• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin delivers upgraded CBP P-3 Orion

  23rd January 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that the fourth P-3 Orion to undergo the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) modification programme has been completed and delivered to the US …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  TORC Robotics awarded UGV contract

  19th January 2012

  TORC Robotics has announced that it has been issued a contract by the Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) to develop an advanced sensor fusion system for …

• Digital Battlespace

  NATO looks to integrate ISR capabilities further

  17th January 2012

  A NATO official has called for broader recognition of the value of AEW&C systems within the wider Joint ISR network, as the organisation's C3 agency …

• Defence Helicopter

  Spanish Navy to extend life of AB212 fleet

  12th January 2012

  The Spanish Navy has awarded a contract to extend the life of its AB212 helicopter fleet to a joint venture comprising of SENER Ingeniería y …

• Defence Helicopter

  Raytheon to equip LPD 26 with electronic systems

  12th January 2012

  Raytheon has announced that it has been awarded a contract to continue its work as electronic systems integrator for the US Navy’s LPD 17 class …

• Defence Helicopter

  South Korea launches helicopter procurements

  10th January 2012

  South Korea has formally begun the process to procure new heavy attack and maritime helicopters, with an RfP expected to be issued in coming weeks. …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems Hägglunds wins FMV vehicle contract

  9th January 2012

  The FMV has announced that it has awarded BAE Systems Hägglunds a contract for the procurement of 48 BvS10 MkIIB all terrain vehicles. The award …

• Naval Warfare

  Kongsberg receives Polish contract extension

  5th January 2012

  Kongsberg has announced that it has been issued with a contract extension by the Polish Ministry of Defence (MOD) for additional Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs). …

• Defence Helicopter

  Longbow receives Apache systems contracts

  4th January 2012

  Longbow, the joint venture company established by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract worth $181 million for work to be …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Aurora delivers BAMS composite structures

  4th January 2012

  Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that it has delivered the first complete ship set of composite aerospace structures to Northrop Grumman for the MQ-4C Broad …

• Digital Battlespace

  SK Group acquires Camero-Tech

  4th January 2012

  SK Group has announced that it has acquired Sense-Through-The-Wall (STTW) solutions provider, Camero-Tech. According to SK Group, the company will continue to be operated under …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin to supply THAAD to UAE

  3rd January 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it will supply the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part …

• Digital Battlespace

  Thales and Safran sign optronics MoU

  21st December 2011

  Thales and Safran have signed an optronics Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two companies form an equally-owned joint venture for optronics (electrooptical) …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon wins Taiwan Patriot contract

  19th December 2011

  Raytheon has been awarded a contract under the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme for the provision of additional new fire units of the Patriot …

• Military Logistics

  Northrop Grumman wins Joint STARS support contract

  16th December 2011

  Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  Seeker 400 - First Batch (UAE)

  Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...

• Maritime patrol

  Challenger 650 ISR - UAE

  Programme Background In February 2019 at IDEX, the UAE announced that it will procure a new special mission aircraft with an option for the second ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

  Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

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

  Seeker 400 - Second Batch (UAE)

  Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Family of UAVs [Bangladesh]

  Programme Background RfP The Bangladesh Army released a 106-page tender document to gather information about different platforms that would enable the force to "standardise" its UAV ...

• ISR/special mission

  ISTAR Aircraft (South Korea)

  Programme Background South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration stated that Seoul is planning to procure additional aircraft to minimize potential surveillance gaps amid growing security ...

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

  ScanEagle 2 [Japan]

  Programme Background Defence Building Program (DBP) Released in December 2022, this 1 trillion yen ($8 billion) Japanese policy called on the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Jump 20 [Denmark]

  Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

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

  D-Eyes 04 [Thailand]

  Programme Background Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) According to a 29 June 2021 announcement, the RTA signed an MoU with Thailand's DTI to develop a MALE ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  NCUAV

  Programme Background The ROKA recognised the need for a more capable long-range ISR UAV in the aftermath of the North Korean shelling of its forces ...

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

  MQ-9A Reaper (First Batch) [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Acquisition Decision The Netherlands cancelled a project to procure a MALE UAV in 2007. Six years later, in 2013, it was revealed the Dutch ...

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

  MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 [Italy]

  Programme Background Initial Procurement Italy submitted a $330 million FMS request through the Defence Security Cooperation Agency for four MQ-9A aircraft, four GCS and five ...

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

  Intra-Theatre Lift [UK]

  Programme Background  Relationship to the Heavy Lift Challange The Royal Navy (RN) embarked on the Heavy Lift Challenge, now called the Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), to explore ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)

  Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...

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

  KUS-FS (ROKA) [South Korea]

  Programme Background Inception The Aerospace Division of Korean Air (KAL-ASD) commenced developing the MUAV in 2008 in response to a ROKAF requirement for a MALE ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar

  TriSAR

  The Tri-mode Synthetic Aperture Radar (TriSAR) is a real-time, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar designed to meet land and maritime surveillance requirements. Configurations are available for ...

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

  AR5

  First announced in October 2012, the AR5 is a MALE UAS designed for SAR, surveillance and maritime patrol missions. The AR5 can be flown manually or commanded ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  ELM-2022A

  The ELM-2022A is a maritime surveillance radar family which can be used for long-range surveillance and ASW, navigation and weather, maritime moving target indication and ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar

  AN/APS-137B(V)5

  The AN/APS-137B(V)5 is a maritime patrol radar fitted to the USN's P-3C Orion as part of the Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program. It provides both multi-resolution ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar

  AN/APY-10

  The AN/APY-10 airborne maritime surveillance radar equips the USN’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The radar is a direct descendant of Raytheon’s AN/APS-149 Littoral ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  ELM-2022ML

  The ELM-2022ML is a lightweight X-band maritime airborne surveillance radar from the ELM-2022 family. The synthetic aperture radar has been designed to carry out both ...

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

  AR3

  The AR3, or AR3 Net Ray, is an autonomous small-UAS designed to support land-based and maritime missions.  In May 2025, the Royal Air Force announced ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  AN/ZPY-1 STARLite

  The AN/ZPY-1 Small Tactical Radar-Lightweight (STARLite) is a synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indication (GMTI) sensor for UAVs and manned platforms that support tactical operations. ...

• Air: helicopter radar

  AN/DPY-1 Lynx Block 30

  The multi-mode AN/DPY-1 Lynx Block 30 is a reduced weight, power and volume variant of the AN/APY-8. It is a high-resolution, wide-area surveillance, Ku-band synthetic ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  Seaspray 7500E V2

  The Seaspray 7500E V2 is a long-range, maritime-focused multi-mode surveillance radar produced by Leonardo and manufactured in the UK. The system can rapidly interleave radar modes ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  AN/APY-3

  The AN/APY-3 is a large, phased-array, ground surveillance, side-looking airborne radar with synthetic aperture radar/moving target indication (MTI) capability. It is the primary sensor of ...

• Subsystems: software

  Radar Simulation Systems

  The Digital Radar Landmass Simulator (DRLMS) model accurately simulates real-world terrain and cultural feature returns, as well as weather patterns and targets. Configurable parameters allow ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar

  HISAR

  HISAR, developed by Raytheon, is a radar system that provides airborne surveillance solutions for military applications in surveillance and reconnaissance, environmental monitoring, and maritime surveillance. ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  ELM-2022H

  The ELM-2022H is the helicopter maritime patrol radar variant of the ELM-2022 family. 

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar

  STacSAR

  The Small Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radar (STacSAR) was developed for use on UAVs or small manned aircraft.