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News - I/ITSEC 2022
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Naval Warfare
Philippine frigates progressively advance operational capability
9th May 2023
A couple of years into their service, the Philippine Navy continues to improve and test its two South Korean-built frigates.
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Defence Notes
SOF Week: USSOCOM seeks commercial solutions for contested environments
8th May 2023
The priority is accessing systems and technologies that can improve the communication and decision-making process and enable operations in contested scenarios.
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Land Warfare
SOF Week: Northrop Grumman targets US services for the supply of Jackal turbojet loitering munition
8th May 2023
The company plans to conduct demonstrations of the system for the Pentagon, its branches and branches and agencies by early fall.
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Land Warfare
SOF Week: How augmented reality is reshaping night vision capabilities
8th May 2023
Augmented Reality (AR) can improve the situational awareness of soldiers and enhance protection by enabling faster target location and identification.
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Air Warfare
India seeks new source of engines for ageing Russian Mi-17 helicopters as supply chain problems hit
8th May 2023
India is struggling to keep Russian-origin Mi-17 helicopters in the air, as spares prove difficult to source from the OEM.
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Naval Warfare
Exclusive: Royal Navy Second Sea Lord on ships, the defence command paper, and the future Indo-Pacific presence
5th May 2023
The UK Royal Navy’s Second Sea Lord VAdm Martin Connell said it shouldn’t be a surprise that adjustments must be made ahead of a hotly anticipated new Defence Command Paper and praised the progress made by HMS Tamar and Spey in reinforcing the UK’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific.
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Naval Warfare
Abeking & Rasmussen prepares to hand over Indonesian minehunters
5th May 2023
Later this month, the German shipbuilder will deliver two minehunters to the Indonesian Navy.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IMDEX 2023: Flyby and Thales look to further Jackal development after successful missile firing
4th May 2023
Having successfully developed and successfully fired a Lightweight Multi-Role Missile (LMM) from the Jackal drone, Flyby Technology and Thales see the system as offering a cross-domain capability for the UK and others.
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Air Warfare
How to ensure ultimate fleet availability and performance over the entire lifecycle? (Sponsored)
4th May 2023
Are you looking for a broad range service concept that ensures your fleets are always ready for critical operations with optimal costs? Patria has developed a modular service concept called Patria OPTIME, which covers air, land and sea domains. It is tailored to the customer needs and requirements and it is set up in phases together with the customer.
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX 2023: Mogami-class frigate calls on Singapore
3rd May 2023
The Japanese Mogami class has made its first overseas appearance at a defence exhibition with JS Kumano at IMDEX 2023.
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX 2023: Israel Shipyards courts interest in OPV S-45 and S-80 Corvette
3rd May 2023
Earlier this year, Israel Shipyards delivered the first OPV S-45 to Côte d'Ivoire, making port calls along the way where potential customers got a chance to see the ship in person.
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX 2023: Indonesia launches new presidential ship Bung Karno
3rd May 2023
In April, the Indonesian Navy launched its latest corvette, Bung Karno, with a ceremony at PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati in Batam.
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Air Warfare
Estonia and IAI sign one of the largest procurement deals in the country's history
3rd May 2023
Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced that Estonia has contracted it to provide loitering munitions in one of the most expensive defence procurement the Baltic nation has ever made.
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Digital Battlespace
Controp showcases electro-optical and artificial intelligence tech at IMDEX
3rd May 2023
At IMDEX Asia 2023, Controp showcased advanced electro-optical (EO) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology for maritime, coastal surveillance and counter-UAS applications.
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Defence Helicopter
Canada to upgrade AW101 rescue helicopters in-country under Leonardo-IMP deal
3rd May 2023
Canada's IMP Aerospace will carry out upgrades on 13 of the 16 AW101 aircraft covered by the CMLU programme under a sub-contract from Leonardo Helicopters UK.
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 from China in 2016, with deliveries occurring from 2016 to 2018. The Chinese Sohu newspaper reported that Eygpt ...
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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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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
San Antonio LPD 17 Flight I
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 ...
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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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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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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Chile Piranha I Replacement
Programme Background Chile has operated the Piranha I armoured vehicle platform for more than 30 years. During the early 1980s between 100 and 200 Piranha ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
KSS-III (Boats 6-9)
Programme Background 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 and KSS-I ...
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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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Submarines: conventional, attack
KSS-III (Boats 1-5) (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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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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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
San Antonio LPD 17 Flight II (USN)
Programme Background RequirementsThe LPD 17 Flight II programme will fully and functionally replace the ageing LSD-41 class and LSD-49 class ships for embarking, transporting, controlling, ...
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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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OPVs
Project Biro
Programme Background Three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) have been procured for the South African Navy under Project Biro. Based on Damen's Stan Patrol 6211 ...
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AEW&C
E-7A Wedgetail (USA)
Programme Background Speaking on 21 September 2021 during the annual Air Force Association (AFA) Meeting in Washington DC, USAF Chief of Staff Gen Charles Brown ...
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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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 in 2015, the UAV is designed for ISR operations. It ...
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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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Avionics: 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 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Pandur EVO
The Pandur EVO is a 6x6 APC that features a new longer hull design, driveline technology and powerpack, which provide a significantly increased level of ...