• Naval Warfare

  BAE Systems issued US Navy VLS contract

  22nd August 2012

  BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract modification by the US Navy to produce canisters for Mk 41 and Mk 57 …

• Naval Warfare

  JSOW C-1 integrated testing begins

  22nd August 2012

  Raytheon has announced that along with the US Navy, it has begun integrated testing (IT) of the company’s Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. The company …

• Defence Helicopter

  V-22 lands on USS Harry S Truman for carrier qualifications

  21st August 2012

  Naval Air Systems Command has announced that a V-22 Osprey from Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) has landed for the first time …

• Digital Battlespace

  First AEW&C aircraft delivered to India

  17th August 2012

  Embraer Defense and Security announced on 16 August 2012 that it has delivered the first EMB 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) class of …

• Naval Warfare

  BAE Systems awarded MK45 gun system contract

  17th August 2012

  BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to overhaul and upgrade two Mk 45 naval guns bringing …

• Military Logistics

  HMS Echo returns from 19 month deployment

  16th August 2012

  The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that the Royal Navy (RN) survey ship HMS Echo has returned to her home port of Plymouth …

• Military Logistics

  Saab announces RBS15 Mk3 order

  13th August 2012

  Saab has announced that it has received an order from its German partner Diehl BGT for the surface-to-surface missile RBS15 Mk3. The order, valued at …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cobham issued Wideband Global SATCOM contract

  13th August 2012

  Cobham has revealed that it has been awarded a contract to supply electronic systems to Boeing’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite programme. The contract, worth …

• Digital Battlespace

  US prepares to wrap up JTRS

  11th August 2012

  The US military is preparing to wrap up the activities of its Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ScanEagle conducts first operational mission in Dutch service

  10th August 2012

  A Dutch ScanEagle tactical UAV conducted its first operational mission over the Gulf of Aden on 8 August as part of the counter-piracy operation Ocean …

• Naval Warfare

  Cassidian wins Finnish OPV radar contract

  10th August 2012

  Cassidian has announced that it will equip the new Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Finnish Border Guard with its TRS-3D naval radar under a contract …

• Defence Helicopter

  Offshore helicopter boom forecast

  10th August 2012

  Eurocopter-subsidiary Helibras is eyeing a requirement from Brazil’s state-controlled oil company for 80 to 90 medium to heavy helicopters over the next decade. Petroleo Brasilero …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI 2012: Oshkosh highlights Marine Corps LOE

  9th August 2012

  Oshkosh used AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America to highlight the success of last week’s US Marine Corps’ Cargo UGV Limited Objective Experiment (LOE) of its …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI 2012: Lockheed Martin to extend SMSS capability

  9th August 2012

  Following the return of Lockheed Martin's Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) from its in-theatre mission assessment in June, the company is looking at adding a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI 2012: LM demonstrates new small UAS

  9th August 2012

  Lockheed Martin is to demonstrate its Desert Hawk III, Desert Hawk Extended Endurance Range (EER) and new quadrotor UAV at the upcoming US Army Expeditionary …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | ULTRA [US]

  The USAF, and more specifically the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has invested in the ULTRA aircraft from DZYNE Technologies, with the drone possibly developed ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | ULTRA [US]

  The USAF, and more specifically the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has invested in the ULTRA aircraft from DZYNE Technologies, with the drone possibly developed ...

• Military UAS - small

  Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) [US]

  Background  Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. This ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  ULTRA [US]

  Background Origins The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) conceived and developed the aircraft with DZYNE Technologies. According to The War ...

• Military UAS - small

  Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) [India]

  Background  Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. This ...

• Submarines: nuclear/attack

  PROSUB - SSN [Brazil]

  Programme Background Following the successful delivery of the four Riachuelo-class SSK, which is due to all enter service between 2020 and 2023, the construction of ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Data links

  Data links | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Air: Helmet-mounted displays

  Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Air: Head-up displays

  Air: Head-up displays | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | Future Naval Fighter China

  China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

• CUAS - hybrid effector systems

  US Air Force Air Base Defence Parsons [US]

  Background In 2023, it was announced that US-based Parsons Corporation had secured a $18 million contract to protect US Air Bases in Europe and Africa from ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Project Mosquito [UK]

  Beginning in 2019, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began a development programme for a new ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Project Mosquito [UK]

  Beginning in 2019, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began a development programme for a new ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Light Replenishment Oiler (T-AOL) [USN]

  The US Navy wants to procure a new class of medium-sized supply ships aimed at refuelling, rearming, and resupplying naval assets. The Navy’s proposed FY2025 budget requests $7.7 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - small

  Hybrid Tiger

  Manufactured by the Naval Research Laboratory, the Hybrid Tiger is an electric UAV. As its name suggests, the platform features a hybrid power generation unit. ...

• Air: UAS radar

  RASAR

  The real-time, autonomous, synthetic aperture radar (RASAR) is a self-contained radar designed for installation under the wing of UAS for counter-IED and FOPEN (Foliage Penetration) missions. It is ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  SA-400 Jackal

  The SA-400 Jackal is a heavy-payload-capability, long-endurance VTOL UAS that had its first flight in 2013. It is an optionally piloted vehicle, so it can ...

• Military UAS - small

  Outlaw SeaHunter

  Outlaw UAVs are used by military and research agencies for training, testing, data collection and system development. In the 114-137kg maximum take-off weight class, SeaHunter ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  ShadowHawk

  The ShadowHawk is a VTOL UAV that can be transported and launched/recovered within a small area. The ShadowHawk is able to maintain aerial surveillance at ...

• Air: EO/IR – Jamming Systems

  AN/AAQ-45

  Leonardo’s AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures is designed to equip rotorcraft. The system is being installed on Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters used ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Havoc

  Havoc is a MALE modular payload UAS designed for customers with varying missions and payload requirements. Features include tool-less assembly, rolling take-off and landing and ...

• Military - USVs

  MAST

  The Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST) was developed by ASV Global and Roke Manor Research under funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It ...

• Air-launched ASW torpedoes, Ship-launched torpedoes

  Shyena/TAL

  Shyena, also known as TAL (The Advanced Light Torpedo), is an Indian lightweight anti-submarine torpedo developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (affiliated to ...

• Subsystems: software

  SWARM

  CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Bat

  Northrop Grumman is developing the Bat family of medium-altitude, multi-mission UAS. The company announced two variants of the UAS (3.7m and 4.3m) and a rotary-wing ...

• Light UGVs

  Dragon Runner

  The Dragon Runner UGV, manufactured by QinitiQ, has two versions: the Dragon Runner 10 (DR10) and the slightly larger Dragon Runner 20 (DR20). All Dragon ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  CLS-200

  The CLS-200 is part of the Yates Electrospace Corporation Silent Arrow family. It is a powered cargo-carrying one-use UAV, based on the company's GD-2000 glider.  In ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  XQ-67A

  In February 2024, GA-ASI first released images of the XQ-67A, a drone developed under a contract for thge USAF's Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) developmental programme. It ...

• Military UAS - small

  Skate

  The Skate is a small, man-packable VTOL UAV designed for performing short-range ISR at the tactical level. A thrust-vectoring system provides a near-VTOL capability, enabling ...