Digital Battlespace

Alcatel-Lucent, INEO win DGA contract

5th September 2011

Alcatel-Lucent and INEO, GDF SUEZ group, announced the official signing of the "RDIP-Air" (for air force base Internet Protocol service networks) Partnership Agreement with the …

Defence Helicopter

L-3 to provide enhanced Apache displays

5th September 2011

L-3 Communications announced today that its Display Systems unit has received a competitively-awarded firm-fixed price contract from Lockheed Martin to develop a new 5-x-5-inch color …

Defence Helicopter

Afghan Air Force medics critical in evacuation

5th September 2011

Afghan Air Force medics, with help from coalition advisers, facilitated a critical medical evacuation effort recently as a result of a bombing in Herat Province …

Military Logistics

Cobham takes delivery of third FSTA

2nd September 2011

Cobham has taken delivery of the third Airbus A330 destined to become a Royal Air Force (RAF) Voyager tanker aircraft. The aircraft, which arrived at …

Digital Battlespace

General Dynamics awarded $900m for joint USAF contract

2nd September 2011

General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract from the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Joint Program Office at Hanscom …

Digital Battlespace

Molex announces ADS membership

2nd September 2011

Molex Incorporated announces its membership into ADS. Molex serves defence contractors and military suppliers with a broad portfolio of proven, high-performance interconnect technologies, including fibre …

Land Warfare

BAE Systems continues teaming with Canadian industry

1st September 2011

BAE Systems has again teamed with Canadian industry to provide the best of Canadian technology and capability as part of their response to the Tactical …

Defence Helicopter

Bell Boeing receives order for CV-22 training devices

31st August 2011

The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company and Bell Helicopter - Textron, has received a $34 million order from the …

Defence Helicopter

Helidax success attracts foreign countries

31st August 2011

Hélidax, the first public-private partnership (PPP) launched by the French Ministry of Defense in 2008, exceeded last June 20 000 flight hours on EC120 Colibri …

Defence Helicopter

Patria to provide Finland with NH90 ballistic protectio

31st August 2011

The Finnish Defence Forces and Patria have signed an agreement on ballistic protection for NH90 helicopters. Patria will design and manufacture protective equipment for NH90 …

Naval Warfare

BAE Systems completes successful test of Mk 38 TLS

31st August 2011

BAE Systems, Boeing, and the US Navy recently conducted a successful test of the Mk 38 MOD 2 Tactical Laser System (TLS) concept at Eglin …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment unveils Shrike VTOL UAV

30th August 2011

AeroVironment, Inc. today introduced its lightweight and man-portable Shrike VTOL unmanned aircraft system. In August 2008 AeroVironment announced the receipt of a contract from DARPA …

Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense delivers Canadian TAPV for testing

30th August 2011

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, today delivered the Oshkosh Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) to Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland where the Canadian …

Land Warfare

General Dynamics proposes PIRANHA 5 for CCV

30th August 2011

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada announced today that it will offer the PIRANHA 5 vehicle fitted with Rheinmetall's LANCE 30mm Modular Turret System for the Government …

Uncrewed Vehicles

New aerostat to protect troops in Afghanistan

29th August 2011

Carolina Unmanned Vehicles, Inc. (CUV), Raleigh North Carolina, announces an order for a new version of their Lightweight Aerostat System (LAS). The new LAS, being …

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 ...