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News - S-743D

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Inquiry investigates Euro Hawk failures

    30th July 2013

    An official inquiry has revealed how a series of management failures was to blame for the demise of Germany’s Euro Hawk programme, it has emerged. …

  • Land Warfare

    First test phase of CTA gun ammo completed

    29th July 2013

    Testing of the armoured piercing (AP) and target practise (TP) rounds for the CTA International (CTAI) 40mm cannon system has been completed, according to BAE …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    FAA grants Puma UAV commercial use certificate

    29th July 2013

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the AeroVironment Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) a Restricted Category rating, clearing the way for …

  • Defence Notes

    Raytheon grows international sales

    26th July 2013

    Raytheon has announced a 10% growth in international sales during Q2 FY2013 compared to the same period last year, offsetting a decline in domestic sales. …

  • Land Warfare

    TenCate launches new body armour solutions

    26th July 2013

    TenCate Advanced Armor has launched a new line of personal protection armour products designed to provide higher levels of life-saving protection to law enforcement and …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Poland in talks for 70 military helicopters

    25th July 2013

    Poland’s Ministry of Defence has started technical negotiations with three manufacturers for an initial procurement of 70 helicopters, it has emerged. The deal is part …

  • Defence Notes

    Impact of sequestration yet to come

    25th July 2013

    Leading companies in the defence sector have yet to see any great effect of US sequestration as demonstrated by figures for the first half of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy receives first upgraded Fire Scout

    25th July 2013

    Northrop Grumman has delivered the first MQ-8C upgraded Fire Scout UAV to the US Navy, the company announced on 19 July. The upgraded VTOL UAV …

  • Defence Notes

    Lockheed Martin sees profits rise

    25th July 2013

    Increased operating margins in the second quarter of the year have led Lockheed Martin to increase its 2013 financial guidance for operating profit, EPS and …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    JLENS undergoes user testing

    24th July 2013

    The US Army’s Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) aerostat has completed Early User Testing (EUT) at the Utah Test …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Kuwait Air Force completes EW training

    23rd July 2013

    The Kuwait Air Force has completed a six month EW training programme at Selex ES’ EW Operational Support (EWOS) facility in Lincoln, UK. Completed last …

  • Military Logistics

    STK moves into Brazil

    23rd July 2013

    Singapore Technologies Kinetics (STK) has acquired a 90% equity in Technicae Projetos e Serviços Automotivos (Technicae) for BRL1.04 million ($0.5m). STK announced the move on …

  • Land Warfare

    New trucks and trailers for Australia

    23rd July 2013

    The Australian DoD has contracted Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) to deliver up to 2,500 new logistics vehicle for the ADF at a cost of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    L-3 re-contracted for Predator training system

    23rd July 2013

    L-3 Communications’ Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has been contracted to continue providing USAF’s Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS), it announced on …

  • Defence Notes

    ROK seeks air-to-air missile capability

    23rd July 2013

    The government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested a purchase of 260 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the US government …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

    Anka-S (First Batch) [Turkey]

    Programme Background Orders In February 2018, TAI announced that it had delivered the first Anka-S UAVs to the Turkish Air Force. In late 2018, Savunmasanay ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]

    Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...

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

    Anka-S [Chad]

    Programme Background Hurkus Trainer Aircraft On 10 July 2023, President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno visited an air base to inspect the country's new Hurkus trainer ...

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

    Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)

    Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    EDA-S [France]

    Programme Background Following the announcement of the 14-ship contract, the DGA approved the design of the first two standard amphibious landing craft (EDA-S) in October 2019, ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    S-70i (Philippines)

    The Black Hawk is believed to have been the most expensive of the aircraft that had been shortlisted for the PAF project, others being the ...

  • Destroyers

    KDDX-S [South Korea]

    Programme Background Requirements During MADEX 2023, Naval News reported that there is an upcoming competition for new destroyers, namely the KDDX-S programme. According to the ...

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

    Camcopter S-100 [Greece]

    Programme Background Trails A 2 August 2021 Schiebel press release announced the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...

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

    Anka-S [El Salvador]

    Programme Background As reported by InfoDefensa in September 2023, The Salvadoran Air Force (FAS) is considering purchasing the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka-S and T625 Gokbey medium ...

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

    Anka-S (Second Batch) [Turkey]

    Programme Background First Batch Based on comments by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Turkish media in 2018, Shephard believes that Türkiye acquired 26 Anka-S drones ...

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

    Corvette UAVs [Angola]

    Programme Background In February 2023, at NAVDEX 2023, Shephard reported the Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), part of the EDGE Group, had signed a €1 billion ($1.06 ...

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

    Bayraktar TB2 [Indonesian Air Force]

    Programme Background Anka-S Procurement Throughout the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU)'s effort to purchase the Anka-S from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), covered in a separate entry on Defence Insight, the acquisition ...

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

    Anka-S (Pakistan)

    Programme Background 'Brotherly Ties' On 14 January 2022, the Pakistan government unveiled its first-ever National Security Policy. As reported by Shephard, the policy emphasised 'brotherly ties' with ...

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

    Camcopter S-300 [South Korea]

    Programme Background Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) On 18 January 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northop Grumman at a ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Hunter Family [UAE]

    Programme Background IDEX Contract Announcement On 21 February 2023, EDGE announced that its subsidiary, HALCON, had been awarded an AED 1.1 billion ($272.29 million) contract to supply ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Data links

    S-band TDMA Airborne Data Link

    Multiple-participant airborne S-band TDMA data link with up to 400 slots/s. Transmission rate is up to 625Kb/s. As an example, a data link built for ...

  • Deployable/static missile systems

    S-200

    The S-200 (NATO designation SA-5 Gammon) is a long-range, high-altitude, surface-to-air missile designed to protect large areas from bomber attacks. Its initial operational test deployment ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    R&S M3TR

    The R&S; M3TR SDR family is a family of digital radios. The core of the integrated communications system is the lightweight R&S; MR3000 H/U manpack ...

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

    Camcopter S-300

    The Camcopter S-300 is a larger variant of the S-100 manufactured by Schiebel. The VTOL-capable UAV is intended for ISR missions, partially those in the maritime ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM, UAS: communication systems

    R&S SDAR

    The R&S; SDAR is a software-defined airborne radio that extends the R&S; M3AR airborne radio family. The R&S; SDAR offers secure broadband voice and data ...

  • Corvettes

    Saar S-80

    The S-80 is a multirole corvette developed by Israel Shipyard and based on the S-72 platform. The S-80, showcased for the first time at Euronaval ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus)

    Spain’s S-80A or Isaac Peral-class SSKs are being built to replace the Spanish Navy’s existing Agosta 90B-class SSKs that were designed in the 1970s and ...

  • Data links

    TIGDL-II

    Tactical Interoperable Ground Data Link (TIGDL)-II is described as a transportable TDL surface terminal that supports military operations by providing a full duplex ground capability ...

  • Deployable/static missile systems

    S-125-2A Pechora-2A

    Almaz-Antey offers the S-125-2A Pechora-2A upgrade package for the S-125 Pechora (US/NATO designation SA-3 Goa) static and towed medium-range SAM system that first entered Soviet ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    48N6E2 missile

    The 48N6E2 is the second generation of the 48N6 surface-to-air missile (SAM). It is designed to target low-altitude jets and tactical ballistic missiles. The 48N6E2 ...

  • Subsystems: software

    M&S Suite

    M&S; Suite is a comprehensive and integrated range of modelling and simulation (M&S;) software tools designed to help speed up application development and reduce integration ...

  • Self-propelled missile systems

    S-400 Triumf

    The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) long-range air defence system, previously known as the S-300PMU-3, was developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    KG-350

    The KG-350 is an encryptor for network communications. The product was granted Type 1 certification by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on 27 July ...

  • Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

    President-S

    Ekran’s President-S is a Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) designed to equip fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The President-S is an export version of the firm’s L-370 ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    IFF Mk XIIA(S)

    Aselsan IFF Mk XIIA(S) is a Mode 5/S compatible long-range IFF interrogator. According to the manufacturer, it may be mounted to a standard 19-inch rack ...