• Defence Helicopter

  Helibras and Lider sign MoU for Brazilian EC225 production

  3rd October 2012

  Oil and gas helicopter operator Lider Aviacao has signed an MoU with Helibras to become the first operator of Brazilian-built Eurocopter EC225s. The deal, announced …

• Defence Notes

  French DGA takes delivery of Rafale C137 aircraft

  2nd October 2012

  Dassault Aviation and Thales have announced that the the French defence procurement agency (DGA) has officially taken delivery of the Rafale C137, the first production …

• Digital Battlespace

  New HC-130J aircraft for US Coast Guard

  2nd October 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has received a contract worth $218 million for three additional HC-130Js for the US Coast Guard. This order will …

• Land Warfare

  Australia deploys new Giraffe radars in Afghanistan

  1st October 2012

  The Australian Department of Defence (DOD) has announced that two new Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) Giraffe radars are now operational at the multinational …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  BAE Systems to help develop USAF dismount detection radar

  28th September 2012

  BAE Systems has revealed that it has been selected by Raytheon to help the US Air Force (USAF) develop its Dismount Detection Radar (DDR). In …

• Digital Battlespace

  AOC 2012: Convergence of cyber and EW challenges seen

  25th September 2012

  One spotlight at this week’s Association of Old Crows (AOC) annual international symposium and convention in Phoenix, Arizona fell squarely on the ‘convergence’ of challenges …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  JLENS' ability to defeat anti-ship cruise missile demonstrated

  24th September 2012

  The US Army and US Navy have carried out testing on the Raytheon Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) to …

• Digital Battlespace

  L-3 wins US Navy CDL Hawklink contract

  24th September 2012

  L-3 Communications Communication Systems-West (CS-West) has been selected for the 2012 to 2017 full-rate production contract of CDL Hawklink. L-3’s Ku-Band CDL Hawklink system is …

• Defence Notes

  AAD 2012: Saab continues commitment to SA

  20th September 2012

  Saab is investing R&D funding into its South African division, including improving the sensor capability of its Land Electronics Defence System (LEDS) for combat vehicles. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  More STARLite radars for US Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV

  20th September 2012

  Northrop Grumman will supply an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the US Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system under a contract …

• Digital Battlespace

  Swedish radar used to protect London skies during Olympics

  20th September 2012

  The Swedish Armed Forces played a key role in the low-level aerial surveillance of the airspace around London during the Olympics, it has been revealed. …

• Digital Battlespace

  AFA 2012: USAF reveals Space Fence thinking

  18th September 2012

  As it nears a down-select on the Space Fence space surveillance system, the US Air Force has outlined the expected makeup of the system. Speaking …

• Naval Warfare

  Kelvin Hughes awarded RFA tanker contract

  13th September 2012

  Kelvin Hughes Surveillance has announced that it will supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) and helicopter control radars for four fleet tankers being built for the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  JLENS demonstrates waterway protection capabilities

  11th September 2012

  Raytheon has announced that it carried out a number of tests in June on its Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defence Elevated Netted Sensor System …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Discoverer II UAV takes flight

  7th September 2012

  Unmanned Systems Group (UMS) has announced that its Discoverer II Remotely Piloted Air System has completed its maiden flight from the Karlskoga airfield in Sweden. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)

  On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  AW101-Norway

  AgustaWestland is also providing initial support and training services, including spares at each of the operating bases and aircrew training. It will then provide performance ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-15SA Saudi Arabia

  The aircraft deal includes 170 APG-63(v)3 AESA radar sets, 193 F-110-GE-129 Improved Performance Engines, 100 M61 Vulcan Cannons, 338 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems amongst ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Project Quadriga [Germany]

  Programme Background Under Project Quadriga, Berlin is seeking a replacement for its 33 Typhoon Tranche 1. Furthermore, Germany is offering its Tranche 1 fleet to ...

• AEW&C

  Airbus A330 AWACS (India)

  Programme Background India is planning to increase its AEW&C; capabilities with indigenous radar systems. IAF has requested to procure six Airbus 330 airliner to host ...

• ISR/special mission

  MC-27J - Algeria

  Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...

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

  ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

  Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

  Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Project Halcon I [Spain]

  Programme Background The Spanish Air Force began requirements assessments, although potential suppliers including Boeing (F/A-18E/F), Lockheed Martin (F-35), Airbus-BAE-Leonardo (Eurofighter Typhoon) are already engaged with ...

• Maritime patrol

  Sea Sultan [Pakistan]

  Programme Background On 10 January 2020, Pakistan issued a tender for a single unconfigured long-range twin-jet MPA. In October 2020, Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, the PN’s soon-to-retire ...

• Maritime patrol

  Sea Sultan - Forecast (Pakistan)

  Programme Background On 10 January 2020, Pakistan issued a tender for a single unconfigured long-range twin-jet MPA. In October 2020, Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, the PN’s soon-to-retire ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-16V [Türkiye]

  Programme Background Requirement Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...

• Frigates

  FFX Batch III - 1 [South Korea]

  Programme Background The new Chungnam-class (FFX Batch III) will consist of six new improved anti-aircraft detection vessels to replace the ageing escort and patrol ships ...

• Fighter - multirole

  H-X Fighter Programme (Finland)

  Programme Background In June 2020, Finnish MoD announced that the Hornet fleet life extension programme is neither cost-effective solution nor sufficient in terms of Finland’s ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Multi Role Combat Aircraft [Bangladesh]

  Programme Background The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) continues its quest to acquire a new multirole combat aircraft. Under the country’s Forces Goal 2030 plan, which ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  Grifo E

  The Grifo-E is an advanced fire-control radar developed by Leonardo, featuring Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology for enhanced situational awareness. It employs Active Electronically Scanned ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

  KRONOS Grand Mobile HP

  The KRONOS GRAND Mobile HP is an upgraded version of the KRONOS Grand Mobile using GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology for the AESA antenna. The radar ...

• Land: air defence radar

  ELM-2090S

  IAI-ELTA's ELM-2090S Spectra is an S-band search and track radar designed to autonomously detect and simultaneously track Ballistic Missiles (BMs), Air Breathing Targets (ABT) and ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  AN/APG-79

  The AN/APG-79 is an agile beam radar with a solid-state digital array that scans at nearly the speed of light, enabling detection and tracking of ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Sea Fire Multi Function Radar

  The Sea Fire is a four-panel, multifunction, four-dimensional radar developed by Thales. The radar was designed to conduct ship self-defence, extended air defence missions, and ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

  KRONOS Land

  KRONOS is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations.  The system simultaneously performs surveillance, dedicated target ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  TRS-4D Fixed Panel

  The TRS-4D Fixed Panel is the fixed panel version of the TRS-4D, manufactured by Hensoldt. It is a three-dimensional multi-functional naval radar designed for surveillance ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems, Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  Arexis

  Arexis is an ECM, ISR and radar warning receiver (RWR) concept developed by Saab to support fighter aircraft requirements. It provides situational awareness for self-protection through its RWR, and tactical support ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

  TMMR

  The Tactical Multi-Mission Radar (TMMR) is Leonardo’s C-band AESA radar designed for detecting, classifying, and tracking small, high-maneuvering targets. It’s designed for various applications, including counter-UAS, ...

• Land: air defence radar

  iMOTR

  The Innovative Multiple-Object Tracking Radar (iMOTR) system has been designed to provide military test ranges with more accurate time, space and position information for several ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  ELM-2052

  The ELM-2052 is an X-band active electronically scanned array fire control radar designed for air-to-air superiority and advanced strike missions. The system features solid-state active ...

• Land: air defence radar

  Weapon Locating Radar

  The Weapon Locating Radar (TPQ-74K), developed by South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), designed to address North Korea's artillery threats. This radar system can ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  NS100

  The NS100 is a four-dimensional naval air surveillance and three-dimensional surface surveillance radar manufactured by Thales in the Netherlands. It can also provide weapons support ...

• Land: air defence radar

  LTAMDS

  The Raytheon Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS) is an active electronically scanned array Gallium Nitrade (GaN) radar. The use of GaN strengthens ...

• Land: air defence radar

  Smart-L MM/F

  The SMART-L MM/F (Multi-Mission Fixed) is a next-generation, long-range, multi-mission radar developed by Thales for air and space surveillance and ballistic missile detection. It features ...