Training

US to provide training for Saudi navy

1st May 2024

The US State Department announced on 30 April that it had approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia of a navy training programme.

Land Warfare

US Army chooses Textron Systems and Griffon Aerospace in final showdown for FTUAS

26th April 2024

The US Army plans to procure a Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) to replace the Textron Systems RQ-7Bv2 Shadow tactical UAV currently in service with the US Army's Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). The FTUAS is being developed under the wider Future UAS (FUAS) programme.

Air Warfare

Another Saab GlobalEye lands in the UAE

25th April 2024

The arrival of the latest GlobalEye marked the fourth AEW&C aircraft delivery to the UAE in just four years.

Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin signs Australian air and missile defence system deal

25th April 2024

Air 6500 Phase 1, worth AU$500 million (US$326 million), will result in a sovereign system that can provide greater situational awareness and help to defend against hostile aircraft and missiles. It will sit at the core of Australia’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence programme.

Naval Warfare

BMT and DNV partner to meet Australia’s heavy landing craft requirement

25th April 2024

Under Project Land 8710 Phase 2, Australia has been seeking to acquire an undisclosed number of Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels to replace the Balikpapan-class. The programme has an estimated value of AU$1.4 billion (US$910 million), with IOC slated for 2032.

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 ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

WH AFV [R&Sp]

Programme Background The RfI for this requirement stipulated several technical requirements that a prospective platform must meet in order to provide 'high mobility, adequate armour ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

AR100-H [Germany]

Programme Background In May 2022, it was announced that 145 AR100-H drones would be supplied to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). At the time of ...

Special operations vehicles

Light Bullet-Proof Vehicles (India - Army)

Programme Background An RfP for 375 light bullet-proof vehicles (LBPV) is expected to be announced by the end of 2023 following the approval of the Indian Army's ...

Bomber

PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia

Programme Background The full-scale design works on the new-generation strategic bomber developed under the PAK-DA initiative were launched by Tupolev in 2013, on order placed ...

Military helicopters - multirole

AW139 [Greece]

Programme Background Reportedly, during a December 2023 meeting of the Greek Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) proposed the purchase of 14 ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Micro UAV (Argentina)

Programme Background Tender The EA and MoD in April 2021 announced Public Tender 0090/2021 (UOC: 84/135) which saw the General Directorate of Material begin the process ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

H-47ER Chinook [UK]

Programme Background 2021 FMS Announcement In October 2018, the US State Department approved a $3.5 billion FMS of 16 CH-47 Chinooks fitted with extended-range fuel tanks ...

Corvettes

Chinese Corvette [Algeria]

Programme Background A press release by the UK-based maritime classification society Lloyd's Register (LR) in 2020 revealed the company had been selected to provide assurance and ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M Black Hawk (First Contact) [Croatia]

Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...

Destroyers

Arleigh Burke Flight III (DDG 125 - DDG 139) [USN]

Programme Background Timeline Flight III is the last of the four flights being built for the USN, with the first ship beginning construction in 2018 ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...

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 ...

ISR/special mission

RC-2 - Japan

Programme Background Japan has decided to develop its own EW aircraft to oppose China and Russia, countries that are already reinforcing their own EW capabilities. ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

H-1 Family of Avionics

Northrop Grumman produces a family of avionics for Bell H-1-series helicopters.

Magline Cruiser

First displayed at the DefExpo exhibition in 2014, the Magline Cruiser was developed as three variants: Cruiser 1, Cruiser 2 and Mini Cruiser. The two larger ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Berkut-1 and -2

Berkut-1 and -2 are short-range TUAS designed for optical and electronic terrain reconnaissance by day and night. The UAVs can operate in real-time mode, observing ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

UH-1Y/AH-1Z Training Devices

Together with the prime contractor for the USMC’s new H-1 helicopters, FlightSafety produced the Viper (aka Super Cobra) and the Venom (Huey) flight simulator devices. ...

Air: Radio and SATCOM

AN/ARC-186

The Collins Aerospace AN/ARC-186 is a low-Cost multi-band VHF/AM/FM transceiver designed to fulfill the demanding multirole missions flown in complex tactical and international environments. Aircraft installations ...

Loitering munitions

Canister-Launcher UAV

Foosung Firstec is developing a canister-launched loitering munition, which the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) has tested. It will have a 1.2kg warhead and be ...

Land: air defence radar

H-200

CEIEC's H-200 is the basis of the KS-1 air defence missile which is thought to have developed from reverse engineering a Patriot air defence system. ...

Subsystems: visual

SpectraView Front Projection Display System

Designed to support a variety of training requirements, SpectraView systems provide cost-effective, scalable and flexible options for single, tandem and side-by-side seating configurations. Standard and ...

Bomber

H-6

The People's Liberation Army Air Force has eight regiments of bombers and they operate an estimated 160 H-6 variants that have been in service since ...

Self-propelled mortars

2S34 Chosta

The 2S34 Chosta is an upgraded version of the 122mm 2S1 tracked SPH that replaces the original 2A31 ordnance with the 120mm 2A80-1 mortar-gun, an ...

Naval guns

H/PJ-45A

H/PJ-45A is a Chinese 130mm naval gun deployed on the Type 052D destroyers. Reportedly, its design is based on the Soviet AK-130 gun. During the ...

Uncrewed aerial systems engines

Trident 140TD2

The Trident 140TD2 is a compression-ignition engine designed for MALE platforms. Based on the Trident 100TD2, it is a lightweight, four-cylinder design that is intended ...

Uncrewed aerial systems engines

Trident 180TD2

The Trident 180TD2 is a compression-ignition engine designed for heavier UAVs up to the 2t class. The design is intended to improve efficiency, while being ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

118 Mk 3 Type 1

The Chemring CM118 Mk.3 Type-1 is a spectral flare intended to defeat infrared-guided, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. The flare is designed to equip rotorcraft and ...

Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

Inflatable Shelters

HTS provides a range of inflatable tents with a low- or high-pressure beam system. Each arch is inflatable separately, so if one is damaged the ...