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Defence Helicopter
Helicopter revitalization program launches final refurbished Black Hawk
2nd December 2009
Moments after Maj. Gen. James Myles, commanding general, Aviation and Missile Command, took off in the Corpus Christi Army Depot UH-1H Huey to attend a …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky delivers UH-60M Black Hawk to Bahrain Defence Forces
1st December 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today celebrated the formal delivery of a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter to the Defense Forces of Bahrain. It is the first of …
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Land Warfare
ATK Receives $5 Million Award for US Army's Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI)
1st December 2009
Alliant Techsystems has received a $5 million contract from the US Army for the first phase of the Army's Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI). ATK …
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Defence Helicopter
Alligator and Mistral meet in St Petersburg
1st December 2009
A Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter has landed on the French assault ship Mistral as part of the vessel's official visit to St Petersburg. The Mistral …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Schiebel signs a contract with French DGA for lease of its Camcopter S-100
1st December 2009
Following the success with the first UAS ever to fly at the Paris Air Show in June 2009, Schiebel has now won a contract with …
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Defence Helicopter
ATK and Elbit Systems Conduct Successful Flight Test of GATR From OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter
1st December 2009
Alliant Techsystems and Elbit Systems have successfully conducted flight tests of the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR) from a US Army rotary-wing helicopter: the OH-58D …
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Defence Helicopter
Global Positioning Systems Improve Helicopter Safety
1st December 2009
Global positioning system technology is being applied to older rotary-wing aircraft to help save lives, a senior helicopter pilot based at Andrews Air Force Base, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Insitu ScanEagle Conducts Successful Maritime Demonstration for Canadian Navy
27th November 2009
Insitu has announced a successful flight demonstration of its first ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard Canadian Naval vessel HMCS GLACE BAY (MM 701). HMCS …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing and Australian Defence Force Sign Deed for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Services
25th November 2009
Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company has signed a Deed of Standing Offer to provide Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) testing …
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Defence Helicopter
Two Australian MRH-90s to be manufactured in Germany
24th November 2009
Two of Australia’s 46 aircraft Eurocopter-Australian Aerospace MRH-90 helicopters will be built in Germany as part of plans to recover schedule delays on the A$4.199 …
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Digital Battlespace
French government orders 16,454 FELIN soldier modernization systems from Sagem
24th November 2009
French defense procurement agency DGA has placed a new order with Sagem, a Safran group company, for 16,454 FELIN integrated equipment suites for the French …
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Defence Helicopter
NAVAIR delivers new Mi-17 helicopters to Afghan National Army Air Corps
20th November 2009
NAVAIR delivered four new Mi-17 helicopters to the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) in Kabul, Afghanistan just sixty-five days after the order was placed. …
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Defence Helicopter
Thales HELIE night vision goggles selected for French Army helicopters
18th November 2009
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales Angénieux a contract to equip French Army helicopter pilots with HELIE night vision goggles. The contract …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests
18th November 2009
The Boeing Company in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles …
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Defence Helicopter
US Army's Black Hawk Helicopter Fleet Surpasses 1 Million Flight Hours in Iraq and Afghanistan
17th November 2009
Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters flown by the US Army in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war have accumulated more than 1 million fleet flight …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
J-10 [China]
Programme Background The aircraft performed its maiden flight in 1998 and entered service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 2004. According to ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Data links
Data links | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Corvettes
Jiangdao Class (Type 056)
Programme Background The Type 056 corvette is referred to by the Chinese as the new-generation light guided-missile frigates. They have been built for the People's Liberation ...
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Minehunters
Taiwanese Rapid Minelayers
Four new rapid minelayers are being built for the Taiwanese Navy in a bid to counter the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A contract ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Kalyani M4 (India)
Programme Background In the wake of border clashes with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2020, the Indian Army has accelerated several of its ...
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Frigates
Jiangkai II Class (Type 054A)
Built by Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard and Huangpu shipyards the frigates were first seen being constructed from 2005. The class is referred to as the workhorses of China's ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
VP1/Type 89 (Nigeria)
Programme Background The Nigerian Army has an ongoing need for new armoured vehicles to replace losses incurred in its conflict with extremist organisations operating within ...
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Corvettes
Shadhinota Class (Type C13B)
The Shadhinota class (Type C13B) corvettes are a platform based on the Type 056 Jiangdao class used by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), built by the ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
S26T [Thailand]
Programme Background The Royal Thai Navy has been in the process of acquiring a new submarine for a number of years. They formally selected China's ...
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Frigates
Jiangkai III Class (Type 054B / Type 057)
Following the rapid production and relative success of the Type 054A Jiangkai II class frigates, the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) are developing a successor to ...
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Aircraft carriers
Type 004
Programme Background Although information around any of China's naval shipbuilding is sparse, great interest has been taken in China's plans for a fleet of aircraft ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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AEW&C, Transport
Y-8
The Y-8 (Yunshuji-8) medium-sized transport and multirole aircraft was developed by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation and is based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. More than 36 ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Z-8
Developed by Changhe Aircraft Industry Group, the Z-8 (known also as Z-18) is a derivative of the AC313 civil helicopter, which is itself a copy of ...
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Ship-launched torpedoes, Submarine-launched torpedoes
Yu-8
The Yu-8 torpedo is a Chinese rocket-propelled ASW torpedo. It is similar to the CY-5.
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Submachine guns
CS/LS2
Norinco’s CS/LS2 is a 9mm bullpup SMG designed for use with a suppressor. It has been in service with the People's Liberation Army since about ...
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Fighter - multirole
J-8
The J-8 (NATO reporting name Finback) is a multirole fighter domestically developed by China. It has design similarities with Soviet MiG-21 and Su-15 aircraft. The ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
KZ-800
China National Electronics Import and Export’s (CEIEC) KZ-800 is an airborne Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) gathering system believed to be in widespread use onboard People’s Liberation ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
Type GCZ110
Norinco announced in 2014 that it had completed development of the Type GCZ110 armoured engineer vehicle based on a modified Type 79 tank chassis equipped ...
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Tanks
VT2
The 125mm-armed VT2 tracked MBT, which was unveiled at DSA 2012, is the export version of the People's Liberation Army Type 96A. As of early ...
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Fighter - multirole
J-10
The J-10 (NATO reporting name Firebird) is a multirole fighter developed by China to replace second-generation J-7 and Q-5 aircraft. The aircraft is also known ...
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Fighter - ground attack
J-16
The J-16 is a multirole fighter developed by China. It is based on the J-11 air superiority fighter, itself a licence-built version of the Russian ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Sky Saker FX400A
The Sky Saker FX400A is a fixed-wing drone manufactured by Norinco. Capable of hosting both ISR and attack payloads, such as the Blue Arrow 7 ...
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Tanks
Type 62
The Type 62 light tank entered production for the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1963. Essentially a smaller, lighter clone of the Type 59 MBT, it is ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
CTL-181
Produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation, the CTL-181 is a 6x6 armoured tactical vehicle designed for the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLA uses the CTL-181 ...
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Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles
YJ-9
The YJ-9E (TL-10) is a Chinese, lightweight anti-ship missile. The YJ-9E was first shown to the public via the Internet in 2013. While not much is publicly ...
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Destroyers
Luzhou Class (Type 051C)
The Type 051C Luzhou Class destroyers were built by Dalian Shipyard for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) with the first vessel commissioned in 2006. ...