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Defence Helicopter
Philippine Navy opts for more AW109 aircraft
12th February 2014
AgustaWestland will supply an additional two AW109 Power maritime helicopters to the Philippine Navy following the signing of a contract, announced on 11 February. The …
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Digital Battlespace
AFCEA West 2014: Panasonic tips tablets to replace Toughbook
12th February 2014
The computer tablet will begin replacing ruggedised computers within the next 12 to 18 months, according to a senior company executive at Panasonic. According to …
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Digital Battlespace
AFCEA West 2014: Technology key to Asia Pacific, says USN boss
12th February 2014
Technology will play a critical role in the US ‘rebalance’ towards Asia-Pacific, according to ADM Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific fleet. Addressing the …
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Land Warfare
Thales awarded Brazilian Army Sotas contract
12th February 2014
Thales is to supply its Sotas communication system to the Brazilian Army under a new contract announced on 12 February. The system will be installed …
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Digital Battlespace
AFCEA West 2014: Harris targets Apache SALT programme
12th February 2014
Harris Corporation expects to gain NSA certification of its family of airborne radios in March as it pursues a variety of potential options for rotary, …
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Digital Battlespace
AFCEA West 2014: No peace dividend for US military
12th February 2014
The US acting deputy secretary of defence, Christine Fox, has warned there will be ‘no peace dividend in the offering’ as the US military rebalances …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Italian Navy selects Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAV
11th February 2014
The Italian Navy is set to become the first European navy to operate the Camcopter S-100 UAV following the signing of a contract with Schiebel. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SeeByte enhances ROV CoPilot software capabilities
11th February 2014
SeeByte has launched a new Multibeam Imaging Sonar Mosaic Tool for use with the company’s SeeTrack CoPilot software. The tool can be used to quickly …
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Defence Helicopter
Netherlands restricts NH90 flying hours
11th February 2014
Dutch NH90 aircrews are now restricted to flying a maximum of one hour a day due to cockpit noise level concerns, it has emerged. The …
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Naval Warfare
SGA14: Rockwell Collins wins RoKN avionics contract
11th February 2014
L-3 Mission Integrations has awarded a contract to Rockwell Collins for the supply of its Flight2 avionics for integration aboard the Republic of Korea Navy’s …
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Defence Notes
SGA14: New precision-guided missiles for ROKAF
11th February 2014
Raytheon has received a $31 million follow-on order to supply the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) more of its AGM-65G-2 Maverick air-to-ground missiles for …
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Defence Notes
SGA14: US ops escape impact of sequestration
11th February 2014
In spite of sequestration, USAF operations in the Asia-Pacific remained relatively consistent in line with US priorities in the region, the commander of the US …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lockheed Martin, AeroVironment team for international UAS market
10th February 2014
A newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between AeroVironment and Lockheed Martin will see the companies join forces to explore new opportunities for unmanned aircraft …
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Military Logistics
France orders additional PPT logistics vehicles
10th February 2014
The French DGA has placed an order for 250 logistic military trucks with the Iveco and Soframe consortium, as part of the Porteurs Polyvalents Terrestres …
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Digital Battlespace
Peace Eagle AEW&C aircraft delivered to Turkey
10th February 2014
The first Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft (AEW&C) for the Turkish armed forces has been delivered by Boeing to Konya Air Base …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Long Range/Long Endurance (LR/LE) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...
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Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing
MQ-8C Fire Scout (USA)
Programme Background Timeline According to the Naval Air Systems Command, having first ordered the MQ-8B in 2009, the UAV has become a pillar of the ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (9-18) [USMC]
Programme Background Requirements As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (1-8) [USMC]
Programme Background Development As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 1) [USMC]
Programme Background All-in-One UAV Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, be used for various missions, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Medium Range/Medium Endurance (MR/ME) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)
According to the FY2021 Base funding, the HH-60W helicopter unit cost is $43.2 million. The HH-60W will be capable of employment day or night, in ...
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Destroyers
Next-Generation Large Surface Combatants (LSC) - DDG(X) [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) is acknowledging a need to move away from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer design, which is slowly outgrowing. Flight III ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USN)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USMC)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
Maritime Operations Helicopters
The three maritime operations helicopters will be used for logistics and personnel transport, alongside transportation of PASKAL naval special forces in operations in the area. ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
Naval Multi Role Helicopters
The IN is seeking two configurations of future multirole helicopters – one for general use and one for special operations. These two variants will meet ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys
Sea Lightning
Developed by a joint venture between BAE Systems and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Sea Lightning is being offered to the USN for the Block ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
SECAT
In 2022, Textron Systems unveiled its new Surface Effect Cargo Amphibious Transport (SECAT) craft, designed to support logistics behind the US Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Tactical Mission System for Helicopter Applications
The Saab tactical mission system is a system for transport, utility, C2 and combat helicopters intended to operate in a net-centric environment. It is designed ...
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Major networking projects
CANES
The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) programme is a USN-wide effort to rationalise shipboard computing assets. It is designed to create a common ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems, Land: COMINT and ELINT systems, Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
LOKI
The LOKI family is a cross-platform C2 system designed to integrate EW, SIGINT and Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Operations on many distributed platforms. The platform can be ...
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Air: UAV simulators
MQ-9 MTD
SDS’s ROVATTS-based MQ-9 Mission Training Device (MTD) was developed to provide high-fidelity simulation to support US Air National Guard operational Reaper crew training. The PC-based ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8C Fire Scout
The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes
MERS
The Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad (MERS) takes a systems engineering approach to equipping the USMC’s fundamental fighting unit. The integration and configuration management of all ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar
AN/ZPY-1 STARLite
The AN/ZPY-1 Small Tactical Radar-Lightweight (STARLite) is a synthetic aperture radar and GMTI sensor for UAVs, manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It offers strip and spot synthetic ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8B Fire Scout
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is a rotary-wing UAV that provides situational awareness and precision targeting support for the US Armed Forces. The MQ-8B Fire Scout, ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-53E Sea Dragon
Sikorsky developed the MH-53E (S-80) Sea Dragon variant of its CH-53E to provide the USN with a dedicated airborne mine countermeasures helicopter. Equipped with enlarged ...
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Military - UUVs
Mission Specialist Defender
The Mission Specialist Defender is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) developed by VideoRay, now part of BlueHalo's unmanned maritime systems. The ROV is known ...
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Trainer
Saab 340 trainer
The Saab 340 trainer aircraft is based on the Saab 340 regional airliner. It is used by the USN for pilot training. The aircraft replaced ...
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Air: mission management systems
Air Operations Systems of Systems
Air Operations System of Systems is designed to enable management of airspaces across large states and/or regions focusing on strategic planning. The system integration approach ...
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Major networking projects
DIB 1.3
The Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Integration Backbone (DIB) is a key element of the US DoD strategy to build a net-centric capability, enabling service DCGS elements ...