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Uncrewed Vehicles
Air Guard should keep UAS missions
18th August 2009
The Air National Guard should remain in the unmanned aircraft systems business now and in the future, the chairman of the service's UAS weapons system …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Adamworks unveils modular research UAS
17th August 2009
Centennial, Colorado-based Adamworks LLC is planning to fly its new “Mod.uav” modular unmanned air system by the end of October with the first demonstrator now …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Griffon unveils Boomer UAS derivative of Outlaw target
17th August 2009
Alabama headquartered Griffon Aerospace has unveiled a tactical unmanned air system derivative of its Outlaw target drone with two units already sold to the US …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IAF plans full operational capability for Heron TP from 2010
14th August 2009
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) says that it expects to achieve full operational capability with its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP or “Eitan’ endurance unmanned …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI: USAF eyes BAMS comms suite adoption
14th August 2009
The US Air Force is exploring a potential communications suite re-architecture for its Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air systems, and is considering systems …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI: IAF plans full operational capability for Heron TP from 2010
14th August 2009
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) says that it expects to achieve full operational capability with its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP or “Eitan’ endurance unmanned …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Team K-MAX Receives US Marine Corps Contract To Demonstrate Unmanned Cargo Delivery
13th August 2009
Kaman Aerospace Corporation has received a contract from the US Marine Corps on behalf of Team K-MAX to demonstrate the ability of the Unmanned K-MAX …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Watchkeeper completes major flight trials milestone
13th August 2009
Thales UK is pleased to announce that the Watchkeeper unmanned air system (UAS) successfully completed a key set of inaugural flights in June 2009, which …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI: STUAS acquisition recommendation now at the Pentagon
13th August 2009
A draft acquisition recommendation for the joint US Navy - Marine Corps small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS) program has been passed from the program …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI: AAI and Northrop plan Tier 2 UAS services business
13th August 2009
AAI Corporation and Northrop Grumman have unveiled separate plans for the development of new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services businesses using tier two unmanned air …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI: Aurora announces new optionally manned aircraft
12th August 2009
Aurora Flight Sciences is developing a new optionally manned aircraft based on the Diamond Aircraft DA42M. According to Aurora's president John Langford, the existing manned …
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Defence Helicopter
Merlins arrive home from Iraq to be prepared for Afghanistan
12th August 2009
The homecoming of two Merlin helicopters to RAF Benson yesterday marked the end of an era for the Royal Air Force as now all of …
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Defence Helicopter
The Netherlands Upgrade AH-64D Apache Block I Helicopters to Block II
12th August 2009
Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of The Netherlands of Apache helicopter modification kits …
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Defence Helicopter
Egypt CH-47D Chinook Helicopters
12th August 2009
Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of six CH-47D Chinook Helicopters, …
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Defence Helicopter
Honeywell to Provide New T55 Engines for UK's Ministry of Defense Chinook Fleet
12th August 2009
Honeywell announced today that the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense (MOD) will purchase the Honeywell 55-L-714A engine and spares, valued at approximately $185 million, to …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk [Latvia]
Programme Background In August 2018, the Latvian government approved the acquisition of four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The UH-60Ms are intended for both military and ...
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Transport
C-130J [USA]
Programme Background The C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin to replace aging C-130 variants. The US and foreign ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF
Background The programme’s early competitive phase included three different airframe designs. Boeing submitted one design, Lockheed Martin submitted another, and McDonnell Douglas submitted a third ...
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Transport
King Air 360 [Nigeria]
Programme Background On 7 October 2021, Nigeria’s Budget Office published its proposed budget details. The Nigerian Air Force requested 10.86 billion Nigerian Naira (US$26.4 million) ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Light Attack/Trainer Aircraft - Ghana
In 2013, the Chief of Ghana Air Force stated that A-29 is their preferred platform and this position was also submitted to the Government. In ...
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Bomber
B-21 Raider [USA]
Programme Background Development The US DoD is developing a new long-range bomber called the B-21 Raider, previously known as LRS-B. At least 100 units are ...
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Trainer
Trainer Aircraft (1-12) [Vietnam]
Programme Background After years of operating Russian-built military equipment, Vietnam is more willing to procure US-supplied equipment following the lifting of the arms embargo in ...
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Military UAS - mini
RemoEye-006A [Bolivia]
Background Ceremony In June 2013, the Bolivian air force inducted its first two UAVs into service, with the models, FAB 0001 and FAB 0002, being ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Barak MX [Thailand]
Background Thailand is procuring the Barak MX air defence system, which will be operated by the Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Security Force Command. The system ...
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CUAS - jammers
Airbase Air Defence Systems CUAS [US]
Background The US Air Force's Budget Documentation for FY 2027 included $1.529 billion for Air Base Air Defence, part of which was to be used for ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Bell 505 [Jordan]
Background Requirement The Jordanian Air Force has a requirement for training helicopters that are to be used in the King Hussein Air College. The country currently ...
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Hybrid effector systems
US Air Force Air Base Defence Missile Defence [US]
Background The US Air Force's (USAF) Air Base Air Defence Missile Defence (ABAD MD) programme is part of the Air Force Physical Security System and sits ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]
Background Requirement In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados. The remaining 40 Tornados ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V (1-8) [Bulgaria]
Programme Background Requirement Bulgarian MoD plans to procure 16 new-built fighter aircraft to replace its fleet of 15 Russian-manufactured MiG-29 fighters. Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Block ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-47 Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]
Background Requirement Originally conceived as a replacement for the F-22, the PCA was designed to counter various air threats, including integrated air defence systems and ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: EO/IR – Jamming Systems
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 ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
J/ALQ-8
Like Israel, Japan elected to outfit its McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15J/DJ combat aircraft with an indigenous self-protection system. This takes the form of Mitsubishi Electric’s J/ALQ-8 ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
FAB-T Force Element Terminal
The Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals - Force Element Terminal (FAB-T FET) is a nuclear-hardened SATCOM solution designed for airborne applications. Produced by Raytheon, ...
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Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition
25mm PGU-48/B
The 25mm PGU-48/B is a medium-calibre armour-penetrating round manufactured by American Rheinmetall. The US Air Force uses the PGU-48/B with its F-35 aircraft.
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Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition
25mm PGU-23/U
The 25mm PGU-23/U is a medium-calibre training round manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. The US Air Force utilises it with its AC-130 and ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - industry programmes
Warrior Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems is prime contractor and system integrator for the US Army’s Warrior soldier systems, which include Air Warrior, Future Force Warrior, Land Warrior ...
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Air: mission management systems
TBMCS
Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) is a US joint C2 integrated BMS used to plan and execute air campaigns in theatres of operations worldwide. ...
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Fighter - air superiority
F-5E/F Tiger II
The F-5E (single-seat)/F (twin-seat) Tiger II is an air superiority fighter developed by Northrop Grumman based on the original F-5 Freedom Fighter. Production of the ...
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Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition
30mm PGU-13B High Explosive Incendiary
The 30mm 30mm PGU-13B High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) is a medium-calibre munition manufactured by Northrop Grumman. The US Air Force uses the PGU-13B HEI with ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - tactical
CLS-200
The CLS-200 is part of the Yates Electrospace Corporation Silent Arrow family. It is a powered cargo-carrying one-use UAV, based on the company's GD-2000 glider. In ...
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Trainer
T-6A/B Texan II
The T-6 Texan II is a single-engine trainer aircraft, which was developed from the Pilatus PC-9 to meet the training requirements of USAF and USN ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-4 Phantom II family
The F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat multirole fighter developed originally by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) to meet USN interceptor requirements. It soon became a unified ...
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Light attack, Trainer
EMB-312 Tucano
The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
AN/ALQ-213(V) DAC
Terma’s AN/ALQ-213(V) electronic warfare management unit is used extensively on General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon series combat aircraft around the world. The AN/ALQ-213(V) is ...
