Land Warfare

CIO to deliver Centauro II vehicles to Italy

30th July 2018

The Iveco - Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) has signed a contract with the Italian MoD for the delivery of ten Centauro II armoured vehicles to …

Naval Warfare

USS Gerald R Ford enters post-shakedown

26th July 2018

The US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford has begun (CVN 78) its post-shakedown availability/selected restricted availability (PSA/SRA) period in Newport News, Virginia, NAVSEA announced on …

Naval Warfare

SAMI, Navantia form JV for Avante 2200

26th July 2018

Saudi Arabian Military industries (SAMI) has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Navantia for the design and construction of five Avante 2200 corvettes for …

Digital Battlespace

CRFS launches RFeye DeepView

25th July 2018

CRFS has launched a new software tool called RFeye DeepView for forensic spectrum analysis, the company announced on 17 July. RFeye DeepView allows the user …

Military Logistics

Australia announces wharf replacement project

25th July 2018

The Australian Ministry for Defence has announced a programme to deliver the Bayinguwa critical wharf works project at Garden Island Defence Precinct, the Royal Australian …

Training

Airborne testing for FWS-I complete

24th July 2018

The US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers, along with the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD), has completed static line airborne insertion testing on …

Military Logistics

Spectro Scientific updates SpectrOil M

24th July 2018

Spectro Scientific has released an updated and improved version of its SpectrOil M Elemental Analyzer, the company announced on 18 July. SpectrOil M Elemental Analyzer …

Defence Notes

North Korea begins dismantling rocket test site

24th July 2018

North Korea has started dismantling some facilities at its main satellite launch station, seen as the testing ground for its intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to expert …

Uncrewed Vehicles

IAI, SNC to develop tactical VTOL UAS

23rd July 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to support the development of a new tactical vertical takeoff …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Solar powered SAT-I flies for ten hours

20th July 2018

UAVOS has completed a ten hour flight test of the solar powered SAT-I UAS carrying a 600g camera payload. SAT-i is designed to perform monitoring …

Military Logistics

Indra receives Spanish Army contract

20th July 2018

Indra has received a framework agreement to provide engineering services to achieve and maintain  airworthiness certification for the Spanish Army’s aircraft fleet, the company announced …

Defence Helicopter

Meggitt’s fuel tanks for UH-60 Black Hawk

19th July 2018

Meggitt has received a $21 million contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply fuel cell equipment for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter …

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Wing Loong I-D [Eygpt]

Programme Background Context According to SIPRI, 10 Wing Loong I UAVs were acquired from China in 2016, with deliveries occurring from 2016 to 2018. The Chinese Sohu newspaper reported that ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

San Antonio LPD 17 Flight I [USN]

The LPD 17 Flight I ships are the first flight of the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Docks (LPD). Procured between FY1996 and FY2017, the vessels ...

Tanks

Arjun Mark-II

Programme Background While original plans envisioned the production of up to 250 Arjun Mk IIs, the programme's many delays have prompted the Indian Army to ...

Tanks

Al-Khalid-I

Programme Background Pakistan operates a vast fleet of Chinese and Ukrainian MBTs primarily aimed at deterring regional rivals such as India. In order to build ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

PKX-B Batch II (9-22) [South Korea]

Programme Background Contracts Award On 24 November 2022, HJ Heavy Industries was awarded a contract worth KRW212 billion ($160 million) to build four PKX-B Batch-II ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

PKX-B Batch II (1-4) [South Korea]

Programme Background Contracts Award On 24 November 2022, HJ Heavy Industries was awarded a contract worth KRW212 billion ($160 million) to build four PKX-B Batch-II fast attack ...

Tanks

Al-Khalid-II

Programme Background Pakistan operates a vast fleet of Chinese and Ukrainian MBTs primarily aimed at deterring regional rivals such as India. In order to build ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

PKX-B Batch II (5-8) [South Korea]

Programme Background Contracts Award On 24 November 2022, HJ Heavy Industries was awarded a contract worth KRW 212 billion ($160 million) to build four PKX-B ...

Military helicopters - attack

New Exploration and Escort Helicopter (NEES) (Phase II) [Italy]

Programme Background Phase I In 2017, the Italian government signed a contract with Leonardo to replace its fleet of AW129 Mangusta attack helicopters with the ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Fast Interceptor Craft - Indigenous (FIC-I) (India)

Programme Background Requirements The craft are required to have a length of 13-17m, a sustained speed of 45kt, a range of at least 200nm at 15kt, ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

KSS-III (Boats 1-3) [South Korea]

Programme Background Timeline The new KSS-III Dosan Ahn Chang-Ho-class submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) are a significant advance on the earlier KSS-II ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

San Antonio LPD 17 Flight II [USN]

Programme Background Requirements The LPD 17 Flight II programme will fully and functionally replace the ageing LSD-41 class and LSD-49 class ships for embarking, transporting, ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Wheeled Armoured Vehicles (Ghana)

Programme Background Requirement After coming to power in 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved the expansion of Ghana's armed forces. The resulting military modernisation programme ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Wing Loong I [Uzbekistan]

Programme Background On 16 November 2023, Uzbekistan announced that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, had ...

Subsystems: software

SWORD

The SWORD is a high-level, automated war-game solution for training, analysis and planning. Developed in close relation with armies worldwide, the SWORD immerses brigade and ...

Air: air combat simulators

TAOS

In Tactical Aircraft Online Services (TAOS), live Aero L-29 jets are flown by experienced combat pilots alongside a wingman flying a ground-based flight simulator, controlled ...

Land: fire support simulators

FIDex

Fidelity has merged the technology of its JTAC and IDF product lines. It released FIDex (Fidelity Extreme) at I/ITSEC 2011 with its first demo of ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators, Land: tactical engagement simulators

VBS Blue IG

At I/ITSEC 2017, Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) unveiled a new simulation technology to help international militaries train for operations. VBS Blue IG, an upgrade from the ...

Subsystems: visual

EP-8100

At I/ITSEC 2015, Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) unveiled its EP-8100 image generation system, which is driven by real-time, simulation-specific graphics cards and software. It ...

Subsystems: visual

WholeEarth Synthetic Environment

Rockwell Collins unveiled its enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at I/ITSEC 2015 and the official release occurred in May 2016. The high-resolution complete Earth database ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

ULV MicroVSAT

Ultra I&C;'s ULV MicroVSAT is a tri-band, lightweight SATCOM terminal that emphasises portability. First introduced in 2022, the modem-agnostic system supports WGS, Intelsat Flex, Inmarsat GX ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Cockerill i-X

The Cockerill i-X is a wheeled armoured vehicle designed as a light armoured platform with a modular turret for intercepting enemy forces. John Cockerill Defense unveiled the new ...

Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

ALTIUS-600 / ALTIUS-600M

Part of the ALTIUS family, the ALTIUS-600 is an air-launched, tube-integrated UAV that Area-I has designed to conduct ISR, SIGINT collection and electronic warfare missions.  At AUSA 2022, Anduril ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Wing Loong I

Designed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the Wing Loong I is the first member of the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Skylark I-LEX

The Skylark I-LEX is a mini-UAV manufactured by Elbit Systems.  Unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2015, the UAV is designed for ISR operations. It enables ...

Self-propelled rocket launchers

Pinaka

The Pinaka 214mm MRL was developed indigenously by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from 1986 to meet the Indian Army's requirement for an ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-I

Anka-I is a SIGINT/COMINT variant of Turkey’s Anka-S and is operated by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization. The COMINT capability allows operators to track, geolocate and ...

Air: aerial targets

QF-16 FSAT

The QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) is an optionally piloted supersonic aerial target developed to replace the QF-4 in USAF service. Retired F-16 fighters are ...

Air: mission management systems

I-C2F

The Integrated Command and Control Framework (I-C2F) provides an end-to-end C2 architecture delivering J1-J9 functionality across the joint battlespace. As well as C2 messaging and ...