• Defence Helicopter

  Merlins go Commando at Benson

  2nd October 2014

  The first of the Royal Air Force’s Merlin HC3/3A transport helicopters have been handed over to the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force (CHF).  In a …

• Naval Warfare

  Naval chief calls for anti-piracy measures

  2nd October 2014

  Greater co-operation among West African countries is needed to combat the rising tide of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, a leading Ghana Navy official …

• Naval Warfare

  French MoD pushes forward with maritime anti-mine strategy

  1st October 2014

  The French MoD will launch an operational assessment phase of its future anti-mine warfare system between 2016 and 2017, it has been revealed. Addressing the …

• Naval Warfare

  Irish Navy trials ROV from OPV Samuel Beckett

  30th September 2014

  The introduction of a new class of offshore patrol vessel has enabled the Irish Naval Service to trial a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from one …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Watchkeeper flying in Afghanistan for British Army

  30th September 2014

  Watchkeeper has been operationally deployed in Afghanistan by the British Army, providing information, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in support of British Forces. The UK Ministry …

• Naval Warfare

  Damen-built clipper accepted by Royal Navy of Oman

  29th September 2014

  A three-masted steel clipper built by Damen Shipyards has been formally accepted by the Royal Navy of Oman at a ceremony at Damen Schelde Naval …

• Land Warfare

  Saab introduces fourth generation Carl-Gustaf

  29th September 2014

  Saab Dynamics has publicly unveiled the Carl-Gustaf M4, the fourth generation of the widely deployed shoulder-fired 84mm recoilless weapon system. The development of the new …

• Military Logistics

  First Malaysian A400M airlifter takes shape

  25th September 2014

  The first A400M for the Royal Malaysian Air Force is progressing toward delivery, with all fully equipped major sections including the wing, tailplane, cockpit, fuselage …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin awarded additional SEWIP Block 2 work

  23rd September 2014

  Lockheed Martin will perform work to upgrade the US Navy fleets’ electronic warfare defences under a $147 million contract announced on 22 September. The low-rate …

• Defence Helicopter

  AgustaWestland sues the US government

  23rd September 2014

  AgustaWestland has filed a bid protest in a US federal court over the US Army’s move to procure additional UH-72 Lakota helicopters to fulfil its …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems, Patria team for Australian CRV

  23rd September 2014

  BAE Systems and Patria have announced plans to jointly pursue Australia’s Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) programme. Under a teaming agreement announced on 22 September, BAE …

• Land Warfare

  Pakistan to get excess US MRAP vehicles

  23rd September 2014

  The US State Department has approved plans to sell excess US military Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Pakistan in a foreign military sale …

• Land Warfare

  KMW selected for Norwegian Army vehicle simulators

  22nd September 2014

  Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will supply the Norwegian Army with the new Norwegian Combined Combat Simulator under a contract announced on 22 September. The company will …

• Military Logistics

  South Africa set for training and simulation expansion

  22nd September 2014

  Denel, CAE and Elisa will establish a training facility in South Africa for the simulation-based training of pilots and technicians for military and commercial aviation. …

• Military Logistics

  AAD2014: Boeing markets 737 C-40A Combi transporter

  19th September 2014

  Boeing intends to remain in the airlift market after the closure of its C-17 production line through the international sale of its C-40A Combi transport …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy

  The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...

• Trainer

  Basic Trainer Aircraft - Sweden

  Programme Background Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) announced a request for tender for the procurement of basic trainer aircraft on the eAvrop online portal on ...

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

  Seeker 400 - First Batch (UAE)

  Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...

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

  Seeker 400 - Second Batch (UAE)

  Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...

• Transport

  VC-25B - USAF

  The modifications to the 747-8 aircraft will include an electrical power upgrade with dual Auxiliary Power Units that are usable in flight, a mission communication ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Jump 20 [Denmark]

  Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

• Loitering munitions

  Project Brakestop [UK]

  Background Information Notice On 25 September 2024, the UK MoD published a prior information notice on Project Brakestop, which informed the industry about the upcoming competition ...

• 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 helicopters - attack

  Mi-28NE Night Hunter

  Algerian military's follow-up order suggests that the country is satisfied with the Mi-28NE Night Hunters' performance in operational conditions in the desert environment featuring sandstorms ...

• 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 ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (Ukraine Aid) [USA]

  Programme Background The US first provided Ukraine with the M1117 ASV in September 2022, when 250 vehicles were donated as part of a $400 million ...

• Maritime patrol

  Challenger 650 ISR - UAE

  Programme Background In February 2019 at IDEX, the UAE announced that it will procure a new special mission aircraft with an option for the second ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)

  According to the FY2021 Base funding, the HH-60W helicopter unit cost is $43.2 million. The HH-60W will be capable of employment day or night, in ...

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

  Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]

  Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...

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

  ScanEagle 2 [Japan]

  Programme Background Defence Building Program (DBP) Released in December 2022, this 1 trillion yen ($8 billion) Japanese policy called on the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: air combat simulators

  German Air Force Tornado Simulators

  CAE has designed and manufactured all Tornado combat and aircraft flight simulators for the German Air Force and continues to provide upgrades and on-site training ...

• Subsystems: visual

  WholeEarth Synthetic Environment

  Rockwell Collins unveiled its enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at I/ITSEC 2015 and the official release occurred in May 2016. The high-resolution complete Earth database ...

• Subsystems: software

  SE Core

  The US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) common virtual environment management (CVEM) program provides simulations with the ability to fully integrate and interoperate within ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  CATS Tactical Command Training

  CATS Tactical Command Training is a wargaming simulator supporting brigade, battalion and company staff. It provides commanders, staff and subordinate commanders with a safe and ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Eurofighter Typhoon ASTA

  CAE’s Medallion-6000 visual system is used for the Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids (ASTA) programme. In Germany, CAE was awarded a contract in 2014 to ...

• Subsystems: visual

  DSE

  CAE's Dynamic Synthetic Environment (DSE) aims to create and maintain a virtual synthetic environment that more accurately and realistically simulates the real world. Based on ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Brunei MPTC

  The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) is a JV established in 2012 between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Located in Rimba near the Brunei ...

• Subsystems: visual

  EP-8100

  At I/ITSEC 2015, Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) unveiled its EP-8100 image generation system, which is driven by real-time, simulation-specific graphics cards and software. It ...

• Air: UAV simulators

  Predator Mission Trainer (PMT)

  The CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) is an integrated platform that combines the features of CAE's UAS mission trainer with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator-specific ...

• Land: UGV simulators

  XPT for Andros

  The XPT high-fidelity training system uses VR simulation with game-quality graphics. The full physics engine emulates complete motion and physical interaction of modelled robot, 3D ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  CATT

  A Lockheed Martin programme since 1996, the Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT) provides the British Army with a high-fidelity, realistic synthetic environment that supports collective ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  RWS

  The Remote Weapon Station (RWS) Desktop Trainer simulates all functions of a live weapon station and provides for the practise and improvement of gunnery skills. ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  RN MTS

  The UK RN Merlin Training System (MTS) was designed and built by CAE under subcontract from Lockheed Martin. It is a network of five training ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-Forces

  VR-Forces is a flexible computer-generated forces platform used to fill a customer’s synthetic environments with urban, battlefield, maritime and airspace activity. Uses include a threat ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service

  Thales provides its Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service (TSTS) through its 100%-owned subsidiary, Ace. The service is a complete suite of synthetic training for Tornado ...