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Land Warfare
Industry teams bid for Aussie CRV
12th June 2015
Australia's Request for Tender (RfT) for the Land 400 Phase 2 programme will close in August as contenders have struggled to respond. The initial date of …
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Defence Helicopter
Australian 725 Squadron to operate MH-60R
11th June 2015
The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned its newest unit, 725 Squadron, which is equipped with Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks, on 11 …
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Land Warfare
German GBAD competition gets testy
10th June 2015
The competition for the new Tactical Air Defence system to be fielded by the German Air Force is heating up. And whilst the two main …
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Digital Battlespace
US approves Aegis sale to ROK Navy
10th June 2015
South Korea has taken a step closer to the purchase of three Aegis shipboard combat systems, following the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency's (DSCA) notification to Congress …
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Naval Warfare
Maritime complacency on cyber threat
9th June 2015
There is a danger that marine industry is too relaxed about the potential risk of a cyber threat to port facilities. This is something that …
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Military Logistics
HII awarded USS John F. Kennedy contract
9th June 2015
Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a contract for detail design and construction of the US Navy’s USS John F. Kennedy, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and …
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Defence Helicopter
HAL, BEL sign airborne comms MoU
8th June 2015
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop airborne communication equipment for defence applications, it …
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Military Logistics
Rocky Brands launches new boots
8th June 2015
Rocky Brands has launched its new Coyote Brown Rocky S2V boots, to be made available from 1 July in conjunction with the change in the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Paris Air Show: Watching the Watchkeeper
8th June 2015
The UK’s Watchkeeper tactical UAS could operate from austere airstrips by 2017, it has emerged. During a media briefing at the Thales facility at Gennevilliers …
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Land Warfare
SOFIC 2015: SOF commanders list force requirements
5th June 2015
Land, air and maritime SOF commanders have outlined their requirements at the SOFIC exhibition in Tampa Bay. Speaking at the conference, Lt Gen Charles Cleveland, …
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Land Warfare
SOFIC 2015: US Special Ops vehicles drive
5th June 2015
The replacement of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles (LTATVs) every three years represents opportunities for industry. Speaking at the SOFIC exhibition …
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Naval Warfare
Philippine naval base faces Spratlys
5th June 2015
Two years ago the Philippines announced its intention to greatly expand a naval base at Oyster Bay, within Ulugan Bay, on the westernmost island of …
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Land Warfare
Third time lucky for US fighting vehicle?
5th June 2015
The US Army has once again kick-started an initiative that aims to replace the service’s ageing Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Contracts totalling $56 million have been …
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Naval Warfare
Poor conditions for seafarers
4th June 2015
Merchant vessel crewmembers were having to endure discrimination and a suffering from a lack of welfare facilities at some ports. Capt John Dalby, CEO of …
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Land Warfare
SOFIC 2015: GD-OTS delivers nine GMVs
3rd June 2015
Under the Production Qualification Testing phase of the Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 programme, nine GMV 1.1 vehicles are being delivered by GD-OTS. Sean Ridley, programme …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (First Batch) [Turkey]
Programme Background Orders In February 2018, TAI announced that it had delivered the first Anka-S UAVs to the Turkish Air Force. In late 2018, Savunmasanay ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]
Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S [Chad]
Programme Background Hurkus Trainer Aircraft On 10 July 2023, President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno visited an air base to inspect the country's new Hurkus trainer ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
EDA-S [France]
Programme Background Following the announcement of the 14-ship contract, the DGA approved the design of the first two standard amphibious landing craft (EDA-S) in October 2019, ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
S-70i (Philippines)
The Black Hawk is believed to have been the most expensive of the aircraft that had been shortlisted for the PAF project, others being the ...
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Destroyers
KDDX-S [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements During MADEX 2023, Naval News reported that there is an upcoming competition for new destroyers, namely the KDDX-S programme. According to the ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-100 [Greece]
Programme Background Trails A 2 August 2021 Schiebel press release announced the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S [El Salvador]
Programme Background As reported by InfoDefensa in September 2023, The Salvadoran Air Force (FAS) is considering purchasing the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka-S and T625 Gokbey medium ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Second Batch) [Turkey]
Programme Background First Batch Based on comments by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Turkish media in 2018, Shephard believes that Türkiye acquired 26 Anka-S drones ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Corvette UAVs [Angola]
Programme Background In February 2023, at NAVDEX 2023, Shephard reported the Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), part of the EDGE Group, had signed a €1 billion ($1.06 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Indonesian Air Force]
Programme Background Anka-S Procurement Throughout the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU)'s effort to purchase the Anka-S from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), covered in a separate entry on Defence Insight, the acquisition ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Pakistan)
Programme Background 'Brotherly Ties' On 14 January 2022, the Pakistan government unveiled its first-ever National Security Policy. As reported by Shephard, the policy emphasised 'brotherly ties' with ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-300 [South Korea]
Programme Background Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) On 18 January 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northop Grumman at a ...
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Data links
Data links | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]
The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Data links
S-band TDMA Airborne Data Link
Multiple-participant airborne S-band TDMA data link with up to 400 slots/s. Transmission rate is up to 625Kb/s. As an example, a data link built for ...
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Deployable/static missile systems
S-200
The S-200 (NATO designation SA-5 Gammon) is a long-range, high-altitude, surface-to-air missile designed to protect large areas from bomber attacks. Its initial operational test deployment ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
R&S M3TR
The R&S; M3TR SDR family is a family of digital radios. The core of the integrated communications system is the lightweight R&S; MR3000 H/U manpack ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-300
The Camcopter S-300 is a larger variant of the S-100 manufactured by Schiebel. The VTOL-capable UAV is intended for ISR missions, partially those in the maritime ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM, UAS: communication systems
R&S SDAR
The R&S; SDAR is a software-defined airborne radio that extends the R&S; M3AR airborne radio family. The R&S; SDAR offers secure broadband voice and data ...
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Corvettes
Saar S-80
The S-80 is a multirole corvette developed by Israel Shipyard and based on the S-72 platform. The S-80, showcased for the first time at Euronaval ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus)
Spain’s S-80A or Isaac Peral-class SSKs are being built to replace the Spanish Navy’s existing Agosta 90B-class SSKs that were designed in the 1970s and ...
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Data links
TIGDL-II
Tactical Interoperable Ground Data Link (TIGDL)-II is described as a transportable TDL surface terminal that supports military operations by providing a full duplex ground capability ...
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Deployable/static missile systems
S-125-2A Pechora-2A
Almaz-Antey offers the S-125-2A Pechora-2A upgrade package for the S-125 Pechora (US/NATO designation SA-3 Goa) static and towed medium-range SAM system that first entered Soviet ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
48N6E2 missile
The 48N6E2 is the second generation of the 48N6 surface-to-air missile (SAM). It is designed to target low-altitude jets and tactical ballistic missiles. The 48N6E2 ...
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Subsystems: software
M&S Suite
M&S; Suite is a comprehensive and integrated range of modelling and simulation (M&S;) software tools designed to help speed up application development and reduce integration ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
S-400 Triumf
The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) long-range air defence system, previously known as the S-300PMU-3, was developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
KG-350
The KG-350 is an encryptor for network communications. The product was granted Type 1 certification by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on 27 July ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
President-S
Ekran’s President-S is a Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) designed to equip fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The President-S is an export version of the firm’s L-370 ...
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Transponders and IFF
IFF Mk XIIA(S)
Aselsan IFF Mk XIIA(S) is a Mode 5/S compatible long-range IFF interrogator. According to the manufacturer, it may be mounted to a standard 19-inch rack ...
