• Special Operations

  SAS 2017: 3D printing meets swimmer delivery?

  6th April 2017

  While at first glance, the US Navy's Optionally Manned Technology Demonstrator looks like an elongated Mk VIII SEAL delivery vehicle (SDV), the new tech demonstrator …

• Defence Helicopter

  IAI supplies V-280 Valor components

  4th November 2016

  Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Golan Industries and Lahav divisions are providing seating systems and nacelles for the Bell Helicopter V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft, Textron announced …

• Military Logistics

  USMC squadron looks to 3D printing

  28th October 2016

  The US Marine Corps (USMC) is exploring the potential benefits of using 3-D printing in the field, to test out how the technology can improve …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  MDM 2016: Marine Corps looks toward quadcopters

  29th September 2016

  The US Marine Corps sees broad tactical operational potential for current quadcopter camera designs and is looking to roll such small UAVs out across the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Dubai 2015: 3D printed UAV turns heads

  11th November 2015

  Constructed almost entirely out of 3D printed materials, the Stratasys and Aurora Flight Sciences’ UAV technology demonstrator equally turned and baffled heads. Taking pride of …

• Military Logistics

  DARPA, US Navy to locate Fab Lab at MARMC

  16th February 2015

  DARPA and the US Navy have agreed to locate a fabrication laboratory (Fab Lab) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, Virginia, it …

• Military Logistics

  PLA Navy uses 3-D printers on warships

  14th January 2015

  The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has begun using 3-D printers to create replacements parts aboard its warships, as naval commanders study on-demand parts production. …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Helicopter engines

  Arrano

  The Safran Arrano engine is designed to equip 4-6t helicopters. The company claims that there is a 10-15% reduction in specific fuel consumption when compared with ...

• Helicopter engines

  TS1400

  The TS1400 turboshaft engine is designed to power the T625 multirole helicopter developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries. The project started on 7 February 2017 under the ...