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Uncrewed Vehicles
AAI Conducts Successful Test Flight of Its New Aerosonde Mark 5 Unmanned Aircraft
5th January 2009
AAI Corporation has conducted the successful first flight of its new Aerosonde Mark 5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz. …
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Defence Helicopter
OCCAR Issues the Final Qualification of the HAP and UHT Versions of Eurocopter's Tiger helicopter
29th December 2008
OCCAR, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation managing the Tiger combat helicopter program, issued jointly with the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement) and the …
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Defence Helicopter
Meggitt wins Future Lynx brake control system
18th December 2008
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company employing over 8,000 people specialising in aerospace equipment, sensing and defence systems, today announces that Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems …
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Defence Helicopter
Australian Aerospace delivers first locally assembled NH-90
18th December 2008
Australia's Project AIR 9000 achieved another significant milestone today when the Australian Defence Force (ADF) formally accepted from leading regional defence contractor, Eurocopter subsidiary Australian …
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Defence Helicopter
Elbit Systems To Perform Airborne Upgrade Projects in Europe Valued at $80 Million
18th December 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts at a total value of approximately $80 million. Signed with European …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman Reveals First Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft
17th December 2008
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) today unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft at a ceremony here attended by Navy officials, state and …
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Defence Helicopter
Elbit Systems' Skylark I LE selected by Israeli Ministry of Defense as Battalion Level Mini UAV
17th December 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was selected by the Israeli Defense Ministry to answer the battalion-level IDF tender, calling for a wide procurement of …
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Defence Helicopter
American Eurocopter Flight Simulator is Operational
17th December 2008
American Eurocopter announced today that the first full motion EC135/EC145 flight training device (FTD) is operational at the company's training facility in Grand Prairie, TX. …
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Defence Helicopter
EADS North America hand over 50th and 51st UH-72A Lakotas
17th December 2008
EADS North America today delivered the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. This delivery marks another on-time milestone in the acquisition …
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Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter to hand over 50th UH-72A Lakota to US Army today
16th December 2008
What: EADS North America is hosting a ceremony to celebrate the delivery of the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Camcopter completes trials with Austrian Army
16th December 2008
The CAMCOPTER® S-100 VTOL UAS again proves its capability with the Austrian Army. At the request of the Austrian Ministry of Defense and in cooperation …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AeroVironment's Raven Small UAS Receives Military Type Certificate from the Italian military
16th December 2008
AeroVironment, Inc.(AV) today announced that the General Directorate for Aircraft Weapon Systems (MoD - Italy) has issued a Military Aircraft Type-Classification Certificate for the Raven …
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Defence Helicopter
UK MoD Confirms Future Lynx Programme
12th December 2008
It has been confirmed in a statement today, made by Defence Secretary John Hutton, that the Future Lynx contract signed in June 2006 by the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
QinetiQ North America Unveils Route Clearance Robot to Detect Mines and IEDs
11th December 2008
QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
USS Freedom (LCS-1) Littoral Combat Ship Commissioning Highlights US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV
9th December 2008
The U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), was prominently displayed on …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
ARV (USMC)
Programme Background The ARV constitutes one component of a wider USMC effort to develop an interconnected network of manned and unmanned platforms more suited to ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV (US - USMC)
Programme Background The Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Medium Range/Medium Endurance (MR/ME) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...
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Military helicopters - maritime, Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-53K - US Navy
Programme Background The Marine Corps is replacing its aging CH-53E helicopters with the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter. Designed as an evolution of the CH-53E, the CH-53K ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-1Y Venom (Czechia)
Programme Background Czech Armed Forces intended to use the UH-1Y Venom helicopters in various missions including utility, search and rescue, aerial reconnaissance, air-to-ground support and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Large ULS-A / Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) [USMC]
Programme Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Belgium Jaguar Medium Common Armoured Vehicle Platform
Programme Background In its Strategic Vision for Defence document published in June 2016, the Belgian MoD outlined its aspirations for equipping five motorised manoeuvre battalions ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Belgium Griffon Light Common Armoured Vehicle Platform
Programme Background In its Strategic Vision for Defence document published in June 2016, the Belgian MoD outlined its aspirations for equipping five motorised manoeuvre battalions ...
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Loitering munitions
Organic Precision Fire - Light (OPF-L) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. In May 2022, an annual ...
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Loitering munitions
Long-Range Attack Munition (LRAM) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USMC)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)
Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-1Z
In issuing the Force Design 2030 report into the future direction of the USMC, the corps is attempting to steer the course of its development, ...
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Fighter - naval
F-35B Follow-On UK
Programme Background The forthcoming UK Integrated Foreign Policy and Defence Review will shed further light on whether changes to the UK F-35B programme are to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 1) [USMC]
Programme Background All-in-One UAV Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, be used for various missions, ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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EO/IR systems
ATARS
Operational on USMC F/A-18s, the Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System (ATARS) provides high-resolution imagery for real/near-real time reconnaissance and can perform strike and bomb damage ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV
BAE Systems teamed with Iveco Defence to offer a version of Iveco Defence Vehicle's Superav for the USMC's Armored Combat Vehicle Phase 1 Increment 1 ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
JAB
The US Army is leading the Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) project to replace legacy M60A1-based bridge launchers in service with itself and USMC with an M1-based ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Jaguar EBRC
The Jaguar Armored Reconnaissance and Combat Vehicle (EBRC) is a 6x6 armoured reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by a consortium formed of Nexter Systems, Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) and ...
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Military UGVs
XM1216 SUGV
The XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) is a tactical system that can enter and secure areas that are either inaccessible or too dangerous for ...
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Special operations vehicles
Flyer 60 ALSV
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), in partnership with Flyer Defense, developed the Flyer 60 Advanced Light Strike Vehicle (ALSV) in parallel with the ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
M1150 ABV
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) project, launched by the USMC in 2002, is a joint programme to meet the requirements of both the US ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Commando Elite
The 4x4 Commando Elite is an improved derivative of Textron's M1117 Armored Security Vehicle which offers improved mobility, lethality and survivability. The Canadian Army chose ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Type 82
The Type 82 command and communications vehicle was developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to perform specialised roles for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) such ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Cottonmouth
The Cottonmouth is a purpose-built 6x6 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle designed by Textron Systems to meet the requirements of the USMC's Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) programme. It ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
LTMPAV Dino 519
The LTMPAV Dino 519 is an armored vesion of Concept's Dino 319.
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Land: RWS
LW30/RS6
The LW30 (since rebranded RS6) is part of the Protector RWS family developed by Kongsberg. Designed to carry a heavier armament than earlier Protector systems, ...
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Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons
SMAW Mod 0
Developed to meet the requirements of the USMC, the Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW), introduced in 1984, is a development of the IMI B-300. Its ...
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Land: manned turrets
GD30
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has developed a two-person turret designed to accommodate the Northrop Grumman Mk44S Bushmaster II 30mm cannon. Called the GD30, little ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-1W SuperCobra
Bell’s AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter was developed from the AH-1T for the USMC. It has been in service since 1986 to the present day, first ...