• Naval Warfare

  Raytheon and MDA go green with X-Band radar upgrade

  30th June 2021

  A new redesigned, environmentally friendly cooling system is set to improve the Sea-Based X-Band Radar's (SBX) reliability and reduce its carbon footprint.

• Digital Battlespace

  MDA unlocks key challenge to advanced ballistic missile tracking

  18th June 2021

  The US is progressing with its HBTSS project, having overcome an important obstacle.

• Naval Warfare

  MDA extends SM-3 Block IIA work until December 2022

  11th June 2021

  Raytheon will upgrade, integrate, and test SM-3 Block IIA flight test round software under latest MDA contract modification.

• Digital Battlespace

  Why space-based assets are crucial for effective missile defence (Studio)

  29th June 2021

  Adding a space layer to missile defence is not an optional extra – it is crucial.

• Digital Battlespace

  Unified approach motivates OPIR planning

  17th May 2021

  New OPIR strategy relies on prototyping and experimentation to shape future investments.

• Air Warfare

  Japanese satellites to track hypersonic weapons

  10th May 2021

  As China's military fields hypersonic glide vehicles, Japan is seeking to use satellites to detect and track them.

• Land Warfare

  Boxer goes 25 rounds in Australia

  3rd June 2021

  All German-built Boxers have now been delivered to the Australian Army, while the Lynx competes for a contract of its own.

• Defence Notes

  Lockheed continues work on Japanese Aegis

  20th April 2021

  Work on latest Aegis FMS contract modification for Lockheed Martin is to be completed by the end of 2022.

• Defence Notes

  Field narrows for NGI

  29th March 2021

  There are two contenders for the Next Generation Interceptor programme — but no place for Ground-based Midcourse Defense system incumbent Boeing.

• Digital Battlespace

  MDA extends STSS deal with Northrop Grumman

  23rd March 2021

  Comprising a pair of low Earth orbit satellites launched in 2009, STSS remains in service to provide missile defence data from space-based sensors.

• Defence Notes

  MDA selects two teams for Next Generation Interceptor development

  24th March 2021

  Contracts for NGI development, including flight test options for the new long-range missile defence system, will be completed by 2029.

• Defence Notes

  Confident MDA accelerates hypersonic defence effort

  17th February 2021

  Glide Phase Interceptor could be fielded by the end of this decade as a DoD programme of record, if industry response is positive.

• Digital Battlespace

  L3Harris emerges at head of pack for HBTSS Phase IIa

  18th January 2021

  Contract for L3Harris includes launch and early orbit testing of a prototype satellite payload to detect and track hypersonic missiles.

• Digital Battlespace

  Space Development Agency confirms Tracking Layer providers

  8th January 2021

  ​SpaceX and L3Harris to develop satellites for system to provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

• Defence Notes

  MDA completes ‘first of a kind’ ICBM missile defence test

  17th November 2020

  FTM-44 was arranged to show how Missile Defense Agency can use the USN Aegis Combat System (equipped with the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA) to intercept intercontinental threats

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]

  Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...

• AEW&C

  Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

  Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

• Destroyers

  Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class [Canada]

  Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: coastal surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  MDA BlueHawk

  MDA developed BlueHawk, a multi-sensor, unclassified maritime domain awareness solution that provides navies, coast guards, environmental and regulatory agencies with near-real-time access to broad-area maritime ...

• Space: radar systems, Space: satellite surveillance systems

  Radarsat-2

  Owned and operated by MDA, Radarsat-2 was launched in late 2007 as a follow-on radar satellite to Canada’s Radarsat-1. The satellite's resolution ranges from a ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Arrow-2

  Arrow-2 is designed to intercept and destroy incoming Tactic Ballistic Missiles that are detected, tracked and identified by the Arrow Weapon System sensors. The missile ...

• OPVs

  Kingston Class

  The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...

• Destroyers

  River Class (Type 26)

  The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK Royal Navy, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  THAAD missile

  THAAD missile is one of the most important components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The THAAD missile starts to intercept incoming ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR

  Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defence Radar (AMDR), now officially designated as AN/SPY-6(V), was purchased by the USN to equip the three new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers ...

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/TPY-2

  The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Puma 2 AE

  The Puma 2 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20B in US nomenclature, is the second generation of AeroVironment's small UAS. The Puma 2 AE is sometimes called ...