Land Warfare

Delivering advanced C4I at the tip of the spear (Sponsored)

22nd March 2023

Digitalising your dismounted troops comes with some key capability requirements for mission success.

Land Warfare

Spectra to supply comms terminals for NATO rapid reaction corps HQ experimentation

10th March 2023

Spectra Group has been contracted to supply its Troposcatter COMET terminals for the UK's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps HQ as part of an experimental C2 programme.

Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman joins USAF effort to build digital network backbone

6th March 2023

The company will join Phase 1 of the Common Tactical Edge Network effort to enable Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2).

Land Warfare

Persisent Systems to roll out regional network for US Air Force bases

3rd March 2023

Persistent Systems will deliver Infrastructure-based Regional Operation Network (IRON) functionality across three major USAF missile bases to improve situation awareness for security forces.

Digital Battlespace

Raytheon satellite network will help track hypersonic threats

3rd March 2023

Raytheon Technologies  has received an award worth over $250 million to design, develop and deliver a seven-vehicle networked missile tracking satellite constellation from the US Space Development …

Digital Battlespace

Australia's C4i secures Asia-Pacific air defence voice comms contract

2nd March 2023

Frequentis Group's Australian subsidiary C4i has been awarded a contract to provide a VOIP communications control system to enhance a major Asia-Pacific national air defence network.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

DTIF GUARD (Ireland)

Programme Background The Problem As stated by the project's website, Ireland is the "softest target in EU for smugglers" due to its 3171km of coastline, ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

Tethered UAS (UK)

Programme Background Requirements The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking one UAV system, two drones, which operate from a tethered power supply and have the 'flexibility ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 (Qatar)

Programme Background In 2018 at DIMDEX, it was revealed that Qatar had bought six Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey. The deal also included three ground control stations, ...

Trainer

PC-21 (France)

Programme  Background The French Air and Space Force has chosen Dassault Aviation and Babcock to provide between nine and 13 Pilatus PC-21 aircraft for Phase ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Network Enabled Army ISR (NEAISR) - Nano & Micro (New Zealand)

Programme Background Network Enabled Army (NEA) The four-phase NEA is a long-term, transformational programme that seeks to introduce a deployable networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4), ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Network Enabled Army ISR (NEAISR) - Fixed Wing (New Zealand)

Programme Background Network Enabled Army (NEA) The four-phase NEA is a long-term, transformational programme that seeks to introduce a deployable networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4), ...

Military helicopters - maritime

SH-60L Tranche 1

Programme Background  The JMSDF has identified a need to improve the capabilities of its maritime patrol and ASW helicopter fleet.  The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics ...

Military helicopters - maritime

SH-60L Tranche 2

Programme Background  The JMSDF has identified a need to improve the capabilities of its maritime patrol and ASW helicopter fleet.  The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Plataforma Naval Multifuncional (Portugal)

Programme Background Requirements In June 2022, the Portuguese Navy released the concept of a multifunctional called Plataforma Naval Multifuncional (PNM). The programme will be carried on using ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 (Pakistan)

Programme Background Requirement Following a 2019 skirmish with India, Pakistan placed newfound importance on EW and ISR, primarily due to the significant advantage gained during that ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Gladius (Poland)

Programme Background Contract Signing On 6 May 2022, the Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, the president of the WB GROUP, Piotr Wojciechowski and the head ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Project Mosquito (UK)

Programme Background Inception and Capabilities In 2019, the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in collaboration with the RAF, released details of its new UAS ...

ISR/special mission

Project Air 555 (Australia)

Programme Background The Australian military is acquiring EW aircraft to provide support to land, air and naval forces for operations in complex electromagnetic environments. The quartet of ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

VTLM 2 Light (Contracted)

Programme Background Requirements The Italian Army's current fleet of VTLMs based on the original Iveco Defence Vehicles LMV-1 is suffering from technological obsolescence and the ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

VTLM 2 Light (Options)

Programme Background Requirements The Italian Army's current fleet of VTLMs based on the original Iveco Defence Vehicles LMV-1 is suffering from technological obsolescence and the ...

Major networking projects

DNW

The Directional NetWork (DNW) system provides 100Mb/s+ mesh networking for US military users. It is designed to sustain network connectivity without SATCOM by using an ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

IP Mesh Radios, SOLO8SDR

DTC’s NETNode IP mesh radios are tactical communications and surveillance solutions that are combined in a self-forming, self-healing mesh radio network. NETNode radios use the ...

Data links

Wideband SATCOM Terminals

A family of wideband SATCOM terminals including Ka-, Ku- and X-band tactical models, providing communication on the move and on the quick halt. Features: transportable ...

Ground control stations

BRV-GCS-01

The BRV-GCS-02 is a portable C2 station applicable to all domains of manned and unmanned vehicles. 

Vertex AUV

The Vertex AUV is a fleet of small, portable and highly integrated vehicles, designed for commercial and civil applications. The Vertex, with a weight of ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

LinkWayS2

LinkWayS2 is a hubless MF-TDMA modem that enables users to integrate a variety of applications into a single platform in any network topology – mesh, ...

Data links

P5 High Bandwidth Mesh Radios

The P5 high bandwidth mesh series is a cohesive family of products for a variety of applications from UAVs to fixed- and rotary-wing platforms. Using ...

Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

OPKAR G2- Remote-Controlled EW System

OPKAR G2 includes high-speed DDS (direct digital synthesis) and RF technology in an integrated package. Field units can be operated individually, remotely or in coordinated ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

KG-350

The KG-350 is an encryptor for network communications. The product was granted Type 1 certification by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on 27 July ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

MD-1377 JIPM

The MD-1377 Joint Internet Protocol Modem (JIPM) combines flexible satellite networking with information assurance capabilities to deliver secure, high-speed IP communications to military and government ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

StreamCaster Mini 4210

The StreamCaster Mini 4210 (SM4210) is a single-channel data radio (SCDR) that can create MANET mesh networks. It is currently in use with the US ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

goTenna Pro

goTenna unveiled the goTenna Pro at DSEI 2017 and describes the system as the only off-grid, long-range mobile communications enabler for regular smartphones, regardless of network ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Storm

The Storm is a highly versatile, completely backpackable, single-operator mini-UAV.  It has been designed for pattern of life (POL) tracking, convoy following and persistent ISTAR missions. 

Land: software-defined radios and modems

Special Role Radio

In February 2018, Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) announced the development of a new Special Role Radio (SRR), designed for tactical and special operations. The SRR ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

WingXpand

Unveiled at the Special Operations Force Industry Conference in May 2022, the WingXpand is a fixed-wing platform manufactured by a company with the same name. Branded ...