Defence Helicopter

Arriel 2C engine contract signed

19th September 2011

During the China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, Turbomeca (Safran group), leading manufacturer of gas turbines for helicopters, announces the signature of a cooperation contract for …

Defence Helicopter

MBDA advances FASGW/ANL programme

16th September 2011

Since being launched as a Joint Assessment Phase in 2009, MBDA has been successfully developing the technical maturity data of the main FASGW(H)/ANL (Future Anti …

Military Logistics

Boeing marks 20th anniversary of C-17's 1st flight

16th September 2011

The Boeing Company on Sept. 15 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first flight of the C-17 airlifter. On Sept. 15, 1991, test aircraft T-1 …

Digital Battlespace

DSEi 2011: Kelvin Hughes pitches surveillance radar for Afghanistan operations

15th September 2011

Kelvin Hughes has offered up a low-power, portable anti-jamming radar for ongoing operations in Afghanistan, Shephard has been informed. Exhibiting its Boxer system at DSEi …

Military Logistics

Airbus Military A330 MRTT FSTA for UK RAF awarded certification

14th September 2011

Airbus Military has obtained military and civil certification for the Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) version of the A330 MRTT for the Royal Air Force …

Digital Battlespace

DSEi 2011: Cassidian unveils cyber strategy details

13th September 2011

Cassidian Systems' new cyber warfare division has submitted a series of draft policy papers as it bids to develop an Anglo-French capability, according to CEO …

Defence Helicopter

Niron, CFD team for heli programme

13th September 2011

Niron Systems & Projects, a highly rated provider of sophisticated technological solutions for defense and homeland security applications, today announced that it is teaming with …

Digital Battlespace

DSEi 2011: Thales shows optronics products

12th September 2011

Thales has demonstrated advancements in its ISR capabilities through a series of new products and platform upgrades. At a pre-DSEi briefing on 13 July, Thales …

Land Warfare

EOS Remote Weapon System announces awards

8th September 2011

Electro Optics Systems Holdings Limited has this week been awarded an AUD7.4 million contract by an existing long-term customer for the supply of remote weapon …

Defence Helicopter

Army helicopter provides East Timor MedEvac

2nd September 2011

An Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter evacuated two seriously ill East Timorese nationals from an island off the coast of Dili last night for urgent …

Land Warfare

Alion wins $2m US Army ASE contract

31st August 2011

With Army Aviators facing an increased threat from infrared guided missiles, the military is continually seeking to improve detection and countermeasures systems. To meet this …

Defence Helicopter

Navy SAR pilot reaches 7,000 hours

31st August 2011

A helicopter pilot based at HMS Gannet in Prestwick – the UK’s busiest helicopter search and rescue unit – has become one of the Royal …

Digital Battlespace

Kratos awarded $6m in SATCOM contracts

30th August 2011

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its SATCOM Solutions business unit has been awarded $6 million …

Defence Helicopter

Canada's helicopters fly together for the last time in Afghanistan

26th August 2011

One after another, three CH-147 Chinook transport helicopters and five CH-146 Griffon tactical helicopters from Task Force Freedom (also known as the Canadian Helicopter Force …

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...