Uncrewed Vehicles

DGA to procure 3 next-generation SDTI UAVs for French Army

15th June 2009

As part of the Economic Recovery plan, the DGA (French defence procurement agency) has initiated the procurement of three next generation unmanned aerial vehicles. These new UAVs …

Defence Helicopter

Bell Boeing team awarded contract for next phase of V-22 Osprey support

15th June 2009

The Bell Boeing Programme Office announced today that it has been awarded phase 1.5 of a two-phase joint performance based logistics (PBL) contract from the …

Defence Helicopter

DCMA approves Bell Helicopter EVMS certification

15th June 2009

Bell Helicopter today announced that its Earned Value Management System has been approved by the Defense Contract Management Agency. 'Approval of our certification is the …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Elbit Systems unveils Hermes 90 UAS

15th June 2009

During the Paris Air Show Elbit Systems Ltd unveiled its new UAV system Hermes 90, which draws on the rich experience and performance-proven capabilities of …

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 …

Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky Global Helicopters to Deliver First Two S-434 Military Helicopters

15th June 2009

Sikorsky Global Helicopters today announced preparations for delivery of the first two military S-434 helicopters to the Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI). These two aircraft …

Defence Helicopter

US Delivers Helicopters to Support Pakistani Military

12th June 2009

The United States has delivered four Mi-17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistani army to support Pakistan’s counterinsurgency as well as humanitarian efforts, officials at the …

Defence Helicopter

CAE awarded military contracts valued at more than C$80 million

11th June 2009

CAE has announced a series of military contracts valued at more than C$80 million. Key customers include the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, United States …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Saab to upgrade mine disposal vehicles for Swedish Navy

9th June 2009

Saab has received an order from FMV, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, for a midlife upgrade of Double Eagle MkI mine disposal vehicle systems to …

Defence Helicopter

Rockwell Collins introduces CORE simulation architecture

9th June 2009

Rockwell Collins today introduced a next-generation simulation architecture that leverages advanced technologies and a modular design to maximize life cycle value and enhance training effectiveness …

Defence Helicopter

General Cites Importance of Air Power for Afghanistan

4th June 2009

The Afghan National Army Air Corps is a vital and rapidly growing component of Afghanistan’s security forces and is building air power to deny terrorists …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Aerocross Systems Echo Hawk Unmanned Vehicle Successfully Completes First Taxi Test

1st June 2009

Aerocross Systems achieved another milestone today in preparation for the first flight of its Echo Hawk technology demonstrator unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with successful completion …

Light attack, Trainer

Hürkuş-C Advanced Armed Trainer (Turkey)

The Hurjet-C development programme funding was included in the Hurkus-B procurement contract awarded by  the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in December 2013.  The Hurjet will ...

Light attack, Trainer

IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)

On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...

Trainer

Joint Terminal Attack Controller (Project Air 6016)(Australia)

Programme Background Requirements Project Air 6016 aims to deliver a sovereign training system to ensure the sustainable generation of sufficient and appropriately skilled Joint Terminal Attack ...

Military helicopters - light/training

TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)

Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

MD 530F -Kenya

Crew transition training took place at the MD Helicopters headquarters in Mesa, Arizona, with field service support, armament, and gunnery training scheduled to occur at ...

Fighter - multirole

F-16V Block 70 (Bahrain)

Programme Background In 2018, the US government awarded a $1.12 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to produce 16 F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bahrain, which ...

Special operations vehicles

PLFS

Programme Background The Sabre, then known as the Sherpa FS, was developed as a response to a 2014 requirement for three types of new vehicles ...

Military UAS - tactical

Mi2 Challenge (USN)

Programme Background Requirements The USN wants a UAV to be flown in austere environments without dedicated launch or recovery equipment; since it would be launched ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

Tethered UAS (UK)

Programme Background Requirements The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking one UAV system, two drones, which operate from a tethered power supply and have the 'flexibility ...

Loitering munitions

Organic Precision Fire - Infantry (OPF-I) [USMC]

Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. In May 2022, an annual ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

ScanEagle 2 (Philippines)

Programme Background MSI ProgrammeThe Philippines are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

Military UAS - small

Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

Loitering munitions

Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]

Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 ...

Loitering munitions

Loitering Munition PODS [UK]

Programme Background PODS As the Royal Navy states, Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) are "interchangeable modules that can be fitted to the surface fleet. Similar in ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

QX-2 (Forecast) [Brazilian Marine Corps]

Programme Background Four-Day Tour On 3 August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it had hosted a four-day delegation from the Brazilian Marine Crops, showing it ...

Land: air defence simulators

Live Training System for Air Defence

Elbit Systems' Live Training System for Air Defence is integrated on various short- and medium-range air defence systems. The Live Training System provides networked and ...

Land: range systems and targets

Targets

Meggitt deployable live-fire range targets can be installed on unimproved terrain with no special equipment required. Products include modular, mobile and stationary field range targets; ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

Live Training Systems-Range Instrumentation

End-to-end, networked, live training communications systems providing live training range products, communications infrastructure and instrumented participant voice, video and data communications. These include range voice, ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

Field Artillery Training Systems

The ICE Field Artillery Training Systems for the M109A6 Paladin and M270/M270A1 MLRS provides instrumented real-time data and performance monitoring during training and live-fire missions. ...

Land: counter-IED simulators

Large IED Trainer

The Large IED Trainer can be integrated into a number of training scenarios including convoy roadside bombs, vehicle-borne IEDs, artillery/mortar impact, vehicle search and/or destruction, ...

Land: counter-IED simulators

High Impact Pipe Bomb Trainer

The T50PB High Impact Pipe Bomb Trainer can be detonated using a wireless or wired command detonate module. Either compressed gas or CO2 can be ...

Land: infantry weapon simulators

PRISim Suite Live Fire Trainer

The PRISim Suite Live Fire Trainer provides a training environment for military and law enforcement professionals to practise live firing at interactive video-based or CGI ...

Land: range systems and targets

Thermal Shot

The Thermal Shot live-fire virtual targetry system enables immersive live-fire training throughout Laser Shot’s line of training platforms. Thermal Shot-equipped systems provide training on virtual ...

Land: range systems and targets

Range and Training Facilities

Cubic designs and delivers training complexes incorporating indoor and outdoor shooting ranges and specialist facilities. Outdoor ranges include conventional gallery and open ranges as well ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

LCTS

Designed for tactical combined arms force-on-force live training, the Live Combat Training System (LCTS) combines infantry and armoured vehicle laser suites, independent broadband communications and ...

BCTC Operations and Management

The Battle Command Training Center (BCTC) at Fort Lewis, Washington, is the US Army’s centre of excellence for Army Battle Command Systems training for Stryker ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

Live Training Solutions

Thales offers live training solutions for land and combined forces around the world. Thales Combat Training Centres are available for open and urban battlefields, and ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

CAE 700MR

The CAE 700MR FTD is a full mission simulator platform for military helicopter-specific flight and mission training. It is a fixed-base system based on CAE's ...

Land: air defence simulators

ADTS

The Air Defense Training System (ADTS) is an LVC training package based on integrated technologies of IAI MLM. The ADTS allows pilots and air defence ...

Land: range systems and targets

Crosshair

Powered by the Thermal Shot live-fire detection system, the Crosshair downrange virtual targetry system places life-sized, immersive scenario-based human targets at actual distances on outdoor ...