• Defence Helicopter

  Afghan Top Gun aircrews take to UK skies

  8th March 2010

  Twenty-seven Afghan Aircrew are being trained in Wiltshire as part of a two year programme run by the UK Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), supported throughout …

• Defence Notes

  New Thales Connectivity Suite demonstrates complete capabilities

  7th March 2010

  Thales has officially opened its new Connectivity Suite as a demonstration tool and development lab for its entire range of inflight entertainment and connectivity applications. …

• Defence Notes

  Allegiant to buy six 757s to enable Hawaii services

  6th March 2010

  Allegiant Travel Company has signed a forward purchase agreement to acquire six Boeing 757-200s to enable the company to expand its leisure travel strategy into …

• Defence Notes

  AirTran inaugurates Des Moines service

  6th March 2010

  AirTran Airways has launched nonstop service between Des Moines, Iowa, and Orlando, Florida. To celebrate the inaugural flight, the airline hosted an event at the …

• Defence Notes

  AirTran announces two routes from Huntsville/Decatur

  5th March 2010

  AirTran Airways has revealed plans to add Huntsville/Decatur, Alabama, to its growing route map on 27 May 2010 with services to both Baltimore-Washington International and …

• Defence Notes

  GOL?s February 2010 traffic figures released

  5th March 2010

  GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has announced its preliminary traffic figures for February 2010. Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) generated across the whole of Gol’s system totalled …

• Defence Helicopter

  Enstrom Helicopter chosen for JSDF training programme

  5th March 2010

  Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has recently been chosen by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force to supply the next generation of training helicopters for the JGSDF …

• Defence Notes

  ATR 42-600 takes to the air

  5th March 2010

  The ATR 42-600 pre-series aircraft has had a successful first flight from Toulouse. The aircraft, powered with Pratt & Whitney PW127M engines, completed a two-hour …

• Defence Notes

  Southwest Airlines announces February traffic stats

  5th March 2010

  Southwest Airlines has reported its traffic figures for February 2010, featuring a load factor increase of almost 5 percentage points. The airline flew 4,986,254,000 revenue …

• Defence Notes

  Norwegian reports 25% passenger growth in February

  5th March 2010

  Norwegian has announced that 834,884 passengers chose to fly with the airline in February, a 25% increase from the same period last year. Revenue passenger …

• Defence Notes

  RUAG approved by EASA as Do228NG manufacturer

  5th March 2010

  RUAG Aerospace Services in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, reports that at the end of January 2010 it received official approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) …

• Defence Notes

  Air Berlin sees increased passenger numbers and revenue in February

  5th March 2010

  Air Berlin has reported passenger and revenue figures for February 2010. During the month the airline group carried 1,951,085 passengers (including those on TUIfly routes), …

• Defence Notes

  Two Embraer 170s delivered to Gulf Air

  5th March 2010

  As part of a lease agreement signed by Embraer and Gulf Air just after the Bahrain International Airshow in January, Embraer has delivered two E-170s …

• Defence Helicopter

  AgustaWestland reveals 2009 results

  5th March 2010

  AgustaWestland saw new orders for helicopters fall by nearly 40 % in 2009, the company's results have revealed. The company, part of the larger Finmeccanica …

• Defence Helicopter

  New Army Black Hawk succeeds in combat

  5th March 2010

  The Army's new high-tech UH-60 Black Hawk M-model helicopter - equipped with a stronger engine, a digital cockpit and composite rotor blades - performed exceptionally …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Destroyers

  DDX Programme (1-2) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements Destroyers are fundamental to Italy's blue water fleet and will be required to be capable of projecting capability at sea from the ...

• Maritime patrol

  P-8 Poseidon [South Korea]

  Programme Background South Korea is facing an imminent submarine threat from North Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is operating an aging fleet of P-3C ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Columbia Class Submarine (3-12)

  The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 ...

• Destroyers

  Maya Class (27DDG) (1-2) [Japan]

  Programme Background The 27DD Maya class destroyers were previously known as the Improved Atago class because they are an addition to the existing two Atago-class destroyers that have entered service. ...

• Destroyers

  Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]

  Programme Background Requirements The third element of South Korea's "Three Axis System" - a complex of measures designed to track, detect, and eliminate an adversary’s ballistic missiles and ...

• Destroyers

  Future Destroyers - ASEV (1-2) [Japan]

  Programme Background Requirements Following the Maya-class destroyers, the JMSDF will not just maintain the destroyer units they operate already but will receive two new destroyer platforms. ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Dreadnought Class (Successor Programme) (1-4) [UK]

  Programme Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H-145M (Serbia)

  Serbia's aircraft will be equipped with a fast roping system, high-performance camera, fire support equipment, ballistic protection as well as an electronic countermeasures system. The ...

• Destroyers

  Sejong the Great Class (KDX-III) Batch 2 (1-3) [South Korea]

  Programme Background Requirements The Sejong the Great class (KDX-III) Batch 2 will consist of three improved Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) batch 1 guided-missile destroyers, which ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-X III Phase II (F-35) [South Korea]

  Programme Background On 14 September 2014, South Korea signed an FMS contract under the first phase of F-X III programme to supply 40 F-35As for ...

• ISR/special mission

  P-1 EW [Japan]

  Programme Background Requirement Japan has operated the EP-3, a COMINT/SIGINT/ELINT configuration of the P-3 Orion, since 1993. As of 2024, the Japanese MoD maintains that these aircraft ...

• Frigates

  Jinnah Class frigates [Pakistan]

  Programme Background Requirements Specifications are not yet known because they are still in the design stage, though they will integrate a more diverse selection of ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-47F Chinook-Saudi Arabia

  In addition to this, the request includes M134D mini-Guns, aircraft survivability equipment, infrared signature suppression system, fast rope insertion extraction system, extended range fuel system, ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Type 094A (Jin Class) 7-12

  Programme Background The Type 094 nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) was developed for the PLAN to follow on from the single 1980s-vintage Type 092 Xia-class ...

• ISR/special mission

  E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-130J) [USN]

  Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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. 

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Arktur Next Generation SSBN

  At Army 2022 defence exposition, Rubin Design Bureau unveiled the next-generation ballistic missile submarine concept. Known as Arktur, the submarine features a stealth design and ...

• 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. ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  SM-2 Block IV (RIM-156A)

  The SM-2 Block IV (RIM-156A) is an extended-range surface-to-air missile developed by the United States Navy for fleet area air defence and terminal phase ballistic ...

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/TPY-2

  The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System

  The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, developed by the United States, provides advanced sea-based and land-based protection against ballistic missile threats.  Using the AN/SPY-1 ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  9M82M

  The 9M82M (NATO reporting name SA-23a 'Giant') is a Russian medium-range, surface-to-air missile designed to destroy tactical ballistic missiles. The development of the 9M82M missile, part of ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Arrow Weapon System

  The Arrow air defence system was jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Boeing under the oversight of Israel's Ministry of Defense and the ...

• Major networking projects

  C2BMC

  Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) is the integrating element of the US Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) for global missile defence. C2BMC links ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  L-SAM ABM (Block I)

  The L-SAM system's anti-ballistic missile (ABM) interceptor is a three-stage missile designed to neutralize incoming ballistic missiles during their terminal phase. It employs a hit-to-kill ...

• Sea: naval fire control radar

  AN/SPY-1 air search radar

  Aegis isan integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to performanti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array AN/SPY-1D(V) radar acquires ...

• Destroyers

  Akizuki Class

  The Akizuki-class (19DD) destroyers are escort ships for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). They are designed to accompany Japan’s new Hyuga—and Izumo-class helicopter carriers ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  L-SAM AAM (Block I)

  The L-SAM system's anti-aircraft missile (AAM) interceptor is a three-stage missile designed to target high-altitude threats such as aircraft and cruise missiles. It boasts an operational range ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range, Self-propelled missile systems

  S-300V (SA-12 Gladiator)

  The SA-12 Gladiator, part of the S-300V air defence system, is a long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Soviet Union in the late ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  KRONOS Power Shield

  The KRONOS Power Shield is an early warning naval radar manufactured by Leonardo. It is primarily designed for ballistic missile defence and surveillance. The main ...