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News - European Defence Fund

  • Defence Notes

    Cubic announces Asia-Pacific contracts

    11th July 2013

    Cubic Defense Systems will provide combat training support to a number of unnamed customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The contracts have a combined value of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    X-47B completes carrier landing

    10th July 2013

    The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has become the first unmanned jet to complete an arrested landing on board a moving aircraft carrier. The US Navy …

  • Defence Helicopter

    EC225 fix approved by EASA

    9th July 2013

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved Eurocopter’s interim fix to the main gearbox (MGB) problem that has grounded the North Sea EC225 fleet …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Watchdog warns about DoD Afghan Mi-17 purchase

    9th July 2013

    The Pentagon has approved the purchase of 30 Russian made Mi-17 helicopters for an Afghan special unit, despite warnings from a government watchdog the deal …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Night Flight Concepts to continue Bell Helicopter NVG inspections

    9th July 2013

    Night Flight Concepts have received an extended night vision goggle (NVG) inspection contract from Bell Helicopter. The company announced the contract extension on 8 July. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Crowsnest edges closer to assessment phase

    9th July 2013

    After a two-year delay in funding, the UK’s development of a new helicopter-based early warning radar system is gathering momentum – although critical capability gaps …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Stalemate continues for major Euro UAVs

    8th July 2013

    Progression of two of Europe’s most high-profile UAV programmes continues to be questioned as rumours of delay and cancellation rebound throughout the market, defence sources …

  • Land Warfare

    Kongsberg to support French Protector RWS

    5th July 2013

    Kongsberg will provide repair, overhaul and logistics support for the French Army’s Protector Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) under a new contract signed with the French …

  • Digital Battlespace

    RAF hopeful of Sentinel role beyond 2014

    5th July 2013

    The future of the RAF’s Sentinel R1 reconnaissance aircraft remains unclear according to service chiefs, despite positive feedback from recent operations in Mali earlier this …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Australia seeks MK 54 Torpedoes for MH-60R helicopters

    4th July 2013

    The Australian Department of Defence has expressed interest in acquiring 100 MK 54 All-Up-Round Torpedoes from the US government in a possible foreign military sale …

  • Military Logistics

    Saab receives Swedish FMV Gripen support order

    4th July 2013

    Saab has signed an order with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) that will see the company support and maintain the Gripen aircraft between 2014 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    First Australian MH-60R Seahawk Romeo takes flight

    3rd July 2013

    The first MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopter in production for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed its first test flight at Sikorsky’s Production Facility in …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Russia revives $4.3 billion Iraq arms deal

    3rd July 2013

    Russia plans to deliver ten Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters to Iraq within the next few months, it has been revealed. Speaking to Russian press …

  • Digital Battlespace

    ESA seeks next-gen space debris solution

    3rd July 2013

    The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking to develop a space debris retrieval system with an aim to begin clearing unwanted orbital objects by 2022.  …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Sell-off no reflection on wider UAS strategy, says BAE Systems

    2nd July 2013

    BAE Systems has sold its Unmanned Aircraft Programs (UAP) business to former business development director Matthew Pobloske, as the company looks to diversify away from …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Laser-directed energy weapons

    Tryzub Laser

    Ukraine's Tryzub (Trident) laser was revealed during the European Defence Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defence Industry conference in 2025. Video footage from ...

  • 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 ...

  • Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

    Sky Buzzer

    Hensoldt’s Sky Buzzer is a towed anti-radar decoy originally developed by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS). The system is designed to protect ...

  • 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, ...

  • Main battle 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 - 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 ...

  • 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 - 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 ...