• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Empire Challenge Validates Technologies to Support Military Networking

  30th October 2008

  Northrop Grumman Corporation played a major role in a recent joint military demonstration testing increased interoperability between U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and coalition reconnaissance …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bell cuts workforce following ARH termination

  29th October 2008

  Officials at Bell Helicopter announced today that the company would lay off approximately 500 workers. This represents about four percent of the Bell Helicopter workforce …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Saab Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Relies on Integrity software

  29th October 2008

  BOSTON, MA, October 28 - EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE -- Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems …

• Defence Helicopter

  RAF helicopter crews honoured

  28th October 2008

  Royal Air Force helicopter crews operating in Iraq and Afghanistan were recognised by the premier organisation for aviators at its annual Trophies and Awards Banquet …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support

  28th October 2008

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance …

• Defence Helicopter

  NAVAIR and Argentine Navy team to deliver six Sea King helicopters

  28th October 2008

  NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - A team from NAVAIR's Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program Office is working hand-in-hand with the Armada …

• Defence Helicopter

  US Marines to get more power from heavy lifting engines

  28th October 2008

  Planned upgrades to the CH-53D Sea Stallion and CH-53E Super Stallion engines will give pilots more power on hot temperature and high altitude flights, and …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Wind Zero to Support Navy Unmanned Aircraft System Training

  28th October 2008

  San Diego, California - The Wind Zero Group, Inc., announced it has secured a contract from the Naval Special Warfare Command to assist the NSW …

• Defence Helicopter

  Air Methods Receives $17 Million Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Company

  28th October 2008

  DENVER, Oct. 27 -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, today announced its Products Division has been …

• Defence Helicopter

  L-3 Wescam imaging sensors chosen for Spanish Disaster Response Unit EC135s

  28th October 2008

  L-3 WESCAM announced that it has been selected by Eurocopter to supply electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensors for the Spanish Armed Forces' helicopters. The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  JBT Corporation Announces Automated Guided Vehicle System Contract

  27th October 2008

  JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a US $5 million contract for an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Camcopter S-100 UAS demonstrates maritime capabilities on French Frigate

  27th October 2008

  After the successful trials on the German K130 class corvettes during the summer, the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continued its maritime progress, by …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support

  27th October 2008

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance …

• Defence Helicopter

  FLIR Systems Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

  23rd October 2008

  FLIR Systems today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue was $276.7 million, up 45% compared to third quarter 2007 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lynx Radar Capabilities Demonstrated During Patrol Operations On Southwest U.S. Border

  23rd October 2008

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that its Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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. ...

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

  Loyal Wingman [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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Project SEA 3000 [Australia]

  The February 2024 Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet review recommends that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) acquire at least seven, and optimally 11, Tier 2 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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. ...

• 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 ...

• AMAS

  AMAS – Australian Minesweeping System – was developed with the assistance of the Defence Science & Technology Organisation and the Royal Australian Navy. It adopts ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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). ...

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

  MQ-28A Ghost Bat

  The MQ-28A Ghost Bat is a loyal wingman type MALE fixed-wing drone being developed by Boeing Defence Australia. Its development began in 2013 and took its first ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Military - USVs

  Bluebottle

  Bluebottle is a persistent, autonomous, uncrewed surface vessel from Ocius Technology in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).