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News - I/ITSEC 2022

  • Digital Battlespace

    Cassidian warns of cyber attack collateral damage

    21st November 2013

    The UK MoD must assess its use of cyber weapons and distinguish them from conventional weapons in order to avoid ‘unintended consequences’, an industry source …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    'Killer Robot' opponents approach UN

    19th November 2013

    A pressure group seeking to outlaw fully autonomous UAVs has secured a UN mandate to discuss the potential prohibition of such technology. The Campaign to …

  • Digital Battlespace

    UK Space Agency targets increased market share

    15th November 2013

    The UK Space Agency has outlined desires to increase its share in the global space economy from 6.5% to 10% by 2030. In a report …

  • Digital Battlespace

    RAF receives first Rivet Joint aircraft

    12th November 2013

    The first of three Rivet Joint SIGINT aircraft has been delivered to RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, ahead of its entry into service next year. The UK’s …

  • Military Logistics

    US Army integration labs target resource and energy efficiency

    8th November 2013

    The US Army’s Base Camp Integration Laboratory (BCIL) has already contributed to fuel and water savings in forward bases. Speaking at the second BCIL Base …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Poland advances weapons upgrade for combat helicopters

    8th November 2013

    Poland’s Ministry of Defence is considering the purchase of Ukrainian-built anti-tank and missile defence systems for its fleet of Mil Mi-24 combat helicopters, it has …

  • Land Warfare

    D&S 2013: Black Widow lacks bite

    7th November 2013

    Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has said it will work with UK-based Ricardo on the next phase of development of its Black Widow Spider 8x8 …

  • Digital Battlespace

    UK outlines future SATCOM vision

    5th November 2013

    The UK MoD has described how implementing its next-generation capability strategy for satellite communications (SATCOM) will be affected by difficult budget restrictions. Addressing the Global …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US confirms Israel to get six V-22s

    1st November 2013

    Israel is set to become the first foreign operator of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, with Pentagon officials confirming the sale of six tiltrotors to the …

  • Land Warfare

    Cubic to enhance USMC I-TESS II combat training system

    1st November 2013

    Cubic will provide the US Marine Corps (USMC) with new weapons simulation capabilities under a new contract announced on 31 October. The contract, valued in …

  • Land Warfare

    Raytheon targets new paths for Ai3 interceptor

    31st October 2013

    Despite stalled production, the future of the Ai3 counter-rocket, artillery, mortar (C-RAM) interceptor programme could take two different paths: fielding or becoming a programme of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    ADEX 2013: Northrop Grumman may be close to Korean Global Hawk sale

    30th October 2013

    Northrop Grumman remains hopeful that South Korea will become the first export customer for the Global Hawk UAS. South Korea has had an interest in …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Europe reignites UCAV development efforts

    29th October 2013

    Following lulls in the development of Europe’s two flagship UCAV programmes, flight testing has restarted for Neuron while Taranis is believed to have finally completed …

  • Defence Notes

    AUSA 2013: US budget problems a ‘perfect storm’ impacting acquisition

    23rd October 2013

    The swirl of a US budget affected by continuing resolution, sequestration, furlough and a government shutdown has been described as a ‘perfect storm’ that will …

  • Defence Helicopter

    AUSA 2013: Elbit Systems bullish about US market

    23rd October 2013

    The first US sequester saw swingeing cuts to defence and other budgets, and as another round of potential cuts looms there is nervousness and ‘whistling …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...