• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Insitu demos UAV for fighting wildfires

  6th October 2017

  Insitu and Esri have successfully completed test flights of the ScanEagle UAV equipped with a geographic information system (GIS) designed to aid firefighting missions, the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Saab radar for US Coast Guard

  4th October 2017

  Saab will supply the Sea Giraffe agile multi-beam, multi-mode radar (MMR) for the US Coast Guard under a contract with the US Navy announced on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Indian police announces UAV requirements

  8th October 2017

  Addressing border incursions in northern India and an ongoing conflict with home-grown Naxal insurgents in eastern and central areas, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), …

• Digital Battlespace

  Kelvin Hughes INBS for RNZN

  20th September 2017

  Kelvin Hughes has received a contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply an Integrated Navigation Bridge System (INBS) for the Maritime Sustainment Capability (MSC) vessel …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon receives Boomerang order

  18th September 2017

  Raytheon BBN Technologies has received a contract to deliver Boomerang Warrior-X systems to an undisclosed Gulf nation, the company announced on 15 September.The contract, worth …

• Digital Battlespace

  Esterline’s displays, servers for Thales Hawkei vehicles

  14th September 2017

  Esterline Technologies has signed a contract to supply Thales Australia with rugged displays and servers to be installed in Hawkei protected mobility vehicles, the company …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems’ LiteHUD takes first flight

  15th September 2017

  BAE Systems' LiteHUD head-up display has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of its first flight, the company announced on 12 September. The flight …

• Digital Battlespace

  First Flight2 upgrade for French C-130H

  14th September 2017

  Rockwell Collins has completed its first Flight2 avionics system integration for the French Air Force’s C-130 Hercules transport aircraft modernisation programme, the company announced on …

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2017: Senop to display lightweight innovations

  10th September 2017

  Finnish company Senop, part of Patria, will demonstrate several new products at this year's DSEI that will focus on increased mobility, performance and situational awareness. …

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2017: New light helmet from Morgan

  14th September 2017

  Morgan Advanced Materials has introduced two new ultra-lightweight ballistic helmets at DSEI. The helmets, known as the AC912 and AC913, are new additions to the …

• Land Warfare

  Ajax nears delivery to British Army

  19th September 2017

  General Dynamics Land Systems UK (GDUK) is preparing for initial deliveries of the first Ajax variants to the British Army, with government acceptance testing (GAT) …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEI 2017: Raytheon to improve Shadow capability

  15th September 2017

  A new collaboration between the Royal Air Force and Raytheon UK will improve aspects of the Shadow surveillance aircraft, including an incremental upgrade of the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Cambridge Pixel supplies radar tracker to ASV

  7th September 2017

  Cambridge Pixel has delivered its radar tracking and fusion software to ASV Global to enhance situational awareness on ASV’s range of unmanned vessels, the company …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEI 2017: Thales to bring new detection product using IR

  13th September 2017

  UV threat detection systems have been extremely useful, but the next generation of systems will incorporate infrared, which outperforms UV in multiple ways, according to …

• Military Logistics

  Northrop wins E-11A BACN support contract

  7th September 2017

  Northrop Grumman has received a contract worth $265 million from the US Air Force for aircraft maintenance and logistics support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - light/training

  AW119 Koala-Portugal

  The order includes options for a further two aircraft. The helicopters will be deployed in a range of missions, including training, MEDEVAC, troop transport and ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache [Egypt]

  Programme Background The Egyptian Air Force intends to expand its existing fleet of attack helicopters to counter the ongoing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. The AH-64E variant ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Ka-52M Alligator-Russia

  Programme Background The loss of 66 Ka-52s and 8 Mi-24s damaged and/or destroyed leaves the Russian Military with an acute need of replacements.  The Ka-52M will ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]

  Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...

• Military UAS - small

  Small Surveillance Drones [Denmark]

  Background Second Agreement on the Arctic and North Atlantic In October 2025, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland announced the second agreement of the Arctic and ...

• ISR/special mission

  King Air 350ER ISR [Kuwait]

  Programme Background In February 2018, the US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

  Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

• Main battle tanks

  M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams [Morocco]

  Programme Background The Moroccan Armed Forces have received substantial investment in recent years as the country seeks to maintain parity with its regional rival, Algeria. ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Short Range, Rotary-Wing UAV [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) to ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Sensor Integration on Robotic Platforms (CSIRP) [US Army]

  Background  Requirements The purpose of the CSIRP is to repackage and integrate modular CBRN sensors onto uncrewed systems to provide increased situational awareness on the ...

• Military UAS - mini

  RQ-20B Puma [USAF]

  Background Requirement According to Trace Stevenson, the AeroVironment (AV) Vice President and product line general manager, the USAF Security Forces required a small UAV to ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Pars IV 6x6 MKKA

  Programme Background The Turkish Special Forces Command is understood to have launched its MKKA programme to meet a requirement for 6x6 mine-protected vehicles. These will provide ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  FPV Drones [Czech Republic]

  Background KVAČR Concept In February 2024, the Czech Army unveiled the Construction of the Army of the Czech Republic (KVAČR) concept, which outlined an increase in ...

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

  Larger UAVs [Estonia]

  Background 2026-2029 Defence Investment On 30 July 2025, the Republic of Estonia’s Minister of Defence, Hanno Pevkur, announced the approval of a development plan allocating more ...

• Military UAS - small

  Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

  Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an organic, ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: battle management systems

  Delta Situational Awareness System

  The Delta Situational Awareness System is a cloud-based ISTAR and battle management platform with planning, communication and fire control capabilities according to NATO standards. Developed ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

  AN/ALQ-210 ESM/RWR

  The multi-mission AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system provides situational awareness and threat warning with electronics intelligence (ELINT) quality measurement accuracy in complex and dense ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  LSAS

  The LSAS (Local Situational Awareness System) is designed to enhance the situational awareness of armoured vehicle crews by allowing them to monitor their surroundings from ...

• Air: mission management systems, Land: Radio and SATCOM

  SINCGARS RBSA

  Radio-Based Situational Awareness (RBSA) is a software capability within SINCGARS RT-1523 and Spearhead radios and RBCI boxes that enable them to automatically broadcast position location ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM, Major networking projects

  ViaSat Mobile Transceivers

  ViaSat Mobile Transceivers and network are designed to provide improvements in situational awareness compared to the US Army/USMC legacy BFT system, through faster position location ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers, Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod, Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Arexis

  The AREXIS EW suite from Saab is an ECM, ISR, and radar warning receiver system designed to enhance the situational awareness and survivability of fighter pilots. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  ISSAT

  The Infantry Soldier Situational Awareness Tool (ISSAT) consists of an Enhanced Encrypted Personal Role Radio - which is a modified version of the current in-service ...

• Land: battle management systems

  ELITE Headquarters

  Viasat's Expeditionary Lightweight Integrated Tactical Edge (ELITE) Headquarters is a networking solution which provides enhanced situational awareness and communications in FOB and mobile command post ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  Gyrolab GL-4000

  The Gyrolab GL-4000 can accommodate the customer’s choice of a maximum G level of 6G with a mean onset rate of 1G/s and full +/-360° motion ...

• Sea: commercial shipping radar

  Synapsis Workstation

  Synapsis Workstations are available as a multifunctional console with access to all nautical applications or as a standalone system for a single application only. Applications ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  BATS-D AN/PRC-161

  The ViaSat Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System - Dismounted (BATS-D) AN/PRC-161 radio fuses air and ground situational awareness in the palm of your hand. The ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  EARL-Naval

  Thales describes EARL-Naval as a lightweight naval CESM solution for fast patrol boats, providing situational awareness or COMINT capability based on interception/DF of radio communication ...

• EO/IR systems

  Eurofl’Eye

  The Eurofl’Eye is a piloting aid sensor system designed for helicopters, offering enhanced environmental perception and flight safety in degraded visual environments (DVE).  It features ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  SPS-H/TA/FA

  The Self-Protection System (SPS) Helicopter (-H), Transport Aircraft (-TA) and Fighter Aircraft (-FA) is a family of modular integrated defensive systems manufactured by Thales. The ...

• Air: mission management systems

  INCT

  IAI's Integrated Network Centric Terminal (INCT) is designed to provide helicopters with the ability to integrate new applications to meet changing helicopter mission requirements. The ...