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Naval Warfare
Boeing gains GEDMS work for Arleigh Burke vessels
19th May 2020
Boeing has been awarded a $13.23 million contract modification by US Naval Sea Systems Command, to procure AN/USQ-82(V) Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System (GEDMS) shipboard …
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Naval Warfare
USN orders Harpoon and SLAM-ER weapon systems
14th May 2020
The USN has awarded a $3.1 billion contract for Boeing’s Harpoon and Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) weapons systems, in support of FMS …
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Defence Notes
US risks further erosion of global influence with confused strategy
28th May 2020
Amid the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic, as nations try to chart a way out of the crisis and focus on recovery, there has …
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Digital Battlespace
DLS to begin full production of MOS Mod
19th May 2020
Data Link Solutions (DLS) announced on 19 May that it has been awarded the first full-rate production contract from the USN to produce modernised Multifunctional …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky seals sought-after subcontinent sale
16th May 2020
The Indian Navy (IN) is desperate to obtain new multirole/ASW helicopters, and the procurement of MH-60R aircraft has now progressed to an FMS contract being …
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Naval Warfare
USN eyes potential to arm DDG-1000 with advanced weaponry
10th May 2020
After $23 billion in sunk costs, more than two decades of development and nearly four years after commissioning, the USN in April took formal delivery …
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Naval Warfare
GA-EMS to support flight deck equipment on new USN aircraft carriers
19th May 2020
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is to provide engineering and logistics services for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard …
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Naval Warfare
USN awards HII advanced procurement contract for LHA 9
6th May 2020
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a $187.46 million advanced procurement contract by the USN for the America-class amphibious assault ship LHA 9. This contract …
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Naval Warfare
USN hovercraft programme steers past rocky waters
5th May 2020
The Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) programme cleared a major hurdle in April, when the USN awarded Textron a $386 million contract for a new batch of …
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Digital Battlespace
Ampex chosen by NAWCAD for mission system avionics
5th May 2020
Ampex Data Systems has been selected by the Naval Air Warfare Centre Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to provide mission system avionics, mission system computers/processors, displays and …
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Training
US holds first Barents Sea exercise since 1990s
11th May 2020
The first US-led exercise in the Barents Sea since the 1990s is underway, involving three Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers and a USN fast combat support …
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Naval Warfare
FREMM-derived design wins out in USN FFG(X) programme
1st May 2020
The decision by the USN on 30 April to award the contract for the build up to ten of the future FFG(X) guided missile frigates …
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Air Warfare
Russia rolls the dice for another Su-35 sale to China
15th May 2020
Russia is still hopeful that China will place another Su-35 order after representatives of the two countries held talks on the potential deal. Dmitry Shugaev, …
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Training
CAE helo training triggers protest
14th May 2020
The US Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) in Fort Eustis, Virginia, has awarded Tampa-based CAE USA a $11.12 million contract for advanced helicopter …
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Defence Helicopter
Spotlight shines on US presidential helicopters
29th April 2020
A recent report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) acknowledges that the presidential helicopter programme is within cost goals but asserts that some technical …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Light attack, Trainer
IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)
On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...
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Tiltrotors
V-22 Osprey (USN)
Programme Background Requirement According to USN FY2023 Budget Estimate documentation, the V-22 programme provides an aircraft to meet the amphibious and vertical assault needs of ...
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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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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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (13-76) [USN]
Background Initial Requirements - Unmanned Carrier Launch Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) The programme looked different when it began. In 2013, the USN awarded four ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4 Triton (Announced/Contracted) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent real-time intelligence, surveillance ...
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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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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | AD(X) Destroyer Tenders [USN]
At Surface Navy 2026, General Dynamics NASSCO unveiled an internally developed concept, pitching a AD(X) Destroyer Tender to the USN. The destroyer tender would be ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | AD(X) Destroyer Tenders [USN]
At Surface Navy 2026, General Dynamics NASSCO unveiled an internally developed concept, pitching a AD(X) Destroyer Tender to the USN. The destroyer tender would be ...
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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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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV Oshkosh Contract (US Navy) [US]
As of November 2020, the US DoD had signed 14 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches of ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
AD(X) Destroyer Tenders [USN]
Programme Background At Surface Navy 2026, General Dynamics NASSCO unveiled an internally developed concept, pitching a AD(X) Destroyer Tender to the USN. The destroyer tender ...
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Maritime patrol
Maritime Patrol Aircraft Procurement [Italy]
Programme Background In an appearance before the Italian parliament’s Foreign and Defence Affairs Committee on 14 July 2022, Italian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Adm ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (10-12) [USN]
Background Initial Requirements - Unmanned Carrier Launch Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) The programme looked different when it began. In 2013, the USN awarded four Preliminary ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
AW101-Norway
AgustaWestland is also providing initial support and training services, including spares at each of the operating bases and aircrew training. It will then provide performance ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-3
The AN/SPY-3 is a multifunction naval radar developed and manufactured by Raytheon. Its intended uses include horizon and surface search, navigation, periscope detection, discrimination, and ...
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Fighter - multirole, Fighter - naval
F-35C
The F-35C Lightning II, also known as the F-35 carrier variant (CV), is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft in carrier configuration. It has larger wings and ...
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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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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-79
The AN/APG-79 is an agile beam radar with a solid-state digital array that scans at nearly the speed of light, enabling detection and tracking of ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-6(V)1 (AMDR)
Raytheon's Air and Missile Defence Radar (AMDR), now officially designated as AN/SPY-6(V)1 is a three-dimensional AESA naval surveillance radar designed to simultaneously defend against ballistic missiles, hypersonic ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
EA-18G Growler
The EA-18G Growler is a variant in the F/A-18 family of aircraft that combines the F/A-18F Super Hornet platform with a sophisticated electronic warfare suite. It ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Raven ES-05
The Raven ES-05 is an AESA fire-control radar developed by Leonardo in close collaboration with Saab for the Gripen E/F. It features a repositionable AESA ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-63(V)2
The AN/APG-63(V)2 is a significant radar upgrade for the U.S. Air Force F-15C aircraft. This upgrade replaces the mechanically-scanned antenna (MSA) with an AESA antenna, ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Grifo E
The Grifo-E is an advanced fire-control radar developed by Leonardo, featuring Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology for enhanced situational awareness. It employs Active Electronically Scanned ...
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Military - UUVs
Snakehead LDUUV
The Snakehead Large Displacement Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) is a US Navy (USN) Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) designed to be launched from submarine Dry Dock Shelters ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
RBE2
The AESA RBE2 is the first AESA radar produced in Europe for combat aircraft. The active phased array replaces the passive array in the RBE2 currently ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
Vixen-1000E
The Vixen 1000E is an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar designed for fighter and interceptor aircraft, incorporating a roll-repositionable antenna with a ±100º field ...
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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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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-82(V)1
The AN/APG-82(V)1 is an X-band active electronically scanned array radar system that combines the AN/APG-79 processor with the AESA antenna of the AN/APG-63(V)3. The system ...
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Land: air defence radar
Giraffe 4A
The Giraffe 4A is a multi-function S-band AESA radar system combining air surveillance, ground-based air defence, and weapon locating capabilities in a single platform.
