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News - defiant X

  • Training

    Avalon 2019: Boeing’s T-X spreads its wings

    26th February 2019

    After winning the US Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training (APT) programme Boeing is now in discussions with potential international customers for the T-X training aircraft.  These are …

  • Special Operations

    SOF munition enhancements explored

    8th March 2019

    United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have successfully conducted initial testing of an enhanced variant of the Dynetics …

  • Military Logistics

    US Navy orders Tel-Instrument’s test sets

    27th February 2019

    Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. has received a follow-on order totalling $641,172 from the US Navy to provide AN/USM-719 Mode 5 test sets, the company announced on …

  • Defence Helicopter

    SB>1 Defiant completes initial ground run tests

    5th February 2019

    The Sikorsky Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter has completed its initial ground run and is being ground tested before its first flight. The helicopter is being …

  • Land Warfare

    AFRL research targets advanced AAA weaponry

    27th February 2019

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate and the National Museum of the US Air Force Collection Management Division are teaming up to help address …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Future M-frigates to be fitted with next-gen fire control system

    28th February 2019

    The Dutch and Belgian future M-class frigates will be fitted with a new fire control system (FCS) currently under development by Thales in the Netherlands, …

  • Naval Warfare

    DCCG receives four new patrol boats

    4th February 2019

    Metal Shark has delivered four new high speed patrol boats to the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard in Aruba, the company announced on 30 January. The …

  • Air Warfare

    Saab makes statement of intent on Tempest

    15th February 2019

    Saab is not ruling out potential involvement in major European future combat jet programmes with the company strongly hinting that it favours the British-led Tempest …

  • Training

    Triumph receives T-X systems order

    5th February 2019

    Triumph Group has been selected to provide Airframe Mounted Accessory Drives (AMAD) and hydraulic systems to Saab for the Boeing T-X advanced pilot training jet …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Airbus confirms FARA proposal but keeps platform under wrap

    20th February 2019

    Airbus Helicopters has confirmed its involvement in the US Army’s FARA (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft) programme, having formally filed a proposal in December 2018 to meet …

  • Land Warfare

    IDEX 2019: Rheinmetall’s new protection module on show

    16th February 2019

    Rheinmetall is set to exhibit its new Hybrid Protection Module at IDEX 2019. The Module can either be deployed in standalone mode or retrofitted into …

  • Training

    Collins Aerospace ejection seats for T-X

    6th February 2019

    Collins Aerospace’s ACES 5 ejection seat and landing gear system have been selected for the US Air Force’s T-X advanced pilot trainer aircraft, the company …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy’s Large Surface Combatant to reflect DDG-1000 lessons

    20th February 2019

    The US Navy’s future Large Surface Combatant (LSC) will draw heavily on lessons learned from its tiny fleet of ‘extraordinarily expensive’ but cutting-edge DDG 1000 …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon to support US Army’s Sentinel radar

    31st January 2019

    Raytheon has received a contract to provide life cycle support for the US Army’s Sentinel radar, the company announced on 28 January. The $29 million …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Lockheed Martin expands ground radar catalogue with 'next-generation' TPY-X

    24th January 2019

    Lockheed Martin is expanding its portfolio of ground-based air-surveillance radars with a new offering, the TPY-X – a next-generation, digital sensor designed to meet the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Patrol boats

    115 Defiant

    The Metal Shark 115 Defiant is a monohull patrol vessel designed and manufactured by Metal Shark. It is marketed as a platform for border patrol, police and ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    85 Defiant

    The 85 Defiant is a patrol boat by Metal Shark based on the proven Damen 2606 standardised patrol platform. Thirteen Near Coastal Patrol Vessel vessels ...

  • Military - USVs

    NOMARS

    The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) is a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed surface vessel.

  • Patrol boats

    PB40

    The PB(X) is a new generation of patrol boats from Metal Shark being built for the USN Expeditionary Combat Command's Coastal Riverine Forces (CRF). The ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    SB-1 Defiant

    The SB-1 Defiant is a Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) aircraft. Sikorsky and Boeing announced in February 2013 that they would submit a joint proposal ...

  • Military - USVs

    Sharktech

    Sharktech is a UMV kit developed to be fitted to Metal Shark boats ranging in size from 4.9m to 91m. Metal Shark used ASV Global’s ...

  • Space: radar systems

    TerraSAR-X and ​TanDEM-X

    TerraSAR-X and the more advanced TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for digital elevation measurement) are designed to operate closely together to generate an accurate 3D image of ...

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    PELE Ammunition

    Rheinmetall's Penetrator with Enhanced Lateral Effect (PELE) Ammunition is available in 20 mm x 102, 25 mm x 137, 27 mm x 145 and 30 mm ...

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    FAPDS

    Rheinmetall's Frangible, Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot Ammunition (FAPDS) is designed to defeat hard and semi-hard targets and is available in 25 mm x 137, 27 mm x 145 ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems, Land: unattended sensor/surveillance systems

    Spynel-X

    Spynel-X is a passive wide-area surveillance system with automatic intrusion detection and tracking capabilities. The sensor can perform 24/7 early human intrusion alerts over a ...

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

    Rapier X-SkySAR

    The Rapier X-SkySAR is an Italian UAV designed by Sky Eye Systems for civil and military missions. As its name suggests, the UAV features an ...

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    APFSDS-T Ammunition

    Rheinmetall’s APFSDS-T is available in 25 mm x 137, 30 mm x 173 and as ballistically matched practice ammunition.

  • Land: air defence radar

    X-TAR

    The X-Band Tactical Acquisition Radar (X-TAR) is a fully coherent X-band radar designed for such applications as early warning for MANPADS and guns or tactical ...

  • Loitering munitions

    OWL-X

    Unveiled at the Australia Air Show 2025, the One-Way Loitering (OWL) X, or OWL-X, is an Australian loitering munition.  Unlike the other OWLs in InnovAero's parliament, the ...

  • LTVs - 4x4

    Fox RRV-x

    The Fox Rapid Reaction Vehicle-x (RRV-x) is an open-topped 4x4 vehicle developed for SF operations. Unlike its predecessor, the Fox RRV-r, the RRV-x is based on ...