• Digital Battlespace

  Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei signs a contract with the United Arab Emirates Navy for an ASW Suite jointly supplied with Thales

  9th October 2009

  Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS) and Thales are pleased to announce the signature of a contract with the UAE GHQ Armed Forces for the supply …

• Defence Helicopter

  MH-60T Medium Range Recovery Helicopter Project Achieves Initial Operational Capability

  8th October 2009

  On October 1, 2009, the US Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate's HH-60 Conversion Project held a ribbon cutting ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Boeing AH-6i Light Attack/Reconnaissance helicopter makes first flight

  7th October 2009

  Boeing today announced that the AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight on Sept. 16, seven months after the company started work on …

• Defence Helicopter

  US Army Awards Raytheon $13 Million to Improve Situational Awareness for Pilots

  7th October 2009

  The US Army has awarded Raytheon Company a $13 million contract to develop additional sensor prototypes for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System, which gives helicopter …

• Defence Helicopter

  ATK Awarded $49 Million Follow-on Contract to Provide AAR-47 Missile Warning System Components for US and Allied Military Aircraft

  7th October 2009

  Alliant Techsystems has been awarded a $49.3 million contract by the US Navy for the procurement of AAR-47 Missile Warning System components for the US …

• Defence Helicopter

  AgustaWestland Awarded Apache Integrated Operational Support Contract - Delivering Cost and Capability Benefits

  6th October 2009

  AgustaWestland has announced the award of the Apache Integrated Operational Support (IOS) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to meet the Apache Attack …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Flight With New Ground Control Station

  6th October 2009

  The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) recently completed a flight under the command and control of a new company-developed …

• Defence Helicopter

  Longbow Fire Control Radar Block III Passes Testing Milestone

  6th October 2009

  The new Longbow Fire Control Radar Block III system hardware and operational software successfully completed the first half of initial flight tests on an AH-64D …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  GE Aviation Delivers First X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Landing Gear

  6th October 2009

  GE Aviation recently delivered the first fully-dressed landing gear to Northrop Grumman Corporation in support of the X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration …

• Defence Helicopter

  EADS and Eurocopter sign helicopter cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan

  6th October 2009

  During the official visit of the French President to Kazakhstan, EADS and Eurocopter signed a cooperation agreement with the sovereign wealth fund SAMRUK-KAZYNA to create …

• Defence Helicopter

  New Automatic Test Equipment for Marine Corps maintainers

  6th October 2009

  The new Reconfigurable Transportable Consolidated Automated Support System (RTCASS) is arriving at Marine Corps air stations around the world. “RTCASS is the newest member of …

• Defence Helicopter

  Building on success: the UH-72A continues its rapid fielding with the US Army

  6th October 2009

  The on-time, on-budget deliveries of EADS North America’s UH-72A Lakotas to the US Army reached its 86th aircraft at the end of September, with this …

• Defence Helicopter

  EADS North America and US Army validate global mobility of the UH-72A Lakota

  6th October 2009

  EADS North America and the US Army successfully loaded four US Army UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) and one additional company-owned EC145 helicopter onto …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Quatro Composites Supports Insitu in Developing and Manufacturing Next Generation UAS Structures

  6th October 2009

  Quatro Composites, a leader in design and manufacturing of advanced composite structures, has become a technology partner in developing and manufacturing composite components for Insitu's …

• Defence Helicopter

  Three new MEDEVAC-configured UH-72As delivered to Fort Polk, Louisiana

  6th October 2009

  The US Army Air Ambulance Detachment, 5th Aviation Battalion at Fort Polk, Louisiana, has received three new MEDEVAC-configured Lakota UH-72As for its air medical operations. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• ISR/special mission

  King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

  Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  C-2 (Japan)

  Programme BackgroundKawasaki Heavy Industries developed the C-2 for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to replace its Kawasaki C-1 and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules fleets. ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Death Adder RTV 2 (Options)

  Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]

  Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Death Adder RTV 2

  Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

• Mine-protected vehicles, MPVs - 4x4

  Ara 2 (Chad - Options)

  Programme Background The Chadian Armed Forces have a requirement for mine-resistant armoured vehicles to provide protected mobility to troops deployed on operations against hostile forces. ...

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

  Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 2) [USA]

  Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was intended to ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Fuchs 2 Local Assembly

  The Fuchs 2 will replace a variety of legacy APCs currently in service with the Algerian Army including the Panhard M3 VTT, the BTR-60 and ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  VTLM 2 (2021 Contract)

  Programme Background Requirements The Italian Army's current fleet of VTLMs based on the original Iveco Defence Vehicles LMV-1 is suffering from technological obsolescence and the ...

• OPVs

  River Class Batch 2

  Programme Background BAE Systems developed an improved version at the River class Batch 1 ships (which first entered service in 2003), to be dubbed the ...

• ISR/special mission

  RC-2 - Japan

  Programme Background Japan has decided to develop its own EW aircraft to oppose China and Russia, countries that are already reinforcing their own EW capabilities. ...

• 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 ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  VTLM 2 Phase 1 (Funded)

  Programme Background Requirements The Italian Army's current fleet of VTLMs based on the original Iveco Defence Vehicles LMV-1 is suffering from technological obsolescence and the ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  VTLM 2 Phase 2 (Funded)

  Programme Background Requirements The Italian Army's current fleet of VTLMs based on the original Iveco Defence Vehicles LMV-1 is suffering from technological obsolescence and the ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-14

  The AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) targeting pod is a crucial component of the LANTIRN system, developed by Martin Marietta ...

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-27A

  In production for USMC MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, the AAQ-27A allows pilots to see through darkness, smoke, haze and adverse weather. The third-generation medium-wave IR system ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/AAQ-45

  Leonardo’s AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures is designed to equip rotorcraft. The system is being installed on Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters used ...

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-13

  The AN/AAQ-13 is a navigation pod developed by Martin Marietta (now part of Lockheed Martin) for the U.S. Air Force. It is a key component ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/AAQ-24(V)

  Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAQ-24(V) is a Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) designed to protect large aircraft. The system has been used to protect both military aircraft and ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-37 DAS

  The AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) comprises six high-resolution infrared sensors mounted around the aircraft's airframe to provide seamless, spherical coverage (4π steradians).  The DAS ...

• EO/IR systems

  AN/AAQ-29A

  In production for USMC CH-53E and USAF HH-60G platforms, the medium-wave IR AAQ-29A is similar to the AN/AAQ-27A, the difference being its incorporation of an ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  Guardian

  Northrop Grumman’s Guardian Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) is intended to product airliners and large aircraft against IR-guided missiles, principally surface-to-air missiles fired from Man-Portable Air ...

• EO/IR systems

  LITENING

  The LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod is an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) system designed to detect, acquire, identify, and track targets over extended ranges.  It supports diverse mission ...

• EO/IR systems

  LANTIRN

  The Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system increases the combat effectiveness of fighter aircraft, allowing them to fly at low altitudes, at night ...

• Combat Search and Rescue

  Saab 340B+ / SAR-200

  The Saab 340B+, known also as SAR-200, is a search and rescue aircraft based on the Saab 340 regional airliner.  It is powered by two CT7-9B turboprop ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS

  AN/AAR-54(V)

  Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAR-54(V) is a Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) designed for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. The MAWS employs ultraviolet sensing to detect the hot ...

• EW test systems

  Meon v3

  Developed as an end-to-end confidence flight-line test set for stimulation and radiometric measurement of MWS/IRCM systems. It is compatible with ALQ-144, ALQ-157, ALQ-204 Matador, AAQ-24 ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  SISCM

  The Suite of Integrated Sensors and Countermeasures (SISCM) is designed to provide an integrated, multi-sensor threat warning and countermeasures capability using off-the-shelf technology for helicopters ...

• Combat Search and Rescue

  HC-130P/N

  HC-130P/N is a SAR aircraft developed as extended-range version of C-130 Hercules transport airframe to execute all weather personnel recovery operations from austere airfields and ...