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Uncrewed Vehicles
NASA's unpiloted Global Hawk completes first science flight
8th April 2010
NASA has successfully completed the first science flight of the Global Hawk unpiloted aircraft system over the Pacific Ocean. The flight was the first of …
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Land Warfare
General Dynamics and Cyalume Technologies collaborate on advanced illumination and marking payloads for ammunition applications
7th April 2010
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems announced today that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Cyalume Technologies, Inc. to develop and market training, …
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Defence Helicopter
Progress on new helicopter facilities at Culdrose
1st April 2010
Defence Estates (DE) is overseeing an important project to build bespoke new facilities for the four Sea King helicopter squadrons based at the Royal Navy …
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Defence Helicopter
AgustaWestland's Operational Flying Training Centre opens its doors for business
1st April 2010
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that its Operational Flying Training Centre (OFTC) located at Newquay Cornwall Airport, in South West England, was …
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Land Warfare
General Dynamics UK team Awarded Contract to deliver specialist vehicle for British Army
23rd March 2010
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited has been selected by the Ministry of Defence to provide the next generation of armoured fighting vehicles to the British …
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Defence Notes
Virgin America announces 2010 fleet and route growth
18th March 2010
Virgin America has revealed network expansion plans – including Canada for the first time – to position the airline for strong growth in 2010 and …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Navy's SAR crew races specialist medical team to premature twins in Stornoway
17th March 2010
In an epic nine hour sortie, the duty crew of the Royal Navy’s search and rescue unit at HMS Gannet, Prestwick delivered a four-strong medical …
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Defence Notes
New chief commercial officer for Baboo
16th March 2010
Baboo has announced the appointment of Jean de Lapasse as chief commercial officer with effect from 1 April 2010. de Lapasse has had a successful …
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Defence Helicopter
HMS Gannet, claims four new UK records in SAR
15th March 2010
HMS Gannet, the Royal Navy’s helicopter search and rescue unit in Prestwick, Scotland is bigger and busier than anywhere else in the UK – and …
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Defence Helicopter
First S-70i helicopter fully assembled at Sikorsky facility in Poland
15th March 2010
Sikorsky and PZL Mielec, its company in Poland have announced the completion of final assembly on the first S-70i Black Hawk helicopter, an international variant …
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Defence Helicopter
Osprey landing at naval hospital provides new life-saving option
15th March 2010
The MV-22 Osprey, long touted by the Marines as an advanced, flexible, transformational and all-around “great piece of gear,” didn’t do anything spectacular in a …
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Defence Helicopter
Grey Hawks maintainers gain skill during transition
8th March 2010
The MV-22 “Osprey’s” computerized avionics system is more advanced than that of its predecessor, the CH-46E “Sea Knight,” and the mechanics at Marine Medium Tiltrotor …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft makes history with first round trip flight from Northrop Grumman's Palmdale facility
2nd March 2010
Northrop Grumman Corporation's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) made aviation history Feb. 2 when it successfully completed its first roundtrip flight from the …
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Military Logistics
AUSA Winter 2010: Decision time near for MAPS
25th February 2010
In addition to their work with new ethylene destruction technologies to extend the shelf life of fresh produce (see 'West 2010 Logistics Spotlight' in the …
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Defence Notes
Aer Arann to fly Donegal?Glasgow, drops Prestwick
23rd February 2010
Aer Arann has launched a new direct service from Donegal Airport to Glasgow Airport, beginning on 28 March and replacing the airline’s current Donegal to …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Amphibious assault ships
Plataforma Naval Multifuncional [Portugal]
Programme Background Requirements In June 2022, the Portuguese Navy released the concept of a multifunctional called Plataforma Naval Multifuncional (PNM). The programme will be carried out using ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement In 2018, the US Army initiated the FARA project to develop a replacement for Army attack and scout helicopters, such as the OH-58D Kiowa and AH-64 ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Système de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM) [France]
Programme Background Requirement The requirement for the SDAM programme is a rotary-wing VTOL-capable UAV with a modular configuration capable of hosting a range of payloads. ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
AUKUS-SSNs [Australia]
Programme Background AUKUS Australia announced on 16 September 2021 that the contract with Naval Group signed in 2016 had been cancelled. Although not a surprising ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
AUKUS-SSNs/SSN(R) Astute Replacement Programme [UK]
Programme Background Requirements The UK MoD has begun the planning process to replace the seven Astute-class nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) under the SSN-Replacement (SSN(R)) programme ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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OPVs
Kingston-class
The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...
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Sea: procedural training
IMAT
DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Tornado ECR EW
The Panavia Tornado Electronic Combat Reconnaissance Aircraft (ECR) is a twin-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed and manufactured jointly by the governments and industry bases of Italy, ...
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Naval guns
RPK-8/ RBU-6000
RPK-8, also known as Zapad (West), is a rocket launcher system designated to provide protection against surface ships, enemy submarines and torpedoes. At the core ...
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Tanks
Leopard 1
The Leopard 1 was developed from 1956-65 to meet the requirement of the West Germany Army for a new MBT to replace the US-supplied M47s ...
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Submachine guns
MP5
The MP5 is one of the most prolific 9mm SMGs in production, with more than 100 variants developed to meet the requirements of military, paramilitary ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
UH-60 Black Hawk Training Devices
FlightSafety offers UH-60A/L pilot training on their Black Hawk Level D simulator at West Palm Beach, Florida. The UH-60A/L pilot training features the company’s exclusive ...
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Patrol boats
RPB 33
The RPB 33 offshore patrol boat from France's Raidco Marine is designed for the use of naval forces to enhance maritime surveillance capabilities. This new ...
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Land: fire control systems
Fieldguard
Fieldguard is an active all-weather fire control system used to improve the accuracy of field artillery and multiple rocket launchers. Originally developed by Oerlikon Contraves ...
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Helicopter engines
T58
The T58 is a US turboshaft helicopter engine. Development commenced with a 1953 USN requirement for a helicopter turboshaft to weigh under 180kg while delivering ...
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OPVs
OPV 190 MKII
The OCEA OPV 190 MKII is descended from the OCEA OPVs range. This multipurpose vessel is designed for law enforcement and surveillance operations, anti-smuggling and illegal ...
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OPVs
Viana do Castelo Class
The Viana do Castelo class currently consists of four OPVs in service with the Portuguese Navy. The vessels entered service between 2011 and 2019, while ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Santa Cruz (TR 1700) Class
The Santa Cruz-class diesel-electric submarines were built for the Argentine Navy by Thyssen Nordseewerke. Six submarines based on the TR 1700 type were planned for ...