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Defence Helicopter
US/Alabama: WestWind Technologies Breaks Ground on Innovative Aircraft Facility at Huntsville
27th November 2008
WestWind Technologies, Inc. (WestWind) broke ground today on its new Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center at the Huntsville International Airport. Mayor Tommy Battle of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
QinetiQ North America rolls out a robotic first: the field-transformable Dragon Runner robot
26th November 2008
QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions Group has launched its new Dragon Runner Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV). Dragon Runner SUGV is the first fully modular …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Sky-Y, the first European MALE UAV with European sensor to accomplish live ground surveillance missions
21st November 2008
The Sky-Y of Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, is the first European unmanned aircraft of the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class to have completed …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia releases ITR for IED disposal UGVs
18th November 2008
Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation has released a global invitation to register (ITR) survey for the supply and support of between 30 and 50 medium UGVs …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
iRobot Awarded Six Small Business Innovative Research R&D Grants
18th November 2008
iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today announced it has been awarded six new Phase Two Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Grants. These projects are to be …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing awarded $65M contract modification for UAS work supporting various oveseas Operations
14th November 2008
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $65,000,000 estimated value modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract (N00019-08-D-0013) to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Adaptive Materials and Michigan students set record fuel-cell-powered UAV flight
14th November 2008
The longest fuel cell powered flight of a radio-controlled aerial vehicle has been achieved by students at the University of Michigan and engineers at Ann …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
BAE Systems invents new launcher for small UAVs
13th November 2008
A team from BAE Systems has developed a much-needed capability for use on the front line - a compact mortar-based launcher for small Unmanned Air …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
iRobot Receives Additional $3.5 Million Order From U.S. Army
7th November 2008
iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today announced it has received an order totaling $3.5 million under a contract with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Establishes Robotics Initiative
7th November 2008
Elements of computer programming, technology, mathematics, science and engineering are coming together in a new robotics initiative at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology that could lead …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Honeywell Wins First Production Contract For Its T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle
5th November 2008
Honeywell announced today that it has received a $65 million production contract for its Micro Air Vehicle, known as the T-Hawk. The $65 million agreement …
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Defence Helicopter
Elbit Systems to Equip IAF Blackhawk and CH 53 Helicopters With Advanced Helmet Mounted Systems
4th November 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced it has been awarded a contract to supply ANVIS/HUD systems for the Israeli Air Force Blackhawk ("Yanshuf") and CH 53 ("Yasur") …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia: New technology to neutralise improvised explosive devices
31st October 2008
The robot has been developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and was demonstrated at the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane. "Innovations like …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
iRobot Receives $3.7 Million Order from NAVSEA
31st October 2008
iRobot Corp announced it has received a $3.7 million order from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) under an existing Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The order …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
iRobot Delivers 2,000th PackBot Robot
31st October 2008
iRobot today announced it has delivered 2,000 PackBot robots to the U.S. military, public safety organizations and a variety of international customers. Born out of …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Land 121 Phase 4 (Hawkei PMV-L)
Programme Background Three suppliers were originally down-selected to meet the Land 121 Phase 4 requirement: Thales Australia, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and Force Protection ...
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Fighter - naval
F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) Future Procurement
US Navy has ordered 118 F-35C aircraft until FY2020, the remaining 121 fighters will be acquired at a rate of 21-28 per year between FY2021 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-1 Gray Eagle [US Army]
Programme Background Required Quantity Although the US Army first envisioned a requirement for 132 MQ-1C Gray Eagles, the US Army's Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) was ...
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Military UAS - small
Project Land 125 Phase 4 UAV
Programme Background Under Project Land 125 Phase 4, the Australian Army plans to invest A$1 billion (US$748.14 million) between 2018 and 2030 into the acquisition ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles)
Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants)
Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...
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Tanks
Project Land 907 Phase 2 (M1A2 SEPv3 MBT)
Programme Background Between 2006 and 2007, the Australian Army received 59 M1A1 AIM SA Abrams MBTs under Project Land 907 Phase 1. These vehicles were planned to ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Project Land 400 Phase 3 (Australia)
Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...
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Military UAS - small
Project Land 129 Phase 4B (Australia)
Programme Background Requirement The Australian Army has identified a need for a small UAS to provide an organic ISR capability to units operating at the ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-47F Chinook-Saudi Arabia- Contracted
The helicopters will increase the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command's interoperability with the US and advance the development of the country's heavy-lift helicopter capability.
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
Project Land 2097 Phase 4 - Australia
According to the RfI, under Project Land 2097 Phase 4, the selected helicopter must comprise a commercial or military off-the-shelf solution that is already in ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV (Australia)
Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Heavy (Project Land 8710 Phase 2) [Australia]
Programme Background Requirements Under Project Land 8710 Phase 2, Australia is seeking to acquire an undisclosed number of Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels to replace the Balikpapan-class. The 2020 ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
NH90 NFH-Germany - Awarded
NH90 Sea Lions will take on a wide range of roles including search and rescue (SAR), maritime reconnaissance, special forces as well as personnel and ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Trainer, Transport
EMB-121 Xingu
The EMB-121 Xingu is a twin-turboprop light transport and advanced multi-engine trainer aircraft developed by Embraer based on the EMB-110 Bandeirante. Its maiden flight was ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Hawkei
Thales Australia developed the 4x4 Hawkei for the Australian Army's Land 121 Phase 4 Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (PMV-L) project. The prototype was unveiled in ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Aertos 121
The Digital Aerolus Aertos 121 ducted-fan quadrotor UAV is an improved version of the Aertos 120 infrastructure inspection platform. It is designed as an asset for ...
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Towed mortars
Soltam K6 120mm Lightweight Towed Mortar
The Soltam K6 120mm Lightweight Towed Mortar has a maximum range of 7,200m using conventional unassisted bombs. The K6 was selected for US Army service ...
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Land Ops
ESS Land Ops goggles provide eye protection and fog-resistance for ground troops and are authorised by the US Army for use over prescription eyewear. Land ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes
Land 125
In 1994, Australia initiated Project Wundurra to develop an integrated soldier combat system, and by 2005 this had evolved into the multi-phase Land 125 programme ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
Land Ceptor
MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...
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Land: RWS
Land Rogue
The Land Rogue is an RWS developed by Reutech for installation on armoured vehicles. Capable of being armed with a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Superav Land
The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...
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Land: air defence radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars
KRONOS Land
KRONOS Land is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations. The system simultaneously performs surveillance, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ALADIN
ALADIN is a miniature system consisting of a man-portable GCS and a hand-launched air vehicle with exchangeable sensor payloads. The UAV, which can be operated ...
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Aertos 120
The Digital Aerolus Aertos 120 is a light, ducted-fan UAV dedicated to safely conducted inspections in confined spaces such as buildings and tunnels.
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Transport
C-40 Clipper
The USN began replacing its ageing fleet of 29 McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain aircraft in 1997 with the C-40A Clipper, a military version of the ...
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Loitering munitions
Phoenix Ghost
Manufactured by AEVEX Aerospace with input from the USAF, the Phoenix Ghost is a VTOL capable loitering munition revealed by the 21 April 2022 announcement of ...
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Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems
T-VIEW-Land
The T-VIEW-Land is a lightweight EO/IR, gyro-stabilised sensor, installed on vehicles for day/night observation. It incorporates two cameras: a thermal imager and a colour charge-coupled ...