• Land Warfare

  ATK awarded $49m special operations ammunition contract

  23rd March 2011

  Alliant Techsystems announced today that it has received a $49 million contract from the US Navy to produce a new special operations ammunition round with …

• Defence Helicopter

  CH-53K helicopter assembly line opens at Sikorsky Florida facility

  23rd March 2011

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. officially opened a new facility at its Florida Assembly and Flight Operations (FAFO) campus, establishing experimental assembly line operations for the new …

• Digital Battlespace

  Canada improves maritime surveillance

  22nd March 2011

  The Canadian Navy will share maritime surveillance information with the Coast Guard as part of the IMIC3 programme, awarded to Thales Canada on 19 March. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  NASA Global Hawk takes the Earth's temperature over Pacific Ocean

  22nd March 2011

  A Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high altitude unmanned aircraft began a series of flights over the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 11 as part of a …

• Military Logistics

  Hamilton Sundstrand to provide C-130 propeller kits

  18th March 2011

  Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract for the procurement and installation of as many as 25 electronic propeller control system (EPCS) aircraft …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman, US Navy complete new flights of X-47B UCAS

  17th March 2011

  Less than a month after completing the first flight of the US Navy's X-47B UCAS-Demonstration aircraft, flight test engineers from Northrop Grumman Corporation and the …

• Defence Helicopter

  The Black Cats announce 2011 display season

  17th March 2011

  The Royal Navy helicopter display team, the Black Cats, have announced their 2011 season. Following on from a very successful 2010 season, the 2011 programme …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman ships first BAMS UAS fuselage

  16th March 2011

  Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first of three fuselages for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) System Development and Demonstration (SDD) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bell Helicopter AH-1Z earns Navy Initial Operating Capability designation

  14th March 2011

  Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that the US Marine Corps' newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z Cobra, achieved Initial Operating Capability ahead of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman completes structural proof testing of 2nd X-47B aircraft

  14th March 2011

  The US Navy's second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) will be able to withstand all of the structural stresses and strains associated with takeoff, …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems awarded contract for P-8a mission computer systems

  14th March 2011

  BAE Systems received a Low Rate Initial Production contract from Boeing to provide mission computer systems for six P-8A Poseidon aircraft. BAE Systems' mission computer …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing begins final assembly of 1st P-8A Poseidon production aircraft

  9th March 2011

  Boeing today began final assembly of the first US Navy P-8A Poseidon production aircraft in the company's Renton factory. The P-8A is the first of …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin upgraded fleet management technology deploys to UK Armed Forces

  9th March 2011

  An upgraded logistics information management software system, developed by Lockheed Martin for the UK Ministry of Defence, will provide the UK Armed Forces with significant …

• Defence Helicopter

  AgustaWestland wins £76m Lynx Wildcat training facility contract

  8th March 2011

  AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design and develop …

• Digital Battlespace

  Kratos to participate in defence cyber operations contract award

  7th March 2011

  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it is part of a team that has been awarded …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Frigates

  Constellation Class - FFG(X) (1-10)

  Programme Background The FFG (X) programme was first announced with a Request for Information (RFI) released by the US Navy in July 2017 with a ...

• Destroyers

  Next-Generation Large Surface Combatants (LSC) - DDG(X) [USN]

  Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) is acknowledging a need to move away from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer design, which is slowly outgrowing. Flight III ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Tier 2 Frigates Procurement [Australia]

  The February 2024 Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet review recommends that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) acquire at least seven, and optimally 11, Tier 2 ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Tier 2 Frigates Procurement [Australia]

  The February 2024 Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet review recommends that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) acquire at least seven, and optimally 11, Tier 2 ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Project SEA 3000 [Australia]

  The February 2024 Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet review recommends that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) acquire at least seven, and optimally 11, Tier 2 ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Project SEA 3000 [Australia]

  The February 2024 Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet review recommends that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) acquire at least seven, and optimally 11, Tier 2 ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Luleå Class [Sweden]

  According to the Swedish Defence White Paper for the 2021-2025 period, the Navy will need to replace the existing two ageing Gävle-class corvettes with new surface ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Luleå Class [Sweden]

  According to the Swedish Defence White Paper for the 2021-2025 period, the Navy will need to replace the existing two ageing Gävle-class corvettes with new surface ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Joint Future Surface Combatant - FSC (3) [Netherlands]

  The Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) are undertaking a joint Future Surface Combatant (FSC) project to replace their existing M-class Karel Doorman-class ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Joint Future Surface Combatant - FSC (3) [Netherlands]

  The Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) are undertaking a joint Future Surface Combatant (FSC) project to replace their existing M-class Karel Doorman-class ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Joint Future Surface Combatant - FSC (3-4) [Netherlands]

  The Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) are undertaking a joint Future Surface Combatant (FSC) project to replace their existing M-class Karel Doorman-class ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Joint Future Surface Combatant - FSC (3-4) [Netherlands]

  The Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) are undertaking a joint Future Surface Combatant (FSC) project to replace their existing M-class Karel Doorman-class ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Floréal Class Replacement [France]

  The French Navy urges the replacement of the Floréal-class frigates with a new class of vessels that will mainly operate in French overseas territories.  Speaking to ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Floréal Class Replacement [France]

  The French Navy urges the replacement of the Floréal-class frigates with a new class of vessels that will mainly operate in French overseas territories.  Speaking to ...

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

  Project 22350 / Orlan-10 (Russia)

  Programme Background The Russian Navy is following emerging trends of crewed surface vessels, including surface combatants, for the launch, operation and recovery of uncrewed maritime ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

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

  Ghost

  Developed to be versatile, Ghost is a manoeuvrable, rotary-wing mini-UAV designed for performing ISR missions in urban warfare, observation stakeout missions and covert special operations ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  SCOMBA

  SCOMBA is a combat management system developed by Navantia for the Spanish Navy. It has been in service with the Spanish Navy since 2010 across ...

• Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Loki

  Loki is a Ukrainian mini fixed-wing drone designed by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). The drone is launched from a pneumatic launcher ...

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

  Thor

  Thor is a Ukrainian fixed-wing small drone manufactured by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). Powered by a lithium polymer or lithium-ion battery, ...

• Sea: procedural training

  IMAT

  DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Surface Scout

  Surface Scout is an X-band, medium-range surveillance radar with a range of up to 44km. It covers 20° of elevation and has a beam width ...

• Sea: procedural training

  SEWTT

  The Surface Electronic Warfare Team Trainer (SEWTT) is a software application developed by EWA GSI as a next-generation tactical training application for US Navy surface ...

• Corvettes

  Shadhinota Class (Type C13B/Type 056)

  The Shadhinota-class comprises four Type C13B corvettes built by China's Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group for the Bangladesh Navy. Designed to conduct anti-air warfare and ASuW ...

• Ship-launched torpedoes, Submarine-launched torpedoes

  F21

  The F21 is Naval Group's next-generation, heavyweight torpedo developed for the French Navy. It has been designed to replace the F17 torpedoes. F21 torpedoes can ...

• Ship-launched torpedoes, Submarine-launched torpedoes

  F17

  The F17 is a wire-guided anti-surface ship torpedo developed for the French Navy and purchased by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The latest version is the F17 ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  IM400

  The Integrated Mast 400 (IM400) is an integrated naval sensor and communications suite packed into a mast structure. By resolving the electromagnetic conflicts and LoS ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT)

  The Navy Multiband Terminal is the next-generation maritime military SATCOM for the US Navy and allied nations. The terminal integrates EHF and AEHF systems with ...

• Frigates

  Alpha 5000 Combatant

  During Indo Pacific 2023, Navantia Australia unveiled the Avante 5500 Combatant. The Spanish shipbuilder is pitching the new frigate design for the Tier 2 surface ...

• Sea: coastal surveillance radar

  iCSR-20

  The iCSR-20 is a low-power solid-state radar available in both S and X bands for medium- to long-range coast surveillance VTS applications. It is able ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  JTRS Later Increment Waveforms

  A number of waveforms are scheduled for implementation in later JTRS increments: WNW with low probability of intercept/detection and bandwidth-efficient advanced modulation; SRW with LPI/LPD; ...