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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2019: Ace Aeronautics provides further Black Hawks to Austria
26th February 2019
Vienna has awarded further aircraft to the direct commercial sale contract it has with Ace Aeronautics, it was announced on 1 February 2019. Valued at …
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Defence Helicopter
Avalon 2019: Rafael wants to Spike Australian helicopters and add SPICE
1st March 2019
Last August the Australian Army selected the Spike LR2 multipurpose missile for the Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle under Land 400 Phase 2, and it has …
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Defence Notes
Seoul closely monitoring North Korea for 'missile launch'
11th March 2019
South Korea's military said on 11 March 2019 it was closely monitoring North Korean facilities after a series of satellite images triggered international alarm that …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy accepts future USS Paul Ignatius
27th February 2019
The US Navy received its 67th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Ingalls shipbuilding …
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Military Logistics
Airbus certifies A400M CHT refuelling unit
26th February 2019
Airbus, together with the Spanish Air Force Test Centre, has successfully completed the certification flight tests for the A400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refuelling unit, …
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2019: Hanwha’s Tigon 6x6 heads for Middle East demos
21st February 2019
Although South Korean Hanwha’s display centred on the gigantic tracked K9 155mm/52cal self-propelled howitzer it could be its 6x6 that is garnering attention in the …
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Digital Battlespace
P-8A Poseidon gets EW capability boost
25th February 2019
Additional infrared countermeasures and electronic warfare management systems will be integrated on all Lot 9 and Lot 10 P-8A Poseidon, following a $27,291,319 fixed-price indefinite-quantity …
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Defence Notes
IDEX 2019: China's presence, UGV overload and new vehicles (video)
17th February 2019
As IDEX 2019 gets started the Shephard News team takes a look at some of the platforms and programmes that will be highlighted throughout the …
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Training
Aero India 2019: Indian-Slovakian JV in military simulation
22nd February 2019
Bangalore-based Axiscades, with Slovakian company Virtual Reality Media (VRM), have announced a collaborative effort focused on the latter company’s Level D full flight simulators at …
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Defence Helicopter
IDEX 2019: UAE's 407 MRH sees continued success (video)
22nd February 2019
Thirty 407MRH light attack helicopters are currently in operation with the UAE. Lyle Becka, VP of operations at NorthStar Aviation runs through the capabilities and …
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Naval Warfare
IDEX 2019: Carlo Margottini joins warship host at Port Zayed
19th February 2019
Currently conducting multiple port visits in the GCC and wider Indian Ocean region alongside other maritime duties, the Italian Navy’s INS Carlo Margottini currently finds …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2019: Airbus pleads autorotation defence ahead of US Navy trainer award
26th February 2019
The upcoming US Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) contract is one that Airbus is confident it can win, despite suggestions that expected costs of …
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2019: S-400 deliveries on track for Turkey
18th February 2019
As the battle for ground based air defence dominance continues the CEO of the Russian state corporation Rostec confirmed that deliveries of the Almaz-Antey S-400 …
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Defence Notes
Syrian government rejects watchdog report on deadly chlorine attack
8th March 2019
The Syrian regime on 7 March 2019 rejected a report by the world's chemical weapons watchdog confirming chlorine was used in an attack against the …
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Military Logistics
US Army selects AKHAN’s Miraj Diamond technology
21st February 2019
AKHAN Semiconductor’s Miraj Diamond technology has been selected for the 2019 US Army Expeditionary Technology Search challenge, the company announced on 18 February 2019. The …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)
Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Large ULS-A / Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) [USMC]
Programme Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Xtender [US]
Programme Background Previous Procurement In early 2021, the US Department of Defence awarded a contract to XTEND for the platform in partnership with Isreal's MoD. ...
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AEW&C
GlobalEye (1-3) [UAE]
Programme Background The GlobalEye is a modification of Bombardier's Global 6000 jet aircraft fitted with the S-band Erieye Extended Range (ER) radar and mission system ...
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ISR/special mission
Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (1-3) [Germany]
Programme Background Requirement The Pegasus (Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System) project aims to fulfil a SIGINT capability which has been missing in the German Armed ...
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Loitering munitions
Echelon 0: Ground Organic Precision Strike Systems (GOPSS) [USSOCOM]
Programme Background Requirements The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has made loitering capabilities a priority in its efforts to support counter-violent extremist organization (C-VEO) operations ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | MVX Programme [Finland]
Seeking to replace its two ageing Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), the Finnish Border Guard commenced its MVX program in 2019. The programme, which was ...
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Data links
Data links | MVX Programme [Finland]
Seeking to replace its two ageing Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), the Finnish Border Guard commenced its MVX program in 2019. The programme, which was ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | MVX Programme [Finland]
Seeking to replace its two ageing Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), the Finnish Border Guard commenced its MVX program in 2019. The programme, which was ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | MVX Programme [Finland]
Seeking to replace its two ageing Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), the Finnish Border Guard commenced its MVX program in 2019. The programme, which was ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Gray Eagle 25M (National Guard) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement In FY2021, the National Guard Association of the United States (NGUAS) announced that it was "critical" that it fielded the MQ-1C Gray Eagle ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]
Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk (First Contact) [Croatia]
Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) [USA]
Programme Background US Army's Future Vertical Lift Programme The FLRAA is one of three strands of a broader army programme. The others are the Future ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Vertical & Horizontal UAV [Italy]
Programme Background Speaking in late January 2024 at the SAE Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology conference in London, Commander Mauro Ghezzi stated that the Italian ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems
IM-SHORAD
Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...
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Trainer
HJT-36 Sitara
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) designed and developed the subsonic HJT-36 Sitara single-engine aircraft to meet the requirements of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian ...
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Military UGVs
WOLF-X
The WOLF-X is a wheeled 8x8 Robotic Combat Vehicle developed by HDT Global in partnership with McQ and BAE Land & Armament Systems. In September 2023, as ...
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EO/IR systems
MS-177
The MS-177 is an EO/IR sensor designed to enhance the strategic ISR capabilities of the US military's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS over land and maritime ...
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Military UGVs
Robotics Technology Demonstrator
BAE Systems unveiled its Robotics Technology Demonstrator (RTD) at the AUSA exhibition in 2019. Designed to meet the requirements of the US Army's Robotic Combat ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk
The Global Hawk is a HALE UAV manufactured by General Atomics (GA-ASI). Primarily designed to carry ISTAR payloads, the platform has accumulated more than 200,000 ...
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Deployable/static missile systems
Khordad-3
Khordad-3 is a long-range air defence missile system in service with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force of Iran. The system was unveiled ...
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Bomber
H-6
The People's Liberation Army Air Force has eight regiments of bombers and they operate an estimated 160 H-6 variants that have been in service since ...
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Anti-ship missiles
Atmaca
Atmaca (“Hawk” in English) is a long-range, anti-ship cruise missile developed by Roketsan. The missile is intended to replace the Harpoon missile in Turkey's inventory. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Twister
Unveiled at AUSA 2023, the Twister is a mini fixed-wing UAV manufactured by Quantum-Systems. It will be released in Q2 2025. It is an eVTOL drone ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Reliant
The Reliant is a Quantum Systems VTOL-capable fixed-wing drone unveiled at the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week Exhibition 2024. The hybrid drone is due to ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Fang
Fang is a first-person view (FPV) UAS for precision strike roles. The drone is aimed to launch in Q2 2025. Developed by Red Cat, the drone ...
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Data links
GSNC
Global Secure Network Connection (GSNC) provides a global data communications solution for military aircraft, including bomber, refuelling and transport aircraft. The GSNC system uses Iridium ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)
BAE Systems' Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) was developed in response to a US Army requirement for a platform to replace the ageing M113 APCs in ...
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Loitering munitions
HERO-400
The HERO-400 is a loitering munition manufactured by UVision. Part of the HERO family, the HERO-400 can accurately strike against a range of targets. It ...