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Defence Notes
Belgium's purchase of US F-35 jets 'against European interests': Macron
26th October 2018
Belgium's decision to buy US-made F-35 fighter jets instead of a rival European aircraft "strategically goes against European interests," French President Emmanuel Macron said on …
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Digital Battlespace
Euronaval 2018: Sea Giraffe stretches capability to include hypersonic threat detection
23rd October 2018
As western navies come face to face with the threats posed by next-generation anti-ship missile technologies, Saab has chosen Euronaval 2018 to launch a new …
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Defence Notes
Boeing profits surge after tax settlement
24th October 2018
Boeing's profits surged in Q3 after a favorable US tax settlement, and the company raised some key annual projections on Wednesday as its order book …
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Training
Boeing, Saab crack on with T-X phase one
24th October 2018
Saab has received an order from prime contractor Boeing for the US Air Force’s new T-X Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft programme.Boeing and Saab were selected …
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Military Logistics
McKean receives two US NSWC contracts
23rd October 2018
McKean Defense Group has received two contracts totalling more than $70 million from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWC PD), the company …
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Digital Battlespace
Airbus confident AI will dominate the future of air power
7th November 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) and greater interoperability of airborne and ground based systems will soon dictate the way in which future air combat programmes unfold. That’s …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
RQ-21A Blackjack flies in Hawaii
24th October 2018
The US Marine Corps’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 has conducted its first flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack UAS at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe …
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Defence Helicopter
Afghan Air Force struggling to operate MD 530 fleet
26th October 2018
Afghanistan's air force is still consistently reliant on contractor intervention ‘to perform the majority of maintenance and sustainment activities’ on MD 530 light attack helicopters, …
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Military Logistics
US Navy outlines LMSR contractor operations
25th October 2018
The Department of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) is looking for contractor support to operate and maintain eight Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off vessels (LMSRs) that …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Alion to support US Navy UUVs
23rd October 2018
Alion Science and Technology will support the US Navy’s Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Family of Systems (FoS) under a new contract announced on 17 October. …
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Defence Notes
Japan and India agree new defence and economic projects
29th October 2018
Japan and India agreed Monday to upgrade diplomatic and military ties, with Tokyo also offering low-interest loans as the two countries seek closer ties to …
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Defence Notes
NATO displays military might during Trident Juncture exercises
25th October 2018
NATO began its largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War in Norway on Thursday, in a show of solidarity that neighbouring Moscow …
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Naval Warfare
Indo Defence 2018: Indonesian Coast Guard positioning its patrols
31st October 2018
With 81,000km of coastline to monitor, as well as territorial tensions in the South China Sea, it is fair to say that the Indonesian Coast …
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Defence Helicopter
NAVAIR calls for industry's help on CH-53K supply issue
2nd November 2018
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue an industry-wide solicitation to address and overcome supply problems associated with thin wall casting of the …
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Defence Helicopter
Power of the purse equals power to platforms
25th October 2018
In September, the US Congress passed an $854 billion spending bill that has ramped up military funding and this is likely to increase the finances …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - mini
RQ-20A Puma [Latvia]
Programme Background The US DoD is financing military modernisation in the Baltic to improve the capabilities of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian militaries. This includes ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-47F Chinook [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background In addition to the aircraft, the request includes M134D mini-Guns, aircraft survivability equipment, infrared signature suppression system, fast rope insertion extraction system, extended ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow On
Programme Background In March 2019, Airbus stated that it expected orders from the US Army for between 12 and 15 UH-72A helicopters. In March 2020, ...
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AGMV 1.1
Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Surplus M1126 Stryker APCs (Thailand)
Programme BackgroundAccording to reports from Thai and US media, the RTA planned to take delivery of 120 Strykers by the end of 2020. These would ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk (Second Contract) [Croatia]
Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...
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Main battle tanks
NGCV: DLP
Programme Background Requirement The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-64E Apache (Follow-On) [Morocco]
Programme Background Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the ...
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UAE Surplus MaxxPro MRAP
Programme Background Following the withdrawal of many of its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has sought to divest of many of its MRAPs ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Switchblade 300 (USA)
Programme Background AeroVironment has been providing the Switchblade 300 loitering munition to the US Army under the long-standing Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme ...
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Military UAS - mini
RQ-11 Raven (US Army)
Programme Background The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven began to be deployed by the US Army in 2004 and was selected as its sole small UAS in ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8A Poseidon [UK]
Programme Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk Add-on [Lithuania]
Programme Background On 6 June 2020, the US State Department announced that it had approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of six UH-60M Black Hawk ...
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Frigates
Second-hand LCS [Greece]
Programme Background Timeline In January 2024, Tasos Chatzivasileiou, a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and Secretary General of the Standing Committee of National Defence and Foreign ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Eagle V 4x4
According to documents released by the Danish Ministry of Defence, a total of 233.6 million Danish Krone (US$34.669 million) were allocated to this programme. 62.1 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Maritime patrol
US-2
The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.
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Data links
GNOMAD US Domestic
The US domestic version of GNOMAD (see separate entry) is a ruggedised system comprising a satellite antenna and baseband modular chassis that can be installed ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army AVCATT PDSS
L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor for the US Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme. L3Harris Technologies is ...
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US Navy T-44C training services
In late 2013, CAE received a contract to provide the USN with comprehensive T-44C aircrew training services at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. CAE USA is ...
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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 ...
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Towed mortars
M120/M120A1
The M120/M120A1 120 mm Towed Mortar System is a US-built version of the Soltam K6 mortar that was accepted into US Army service in 1990.
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 3
Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...
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MPVs - 4x4
RG33
BAE Systems RG33 is a family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles available in both 4x4 and 6x6. The medium-weight class of BAE Systems MRAP ...
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Military - USVs
Voyager
Voyager is an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) built by US-based Saildrone. Voyager has been used by the US Navy (USN) and is one of three ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-119 (TH-73A Thrasher )
The US Navy announced on 13 January 2020 that Leonardo had been awarded a US$176.5 million contract for the production of 32 TH-119 helicopters in ...
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Frigates
Oliver Hazard Perry Class
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates (FFG) were initially designed for the US Navy in the mid-1970s as cost-efficient surface combatants. The robust design has ...
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Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming
AN/PLT-5 Thor-II
Sierra Nevada Corporations’s (SNC's) AN/PLT-5 Thor-II Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) system is designed to equip CIED teams and is used throughout the US armed ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers
LIMWS
BAE Systems is leading the US Army’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) initiative. This is intended to enhance the missile protection provided to US ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
OH-58 Kiowa
The single-engine OH-58 Kiowa, derived from the Bell 206, entered US Army service in 1969 as a light observation helicopter. More than 2,200 were built for ...
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Trailers
M900 Series
Heil’s M900-series tactical refuellers are designed and built to meet US military performance standards. The M967A2 ground equipment refueller and the M969A3 aircraft refueller are ...
