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News - I/ITSEC 2022
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Training
Leonardo aims higher after re-structure
22nd March 2017
New acquisitions and competing for the USAF T-X programme are two projects that will occupy Leonardo for the near future.Outgoing CEO and general manager of …
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Military Logistics
Amec Foster Wheeler awarded AFCEC contract
21st March 2017
Amec Foster Wheeler has received a contract from the US Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) to maintain and enhance air force and other US …
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Land Warfare
AUSA Global: Patriot used to shoot down quadcopter
20th March 2017
News that a Patriot air defence missile was used to shoot down a small quadcopter brought groans from some audience members at this week's Association …
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Defence Notes
Latvia says no to conscription
20th March 2017
Latvia has reaffirmed its commitment to meet NATO defence spending targets by next year but will not follow other allies in bringing back conscription, the …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon advances with INBS for Type 26
16th March 2017
Work to fit the Royal Navy's Type 26 Global Combat Ships with an Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (INBS) is on track, with a number …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA Global: New divestiture thinking for US Army
14th March 2017
The US Army is looking at new concepts for the divestiture of obsolete military equipment.This means re-defining how they manage processes at the US Army's …
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Military Logistics
Portsmouth Dockyard jetty read for QEC
14th March 2017
Work to refurbish the jetty at the Royal Navy's Dockyard Portsmouth has been completed as part of preparations for the arrival of the first Queen …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Gray Eagle deploys to Korea
14th March 2017
The US is increasing its unmanned systems capability on the Korean Peninsula providing more surveillance and strike assets.It is sending a UAV company to South …
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Defence Notes
RAF faces challenges at home and abroad (video)
13th March 2017
The Royal Air Force is going through a significant modernisation period with several new platforms, such as the F-35, being introduced to service. However, the …
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Naval Warfare
ASMD upgrade of HMAS Stuart complete
13th March 2017
BAE Systems Australia has completed the anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) upgrade of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) eighth Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Stuart, the company announced …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2017: 6XX specs revealed (video)
8th March 2017
MD Helicopters has revealed the target specifications of its new 6XX helicopter, which the company hopes to be able to certify within the next two …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Heli-Expo 2017: VSR700 ready to fly
7th March 2017
The shipborne VSR700, a unmanned helicopter VTOL system, is fast approaching its first flight without a safety pilot.The aircraft is derived from a light civil …
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Digital Battlespace
Singapore setting up Defence Cyber Organisation
6th March 2017
Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) will set up a regiment-sized cyber command known as the Defence Cyber Organisation (DCO) to tackle the rising threats of …
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Military Logistics
Seaspan awarded JSS D&PE contract
2nd March 2017
Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards has been awarded a contract for design and production engineering (D&PE) work on the Royal Canadian Navy's Joint Support Ship (JSS), the …
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Defence Helicopter
Airbus to retrofit German CH-53 helicopters
28th February 2017
Airbus Helicopters has received a contract to retrofit the German armed forces' CH-53 heavy transport helicopters, the company announced on 27 February.This contract covers work …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
