• Digital Battlespace

  Quad A 2011: Raytheon demonstrates ADAS Proof of Concept

  20th April 2011

  The Advanced Distribution Aperture System (ADAS), Raytheon's situation awareness solution for helicopter pilots and crews has been demonstrated in its full configuration, according to company …

• Defence Helicopter

  Quad A 2011: Sikorsky readies S-97 Raider

  20th April 2011

  Sikorksy is getting ready to build its S-97 Raider demonstrator prototypes as part of its bid to meet the needs of the US Army's requirement …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Quad A 2011: STUAS completes OA-1

  20th April 2011

  Integrator, the US Navy's Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) has completed its first Operational Assessment (OA-1), according to manufacturer Insitu. Describing it as a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Honeywell T-Hawk aids Fukushima Daiichi disaster recovery

  20th April 2011

  Honeywell's T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) is helping emergency workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility get up-close video and photos inside the plant as …

• Digital Battlespace

  DARPA chooses Raytheon as mission systems integrator

  20th April 2011

  Raytheon Company was awarded a $7 million contract to serve as a Mission Systems Integrator for Phase I of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency …

• Digital Battlespace

  Quad A 2011: TRACER begins operational evaluation with SOUTHCOM

  19th April 2011

  US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has begun an Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) of Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER), according to company officials. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Quad A 2011: Raytheon joins race for next-generation PCAS

  19th April 2011

  Raytheon has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to compete with Northrop Grumman in the development of its Persistent Close …

• Defence Helicopter

  Quad A 2011: Army ponders next steps for Apache

  19th April 2011

  The US Army will be taking delivery of its first Apache Block III this October, but they are already detailing the next steps for the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed Martin TRACER completes UAS test flights

  19th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System. TRACER is a dual-band (UHF …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Quad A 2011: US Army tunes up for inaugural MUSIC exercise

  18th April 2011

  The first exercise comprising the US Army's Manned Unmanned Systems Integration Capability (MUSIC) will take place in September this year, service officials have announced. According …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bell Helicopter OH-58 Block II completes first flight

  18th April 2011

  Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company announces the first flight of its OH-58 Block II demonstrator at its Xworx research and development facility in Fort …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation HD encoder receives JITC certification

  18th April 2011

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for its AcuityH264 high-definition video encoder. It is …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  GOSL takes delivery of sub-Atlantic Mohawk

  15th April 2011

  SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has successfully integrated and delivered SeeTrack CoPilot with the Sub-Atlantic Mohawk to Geodetic …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Mercury Computer Systems to deliver hyperspectral imaging system

  15th April 2011

  Mercury Computer Systems Inc., a trusted ISR subsystems provider, announced that it has been selected to provide a SWaP-optimized hyperspectral image processing and storage subsystem …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAR 2011: Helicopter manufacturers eye the Arctic

  14th April 2011

  While China and Brazil are widely regarded as the next big helicopter markets to be tapped, AgustaWestland says it’s also looking at future opportunities in …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) Warrior [India]

  Programme Background Make In India The 'Make In India' initiative is an effort by the Indian government to boost domestic manufacturing. In the context of ...

• Military UAS - small

  Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Ajax IFV [UK]

  Programme Background Prior to commencing development of the Ajax the UK utilised the Warrior was its primary IFV. However, the Warrior entered service in 1987 making ...

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

  Naval Collaborative Combat Air Vehicle (N-CCAV) [India]

  Programme Background CATS Warrior The Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) is a planned, uncrewed and crewed family of aircraft in development by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ...

• Military UAS - small

  Bug Nano UAS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

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

  MQ-1 Gray Eagle [US Army]

  Background Required Quantity Although the US Army first envisioned a requirement for 132 MQ-1C Gray Eagles, the US Army's Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) was increased ...

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

  Orbiter 3 (Croatia)

  Programme Background The Croatian government launched a competitive tender for the procurement of a short-range UAV in October 2017. Although the tender was opened on ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Protected 4x4 Replacement [Argentina]

  Programme Background Argentina currently operates the AML, Spartan 4x4 APC and Dongfeng Warrior CSK131, with 45 still in service across the three vehicles. It also previously operated ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  AR100-H [Germany]

  Programme Background In May 2022, it was announced that 145 AR100-H drones would be supplied to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). At the time of ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Alpha 900 [Uruguay]

  Background Acqustiion In October 2022, the Alpha 900 from Alpha Unmanned Systems was reportedly jointly purchased by the Uruguayan state energy company UTE and the ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Boxer (MIV) [UK]

  Programme Background History The UK MoD announced in March 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme and pursue a sole-source acquisition of the 8x8 ...

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

  Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) [USA]

  Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with their ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | P6359 Future Naval Mine Countermeasures system (NMCM) [Norway]

  Norway's current naval mine countermeasures (NMCM) inventory is reaching the end of its operational lifespan and is in need of replacement. The future project under ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | P6359 Future Naval Mine Countermeasures system (NMCM) [Norway]

  Norway's current naval mine countermeasures (NMCM) inventory is reaching the end of its operational lifespan and is in need of replacement. The future project under ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Sixth-Generation Aircraft [South Korea]

  Programme Background Hanwha industries has confirmed that a new engine is under development to replace the American manufactured F-414 engine; according to reports, the new ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military - USVs

  SHARC

  The Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft (SHARC) wave glider platform is a JV developed between Boeing and Liquid Robotics. The SHARC is able to deliver ...

• 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 ...

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

  NRQ-21

  Insitu displayed the NRQ-21 Integrator at the Unmanned Warrior 2016 event in Wales. The aircraft has been designed to carry out tasks on land and ...

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

  Outlaw SeaHunter

  Outlaw UAVs are used by military and research agencies for training, testing, data collection and system development. In the 114-137kg maximum take-off weight class, SeaHunter ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - industry programmes

  Mounted Warrior

  Mounted Warrior will provide an integrated system-of-systems ensemble designed to improve the survivability, lethality and combat effectiveness of armoured vehicle crewmen. The system leverages capabilities ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Warrior

  The Warrior IFV entered service with the British Army in mid-1987. A total of 789 vehicles were delivered in IFV, infantry command, anti-tank, recovery, repair, ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  MIHDS

  The Modular Integrated Helmet Display System (MIHDS) is designed and developed jointly by General Dynamics Mission Systems, USA and Microvision Inc. The system's SD2500 design ...

• Military - USVs

  MAST

  The Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST) was developed by ASV Global and Roke Manor Research under funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It ...

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

  CATS Warrior

  Manufactured by the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) Warrior is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAS part of the CATS family ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  Warrior 2020

  Finland’s Warrior 2020 programme is focused on improving individual soldier equipment in the five capability areas defined by NATO: C4I, lethality, mobility, survivability and sustainability. Warrior ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

  The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron, is a two-person, light scout helicopter with a day/night mast-mounted sight, glass cockpit and four-bladed rotor system. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  MUBC

  The Modular Universal Battery Charger (MUBC) is a scalable charging system for a range of military and commercial batteries. It provides for the addition of ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  MD 530F Cayuse Warrior

  An evolution of the OH-6 Cayuse light observation helicopter, the MD 530F was initially Federal Aviation Administration-certified in July 1985 as the Model 369FF. It ...

• UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

  Athena 511

  The Athena 511 is a compact all-in-one GPS-aided INS air data system. The system’s integrated inertial sensing uses a tactical grade, ring-laser gyro IMU, with ...

• Land: RWS

  Unmanned T40

  Nexter is developed an unmanned variant of its T40 two-man turret to meet the growing demand for these types of systems. Like the standard T40, ...