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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI: IAF plans full operational capability for Heron TP from 2010
14th August 2009
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) says that it expects to achieve full operational capability with its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP or “Eitan’ endurance unmanned …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IAI demonstrates Heron in Brazil
3rd August 2009
A successful demonstration of Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System took place last week in Brazil. The demonstration was done at …
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Defence Helicopter
Elbit Growth Will Continue Despite Downturn Says CEO Ackerman
19th June 2009
This week at Paris Airshow, Joseph Ackerman, president and CEO, Elbit Systems, stated that his company’s sales grew 29% CAGR 2004-2008. “We have moved from …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman to provide EyeDrive mini-robot to US customers
16th June 2009
Northrop Grumman's subsidiary, Remotec Inc, based in Clinton, Tenn, has signed an agreement with ODF Optronics Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel, to be the exclusive worldwide …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New mission capabilities for Elbit Hermes 450 UAV
16th June 2009
Elbit Systems' Hermes 450 has been a major player in counter-terrorism operations for years. The Hermes 450 now provides new additional features that enhance its …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Armed Black Hawk (ABH) Demonstrator Completes Weapons Test Phase
15th June 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Elbit Systems announced today successful completion of the test phase for the Armed Black Hawk (ABH) demonstrator helicopter, also known as …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia confirms Shadow 200B preferred for JP129
3rd June 2009
Australia’s Department of Defence has confirmed it is evaluating a non competitive acquisition of the AAI Shadow 200B as its preferred solution for its Joint …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Bental's Microbat debuts in Paris as an integrated system on Innocon's Micro Falcon UAV Platforms
2nd June 2009
Bental Industries, Israel’s defence industry leading electric motion and power systems supplier and its source for micro and mini UAV stabilised payload systems, will integrate …
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Defence Helicopter
ATK and Elbit Systems Conduct Successful Flight Test of GATR from Helicopter
1st June 2009
Elbit Systems and Alliant Techsystems announced today that they have successfully conducted flight tests of the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR). In a recent demonstration, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Bental teams with 3W International to create new UAV power pack
19th May 2009
Bental Industries, Israel’s defense industry leading motion and power systems supplier, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Germany's 3W International to integrate Bental's G032 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AAI Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Complete a Successful Simultaneous Flight Demonstration
15th May 2009
AAI Corporation has announced that it has flown three of its small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) simultaneously at the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Budget increase for Australian JP129 programme
15th May 2009
Australia has bolstered funding for its revised Joint Project 129 tactical unmanned air system (UAS) requirement with this week’s Federal budget increasing allocations to the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New JP129 tactical UAS requirements locked
29th April 2009
The Australian Department of Defence’s capability group has confirmed that it has locked down revised requirements for the Australian Defence Force’s Joint Project 129 tactical …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UK trials of Watchkeeper delayed until last quarter
1st April 2009
The migration of flight trials for the British Army's new Watchkeeper 450 UAS from Israel to ParcAberporth in Wales has been put back according to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US warplanes down Iranian UAV over Iraq
17th March 2009
The Pentagon says it is conducting out a detailed analysis of the remains of an Iranian Aircraft Manufacturing Ababil 3 unmanned air system that was …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - MALE
Israel Heron Lease
Programme BackgroundIn February 2018, Greece announced that it would lease seven Heron drones from Israel. The lease contract, worth €35.5 million ($44m), will cover a ...
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Corvettes
Reshef Class [Israel]
Programme Background Requirements The Israeli Navy is seeking a replacement for its Sa'ar 4 and Sa'ar 4.5-class of fast attack vessels. Dubbed Reshef-class, the new ...
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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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Corvettes
Sa'ar 6 Class (Israel)
Programme Background Timeline A new class of corvettes is in the process of being constructed for the Israeli Navy to replace the Sa'ar 5 class, ...
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Tanks
Merkava Mk3 (Cyprus)
Programme Background Following the announced donation of 41 T-80U/UK tanks to Ukraine, Cyprus is actively seeking a replacement MBT for its Armed Forces. Cyprus offered ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
KC-46A Forecast (Israel)
Programme Background Boeing, according to reports, would not grant Israel Aerospace Industries permission to convert used 767s into tanker planes. Consequently, according to Channel 12 ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
KC-46A (Israel)
Programme Background Boeing, according to reports, would not grant Israel Aerospace Industries permission to convert used 767s into tanker planes. Consequently, according to Channel 12 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Eitan 8x8 (Israel)
Due to the provisions of the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) system, there is a chance that the Eitan could be mass produced in the ...
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Patrol boats
Shaldag Mk V [Israel]
Programme Background A press release from Israel Shipyards on 7 July 2021 announced the company would be supplying the Israeli Navy with four Shaldag Mk ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Shaldag Mk V (1-9) (Philippine Navy)
Programme Background Timeline The Philippine Navy first registered its interest in acquiring a number of Israeli-built patrol boats in January 2020. The Philippines were looking to ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Namer IFV
The first prototype Namer, which was produced in Israel, was unveiled to the public in 2008. In order to speed up production, the Israeli MoD ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35I Adir (51-75) (Israel)
Programme Background On 15 February 2015, Israel signed an FMS deal to procure 33 F-35A (F-35I Adir) fighter aircraft with an option of 17. Israel ...
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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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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Hermes 900 [Israel]
Programme Background Production In 2018, following the establishment of a joint venture between Elbit Systems and Adani Defence, the Adani Elbit UAV complex was inaugurated ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
David Urban LACV
Programme Background The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has been using the David as a patrol vehicle since 2007. Compared to larger, heavier vehicles such as ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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OPVs
Israel Shipyards OPV
The Israel Shipyards OPV design is a 400t-500t vessel designed for naval security operations. The 500t version can equip a light marine helicopter (up to five ...
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Loitering munitions
Shehab
The Shehab is a Palestinian loitering munition that carries a 5kg explosive payload. According to Hamas' militant wing, the platform is indigenously produced. However, the ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35I Adir
The F-35I Adir is an F-35A Lightning II variant customised to meet the requirements of the Israel Defense Forces to replace the F-16 fleet in ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Shaldag MK V
The Shaldag Mk V is a multi-mission fast patrol boat designed to serve as both a naval and border police vessel. It is a variant of ...
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Corvettes
Themistocles Corvette
The Themistocles Corvette, also referred to as the Eastern Mediterranean Patrol Corvette, is a new design bringing about next-generation operational capabilities. It is a multipurpose ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16I Sufa
The F-16I Sufa ('Storm' in Hebrew) is a Block 52+ D (dual-seat) variant of the Fighting Falcon, which was produced for Israel by Lockheed Martin. ...
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Air-to-surface missiles
AGM-142A/Popeye
The Popeye I, or AGM-142 Have Nap as it is known in the US, is a family of ASMs developed in Israel.
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
Tzofit Training Centre
In June 2009, Elbit inaugurated the Beechcraft King Air B200 Tzofit Training Centre for IDF pilots. Elbit Systems serves as the project’s prime contractor, while ...
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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 ...
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Loitering munitions
Zouari
The Zouari, or Al-Zawari, is a catapult launched loitering munition. Reportedly, an Iranian platform, the drone was utilised by Palestine against Israel in October 2023.
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Corvettes
Sa'ar S-72/72 Class
The Sa'ar S-72/72 is another variant of Israel Shipyards' popular Sa'ar-class fast-attack vessels. Marketed as the most advanced and cost-effective missile corvette available, the class ...
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Land: RWS
Pitbull
General Robotics developed the lightweight Pitbull family of remote weapons station for use on aerial, land and naval crewed or uncrewed platforms. Armed with a single ...
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Individual assault/anti-tank weapons
RGW 90 WB
The RGW 90 WB (Wall Breacher), a member of the RGW 90 family, is optimised to knock through masonry and building walls. The warhead has ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Apus Quadcopter Platform (AQP)
The Apus Quadcopter Platform (AQP) is a scalable rotary-wing UAV developed by the Israel Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D;) and Aerotor ...
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Corvettes
Saar S-80
The S-80 is a multirole corvette developed by Israel Shipyard and based on the S-72 platform. The S-80, showcased for the first time at Euronaval ...