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News - European Defence Fund

  • Military Logistics

    Alenia moves toward first Israeli M-346 delivery

    24th March 2014

    Alenia Aermacchi has rolled out the first M-346 advanced trainer aircraft for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), ahead of the first planned deliveries of the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Brimstone integration on Reaper success, MBDA says

    21st March 2014

    MBDA has revealed details about the integration of the Dual-Mode Brimstone munition on board a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) MQ-9 Reaper UAV following a …

  • Land Warfare

    Rheinmetall expects recovery of defence sales in 2014

    21st March 2014

    Rheinmetall has reported a lower group operating profit for 2013 compared to 2012 as defence sales have been affected by a challenging budget environment.  Operating …

  • Naval Warfare

    MBDA unveils new Marte Coastal Defence System

    21st March 2014

    MBDA has developed a new coastal defence system based on the Marte missile family called the Marte Coastal Defence System (MCDS). The system is designed …

  • Military Logistics

    UK DIO to become a GovCo after 2016

    21st March 2014

    The UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), which manages and develops the defence estate will become a Government Company (GovCo) after 2016, Shephard has learned. A …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Italian Air Force’s first HH-101A takes flight

    20th March 2014

    The first production AW101 for the Italian Air Force has made its maiden flight at the AgustaWestland facility in Yeovil, UK, on 19 March. A …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Navy to study MH-53E engine fire risk

    20th March 2014

    The US Navy plans to award Sikorsky a contract to study ways to ‘reduce or eliminate’ the risk of engine-fires on its MH-53E Sea Dragon …

  • Defence Helicopter

    India receives Mi-17s, AW101 saga continues

    20th March 2014

    India has received its first batch of 19 Mi-17V5s as New Delhi continues to clash with Italy over the termination of its deal to purchase …

  • Digital Battlespace

    CAE details new training simulation contracts

    20th March 2014

    CAE has announced a number of new contracts that will see it supply training simulators and support services to a number of customers worldwide, including …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DAGR capability as air-launched weapon demo'd

    19th March 2014

    Lockheed Martin’s DAGR guided rocket has successfully completed a series of Air Worthiness Release (AWR) live firing flight tests from an Apache AH-64D helicopter, during …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DARPA confirms VTOL X-Plane contract recipients

    19th March 2014

    DARPA has finalised the list of contenders for its VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) programme, with the awarding of two additional Phase 1 contracts to …

  • Defence Notes

    China becomes fourth-largest arms exporter

    18th March 2014

    China has become the world’s fourth largest weapons exporter amid continued growth in international arms sales, according to a new study by Sweden-based think-tank SIPRI.  …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Russia stages helicopter exercises near Ukraine border

    18th March 2014

    The Russian army started a new round of military exercises close to the border with Ukraine on 17 March. Held at a training center in …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter lands on HMS Dragon

    18th March 2014

    The Royal Navy’s Wildcat helicopter has landed on the flight deck of a Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, at sea as part of sea trials …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Boeing signs RAAF Wedgetail support extension

    17th March 2014

    The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has elected to extend a contract with Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) to support its Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

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

    LOTUS

    The LOTUS, Low Observable Tactical Unnamed System, is a tactical UAV especially designed for border patrol ISR operations.  The development of the project is funded by ...

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • Land: air defence radar

    APIS

    APIS is a passive high-resolution primary radar system developed by Indra. It is the first passive system in the world capable of offering images using ...

  • Major networking projects

    IABMS

    Integrated Air Battlespace Management System (IABMS) is a modular real-time air defence and C4I system of systems that has been fielded and implemented at fixed, ...

  • Tanks

    EMBT

    KNDS (KMW + NEXTER Defense Systems) presented its first joint product, the EMBT (European Main Battle Tank) demonstrator, at the June 2018 Eurosatory defence exhibition. The EMBT mounts ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Mistral 3

    The Mistral 3 is the latest member of the Mistral family of very short-range surface-to-air missiles. It entered service in 2018 and has been chosen ...

  • EO/IR systems

    NightHawk2-UZ

    The NightHawk2-UZ is a dual EO-IR stabilised camera turret from NextVision designed for long-range observation applications that demand low weight. The 350g sensor's IR camera has a 1280x720p ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    DRASS Combat Management System

    The Italian company DRASS is developing its proprietary combat management system for use in compact submarines. The development of this CMS suite was first unveiled in ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Talarion

    The Talarion is a next-generation MALE UAV for reconnaissance, detection, classification and tracking of targets (land and sea) as well as detection, recognition and identification ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Skeldar V-200

    UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV.  The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...

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

    Pro

    The Pro VTOL is a fixed-wing UAV from DeltaQuad. It is available in three models, the Map, View and Cargo variants, which primarily impact the attached payload. ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    CAMM-MR

    The CAMM-MR (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile - Medium Range) is being developed collaboratively by MBDA and Poland's PGZ to enhance medium-range air defence capabilities, with ...

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

    FEANIX

    The Future Effector - Adaptable, Networked, Intelligent, Xpendable (FEANIX) is a long-range Light Remote Carrier (LRC) that can be launched from the air, land, and sea.  Unveiled by ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Aegis Ashore

    Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...

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

    One 150

    The One 150 is a tactical UAV manufactured by Primoco UAV. The UAV is designed for commercial and military use and can be configured to ...