• Defence Notes

  AirAsia moves into Vietnam with share in VietJet Air

  10th February 2010

  AirAsia has acquired a 30% equity stake in VietJet Aviation JSC (VietJet Air) to create a Vietnam-based joint venture low-fare airline named VietJet AirAsia which …

• Defence Helicopter

  Marine aviators complete operational assessment of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon system with 8-for-8 performance

  10th February 2010

  Aviators from the US Marine Corps have completed their operational assessment of BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, scoring eight direct hits in eight …

• Defence Helicopter

  Northrop Grumman begins full rate production of US Navy's Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System for Heavy Lift Helicopter fleets

  10th February 2010

  The Department of the Navy's CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet will continue to receive new Northrop Grumman Corporation-designed, built and tested Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter celebrates maiden flight of CH-53GA right on schedule

  10th February 2010

  The CH-53GA medium-lift military transport helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight over the Bavarian town of Donauwörth today before an admiring crowd of approximately 150 …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAR-H: United Kingdom selects Soteria Consortium to provide dedicated search and rescue services for the next 25 years

  10th February 2010

  Sikorsky Search and Rescue (SAR) S-92 helicopters are expected to provide turnkey helicopter services in the United Kingdom well into the 21st century as the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  EADS Defence & Security delivers second batch of DRAC UAVs to French Ministry of Defence

  10th February 2010

  On 25 January 2010, EADS Defence & Security delivered 35 specially modified new unmanned air vehicle (UAV) DRAC systems to the French Army to enhance …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAR-H: CHC selected as Preferred Bidder for 25-year UK SAR Contract

  10th February 2010

  CHC Helicopters, through its membership in the Soteria consortium, has won preferred bidder status on a 25-year contract to provide comprehensive search and rescue (SAR) …

• Defence Notes

  Lufthansa Systems navigation charts for Air Dolomiti

  9th February 2010

  Air Dolomiti is to use navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems with the two companies having recently signed a 10-year-contract for the usage of Lido/RouteManual. The …

• Defence Notes

  easyJet selects WorkBridge ground planning software

  9th February 2010

  easyJet has selected WorkBridge to supply resource planning software for all the airline’s ground handling operations. WorkBridge and its software platform will provide planning support, …

• Defence Notes

  airBaltic adds frequency on Riga?Brussels

  9th February 2010

  airBaltic has announced an increase in the number of flights it will offer from Riga to Brussels during the summer of 2010, with two services …

• Defence Notes

  GOL selects Rockwell Collins datalink and MMR for 737s

  9th February 2010

  GOL has selected Rockwell Collins to provide CMU-900 Communications Management Units (CMU) for its fleet of Boeing 737NGs, which will also be equipped with the …

• Defence Notes

  JetBlue begins Orlando?Montego Bay route

  9th February 2010

  JetBlue Airways has inaugurated service between Orlando International Airport and Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Jamaica. The new daily flight becomes JetBlue's 23rd …

• Defence Notes

  airBaltic reports 12% traffic increase in January figures

  9th February 2010

  airBaltic carried 199,085 passengers in January 2010 from its main bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn, an increase of 12% over the same month in …

• Defence Notes

  Jazz Air announces 2009 profit

  9th February 2010

  The Jazz Air Income Fund has announced its 2009 results featuring a net income of C$92.6 million. Operating revenue for the year reached C$1,473.9 million, …

• Defence Notes

  Latvian government approves new airBaltic terminal

  9th February 2010

  The Latvian government has approved the construction of a new terminal by airBaltic at Riga International Airport. airBaltic president and CEO Bertolt Flick commented, “The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  Combat Fighter Jet [Ireland]

  Programme Background  In February 2025, the Irish Minister for Defence and Tánaiste Simon Harris highlighted Irelands need to procure a new combat fighter jet to combat ...

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

  Polish Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Sweden]

  Background Swedish Support Package On 31 March 2025, the Swedish Government presented its 19th and largest military support package to Ukraine to date, valued at almost SEK ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | A400M (forecast) [United Kingdom]

  In April 2025, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that as part of the Strategic Defence Review is reviewing a potential purchase of additional A400M Atlas ...

• Data links

  Data links | A400M (forecast) [United Kingdom]

  In April 2025, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that as part of the Strategic Defence Review is reviewing a potential purchase of additional A400M Atlas ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | A400M (forecast) [United Kingdom]

  In April 2025, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that as part of the Strategic Defence Review is reviewing a potential purchase of additional A400M Atlas ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Landing Craft Utility (LCU) [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Landing Craft Utility (LCUs). This was already specified in the Medium Term Defence Programme (FY2019 ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Landing Craft Utility (LCU) [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Landing Craft Utility (LCUs). This was already specified in the Medium Term Defence Programme (FY2019 ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Landing Craft Utility (LCU)/Small Transport Vessels (1-4) [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Landing Craft Utility (LCUs). This was already specified in the Medium Term Defence Programme (FY2019 ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Landing Craft Utility (LCU)/Small Transport Vessels (1-4) [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Landing Craft Utility (LCUs). This was already specified in the Medium Term Defence Programme (FY2019 ...

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

  FlyEye (Framework Agreement) (Contracted) [Poland]

  Background Pre-2023 Contracts Across three orders, one in the early 2010s, another in December 2018 and another in February 2022, the Polish Territorial Defence Force ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Manoeuvrable Boats [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). Deliveries are set to start ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Manoeuvrable Boats [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). Deliveries are set to start ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Manoeuvrable Boats (1-3) [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). Deliveries are set to start ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Manoeuvrable Boats (1-3) [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). Deliveries are set to start ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Landing Craft Utility (LCU)/Small Transport Vessels [Japan]

  According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Landing Craft Utility (LCUs). This was already specified in the Medium Term Defence Programme (FY2019 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

  RGW 60

  Dynamit Nobel developed the Recoilless Grenade Weapon 60mm (RGW 60) for special operations, airborne and other light forces which require a compact, lightweight assault weapon. ...

• Land: RWS

  FeWaS 80

  The FeWaS 80 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 80kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 80kg) was originally developed alongside the heavier FeWaS 120 to meet a requirement from ...

• Land: RWS

  Dual FeWaS

  The Dual FeWaS is an RWS designed to be installed on medium and heavy AFVs. It is armed with two weapons consisting of either a ...

• Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

  Enforcer

  MBDA has been developing the Enforcer since 2014 to provide a shoulder-launched precision missile system  that is able to defeat lightly armoured and soft-skinned targets ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  ACSV G5

  The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle G5 (ACSV), formerly the PMMC G5, is a tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) intended to replace vehicles such as the M113 ...

• Land: RWS

  FeWAS 120

  The FeWaS 120 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 120kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 120kg) was originally developed alongside the lighter FeWaS 80 to meet a requirement from ...

• Land: RWS

  Samson Mini

  The Samson Mini is one of the lightest members of the Samson RWS family. It is a dual-axis, gyrostabilised RWS designed for use on vehicles, ...

• Major networking projects

  Missile Defence

  In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...

• Major networking projects

  Defence Architecture Framework

  BAE Systems is developing a broad base of systems architecture expertise to execute network-centric warfare projects on behalf of the Australian Defence Force. This is ...

• 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. 

• Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys

  Krait Defence System

  Krait Defence System is a flexible, scalable and modular anti-submarine warfare solution by the British SEA. It includes a family of products from stand-alone KraitArray ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  NOMADS Air Defence

  Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace developed the National Manoeuvre Air Defence System (NOMADS) to address the increasing need for mobile, adaptable air defence systems capable of ...

• Land: air defence simulators

  Rapier Air Defence PTT

  In service with the British Army, the Rapier Air Defence Field Standard A and B part task trainer (PTT) gives students target alerting, identification, tracking ...

• Major networking projects

  Air and Missile Defence

  NATO Air and Missile Defence comprises all measures aimed at monitoring and reacting to potential air threats in NATO airspace, as well as countering hostile ...

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

  Falcon Air Defence System

  Unveiled at IDEX 2019, Falcon is a medium range ground-based air defence system, including C-RAM and C-UAS capabilities. The Falcon consists of Lockheed Martin's Skykeeper ...