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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo: APKWS validated on-board new Bell aircraft
5th March 2013
BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) has been fired from a Bell 407GT at Yuma Proving Grounds, qualifying it for use on-board the …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2013: MD Helicopters receives Middle Eastern order
5th March 2013
MD Helicopters has received an order from an undisclosed Middle Eastern country for 14 aircraft. Speaking at the Heli-Expo 2013 exhibition, Lynn Tilton, CEO, said …
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Military Logistics
M7 Aerospace wins BAE Systems support contract
5th March 2013
Elbit Systems of America company, M7 Aerospace, has been issued a sub-contract by BAE Systems to provide logistics support for the T-34, T-44, and T-6 …
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Military Logistics
Vikoma to supply powerpacks for UK MoD project
5th March 2013
Vikoma will support UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) deployable fuels infrastructure, including aircraft and ground vehicle refuelling operations, under a new contract announced on 5 …
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Land Warfare
European land sector ‘fragmented’ says EDA report
5th March 2013
A European Defence Agency (EDA) study into the European land industrial sector found it to be ‘more fragmented’ and ‘less consolidated’ than the air and …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2013: AgustaWestland bullish about the future
5th March 2013
AgustaWestland dampened down any question of wrong-doing in relation to the Indian government’s purchase of 12 AW101 VIP helicopters, as its new CEO fronted up …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2013: Rolls Royce announces latest engine evolution
5th March 2013
Rolls Royce used the start of the Heli-Expo exhibition in Las Vegas to launch the latest variant of its M250 engine. The M250-C47E features the …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2013: Bell searching for new tiltrotor partner
4th March 2013
Bell Helicopter is looking for a new partner to develop a next-generation tiltrotor for the US Army's Joint Multi-Role (JMR) requirement following Boeing’s decision to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AR4 Light Ray UAV demonstrated for Colombian armed forces
4th March 2013
Tekever has announced that it has completed a week of trials of its AR4 Light Ray unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Colombian armed forces. …
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Military Logistics
Thales, Airbus Military selected for UK A400m training contract
4th March 2013
Thales UK and Airbus Military will provide training services for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’S) A400M Atlas under a new contract issued by the UK …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky, Boeing to submit X2-based JMR proposal
1st March 2013
Sikorsky and Boeing have announced that they will submit a joint proposal for the US Army's Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Phase 1 programme …
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Naval Warfare
Sagem announces new EOMS-NG maritime order
1st March 2013
Sagem will supply its Electro-Optical Multifunction System – New Generation (EOMS-NG) for four large French navy amphibious and projection vessels being built by the French …
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Defence Helicopter
FlightSafety’s EC135 simulator receives FAA NVG qualification
28th February 2013
FlightSafety has announced that its Eurocopter EC135 Level D qualified full flight simulator located at the Dallas Learning Center has received night vision goggle (NVG) …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab to upgrade Brazilian Erieye
28th February 2013
Saab will perform work to upgrade the Brazilian Air Force’s Erieye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) mission system under a new 380 MSEK order …
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Defence Helicopter
Avalon: Australian Aerospace chief confident of Tiger service entry
28th February 2013
Australian Aerospace is confident that problems which have plagued the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter have been solved and it will soon be declared operational and …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | M-346 FA [Brazil]
Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...
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Data links
Data links | M-346 FA [Brazil]
Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | M-346 FA [Brazil]
Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | M-346 FA [Brazil]
Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | M-346 FA [Brazil]
Brazil is evaluating the procurement of up to 30 Leonardo M-346 light attack aircraft under a potential agreement with Italy, aimed at modernising its aerial ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
KC-390 [Brazil]
Programme Background Requirement The aircraft deliveries were scheduled to start by the end of 2016 and continue over a period of ten years. However, the first ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
C-130H Replacement [Sweden]
Programme Background Requirements Sweden has five C-130H aircraft (designated Tp-84) and one KC-130H. Two C-130Es bought in the 1960s have retired, but the six H ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Hermes 900 [Chile]
Methodology Unit cost In 2024, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) acquired one Hermes 900 for 50 million reais ($9.14 million), giving each drone an estimated ...
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Military helicopters - attack
H145M [Brazil]
Background Brazilian leadership announced in February 2022 that the Sabre Mil Mi-35M Hind-E attack helicopters were being retired from active service. This decision came as a ...
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Fighter - multirole
JAS 39E/F Gripen [Brazil]
Background In 2016, Gripen’s Project and Development Center was opened in Sao Paulo to allow Sweedish and Brazillian engineers to work together in the Gripen ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Hermes 900 [Colombia]
Methodology Unit cost In 2024, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) acquired one Hermes 900 for 50 million reais ($9.14 million), giving each drone an estimated gross ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Hermes 900 (5) [Brazil]
Background First three batches (2014-2024) Across three purchases, Defence Insight estimates that Brazil has acquired five Hermes 900 UAVs. In 2014, Elbit reported supplying one ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Long Range Air Defence [Brazil]
Background Brazil is in the process of expanding its medium-range air defence capabilities and is known to be interested in acquiring a long-range air defence ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Hermes 900 (1-4) [Brazil]
Background First batch (2014) In 2014, Elbit reported supplying one Hermes 900 UAV to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The drone is called the RQ-900 in Brazilian ...
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Maritime patrol
C295 add-on [Brazil]
Programme Background In 2014 Brazil signed a contracted for two additional C-295 SAR platforms with the option to acquire one additional platform. In 2018, reports ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air-to-surface missiles
MAR-1
The MAR-1 is a Brazilian air-to-surface anti-radiation missile (ARM) developed by Mectron in collaboration with the Aerospace Technology and Science Department (DCTA) of the Brazilian ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Harpia
Described as the UAV with the most onboard technology in Latin America, Harpia is a multifunctional fixed-wing Brazilian drone developed by Advanced Technologies Security & Defence. The Uruguayan ...
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Light attack, Trainer
EMB-312 Tucano
The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...
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Air: air combat simulators
TPTS
Tactical Procedures Training Simulators (TPTS), operating with SWARM software, can be used to provide most core training elements to pilots or offload training tasks from ...
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Guided munitions
SMKB (Smart-MK-Bomb)
The Smart-MK-Bomb, or the SMKB, is a precision guidance kit developed by Mectron and designed to turn Mk 82 and Mk 83 bombs into guided munitions.
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Albatroz Vortex
The Albatroz Vortex from Stella Tecnologia is a development of the company's Albatroz UAV. The key differentiator is that the Vortex is fitted with an ATJR ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Condor
The Condor, or Atobá XR, is an in-development MALE-class UAV from Stella Technologia. The development of the multi-role is tied to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), which has ...
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Trainer, Transport
EMB-121 Xingu
The EMB-121 Xingu is a twin-turboprop light transport and advanced multi-engine trainer aircraft developed by Embraer based on the EMB-110 Bandeirante. Its maiden flight was ...
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Land: battle management systems
Arkhe Mission & Combat
Launched in 2017, Atech's Arkhe Mission & Combat solutions offer a variety of solutions enabling operator to conduct missions from planning to execution and debriefing. It ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
KC-390/C-390 Millennium
The KC-390 is a high-wing, twin-turbofan, T-tail design intended to meet the needs of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for a tanker/transport aircraft. Developed and ...
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Fighter - air superiority
F-5E/F Tiger II
The F-5E (single-seat)/F (twin-seat) Tiger II is an air superiority fighter developed by Northrop Grumman based on the original F-5 Freedom Fighter. Production of the ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
H225M
The medium-weight, 11t-class H225M (formerly known as the EC725) is the latest military Super Puma/Cougar family member. Technical features include a modular design of mechanical ...
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EO/IR systems
Skyward
The SkyWard system is an advanced Infrared Search and Track (IRST) solution developed for next-generation airborne platforms, including 5th-generation fighter aircraft. Designed with modularity in ...
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Land: air defence radar
Saber M60
The Saber M60 is a low-altitude air-defence radar developed by the Brazilian Army's CTEx (Army Technology Centre) in collaboration with Bradar, part of Embraer Defence ...
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Man-portable missile systems
RBS 70 system
The RBS 70 was developed in the 1970s to meet the Swedish Army’s requirement for a low-cost, easy-to-use MANPADS which could function in extreme climatic ...