• Land Warfare

  Sentinel II sees light of day in Tasmania

  1st July 2016

  Elbit Land Systems Australia (ELSA) recently unveiled its Sentinel II combat reconnaissance vehicle being offered for Australia’s Land 400 Phase 2 programme.  Together with partners …

• Land Warfare

  QinetiQ to evaluate APS for Dstl

  6th July 2016

  QinetiQ has been awarded a £7.6 million contract by the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) to evaluate an active protection system (APS) for …

• Training

  Farnborough 2016: Inzpire and Black Kite offer new training solution

  7th July 2016

  Inzpire is well known for its training service provision and the GECO range of mission planning systems but it has now moved into the virtual …

• Military Logistics

  MBDA to maintain Storm Shadow

  8th July 2016

  MBDA has received a five-year £28 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the maintenance of the Storm Shadow missile used by …

• Training

  Mexico T-BOS simulator set for delivery

  8th July 2016

  The Mexican Navy is set to receive one Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) from Rockwell Collins under a US foreign military sales agreement announced in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Farnborough 2016: Boeing secures UK aircraft contracts

  11th July 2016

  Boeing has confirmed mutiple deals with the UK including a $2.3 billion deal with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 50 AH-64E Apaches for the British …

• Military Logistics

  Ingalls awarded LX(R) design work

  5th July 2016

  Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been selected to perform the majority of the contract design work for the US Navy's amphibious warfare ship replacement LX(R) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Farnborough 2016: V-280 mockup makes international debut

  11th July 2016

  Bell Helicopter has debuted its V-280 Valor mockup at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016). Currently, the V-280 Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD), a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Farnborough 2016: NATO AGS operators get hands on

  6th July 2016

  Recent NATO trials to test its Joint ISR concept used live data feeds from five information collection platforms from four countries. Exercise Unified Vision 2016 …

• Land Warfare

  PLA unveils Hong Kong kit

  4th July 2016

  The Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) displayed two new pieces of equipment at open days in the territory on 1-2 July.  …

• Training

  CAE details Lockheed Martin contracts

  8th July 2016

  CAE has received contracts worth over $77 (USD) million to provide a range of simulation products and training support services to military customers, it announced …

• Training

  Upgrade of Woomera test range launched

  29th June 2016

  Raytheon Australia is the beneficiary of an AU$297 million (US$219 million) contract as Australia seeks to upgrade its Woomera test range. After remediations and improvements …

• Land Warfare

  Gen Carter urges calm in British defence

  29th June 2016

  The British Army’s Chief of the General Staff (CGS) General Nick Carter said there would be no changes in ‘army to army relations and defence …

• Training

  Dutch Army extends VBS3 enterprise licence

  30th June 2016

  The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has agreed a multi-year extension of its VBS3 enterprise licence with Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim). As well as the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Farnborough 2016: Airbus provides UK F-35 crypto keys

  11th July 2016

  Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has added three aircraft to its portfolio of cryptographic key management systems, the UK F-35B, Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  Anka-S (First Batch) [Turkey]

  Programme Background Orders In February 2018, TAI announced that it had delivered the first Anka-S UAVs to the Turkish Air Force. In late 2018, Savunmasanay ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]

  Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...

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

  Anka-S [Chad]

  Programme Background Hurkus Trainer Aircraft On 10 July 2023, President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno visited an air base to inspect the country's new Hurkus trainer ...

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

  Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)

  Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  S-70i (Philippines)

  The Black Hawk is believed to have been the most expensive of the aircraft that had been shortlisted for the PAF project, others being the ...

• Landing craft and hovercraft

  EDA-S [France]

  Programme Background Following the announcement of the 14-ship contract, the DGA approved the design of the first two standard amphibious landing craft (EDA-S) in October 2019, ...

• Destroyers

  KDDX-S [South Korea]

  Programme Background Requirements During MADEX 2023, Naval News reported that there is an upcoming competition for new destroyers, namely the KDDX-S programme. According to the ...

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

  Anka-S [El Salvador]

  Programme Background As reported by InfoDefensa in September 2023, The Salvadoran Air Force (FAS) is considering purchasing the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka-S and T625 Gokbey medium ...

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

  Anka-S (Second Batch) [Turkey]

  Programme Background First Batch Based on comments by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Turkish media in 2018, Shephard believes that Türkiye acquired 26 Anka-S drones ...

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

  Camcopter S-100 [Greece]

  Programme Background Trails A 2 August 2021 Schiebel press release announced the company had demonstrated the Camcopter S-100's capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. The UAV was ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) (5-6)/S-80 Flight II [Spain]

  Programme Background Requirements In February 2024, during a conference organised by El Confidencial, Admiral Ricardo Hernandez, Head of Logistic Support, stated that one of the ...

• Data links

  Data links | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with the Philippines since ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Data links

  S-band TDMA Airborne Data Link

  Multiple-participant airborne S-band TDMA data link with up to 400 slots/s. Transmission rate is up to 625Kb/s. As an example, a data link built for ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  R&S M3TR

  The R&S; M3TR SDR family is a family of digital radios. The core of the integrated communications system is the lightweight R&S; MR3000 H/U manpack ...

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

  Camcopter S-300

  The Camcopter S-300 is a larger variant of the S-100 manufactured by Schiebel. The VTOL-capable UAV is intended for ISR missions, particularly those in the maritime ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM, UAS: communication systems

  R&S SDAR

  The R&S; SDAR is a software-defined airborne radio that extends the R&S; M3AR airborne radio family. The R&S; SDAR offers secure broadband voice and data ...

• Corvettes

  Saar S-80

  The S-80 is a multirole corvette developed by Israel Shipyard and based on the S-72 platform. The S-80, showcased for the first time at Euronaval ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus)

  Spain’s S-80A or Isaac Peral-class SSKs are being built to replace the Spanish Navy’s existing Agosta 90B-class SSKs that were designed in the 1970s and ...

• Data links

  TIGDL-II

  Tactical Interoperable Ground Data Link (TIGDL)-II is described as a transportable TDL surface terminal that supports military operations by providing a full duplex ground capability ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  48N6E2

  The 48N6E2 is the second generation of the 48N6 surface-to-air missile (SAM). It is designed to target low-altitude jets and tactical ballistic missiles. It has ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  S-125-2A Pechora-2A (SA-26)

  Almaz-Antey offers the S-125-2A Pechora-2A (NATO designation SA-26) upgrade package for the S-125 Pechora (US/NATO designation SA-3 Goa) static and towed medium-range SAM system that first entered ...

• Subsystems: software

  M&S Suite

  M&S; Suite is a comprehensive and integrated range of modelling and simulation (M&S;) software tools designed to help speed up application development and reduce integration ...

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

  S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler)

  The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) long-range air defence system, previously known as the S-300PMU-3, was developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  KG-350

  The KG-350 is an encryptor for network communications. The product was granted Type 1 certification by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on 27 July ...

• Transponders and IFF

  IFF Mk XIIA(S)

  Aselsan IFF Mk XIIA(S) is a Mode 5/S compatible long-range IFF interrogator. According to the manufacturer, it may be mounted to a standard 19-inch rack ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  President-S

  Ekran’s President-S is a Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) designed to equip fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The President-S is an export version of the firm’s L-370 ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range, Self-propelled missile systems

  S-350 Vityaz (SA-X-28)

  The S-350 Vityaz, NATO reporting name SA-X-28, is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by Almaz-Antey to replace ageing systems like the S-300PS and ...