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Air Warfare
DSA 2022: TAI affirms commitment to Malaysia even if bids fail
30th March 2022
Even if it is unsuccessful in bids for MALE UAV and light combat/trainer aircraft programmes, Turkish Aerospace (TAI) executives confirmed to Shephard that the company aims to build ‘long-term relationships’ in Malaysia.
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Naval Warfare
Turkey begins construction of indigenous OPV
14th April 2022
ASFAT's design concept includes extensive armament and a sensor package that offshore patrol vessels could be equipped with to enhance their capabilities in a conflict scenario.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Germany bites the bullet and arms Heron TPs
7th April 2022
Long-standing political concerns over arming German-operated Heron TPs have been set aside, although the Bundestag retains the final say over using missile-equipped MALE UAVs.
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Defence Helicopter
AH-64E and AH-1Z to fight it out for Poland’s attack helicopter crown
23rd April 2022
Poland looks to be closing in on an overdue deal for new attack helicopters.
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Air Warfare
OEMs embrace a tailored approach to sustainment (Studio)
27th January 2022
At a time of rising peer and near-peer threats, enduring force readiness has never been more important for western militaries.
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Air Warfare
Collins Aerospace keeps B-52 bomber flying
13th January 2022
Collins Aerospace has joined the effort to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in service.
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Air Warfare
Podcast: Critical Care episode 2 - Delivering a tailored approach to aircraft sustainment
27th January 2022
Welcome to Episode 2 of Shephard Studio’s Critical Care podcast, the story of military aircraft sustainment and support in an unpredictable world.
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Air Warfare
India’s need for multirole tankers grows more urgent
14th April 2022
India is about to reignite a smouldering quest for new air-to-air tankers, and domestic industry wants a slice of the action.
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Defence Notes
New MoU further cements Israel-Morocco defence ties
24th March 2022
IAI has agreed with the Moroccan trade and industry ministry to ‘promote dynamic and innovative bilateral economic cooperation in the fields of investment and technology’.
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Naval Warfare
Australia to invest even more money in naval infrastructure
16th March 2022
A large dry dock for Australia's navy will be the centrepiece of new construction in Western Australia.
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing and Airbus join hands on Chinook for revived German heavy-lift requirement
25th March 2022
An MoU between Boeing and Airbus Helicopters would see the latter company support the former’s offer of the CH-47 Chinook to replace CH-53G heavy-lift helicopters …
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Digital Battlespace
US Space Forces issues contract for ballistic and hypersonic missile defence sensor payloads
2nd March 2022
The US is augmenting its space-based missile defence capabilities by developing two polar-orbiting satellites with optical and IR sensors.
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Air Warfare
UAE set to buy a dozen L-15As with scope for more
9th March 2022
If a contract materialises for an initial 12 L-15A light attack aircraft, it would be the first time the UAE orders crewed military aircraft from China.
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Air Warfare
US hails HAWC test but still plays catch-up on hypersonics
8th April 2022
The second successful test flight of the HAWC missile fails to obscure patchy progress overall in US hypersonic programmes.
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Military Logistics
NATO air force gains Super Hercules cockpit armour upgrade
21st March 2022
Lightweight high-tenacity polyethylene cockpit armour from QinetiQ has been installed on a fleet of C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifters.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Second Hand SSNs [Australia]
Programme Background Timeline In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock ...
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ISR/special mission
E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) [USN]
Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme [UK]
Programme Background The next-generation platform concept is part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which sought to deliver a Future Combat Air System ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
MD 530F -Kenya
Crew transition training took place at the MD Helicopters headquarters in Mesa, Arizona, with field service support, armament, and gunnery training scheduled to occur at ...
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Transport
C295 [Serbia]
Programme Background Serbia has completed the acquisition of two Airbus C295MW (Modernised, Winglets) transport aircraft, receiving the second plane on 14 November at Milenko Pavlović ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (Contracted) [USA]
Programme Background Initial Requirments - Unmanned Carrier Launch Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) Despite the abovementioned goal, the programme did not begin with this in mind. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (Selected) [USA]
Programme Background Initial Requirments - Unmanned Carrier Launch Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) Despite the abovementioned goal, the programme did not begin with this in ...
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Transport
Large Transport Aircraft-II (LTA-II) [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The aircraft are needed for peacetime, international peacekeeping, emergency and combat operations. They are especially required to ensure a strategic lift capacity ...
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Fighter - multirole
TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]
Programme Background Requirement Geopolitical factors have spurred aircraft development in Türkiye. With its removal from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project following the Russian S-400 ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Jackal [Taiwan]
Programme Background Contract Award On 14 September 2023, Jon Parker, CEO And Chief Examiner at Flyby Technology, announced on LinkedIn that the company had signed ...
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Trainer
KT-1T - Turkey
In 2007, Turkey bought 40 KT-1 aircraft under a $400 million deal that puts average unit cost estimate around $10 million per platform.The first five ...
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Maritime patrol
Challenger 650 ISR - UAE
Programme Background In February 2019 at IDEX, the UAE announced that it will procure a new special mission aircraft with an option for the second ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
HammerHead (Italy)
Programme BackgroundFirst Acquisition RequestIn March 2018, it was reported that the Italian MoD had submitted an acquisition request to the Italian Parliament for the procurement ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: Head-up displays
Collins Aerospace HUD
The Head-up Display (HUD) developed by Collins Aerospace, USA lets pilots fly seamlessly under all conditions. Compatible with night vision goggles, it can be utilized ...
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Air: Displays
Collins Aerospace AMLCDs
Collins Aerospace's display system includes four 6''X8'' coloured Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays (AMLCDs). These AMLCDs are fully compatible with Night Vision Goggles (NVG) and ...
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Loitering munitions
Revenger
The Revenger is a loitering munition developed by SRB Aerial Systems. Not much is known about the platform; however, at IDEX 2023, two units were ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
AR-1500
Designed for export markets, the TruNet AR-1500 delivers high-speed communication between aircraft and ground forces. Notably, the transceiver supports modern waveforms as well as country-specific encryption ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Zero-G HMDS+
The Zero-G HMDS+ is a developmental helmet-mounted display system being developed by Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems for sixth-generation higher aircraft. According to the company, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Abqaiq M2DU
The Abqaiq M2DU is a developmental fixed-wing UAV manufactured by SRB Aerial Systems. It is a highly modular platform powered by a COTS 2-strike piston engine. ...
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Air: air combat simulators
HITS-A
Collins Aerospace is the prime contractor designing and developing the first integrated aircrew training systems for the E-2D, leading the Hawkeye Integrated Training System for ...
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Air: Displays
FDS-255
Rockwell Collins' (now Collins Aerospace) FDS-255 Multifunction Flight Display System is a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) display package developed as a stand-alone replacement for electromechanical indicators. It ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
F-35 Gen III HMDS
The F-35 Gen III helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) is provided by a joint venture between Elbit Systems of America and Rockwell Collins, developed for the F-35 ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS)
Developed by Collins Aerospace, the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) is based on the Flight2 open system architecture design and includes an advanced hardware, software ...
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Air: Displays
MFD-4068
Produced by Collins Aerospace, the MFD-4068 is a colour AMLCD display with an optional touchscreen. It is designed to be integrated into trainer and transport aircraft ...
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UAS: flight control systems
Piccolo Elite
Produced by Collins Aerospace, the Piccolo Elite is an autopilot architecture solution for advanced UAS applications. Unveiled in 2019, it is provided in five configurations ...
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UAS: communication systems
RT-2071C
Produced by Collins Aerospace, RT-2071(C) Secure CDL ISR Radio is an NSA Type-1 certified radio transceiver that provides low-cost and low-SWaP wideband data link capability.
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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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TCTS Inc-II
Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) and Leonardo DRS have been selected by the USN to supply an encrypted, next-generation tactical training system for its Tactical ...