted to a standard 19-inch rack ...