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Training
Farnborough 2016: Inzpire and Thales sign AMTS MoU
14th July 2016
Thales has a long pedigree of developing Air Mission Training Systems (AMTS). The company’s first major success was with the EDITH system for the French …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Ton target for MS-110
15th July 2016
UTC Aerospace Systems expect the market for the new multispectral (MS) 110 reconnaissance system to run into three figures, building on the widespread use of …
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Training
BAE completes RAF simulator upgrade
1st July 2016
BAE Systems has successfully completed an upgrade to the British Royal Air Force’s (RAF's) synthetic simulator software, it announced on 29 June. The upgrade was …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: UK’s ASDOT takes shape
13th July 2016
Competition for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme is beginning to take shape following a teaming arrangement between …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: CAE and Draken International ink collaborative deal
10th July 2016
CAE and Draken International have used the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that is designed …
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Land Warfare
Ajax air deployability trials begin
28th June 2016
Initial air portability testing for the Ajax vehicle has begun at the Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) at Royal Air Force (RAF) …
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Training
Exercise Joint Venture 2016: Testing times for UK JFC
7th July 2016
The UK MoD has undergone a number of reorganisations in recent years as it battles to do more with less. The recasting of the MoD, …
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Defence Helicopter
GECO Puma MSS FOC on track
17th June 2016
Inzpire Ltd has announced that the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) two Puma squadrons, part of Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), are shortly to announce final operating …
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Training
Inzpire looks forward
10th June 2016
The UK’s Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) at RAF Waddington is probably the foremost synthetic training-based research and training provision facility in the UK. Developed …
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Defence Notes
UK awards F-35 missile contract
23rd May 2016
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £411 million contract to MBDA for developing a new missile for its F-35B future supersonic stealth …
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Training
ITEC 2016: Visual upgrades continue at MSHATF
17th May 2016
In the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), the UK MoD stated that it wanted to conduct 50% of its future training in the …
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Training
Changes for SAR training unit
9th May 2016
Following the end of UK military Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in January the Royal Air Force (RAF) Search & Rescue Training Unit (SARTU) based …
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Defence Notes
RAF tests enhanced Brimstone
10th May 2016
The latest technical enhancements of the MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile have been tested in operational trials by the Royal Air Force (RAF) at China Lake …
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Training
ASTi to enhance RAF Ch-47 trainers
20th April 2016
Advanced Simulation Technology (ASTi) equipment will be fitted on a suite of CH-47 Mk6 Chinook helicopter weapons system trainers for the British Royal Air Force …
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Military Logistics
BAE to build Lightning II facilities
12th April 2016
BAE Systems has received a £118 million contract from Lockheed Martin for the construction of engineering and training facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk, BAE …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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ISR/special mission
Shadow R1 (UK)
Programme Background The RAF is moving forward with an ambitious plan to transform its intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) force to enable greater ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A400M (UK)
RAF base at Brize Norton built a new training facility for A400M pilots and crew. The aircraft will look to reach full operation capability by 2022 when ...
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AEW&C
E-7 Wedgetail (737) - UK
Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 covering the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Tier 1 Disposable [UK]
Programme Background Autonomous Collaboration Platform (ACP) Strategy Reflecting on lessons learned from the cancellation of the Mosquito programme, the Royal Air Force (RAF) redefined the role of ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Protector RG1 [UK]
Programme Background Programme Goal The programme aims to replace the MQ-9As in the RAF's inventory with the new, improved MQ-9Bs. With MQ-9B delivering a UK Sovereign capability for ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
H-47ER Chinook [UK]
Programme Background 2021 FMS Announcement In October 2018, the US State Department approved a $3.5 billion FMS of 16 CH-47 Chinooks fitted with extended-range fuel tanks ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Low-Cost Uncrewed Air Systems (LANCA) Follow-On Project [UK]
Programme Background Project Mosquito Beginning in 2019, the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began the ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8A Poseidon [UK]
Programme Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January ...
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AEW&C
E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)
Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 ...
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Fighter - multirole
Typhoon Tranche 3A - Qatar
As a part of the agreement to sell Typhoon, the UK is establishing a ‘Joint Operations Squadron’ (to be known as 12 Squadron) with the ...
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Transport
Command Support Air Transport Recapitalisation (UK)
Programme Background The tender, originally released on 28 October 2021, requires industry bidders to put forward aircraft that can achieve a minimum unrefuelled range of ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Project Mosquito [UK]
Programme Background Inception and Capabilities In 2019, in collaboration with the RAF, the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) released details of its new UAS ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Second Batch) [Morocco]
Programme Background Morocco's military modernisation In 2017, Morocco established a five-year plan to modernise the military equipment of its navy, army and airforce to bring ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)
The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...
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Data links
Data links | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)
The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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EO/IR systems
DJRP
The Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod (DJRP) is a tactical EO/IR reconnaissance system. It provides simultaneous high resolution and wide field-of-view EO imagery and horizon-to-horizon day/night ...
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EO/IR systems
RAPTOR
The Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for Tornado (RAPTOR), based on Raytheon's DB-110, was developed for the UK RAF Tornado GR4s. RAF specifications required target recognition with ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Air Combat Training
Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.
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Air: air combat simulators
Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service
Thales provides its Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service (TSTS) through its 100%-owned subsidiary, Ace. The service is a complete suite of synthetic training for Tornado ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
FIASTS
Thales, through 100%-owned subsidiary Merlin, is delivering a ‘packaged’ training and maintenance system for RAF aircrew through the FsAST Integrated Aircrew Synthetic Training Service (FIASTS). ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado (IDS/ADV)
The Tornado is a family of two-seat, twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole fighters manufactured by Panavia, a trans-European consortium of BAE Systems, Airbus Space and Defence ...
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Air: Displays
Tornado Advanced Radar Dsiplay & Information System (TARDIS)
The Tornado Advanced Radar Display & Information System (TARDIS) is developed by BAE Systems, UK, specifically for the UK's Royal Air Force's (RAF) fleet of ...
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Air: transport/tanker simulators
A400M Training
Thales is the principal training provider for the Airbus A400M with a contract to provide FFSs and flat-panel trainers. Four A400M FFS and two flat-panel ...
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Air: maintenance simulators
Engineering and Maintenance Training
BAE Systems designs and delivers engineering and maintenance training, with the ability to provide a package to address the needs of all personnel ranging from ...
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ISR/special mission, Trainer
TC-135S/W
The TC-135S and TC-135W are training aircraft developed by Boeing based on the EC-135 to provide crew training for RC-135S Cobra Ball optical and electronic ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
LANCA / Mosquito
The Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) is a developmental 'Loyal Wingman' UAS that the RAF and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) hoped would support its crewed ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Eurofighter HMSS
Eurofighter Typhoon’s Helmet Mounted Symbology System (HMSS) provides pilots with enhanced situational awareness, data display and sensor/effector cueing. Developed by BAE Systems, it is in ...
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Guided munitions
Paveway
Paveway is a series of laser guidance systems that can be fitted to a wide range of free-fall bombs to create Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs). ...
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Air: maintenance simulators
C-17 Globemaster III MTS
TRU Simulation and Training C-17 Maintenance Training System (MTS) supports training needs for this complex computerised aircraft. The MTS provides skill development for more than 1,100 ...
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Trainer
Hawk AJT
The Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) is the latest version of what is claimed to be the world’s most widely used advanced jet trainer. Almost ...