Uncrewed Vehicles

Elbit Systems wins Hermes 900 contract

3rd January 2012

Elbit Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply the Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial vehicle (UAV) the governmental office of an …

Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin to develop C130J block upgrade

19th December 2011

Lockheed Martin has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to develop a new block upgrade for the …

Defence Helicopter

ADF MRH90 Helicopter deliveries recommence

19th December 2011

Australian Aerospace has announced the delivery of the 15th MRH90 (Multi-Role Helicopter) to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), following the signing of an agreement to …

Defence Helicopter

First multi-mission configured Bell 429 delivered

16th December 2011

Bell Helicopter has announced that it has delivered the first Bell 429 with a multi-mission configuration to Fairfax County, Virginia. According to Bell, this is …

Military Logistics

Northrop Grumman wins Joint STARS support contract

16th December 2011

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet …

Naval Warfare

Kratos wins P-8A contract

15th December 2011

A subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security solutions, Herley Industries, has been awarded a contract by a major US prime contractor for the production of …

Digital Battlespace

Second Peace Eye AEW&C delivered to ROK

13th December 2011

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has taken delivery of its second Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft at ROKAF …

Digital Battlespace

MOIRE completes PDR

12th December 2011

Ball Aerospace has announced that its Membrane Optic Imager Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) programme has successfully completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and is ready to …

Digital Battlespace

Saab launches BOH countermeasures self protection pod

9th December 2011

Saab has announced the launch of its new countermeasures self protection pod for use on any fixed wing aircraft, known as BOH. The company unveiled …

Digital Battlespace

Cassidian unveils Spexer 2000 Coastal radar

7th December 2011

Cassidian has unveiled a new security radar called Spexer 2000 Coastal at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition in Malaysia. As part of …

Uncrewed Vehicles

New X-47B completes first flight

7th December 2011

The second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) to be built has completed its first flight. Developed by the US Navy and Northrop …

Land Warfare

Elbit Systems receives LWS contracts

7th December 2011

Elbit Systems has announced that it has been awarded contracts to supply Lightweight Weapons Stations (LWS) to the Israel Ministry of Defense (MOD) and to …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Japan Coast Guard orders Explorer AUV

2nd December 2011

International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has announced that the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has placed an order for an Explorer autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). According to …

Loitering munitions

Harop [Morocco]

Programme Background In November 2021, Haaretz reported that a $22 million drone sale between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Morocco had occurred. That publication and ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

KC-46A (Israel)

Programme Background Boeing, according to reports, would not grant Israel Aerospace Industries permission to convert used 767s into tanker planes. Consequently, according to Channel 12 ...

AEW&C

A-50E - India

Earlier in 2010, Indian MoD sent RfI to Israel Aerospace Industries to procure three EL/W-2090 radar systems to be installed on the A-50E aircraft, which ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

KC-46A Forecast (Israel)

Programme Background Boeing, according to reports, would not grant Israel Aerospace Industries permission to convert used 767s into tanker planes. Consequently, according to Channel 12 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Heron TP [India]

Programme Background Emergency Procurement The Narendra Modi-led Indian government granted the Armed Forces Rs 500 crores to upgrade their warfighting capabilities due to the ongoing ...

Loitering munitions

Loitering Munitions [Japan]

Programme Background Appreciation of Loitering Munitions After years of not operating loitering munitions and armed UAVs, Japan's position towards them has changed. Belatedly, the MoD realised ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Orbiter 3 (Croatia)

Programme Background The Croatian government launched a competitive tender for the procurement of a short-range UAV in October 2017. Although the tender was opened on ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Artillery UAV [Thailand]

Programme Background Requirement & Replacement The Royal Thai Army (RTA) was understood to be seeking a new tactical UAV to replace four legacy Israel Aerospace Industries ...

Loitering munitions

Mini Harpy [Estonia]

Programme Background Russia's Aggression In February 2023, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the country was set to procure loitering munitions to enhance its indirect ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

WanderB (Morocco)

Programme Background History Morocco has a history of UAV deals with Isreal. In 2021, Morocco reportedly acquired four Hermes 900 units from Elbit Systems. Equally, according ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

ThunderB (Morocco)

Programme Background History Morocco has a history of UAV deals with Isreal. In 2021, Morocco reportedly acquired four Hermes 900 units from Elbit Systems. Equally, according ...

Loitering munitions

Loitering Munition PODS [UK]

Programme Background PODS As the Royal Navy states, Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) are "interchangeable modules that can be fitted to the surface fleet. Similar in ...

Military UAS - tactical

Short-Range RPAS (India)

Programme Background The Indian Army is reliant upon imported UAVs such as the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Searcher Mk 2 to provide short-range tactical ISR ...

Military UAS - MALE

NCUAV

Programme Background The ROKA recognised the need for a more capable long-range ISR UAV in the aftermath of the North Korean shelling of its forces ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MQ-9A Reaper (Second Batch) [Netherlands]

Programme Background First Batch Following a cancelled MALE UAV project in 2007, the Dutch MOD revealed its intention to acquire four MQ-9A Reapers from General ...

Military UGVs

RobDozer

The RobDozer, or Panda, is an uncrewed ground combat engineering system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and ELTA Systems.  The UGV is designed for breaching tasks, ...

Loitering munitions

ASN-301

The ASN-301 is a Chinese anti-radiation loitering munition. Likely based on Israel's Harpy drone, the ASN-301 features a delta-wing configuration and a pusher propeller, and ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Ghost

Developed to be versatile, Ghost is a manoeuvrable, rotary-wing mini-UAV designed for performing ISR missions in urban warfare, observation stakeout missions and covert special operations ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

ELI-3120

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELI-3120 is a Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) system designed for use at the operational and tactical levels. The ELI-3120 architecture also includes ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

ELL-8385

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELL-8385 is an integrated electronic support measure designed to equip Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Open source imagery intelligence indicates that the ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

ELK-7071

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) EL/K-7071 is an integrated electronic support measure designed to equip UAVs. While not explicitly stated by the system’s manufacturer, it is ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Rotem

The Rotem, or Rotem L, is a loitering munition based on a multi-rotor UAV. Manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the quadcopter features an EO/IR camera payload ...

Loitering munitions

Kargi (Improved)

At ADEX 2022, Lentatek unveiled a new, as-yet-unnamed version of the Kargi loitering munition.  Instead of Kargi's radio frequency (RF) seeker, this new version features an under-nose EO/IR ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

I-View MK150

The I-View Eyeview or Firebird series includes three TUAS, offering solutions at different echelons, and is developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The MK150 is a ...

Military UGVs

RobARC

The RobARC, or Sahar, is a military UGV manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The UGV's payload comprises a variety of sensors, allowing the Sahar to detect above-ground, ...

Military UGVs

RoBattle

The RoBattle, or LR3, is a six-wheeled military UGV developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).  Intended to assist troops engaged in mobile operations, it is a ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

ELI-3001 AISIS

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELI-3001 Airborne Integrated Signals Intelligence System equips the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) three Gulfstream G-550 Shavit SIGINT aircraft. IAI’s official literature ...

AEW&C

Global 6500 AEW&C

Developed by L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems Group (ELTA), the Global 6500 AEW&C; consists of a conformal airborne early warning (CAEW) mission ...

Fighter - multirole

Kfir

The Kfir is a multi-role supersonic combat aircraft that is now out of production. Despite this, its manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) still offers long-term maintenance support ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

I-View MK50

Israel Aerospace Industries’ smallest UAS in the I-View family of TUAS is the MK50. The system is able to land almost anywhere using a parafoil. ...