• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Dynamic tests validate design and structural integrity of X-47B UCAS for carrier operations

  30th July 2009

  Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a series of static and dynamic proof load tests to validate the design and structural integrity of the US Navy's …

• Defence Helicopter

  Boeing Completes Major Design Milestone for SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle

  28th July 2009

  The Boeing Company and SkyHook International today announced that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle (HLV) has reached the configuration freeze milestone, meaning …

• Defence Helicopter

  Boeing Defence Australia Completes 50,000 Flight-Support Hours for Bell 206B-1 Kiowa

  23rd July 2009

  Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company today announced it has completed 50,000 flight support hours for the Australian Defence …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  KAI flags scaled down Night Intruder variant

  9th July 2009

  Korea Aerospace Industries has quietly begun to market test a revised scaled down configuration of its Night Intruder 300 unmanned air system. A model of …

• Defence Helicopter

  M7 Aerospace Teams with Rolls Royce/Allison 250-series Engines Specialist Essential Turbines to support Light Helicopter Market

  9th July 2009

  M7 Aerospace has launched an extensive program to support Rolls-Royce/ Allison 250-series engine operators by teaming with Essential Turbines. M7 has contracted with Essential Turbines, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman Delivers Upgraded US Navy Targets

  8th July 2009

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered to the US Navy two retrofitted BQM-34 Firebee aerial targets, the first delivery in a series of BQM-34 targets retrofitted …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Global Hawk continues to soar with Overseas Operations Support, next-generation payload flight testing

  2nd July 2009

  The combat-proven RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, continues to prove its mettle by exceeding more than 31,000 cumulative …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman completes first flight of land-based MQ-8B Fire Scout

  30th June 2009

  A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  BAE Systems secures Autonomous Systems Capability Technology Demonstrator Contract

  29th June 2009

  A contract awarded to BAE Systems by the Federal Government will significantly enhance Australia’s development of enhanced surveillance technology for unmanned aircraft systems, according to …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman and USAF unveil next generation Global Hawk

  26th June 2009

  Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Air Force unveiled the next-generation of high-flying unmanned aircraft - the RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk - in a …

• Defence Helicopter

  Kaman Helicopters Reaffirms Maritime Helicopter Program Safety and Effectiveness after ANAO Issues Audit Report

  22nd June 2009

  Kaman Helicopters reaffirmed its strong support for its SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime multi-mission helicopter today in response to an audit report from the Australian National …

• Defence Helicopter

  PARIS 2009: NASA Looking at $26.1 million R&D Budget for Rotary Research in FY10

  19th June 2009

  NASA is back in the research and development business with regard to rotorcraft, if only in a relatively small way. Odilyn Maria, an aerospace engineer …

• Defence Helicopter

  Elbit Growth Will Continue Despite Downturn Says CEO Ackerman

  19th June 2009

  This week at Paris Airshow, Joseph Ackerman, president and CEO, Elbit Systems, stated that his company’s sales grew 29% CAGR 2004-2008. “We have moved from …

• Defence Helicopter

  Marubeni and AgustaWestland sign AW101 spares support agreement

  18th June 2009

  AgustaWestland has signed an agreement with Marubeni Aerospace Corporation of Tokyo to establish a spare parts depot in Japan to support the MCH-101 and CH-101 helicopters …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sagem signs support contract for STRIX sights on Australian Tiger helicopters

  18th June 2009

  Australian Aerospace and Sagem have signed a contract for support services for the STRIX sights deployed on the Australian Army’s 22 EC665 Tiger combat helicopters. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Harop (Amphibious Transport Ships) [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Multifunctional Support Vessels In September 2024, the Dutch MoD announced that the Royal Netherlands Navy would receive two new Multifunctional support vessels from Dutch ...

• 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 ...

• Maritime patrol

  MELTEM 3 MPA (Turkey)

  Turkey ordered ten ATR 72 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft in 2005 under the MELTEM-3 project. The original deal between Alenia (now part of Leonardo) and the ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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. ...