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  • Defence Helicopter

    Karem Aircraft to design tiltrotor for JMR TD

    3rd October 2013

    A fresh contender has joined the race to design the US military’s next-generation of rotorcraft. Karem Aircraft has been awarded a design contract for phase …

  • Military Logistics

    French DGA selects remote diagnosis solution

    16th September 2013

    Cassidian has announced that it will supply the French DGA with a remote-diagnosis platform connecting the OPEX (external operations sites) with the HIA (Armed forces …

  • Defence Notes

    Rolls-Royce joins BAE Systems’ Hawk AJTS team

    13th September 2013

    Rolls-Royce has joined the BAE Systems’ Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS) team to compete for the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) T-X programme. The programme …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DSEI 2013: Kelvin Hughes advance Sharpeye solid state radar

    11th September 2013

    Kelvin Hughes has introduced a new GaN (gallium nitrite) transistor into its Sharpeye radar system to enhance its power output and detection capabilities. Speaking to …

  • Land Warfare

    DSEI 2013: Denel unveils new weapon systems

    10th September 2013

    Denel Land Systems is displaying the GI-30 30mm CamGun electro-mechanical cannon and the M10 60mm breech-loading mortar internationally for the first time at the DSIE …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Bell, Lockheed Martin team for V-280 Valor

    10th September 2013

    Bell Helicopter has announced Lockheed Martin as the first of its tier one team members for the V-280 programme. Additional team members for the programme …

  • Land Warfare

    DSEI 2013: Ruukki launches new Ramor 550 grade armour

    10th September 2013

    A new Ramor 550 armour product from Ruukki that is six times harder than mild steel is being launched at the DSEI exhibition. Ruukki, a …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DSEI 2013: Assistant air chief hits out against Reaper opponents

    10th September 2013

    In a somewhat defiant act against domestic critics of the RAF’s MQ-9 Reaper operations, the assistant chief of the air staff (ACAS) has played down …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Boeing awarded South Korean Apache contract

    27th August 2013

    Boeing has been formally awarded a contract for 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for South Korea, following the aircraft’s selection by Seoul in April. On …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Brazil plans surge in military satcom

    23rd August 2013

    Brazil is set to dramatically increase its military satcom coverage with the award of the Defence and Strategic Communications Geostationary Satellite (SGDC) contract, the Brazilian …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UCLASS air vehicle contracts awarded

    22nd August 2013

    Four Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts have been awarded by the US Navy for the Unmanned Carrier Launch Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) air vehicle …

  • Land Warfare

    UK cancels £1.2 million worth of arms exports to Egypt

    21st August 2013

    The UK has withdrawn export licences for £1.2 million worth of military equipment due to be exported to Egypt following the current chaos in the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2013: USN reveals UCLASS development path

    16th August 2013

    The programme manager for the US Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme has announced that a draft RfP will be launched …

  • Defence Helicopter

    AUVSI 2013: Sikorsky goes public with 'Matrix'

    13th August 2013

    Sikorsky has officially introduced its latest unmanned research and development (R&D) programme, the Matrix autonomous technology demonstrator, at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) …

  • Digital Battlespace

    US Army completes second 'Enterprise Challenge'

    2nd August 2013

    The US Army has completed the second iteration of Exercise ‘Enterprise Challenge’ with the demonstration of its Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) capability. Held at …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Patrol boats

    115 Defiant

    The Metal Shark 115 Defiant is a monohull patrol vessel designed and manufactured by Metal Shark. It is marketed as a platform for border patrol, police and ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    85 Defiant

    The 85 Defiant is a patrol boat by Metal Shark based on the proven Damen 2606 standardised patrol platform. Thirteen Near Coastal Patrol Vessel vessels ...

  • Military - USVs

    NOMARS

    The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) is a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed surface vessel.

  • Patrol boats

    PB40

    The PB(X) is a new generation of patrol boats from Metal Shark being built for the USN Expeditionary Combat Command's Coastal Riverine Forces (CRF). The ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    SB-1 Defiant

    The SB-1 Defiant is a Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) aircraft. Sikorsky and Boeing announced in February 2013 that they would submit a joint proposal ...

  • Military - USVs

    Sharktech

    Sharktech is a UMV kit developed to be fitted to Metal Shark boats ranging in size from 4.9m to 91m. Metal Shark used ASV Global’s ...

  • Space: radar systems

    TerraSAR-X and ​TanDEM-X

    TerraSAR-X and the more advanced TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for digital elevation measurement) are designed to operate closely together to generate an accurate 3D image of ...

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    PELE Ammunition

    Rheinmetall's Penetrator with Enhanced Lateral Effect (PELE) Ammunition is available in 20 mm x 102, 25 mm x 137, 27 mm x 145 and 30 mm ...

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    FAPDS

    Rheinmetall's Frangible, Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot Ammunition (FAPDS) is designed to defeat hard and semi-hard targets and is available in 25 mm x 137, 27 mm x 145 ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems, Land: unattended sensor/surveillance systems

    Spynel-X

    Spynel-X is a passive wide-area surveillance system with automatic intrusion detection and tracking capabilities. The sensor can perform 24/7 early human intrusion alerts over a ...

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

    Rapier X-SkySAR

    The Rapier X-SkySAR is an Italian UAV designed by Sky Eye Systems for civil and military missions. As its name suggests, the UAV features an ...

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    APFSDS-T Ammunition

    Rheinmetall’s APFSDS-T is available in 25 mm x 137, 30 mm x 173 and as ballistically matched practice ammunition.

  • Land: air defence radar

    X-TAR

    The X-Band Tactical Acquisition Radar (X-TAR) is a fully coherent X-band radar designed for such applications as early warning for MANPADS and guns or tactical ...

  • Loitering munitions

    OWL-X

    Unveiled at the Australia Air Show 2025, the One-Way Loitering (OWL) X, or OWL-X, is an Australian loitering munition.  Unlike the other OWLs in InnovAero's parliament, the ...

  • LTVs - 4x4

    Fox RRV-x

    The Fox Rapid Reaction Vehicle-x (RRV-x) is an open-topped 4x4 vehicle developed for SF operations. Unlike its predecessor, the Fox RRV-r, the RRV-x is based on ...