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News - centcom

  • Military Logistics

    AAR to continue Afghanistan airlift

    15th July 2016

    AAR’s Airlift division has received a task order worth $21.7 million from the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) for additional rotary wing airlift services in Afghanistan, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    UK seeks more Hellfire missiles

    12th November 2015

    The UK government has requested a new batch of Hellfire missiles from the US under an $80 million foreign military sale. The Defense Security Cooperation …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Farnborough: Interest grows in APKWS

    17th July 2014

    BAE Systems plans to expand its APKWS market into the US Army and US Navy rotary and fixed wing fleets as well as overseas to …

  • Military Logistics

    US Army extends AAR medical logistics contract

    26th November 2013

    AAR will continue to provide medical logistics support to the US Army Medical Material Center in Southwest Asia, located at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US DoD spends $400 million on contracted helicopter services in Afghanistan

    4th November 2011

    The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $417 million in task orders for contractor-provided helicopter services in Afghanistan, providing insight into its reliance on …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UGCS integrated with Orion UAS and Centaur OPA

    12th October 2011

    AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, and Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the organizations have …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Sotera secures over $15m in cyber & C4ISR contracts

    31st August 2011

    Sotera Defense Solutions (Sotera), a provider of mission-critical, technology-based systems, solutions and services for national security agencies and programs of the US government, was recently …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Boeing EA-18G Growlers complete first combat deployment

    14th July 2011

    Boeing EA-18G Growlers operated by US Navy electronic attack squadron VAQ-132 safely returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., on …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Fire Scout prepares for CENTCOM deployment

    25th April 2011

    The Navy's Fire Scout Unmanned Air Vehicle system is about to begin its first land-based deployment to US Central Command this month. The Fire Scout …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Quad A 2011: Fire Scout prepares for land operations

    20th April 2011

    The US Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout VTOL UAS will take part in its first land-based deployment as part of CENTCOM operations later in the month, …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Quad A 2011: US Army outlines future UAS strategy

    20th April 2011

    The US Army has identified 'potential gaps' in its UAS operating concept regarding Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities, according to a senior service official. …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Lockheed Martin TRACER completes UAS test flights

    19th April 2011

    Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System. TRACER is a dual-band (UHF …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Avalon 2011: US Navy considers base locations for BAMS

    3rd March 2011

    The US Navy has initiated negotiations with host nations regarding the future deployment of Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system. Speaking to …

  • Military Logistics

    SupplyCore, Red River Army Depot to bring maintenance support to US warfighters

    31st January 2011

    SupplyCore, a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) materiel and related supply chain management and logistics services, has signed a Teaming Agreement with …

  • Military Logistics

    SAIC awarded $102m contract for logistics services

    24th January 2011

    Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (1st TSC) to provide logistics services …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    MEUAS IV (US)

    Programme Background MEUAS History The first iteration of the MEUAS programme began in the early 2000s when the ScanEagle was acquired through the programme and ...

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

    Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 1) [USMC]

    Programme Background All-in-One UAV Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, be used for various missions, ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Integrator ER

    The Integrator Extended Range (ER) is a multi-mission modular small-UAV manufactured by Insitu. A variant of the Integrator, the ER is differentiated by its SATCOM BLOS communications ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Shahed-136

    The Shahed-136 is an Iranian loitering munition. The aircraft has a delta-wing configuration and is launched through a Rocket-Assist Take-off (RATO) method. Russia operates the platform and ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    RQ-4 Global Hawk

    The Global Hawk is a HALE UAV manufactured by General Atomics (GA-ASI).  Primarily designed to carry ISTAR payloads, the platform has accumulated more than 200,000 ...

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

    MQ-9A Reaper

    MQ-9A Reaper, or Predator B in UK nomenclature, is a long-endurance UAV that has entered service with the USAF, USN, US Department of Homeland Security, and several ...