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Defence Helicopter
UH-72A Lakotas surpass the 10,000 flight-hour milestone in US Army service
25th March 2009
The US Army's growing fleet of UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters has passed the 10,000 flight-hour milestone, demonstrating the aircrafts' mission performance and reliability in …
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Defence Helicopter
Iraq report: US Marines Surrounded by the Sound of Silence
14th March 2009
Life for the Marine aviators, part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward (2d MAW FWD), who operate from Al Asad air base in Anbar …
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Defence Helicopter
EADS North America begins Lakota deliveries DC National Guard
13th March 2009
EADS North America today delivered the initial three UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters to the District of Columbia National Guard, providing new-generation aircraft for a …
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Defence Helicopter
RAF helicopter crews honoured
8th March 2009
RAF Helicopter crews have been recognised for their bravery. Three pilots from the Chinook, Merlin and Sea King communities have been honoured for flying operations …
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Defence Helicopter
X2 to push the envelope
23rd February 2009
Sikorsky is making hay to get its X2 technology demonstrator to 250 knots. Carey Bond, Sikorsky Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer who was attending Heli-Expo …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Customs and Border Protection UAVs begin operations in North Dakota
19th February 2009
Federal and state dignitaries this morning officially opened the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aircraft Operations Center of North Dakota, bringing enhanced security operations …
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Defence Helicopter
EADS North America receives U.S. Army contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters
5th February 2009
The US Army has awarded EADS North America a contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) Jan. 15, 2009, bringing the total …
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Defence Helicopter
X2: First pusher prop ground runs conducted successfully
2nd February 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft achieved a major milestone in its X2 technology demonstrator programme by successfully ground testing the aircraft with the pusher propeller installed and spinning …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky appoints three senior executuves to new roles in support of growth strategies
27th January 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft has announced three senior level appointments to continue the company’s rapid sales growth while accelerating the expansion of operations globally. Stephen B. Estill was …
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Defence Helicopter
French Army grounds Cougars
21st January 2009
The French Army has grounded its fleet of Eurocopter Cougars following an accident off the coast of Gabon that killed eight. Two soldiers survived the accident …
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Defence Helicopter
American Eurocopter Flight Simulator is Operational
17th December 2008
American Eurocopter announced today that the first full motion EC135/EC145 flight training device (FTD) is operational at the company's training facility in Grand Prairie, TX. …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Navy profiles 792 Naval Air Squadron, target drone operators
10th December 2008
There are 11 squadrons based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose comprising helicopters, Hawk jets, Jetstream turboprop aircraft and, perhaps less well known, a squadron …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ASTRAEA reaches initial goals despite future uncertainty
27th November 2008
Last month, the initial three year Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment (ASTRAEA) project aimed at the ambitious target of opening the UK's …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
GRL sells simulator to CTC Marine Projects
25th November 2008
GRL has supplied a ROVolution simulator to North East-based CTC Marine Projects a subsea contractor specialising in the trenching of subsea pipelines and cables worldwide. …
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Defence Helicopter
ARH Tiger helicopter support contract signed by Australian Aerospace, MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce GmbH and Turbomeca Australasia
20th November 2008
Three leading defence and aerospace companies, Australian Aerospace, MTR (a joint venture company of MTU Aero Engines, Turbomeca, Rolls-Royce) and Turbomeca Australasia, have signed an …
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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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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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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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 ...