• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: USN TIER 2 / STUAS will see only one contract awarded

  11th August 2009

  The United States Navy's PMA-263 program office overseeing the joint navy-Marine Corps Tier 2 / STUAS competition says that it will not be looking at …

• Defence Helicopter

  Commando Pilot Recieves Special Award

  11th August 2009

  Commando Helicopter Force pilot, Lieutenant James Coleman Royal Navy, of 846 Naval Air Squadron received the coveted Darren Chapman award at RNAS Yeovilton in a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: USAF and USN renew UCAS links for AAR trials

  11th August 2009

  In a sign of renewed cooperation between the US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy on future UAV development a number of air force personnel …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  L-3 Mobius Makes First Public Flight

  10th August 2009

  L-3’s Mobius an optionally piloted aircraft system built by L-3 Communications, made its first public flight today at the 5th Biennial Unmanned Systems Demonstration hosted …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  L-3 Showcases Unmanned Aircraft Virtual Training and Augmented Reality System

  10th August 2009

  L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) is showcasing Blue Box HD, a real-time network service that supports distributed virtual training or operations for any …

• Defence Helicopter

  Newly Named HSC 12 Carries on Rich Tradition

  10th August 2009

  After 57 years of service, the longest standing helicopter squadron in Navy history, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2), became the most recent squadron to transition …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Elisra to Present New Multi V-Star Advanced Modular Intelligence System at AUVSI

  10th August 2009

  Elisra, a recognized worldwide as a leader in EW solutions utilizing a variety of cutting edge technologies, will present its new Multi V-Star at the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  RATUFC hosts fourth UAS flight campaign in 36 months

  10th August 2009

  Robonic’s Arctic Test UAV Flight Centre (RATUFC) is emerging as a major focal point for unmanned air system flight test and evaluation in Europe with …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Insitu ScanEagle Reaches 2,500 Combat Flight Hours with Heavy Fuel Engine

  7th August 2009

  Insitu has announced it has reached more than 2,500 combat flight hours and more than 300 shipboard sorties with its heavy fuel engine (HFE). ScanEagle …

• Defence Helicopter

  Prototype assembly looms as first production parts arrive for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter

  6th August 2009

  Sikorsky Aircraft has begun receiving the first of the 8,500 supplier parts that will constitute the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter Sikorsky is developing for …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Australia trials WASP III ahead of new SUAS fleet buy

  6th August 2009

  Australia has a launched a rolling trials and demonstration programme of the Aerovironment Wasp III small unmanned air system (SUAS) as part of new plans …

• Defence Helicopter

  Kenyan ab-initio pilots arrive

  6th August 2009

  Once again the Starlite Aviation Group has been recognized as having one of the best training schools and instructors in the world, with the awarding …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Miniature, Multi-Functional Air Data Probes for UAVs and Light Aircraft

  6th August 2009

  SpaceAge Control has launched a new family of miniature multi-functional air data probes which offer complete air data sensing capability for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman-Built Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Reaches 25,000 Combat Hours

  5th August 2009

  Northrop Grumman Corporation's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently reached a major milestone - 25,000 combat hours - during an operational sortie July …

• Defence Helicopter

  Italian Navy Takes Delivery Of Its 21st AW101 Helicopter

  4th August 2009

  AgustaWestland has announced that the Italian Navy has taken delivery of its 21st AW101 three engine medium/heavy helicopter during an official ceremony held at Maristaeli …

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 ...

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

  Camcopter S-300 [South Korea]

  Programme Background Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) On 18 January 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northop Grumman at a ...

• 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 ...

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 ...