• Digital Battlespace

  General Dynamics launches TACLANE software

  5th May 2015

  General Dynamics Mission Systems has launched its NSA-approved TACLANE Trusted Sensor Software feature on the TACLANE-1G (KG-175G), it has announced. The software provides intrusion detection …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI 2015: Industry warned of unmanned market hurdles

  4th May 2015

  Worldwide transactions of companies involved in the unmanned systems sector rose from eight in 2010 to 44 in 2014, with 16 deals already concluded in …

• Defence Helicopter

  GAO questions US Army aviation restructure

  28th April 2015

  A new report scrutinising the cost estimates and assumptions behind the US Army’s controversial Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI) has found them to be ‘substantially comprehensive’ …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Radioactive UAV gatecrashes Japanese prime minister’s office

  24th April 2015

  Staff discovered a quadrotor UAV atop the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office in Tokyo on 22 April 2015. The craft, emblazoned with a …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rockwell’s MILS device gets NSA Type 1 certification

  23rd April 2015

  Rockwell Collins’ new Multiple Independent Level of Security (MILS) encryption device and architecture has received Type 1 certification from the US National Security Agency (NSA). …

• Digital Battlespace

  Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency in operation

  22nd April 2015

  Singapore inaugurated its Cyber Security Agency (CSA), an agency tasked with providing ‘dedicated and centralised oversight of Singapore’s national cybersecurity functions’, on 1 April. The …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bad news for Philippine Air Force as UH-1 contract cancelled

  21st April 2015

  The Philippines has cancelled a contract to obtain 21 second-hand Bell UH-1 helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the government confirmed on 17 April. …

• Military Logistics

  DCNS receives support contract for French submarines

  21st April 2015

  DCNS has received a contract for Through Life Support (TLS) of six French Navy nuclear attack submarines based in Toulon through to 2020, the company …

• Defence Helicopter

  LAAD 2015: Brazilian H225M CSAR variant certification due

  17th April 2015

  Certification of the first operational CSAR variant of the Brazilian Air Force's H225M (H-36) Caracal is expected next month, according to Helibras officials. Walter Filho, head …

• Land Warfare

  LAAD 2015: Brazil-made Gladiador II makes first appearance

  16th April 2015

  Brazilian corporate group Grupo Inbra Filtro has unveiled an updated version of its Gladiador 4x4 armoured vehicle at this year’s LAAD exhibition in Rio de …

• Naval Warfare

  JSOW C-1 completes final integrated test

  16th April 2015

  Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully completed the final free flight of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 in its integrated testing phase, the …

• Military Logistics

  US Navy receives USNS Trenton

  16th April 2015

  The US Navy accepted the delivery of its fifth Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), USNS Trenton, on 13 April. USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) completed its …

• Naval Warfare

  SAS 2015: DDG51 re-start gathers pace

  15th April 2015

  The re-start of the DDG51 Arleigh Burke destroyer production line is moving forward with the launch of the first new Flight IIA vessel – John …

• Naval Warfare

  SAS 2015: Eastern scores high for USCG cutter

  14th April 2015

  Eastern Shipbuilding is displaying a model of its Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) at Sea-Air-Space 2015 that is being used to compete for the US Coast …

• Naval Warfare

  SAS 2015: US Navy moves on LCS mission packages

  14th April 2015

  Development of the mission packages (MPs) for the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is speeding up with a busy two years coming up. Speaking …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

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

  H10 Poseidon [Ukraine]

  Background 2022 According to Army Recognition in 2022, citing VK, a Russian social network, Ukrainian sources had reportedly stated that the 26th Artillery Brigade and ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• Data links

  Data links | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Russian MoD is planning to procure PAK-DA strategic bomber aircraft to replace the existing Tu-95MS Bear-H fleet, about 65 examples of which are in service with ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Project Brakestop [UK]

  Background Information Notice On 25 September 2024, the UK MoD published a prior information notice for Project Brakestop, informing industry of the upcoming competition. Requirements ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  Ka-52K Katran [Russia]

  Programme Background The Ka-52K Katran is a navalised version of the Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopter.  The history of the Ka-52K is aligned with ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  WH AFV [R&Sp]

  Programme Background The RfI for this requirement stipulated several technical requirements that a prospective platform must meet in order to provide 'high mobility, adequate armour ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Mi-17 [Sri Lanka]

  Programme Background Sri Lanka currently operates 28 Mi-17 Hip H and Mi-171Sh and Mi-8s; the latest variants were three Mi-171Es delivered in 2013. Sri Lanka's military is ...

• Bomber

  PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

  Programme Background The full-scale design works on the new-generation strategic bomber developed under the PAK-DA initiative were launched by Tupolev in 2013, on order placed ...

• Destroyers

  Arleigh Burke Flight III (DDG 125 - DDG 139) [USN]

  Programme Background Timeline Flight III is the last of the four flights being built for the USN, with the first ship beginning construction in 2018 ...

• Light Bullet-Proof Vehicles (Army) [India]

  Programme Background An RfP for 375 light bullet-proof vehicles (LBPV) is expected to be announced by the end of 2023 following the approval of the Indian Army's ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  VTOL-Capable Group 2 UAV [USA]

  Background Request for Information (RFI) In March 2026, the USAF issued an RFI seeking a VTOL-capable UAV capable of operating in austere environments to support ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: Integrated cockpit systems

  H-1 Family of Avionics

  Northrop Grumman produces a family of avionics for Bell H-1-series helicopters.

• Magline Cruiser

  First displayed at the DefExpo exhibition in 2014, the Magline Cruiser was developed as three variants: Cruiser 1, Cruiser 2 and Mini Cruiser. The two larger ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  UH-1Y/AH-1Z Training Devices

  Together with the prime contractor for the USMC’s new H-1 helicopters, FlightSafety produced the Viper (aka Super Cobra) and the Venom (Huey) flight simulator devices. ...

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

  Aybars-1

  The Aybars-1, alternatively known as the Aybars-I or Aerogard V3800-H, is a fixed-wing, VTOL-capable UAV from BMS Defence Technologies.  It is powered by a 100cc EFI engine and ...

• EO/IR systems

  HD25-XV

  The HD25--XV is a lightweight, compact UAV EO camera gimbal from Trillium Engineering. Sometimes called the Orion HD25, the system is designed to operate from ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/ARC-186

  The Collins Aerospace AN/ARC-186 is a low-Cost multi-band VHF/AM/FM transceiver designed to fulfill the demanding multirole missions flown in complex tactical and international environments. Aircraft installations ...

• Land: air defence radar

  H-200

  CEIEC's H-200 is the basis of the KS-1 air defence missile which is thought to have developed from reverse engineering a Patriot air defence system. ...

• Bomber

  H-6

  The People's Liberation Army Air Force has eight regiments of bombers and they operate an estimated 160 H-6 variants that have been in service since ...

• Subsystems: visual

  SpectraView Front Projection Display System

  Designed to support a variety of training requirements, SpectraView systems provide cost-effective, scalable and flexible options for single, tandem and side-by-side seating configurations. Standard and ...

• Naval guns

  H/PJ-45A

  H/PJ-45A is a Chinese 130mm naval gun deployed on the Type 052D destroyers. Reportedly, its design is based on the Soviet AK-130 gun. During the ...

• Self-propelled mortars

  2S34 Chosta

  The 2S34 Chosta is an upgraded version of the 122mm 2S1 tracked SPH that replaces the original 2A31 ordnance with the 120mm 2A80-1 mortar-gun, an ...

• Uncrewed aerial systems engines

  Trident 140TD2

  The Trident 140TD2 is a compression-ignition engine designed for MALE platforms. Based on the Trident 100TD2, it is a lightweight, four-cylinder design that is intended ...

• Uncrewed aerial systems engines

  Trident 180TD2

  The Trident 180TD2 is a compression-ignition engine designed for heavier UAVs up to the 2t class. The design is intended to improve efficiency, while being ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: chaff/flare/decoy systems

  118 Mk 3 Type 1

  The Chemring CM118 Mk.3 Type-1 is a spectral flare intended to defeat infrared-guided, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. The flare is designed to equip rotorcraft and ...

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

  FL-1

  The FL-1, sometimes called the Feilong-1 or Flying Dragon-1, is an unmanned, long-endurance platform under development for civilian and military use. Its design is aimed towards ...