• Defence Helicopter

  Boeing, Thales to pursue helicopter aircrew training opportunity

  3rd March 2011

  Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia and Thales Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the 2011 Australian International Airshow to pursue Project Air 9000 …

• Military Logistics

  Airbus Military completes A400M full scale fatigue tests for EASA certification

  3rd March 2011

  Airbus Military has successfully completed the number of required simulated flight-cycles on a full scale test airframe to achieve civil type certification of the A400M …

• Land Warfare

  Swiss Army moves forward with soldier modernisation

  2nd March 2011

  Cassidian has been awarded a production contract for its Warrior21 system in support of the Swiss Army’s soldier modernisation programme (SMP). The contract was awarded …

• Defence Helicopter

  BAE Systems to build new weapon system for the Osprey

  2nd March 2011

  BAE Systems is to provide an updated weapons system for the V-22 Osprey. The $14 million contract, awarded at the end of February, calls for …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  APlus Mobile secures second Navy cooperative research and development agreement

  2nd March 2011

  APlus Mobile, Inc. has been granted its second Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with SPAWAR, the R & D division of the Navy. The …

• Land Warfare

  CASSIDIAN to deliver 400 Future Soldier System units to the Bundeswehr

  2nd March 2011

  Cassidian has been commissioned by Germany’s Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) to deliver a further 400 units of the Future Soldier System …

• Military Logistics

  Australia considers adding fifth C-17

  1st March 2011

  The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) is seeking information from the US DoD for the potential purchase of a fifth C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. A …

• Defence Helicopter

  BAE awarded Australian CH-47 maintenance contract

  1st March 2011

  The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has selected BAE Systems Australia as the Deeper Maintenance (DM) provider for its CH-47D Chinook fleet. As the fleet transitions …

• Land Warfare

  Prototypes delivered for Australia's Land 121

  28th February 2011

  All three competing bidders for Phase 4 of Australia’s Land 121 programme have delivered two prototypes each to the Department of Defence (DoD). The prototypes …

• Military Logistics

  Boeing scoops tanker award

  25th February 2011

  Boeing has been awarded the hotly-contested contract to build the US Air Force’s (USAF's) ‘next-generation’ aerial refuelling tanker. Announced by Secretary of the Air Force …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA Winter: Ansul launches vehicle fire extinguishing system

  25th February 2011

  Ansul, a brand of Tyco Fire Protection Products, announced at the Association of the US Army’s Winter Symposium the launch of an Automatic Fire Extinguishing …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA Winter: GDLS outlines Stryker status

  25th February 2011

  General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has completed underbelly blast testing of the ‘double-V hulls’ for the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) variant as well as …

• Military Logistics

  EADS North America statement on US Air Force Tanker selection

  25th February 2011

  EADS North America officials today expressed disappointment and concern over the announcement by the US Air Force that it had selected a high-risk, concept aircraft …

• Land Warfare

  Improved training facilities for South Australian Defence

  25th February 2011

  Senator David Feeney, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, today toured Cultana Training Area in South Australia.  The expansion of the Cultana Training Area is critical for …

• Defence Helicopter

  Canadian forces prepare for Cyclone arrival

  24th February 2011

  Housing for the anticipated CH-148 Cyclone helicopters for the Canadian Forces (CF) is to be built in the form of a new C$155 million facility …

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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• 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 ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) (5-6)/S-80 Flight II [Spain]

  Programme Background Requirements In February 2024, during a conference organised by El Confidencial, Admiral Ricardo Hernandez, Head of Logistic Support, stated that one of the ...

• Data links

  Data links | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

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 ...

• 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 ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  48N6E2

  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. It has ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  S-125-2A Pechora-2A (SA-26)

  Almaz-Antey offers the S-125-2A Pechora-2A (NATO designation SA-26) upgrade package for the S-125 Pechora (US/NATO designation SA-3 Goa) static and towed medium-range SAM system that first entered ...

• 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 ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range, Self-propelled missile systems

  S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler)

  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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range, Self-propelled missile systems

  S-350 Vityaz (SA-X-28)

  The S-350 Vityaz, NATO reporting name SA-X-28, is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by Almaz-Antey to replace ageing systems like the S-300PS and ...