Air Warfare

Canada commits $1.7 billion to CH-146 helicopter support

18th January 2024

The Royal Canadian Air Force has been operating 82 CH-146 Griffon helicopters out of 11 locations across Canada. In May 2022, C$800 million was awarded for the service life extension of the fleet which will keep the aircraft in service until at least the mid-2030s.

Defence Helicopter

Heli-One partners with Airbus for UK MoD's New Medium Helicopter programme

12th July 2023

Heli-One is partnering with Airbus to provide gearbox maintenance services for the H175M helicopter if Airbus wins the UK MoD's New Medium Helicopter competition.

Air Warfare

Bell awards subcontracts for Canadian Griffon helicopter modernisation

27th April 2023

Bell will complete modernisation work on the first nine Canadian Armed Forces CH-146s, with the remainder of the 85 aircraft upgraded by Alpine Aerotech and Heli-One Canada.

Digital Battlespace

US Army selects SoarTech autonomous UAS for xTechSearch 7 Competition

18th April 2023

SoarTech's is putting forward its Centralized Control of Commercial Drones (C3D) platform, an autonomous system that helps with the logistics and control of small UAS.

Loitering munitions

DELI (Türkiye)

Programme Background Speaking to Shephard at SAHA Expo 2022, a spokesperson stated that the platform was expected to enter into service with the Turkish Armed ...

Corvettes

Steregushchy Class (Project 20380) (11-18)

Programme BackgroundThe Steregushchiy class (Project 20380) corvettes are designed to operate in littoral combat zones and engage with enemy ships and submarines. The multi-role missions ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 (Libya)

Programme Background Previous Usage In 2019 and 2020, the Government of National Accord (GNA) used TB2 units against the Libyanian National Army (LNA). Al Marsad ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 (Aid & Discounted Units) [Ukraine]

Programme Background Pre Invasion Units The Ukrainian Army purchased 12 TB2 units in January 2019 for a reported $69 million. Deliveries began in June 2019, ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Future Submarine Acquisition [Philippines]

Programme Background Requirements The Philippines began its Future Submarine Acquisition back in 2015. The Philippines has no experience in operating submarines, but there is a ...

EO/IR systems

Skybox

The Skybox allows gimballed camera systems developed for small UAVs to be integrated on the nose of manned helicopters. It accommodates cameras such as DJI’s ...

H160

Airbus Helicopters unveiled a full-scale model of the H160 medium twin rotorcraft on 3 March 2015 at Heli-Expo. The utility helicopter, the first to be ...

Air: mission management systems

TM-100 Map and Video Management system

Trakka Systems introduced a new TM-100 Map and Video Management system at HAI Heli-Expo 2017 in Dallas. The augmented reality mapping system with metadata video and audio ...

EO/IR systems

Geodetic photomapping and monitoring payload and blind zone cameras

Heliatica unveiled a geodetic mapping and monitoring payload with Geoscan at Heli-Expo 2017. The system is designed to fit two Sony DSC-RX1 (24MP resolution) cameras ...

Helicopter engines

RR300

The RR300 combines new design methodologies with the legacy of the M250 engine to produce a new engine family for the small rotorcraft market. Intended ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

6XX

Publicly unveiled at Heli-Expo in March 2017, the MD Helicopters 6XX is the next evolution in the MD 500 series and is a redesigned, single-engine ...

EO/IR systems

OWLS

Observation Wide-area Low-altitude Sensor (OWLS), demonstrated at Heli-Expo 2015, is a two-axis micro gimbal imager that combines a night vision sensor and an image-stabilised enclosure. ...

OPVs

Uribe/Holzinger

Uribe- and Holzinger-class offshore patrol vessels are similar ships in service with the Mexican Navy. Six Uribe-class ships entered wervice 1982-83, but one of these ...

P1AR Virtual Hoist SAR simulator

Priority 1 Air Rescue demonstrated an operational model of its Virtual Hoist SAR simulator for the first time at Heli-Expo 2017 with a small, transportable ...

Heli Vest

The Heli Vest is a twin-cell vest that comes in a standard heavy-duty pouch which buckles around the waist for constant wear. According to the ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Bell 505

The Bell 505 is a light, single-engine helicopter initially designed for the utility, executive/passenger and law enforcement markets produced by Bell Textron. The Montenegrin Air ...

Multipurpose missiles

LAHAT

The Laser Homing Attack (LAHAT) is an Israeli, semi-active, laser homing guided, low-weight, ATGM. It was designed to be fired from 105mm and 120mm tank guns.

EO/IR systems

OTUS-U250

The OTUS-U250 is a four-axis gyro-stabilised multi-sensor gimbal that can be equipped with a combination of daylight, uncooled or cooled thermal sensors (payload option according ...

Military helicopters - multirole

525 Relentless

Bell Helicopter announced in February 2012 that it was developing the Model 525 Relentless. The Relentless features an ARC Horizon flight deck, including the Garmin ...

Land: battle management systems

FACNAV

Developed by Teleplan, FACNAV is a battle management system designed for use at the battlegroup level and below. The software suite is designed to interact ...