Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter signs German military NH90 TTH contract

24th June 2011

Eurocopter and the German Federal Ministry of Defence today signed a contract to upgrade 12 German Armed Forces NH90 tactical transport helicopters (TTH) for quick-change, …

Military Logistics

Alenia Aeronautica signs NATO E-3A AWACS maintenance contract

23rd June 2011

Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) has recently renewed the contract with the company IAMCO (International Aerospace Management Company), for the supply of a wide range …

Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation receives $16m order from US Army

22nd June 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $16 million order from the US Army for Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack …

Land Warfare

Raytheon offers new ground-based Evolved SeaSparrow Missile

22nd June 2011

Raytheon Company and its international partners will introduce a new ground-based Evolved SeaSparrow Missile at the Paris Air Show. The ground-based ESSM features multi-use capabilities …

Military Logistics

UAE Air Force receives Pratt & Whitney-powered C-17

21st June 2011

The United Arab Emirates Air Force recently received its first C-17 Globemaster III, powered exclusively by four Pratt & Whitney F117 engines. The UAE Air …

Digital Battlespace

PAS 2011: Raytheon targets APAR vessels for PAA integration

20th June 2011

European naval ships equipped with Active Phased Array Radar (APAR) will be the first maritime platforms integrated into the Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) for ballistic …

Digital Battlespace

PAS 2011: More efficient FMV exploitation required for ISAF

20th June 2011

NATO forces have much work to do in order to fully exploit video imagery generated from ISR platforms, according to an industry specialist. Speaking to …

Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation receives $9.4m order from USAF

20th June 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $9.4 million order from the US Air Force for additional Falcon III AN/PRC-117G …

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 …

Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation receives $5m order from USMC

15th June 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $5 million order from the US Marine Corps for additional Harris Falcon III …

Military Logistics

Boeing to build 10 C-17 airlifters for Indian Air Force

15th June 2011

Boeing today announced that India's Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the US government to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The …

Military Logistics

Boeing delivers UAE's 2nd C-17

10th June 2011

Boeing delivered a second C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence today at the C-17 programme's final …

Digital Battlespace

Fortress Technologies introduces 4.4GHz licenced C-band solution

8th June 2011

Fortress Technologies, the leader in secure tactical wireless mesh network solutions, today announced the release of their new high performance radio for operation in the …

Defence Helicopter

UK Apaches offered to Libyan mission

31st May 2011

Four of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Apache attack helicopter will be made available to NATO should it need them during its Operation Unified …

AEW&C

Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (NATO)

Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

Small VTOL UAV (Denmark)

Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

Military helicopters - multirole

EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)

Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

Military helicopters - multirole

EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Italy)

Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

ISR/special mission

EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]

Programme Background The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin EC-130H ...

Fighter - multirole

MiG-35 (Russia)

The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

JLTV (Romania)

Programme Background  The Oshkosh Defence Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is a 4x4 armoured vehicle manufactured in the United States. Originally intended to supplement to Humvee ...

Trainer

Future Aircrew Training Program (Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement) - Canada

Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...

Trainer

MFI-395 Super Mushshak

The TAF deliveries will mark the first NATO customer operating the platform. The deal is believed to be worth more than $50 million. According to the ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

High Mobility Armoured 4x4 Tactical Vehicles

Programme Background Requirement The procurement of high-mobility 4x4 armoured vehicles is part of an initiative to replace a diverse fleet of utility vehicles currently in ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Stryker (North Macedonia)

Programme Background In its Long-Term Defence Capabilities Development Plan (LTDCDP) published in 2019, the North Macedonian MoD outlined plans to acquire Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada

The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

VBR-MSR Medium Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle

Technical Requirements The Brazilian Army released two documents outlining the technical and operational requirements for the VBR-MR programme in early 2020. These outlined a number ...

Loitering munitions

Hero-30 [Italy]

Programme Background Italian Budget As revealed by the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023, a new procurement programme to acquire a loitering munition ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Light Armoured Tactical Vehicles - Batch 1 (Romania)

Programme Background Requirement The Romanian Armed Forces have an inventory of ageing TABC-79Ms and HMMWVs that are in need of modernisation or replacement. A programme ...

Major networking projects

NATO SATCOM

Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...

Major networking projects

NATO DCIS

Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...

Land: RWS

Qimek NATO

Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...

Land: RWS

Nanuk NATO

Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...

Major networking projects

EAC

The NATO Communications and Information Agency awarded ACTIA Sodielec a contract in June 2013 to provide NATO with an Extended Advanced SATCOM Network Monitoring and ...

Air: mission management systems

LC2IS

The contract to supply Land Command and Control Information Services (LC2IS) for the NATO Command Structure was awarded to Thales by NATO NC3A and achieved ...

Major networking projects

Air Policing

Air Policing is a collective peacetime mission that requires NATO to take action against all violations and infringements of its airspace using agreed procedures. Supreme ...

Major networking projects

Ballistic Missile Defence

In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

Land: handheld day observation, surveillance and targeting systems

LRM 1500M/1800S/2200SI

Laser rangefinder monoculars combine laser measurement, optics and controls. The LRM 1500M is for users requiring basic functionality. It has a measurement range of 1,500m ...

Major networking projects

NCIRC

Leonardo, together with Northrop Grumman, has undertaken a contract for the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency to develop, implement and support the NATO Computer ...

Major networking projects

SCCOA

ThalesRaytheonSystems is providing the French Air Force with key components of the SCCOA (Système de commandement et de conduite des opérations aériennes) programme. This provides ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons, Multipurpose missiles

9M117 Bastion

The 9M117 Bastion is an antitank missile used in a number of separate weapon systems, such as the 9K116-1 Bastion (NATO reporting name: AT-10 Stabber) and the 9K118 ...

Fighter - ground attack

Su-22

The Su-22 (NATO designation Fitter) is a swing-wing ground-attack aircraft developed by Sukhoi as the export variant of Su-17 designed to meet the Soviet military ...

Major networking projects

Satcom Post-2000

The Satcom Post-2000 programme gives the alliance improved SATCOM capabilities, which is important as NATO forces take on expeditionary missions beyond their traditional area of ...

Major networking projects

Air and Missile Defence

NATO Air and Missile Defence comprises all measures aimed at monitoring and reacting to potential air threats in NATO airspace, as well as countering hostile ...