Digital Battlespace

USMC orders nine more G/ATORs

9th September 2016

Northrop Grumman has received an order from the US Marine Corps (USMC) for another nine AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) low rate initial production (LRIP) …

Land Warfare

US approves GaN-based AESA Patriot sensor export

23rd February 2015

Raytheon has received approval from the US government for the export of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Patriot sensors based on Gallium Nitride (GaN), to …

Naval Warfare

Cassidian TRS-4D radar successfully demonstrated

23rd January 2013

Cassidian’s newly developed TRS-4D naval radar has successfully passed the German procurement authority’s first factory acceptance tests, paving the way for the radar to be …

Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman sets sustained high power operation180-day standard

12th April 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation has set a new standard for its gallium nitride-based high power transmit/receive (T/R) modules by reliably operating them for more than 180 …

Light attack, Trainer

IAR-99 Replacement - Romania

On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

AW101-Norway

AgustaWestland is also providing initial support and training services, including spares at each of the operating bases and aircrew training. It will then provide performance ...

Fighter - multirole

F-15SA Saudi Arabia

The aircraft deal includes 170 APG-63(v)3 AESA radar sets, 193 F-110-GE-129 Improved Performance Engines, 100 M61 Vulcan Cannons, 338 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems amongst ...

AEW&C

Airbus A330 AWACS (India)

Programme Background India is planning to increase its AEW&C; capabilities with indigenous radar systems. IAF has requested to procure six Airbus 330 airliner to host ...

ISR/special mission

MC-27J - Algeria

Programme Background Algeria has a long standing ISR aircraft requirement to support its Beech 1900 fleet comprised of six aircraft. The new ISR fleet is ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

ISTAR UAS project (Canada)

Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

Fighter - multirole

F-18 Replacement (Spain)

Programme Background  The Spanish Air Force began requirements assessments, although potential suppliers including Boeing (F/A-18E/F), Lockheed Martin (F-35), Airbus-BAE-Leonardo (Eurofighter Typhoon) are already engaged with ...

Fighter - multirole

F-16V (Turkey)

Programme Background Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme in ...

Maritime patrol

Sea Sultan (Pakistan)

Programme Background On 10 January 2020, Pakistan issued a tender for a single unconfigured long-range twin-jet MPA. In October 2020, Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, the PN’s soon-to-retire ...

Maritime patrol

Sea Sultan - Forecast (Pakistan)

Programme Background On 10 January 2020, Pakistan issued a tender for a single unconfigured long-range twin-jet MPA. In October 2020, Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, the PN’s soon-to-retire ...

Fighter - multirole

Multi Role Combat Aircraft Bangladesh

Programme Background The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) continues its quest to acquire a new multirole combat aircraft. Under the country’s Forces Goal 2030 plan, which ...

Fighter - multirole

F-3 Japan

Programme Background The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued an RfI in August 2020 to support the F-3 project. The document stipulated that applicants ...

Frigates

Ulsan Class (FFX Batch III) - 1

Programme Background The new Ulsan-class (FFX Batch III) will consist of six new improved anti-aircraft detection vessels to replace the ageing escort and patrol ships ...

Fighter - multirole

H-X Fighter Programme (Finland)

Programme Background In June 2020, Finnish MoD announced that the Hornet fleet life extension programme is neither cost-effective solution nor sufficient in terms of Finland’s ...

Fighter - multirole

Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...

Land: air defence radar

ELM-2090S

IAI-ELTA's ELM-2090S Spectra is an S-band search and track radar designed to autonomously detect and simultaneously track Ballistic Missiles (BMs), Air Breathing Targets (ABT) and ...

Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

KRONOS Grand Mobile HP

The KRONOS GRAND Mobile HP is the upgraded version of the KRONOS Grand Mobile using GaN  (Gallium Nitride) technology for the AESA antenna. The radar ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

Sea Fire 500

The Sea Fire is a four-panel phased-array naval surveillance radar developed by Thales that was unveiled in 2014. This S-band radar is designed to outfit ...

Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS

TWF Radar

The Tail Warning Function (TWF) radar is a pulse-Doppler system designed to detect incoming missiles in the tail sector of aircraft and initiate countermeasures to ...

Air: UAS radar

ABSAA Radar

Harris is under contract with Northrop Grumman to provide an air-to-air Airborne Sense and Avoid (ABSAA) radar for the USN's Triton UAS. The Harris proprietary ...

Land: air defence radar

Passive Radar

The Passive Radar detects airborne and sea targets by detecting disturbances to civilian FM radio, DAB and DVB-T transmissions in the VHF range. When receiving ...

Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

VWS Radar

The Vehicle Warning Systems (VWS) include: VWS 1, part of an active protection system (APS) for hard-kill applications, destroying the threat; and VWS 2, part of ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems, Sea: surveillance system radar

MFHR Radar

The Multi-Function High Resolution (MFHR) Radar is a lightweight naval surveillance system capable of performing a variety of surface search missions, including detecting swarms of small vessels and ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

AN/APG-81

The AN/APG-81 is an AESA multifunction radar for the F-35 joint strike fighter that incorporates the agile beam-steering capabilities developed for the F-22’s APG-77. Its ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

AN/APG-63(V)3

The AN/APG-63(V)3 AESA radar is designed to provide adaptable technology and tactical flexibility as the newest member of Raytheon’s F-15 radar family. It is designed ...

Air: helicopter radar, Land: air defence radar

Skysense-2020 Radar

Harris has created the Skysense-2020 family of sense-and-avoid 3D radars leveraging its Airborne Sense and Avoid radar for the USN's Triton UAS. The Skysense-2020H is ...

Subsystems: software

Radar Simulation Systems

The Digital Radar Landmass Simulator (DRLMS) model accurately simulates real-world terrain and cultural feature returns, as well as weather patterns and targets. Configurable parameters allow ...

Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

Advanced Imaging Radar System

The Advanced Imaging Radar System is a synthetic aperture radar developed from the ASARS-1 sensor used in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The system offers swath, fixed ...

Land: air defence radar

3D Tactical Control Radar

Bharat’s 3D Tactical Control Radar is a mobile, air-transportable, short-range warning, alerting and cueing radar system with weapon control and other C2 functions. It is ...

Land: air defence radar

1L117M Mobile 3D Radar

The 1L117M is designed to detect, identify and measure three coordinates (azimuth, slant range and altitude) of air targets and provide the data to external ...