• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Pilot training with EVA (video)

  1st December 2015

  Elbit Systems is displaying an embedded virtual avionics (EVA) solution for trainer and operational aircraft at this year’s I/ITSEC exhibition. EVA can simulate weapon systems …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Mockingbird RPA software flies in

  1st December 2015

  ZedaSoft’s mockingbird software for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) and unmanned aerial system (UAS) operator training is making its debut at I/ITSEC in Orlando. The company …

• Digital Battlespace

  ADF tests TDMA waveform technology

  1st December 2015

  Hughes Network Systems has partnered with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the US military to test its advanced TDMA waveform technology during exercise Talisman Sabre …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Blended Warrior goes live (video)

  1st December 2015

  A virtual training event that brings together the US military and leading training and simulation companies, known as Operation Blended Warrior, has begun at this …

• Digital Battlespace

  DST and Aselsan to form JV

  1st December 2015

  Taqnia Defense and Security Technologies (DST) has signed an agreement with Aselsan for the formation of a joint venture company in Saudi Arabia, Aselsan announced …

• Digital Battlespace

  Alion wins spectrum support contract

  1st December 2015

  Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a contract by the US Army Spectrum Management Office (ASMO) to perform work in support of protecting the …

• Training

  Airborne Industries announces new contracts

  1st December 2015

  Airborne Industries has announced a new contract to supply Parachute Training Balloons to the Belgian Army. The Belgian Army uses Airborne Industries’ Parachute Training Balloon …

• Digital Battlespace

  Model 527 radar signal simulator for KC-46

  1st December 2015

  Textron Systems Electronic Systems’ Model 527 has been selected as the Radar Signal Simulator for the KC-46 aircraft, Textron announced on 30 November.  The Model …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Barco projects onto CAE simulators

  30th November 2015

  CAE has selected Barco to supply projectors for the company’s helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft simulators. The two-year product supply agreement, announced at I/ITSEC in Orlando, …

• Training

  New simulators for IAF

  30th November 2015

  Two new Full Mission Simulators (FMS) designed for M-346 ‘Lavi’ trainer aircraft have been delivered to the Israel Ministry of Defense, Elbit Systems announced on 30 …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Swedish Navy gets new trainer

  30th November 2015

  The Swedish Navy is to receive a Naval Warfare Training System (NWTS) from CAE in early 2016. The company is demonstrating its Naval Tactical Mission …

• Military Logistics

  Final LLCs delivered to Australian navy

  30th November 2015

  The final batch of Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Landing Craft (LLC) have been delivered to the Australian Department of Defence by Navantia, the company announced …

• Training

  Iraqi NCOs graduate from TG Taji

  30th November 2015

  Australia and New Zealand’s Task Group Taji (TG Taji) military complex has trained another 230 Iraqi soldiers through the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) academy, the Australia …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  German Heron UAS hits operational milestone

  27th November 2015

  The Heron UAS operated Airbus Defence and Space and the German Air Force in Afghanistan has reached an operational milestone having chalked up 25,000 flight …

• Defence Helicopter

  Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-8AMTSh-VA

  27th November 2015

  Russian Helicopters' Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant has delivered the first Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopter to the Russian Defence Ministry’s Arctic groupings, the company announced on 25 November.  The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  Tanker Transport Aircraft [Thailand]

  Programme Background  The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is on track to acquire their first transport tanker aircraft. The new aircraft will be designed to ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 2) [USA]

  Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 3) [USA]

  Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 4) [USA]

  Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• Main battle tanks

  Main Battle Tank Upgrade [Australia]

  Programme Background Between 2006 and 2007, the Australian Army received 59 M1A1 AIM SA Abrams MBTs under Project Land 907 Phase 1. These vehicles were planned to ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Small UAV [Belgium]

  According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Small UAV [Belgium]

  According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...

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

  DEF129 (Small UAS) [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement The Australian Army identified a need for a small UAS to provide an organic ISR capability to units operating at the tactical ...

• Military UAS - small

  Bug Nano UAS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Project Land 400 Phase 3 [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...

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

  Bayraktar TB3 [Turkish Army]

  Background Land Forces Command Delivery In late October 2024, Haluk Bayraktar, Baykar's CEO, stated that the Bayraktar TB3 had entered mass production and could be exported ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Eitan 8x8 [Israel]

  Programme Background Due to the provisions of the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) system, there is a chance that the Eitan could be mass produced ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) (Project NYX) [UK]

  The British Army’s Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) programme aims to develop a highly autonomous, sovereign system to be paired with crewed Apache AH-64E systems. In November ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  Project Marshall

  The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...

• Laser-directed energy weapons

  DragonFire

  DragonFire is a laser weapon system built for the UK MoD and manufactured by a consortium of manufacturers. The primary manufacturer is MBDA, though they ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  Hawkeye Land Surveillance Systems

  Launched at DSEI 2015, the Chess Dynamics Hawkeye family of multi-sensor surveillance systems is designed to provide short- to extended-range optical surveillance and target acquisition ...

• Transport

  C-130J Super Hercules

  The C-130J Super Hercules is the latest model of the C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J primarily performs the tactical portion of ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  Land 125

  In 1994, Australia initiated Project Wundurra to develop an integrated soldier combat system, and by 2005 this had evolved into the multi-phase Land 125 programme ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Land Ceptor

  MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

  KRONOS Land

  KRONOS is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations.  The system simultaneously performs surveillance, dedicated target ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Superav Land

  The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...

• Patrol boats

  Guardian Class

  The Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boats are being manufactured under the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement project by the Australian shipbuilding company Austal. The project is aimed ...

• Land: RWS

  RCG30

  The Mechatronics division of Denel Land Systems unveiled its RCG30 unmanned turret at the African Aerospace & Defence exhibition in September 2018. Armed with a ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar

  Osprey 30

  The Osprey 30, also known as the Osprey, is an airborne active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar optimised for low size, weight and power (SWAP) requirements. As a multi-mode ...

• Artillery rockets

  EXTRA

  EXTRA is an Israeli 306 mm GPS/INS guided artillery rocket developed by IMI (Now a subsidiary of Elbit Systems as Elbit Systems Land) for use ...

• EW test systems

  CEESIM

  The Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) family of simulators is designed for use in development, T&E;, maintenance and training support of airborne, land, shipboard and ...

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

  Skeldar V-200

  UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture, UMS SKELDAR, to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV, which is used by various countries, including Belgium, Canada ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Emerald AES-210/E

  The Elbit Systems Emerald AES-210/E is a family of lightweight electronic support measures and ELINT systems for helicopters and aircraft tasked with land or maritime surveillance ...