Defence Notes

Sea Air Space 2011: Service chiefs outline the future of naval airpower

12th April 2011

US Navy (USN) and Marine Corps (USMC) commanders described their vision of the future of maritime air assets at the Navy League Sea Air Space …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Sea Air Space 2011: USN spells out future for Airborne Electronic Attack

12th April 2011

The US Navy (USN) will continue to look at integrating its Next-Generation Jammer (NGJ) onto UAVs as it looks to provide an airborne electronic attack …

Defence Notes

Sea Air Space 2011: Service chiefs outline future visions

12th April 2011

US Marine Corps (USMC) assistant commandant Gen Joseph Dunford has demanded his service goes on 'weight control' as the force looks to the future. Speaking …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing awarded US DoD contract

12th April 2011

Boeing was awarded on April 8 a $12,355,455 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-08-C-0050) for additional Mid-Wave Infrared Unmanned Aerial Systems, intelligence reconnaissance …

Defence Helicopter

Dutch MoD cuts key capabilities

11th April 2011

The Dutch Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Leopard MBTs and Cougar transport helicopters are to ‘disappear’ in an effort to reduce its financial deficit by €1 …

Digital Battlespace

US Navy, Northrop Grumman demonstrate maritime laser

11th April 2011

The US Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation have successfully demonstrated high-energy, solid-state laser defenses at sea by completing a "counter-material" test of the Maritime Laser …

Military Logistics

M7 Aerospace wins $15.6m C-26, UC-35 support contract

11th April 2011

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that Elbit Systems of America's recently acquired subsidiary, M7 Aerospace LP (M7), has been awarded a $15.6 million contract by the …

Defence Helicopter

Pave Hawks put to sea

8th April 2011

The joint operational capabilities of the United States armed forces are on display in the middle of "the Med" as amphibious transport dock USS Ponce …

Defence Helicopter

CH-53K programme back on track, report claims

7th April 2011

The US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-35K helicopter programme has ‘made progress and adopted strategies’ in response to the cost and time difficulties it faced in …

Defence Helicopter

Columbia Helicopters begins engine test cell construction

7th April 2011

Columbia Helicopters (CHI), a 26-year operator of the Model 234 aircraft (the civilian version of the CH47 Chinook), has broken ground for the expansion of …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk continues to shine

4th April 2011

Ten years ago this month, Northrop Grumman Corporation's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) entered the Guinness Book of Records for the longest nonstop unmanned …

Military Logistics

Marine Corps teaches old plane new tricks in Afghanistan

3rd April 2011

One of the US military’s most seasoned aircraft has found a new purpose as a one-of-a-kind weapon for the Marine Corps in support of troops …

Defence Helicopter

Trusty Lynx makes its last appearance at sea

1st April 2011

After more than 30 years’ service one of the mainstays of the Fleet Air Arm has made its final appearance at sea. Nearly four decades …

Military Logistics

General Dynamics awarded $23m contract to support USAF

31st March 2011

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract to support the US Air Force's F-22A Integrated Maintenance Information …

Fighter - multirole

F-35A Denmark

Denmark joined the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program in 2002 during the System Development and Demonstration phase and has influenced technical elements of the ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A Japan

In 2019, Japan requested to be an official partner in the F-35 programme, but this request was rejected by the Pentagon. The F-35 Joint Strike ...

Fighter - multirole

Multirole Fighter (Turkey)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey had already paid $1.4 billion into the programme, while its defence industry has ploughed significant sums into ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A (Poland)

Programme BackgroundDuring MSPO 2021, Lockheed Martin announced details related to F-35A manufacturing for the Polish Air Force. According to J.R McDonald, Lockheed Martin’s VP, business development ...

Fighter - multirole

Next Generation Fighter (Romania)

Programme Background  Romania currently operates 17 F-16AM fighters that were acquired second-hand from Portugal between 2013 and 2021. In January 2021 it approved the acquisition ...

Light attack, Trainer

Next-Generation Trainer Aircraft - UAE

The UAE has a requirement for a next-generation fighter aircraft and possible platforms include F-35, F-16V, F/A-18, Rafale and Su-35. The UAE has historically sought ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A Japan Follow On

The F-35 full-rate production is expected to be further delayed following an October 2020 US DoD announcement that postponed the simulation tests, originally planned for 2017 ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35I Adir (F-35A)- Israel

The F-35I Adir is an F-35A Lightning II variant customised to meet the requirements of the Israel Defense Forces to replace the F-16 fleet in ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A (Netherlands)

Programme Background The Netherlands was planning to procure a total of 46 aircraft for €5,5 billion ($6.17 billion) to replace its ageing F-16 Fighting Falcon ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF

According to the US FY2021 budget document, Turkey's removal from the JSF program and transition to the alternate supply chain sources may challenge to achieve ...

Fighter - multirole

F-X III Phase II (F-35)

Programme Background On 14 September 2014, South Korea signed an FMS contract under the first phase of F-X III programme to supply 40 F-35As for ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A Italy

The 2019 and 2020 budget contained significant funding for the F-35 programme: €690 million ($775 million) in 2019 and €859 million ($962 million) in 2020, ...

Fighter - naval

F-35B Italy

The 2019 and 2020 budget contained significant funding for the F-35 programme: €690 million ($775 million) in 2019 and €859 million ($962 million) in 2020, ...

Fighter - multirole

F-16V (Turkey)

Programme Background Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme in ...

Fighter - naval

F-35B UK

The total cost of the currently funded programme as reported through the UK Major Projects Report is expected to be £10.5 billion ($13.5 billion), covering ...

Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles

JSM

The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a multirole version of the Naval Strike Missile. Norway funded the programme to develop and produce the JSM for the ...

EO/IR systems

F-35 Lightning II Advanced EOTS

The F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) is a sensor that combines targeting forward-looking IR (FLIR) and IR search and track (IRST) capabilities for ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

F135

The F135, designed and developed by Pratt & Whitney, is one of the most advanced fighter engines in the world that delivers more than 40,000lb ...

Air: Helmet-mounted displays

F-35 Gen III HMDS

The F-35 Gen III helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) is provided by a JV between Elbit Systems of America and Rockwell Collins, developed for the F-35 ...

Fighter - multirole, Fighter - naval

F-35B

The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft with short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) capability. The USMC is the main customer for the F-35B, ...

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 ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A

The F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft with CTOL capabilities. It is a multinational programme led by the US DoD, bringing together ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

AN/APG-80

The AN/APG-80 is an agile beam radar with an AESA antenna designed to continuously search for and track multiple targets within the forward hemisphere of ...

Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

F-35 Training System

BAE Systems is involved in F-35 Lightning II Training System design and sustainment, working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin. BAE Systems leads the instructional systems ...

Air: Displays

Panoramic Cockpit Display

Developed by L3Harris and Elbit Systems America, the Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) is a touchscreen MFD integrated into F-35 aircraft. It provides two electronically divided ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

KC-130J Super Hercules

The KC-130J Super Hercules is a tanker variant of the C-130J Super Hercules. It is designed to deliver fuel to several platforms, including helicopters and ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

F414-GE-400

The F414-GE-400 is a turbofan engine manufactured by GE Aviation and has various advanced technology features such as a Full Authority Digital Electronic Control (FADEC), ...

Airborne rockets - guided

GBU-53/B StormBreaker

GBU-53/B StormBreaker is a precision-guided glide bomb developed by Raytheon to equip F-15, F/A-18 and F-35. It is also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II. The StormBreaker includes a ...

Data links

Multifunction Advanced Data Link

Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) is a Ku-band data link designed for fifth-generation aircraft. The directional, interflight system is integrated into all F-35 variants, allowing ...

Subsystems: hardware

Flight Simulation Products

Bugeye Technologies (BT) manufactures simulated-grade flight grips, controls and avionic displays for fixed-wing, rotary-wing and unmanned crafts. BT's full line of products includes replicated control ...