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  • Digital Battlespace

    Airbus tests stratospheric 4G/5G defence comms

    1st October 2018

    Airbus has successfully tested stratospheric 4G/5G defence applications with a high-altitude balloon demonstration, the company announced on 25 September. Supported by the French and Canadian …

  • Training

    Airbus operational as MFTS aircraft service provider

    5th October 2018

    Airbus Helicopters has completed its service provision build-up for the UK’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS), the company announced on 2 October. Airbus Helicopters is …

  • Land Warfare

    AUSA 2018: Show round up

    10th October 2018

    As the curtain closes on AUSA 2018, Shephard's land editor Grant Turnbull discusses the main news from across the show, including the US Army's continued …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy names LCS 29

    11th October 2018

    The US Navy's next Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has been named as Beloit, the navy announced on 9 October. The future USS Beloit, LCS …

  • Defence Notes

    US serviceman among two killed in Ukrainian fighter jet crash

    17th October 2018

    Ukraine's military and the US Air Force said Wednesday that a US serviceman was one of the two pilots killed in a fighter jet crash …

  • Training

    BISim to support German military

    4th October 2018

    Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has entered into a new agreement with the Bundeswehr to provide localised support services to VBS3 users in the German armed …

  • Land Warfare

    AUSA 2018: Up close with the 50mm super gun (exclusive photos)

    10th October 2018

    While visitors to this week’s AUSA annual meeting and exposition were limited to a glimpse of a 50mm cannon elevated to 85 degrees on the …

  • Training

    Contractor operations: Service central

    4th October 2018

    Military forces around the world are increasingly turning to outsourced training service provision. How far this industry-delivered learning is accepted is a matter of degree, …

  • Naval Warfare

    Euronaval 2018: Some processes ‘not good enough’ in River class programme

    25th October 2018

    BAE Systems officials have said that some of its processes were not up to standard for the start of its five-ship build of Batch 2 …

  • Naval Warfare

    Polish MCM vessels under construction

    10th October 2018

    Construction of the second Kormoran II-class minehunter has commenced and the Polish Navy is now moving forward with the long term effort to enhance its …

  • Training

    AUSA 2018: Lockheed Martin to upgrade US Army simulators

    2nd October 2018

    Lockheed Martin has been selected by the US Army to upgrade around 500 simulators for the army’s tactical vehicle fleet at several locations worldwide, the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Army issues MX-10D contract to L3

    11th October 2018

    L3 Technologies has received an IDIQ contract worth up to $454 million from the US Army for its next-generation Wescam MX-10D sensor suite, the company …

  • Training

    AUSA 2018: DiSTI delivers OMT to US Army

    2nd October 2018

    DiSTI has delivered the Counter – Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM), Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) Operator/Maintainer Trainer (OMT) to the US Army, the company …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    NWUAV begins NW-88 UAV engine testing

    24th September 2018

    Northwest UAV (NWUAV) has completed the first test runs on its new NW-88 multi-fuel twin-cylinder UAV engine in its on-site engine test cell, the company …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Apache and Chinook boost for Netherlands

    18th September 2018

    Two of the main Dutch rotary programmes - the Boeing AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook - have been bolstered by a set of contracts which …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Trainer

    Phenom 100

    Phenom 100 is a very light jet originally developed for single owner-pilot operation but later gained popularity as a jet trainer aircraft. The platform first ...

  • Trainer

    T-6A/B Texan II

    The T-6 Texan II is a single-engine trainer aircraft, which was developed from the Pilatus PC-9 to meet the training requirements of USAF and USN ...

  • EW test systems

    EWITR

    The EW Instrumented Training Range (EWITR) provides threat radar simulators and master control stations for aircrew training in tactics development using modelling and simulation, and ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    T-38C Talon

    FlightSafety supports nearly 40 T-38 training devices as part of its contract for logistics support for the T-38. The T-38C is a converted T-38A/B that ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    HATS

    In October 2014, the Australian government approved a A$700 million (US$530 million) contract award to Boeing Defence Australia, teamed with Thales Australia, to provide the ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    USAF KC-135 ATS

    The KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) programme delivers initial qualification, requalification, continuation and upgrades training for USAF KC-135 aircrews, including pilots, co-pilots and boom operators. ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    USN T-44C Training Services

    In late 2013, CAE USA received a contract to provide the USN with comprehensive T-44C aircrew training services at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. CAE USA ...

  • Trainer

    Beechcraft King Air 260 (T-54A)

    The Beechcraft King Air 260 is a twin-engine turboprop which the USN has selected as part of the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) programme. Ten aircraft were ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    C-130J MATS

    Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS) programme provides a range of training devices and support services including aircrew instruction, operations, contractor logistics ...

  • Air: air combat simulators

    HITS-A

    Collins Aerospace is the prime contractor designing and developing the first integrated aircrew training systems for the E-2D, leading the Hawkeye Integrated Training System for ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    KC-46A ATS

    FlightSafety supports the USAF aircrew training program for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft. The program delivers a multi-faceted training package to the USAF from design, ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    RCAF CC-130J Training Services

    CAE is the prime contractor for the Operational Training Systems Provider (OTSP) programme to support the 17-strong CC-130J fleet in RCAF service. The first OTSP ...

  • Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole

    H135M

    The H135M (formerly known as the EC635 and also designated as H135) is a light utility variant of the EC135 twin-engine, multipurpose 3t helicopter. In ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    Tiger Aircrew Training

    Thales provides Tiger aircrew training solutions for the armed forces in Australia, France and Germany. Thales is currently upgrading the systems under the Tiger aircrew training ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    US Army Flight School XXI OFT/RCTD

    L3Harris Technologies is a major subcontractor to CSC on the US Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) programme. L3Harris Technologies has built or is under contract ...