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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
Griffons fly with the Navy
31st March 2010
Is the Air Force developing a new aircraft – a ‘Sea Griffon’ perhaps? No, it’s just CH-146 Griffons – whether painted in search and rescue …
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Digital Battlespace
Alenia Aeronautica delivers second ATR 42MP to the Nigerian Air Force
29th March 2010
Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the second ATR 42MP (Maritime Patrol) to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The delivery ceremony was held at Alenia Aeronautica's Training …
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Defence Helicopter
Swedish Helicopter units prepare for worldwide operations
26th February 2010
The first Swedish AgustaWestland AW109s - locally designated Hkp15 - have been modified in Italy ready for anti-piracy operations in Africa. The helicopters will then …
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Land Warfare
Aero Dynamix introduces new for 2010 gen III Night Vision Goggles
23rd February 2010
Aero Dynamix, Inc., your only true one-stop-shop for Night Vision Systems is proud to be a full line distributor of L-3 M949 Generation III Night …
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Defence Notes
Midwest announces seasonal flights to San Diego and Seattle
19th February 2010
Midwest Airlines has announced the launch of nonstop seasonal service between its Milwaukee base and both San Diego and Seattle/Tacoma. “Midwest Airlines’ commitment to the …
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Defence Helicopter
Garmin announces affordable HTAWS Option for the GNS 430W/530W family of products
18th February 2010
Garmin International has announced a new Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS) for the GNS 430W/530W series navigators. HTAWS is available as an option …
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Defence Notes
Southwest Airlines announces new Philadelphia?Boston route
16th February 2010
From 27 June, Southwest Airlines is to operate a new service between Philadelphia and Boston Logan (BOS). Southwest will start with five daily nonstops between …
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Defence Notes
New services in Frontier?s summer schedule
5th February 2010
Frontier Airlines has announced its summer 2010 schedule with the addition of seven new destinations from its Denver International Airport (DEN) hub, increased frequencies to …
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Defence Helicopter
Mk3 Chinook joins the ranks, finally
13th January 2010
The RAF could deploy its new Mk3 Chinooks to the Afghan theatre as early as this summer, it was revealed today. Secretary of State for …
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Defence Helicopter
RAF saves lives from the winter skies
11th January 2010
The Royal Air Force has been helping to save lives from the skies over Suffolk, as local Police called upon the Search and Rescue team …
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Digital Battlespace
NATO and US connect networks in Afghanistan
17th December 2009
NATO is on the verge of creating a common mission network, linking the US CENTRIX system with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Mission Secret …
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Defence Helicopter
Airman helps rescue 3 injured warriors during battle in Afghanistan
14th December 2009
An Air National Guard member from the 129th Rescue Squadron here recently returned home from her deployment to Afghanistan after being wounded by enemy forces …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Navy Sea Kings - flying over Afghanistan for two years
10th December 2009
It's a long way from their natural stomping grounds over the world's oceans but after two years of successful service in Afghanistan Royal Navy Sea …
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Naval Warfare
Alenia Aeronautica delivers the first ATR 42MP to the Nigerian Air Force
9th December 2009
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, delivered the first of two ATR 42MP Maritime Patrol aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as part of the …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Special operations vehicles
Neton VLOE - (Spain - Navy)
Programme Background Information regarding the Spanish Navy's procurement of the Einsa Neton remains limited, however, it is likely that decisions to procure the platform arose from ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk-Saudi Arabia
At the end of June 2017, Sikorsky had received the green light from the US Army for a five year contract worth $3.8 billion for ...
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Trainer
Hurjet (Turkey)
Programme Background The Turkish Executive Committee of Defence Industry (SSIK) has officially given the green light to mass production of the Hürjet trainer and light ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Beyond Vision Drones [Portugal]
Programme Background Contract Award On 14 February 2023, Beyond Vision announced that it had been awarded a €600,375 contract for the acquisition of "6 Mulittoror ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Modified Ivan Green Class (Project 11711)
Programme Background The modified Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) large amphibious assault ships (LST) have been designed by Nevskoe Design Bureau for the Russian Navy. Two ships ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
RQ-20 Puma (Belgium)
Programme Background Requirement The Belgian MoD outlined plans to procure more mini and tactical UAS in its Strategic Vision for Defence published in 2016. According ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Ivan Gren Class (Project 11711)
Programme Background The Ivan Gren-class (Project 11711) large amphibious assault ships (LST) have been designed for the Russian Navy by Nevskoe Design Bureau to undertake landing operations ...
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OPVs
OPVs (4-7) [Colombia]
Programme Background Requirements The 2042 "Plan de Desarrollo Naval" (Naval Development Plan) outlines the intention to have seven in-service OPVs by 2042. In particular, the new ...
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Loitering munitions
Mini-Harpy [Israeli Navy]
Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel Navy Sa'ar 6 ...
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Loitering munitions
Harop [Israeli Navy]
Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Polar Class 4 Icebreaker [Argentina]
Programme Background Timeline The programme dates back to 2014 when the Argentine navy had sought to acquire a vessel for cargo and fuel transport, capable of sailing ...
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Patrol boats
FPB 98 (Ukraine)
Programme Background The international competition had been launched in the Spring of 2018 by the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior for the reinforcement of the State ...
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Transport
Large Transport Aircraft-II (LTA-II) [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The aircraft are needed for peacetime, international peacekeeping, emergency and combat operations. They are especially required to ensure a strategic lift capacity ...
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Tanks
VT4 Haider (Pakistan)
Programme Background Pakistan appears to have commenced its programme to acquire a new military off-the-shelf MBT in 2015, when several MBT designs were tested under ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Laser pointers
Lima Laser Sights
Lima red and green laser fore grips are low-profile rail-mounted laser sights. The laser operates in momentary-on mode, with an additional continuous mode on the ...
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Loitering munitions
Green Dragon loitering munition
The Green Dragon is a silent, tactical, low-cost loitering munition system designed to provide small ground units and SOFs with significant situational awareness and firepower ...
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Core systems: image intensifiers
3631 Series
3631-series I2 tubes feature gallium arsenide (Gen III) photocathodes, high gain and sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio of 24 with exportable figure of merit available exceeding 1,800. ...
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Laser pointers
NCFL 9 Series
The NCFL 9 series is comprised of compact, mountable illumination/aiming systems that can be used on a wide variety of weapons including handguns and assault ...
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Laser pointers
DBAL-A2
The Dual Beam Aiming Laser - Advanced (DBAL-A) 2 is equipped with an IR-laser pointer, an adjustable IR-laser illuminator and a choice of a visible ...
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Air: mission management systems
Aertimer
The Thommen Aertimer cockpit display provides up-to-date time references for the avionics system. The clock installs into a 2in air transport indicator. The system features ...
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Air: mission management systems
Stratotimer
The Thommen Stratotmer is a multi-function chronograph for aeronautical applications. It displays UTC time, flight time and elapsed time and a single push-to-set knob sets ...
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EO/IR systems
RedEdge-MX
The MicaSense RedEdge is a multi-spectral sensor designed for agricultural applications to measure the health of crops. The sensor uses five narrow spectral bands captured during ...
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Laser pointers
DBAL-A3
The Dual Beam Aiming Laser – Advanced (DBAL-A) 3 is equipped with an IR laser pointer, an adjustable IR laser illuminator and a choice of ...
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Sniper rifles
SG 751 SAPR
The 7.62mm SG 751 Swiss Arms Precision Rifle (SAPR) is based on the SIG 55X assault rifle family. The modular design allows the user to ...
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Laser pointers
LAM 3G
The LAM 3G three-channel device has a green visible-laser aimer for improved contrast, an IR-laser aimer and an IR illuminator to meet tactical requirements. The ...
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
CA4034 Series
The CA4034-48-48 antenna distribution system is a solid-state antenna switch matrix from HF receiving systems. Designed with high-performance, ultra-high-linearity amplifiers and proprietary solid-state switching topology, ...
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Laser pointers
LLM Vario-Ray Compact
The Laser Light Module (LLM) Vario-Ray Compact model is lighter and more compact than the previous model, due to the integration of a fixed LED ...
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Land: NVGs
BNVD-SG UL
NVD's lightweight BNVD-SG UL is a dual-tube goggle with single gain control. The company reports that this is the lightest fully-functional dual-tube goggle in the ...
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Sniper rifles
TRG 22
In production since 1999, the .308 Win TRG 22 medium-range sniper rifle is available in six configurations: fixed stock versions with an integrated tactical rail ...