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News - West%3A

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - HALE

    MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)

    Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...

  • Light attack, Trainer

    A-29 Nigeria

    Earlier on 3 August 2017, the US State Department announced that it has approved a possible FMS of 12 A-29 Super Tucanos to Nigeria for ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]

    Programme Background In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering  30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados, although contracts have yet ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)

    Programme Background Timeline In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. However, Germany's defence export ban to ...

  • OPVs

    Viana do Castelo-class (Batch II - NPO3S) [Portugal]

    Programme Background Requirements The Viana do Castelo class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are used for maritime patrol and surveillance, fisheries protection, SAR, anti-drug and anti-arms trafficking, illegal ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    Perkoz Programme (Poland)

    Programme Background Programme Requirements Each helicopter should have the capacity for up to 1,000 kg of cargo or five soldiers with full gear. The optional advanced ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) (Portugal)

    Programme Background Requirements The NAVPOL is expected to feature a flexible and modular LPD design capable of amphibious operations and HADR tasks. Timeline The plans for ...

  • OPVs

    Additional OPVs (2-3) [Philippines]

    Programme Background The Philippine Coast Guard has set its sights on having a fleet of five new OPVs in its quest to sustain monitoring of ...

  • 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 ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    Manoeuvrable Boats [Japan]

    Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The boats ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Singapore)

    Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Anka-S (Nigeria)

    Programme Background Domestic Production Possibility As reported by TurDef, a defence news outlet focussing on Turkey, in March 2023, İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria's ambassador to Ankara, stated at ...

  • Frigates

    Daegu Class (FFX Batch II) [South Korea]

    Programme Background The Incheon and Daegu classes are part of a re-capitalisation effort to replace the older Pohang-class corvettes and Ulsan-class frigates with a new FFX class ...

  • Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

    Type 096

    Programme Background The Type 096 SSBNs are expected to operate alongside the PLANs Type 094 Jin-class submarines which entered service between 2007 and 2020. These ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    LAV Replacement (Japan)

    Programme Background The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) received 1,937 Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) from Komatsu between 2001 and ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: AEW/fire control radar, Air: surveillance radar

    AN/APY-1/2

    The S-band AN/APY-1 radar is installed in a large rotodome above the fuselage of the Boeing KE-3A/E-3A/B Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A (Block 20, 25, 25C)

    The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A is the latest variant of the Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft family. Under the Tranche 3A contract signed in 2009, a total ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    CH-3A

    Manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the CH-3A is a fixed-wing UAS of the Rainbow series.  The platform is a developed version of ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    NATO E-3A Training Devices

    CAE designed the original NATO E-3A Sentry full-flight simulator as well as an E-3A cockpit procedures trainer and flight training device. The company continues to ...

  • AMS50

    The AMS50 is a full-function TSO-d audio panel with optional built-in marker beacon receiver; six-place stereo intercom; All, Crew and Pilot ISO modes; true ‘split ...

  • TAC/COM NPX138N

    Cobham's NPX138N Tactical Narrowband VHF-FM Transceiver is designed as a standalone unit for the single mission user.  Features: agile, self-contained panel mount transceiver 138-174MHz; multiple ...

  • Land: unattended sensor/surveillance systems

    MX-3A

    The MX-3A delivers imaging through dust, smoke, light fog or darkness. The imager is rugged and portable for surveillance and security applications. Featuring a removable ...

  • CESA

    The CESA (Centre d’Essais et de Services sur les Systèmes Autonomes) UAV test centre is a collaboration between the Bordeaux TechnoWest technopole, DSAC (Directions de ...

  • Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

    FCS-3

    The FCS-3 incorporates surveillance radar and fire control system capabilities in a C-band radar with AESA technology. Originally funded by the Japanese MoD, The FCS-3 ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    USAF E-3A AWACS Training Devices

    CAE designed two E-3A operation flight trainers and one flight training device for the USAF. Under a subcontract to L3 Communications, CAE designed and manufactured ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    RF-300H

    The Falcon III RF-300H is Harris’s next-generation Falcon radio. The manpack solution was first presented at the AFCEA West conference on 21 February 2017. The ...

  • Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

    Dorna FCS

    Dorna FCS is a naval fire control system that is developed and produced by Spanish company Navantia. It is designed to perform in anti-aircraft warfare, ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    W-3 Sokol

    The Leonardo/PZL-Świdnik W-3 Sokol twin-engine utility and combat support helicopter was designed and is built-in Poland. The latest version is the W-3PL Gluszec, an upgraded ...

  • Fixed wing aircraft engines

    D-36

    The D-36 is a family of turbofan engines comprising 1, 1A, 2A and 3A variants. The engine is designed for medium-haul passenger and transport aircraft ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    Vocality OPUS SD20

    The OPUS SD20 is a network optimising unit that is pre-installed and ready to use straight out of the box. The system is designed to ...