• Training

  SRC receives CEAR order

  21st June 2019

  SRC will supply Common Electronic Attack Receiver (CEAR) systems to BAE Systems under a $5.2 million contract announced on 18 June.The company will build and …

• Defence Notes

  Discover the capabilities of Shephard Plus

  12th June 2019

  Shephard Plus is a business insight tool for companies that incorporates major defence systems, subsystems and market forecasting in a single licence database.

• Defence Notes

  The power of co-branded marketing solutions

  12th June 2019

  Shephard Studio works closely with companies and event organisers across the aerospace and defence industry to provide bespoke co-branded solutions.

• Defence Notes

  Raytheon's missile business continues to boom (Studio)

  19th June 2019

  This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Wes Kramer, recently-appointed president of Raytheon Missile Systems, about …

• Defence Notes

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  12th June 2019

  Join Shephard's Premium News community and get access to the latest aerospace and defence news, insights and opinions written by our dedicated Air, Land and …

• Defence Helicopter

  MASE-equipped NH90s ready for operation

  20th June 2019

  Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) NH90 helicopters equipped with Terma's Modular Aircraft Survivability Equipment (MASE) system are now ready for operational use, the company announced …

• Digital Battlespace

  Terma: RNLAF and Belgian deliveries complete

  20th June 2019

  Terma announced on 19 June that it had completed the deliveries of Missile Warning Systems (MWS) and 3D-Audio upgrades for F-16 platforms operated by the …

• Defence Notes

  Paris Air Show: Future fighter hard sell undermined by soft detail

  18th June 2019

  Two fighter jet mock-ups unveiled in a matter of minutes at Le Bourget, emboldened by the presence of political figures including French President Emmanuel Macron, left many …

• Defence Notes

  Paris Air Show: Eurofighter launches long-term capability drive

  19th June 2019

  The Eurofighter Typhoon programme is set for a series of comprehensive capability improvements including superior EW systems, engine thrust growth and mission system sophistication, following …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon to support Dual Band Decoy programme

  17th June 2019

  Raytheon has been awarded a $33 million contract to support the US Navy’s Dual Band Decoy programme, the US Department of Defense announced on 13 …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Marine Corps tunes into narrowband network

  13th June 2019

  The USMC  has now begun rolling out its next-generation narrowband SATCOM system to replace its legacy SATCOM networks. Thousands of antenna kits for the AN/PRC-117G …

• Defence Helicopter

  Paris Air Show: Leonardo exhibits new missile warning system

  18th June 2019

  Leonardo has revealed its new Multiple Aperture Infra-Red (MAIR) missile warning system for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft at the Paris Air Show. MAIR’s chief function …

• Digital Battlespace

  Poland's crypto units receive mobile makeover

  20th June 2019

  The Polish Armed Forces cryptographic capabilities will be on the move by the end 2019 following the award of a multi-million Zloty contract. The contract, …

• Defence Notes

  Paris Air Show: Gripen speeding through flight tests

  10th June 2019

  The Gripen E’s flight testing programme is ramping up as Saab pushes the platform harder in the skies to meet the ever-evolving fighter jet demands …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon to retrofit F-15 IFF units

  10th June 2019

  Raytheon is to retrofit the US Air Force’s F-15 aircraft Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) units under a $14 million contract modification announced by the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• ISR/special mission

  P-1 EW [Japan]

  Programme Background Requirement Japan has operated the EP-3, a COMINT/SIGINT/ELINT configuration of the P-3 Orion, since 1993. As of 2024, the Japanese MoD maintains that these aircraft ...

• Fighter - electronic warfare

  Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• Data links

  Data links | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• ISR/special mission

  Stand-off Jammer Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Programme Background These large stand-off aircraft will be equipped with various EW systems capable of operating from a safe distance from the mission target. A400M ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Su-30SM Armenia

  The Su-30SM is upgraded variant of Su-30MKI. Its capabilities include Bars-R radar, RVV-SV medium-range air-to-air missile, Thales SMD55S/VEN-3022 or Russian IKSh-1M avionics replacing Elbit SU967 head-up display, LINS-1000RS inertial ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Data links

  Data links | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

  Under the Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum (luWES) programme, Germany is committed to NATO to provide 15 electronic warfare escort aircraft to support its aerial jamming capability, ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  H225M Hungary

  The helicopters will be equipped with advanced communication capabilities and will be used for transport, combat SAR and special operations missions. The H225M has advanced ...

• Corvettes

  PN MILGEM Corvettes (1-4) [Pakistan]

  Programme Background Timeline The Ada-class is Turkey's first indigenous developed and built ship project under the MILGEM project. The project aimed at designing and building ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• EW test systems

  ELT A62

  ELT A62 product family deals with multiple sensors of EW equipment suites. ELT A62 is a training system for EW personnel that can be sea-, ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  EW-MST

  The Terma Electronic Warfare Mission Support Tool (EW-MST) is an application designed to run on Windows-equipped personal computers. The purpose of the EW-MST is to ...

• EW-TISS

  The software-based Electronic Warfare Training Integrated Simulation System (EW-TISS) is designed for operators to acquire operational and analysis skills of radar reconnaissance and COMINT systems.  ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  EW Center

  The Electronic Warfare Center is an operational support system for pre-and post-mission activities. The system handles various types of EW functions (ESM, ECM etc), for ...

• Sea: procedural training

  Proteus Naval EW Trainer

  The Proteus Naval EW Trainer utilises the EW functionality from the Proteus Action Speed Tactical Trainer to provide a dedicated trainer for naval EW personnel. ...

• EW Training Support System (Battlelab)

  EW Training Support System is a Training & Simulation Center a leading-edge training facility dedicated to teaching and training personnel in the Electronic Warfare field. ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  EWCC System

  The EW Command and Control (EWCC) System coordinates engagement plans and performs appropriate soft-kill reactions against threats (anti-ship missiles, targeting radars etc). It controls EW ...

• ISR/special mission

  P-1 EW

  The Kawasaki P-1 EW (Electronic Warfare) is a Japanese-built maritime patrol aircraft designed for electronic surveillance, jamming, and signal intelligence missions. Developed by Kawasaki Heavy ...

• Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  Krasukha-2/4

  The Krasukha-2 is a truck-mounted EW system in service with the Russian Army. According to open source information, the Krasukha-2 is designed to provide EW ...

• EW test systems

  RSS-1000/-2000/-2000S/-2500

  The Radar Signal Simulator (RSS) series is a family of light, compact, man-portable radar signal simulators and EW test units designed for flightline operation. A ...

• Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

  ACDS

  The Advanced Countermeasures Dispensing System (ACDS) is a combat-proven, computer-controlled airborne system that has capabilities for chaff, flare and decoy dispensing. Functioning as a standalone ...

• T-Zone

  T-Zone is a modular test environment for system verification, validation and training support, which covers the different bands and technologies of ISR/EW systems. The system ...

• EW test systems

  Portable CEESIM

  The portable version of the Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) is a compact, lightweight system that can be used throughout multiple phases of an EW ...

• Training Services

  GFD (Gesellschaft für Flugzieldarstellung) is an Airbus subsidiary providing target demonstration, live EW training, forward air controller training, test and evaluation flights. GFD trains German ...

• Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys

  Sea Lightning

  Developed by a joint venture between BAE Systems and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Sea Lightning is being offered to the USN for the Block ...