• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Chinese Rainbow goes stratospheric

  15th June 2017

  China's first solar-powered Caihong (Rainbow) UAS successfully flew at an altitude of 20,000m on 13 June, an altitude that is well within the stratosphere, the country’s …

• Digital Battlespace

  Thales to form Indian joint venture

  23rd June 2017

  India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative has chalked up a new success, with Thales and Reliance Defence Limited announcing their intent to form an Indian Joint …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed to support Sniper, LANTIRN pods

  22nd June 2017

  The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide sustainment support for Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) and LANTIRN navigation …

• Training

  Paris Air show: Leonardo pushes M-346 for ASDOT

  19th June 2017

  Leonardo will be looking to offer up its M-346 training aircraft for the UK’s Air Support for Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) requirement, the company confirmed …

• Land Warfare

  India’s DRDO test-fires Nag ATGM

  20th June 2017

  India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in the desert ranges of Rajasthan. The test firing, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop’s modular panel-based sensor flies

  16th June 2017

  Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight test of its new modular panel-based sensor, the company announced on 13 June. The flight took place …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Paris Air Show: Keeper of the night (video)

  19th June 2017

  Unveiling the Nightwarden tactical UAS on the opening day of Paris Air Show 2017, Textron Systems revealed that a range of payload testing for the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Paris Air Show: Eye spy a SpyRanger (video)

  16th June 2017

  Shephard recently attended a demonstration of the Thales-developed Spy'Ranger UAS, which has been selected by the French DGA to equip the country's armed forces. Pascal Secretin …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop radars for USAF F-16s

  12th June 2017

  Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) has been selected by the US Air Force as the active electronically scanned array (AESA) for its …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Paris Air Show: Patroller integration continues

  19th June 2017

  The French Army is continuing efforts to integrate the Patroller UAV into its force structure following the recent announcement that it will receive two systems …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  EW Europe: Sierra Nevada validates SkyCAP C-UAS

  7th June 2017

  Sierra Nevada demonstrated its SkyCAP counter-UAS (C-UAS) system earlier this month during the US military’s Black Dart C-UAS exercise at Eglin Air Force Base. SkyCAP …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  EW Europe: New counter-UAS tech emerges

  1st June 2017

  ESG Elektroniksystem und Logistik, Diehl Defence and Rohde & Schwarz have signed a cooperative agreement in the area of counter-UAS capabilities.As rogue UAS continue to …

• Training

  US Navy ATTower deliveries complete

  16th June 2017

  UFA has delivered the 39th and final ATTower Tower Simulation System (TSS) to the US Navy at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North …

• Digital Battlespace

  Paris Air Show: Upgraded Rafale set for trials

  13th June 2017

  The French Air Force is on track to carry out qualification trials of the new ‘F3R’ standard Dassault Rafale next year, which will include testing …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Paris Air Show: V-200 announcements expected

  12th June 2017

  UMS Skeldar has revealed it will be making what it considers ‘major contract announcements’ at the upcoming Paris Air Show regarding its heavy fuel V-200 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

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

  Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Air System (FTUAS) [UK]

  Background Tender Notice & Timeline On 25 May 2021, the MoD published a tender notice for the urgent acquisition of a UAS and ancillaries under a ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  DEF129 (Nano UAS) [Australia]

  Programme Background DEF129 The Australian Ground Service has combined various army procurement efforts under the DEF129 programme to increase the abundance and proliferation of UAVs ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Aeromobila A Pilotaggio Remoto (Mini) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirement Released on 5 August 2021, the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023 announced a programme aimed at acquiring a mini-UAS capable ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

  Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Ka-52M Alligator-Russia

  Programme Background The loss of 66 Ka-52s and 8 Mi-24s damaged and/or destroyed leaves the Russian Military with an acute need of replacements.  The Ka-52M will ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)

  Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...

• Military UAS - micro

  Aeromobila A Pilotaggio Remoto (Micro) [Italy]

  Programme Background Requirement Released on 5 August 2021, the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023 announced a programme aimed at acquiring a micro-UAS capable ...

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

  RQ-20 Puma [Belgium]

  Programme  Requirement The Belgian MoD outlined plans to procure more mini and tactical UAS in its Strategic Vision for Defence published in 2016. According to ...

• 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 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 ...

• AEW&C

  AEW&C Aircraft [India]

  Programme Background India is planning to increase its AEW&C; capabilities with indigenous radar systems.  A330 Bid In 2015, the IAF has requested to procure six ...

• Military UAS - small

  Puma 2 AE [Germany]

  Programme Background The Germany navy had an urgent requirement for three UAS required for reconnaissance and identification in maritime operations. A platform was required that ...

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

  Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]

  Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...

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

  Mini UAS [Spain]

  Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: air defence radar

  MPDR 12

  The MPDR 12 is a 60 rpm pulse-Doppler radar with high data rates and effective clutter rejection performance. Integrated with Siemens pulse-Doppler tracking and fire ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: coastal surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  ieMHR

  The ieMHR radar is a three-dimensional pulse-doppler radar previously manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries and is currently produced by Leonardo. It is designed ...

• Air: weather radar

  TWR-850/WXR-840/WXR-80

  The TWR-850/WXR-840/WXR-80 weather radar systems use Doppler-based turbulence and weather detection for faster analysis and a solid-state transmitter for optimum pulse width for different ranges ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  NR-100

  The NR-100 is a man-portable pulse-Doppler radar designed to detect and track moving people and vehicles, providing targeting information for infantry weapons. 

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  N001

  The N001 is a mechanically scanned pulse-Doppler fire control radar associated with the Su-27, -30 and -33 fighters. The system features single-target engagement capability. 

• Air: AEW/fire control radar, Air: surveillance radar

  AN/APY-1/2

  The S-band AN/APY-1 radar is installed in a large rotodome above the fuselage of the Boeing KE-3A/E-3A/B Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft ...

• Sea: naval fire control radar

  MR-90 Orekh

  The MR-90 Orekh, also known as Front Dome, is a Russian fire control system developed originally in the 1980s. It is a pulse-Doppler radar with ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  BFSR-MR

  The BattleField Surveillance Radar – Medium Range (BFSR-MR) is a ground-based surveillance and acquisition radar capable of detecting and displaying moving targets, including people, vehicles, ...

• Land: air defence radar

  SkyFender ADR

  SkyFender Air Defence Radar (ADR) is a pulse-Doppler radar operating in the X-band that performs signal processing in time and spectral domains to provide target ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Skyfender AMSR

  The SkyFender AMSR is a two-dimensional, all-weather naval surveillance and helicopter control radar manufactured by Indra Sistemas. It is designed to provide air and sea operation ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

  ALR-400

  The ALR-400 is a radar warning receiver manufactured by Indra Systems. The system features wideband reception technology, open architecture design, and performs with highly complex ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  ARSS

  Relied upon by US as well as international paramilitary and government agencies, Telephonics’ Advanced Radar Surveillance System (ARSS) uses pulse-Doppler technology, providing wide-area ground surveillance ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  RDI

  The RDI is an optimised pulse-Doppler radar installed on Mirage 2000B and C models used in the air superiority role. The slotted flat-plate antenna features ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  FoPEN

  The FoPEN is a wide-band, pulse-Doppler and ground surveillance radar that operates in the UHF band, minimising foliage attenuation. The system features track-while-scan and pulse ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  Falcon S-7

  The Falcon S-7 is a multi-functional airborne pulse-Doppler fire control radar developed by AVIC's Radar and Avionics Research Institute for the F-7 combat aircraft. The ...