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Defence Helicopter
Pratt & Whitney wins US Army rotorcraft R&D award
28th November 2012
Pratt & Whitney will carry out work to research and develop an Advanced Variable-Speed Power Turbine (AVSPOT) to meet the range and lift requirements for …
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Defence Helicopter
EDA takes helicopter pooling to the next level
27th November 2012
The European Defence Agency (EDA) Helicopter Training Programme (HTP) will organise military rotary wing exercises over a ten year period, following the signing of a …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing and MDHI on collision course over AAS contenders
27th November 2012
Boeing is in dispute with MD Helicopters (MDHI) over the latter’s development of the MD 540F as a militarised aircraft, it has emerged. A Boeing …
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Naval Warfare
Northrop Grumman to support Canadian navigation systems
26th November 2012
Northrop Grumman will provide in-service support for the MK-49 inertial navigation systems and navigation data distribution systems fielded aboard surface ships and submarines of the …
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Defence Notes
Germany takes delivery of MANTIS air defence system
26th November 2012
Rheinmetall has announced the formal delivery of the MANTIS air defence system to the German Air Force during a ceremony in Husum, Germany, home of …
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Defence Helicopter
Selex Galileo announces new simulation contracts
26th November 2012
A number of new contracts have been issued to Selex Galileo worth a combined €8 million, according to a 23 November company statement. The contracts, …
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Defence Helicopter
NAVAIR launches Presidential helicopter replacement
26th November 2012
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has begun a fresh effort to find a new Presidential helicopter, with the release of a draft RfP to …
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Digital Battlespace
Rockwell Collins wins US Army FlexForce award
23rd November 2012
Rockwell Collins has announced that the US Army Communication-Electronics Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground has issued it a $35 million award for satellite communication services. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
LUNA TUAS reaches operational milestone
23rd November 2012
EMT has announced that its LUNA tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) has completed its 50th flight sortie with an EASA-certified Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder …
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Land Warfare
UK MoD to acquire new Foxhound vehicles
23rd November 2012
The UK MoD has announced that it is investing £46 million in acquiring 51 new Foxhound patrol vehicles for soldiers serving on the frontline in Afghanistan. Defence …
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Digital Battlespace
RAAF Wedgetail E-7A simulator receives update
22nd November 2012
Thales Australia has announced that it has introduced a major update to the visual system of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) Wedgetail E-7A Flight …
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Land Warfare
UNIGINE Engine selected for Almaz-Antey software
22nd November 2012
3D technologies development company, UNIGINE Engine, has announced that it has been selected to develop the visualisation component of analytical software for Almaz-Antey anti-air, anti-missile …
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Digital Battlespace
Cassidian enhances AESA radar technology
22nd November 2012
Cassidian has announced that it has developed a new generation of transmit and receive modules (TRM) which give the new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) …
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Defence Helicopter
Germany nears first Tiger operational deployment
22nd November 2012
After much delay, Germany’s Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter will now deploy to Afghanistan for its first operational mission in early December. Four ASGARD-F Tigers will …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky MH-60R wins Danish Maritime Helicopter competition
21st November 2012
The Danish Ministry of Defence has announced that it will acquire the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk as its new maritime helicopter. The Romeo has beaten …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Light attack, Trainer
PC-21 (Project Air 5428) [Australia]
The new PTS, including aircraft, flight training simulators and learning environments is being acquired from a single capability contractor, Team 21, which consists of Lockheed ...
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Transport, Transport/tanker aircraft
Project Air 7404 [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement Australia is thinking ahead to an enlarged transport fleet to replace the current C-130Js. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was the second ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35A (Project Air 6000 Phase 2A/B) [Australia]
Programme Background The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) took delivery of 18 F-35A aircraft as of March 2020 and the remaining aircraft are expected to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (5-6) [Australia]
Background Four Contracted Units In the summer of 2020, Northrop Grumman announced that the Australian Government provided $333 million for three MQ-4C Tritons and associated GCS. ...
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Data links
Data links | Hawk 127 Replacement (Future Lead-In Fighter Training System- Project Air 6002 PH1) [Australia]
In June 2020, Australia issued a Request for Information (RfI) for a Future Lead-In Fighter Training System (LIFTS) in a requirement called Project Air 6002 Phase ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Hawk 127 Replacement (Future Lead-In Fighter Training System- Project Air 6002 PH1) [Australia]
In June 2020, Australia issued a Request for Information (RfI) for a Future Lead-In Fighter Training System (LIFTS) in a requirement called Project Air 6002 Phase ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Hawk 127 Replacement (Future Lead-In Fighter Training System- Project Air 6002 PH1) [Australia]
In June 2020, Australia issued a Request for Information (RfI) for a Future Lead-In Fighter Training System (LIFTS) in a requirement called Project Air 6002 Phase ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Hawk 127 Replacement (Future Lead-In Fighter Training System- Project Air 6002 PH1) [Australia]
In June 2020, Australia issued a Request for Information (RfI) for a Future Lead-In Fighter Training System (LIFTS) in a requirement called Project Air 6002 Phase ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (13-14) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved'Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020 (see separate ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [Australia]
Background Older Efforts On 23 April 2021, the US State Department's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) approval announcement revealed that Australia had requested to buy up ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Project Air 7003 [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement The Royal Australian Air Force has been without a UAS capability since the Heron was withdrawn in mid-2017. According to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds, ...
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OPVs
Arafura Class (Project SEA 1180) (1-6) [Australia]
Programme Background Australia's new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), the Arafura-class, will replace the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) fleet of Armidale and Cape-class patrol ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (11-12) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved'Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020 (see separate ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-28 Ghost Bat [Australia]
Background Goal As stated by the Head of Air Force Capability, Air Vice-Marshal Robert Denney, in March 2022, the Ghost Bat will be an "operational system ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Project Vixen [UK]
Background Project Goal The Royal Navy uses Leonardo crewed Merlin (AW101) helicopters fitted with CROWSNEST pods to provide airborne early warning capabilities for carriers. An early 2021 Royal ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
Air-5416 Project Echidna
Air-5416 Project Echidna was an initiative launched in 2001 by BAE Systems for the Australian DoD. Its goal was to overhaul the self protection systems ...
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Trainer
King Air trainer
Textron / Beechcraft King Air trainers are a family twin-engine aircraft based on King Air 90, 100, 200 and 350 utility aircraft. The King Air ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Australian Defence Force MRH90 Training
As prime contractor for the ADF's MRH90 training programme, CAE has provided two MRH90 full-flight mission simulators (FFMS), training facilities and engineering and support services. ...
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AMAS
AMAS – Australian Minesweeping System – was developed with the assistance of the Defence Science & Technology Organisation and the Royal Australian Navy. It adopts ...
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Military - USVs
Bluebottle
Bluebottle is a persistent, autonomous, uncrewed surface vessel from Ocius Technology in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
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Air: air combat simulators
RAAF Hawk Mk 127 FMS
Under subcontract to BAE Systems, CAE is designing and manufacturing three Hawk Mk 127 full-mission simulators (FMS) for the Royal Australian Air Force that will ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Wanderer
The Wanderer is a low-altitude, low-cost, long-endurance UAV produced in-house by the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) Jericho Disruptive Innovation Group and the Australian Government's Defense Science ...
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Light attack
Hawk 200
The Hawk 200 is a single-seat light attack iteration of the Hawk 100 (see separate entry) and Advanced Jet Trainer or AJT (see separate entry). ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-28A Ghost Bat
The MQ-28A Ghost Bat is a loyal wingman-type, Collobrative Combat Aircraft (CCA), MALE fixed-wing drone being developed by Boeing Defence Australia. Its development began in 2013 and took its ...
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Maritime patrol
Challenger 604
Bombardier Challenger CL-604 MPAs are in service with the Royal Danish Air Force and the Korea Coast Guard. The first of three Danish aircraft entered ...
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Air: UAV simulators
Predator Mission Trainer (PMT)
The CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) is an integrated platform that combines the features of CAE's UAS mission trainer with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator-specific ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
AN/ALR-2001
BAE Systems’ AN/ALR-2001 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) is thought to be based on Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Elta Systems division’s EL/M-8382 ESM. The AN/ALR-2001 is ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
M Solar-X
First revealed in August 2020, in February 2024, at its symposium, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) showcased the M Solar-X. This solar-powered fixed-wing drone was ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Phantom 4 (Series)
Designed for aerial photograph applications by DJI, the Phantom 4 series of UAVs includes the Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro V2.0, Phantom 4 Advanced ...
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Submarine-launched torpedoes
Mk 48 Mod 7AT CBASS
The MK 48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) is the latest variant of the Mk 48 torpedo family manufactured by Lockheed Martin and ...
