• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing receives task order for design of Free Electron Laser lab demonstrator

  13th September 2010

  The Boeing Company has received an additional task order of $23 million to complete the design of the 100-kilowatt Free Electron Laser (FEL) lab demonstrator. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon's AESA radar installed on first US Air Force F-15C

  13th September 2010

  Raytheon Company's next-generation APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar is now installed on the first US Air Force F-15C aircraft following a series of successful …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin's airborne multi-intelligence laboratory demonstrates intelligence integration

  13th September 2010

  A flying ISR laboratory developed by Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated advanced capabilities to disseminate real-time intelligence data, including streaming video, imagery and communications feeds to …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems awarded $41.7m technology maturation contract for the US Navy's Next Generation Jammer system

  13th September 2010

  BAE Systems was recently awarded a $41.7 million contract for technology maturation efforts on the US Navy's Next-Generation Jammer, which will replace the ALQ-99 tactical …

• Digital Battlespace

  New powerful modem added to Rockwell Collins SWE-DISH family

  13th September 2010

  Rockwell Collins has teamed with ND SatCom to integrate the SkyWAN 7000 series modem into the SWE-DISH CommuniCase Technology (CCT) platform, providing a new network …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman enhances core command and control application capability used in UK MoD JC2SP

  10th September 2010

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has launched a new and enhanced version of its industry-leading command and control software application Command and Control for the PC (C2PC) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Navy, Marine Corps team moves to southern Pakistan

  10th September 2010

  The US Navy and Marine Corps team, partnering with the Pakistani government, is moving from Ghazi to a southern location at Pano Aqil Air Base, …

• Naval Warfare

  Upgraded Aegis weapon systems proven operational on two US Navy cruisers

  9th September 2010

  The US Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin, successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials for upgraded Aegis Combat Systems installed aboard two Navy ships. The …

• Digital Battlespace

  ITT extends counter-IED leadership with JCREW 3.2 production award

  8th September 2010

  ITT Corporation has been selected to produce mounted counter-IED systems under a contract awarded by the Naval Sea Systems command, Washington, D.C. Joint Counter-Radio Controlled …

• Digital Battlespace

  General Dynamics AIM II cryptographic module now certified by NSA for use in JTRS radios

  8th September 2010

  The AIM II programmable cryptographic module by General Dynamics C4 Systems was recently certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure classified information up …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems announces agreement to acquire OASYS Technology

  7th September 2010

  BAE Systems today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OASYS Technology, a privately owned company specializing in the design and manufacture …

• Defence Helicopter

  S-70i Black Hawk helicopter debuts at MSPO exhibition

  7th September 2010

  The S-70i Black Hawk helicopter, the international variant of the Black Hawk helicopter, is on public display for the first time. Built at PZL Mielec, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon's Total Ship Computing Environment passes critical review

  7th September 2010

  Raytheon Company's open architecture Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE), the integrated mission system for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer, recently passed a key Technology Readiness …

• Defence Helicopter

  First major assembly delivered for the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter

  7th September 2010

  GKN Aerospace has delivered the first major structural assembly for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing Vigilare enters service with RAAF after successful multinational air combat exercise

  7th September 2010

  Vigilare, the Boeing Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) developed for the Commonwealth of Australia, has entered service with the Royal Australian Air Force …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60M Black Hawk-USA

  The UH-60M Black Hawk is a digitally networked platform with greater range and lift to support maneuver commanders through air assault, general support, command and ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-2 (Japan)

  Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-2 Forecast (Japan)

  Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...

• 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 ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60M Black Hawks [Greece]

  Programme Background In October 2023, Greece submitted a formal request to acquire 49 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as replacements for the Army's Bell UH-1s after launching ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Additional UH-60M Procurement [Sweden]

  Programme Background Requirement In November 2022, General Micael Byden of the Swedish Armed Forces announced that the country would replace its NH90 fleet. At the ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  MH-139 (UH-1N Huey Replacement)

  Other bidders included Sikorsky with HH-60U offer and Sierra Nevada with upgrading offer of UH-60As to UH-60L configuration.In February 2018, Leonardo filed a protest to ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-1Z Viper [Czech Republic]

  Programme Background On 3 May 2019, it was announced that the US State Department had approved a possible FMS of four AH-1Z Vipers to the Czech ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60M Black Hawk (First Contact) [Croatia]

  Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  HM-3 Cougar & HM-2 Black Hawk Replacement [Brazil]

  Programme Background As reported by Janes in August 2023, Army Commander General Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva stated on 20 July that the Army was aiming ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60M Black Hawk

  The Republic of China Army was only able to keep 30 Black Hawks under its command, which is a third of the number originally planned ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Thailand CH-47D Replacement

  The RTA divested its six Boeing CH-47D Chinooks after failing to sell the 25-year-old aircraft on the second-hand market. Thailand found Chinook maintenance costs were ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  S-70i Second Batch (Philippines)

  Programme Background Philippines Air Force is looking to procure additional multirole helicopters. Manila announced on 4 February 2021 that it was approving the purchase of 15 extra ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60M (Australia)

  Programme Background Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said, 'The Black Hawk makes perfect sense, and they are much cheaper to fly than what the Taipans ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60M Black Hawk (Second Contact) [Croatia]

  Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: Integrated cockpit systems

  Integrated Avionics Suite

  Northrup Grumman's Integrated Avionics Suite is an open architecture mission equipment package, which can be deployed on a number of rotorcraft platforms. It consists of ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-60L/M Black Hawk

  The Sikorsky UH-60/S-70 is a medium transport/utility helicopter that entered US Army service in 1979 as the UH-60A Black Hawk. It was succeeded in 1987 by ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Argus Digital Modems

  Commtact’s line of digital transmitters is designed for UAV applications. Using the technology of its Argus family of digital modems the company can tailor wireless ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  S-70i Black Hawk

  The S-70i is an international variant of Sikorsky's UH-60/S-70. It is produced by Sikorsky subsidiary PZL Mielec in Poland and by Turkish Aerospace Industries. The aircraft’s ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Bell 212/UH-1N Twin Huey

  The UH-1N Twin Huey is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter developed in 1968-69 from the single-engine Bell 205/UH-1H by Bell and Pratt & Whitney Canada. ...

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

  UH-72 Logistics Connector (LC)

  The UH-72 Logistics Connector (LC) is an uncrewed version of Airbus' UH-72B crewed helicopter, a derivative of the H145.  In mid-May 2024, Airbus announced that the UH-72B had ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-1 Cobra

  The single-engine, tandem-seat Bell 209/AH-1 Cobra, which first flew in September 1965, was the first attack helicopter to be developed and the first to be ...

• Military helicopters - maritime, Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-1Y Venom

  Originally planned as a UH-1N Twin Huey upgrade for the USMC, all but the first ten UH-1Ys now use new-build airframes. This new build prevents ...

• Air: Integrated cockpit systems

  H-1 Family of Avionics

  Northrop Grumman produces a family of avionics for Bell H-1-series helicopters.

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  IDM

  The Improved Data Modem (IDM) is described as a flight-proven, off-the-shelf system that provides an open-architecture, multipath approach to situation awareness in the cockpit. The ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Bell 412EPI

  Introduced in 2013, the Bell 412EPI is the latest production standard for Bell's venerable 412 family of utility helicopters. The 412EPI has a fully integrated ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Bell 205/UH-1 Iroquois

  The Bell 205/UH-1 Iroquois is a single-engine, medium utility helicopter developed from the Bell 204/UH-1 for the US Army. The platform first flew in August ...

• Air: Integrated cockpit systems

  Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS)

  Developed by Collins Aerospace, the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) is based on the Flight2 open system architecture design and includes an advanced hardware, software ...

• Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  UH-2

  The UH-2 (formerly known as UH-X) is a utility helicopter developed by Subaru (formerly Fuji Heavy Industries) in cooperation with Bell to meet the Japan Ground ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

  APR-39(V)

  The ARP-39(V) is an RWR system for combat helicopters, low-speed aircraft and fast attack craft. The system comprises two dual-video receivers, four spiral cavity-backed antennas, ...