Digital Battlespace

ESC BAZ creates a virtual security fence across Israel borders

12th September 2011

ESC BAZ, a world-known expert and supplier of advanced surveillance, observation and reconnaissance systems, has announced today the successful installation of a virtual security fence …

Digital Battlespace

DRS completes testing of GS205 Targeting System

12th September 2011

DRS Defense Solutions announced that its GS205 Targeting System - the smallest, lightest-weight, fully environmentally qualified stabilized targeting system on the market - successfully completed …

Military Logistics

DCS Corp wins TACOM award

9th September 2011

DCS Corp announced today that the company has received an award of a Blanket Purchase Agreement under the Omnibus III contract from the US Army's …

Defence Helicopter

S-76D helicopter programme accelerates toward certification

9th September 2011

Enhanced performance, more power, and a "Grand Canyon" standard of quiet that delivers substantially reduced external noise are all proving to be the new standard …

Defence Helicopter

GKN Aerospace launches UK fuel tank repair shop

9th September 2011

GKN Aerospace today announces the launch of a ‘one stop' repair service for fixed and rotary wing flexible fuel tanks which aims to halve the …

Defence Helicopter

DVCS6100 installed in 1000th EC135

8th September 2011

Becker Avionics is pleased to announce the recent delivery by Eurocopter Germany GmbH of the 1000th EC135 to ADAC Air Rescue with a Becker Avionics …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Elbit Systems, Embraer form strategic agreement

8th September 2011

Elbit Systems announced today, further to the announcement dated April 13, 2011, that its Brazilian subsidiary AEL Sistemas S.A. ("AEL") signed several related agreements with …

Digital Battlespace

SAIC awarded $35m task order by USSOCOM

8th September 2011

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a task order by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide enterprise-wide mission critical …

Land Warfare

Elbit Systems completes UT30BR acceptance tests

7th September 2011

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it has successfully concluded customer acceptance tests of first 30mm unmanned turret UT30BR, integrated into the Brazilian IVECO 6X6 …

Military Logistics

Photon Finance wins US naval solar power contract

7th September 2011

Photon Finance LLC has been selected as one of three companies to develop distributed solar power systems on more than 11 naval facilities in Hawaii. …

Digital Battlespace

Ultra Electronics integrates USAF C4 network

7th September 2011

Ultra Electronics, DNE Technologies successfully integrated radar and secure voice radio traffic across a US Air Force tactical C4 network at a recent US Department …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Thales Hermes 450 exceeds 50,000 flight hours

6th September 2011

Thales UK’s Hermes 450 unmanned air system (UAS) fleet has reached a major milestone, having now flown more than 50,000 operational flying hours in support …

Land Warfare

BAE Systems conjures up invisibility cloak

6th September 2011

BAE Systems has tested an ‘invisibility cloak' that allows a vehicle to blend into its surroundings. The system, which can work over infra-red and other …

Defence Notes

MALD-J proves capability to protect aircraft

6th September 2011

The US Air Force demonstrated that Raytheon Company's Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer could protect aircraft when it completed the first test of the MALD-J …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Roke, Industry Alliance to develop UGV platform

6th September 2011

Roke Manor Research has joined forces with Marshall Land Systems to provide a mobile surveillance and Electronic Warfare (EW) capability for Marshall's unmanned ground vehicle …

Military UAS - small

Vietnam - ScanEagle 2

Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

Military UAS - small

Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

UAS: communication systems

UAS: communication systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challange, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

UAS: flight control systems

UAS: flight control systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challange, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

OPVs

Kingston Class Replacement [Canada]

Programme Background Requirements Under the second pillar of its shipbuilding strategy, Canada is seeking to procure an undisclosed number of small vessels (below 1000t). Part ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

U-212 Near Future Submarine (4) [Italy]

Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

U-212 Near Future Submarine (3) [Italy]

Programme Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

CATV (UK)

Programme Background CATV The CATV programme was initiated in 2019, when the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden signed an MoU to share acquisition costs for ...

Minehunters

Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Netherlands]

Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite class MCM's which are due ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Naval Shipborne Uncrewed Aerial System (NSUAS) (India)

Programma Background 2015 RfI On 5 February 2015, the Directorate of Naval Air Staff released a RfI for a Naval Shipborne Uncrewed Aerial System (NSUAS) that ...

Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Action Plan of the Georgian Defence Force (Warmate) [Georgia]

Programme Background Action Plan of the Georgian Defence Forces 2020-30 In July 2021, the Georgian Minister of Defence, Juansher Burchuladze, outlined the country's military modernisation ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-47F Chinook

As the Army's only heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-47F Improved Cargo helicopter is an essential component of the Army's Multi-Domain Battle framework. The CH-47F and MH-47G ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

CATV (Germany)

Programme Background CATV The CATV programme was initiated in 2019, when the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden signed an MoU to share acquisition costs for ...

Fighter - multirole

F-15SA Saudi Arabia

The aircraft deal includes 170 APG-63(v)3 AESA radar sets, 193 F-110-GE-129 Improved Performance Engines, 100 M61 Vulcan Cannons, 338 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems amongst ...

Corvettes

Ada Class Corvettes (3-4) [Ukraine]

Programme Background Timeline In October 2020, the MoD of Ukraine and the President of the Turkish Defence Industries signed a memorandum of understanding. This outlined ...

Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

Smartscan- MEWS

MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...

Land: battle management systems, Major networking projects, Naval: Combat Management Systems

DOOB (HARBIYE)

Defence out of a Box (DOOB, also marketed as HARBIYE) is a C4I system family developed by Havelsan as an integrated defence solution aiming for ...

Subsystems: software

Simulation Engine II

The Simulation Engine II (SE II) commercial game engine is the first PC-based game engine to be developed by Sonalysts as a commercial product and ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

JTRS Increment 1 Waveforms

A number of waveforms are set to be implemented under JTRS Increment 1: WNW with OFDM and anti-jam; SRW (ground domain); joint airborne network-tactical edge ...

Air: mission management systems

Naval Command Center

The Elbit Systems Naval Command Center (NCC) provides the infrastructure, systems and functionality required to achieve maritime domain awareness in conjunction with applicable means, evaluating ...

Sea: procedural training

Submarine Simulator

A multi-domain simulation system for submarines, covering all vessel systems and subsystems: Submarine Tactical Trainer (STT); Submarine Diving and Steering Simulator (SDS) in a cockpit; Surface Navigation Simulator ...

Air: mission management systems

I-JOCCS

Integrated Joint Operational Command and Control Services (I-JOCCS) is designed for interoperability among coalition forces including the UK and US. The capability supports fixed-site installations ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

ELK-7065

The ELK-7065 ground and naval HF COMINT direction-finding system was unveiled in 2013, with a compact, lightweight airborne version launched in September 2017. The sensor was ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

JTRS Domains

The former JTRS ‘clusters’, that had become separate disjointed programmes, have been replaced with centrally managed domain programme management offices. The construct comprises four JTRS ...

Land: battle management systems

AMDWS

AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...

Major networking projects

TNE

Trusted Network Environment (TNE) is used by the US DoD and federal agencies where multiple coalitions of interest need trusted information brokers to let them ...

Major networking projects

GIG

Global Information Grid (GIG) is a DoD-wide programme, managed by OSD Network Information Infrastructure and integrated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, to support all ...

Data links

Joint Tactical Terminal

Leonardo's Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) family of products provides Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) capability to air, land and naval platforms. According to the manufacturer, over 1,200 ...

Counter-UAS systems, EO/IR systems, Land: air defence radar

Hawkeye AD

Hawkeye Air Defence (AD) is an integrated sensor suite optimised for acquisition, tracking, classification and engagement of air targets from fixed and mobile platforms. The ...

Frigates

HDF-3800

The HDF-3800 is a frigate design developed by HHI. The project is based on the FFX II frigate in service with the Republic of Korea ...