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News - I/ITSEC 2022
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Digital Battlespace
PAS 2011: JSF sensors complete Northern Edge exercise
21st June 2011
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) sensors were successfully tested as part of the US Pacific Command's Northern Edge exercise as additional roles for the aircraft become …
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Defence Notes
PAS 2011: First HMSS for RAF
21st June 2011
Royal Air Force (RAF) 'frontline' squadrons will receive their first tranche of the Helmet Mounted Sight System (HMSS) by the end of the year, officials …
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Defence Helicopter
AERO Vodochody completes 1st Black Hawk cockpit
17th June 2011
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the completion of the first UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter cockpit produced in the Czech Republic by AERO Vodochody, a longtime …
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Digital Battlespace
New Black Diamond COTS wearable rugged computer systems
17th June 2011
Black Diamond Advanced Technology introduces its Modular Tactical System (MTS), a lightweight, wearable and rugged computer system that is integrated into the user's uniform and …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UV Europe 2011: UAS ISR hailed as 'critical' to Afghanistan operations
16th June 2011
Unmanned systems have been described as 'critical' to ongoing coalition operations in Afghanistan, according to a former Commander of Kandahar Air Field (COMKAF). Addressing delegates …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UV Europe 2011: NATO concern over airborne surveillance capability
16th June 2011
NATO is threatened with a substantial shortfall in airborne surveillance should the UK retire its Sentinel Airborne Stand-Off Reconnaissance (ASTOR) fleet in 2013, a senior …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UV Europe 2011: RAF considers Reaper future beyond ARC
16th June 2011
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is considering options to fill a potential capability gap beyond the projected out-of-service date of 2015 for its fleet …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UV Europe 2011: Watchkeeper finally spools up for Afghanistan
15th June 2011
The Ministry of Defence will deploy its first Watchkeeper UAV systems to Afghanistan in April, over a year behind the original operational expectations of the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
CAA designates area for unmanned flight
15th June 2011
For the first time an area in the UK has been designated solely for UAS flight by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at West Wales …
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Digital Battlespace
COTS computing now offers complete command flexibility
15th June 2011
Getac UK has launched a unique, COTS (commercial off the shelf) rugged military command laptop computer designed to meet the demanding requirements of battlefield command …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Skylark I LE UAS operated by a Dominator C2 unit
13th June 2011
Elbit Systems announced today that it completed a series of successful tests of its Skylark I LE mini/man-pack UAS using the Dominator hardware to control …
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Defence Helicopter
Marine light attack helicopter squadron answers call to duty
13th June 2011
The commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 received a phone call from his higher headquarters in May. More attack helicopters were needed …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UDT 2011: Australia encourages increased autonomy for submarine operations
9th June 2011
The Royal Australian Navy is examining extended autonomous capabilities on board submarines in a bid to 'keep up' with neighbours in South-East Asia, according to …
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Military Logistics
First Airbus Military A330 MRTT handed over to RAAF
1st June 2011
The first Airbus Military A330 MRTT new generation tanker/transport has formally been delivered to, and accepted by the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) at the …
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Defence Helicopter
EW 2011: UK upgrades its helicopter protection
27th May 2011
The UK Ministry of Defence has delivered the first software update to the Integrated Defensive Aids System (DAS) for the RAF’s fleet of Chinook transport …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Wing Loong I-D [Eygpt]
Programme Background Context According to SIPRI, 10 Wing Loong I UAVs were acquired from China in 2016, with deliveries occurring from 2016 to 2018. The Chinese Sohu newspaper reported that ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
San Antonio LPD 17 Flight I [USN]
The LPD 17 Flight I ships are the first flight of the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Docks (LPD). Procured between FY1996 and FY2017, the vessels ...
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Tanks
Arjun Mark-II
Programme Background While original plans envisioned the production of up to 250 Arjun Mk IIs, the programme's many delays have prompted the Indian Army to ...
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Tanks
Al-Khalid-I
Programme Background Pakistan operates a vast fleet of Chinese and Ukrainian MBTs primarily aimed at deterring regional rivals such as India. In order to build ...
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Tanks
Al-Khalid-II
Programme Background Pakistan operates a vast fleet of Chinese and Ukrainian MBTs primarily aimed at deterring regional rivals such as India. In order to build ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
KSS-III (Boats 1-3) [South Korea]
Programme Background Timeline The new KSS-III Dosan Ahn Chang-Ho-class submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) are a significant advance on the earlier KSS-II ...
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Military helicopters - attack
New Exploration and Escort Helicopter (NEES) (Phase II) [Italy]
Programme Background Phase I In 2017, the Italian government signed a contract with Leonardo to replace its fleet of AW129 Mangusta attack helicopters with the ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Fast Interceptor Craft - Indigenous (FIC-I) (India)
Programme Background Requirements The craft are required to have a length of 13-17m, a sustained speed of 45kt, a range of at least 200nm at 15kt, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)
Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Wheeled Armoured Vehicles (Ghana)
Programme Background Requirement After coming to power in 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved the expansion of Ghana's armed forces. The resulting military modernisation programme ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Piranha I Replacement [Chile]
Programme Background Chile has operated the Piranha I armoured vehicle platform for more than 40 years. During the early 1980s between 100 and 200 Piranha ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Wing Loong I [Uzbekistan]
Programme Background On 16 November 2023, Uzbekistan announced that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, had ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Orlan-10 [Uzbekistan]
Programme Background On 16 November 2023, Uzbekistan announced that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, had ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Polar Class 4 Icebreaker [Argentina]
Programme Background Timeline The programme dates back to 2014 when the Argentine navy had sought to acquire a vessel for cargo and fuel transport, capable of sailing ...
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Destroyers
KDDX Next Generation Destroyer [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The new destroyers are set to replace the older KDX I and KDX II. The program calls for the construction of six ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Subsystems: software
SWORD
The SWORD is a high-level, automated war-game solution for training, analysis and planning. Developed in close relation with armies worldwide, the SWORD immerses brigade and ...
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Air: air combat simulators
TAOS
In Tactical Aircraft Online Services (TAOS), live Aero L-29 jets are flown by experienced combat pilots alongside a wingman flying a ground-based flight simulator, controlled ...
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Land: fire support simulators
FIDex
Fidelity has merged the technology of its JTAC and IDF product lines. It released FIDex (Fidelity Extreme) at I/ITSEC 2011 with its first demo of ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators, Land: tactical engagement simulators
VBS Blue IG
At I/ITSEC 2017, Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) unveiled a new simulation technology to help international militaries train for operations. VBS Blue IG, an upgrade from the ...
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Subsystems: visual
EP-8100
At I/ITSEC 2015, Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) unveiled its EP-8100 image generation system, which is driven by real-time, simulation-specific graphics cards and software. It ...
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Subsystems: visual
WholeEarth Synthetic Environment
Rockwell Collins unveiled its enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at I/ITSEC 2015 and the official release occurred in May 2016. The high-resolution complete Earth database ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
ULV MicroVSAT
Ultra I&C;'s ULV MicroVSAT is a tri-band, lightweight SATCOM terminal that emphasises portability. First introduced in 2022, the modem-agnostic system supports WGS, Intelsat Flex, Inmarsat GX ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Cockerill i-X
The Cockerill i-X is a wheeled armoured vehicle designed as a light armoured platform with a modular turret for intercepting enemy forces. John Cockerill Defense unveiled the new ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
ALTIUS-600 / ALTIUS-600M
Part of the ALTIUS family, the ALTIUS-600 is an air-launched, tube-integrated UAV that Area-I has designed to conduct ISR, SIGINT collection and electronic warfare missions. At AUSA 2022, Anduril ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Wing Loong I
Designed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the Wing Loong I is the first member of the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Skylark I-LEX
The Skylark I-LEX is a mini-UAV manufactured by Elbit Systems. Unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2015, the UAV is designed for ISR operations. It enables ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
Pinaka
The Pinaka 214mm MRL was developed indigenously by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from 1986 to meet the Indian Army's requirement for an ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-I
Anka-I is a SIGINT/COMINT variant of Turkey’s Anka-S and is operated by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization. The COMINT capability allows operators to track, geolocate and ...
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Air: aerial targets
QF-16 FSAT
The QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) is an optionally piloted supersonic aerial target developed to replace the QF-4 in USAF service. Retired F-16 fighters are ...
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Air: mission management systems
I-C2F
The Integrated Command and Control Framework (I-C2F) provides an end-to-end C2 architecture delivering J1-J9 functionality across the joint battlespace. As well as C2 messaging and ...