• Defence Notes

  ExpressJet announces February traffic data

  15th March 2010

  ExpressJet Holdings, parent company of regional and charter airline operator, ExpressJet Airlines, has reported traffic and capacity results for February 2010. During the month, on …

• Defence Notes

  GOL appoints new VP market

  15th March 2010

  GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes elected Cláudia Pagnano as its new vice-president of market. Pagnano has 20 years of professional experience with large consumer, financial services …

• Defence Notes

  New GOL 737 first of type with chrome-free primer

  15th March 2010

  Boeing has prepared a new 737-800 for Brazil’s GOL with the first-ever application of a chrome-free primer to a single-aisle aircraft bound for revenue service. …

• Defence Notes

  New VP marketing for Republic Airways

  15th March 2010

  Republic Airways Holdings has appointed Ian Arthur as vice-president of marketing and branding. In addition to heading up the marketing and branding strategies of recently …

• Defence Notes

  JetBlue doubles daily New York?Los Angeles frequency

  15th March 2010

  JetBlue Airways is to increase from two to four its daily nonstop flights from New York JFK to Los Angeles (LAX) from 1 July. JetBlue …

• Defence Notes

  Lion Air buys three FFSs and two IPTs from CAE

  15th March 2010

  CAE has sold three CAE 7000 Series full-flight simulators (FFSs) and two integrated procedures trainers (IPTs) to Lion Air. One FFS is for the ATR …

• Defence Notes

  Air Arabia chooses SITA Aircom

  15th March 2010

  SITA has been selected by Air Arabia to provide air–ground communications including data link services for the airline’s expanding fleet and network of 59 destinations. …

• Land Warfare

  Pinpoint protection for Afghanistan

  15th March 2010

  Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) handed over the first series-production vehicle of the Joint Fire Support Team (JFST) FENNEK to the German Federal Office of Defence Technology …

• Defence Helicopter

  HMS Gannet, claims four new UK records in SAR

  15th March 2010

  HMS Gannet, the Royal Navy’s helicopter search and rescue unit in Prestwick, Scotland is bigger and busier than anywhere else in the UK – and …

• Defence Helicopter

  Near-term growth expected in medium/heavy military rotorcraft market

  15th March 2010

  In a new study, “The Market for Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft,” Forecast International projects that 4,319 such rotorcraft will be produced during the 10-year time period …

• Military Logistics

  Saab signs support contract with the British Army

  15th March 2010

  Defence and security company Saab has signed a support contract with the British Army. The contract, amounting to approximately MSEK 150, covers the maintenance and …

• Defence Helicopter

  First S-70i helicopter fully assembled at Sikorsky facility in Poland

  15th March 2010

  Sikorsky and PZL Mielec, its company in Poland have announced the completion of final assembly on the first S-70i Black Hawk helicopter, an international variant …

• Land Warfare

  Elbit Systems awarded $298 million contract for the Australian Defence Forces

  15th March 2010

  Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract from the Department of Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia in the amount of …

• Defence Notes

  flydubai's 7th 737 puts Goodrich Duracarb brakes into service

  15th March 2010

  The first Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft equipped with Goodrich Corporation Duracarb carbon brakes has been delivered to flydubai, taking the airline’s 737 fleet to seven. …

• Defence Helicopter

  Chopper crash test a smash hit

  15th March 2010

  The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was a smashing success, literally -- just as …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT (1-9) [NATO]

  Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  MH-60R Seahawks [Norway]

  Programme Background NH90 NFH cancellation  The Norwegian government announced the termination of the NH90 NFH helicopter contract for 14 NH90s with NHIndustries in June 2022. Seahawk Acquisition ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT Follow-On [NATO]

  Programme Background Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that ...

• Main battle tanks

  New MBT [Romania]

  Programme Background Requirement The Romanian Army's MBT fleet is composed of T-55 variants that are due to be retired in the mid-2020s. Although Romania's TR-85 ...

• Main battle tanks

  M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 [Romania]

  Programme Background Requirement The Romanian Army's MBT fleet is composed of T-55 variants that are due to be retired in the mid-2020s. Although Romania's TR-85 ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)

  Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Penguin C VTOL [Croatia]

  Background Announcment Redwire Corporation announced on 12 November 2025 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, had been contracted to deliver the Penguin C VTOL ...

• Maritime patrol

  MAWS/PATMAR [France]

  Programme Background In 2017, Germany and France announced that they would be working towards developing an MPA to replace their current fleets in service. The ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Italy)

  Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

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

  Bayraktar TB2 [Kuwait]

  Background Contract Award On 18 January 2023, Baykar announced signing a $370 million export contract with Kuwait for the Bayraktar TB2. According to the announcement, ...

• Military UAS - HALE

  MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)

  Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...

• Main battle tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in ...

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

  UAV Tactical Level [Norway]

  Background Request for Information (RfI) In September 2022, the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) launched a request for information in preparation for a possible procurement ...

• Corvettes

  European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [France]

  Programme Background Requirements The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is one of the new PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security) projects. PESCO was established ...

• Corvettes

  European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirements The 2021-2023 Documento Programmatico Pluriennale (DPP) - a multi-year defence planning document from the Italian MoD - includes a plan to acquire eight "Patrol Ships", ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: air defence radar

  APIS

  APIS is a passive high-resolution primary radar system developed by Indra. It is the first passive system in the world capable of offering images using ...

• Uncrewed aerial systems engines

  AE50R

  The AE50R is an aviation gasoline single rotary engine with an output of 40.4kW. The engine is certified according to European Aviation Safety Agency Part ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  LOTUS

  The LOTUS, Low Observable Tactical Unnamed System, is a tactical UAV especially designed for border patrol ISR operations.  The development of the project is funded by ...

• Helicopter engines

  Arriel 2H

  Safran Helicopter Engines received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) engine type certification for its Arriel 2H engine, installed in the Avicopter AC312E, in April 2018. ...

• Loitering munitions

  Akeron RCH 170

  Unveiled in April 2025, the Akeron RCH 170 is a fixed-wing loitering munition from MBDA. Similar in design to the Switchblade 300, the catapult launched system ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  AR5

  First announced in October 2012, the AR5 is a MALE UAS designed for SAR, surveillance and maritime patrol missions. The AR5 can be flown manually or commanded ...

• Air: NVGs

  PNL-3M Orlik

  PNL-3M are high-performance, lightweight, passive stereoscopic NVGs for helicopter crew members. Certification by European Aviation Safety Agency also enables civilian use. The device can be ...

• Trainer

  Gabriel-TP

  Gabriel-TP is a low-wing, two-seat tandem trainer aircraft aimed at both military and civilian customers. It is certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in ...

• Military UAS - small

  Capa-X

  The Capa-X, or U050, is a VTOL-capable fixed-wing drone from Survey Copter, a subsidiary of Airbus. The drone has been linked with France’s Système de Drone Tactique Léger ...

• Air: Integrated cockpit systems

  Standard 3

  Jointly developed by ATR and Thales, The Standard 3 avionics suite has been specifically designed for ATR-600 aircraft. It offers the pilot user-friendly interface, along ...

• Loitering munitions

  Akeron RCX 50

  Unveiled in April 2025, the Akeron RCX 50 is a rotary-wing loitering munition from MBDA.  According to reports, the RCX 50 is designed to support ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  DroneGun

  DroneGun enables controlled management of an adversarial UAS, causing no damage to the UAV or surrounding area. It either forces the drone to perform a ...

• Laser-directed energy weapons

  Tryzub Laser

  Ukraine's Tryzub (Trident) laser was revealed during the European Defence Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defence Industry conference in 2025. Video footage from ...

• Military - USVs

  NOMARS

  The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) is a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed surface vessel.

• Uncrewed aerial systems engines

  Trident 100TD2

  The Trident 100TD2 is a compression-ignition engine that is capable of operating on various types of heavy fuel. It is claimed to offer up to ...