• Military Logistics

  AUSA 2011: Hesco launches new design barrier

  10th October 2011

  Hesco Bastion is introducing its new 2012 force protection barriers at AUSA. According to the company, the 2012 Mil range of protective barriers provides a …

• Digital Battlespace

  AUSA 2011: ITT unveils secure smartphone

  10th October 2011

  ITT has developed an Android-supported smartphone and tablet for the US DoD based on COTS technology and the company’s secure network processor, it has been …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AAI UAS introduces next-gen Shadow M2

  10th October 2011

  AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today the introduction of the Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned …

• Defence Helicopter

  EADS North America begins deliveries of Lakota helicopters

  10th October 2011

  EADS North America has achieved another significant milestone on the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program with the delivery of Lakotas to the National …

• Defence Helicopter

  Simplex to help build airframe icing test system

  10th October 2011

  Simplex manufacturing has been selected by Battelle to develop a large internal water tank for the CH47 Chinook Helicopter. The tank will be a component …

• Digital Battlespace

  SELEX Elsag demonstrates UK MoD Operating Base

  7th October 2011

  SELEX Elsag builds on success as open communications systems architect at UK MoD Operating Base demonstration SELEX Elsag, a Finmeccanica company, is supporting the UK …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Fury 1500 UAS achieves 14-hour flight

  6th October 2011

  AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) announced today another successful flight of the Fury 1500 Special Mission Unmanned Aerial System. This new version of the …

• Military Logistics

  LORD announces successful C-130 flight test

  6th October 2011

  LORD Corporation -- a leader in the management of vibration, noise and motion control -- has completed extensive testing of pre-production hardware of their In-Flight …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USMC to deploy K-Max to Afghanistan

  5th October 2011

  The US  Marine Corps (USMC) will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SMAT F1 conducts successful triple-platform flight

  3rd October 2011

  Three European UAS have flown simultaneously in civil airspace for the first time as the first phase of the advanced land monitoring system (SMAT F1) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Jalisco takes delivery of S-70i Black Hawk

  3rd October 2011

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to Jalisco, the first state government in Mexico to acquire the newest variant of the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Unmanned aircraft closes biofuel chapter

  30th September 2011

  The Navy reached a milestone in its quest to gain energy independence today, when an MQ-8B Fire Scout successfully flew the first unmanned biofueled flight …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin delivers HC-130J

  30th September 2011

  Lockheed Martin today delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II to the US Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The aircraft was flown …

• Defence Helicopter

  Afghan aviators soar toward self-reliance

  30th September 2011

  The Afghan National Army’s Air Force recently completed its first unassisted helicopter-borne medical evacuation, flying a stabilized patient from Camp Shorabak in Helmand province to …

• Defence Helicopter

  Ecuador requests Super Seasprites

  29th September 2011

  The Ecuadorian government has requested two SH-2G Super Seasprites to boost the country's anti-submarine warfare capability. In a statement to Congress by the US Defense …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A400M [Türkiye]

  Turkey has become the second country to receive the new-generation A400M airlifter, with the first of ten aircraft handed over by Airbus Defence and Space ...

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

  DP18A [Thailand]

  Background 2023 According to Aero Technology Industry Company Limited (ATIL) officials, speaking to Janes at Defence & Security (D&S;) 2023 in Bangkok, at the time of ...

• Trainer

  S-211 Replacement [Philippines]

  Programme Background Requirement The Philippines is looking at replacement options for its ageing fleet of S-211 trainer jets. The S-211s have been in operation with ...

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

  Sky Scout-X [Thailand]

  Programme Background At the Defence & Security (D&S;) 2019 show in Bangkok, RV Connex displayed a variant of this Sky Scout, the Sky Scout-X. This ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  Long-Endurance UAV [US AFRICOM]

  Programme Background Ageing MQ-9A Reapers In November 2022, Shephard reported that GA-ASI would continue supporting contractor SMX with its MQ-9A after winning a $2.3 billion task ...

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

  D-Eyes 04 [Thailand]

  Programme Background Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) According to a 29 June 2021 announcement, the RTA signed an MoU with Thailand's DTI to develop a MALE ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

  Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...

• Trainer

  T-4 Replacement [Japan]

  Programme Background The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been using the T-4 as an intermediate trainer jet since 1988, but now the Acquisition, Technology ...

• 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, ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-16V [Türkiye]

  Programme Background Requirement Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...

• Loitering munitions

  Loitering Munitions [Thailand]

  Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events such ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Next Generation Submarines [Japan]

  Japan is undertaking development studies for its Next Generation Submarine design. The project aims to develop a new platform that is expected to start replacing ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Next Generation Submarines [Japan]

  Japan is undertaking development studies for its Next Generation Submarine design. The project aims to develop a new platform that is expected to start replacing ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  MUM-T Drone [Thailand]

  Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events ...

• Trainer

  T-6C [Thailand]

  Programme Background The contract is for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, ground-based training systems for pilots and maintenance professionals, a mission ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  PC-21 FTD

  Airbus D&S; has technical responsibility for overall system integration and the geo-specific database within the consortium for the development and production of the Pilatus PC-21 ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Distributed and Networked Mission Training

  Airbus D&S; networks training systems to enable joint and distributed mission training across local and national boundaries, generating realistic and needs-oriented scenarios. The solution uses ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Australian Army S-70 Training System

  The Australian Army S-70A-9 Black Hawk is a turnkey programme including a full flight and mission simulator (FF&MS;), building, facilities and maintenance support. This CAE-built ...

• 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 ...

• Data links

  MIDS FDL LVT-3

  The MIDS Fighter Data Link (FDL) LVT-3 was developed by Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems under a limited liability company to integrate MIDS commonality in ...

• Air: Integrated cockpit systems

  NanoS2

  The NanoS2 acquisition system combines a data concentrator and a compact flight test recorder, which provides modularity and permits stacking of 12 data acquisition modules ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  GRC-408E

  The GRC-408E is described as a high-capacity, multi-interface IP and time division multiplexing (TDM) radio relay. It is the latest generation of LoS broadband radio ...

• UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

  GuS

  The GuS is an integrated inertial sensor suite that offers complete and accurate flight data for experimental aircraft. GuS meets environmental requirements for shock, vibration, ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  FTD/CFTD

  The Airbus D&S; Flight Training Device (FTD) is a procedure trainer based on a real aircraft simulation model with emulated weapon system software. The simulator ...

• Data links

  Ruggedcom M2100

  Ruggedcom M2100 is a MIL-STD, 19-port, managed, modular Ethernet switch with Gigabit uplink ports. The M2100’s modular design allows 10BaseFL/100BaseFX/1000BaseX fibre and 10/100/1000BaseTX copper port ...

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

  AVE-C/D

  The AVE-C/D is a flight control system UAV demonstrator (AVE-C) and stealth UAV demonstrator (AVE-D), forming part of the R&D; programme initiated by the French ...

• NanoS2

  The NanoS2 acquisition system is a compact flight test recorder which provides modularity and permits stacking of 12 data acquisition modules by unit. The CPU/Controller ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Typhoon ASTA

  Airbus D&S; is a partner in the multinational development of the Eurofighter Typhoon Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids (ASTA) simulator suite comprising the Full Mission Simulator ...

• Land: air defence simulators

  MoST

  Airbus D&S; designed the Mobile Stinger Trainer (MoST) on the basis of existing technologies. For Stinger MANPADS operators, it enables weapon training and tactical weapon ...

• Air: transport/tanker simulators

  Cargo Hold Trainer - Enhanced

  Rheinmetall provides technology in rear crew training aids for air transport platforms. This includes the Load Master Work Station Trainer (LMWST) and Cargo Hold Trainer ...