Naval Warfare

Super Hornet becomes first US Navy aircraft to carry StormBreaker

8th November 2023

Raytheon has announced that the US Navy carried the StormBreaker smart weapon on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet following the US Air Force’s lead with the F-15E Strike Eagle.

Land Warfare

K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer : Delivering a Capability Growth Pathway: Now; Next; Future.

28th August 2023

At the heart of Hanwha Aerospace’s global success is the innovative way it delivers military capability solutions, with a forward vision around capability sustainment and spiral development

Air Warfare

Final flight test of latest AMRAAM missile successful

11th July 2023

The USAF and Raytheon have concluded testing of the AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM variant, ensuring increased functionality, performance, and production capabilities for warfighters.

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

CH-47F (Australia)

Programme Background The government of Australia has requested to buy four CH-47F cargo helicopters with unique modifications: eight T55-GA-714A aircraft turbine engines, five AN/AAR-57 common ...

Fighter - multirole

Su-30SM Armenia

The Su-30SM is upgraded variant of Su-30MKI. Its capabilities include Bars-R radar, RVV-SV medium-range air-to-air missile, Thales SMD55S/VEN-3022 or Russian IKSh-1M avionics replacing Elbit SU967 head-up display, LINS-1000RS inertial ...

Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)

Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...

Military helicopters - maritime

MH-60R Seahawk [Greece]

Programme Background Contract In July 2019, the US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of MH-60R helicopters to Greece for an estimated cost ...

Maritime patrol

AVSIMAR (France)

Programme Background In November 2018, the French MoD announced that it awarded a contract for the detailed definition study of the future surveillance and maritime ...

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. ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

AH-6i (Thailand)

Programme Background The US State Department has made a determination approving the possible $400 million sale on 24 September 2019. The eight AH-6i light attack ...

Trainer

T-54A Multi-Engine Training System (METS) (USA)

Programme Background Multi-Engine Training System is a USN programme to replace the ageing T-44C Pegasus fleet and modernize multi-engine aircraft training. Multi-Engine Training System provides ...

OPVs

Jan Mayen Class (P6615) [Norway]

Programme Background Contract The Jan Mayen-class vessels were designed by LMG Marin, with the process beginning with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) in 2013 and ...

Bomber

TU-160M strategic bombers

Programme Background The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) operate a fleet of 16 Tu-160 strategic bombers, the last of which  ("Peter Denikin", serial number 8-04) was built ...

Bomber

Tu-160M Follow-On (Russia)

Programme Background The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) operate a fleet of 16 Tu-160 strategic bombers, the last of which  ("Peter Denikin", serial number 8-04) was built ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MQ-9A Reaper (Second Batch) [Netherlands]

Programme Background First Batch Following a cancelled MALE UAV project in 2007, the Dutch MOD revealed its intention to acquire four MQ-9A Reapers from General ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MQ-9B SeaGuardian [Taiwan]

Programme Background Trump Administration In August 2020, the US announced it was negotiating a sale of at least four MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAVs to Taiwan. Five months ...

Corvettes

Pohjanmaa Class (Squadron 2020) [Finland]

Programme Background Requirements Under its Squadron 2020 programme, Finland aims to replace seven vessels, the decommissioned minelayer Pohjanmaa, four Rauma-class fast attack missile crafts and two ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

VBMT Rec Multirole Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle

Technical Requirements The Brazilian Army released two documents outlining the technical and operational requirements for the VBMT Rec in early 2020. These elucidate a number ...

UAS: flight control systems

Polar AHRS-IMU

The Polar is a MEMS-based Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) and inertial navigation system (INS). It is able to offer assistance with system integration ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

KI-4921 Tactical Grade Modular IMU/INU

Kearfott's KI-4921/KI-4922 monolithic ring laser gyro and accelerometer triad-based IMU/INU delivers two functionalities in a modular configuration (kit) which can serve as an IMU/INU for ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

KI-4901/4902 High Performance Modular IMU/INU

The KI-4901/4902 is a high-accuracy monolithic ring laser gyro and accelerometer triad-based IMU/INU that delivers two functionalities in a modular configuration (kit). This can serve ...

UAS: flight control systems

3DM-RQ1-45

The 3DM-RQ1-45 is a ruggedised tactical grade GPS/INS. It combines a MEMS inertial sensor core with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver and a sophisticated Extended Kalman ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

LN-200

Northrop Grumman's LN-200 is a small, lightweight, fiber-optic, all-altitude, strap down Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). It has three solid-state gyros and three accelerometers that measure velocity ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

Athena 511

The Athena 511 is a compact all-in-one GPS-aided INS air data system. The system’s integrated inertial sensing uses a tactical grade, ring-laser gyro IMU, with ...

Military - UUVs

Remus 600

The Remus 600 AUV can be used for hydrographic surveys, MCM operations, environmental monitoring, debris field mapping and fishery operations. Additional uses include search and ...

Self-propelled rocket launchers

Tamnava MLRS

The Tamnava 122/267mm dual MLRS is produced by Serbia's Yugoimport. It is fitted to an 8x8 Kamaz 6560 chassis with armored crew cabin. The system ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

MMQ50 MMQ

The MMQ50 Miniature MEMS Quartz is an IMU incorporating solid-state quartz micro-machined inertial rate sensors and silicon MEMS accelerometers. The MMQ is suited for embedded ...

EO/IR systems

M-DSA

M-DSA is the next step in the sensor modernisation of the M-TADS/PNVS system. Upgraded capabilities support more rapid target identification and coordination, as well as ...

Remus 6000

The Remus 6000 AUV can be used for hydrographic surveys, environmental monitoring, debris field mapping, search and salvage operations, fishery operations, scientific sampling and mapping. ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

Athena 611

The Athena 611 is an integrated flight control system encompassing inertial navigation system (INS), global positioning system (GPS) and air data, attitude and heading reference ...

Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

21st Century Warrior

Slovenia picked S&T; IT Solutions and Services for the R&D; phase of its 21st Century Warrior programme. The future soldier system is designed to fit ...

UAS: flight control systems

Precision GNSS + Inertial

Trimble can provide high-precision positioning solutions that use GNSS and inertial technology. Trimble offers a complete range of precision OEM products for multi-frequency, centimetre-level static ...

Subsystems: hardware

DIGS

The DRS Integrated GPS Solution (DIGS) is a time, space, position information (TSPI) generator. It provides 6DoF navigation solutions, including 3D position, velocity, acceleration, attitude ...