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News - AUSA Global 2019

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UK Drone Dome acquisition takes shape

    29th November 2018

    The acquisition of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Drone Dome C-UAS solution could be finalised within months according to the UK MoD.  The capability is half way …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DARPA announces AI Next colloquium

    20th November 2018

    The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on 16 November that it will be holding an Artificial Intelligence Colloquium (AIC) in March 2019 to …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Sonardyne leads P3AUV project

    27th November 2018

    Sonardyne has kicked-off the Precise Positioning for Persistent AUVs (P3AUV) project to enable AUVs to navigate more effectively with less surface support and for longer …

  • Naval Warfare

    SEA, Daronmont to support Australian naval programmes

    21st November 2018

    SEA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daronmont Technologies to support future Australian submarine and naval shipbuilding programmes. The companies will jointly address Royal …

  • Military Logistics

    Northrop to support E-8C Joint STARS fleet

    22nd November 2018

    Northrop Grumman has received a one-year, $330 million contract from the US Air Force to support the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Black Hawk business unlikely to be undone by Saudi tension

    21st November 2018

    The existing FMS Black Hawk helicopter contracts agreed between Washington and Saudi Arabia will continue to run to schedule, despite the US State Department consulting …

  • Military Logistics

    Kier to prepare RAF Lakenheath for US F-35s

    22nd November 2018

    The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £160 million contract to Kier VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver new infrastructure to prepare Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath …

  • Training

    I/ITSEC 2018: BISim looks to US Army Synthetic Training Environment

    28th November 2018

    Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has launched its VBS STE product that is being aimed at the US Army’s Synthetic Training Environment (STE) requirement. Based on …

  • Digital Battlespace

    First Skynet 6 contract timeline confirmed

    6th November 2018

    Skynet 6A, the first contract for the emerging British SATCOM programme Skynet 6, is expected to be issued before the end of 2019, more than …

  • Military Logistics

    TAE Aerospace begins TEMF facility build

    19th November 2018

    Ground has been broken on TAE Aerospace’s new turbine engine maintenance facility (TEMF) site in Bundamba, south-east Queensland, the the Australian Department of Defence announced …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Patria to continue maintaining Norwegian NH90

    20th November 2018

    Patria Helicopters has received an order from the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) to continue maintaining Norway's NH90 helicopters, the company announced on 16 November. …

  • Training

    BAE Systems to support intelligence training

    19th November 2018

    BAE Systems has received a four-year contract from the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to help enhance the situational awareness and mission preparedness …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2018: Pentagon creates entity to promote artificial intelligence

    28th November 2018

    The US Department of Defense (DoD) has stood up a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to spur the rapid development and fielding of new …

  • Military Logistics

    Pratt & Whitney Canada delivers first FWSAR engines

    20th November 2018

    Pratt & Whitney Canada has started the delivery of PW127G engines to Airbus Defence and Space in support of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Fixed-Wing …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Aurora introduces solar-powered UAV

    20th November 2018

    Aurora Flight Sciences has developed a solar-powered UAV called Odysseus for climate and atmospheric research. Odysseus is a long endurance, high-altitude system that utilises advanced …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...