• Defence Notes

  OSyS ETL cleared as primary techlog on BA CityFlyer E-Jets

  4th March 2010

  BA CityFlyer has been granted approval by the UK Civil Aviation Authority to deploy the electronic technical log (ETL) from Optimized Systems and Solutions (OSyS) …

• Defence Notes

  Republic Airways announces February 2010 traffic figures

  4th March 2010

  Republic Airways has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for February 2010. The company generated 1,414,204,000 revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 104% increase from the 693,381,000 …

• Defence Notes

  Blue1 doubles Helsinki?London Heathrow frequency

  4th March 2010

  From 25 April 2010 Blue1 is to add a new second daily flight between Helsinki and London Heathrow. Flights will depart Helsinki daily at 12:05 …

• Defence Notes

  American Eagle releases February traffic data

  4th March 2010

  American Eagle Airlines has reported traffic figures for February 2010 covering its own operations and those of its wholly-owned subsidiary Executive Airlines. Revenue passenger miles …

• Defence Notes

  February traffic released for US Airways' regional subsidiaries

  4th March 2010

  US Airways has reported February 2010 combined traffic figures for Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines, its two wholly-owned subsidiaries which operate under the US Airways …

• Defence Notes

  airBaltic?s Vilnius?London service begins

  4th March 2010

  airBaltic has begun its new service between Vilnius and Gatwick Airport in London. “We see that Vilnius airport is the first in the Baltics to …

• Defence Notes

  AirTran reports February 2010 traffic

  3rd March 2010

  AirTran Airways has reported its traffic figures for February. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) during the month totalled 1,294,743,000, a 5.4% increase compared with February 2009’s …

• Defence Notes

  Allegiant reports February 2010 traffic figures

  3rd March 2010

  Allegiant Air has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for February 2010. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totalled 393,891,000, 19.1% up on last February’s 330,856,000. Available seat …

• Defence Notes

  Virgin America?s Elevate FFP offering easier, faster rewards

  3rd March 2010

  Virgin America has announced changes to its Elevate frequent flyer programme (FFP), designed to give guests more flexibility to earn and redeem points for travel …

• Defence Notes

  AirAsia upgrades call centre services

  3rd March 2010

  AirAsia has announced a comprehensive upgrade of its call centre services that, among other developments, now includes a 24-hour self-help option and the ability to …

• Defence Notes

  Panasonic IFE for Israir Airlines A320s

  3rd March 2010

  Panasonic Avionics Corporation has been selected to provide inflight entertainment systems on three Airbus A320s owned by Tel Aviv-based Israir Airlines. The aircraft are being …

• Defence Notes

  On-schedule CFM56-7BE starts 150 hr block test

  3rd March 2010

  CFM reports that its new CFM56-7BE engine is on schedule for its planned certification date later year as it enters the 150-hour block test which …

• Defence Notes

  Borghetti to succeed Godfrey as Virgin Blue CEO

  3rd March 2010

  Virgin Blue Holdings has appointed former Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti as its new chief executive officer and managing director, effective from 8 May. …

• Defence Notes

  CFM?s Hyderabad training centre opens

  2nd March 2010

  CFM International has formally opened its new CFM56 training centre in Hyderabad, the fourth such engine maintenance training centre for CFM56 customers worldwide. The new …

• Defence Notes

  Oman Air goes live with internet and mobile OnAir

  2nd March 2010

  Claiming a pioneering milestone in the history of aviation, Oman Air has become the first airline to offer both mobile and broadband internet on board …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• AEW&C

  GlobalEye (1-3) [UAE]

  Programme Background The GlobalEye is a modification of Bombardier's Global 6000 jet aircraft fitted with the S-band Erieye Extended Range (ER) radar and mission system ...

• OPVs

  OPVs Procurement [Greece]

  Programme Background Requirements According to the RFI issued in late 2022, the Hellenic Coast Guard is seeking to procure two new OPVs. The vessels are ...

• ISR/special mission

  MC-27J - Algeria

  Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...

• Amphibious assault ships, Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  Landing Platform Docks [India]

  Programme Background Requirements The LPD tender, although more akin to an LHD, specifies that the quartet of ships must be built within India, although collaboration ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  Landing Platform Dock-Qatar

  Programme Background Close to a €4 billion ($4.67 billion) contract was awarded to Fincantieri in June 2016 for the construction of seven surface vessels, including the four ...

• 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 ...

• ISR/special mission

  E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-130J) [USN]

  Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...

• 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 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Sea: commercial shipping radar

  FAR-21x7

  FAR-21x7 is a series of S-band and X-band radars with a 19in LCD display unit. The family consists of FAR-2117 and FAR-2127 X-band radars and ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  DBR

  The Dual Band Radar (DBR) phased-array system works in both X- and S-bands simultaneously, coordinated by a resource manager. The system performs multiple functions automatically ...

• 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 ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Sea Fire Multi Function Radar

  The Sea Fire is a four-panel S-band 4D AESA radar developed by Thales and unveiled in 2014. This S-band radar is designed to outfit vessels displacing ...

• Data links

  CMDL

  The Compact Multi-band Data Link (CMDL) operates in the Ku-, C-, L- or S-band, using both analogue and digital waveforms. It is interoperable with military ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  THPR1055

  Triad THPR1055 is a four-channel, S-Band radio system designed for long-distance uncrewed C2 and data link applications in particular.

• Land: weather radar

  Defender S-band Series

  Magnetron- and Klystron-powered Defender S-band series weather radars are designed and engineered with an output of 850kW to 1,000kW, which the company claims is the ...

• Major networking projects

  TST 111/X

  The TST 111/X X-band transportable satellite terminal provides voice and data communications through FDMA PAMA channels at 256kb/s (2Mb/s as an option) maximum. The outdoor ...

• 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 ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  CENK

  CENK is a S-band AESA radar developed by Aselsan. It is optimized for medium-to-long-range high-altitude air and surface surveillance and target designation.

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  SPY-6(V)1

  The SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) is the next-generation S-band radar system that will equip the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers Flight III.

• Land: weather radar

  Defender X200

  EEC’s shorter wavelength X-band weather radar is designed to be able to detect smaller particles such as high-altitude water droplets or light snow. The size ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar, Sea: surveillance system radar

  SharpEye

  The SharpEye radar is available in S- and X-band configurations. In the former, the radar has a peak output power of 200W and an average ...

• Data links

  Naval TDMA Data Link Management Unit

  The multiple-participant naval TDMA data link updates a ship’s C2 via existing radios (HF, VHF, UHF, L- and S-band) and INMARSAT. The Data Link Update ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  EL/M-2238 STAR

  EL/M-2238 Surveillance Threat Alert Radar (STAR) is an S-band, pulse-Doppler, 3D, surface and air search radar for naval platforms. The STAR has three antenna variants: ...