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News - Commercial UAV expo 2017

  • Training

    Aeromedical evac simulator for USAF

    24th November 2015

    CAE will provide the US Air Force (USAF) with another Aeromedical Evacuation Training System under a new order announced on 23 November. The order was …

  • Naval Warfare

    Spirit starts production of RAAF P-8A

    24th November 2015

    Spirit AeroSystems commenced production of the first P-8A aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in October, the company announced on 20 November.  The first …

  • Naval Warfare

    SDSR gives Royal Navy OPV boost

    23rd November 2015

    The UK will purchase a further two offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy (RN), it has been announced as part of the Strategic Defence …

  • Digital Battlespace

    US successfully tests Patriot system

    23rd November 2015

    The US Army has successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests for the latest Post-Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8) upgrades to Raytheon's Patriot …

  • Naval Warfare

    UK SDSR outlines P-8 buy

    23rd November 2015

    The UK has confirmed that it will buy nine new Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft as part of a £178 billion investment in defence equipment …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Triton UAS starts testing

    20th November 2015

    The MQ-4C Triton UAS has entered operational assessment (OA) with the US Navy as it moves toward its Milestone C review and entry into low-rate initial …

  • Land Warfare

    Hooking into urban climbing

    19th November 2015

    A new hook system from Norwegian urban and maritime access company, Henriksen REBS, is being developed for the military urban climbing market. Engineers are working …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Apache and Gray Eagle team up in Korea

    19th November 2015

    The US Army is able to conduct aerial manned-unmanned teaming missions in South Korea, according to an announcement from General Atomics on 18 November. In …

  • Defence Helicopter

    H215 to be assembled in Romania

    18th November 2015

    Airbus Helicopters has laid the foundation stone for its new factory in Romania where the H215 helicopter will be assembled, the company announced on 17 …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    India pulls plug on Nishant UAV

    18th November 2015

    In a blow to Indian efforts to field indigenously developed tactical UAVs, the Indian Army is abandoning the two-decade-old Nishant. Phase 1 of the Nishant …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UAS to weather the storm

    17th November 2015

    Universities in the US have begun looking at how small UAS could be used to predict extreme weather events and double warning times for those …

  • Land Warfare

    IDF selects Mepro combat sight

    17th November 2015

    Meprolight has been selected to supply its Mepro M5 red dot sight to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the company announced on 17 November. The company …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DLS receives MIDS-on-Ship contract

    17th November 2015

    The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a contract to Data Link Solutions (DLS) to provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS)-On-Ship (MOS) …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Schiebel tests heavy fuel engine for S-100

    16th November 2015

    Schiebel has completed testing of a new heavy fuel engine (HFE) for the Camcopter S-100 UAS, the company announced on 14 November, in response to …

  • Naval Warfare

    GHOST ship sign of things to come

    16th November 2015

    It seems like the shape of a fighting vessel's hull had found the perfect combination of form and function, remaining aesthetically relatively unchanged through generations …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) (Tranche 2) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

    Programme Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an ...

  • Military UAS - tactical

    VTOL UAV (ROKA)

    Programme Background All branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces are placing a large emphasis on the procurement of unmanned systems to improve ISR ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Commercial / MOTS UAVs [Germany]

    Programme Background Challenge On 16 June 2023, the Bundeswehr posted the "Commercial / Military off the shelf UAS for the Bundeswehr" challenge on KOINNOvationsplatz. The two-week ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Micro UAV (Argentina)

    Programme Background Tender The EA and MoD in April 2021 announced Public Tender 0090/2021 (UOC: 84/135) which saw the General Directorate of Material begin the process ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-64E Apache (Indian Air Force)

    Programme Background The Indian Army was originally granted co-ownership of the 22 Apaches by the Indian MoD. However, the IAF refused to cede them to ...

  • Loitering munitions

    DELI (Türkiye)

    Programme Background Speaking to Shephard at SAHA Expo 2022, a spokesperson stated that the platform was expected to enter into service with the Turkish Armed ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Akinci [Libya]

    Programme Background 2022 Reports In October 2022, various Libyan media outlets reported that the country was eyeing a possible procurement from Baykar, possibly the Akinici ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    TUAS [Malaysia]

    Programme Background Tender & Requirments The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) issued a tender in May 2020 to provide a new Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System (TUAS). ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    ScanEagle [Czechia]

    Programme Background Earmarked The ACR took delivery of ten ScanEagle systems (100 UAVs), which were received as a donation from the US in 2015. In ...

  • OPVs

    Sri Lankan CG 85M OPVs

    Programme Background The Sri Lankan coast guard is expected to receive three new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) in the near future to be built locally. ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Special Forces Micro-UAV (India)

    Programme Background Mass of Requests In October 2022, the Indian Army released a flurry of RfIs for various UAVs, showing its desperation to get UAVs ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    HUSAR (2023 Order) [Germany]

    Programme Background First Order In 2015, the German Army launched the HUSAR programme to identify a replacement for its Airbus Defence & Space KZO and ...

  • Loitering munitions

    ZT-180 [Russia]

    Programme Background Claims On 23 February 2023, DER SPIEGEL reported that, according to information it had gathered, China and Russia were negotiating the purchase of 100 ZT-180 ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Small-Sized Suicide Drones [South Korea]

    Programme Background Drone Ambition As reported by Shephard, South Korea has ambitions to possess a large arsenal of drones. In May 2024, the presidential office ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Wizjer [Poland]

    Programme Background Requirements In its Technical Modernisation Programme 2013-2022, the Polish Ministry of National Defense (MND) identified the need for several new types of UAVs ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • md4-3000

    The md4-3000 is a small VTOL quadcopter UAV with a maximum take-off weight of 15kg, one-third of which can be payload. It can fly by remote ...

  • Neo V2

    Flycam UAV displayed the Neo V2 at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas in November 2016. Developed in 2014, the UAV has a twin-boom ...

  • Falcon 8+

    Intel unveiled the Falcon 8+ for the first time at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas in November 2016. The V-Form octocopter, which will ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Skylark 3

    The Skylark 3 is a small UAS manufactured by Elbit Systems. It is designed for both dismounted and vehicle-based operations.  It can perform a range of ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    M12 Monitor

    The Saxon Remote Systems M12 Monitor UAV is a commercial and military system designed to perform a range of roles such as surveillance, pipeline inspection ...

  • H520

    The H520 is a hexarotor VTOL UAV designed for the commercial and industrial markets by Yuneec International. The system was unveiled in January 2017. It ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    SICX-10E

    The SICX-10E is a rotary-wing UAV suitable for a range of military and civil roles, including tactical ISR, bomb damage assessment, homeland security, aerial surveillance, ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    SICX-25

    The SICX-25 is a rotary-wing UAV suitable for a range of military, commercial and civil missions, including tactical ISTAR, bomb damage assessment, civil air surveillance, ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    30 June

    Developed by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production, the 30 June is a MALE fixed-wing UAV designed for reconnaissance missions.  Additionally, it features an electromagnetic system and ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small, Military UAS - tactical

    Resolute Eagle

    The Resolute Eagle is a tactical Group 3 UAS with fuselage and underwing payload bays, which is able to carry multiple sensors. The UAS has been ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Wulung

    The Wulung is an Indonesian tactical UAV. First displayed at the Indo Defence Expo and Forum in November 2014, the aircraft entered mass production in May ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Skybox

    The Skybox allows gimballed camera systems developed for small UAVs to be integrated on the nose of manned helicopters. It accommodates cameras such as DJI’s ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    EJ-30

    Produced by Industrial Complex Engineering Robots in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production, the EJ-30 is a MALE UAV with visual similarity to the ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    Yagu

    Plasan unveiled the Yagu 4x4 at the March 2018 Expo Seguridad event. It is based on the Arctic Cat Wildcat 4 1000 commercial all-terrain vehicle. The ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    TM-100 Map and Video Management system

    Trakka Systems introduced a new TM-100 Map and Video Management system at HAI Heli-Expo 2017 in Dallas. The augmented reality mapping system with metadata video and audio ...