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News - Future vertical lift

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Commonality key for USN

    24th May 2017

    The US Navy could be using a common control system (CCS) for its unmanned assets as early as the mid-2020s. Speaking at an Unmanned Systems …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Quad A 2017: Plans advance for Chinook Block II

    19th April 2017

    The first of more than 1,200 Chinooks produced for more than 19 operators around the world was delivered to the US Army on 16 August …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2017: Future proofing Global Hawk (video)

    11th May 2017

    The manufacturer of the RQ-4B Global Hawk, Northrop Grumman, is looking to prepare the UAV for future missions by testing and fitting a new sensor …

  • Land Warfare

    IDEF 2017: Turkey eyes truck-mounted 155mm guns

    9th May 2017

    The Turkish Army's impending requirement for more self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) is evident at this year's IDEF exhibition, with two truck-mounted 155mm guns on display to …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2017: Swift Navigation, Carnegie Robotics reveal Duro

    11th May 2017

    San Francisco-based startup company Swift Navigation, who partnered with Carnegie Robotics, unveiled their Duro GNSS receiver at AUVSI's Xponential. Duro has been described as a …

  • Naval Warfare

    HMAS Sydney taking shape

    25th April 2017

    The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) is taking shape, with the vessel's Aegis block now consolidated, the RAN announced on 23 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Ka-52Es bound for Egypt

    15th May 2017

    The first batch of Ka-52E helicopters for Egypt are slated for delivery by the end of the summer, according to information revealed by Russian Helicopters …

  • Land Warfare

    Small arms plant opens in India

    9th May 2017

    India's Punj Lloyd and Israel Weapon Industries have opened a small arms manufacturing plant at Malanpur in Madhya Pradesh under a joint venture arrangement.The plant …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop investing in Aussie electronic sustainment

    16th May 2017

    Northrop Grumman will invest AUD$50 million in opening an advanced defence electronics maintenance and sustainment centre in Western Sydney, Australia, the company announced on 15 …

  • Training

    ITEC 2017: MASA and BISim in strategic alliance

    18th May 2017

    Constructive training and AI specialist MASA and Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) have signed a product sales and technical cooperation agreement to further develop MASA SWORD …

  • Special Operations

    SOFIC 2017: NSW Expands Surface Mobility

    18th May 2017

    US Naval Special Warfare (NSW) elements are expanding the size of their surface mobility platform fleet. The fleet changes were included in an update presented …

  • Training

    ITEC 2017: RNLAF outlines simulation plans

    16th May 2017

    According to Col Harold Boekholt, the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF) Head of Policy and Plans, ‘simulation will grow in the future and be driven …

  • Naval Warfare

    First Whidbey Island P-8 squadron cleared for flight

    16th May 2017

    The first Boeing Poseidon P-8A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) squadron at US Naval Air Station Whidbey Island has gained Safe for Flight certification with an …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Airbus to study Syracuse IV ground segment

    5th May 2017

    Airbus has received a contract from the French defence procurement agency to carry out preparatory studies and definition work for the future ground segment of …

  • Land Warfare

    Serbia kitted out with indigenous vehicles

    16th May 2017

    The Serbian military and internal security forces have begun ordering indigenous armour vehicles and self-propelled artillery.  The news had been announced openly for the first …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • UAS: communication systems

    UAS: communication systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]

    The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...

  • UAS: flight control systems

    UAS: flight control systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]

    The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...

  • 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 ...

  • UAS: communication systems

    UAS: communication systems | Project Proteus [UK]

    Project Proteus is an RN and Leonardo effort to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter demonstrator that could provide an innovative alternative to existing crewed ...

  • UAS: flight control systems

    UAS: flight control systems | Project Proteus [UK]

    Project Proteus is an RN and Leonardo effort to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter demonstrator that could provide an innovative alternative to existing crewed ...

  • Tiltrotors

    V-22 Osprey [Japan]

    Programme Background Procurement Contracts The Japanese government is the first export customer of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, having ordered 17 helicopters from the US across ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Launched Effects-Short Range (LE-SR) [US Army]

    Background Goal The Army sees LE-SR as a family of systems consisting of an air vehicle, effects payload, mission system applications, and associated support equipment ...

  • Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    MQ-8C Fire Scout (USA)

    Programme Background Timeline According to the Naval Air Systems Command, having first ordered the MQ-8B in 2009, the UAV has become a pillar of the ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

    Programme Background Requirement & Objective The RN identified a requirement to acquire an RPAS to transport cargo and supplies between ships and personnel. When mature, it ...

  • Military helicopters - maritime

    MH-60R Seahawk (Saudi Arabia)

    The sale is aimed at improving Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats from enemy weapon systems, provide the capability to identify, engage ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Data links

    Data links | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Air: Helmet-mounted displays

    Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    Air: Head-up displays | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Korean Future Vertical Lift (KFVL)

    Unveiled at KADEX 2024, the Korean Future Vertical Lift (KFVL) is a family of uncrewed helicopters from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). Despite being in the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Aerosonde Mk 4.8 HQ FTUAS

    From the Texton family of Aerosonde UAS, the Aerosonde Mk 4.8 Hybrid Quad (HQ) FTUAS is a tactical drone purpose-built to meet the US Army's Future Vertical Lift ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    HQ-60

    Similarly to other platforms in the L3 Technologies Hybrid Quadrotor (HQ) and Fixed-Wing Rotator family (see separate entries) of VTOL fixed-wing UAVs, the HQ-60 has ...

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

    V-247 Vigilant

    The V-247 Vigilant is a tiltrotor UAV from Bell. Officially introduced in 2016, it features an open modular architecture and can host several payloads. These include ...

  • Air: Displays

    F-15 Replacement Vertical Situation Display

    BAE Systems Replacement Vertical Situation Display (RVSD) replaces the legacy VSD units on F-15E aircraft. The AMLCD display offers a larger display size and is compatible ...

  • Baby Shark 260

    The Foxtech Baby Shark 260 is a fixed-wing VTOL UAV for commercial and civil operations, which has four spar-mounted rotors to provide vertical lift, a pusher ...

  • Air: Helmet-mounted displays

    X-Sight

    Elbit X-Sight is a developmental helmet-mounted display system designed for helicopters. According to the manufacturer, it will offer a high field of view and colour binocular ...

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

    H6 Poseidon

    Manufactured by Swarmly, the H6 Poseidon is a fixed-wing VTOL-capable UAV. The second largest member of the Poseidon family, the vertical lift is provided through ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    Bell 360 Invictus

    The Bell 360 Invictus is the company's prototype for the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme.  The helicopter features retractable weapon bays, two ...

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

    Veloce-15

    The ST Engineering Veloce-15 (V-15) is a hybrid fixed-wing UAV with four rotors for vertical lift and a tail-mounted two-bladed pusher propeller for horizontal propulsion.  ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Proteus

    Proteus is a technology demonstrator that Leonardo is developing in collaboration with the UK MoD's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S;) Future Capabilities Group and the ...

  • Light UGVs

    Avenger

    In January 2017, Med-Eng announced the launch of a new bomb disposal and tactical robot, called the Avenger, at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. ...

  • Nimbus 1800

    Foxtech's Nimbus 1800 is a tri-copter, lightweight, fixed-wing VTOL UAV designed for civilian and commercial mapping and inspection roles. It has a 2.8kg weight without ...

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

    Loong 2

    The Loong 2 is a rotary-wing mini-UAV manufactured by LoongUAV. Designed for ISR missions, the UAV features a universal plug-and-play standardised interface, meaning a lot of different ...

  • Fighter - naval

    J-18 Red Eagle

    J-18 Red Eagle, also called Snowy Owl,  is a stealth short take-off and vertical landing naval fighter aircraft being developed by Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute, designed to ...