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News - FIDAE 2016

  • Defence Helicopter

    USCG seeks to extend H-60 Jayhawk life

    24th January 2018

    US Coast Guard officials are weighing up industry feedback on ways to once again extend the life of its ageing fleet of H-60 Jayhawks and …

  • Naval Warfare

    ADECS 2018: India’s silent arm progresses…slowly

    24th January 2018

    Having initiated its 30-year submarine-building plan two decades ago to raise operational and indigenous construction capabilities, modernisation of the Indian Navy (IN) underwater fleet has …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Russia to ink Mi-17V-5 contact with India

    23rd January 2018

    India is soon to receive a batch of 48 Russian Helicopters Mi-17V-5 aircraft, Rostec announced on 23 January. The deal, which is anticipated to be …

  • Digital Battlespace

    More Harris radios for Latvia

    23rd January 2018

    The Latvian Ministry of Defence and the US government signed a new contract in December for the delivery of additional Harris tactical radios and accessories …

  • Naval Warfare

    ADECS 2018: Piracy report released

    23rd January 2018

    A new annual international piracy report issued by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and covering 2017, indicated that …

  • Naval Warfare

    ADECS 2018: Taiwan pursues indigenous submarines

    23rd January 2018

    The Republic of China Navy (ROCN) launched its Indigenous Defence Submarine (IDS) programme in 2016, the goal being to build eight submarines within a decade. …

  • Military Logistics

    ADECS 2018: Australia hunts for new hydrographic survey ship

    23rd January 2018

    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) continues its search for a new hydrographic survey ship, with an invitation to register going out to industry for suitable …

  • Naval Warfare

    ADECS 2018: OCEA selling into the Philippines

    23rd January 2018

    French shipyard OCEA has announced the sale of a single 84m OPV 270 vessel and four 24m FPB 72 Mk II patrol boats to the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Blackjack nears IOC on US Navy decks

    22nd January 2018

    Insitu is gearing up for IOC of its RQ-21A Blackjack with the US Navy in the second quarter of 2018 with FOC commencing in the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Philippine C4ISTAR contract awarded

    22nd January 2018

    The US has contracted Harris Corporation to deliver a C4ISTAR system to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), with the FMS deal priced at …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Indonesia angles towards Turkey for UCAV requirement

    19th January 2018

    Alongside its participation in an effort to field a domestically designed MALE UAV for surveillance purposes, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) is also planning to jointly …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy seeking additional AUVs

    18th January 2018

    The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has stated its intention to extend a contract with Hydroid for its Littoral Battlespace Sensing Autonomous …

  • Military Logistics

    Three dead in Turkey military plane crash

    17th January 2018

    A Turkish military transport plane has crashed in southern Anatolia, claiming the lives of three army personnel on board, the Turkish Army announced on 17 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Mi-28NM bound for Russian MoD

    17th January 2018

    Two enhanced Mi-28NM attack helicopters bound for the Russian MoD are due to delivered by the end of this year. This was revealed on 18 December …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Indonesia receives five military helicopters

    17th January 2018

    Indonesia’s military received five helicopters – two Airbus Helicopters AS565 MBe Panthers and three armed H125M Fennecs – plus a CN-235-220 aircraft from PT Dirgantara …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    Harop [Azerbaijan]

    Programme Background According to a December 2020 report by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Azerbaijan acquired an estimated 50 Harop loitering munitions ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-1Z Romania

    The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Military Strategy document, ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Piranha V

    264 of the Piranha Vs will be assigned to the Danish Army's 1st Brigade, following its reorganisation in January 2019. Each of its three armoured ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Paraguay VAMTAC ST5

    Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Data links

    Data links | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Air: Helmet-mounted displays

    Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    Air: Head-up displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    Mi-28UB - Russia

    Programme BackgroundThe Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian Helicopters ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    Mi-28UB - Russia Forecast

    Programme Background The Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian ...

  • Light attack, Trainer

    Tejas LCA - India Follow-On

    According to the HAL's chairman R Madhavan, 'apart from all the capabilities of IOC aircraft, the FOC variant additionally comes with an air-to-air refuelling capability, close-combat ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)

    Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...

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

    KUS-FT (South Korea)

    Programme Background Requirement The ROKA had identified a need for tactical UAVs that can be employed at the divisional level to carry out ISTAR missions ...

  • OPVs

    OPV P71 (Malta)

    Programme Background Malta is to receive an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) called P71 to complement the P61 OPV. Plans were first announced for a new OPV ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Trainer

    IA-100

    FAdeA (Fábrica Argentina de Aviones) first unveiled the IA-100 basic training aircraft at FIDAE 2016 in Chile. Aimed at the South American military and civil ...

  • Artillery rockets

    EXTRA

    The Extended Range Artillery (EXTRA) is a guided rocket developed by Israel Military Industries. The munitions can be fired from IMI’s Lynx and various other ...

  • Military - USVs

    SeaFly-01

    The SeaFly-01 USV, developed by Beijing Sifang Automation, was showcased at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China in November 2016. Phase one tests of the ...

  • Military - USVs

    High-Speed Intercept Boat

    Poly Technologies displayed its High-Speed Intercept Boat at DSA in Malaysia in 2016. 

  • Military - UUVs

    Phantom T5

    The Phantom T5 UUV was introduced in 2016. The ROV incorporates many of the old Phantom characteristics in a smaller system, with vectored thrusters added. 

  • Galaxy R8700

    The Altavian Galaxy R8700 is an octocopter UAV designed for inspection of mining, construction, urban and small project sites. It was unveiled in August 2016. 

  • Land: air defence radar

    RLS-50

    OKB TSP gave its first public display of the RLS-50 3D air surveillance mobile radar at ADEX 2016, at Baku, in September 2016. Its beam ...

  • PD6-AW

    Prodrone's PD6-AW all-weather hexarotor drone is designed for professional filming, photography, land surveying, inspections and other roles. The platform was unveiled in April 2016. 

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Bars-6

    Bogdan publicly unveiled the 7t Bars-6 (Panther) 4x4 light APC at IDEX 2015, and in July 2016, the company introduced an upgraded version ready for ...

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

    Mini UAV Fixed Wing I

    The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) unveiled the hand-launched Mini UAS (also known as Mini UAV Fixed-Wing I) at SOFEX 2016, along with a wider family ...

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

    Mysterious Bee

    The Mysterious Bee hybrid, fixed-wing/quadcopter UAV was unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow 2016. It is designed to operate from ships, small islands, mountainous areas and ...

  • Awing-F100J

    Awing-F100J is the latest UAV from Tianjin-based Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology and was displayed at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China for the first time ...

  • T333

    The T333 is a coaxial dual-rotor UAV. It is an upgrade to the TD220 unmanned helicopter and was displayed for the first time at the ...

  • Land: RWS

    Asgard RCT

    The Asgard RCT (Remote Control Turret) is the unmanned member of the Asgard 127 modular one-person turret family introduced in 2016. It is suitable for ...

  • Military - UUVs

    Echo Voyager

    In March 2016, Boeing Defense, Space & Security introduced the Echo Voyager UUV. It is a 51ft (15.5m) long vehicle that can operate autonomously for ...