Land Warfare

AUSA 2021: US Army orders more Sentinel A4 radars

15th October 2021

Lockheed Martin has received a contract for five more Sentinel A4 radars, the improved AN/MPQ-64A3 Sentinel A3 modification.

Defence Notes

Dozens of Drone Guards are Asia-bound

6th July 2021

Unnamed customer to receive Israeli-made C-UAS systems in multimillion US dollar deal.

Naval Warfare

Hensoldt equips BRP Jose Rizal with radar suite

6th August 2020

Hensoldt has provided Kelvin Hughes SharpEye Mk11 and X Band radar systems to the Philippine Navy (PN) for installation on the frigate BRP Jose Rizal.SharpEye …

Digital Battlespace

HAMMR time: Northrop demonstrates missile defence capability

11th March 2020

Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated its Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) during a test at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. A HAMMR system was …

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Indian Navy LPD's

Programme Background On 24 August 2021, the Indian Navy (IN) issued an RfI for four LPDs, resurrecting an earlier failed effort to acquire large amphibious ...

Fighter - multirole

KF-X Development - South Korea

In May 2018, Indonesia renegotiated the terms of the contract, with no details disclosed. At ADEX 2019, KF-X full-scale mockup and cockpit design were unveiled. ...

Military helicopters - attack

AH-X

There is no mention of the AH-X in the 2019-2023 Medium Term Defence Plan, so it is possible that the requirement has quietly been postponed. ...

Fighter - multirole

TF-X Next Generation Fighter (Turkey)

Programme Background Geopolitical factors have spurred aircraft development in Turkey. With its removal from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project following the Russian S-400 air ...

Frigates

Bangladesh Frigate Programme

Programme Background As part of the Armed Forces Goal 2030 modernisation programme, the Bangladesh Navy is aiming to build its new warships indigenously instead of using ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Loyal Wingman (Japan)

Programme Background Mitsubishi F-X: Next Generation Fighter As reported by Shephard, a 30 October 2020 contract awarded to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) means the company will ...

Fighter - multirole

IF-X/KF-X procurement (Indonesia)

Programme Background At ADEX 2019, KF-X full-scale mockup and cockpit design were unveiled. The first prototype of the KF-21 fighter aircraft was rolled out in April ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Sky Scout-X - Thailand

Programme Background As part of a seven-year project which began in 2013, the Thai MoD's Defence Technology Institute (DTI) was tasked with researching and developing ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

SSN(X) Programme

Programme Background The US Navy (USN) in FY2021 received $1 million from Congress to start research and development for a successor to the current Virginia-class nuclear-powered ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Bell 505 - Montenegro

The deal between Montenegro and export agency Canadian Commercial Cooperation will see aircraft production take place at Bell’s Mirabel facility before being transited to the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Watchkeeper X (Romania)

Programme Background 2021 In mid-2021, the Romanian manufacturer Aerostar signed a collaboration with U-TacS for the potential production of the Watchkeeper X in Romania. U-TacS is ...

Fighter - multirole

KF-21 procurement (South Korea)

Programme Background At ADEX 2019, KF-X full-scale mockup and cockpit design were unveiled. The first prototype of the KF-21 fighter aircraft was rolled out in April ...

AEW&C

GlobalEye - UAE

The GlobalEye is a modification of Bombardier's Global 6000 jet aircraft fitted with the S-band Erieye Extended Range (ER) radar and mission system and designed ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-2 (Japan)

Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Kaori-X (South Korea)

Programme Background Kaori-X South Korea's Ministry of National Defense revealed on 23 December 2021 that the indigenous Kaori-X presently under development will combine with future KF-21 Boramae fighters as ...

Sea: commercial shipping radar

X-band navigation radar

At the SMM trade fair in September 2016 in Hamburg, Kelvin Hughes launched its navigation radar transceiver. The commercial marine 12kW X-band series upmast magnetron ...

Land: weather radar

Ranger X-band Series

EEC's Ranger X-band radars are sold in two variants, the X1 (100W) and X5 (500W). The Ranger series is designed as a light mobile system ...

Land: air defence radar

X-TAR 3D

The X-Band Tactical Acquisition Radar 3D (X-TAR 3D) air surveillance and acquisition radar is the newest member of Rheinmetall’s X-TAR family. The fully coherent phased-array ...

Data links

X-Band Satellite XOTM Antenna System

The WGS-certified X-Band Satellite Communications On-the-Move (XOTM) Antenna System is designed for continuous high-bandwidth voice, video and data in a dynamic environment. The design uses ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

Grifo S

The Grifo-S fire control radar is the most powerful version of the Grifo radar family for combat aircraft, featuring a 560W air-cooled travelling-wave tube-based transmitter ...

Sea: naval fire control radar

DRBC 32

The X-band DRBC-32 radar family includes the DRBC-32B, 32C, 32D and 32E. Designed to provide fire control for naval guns, the radar has a range ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

Pollux

The X-Band Pollux FCR family includes the THD-1280 and TRS-3220 systems. The radar has a peak output power of 200kW and a beamwidth of 2°. ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

RTS 3200 FORT

The lightweight FORT (FMCW Optronics Radar Tracker) operates in X band, is instrumented to 40km and provides the operator with an all-weather target engagement capability. ...

Land: coastal surveillance radars, Sea: coastal surveillance radar

Aries CS

Aries CS is a coastal surveillance radar and part of a family that includes submarine and precision approach variants. It is shore-based and capable of ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

Excon 3D

The Excon 3D system provides control and real-time feedback for instructors running force-on-force training. It tracks actions and events across a CTC and records the ...

Land: air defence radar

RAC-3D

The RAC-3D is an intermediate-range, 3D multi-mode radar. It is designed to provide ground-based air surveillance to a range of 100km. It can also be ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

MRR-3D

The MRR-3D radar family includes the MMR-3D and the MMR-3DNG. The C-band architecture of the MRR-3D family can perform 2D and 3D surveillance. Although the ...

Land: range systems and targets

3D Targets

To support live-fire training, Strategic Operations has developed a range of thermo-plastic moulded 3D targets that can be used in conjunction with a standard target ...

Land: air defence radar

3D CAR

3D Central Acquisition Radar-Akash (CAR) is a medium range radar mounted on a mobile platform and designed to meet the operational requirements of the Indian ...

Land: air defence radar

Hard 3D

The Helicopter and Aircraft Radar Detection (HARD) system is a 3D search radar originally developed by Ericsson to support Bofors' RBS 70 ARMAD air defence system ...