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News - para-rescue

  • Naval Warfare

    Philippines improving EEZ protection

    26th February 2016

    The Philippines is attempting to beef up protection and monitoring of its EEZ, with the latest order covering two 50m vessels for the Department of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Sentinel demonstrates ViDAR on ScanEagle

    22nd February 2016

    Australian company Sentient Vision said in February that it had demonstrated the ability of its Kestrel Maritime ViDAR optical detection system aboard a Royal Australian …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Singapore Airshow: UAV plunges into the deep end

    21st February 2016

    ST Aerospace demonstrated a novel flying and swimming unmanned vehicle at the Singapore Air Show. The Unmanned Hybrid Vehicle (UHV) is capable of through-air and …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Singapore Airshow: Regional customer to trial SARBE CommLink

    18th February 2016

    An unnamed customer in the Asia Pacific region is preparing for a trial of McMurdo’s SARBE CommLink within the next six months ahead of a …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Bristow steps into UAS services

    10th February 2016

    Bristow Group has entered the UAS services business, with a $4.2 million investment in Sky-Futures announced on 9 February. Sky-Futures provides drone inspection data services …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Singapore Airshow: Bell building momentum with trifecta

    10th February 2016

    Despite an industry downturn, much of it driven by the oil and gas segment, Bell Helicopter ‘had a good year’ in 2015. Although the OEM …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    S-100 flies with detect and avoid system

    9th February 2016

    Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAS has taken part in a demonstration during which it was fitted with a newly developed airborne detect and avoid system, the company …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Harris offers all-digital GPS satellite payloads

    3rd February 2016

    Harris is gearing up to offer its fully digital navigation payloads for future US Air Force GPS satellites. This follows a Request for Proposal (RFP) in …

  • Naval Warfare

    Malaysia to allow armed guards

    3rd February 2016

    With Southeast Asia the worst region globally for piracy attacks last year, one new course of action taken by Malaysia is to permit armed guards …

  • Defence Helicopter

    MD 530Gs boost Malaysian firepower

    2nd February 2016

    The Malaysian Army had been seeking attack helicopters for a number of years, although budgetary constraints stymied that goal. However, the recently announced contract for …

  • Military Logistics

    Philippine sealift vessel launched

    28th January 2016

    The first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) for the Philippine Navy (PN) was launched by PT PAL in Surabaya, Indonesia on 17 January. LD 601, the …

  • Military Logistics

    New rescue boat for US military dredge

    27th January 2016

    The US Army has taken delivery of a SOLAS 670 rescue boat from Willard Marine for deployment aboard the USACE Dredge McFarland vessel. The rescue …

  • Training

    MASA introduces SWORD 6.4

    26th January 2016

    MASA Group has released an enhanced version of its SWORD military training software, the company announced on 26 January. SWORD is a widely-deployed wargame-style simulation …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Belgium to invest €9.2 billion in defence

    22nd January 2016

    The new strategic defence plan for 2030 agreed by the Belgian government on 22 December foresees 9.2 billion euros being invested in its armed forces. …

  • Naval Warfare

    Indonesian SIGMA 10514 PKR launched

    19th January 2016

    The first of two SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided-missile frigates under construction for the Indonesian Navy has been launched by PT PAL’s Surabaya …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Light machine guns

    K3/K3 Para

    The K3 5.56mm light machine gun was developed to replace the 7.62mm M60 in service with Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) infantry squads. The K3 ...

  • Light machine guns

    FN Minimi 7.62 Mk3

    In the 1970s, the FN Minimi was developed in 5.56mm and 7.62mm variants before NATO standardised on 5.56mm for light weapons. In 2002, the 7.62mm ...

  • Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems

    SITUAR

    Developed by Avibras, SITUAR ( Sistema Integrado Tático Universal para Artilharia) is a universal tactical integrated artillery command and control system. It allows various artillery ...

  • Light machine guns

    FN Minimi 5.56 Mk3

    The original FN Minimi 5.56 was developed in the 1970s to meet the requirements of NATO nations for an LMG and is now in service ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    MDM-HF

    The MDM-3001, MDM-2201 and MDM-2501 multi-mode HF data modems provide single-tone (serial) HF data communications capability in accordance with the requirements of MIL-STD-188-110A (para 5.3). ...

  • UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

    skyISTAR

    skyISTAR is a platform-agnostic sensor mission management system. Its service-orientated architecture eases system reconfiguration and the introduction of different sensor suites to match a range ...

  • Suppressors

    FA556MG

    The Fast Attach 5.56mm Machine Gun sound suppressor (FA556MG) is designed for use on the M249, MK46 or Para versions of the Minimi M249 SAW.  ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    RF-7800H-MP

    The L3Harris RF-7800H-MP is a manpack HF radio with expanded data capabilities for long-range communications. First delivered in 2012, it remains in service with several militaries ...

  • Maritime patrol

    ATR 72MP

    The ATR 72MP is a twin-turboprop aircraft optimised for maritime patrol missions. It is built by the Franco-Italian ATR consortium, a JV between Airbus and Leonardo.

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS)

    Developed by Collins Aerospace, the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) is based on the Flight2 open system architecture design and includes an advanced hardware, software ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    AN/PRC-112G CSAR Transceiver

    The software-defined, upgradeable AN/PRC-112G Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Transceiver sends encrypted global positioning, two-way messages and identification, providing location and rescue information. The single, ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SURS)

    The Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SURS) is a Submarine Rescue Ship set to join the Italian Navy by 2025. In June 2021, the Italian ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Poseidón - Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS)

    The Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS), Poseidon (A-21), is a submarine rescue vessel being built by Navatia. The ship will enter service ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    Helicopter Underwater Escape Training Simulator (HUET)

    The Helicopter Underwater Escape Trainer (HUET) facility is designed and built by Meteksan Defence based on international standards and OPITO criteria (an international organization defining qualification ...

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems, Air: mission management systems

    ASARS-G

    The Airborne Search and Rescue System (ASARS) consists of the ARS-700G installed in CSAR aircraft. This communicates with personal survival radios (PSRs) such as the ...