Land Warfare

Sagem fire control computers for French artillery

17th May 2011

Following a competitive call for tenders, the new-generation ballistic computer offered by Sagem (Safran group) was chosen by French defense procurement agency DGA to outfit …

Digital Battlespace

ITT completes milestone on Swedish surveillance programme

17th May 2011

ITT Corporation announced the successful completion of Production Acceptance Testing (PAT) for the first system of the Reliability and Modification (REMO) 870 Program to modernize …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Cubewano perfects heavy fuel engine

17th May 2011

British engine maker Cubewano has created the world's lightest and most powerful engine to run on heavy fuel, providing over one horsepower per pound, as …

Digital Battlespace

Opgal presents a new thermal imaging paradigm

17th May 2011

Opgal Optronics Industries, a leading global manufacturer of innovative thermal and active-imaging solutions for security and safety applications, today announced the launch of EyeR-Core, a …

Digital Battlespace

CamoScience spurs special operations apps launch

17th May 2011

Special Operations Forces Industry Conference -- MW Research and Development founder, K. Dominic Cincotti, has announced the launch of a new company -- Special Operations …

Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter X3 exceeds speed challenge

16th May 2011

Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator has delivered on the promise of pushing the frontiers in rotary-wing aviation by surpassing its original speed target of 220 …

Defence Helicopter

Military debates role of contracted support

16th May 2011

The military will always retain responsibility over its rotorcraft maintenance, despite the increasing trend to employ contractors for the servicing of its aircraft. A panel …

Land Warfare

Azerbaijan MOD expands joint armoured vehicle production

16th May 2011

The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defence Industries (MDI) has extended the Joint Production Agreement with Paramount Group, Africa's largest privately owned defence company, to produce 60 …

Digital Battlespace

ARMOR rugged tablets gain wireless certification

16th May 2011

DRS Technologies, Inc. A Finmeccanica Company, announced that the ARMOR X10gx and ARMOR X7 rugged tablet computers have endured rigorous testing and have been certified …

Digital Battlespace

Austro Control selects Sensis WAM for Austria

16th May 2011

Austro Control GmbH, the Air Navigation Service Provider for Austria, has selected Sensis Corporation to deploy a Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system across the country. …

Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation wins $19m order from Asian nation

16th May 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $19 million order from a nation in Asia for an integrated tactical communications …

Defence Helicopter

AgustaWestland wins Egyptian Air Force contract

16th May 2011

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that AgustaWestland North America, Inc. was awarded a $37.8 million contract with the US Army Aviation and …

Uncrewed Vehicles

IDEF 2011: Bayraktar tactical UAV nears production

13th May 2011

Among the various indigenously-designed UAVs on display at the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul from 10 to 13 May was the Bayraktar tactical UAV, which company …

Land Warfare

IDEF 2011: New combat shotgun unveiled

13th May 2011

Turkish firearms design company UTAS used the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul to unveil a new combat shotgun, which it claims addresses all the shortcomings of …

Digital Battlespace

DRS earns CMMI maturity level 3 rating

13th May 2011

DRS Defense Solutions, LLC announced today that is has been appraised as fully compliant at a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 3 for …

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 ...

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 ...

Military helicopters - maritime

Ka-31

Programme Background The IN already has 14 Ka-31 helicopters in its inventory, so this fact should simplify the acquisition procedure. The Navy’s AEW fleet will ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

CATV (Sweden)

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 ...

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 ...