Air Warfare

Test flights begin of Israeli Oron CAEW aircraft

29th August 2023

Israel has begun test flights of its new Oron Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) ISR aircraft, the Israeli Ministry of Defence announced on 27 August.

Air Warfare

IDEX 2023: Bird Aerosystems lands contract to protect VIP transports

13th February 2023

Bird Aerosystems is supplying pod-mounted missile protection and IR countermeasures systems for two types of aircraft for a European customer.

Air Warfare

Compass Call set for initial EC-37B flight tests in January 2023

23rd September 2022

BAE Systems has completed final hardware component deliveries of its Compass Call airborne EW jammer for the new EC-37B aircraft.

Air Warfare

Dutch Gulfstream G650 to feature J-MUSIC

14th July 2022

Israeli C-MANPADS technology is being installed aboard a new G650 military VIP transport aircraft for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Training

Netherlands awards maintenance training contract for future military VIP aircraft

20th April 2022

FlightSafety International is providing the RNLAF with Gulfstream G650 maintenance training for up to four years.

Training

Ivorian air force buys simulator

20th January 2022

The Côte d'Ivoire Air Force has taken steps to train pilots and aircrew domestically.

Digital Battlespace

BAE Systems prepares EW upgrade for USAF

2nd December 2021

EC-37B aircraft replacing EC-130Hs in USAF service will include Compass Call Baseline 4.

Training

No joy for Poland with Gulfstream training tender

26th October 2021

Poland was seeking a training and simulation provider for the G550 until 2023 — but it received no responses.

Transport/tanker aircraft

C-37A - USAF

Programme Background The USAF was using C-20B transport aircraft, variant of civilian Gulfstream III, to provide worldwide airlift for DoD and government officials. With the ...

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 ...

ISR/special mission

Stand-off Jammer Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

Programme Background These large stand-off aircraft will be equipped with various EW systems capable of operating from a safe distance from the mission target. A400M ...

ISR/special mission

EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]

Programme Background The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin EC-130H ...

Transport

Command Support Air Transport Recapitalisation (UK)

Programme Background The tender, originally released on 28 October 2021, requires industry bidders to put forward aircraft that can achieve a minimum unrefuelled range of ...

AEW&C

AEW&C Aircraft [South Korea]

Programme Background The requirement was initially reported in 2016 when it was noted as being part of a long-term development plan, however, reports from ADEX ...

AEW&C

Global 550 CAEW

The G550 CAEW aircraft is a Gulfstream G550 adapted for AEW&C;, EW and ISTAR missions in Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore and the US. The base platform is ...

Major networking projects

Mobile SATCOM System

ViaSat airborne broadband services provide beyond-line-of-sight mobile communications support to capacity-driven applications worldwide: over 2,500MHz of bandwidth, global Ku band with Ka overlays, DoD Gateway ...

Transport

C-37A/B

The C-37B is the most recent Gulfstream business jet adopted for US military service and follows on from the C-37A, a military version of the ...

ISR/special mission

EC-130H Compass Call

The EC-130H is an EW aircraft based on the modified C-130H transport aircraft. It is used by the USAF to disrupt enemy command and control communications ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

ELI-3001 AISIS

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELI-3001 Airborne Integrated Signals Intelligence System equips the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) three Gulfstream G-550 Shavit SIGINT aircraft. IAI’s official literature ...

AEW&C

Global 6500 AEW&C

Developed by L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems Group (ELTA), the Global 6500 AEW&C; consists of a conformal airborne early warning (CAEW) mission ...

Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

ELW-2085 CAEW

The ELW-2085 is Elta’s third-generation Conformal Airborne Early Warning and Control (CAEW) system. It is mounted on a modified Gulfstream G550 business jet. Elta’s integrated ...

ISR/special mission

EC-37B Compass Call

The EC-37B is a Compass Call EW aircraft based on the commercial G550 platform. The USAF is now transitioning the EW capabilities previously housed on EC-130H ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

Spey MK807

The Spey MK807 engines, developed by Rolls-Royce, are intended to meet the needs of high-performance aircraft in both subsonic and with reheat supersonic operations. The ...

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

J-MUSIC

Elbit’s J-MUSIC is the latest incarnation of the company’s MUSIC Direction Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) product. J-MUSIC differs from other members of the MUSIC family in ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

AES-212 Emerald

Elbit Systems’ AES-212 Emerald is a combined Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) and electronic support measure designed to equip UAVs, rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft. Elbit’s official literature ...

Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS

PAWS

Designed to protect both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft against Surface-to-Air Missile (SAMs) attack Elbit’s PAWS series equips a wide array of platforms both in Israel ...