• Defence Helicopter

  Aviall, Bristow sign parts supply agreement

  26th February 2010

  Aviall Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company, has reached an agreement to provide a global parts supply program for the helicopter divisions and …

• Defence Helicopter

  US Army selects SRT helicopters

  23rd February 2010

  SRT Helicopters, the world's leading provider of high risk operational services and training, recently conducted a mountain flying and pre-deployment training course for the US …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky search and rescue S-92 helicopters riding wave of success in United Kingdom

  22nd February 2010

  Sikorsky Search and Rescue (SAR) S-92 helicopters are on a path to unprecedented success in 2010 after coming off a record year of rescues in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter displays new technologies and proven aircraft at Heli-Expo 2010

  20th February 2010

  Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer in the civil and public services markets, displays, on its booth #3128, several of its successful products and key …

• Defence Helicopter

  RNZAF's new helicopter makes its first flight

  18th February 2010

  The first of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's five new A109 helicopters has taken to the air in Italy. "This is part of the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Becker Avionics announces first delivery of the brand new MR510 Personal Locator Beacon

  18th February 2010

  Becker Avionics, a leading provider of communication, navigation, surveillance and search & rescue equipment for airborne and ground applications, announced today the first delivery of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System taking shape onboard Lincoln

  17th February 2010

  Personnel from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (N-UCAS) program team and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation are underway with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Successful flights for Elbit Systems' enhanced Micro CoMPASS payload onboard the Hermes 90 UAS

  16th February 2010

  Elbit Systems Ltd. today announced that it completed a series of successful flights of its enhanced Micro CoMPASS electro-optic payload with advanced capabilities as part …

• Defence Helicopter

  Super Puma/Cougar/EC225 family marks 4 million flight hours

  16th February 2010

  Eurocopter’s heavy-duty family of helicopters, the AS332 Super Puma/AS532 Cougar and their latest-generation derivatives, the EC225/EC725, have accumulated a total of four million flight hours …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bangladesh Navy orders two AgustaWestland AW109 Powers

  16th February 2010

  AgustaWestland has announced the award of a contract by the Bangladesh Navy for two AW109 Power maritime helicopters. The helicopters will be used for a …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aircraft and Terma Sign MOU to explore potential collaboration on Danish Maritime Helicopter Program opportunity

  15th February 2010

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Terma A/S today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore potential collaborations if the Danish government decides to …

• Digital Battlespace

  Becker Avionics receives COSPAS-SARSAT certification for its Next Generation Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) MR510

  15th February 2010

  Becker Avionics, a leading provider of communication, navigation, surveillance and search & rescue equipment for airborne and ground applications has received the COSPAS-SARSAT certification of …

• Defence Helicopter

  Northrop Grumman begins full rate production of US Navy's Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System for Heavy Lift Helicopter fleets

  10th February 2010

  The Department of the Navy's CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet will continue to receive new Northrop Grumman Corporation-designed, built and tested Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAR-H: United Kingdom selects Soteria Consortium to provide dedicated search and rescue services for the next 25 years

  10th February 2010

  Sikorsky Search and Rescue (SAR) S-92 helicopters are expected to provide turnkey helicopter services in the United Kingdom well into the 21st century as the …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAR-H: CHC selected as Preferred Bidder for 25-year UK SAR Contract

  10th February 2010

  CHC Helicopters, through its membership in the Soteria consortium, has won preferred bidder status on a 25-year contract to provide comprehensive search and rescue (SAR) …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• AEW&C

  E-2D - USA

  The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) is an all-weather, twin engine, carrier-based, Airborne Command, Control and Surveillance aircraft designed to extend task force defense perimeters. The ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Navajo Class (T-ATS)

  Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) are replacing the ageing three remaining T-ATF 166 class tugboats and two remaining T-ARS 50 class ships with ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]

  Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Submarine Resue Vessel Procurement [Poland]

  Programme Background Timeline For a long time, Poland has been trying to procure submarine rescue vessels. A contract for the acquisition of up to two ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Submarine Resue Vessel Procurement [Poland]

  On 27 December 2024, the Polish Armament Agency and the industrial consortium signed a contract for the construction and delivery of the submarine rescue ship Ratownik ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Submarine Resue Vessel Procurement [Poland]

  On 27 December 2024, the Polish Armament Agency and the industrial consortium signed a contract for the construction and delivery of the submarine rescue ship Ratownik ...

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

  Blackwing (Second Batch) [USA]

  Programme BackgroundFirst Batch The Blackwing originated from a 2013 initiative to develop a low-cost submarine-launched UAS for the US Navy. Following successful tests with the ...

• Submarines: nuclear, attack

  SSN(X) Programme [USN]

  Programme Background Requirements The CRS SSN(X) report states the USN is examining three broad design options for future submarines. One is based on the current ...

• Maritime patrol

  P-8 Poseidon [South Korea]

  Programme Background South Korea is facing an imminent submarine threat from North Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is operating an aging fleet of P-3C ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | AS Submarine Tenders [USN]

  The USN is in the process of procuring three new submarine tenders aimed to replace the ageing USS Memory S. Land and USS Frank Cable, ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | AS Submarine Tenders [USN]

  The USN is in the process of procuring three new submarine tenders aimed to replace the ageing USS Memory S. Land and USS Frank Cable, ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Columbia Class Submarine (3-12)

  Programme Background The Columbia class is being built to replace the aging Ohio class SSBN's in service with the US Navy. The Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS) [Spain]

  Programme Background Timeline On 5 November 2021, the Spanish MoD signed a contract for Navantia to build a new submarine rescue vessel at its Puerto ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Columbia Class Submarine (SSBN 826 - 827) (1-2)

  Programme Background The Columbia class is being built to replace the ageing Ohio class SSBNs in service with the US Navy. The Major Defense Acquisition ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) Ship [UK]

  Programme Background Requirements The 2021 Defence Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, outlined the plan to develop a new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) vessel ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military - UUVs

  Snakehead LDUUV

  The Snakehead Large Displacement Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) is a US Navy (USN) Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) designed to be launched from submarine Dry Dock Shelters ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Poseidón - Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS)

  The Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS), Poseidon (A-21), is a submarine rescue vessel being built by Navatia. The ship will enter service ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Kronos

  At NAVDEX 2023, Highland Systems unveiled the Kronos submarine for the first time. According to the manufacturer, the submarine is suitable for commercial, rescue and military ...

• Rescue Baskets

  The Collapsible Rescue Basket combines compact storage capabilities of rescue nets with the ruggedness, rigidity and safety of solid-frame rescue baskets, claims the company. The ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SURS)

  The Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SURS) is a Submarine Rescue Ship set to join the Italian Navy by 2025. In June 2021, the Italian ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Navajo Class

  The Navajo-class is the USN's new class of towing, salvage, and rescue ships to replace the current T-ATF 166 and T-ARS 50 class ships. This ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  Iguane

  The Iguane is a frequency agile, pulse compression maritime surveillance radar with search and rescue capability. Missions include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, ...

• Gelibolu 1500

  Gelibolu 1500 is a lightweight, work-class ROV able to perform submarine rescue, deep-sea survey, seismic observation and sample collection. The system includes manipulator arms, lights ...

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

  Blackwing

  Manufactured by AeroVironment and based on the Switchblade loitering munition, the Blackwing is a tube-launched UAV designed to deliver rapid ISR capabilities through its EO/IR ...

• Patrol boats

  Tapper Class

  Tapper (Type 80) patrol boats were ordered in the 1990s, the first seven in 1992 and five more in 1995, and were designed as small, ...

• Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

  OMS 200

  Airbus DS Optronics unveiled the OMS 200 at the September 2013 DSEI exhibition. It combines the capabilities of the OMS 110 with intelligent target acquisition ...

• Submarines: nuclear, attack

  Belgorod (Project 09852)

  Belgorod (Project 09852) is a special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine designed to launch the new Poseidon nuclear-armed UUV. Belgorod was originally meant to be an Oscar-II-class multi-purpose submarine, but ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

  ENR

  The NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter is equipped with the European Navy Radar (ENR) developed by Thales in conjunction with Airbus and Leonardo. 

• ISR/special mission

  E-6B Mercury

  The E-6B Mercury is an airborne command post and communications relay for US nuclear forces, including submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The USN operates a fleet of ...

• Air: helicopter radar

  ORB 32 series

  The ORB 32 is a modular family of maritime surveillance and fire control radars intended for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, exclusive economic zone protection and search and rescue ...