Military Logistics

Lockheed Martin poised to continue Belgian F-16 support via FMS

20th July 2022

Additional support from Lockheed Martin for Belgian F-16As would supplement an existing FMS case.

Air Warfare

Romanian air defence weakened by groundings after Lancer and Puma crashes

3rd March 2022

Almost 60% of the Romanian fixed-wing combat aircraft fleet is grounded pending an investigation into the fatal crash of a MiG-21 Lancer on 2 March.

Air Warfare

Providing the powerful alternative for close air support (Studio)

17th February 2022

As European militaries look to the future of close air support (CAS) for ground forces, light attack aircraft could prove a low-cost, versatile option, according to industry experts.

Air Warfare

RCAF to resume Romanian airspace policing mission

4th September 2020

Fighter pilots in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) are set to begin another enhanced air policing mission on 5 September under Operation Reassurance in Romania. …

Fighter - multirole

MiG-35 (Russia)

The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

Fighter - multirole

Multirole fighter aircraft (Ireland)

Programme Background A newly released report from the Commission on the Defence Forces (CoDF) has called on the Irish government to invest in the acquisition ...

AEW&C

Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (NATO)

Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

Fighter - multirole

Swiss Air 2030 - Combat Aircraft

Programme Background Switzerland began the latest phase of flight and ground tests on 8 April 2019. In June 2019, Saab announced that the company’s in-development ...

Military helicopters - multirole

H-145M-Luxembourg

With a MTOW of 3.7t, the H145M can be used for a wide range of tasks, including troop and passenger transport, surveillance, air rescue, reconnaissance ...

ISR/special mission

EC-37B Compass Call - USAF

Programme Background The the retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin EC-130H ...

Fighter - multirole

F-18 Replacement (Spain)

Programme Background  The Spanish Air Force began requirements assessments, although potential suppliers including Boeing (F/A-18E/F), Lockheed Martin (F-35), Airbus-BAE-Leonardo (Eurofighter Typhoon) are already engaged with ...

Destroyers

TF-2000 Class-Milgem Project

Programme Background Requirements The TF-2000 class Air Defence Warfare (ADW) destroyers are part of Turkeys Milgem project to revitalise the fleet. The ships are intended ...

Trainer

Future Aircrew Training Program (Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement) - Canada

Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...

Trainer

Trainer/Light Attack Aircraft (Vietnam)

Programme Background After years of operating Russian-built military equipment, Vietnam is more willing to procure US-supplied equipment following the lifting of the arms embargo in ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

A330 MRTT (NATO)

Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

A330 MRTT Follow-On (NATO)

Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

Puma IFV (Second Batch)

Programme Background The contract award for the second batch of Pumas has been delayed until 2022 at the earliest. However, in April 2021, German media ...

Military UAS - MALE

MQ-9 - Spain

Programme Background Under the FMS programme Spain purchased four MQ-9 Reapers.The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of MQ-9 Block 5 ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

NH90 Special Forces (France)

Programme Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French ...

Major networking projects

Air Policing

Air Policing is a collective peacetime mission that requires NATO to take action against all violations and infringements of its airspace using agreed procedures. Supreme ...

Land: air defence radar

Lanza LTR-20

The Lanza Long Range Tactical system-20 (LTR-20) is a deployable radar and part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. Missions that the radar ...

Major networking projects

NATO SATCOM

Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...

Major networking projects

NATO DCIS

Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...

Land: RWS

Qimek NATO

Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...

Land: RWS

Nanuk NATO

Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...

Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

NATO E-3A Training Devices

CAE designed the original NATO E-3A Sentry full-flight simulator as well as an E-3A cockpit procedures trainer and flight training device. The company continues to ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

Jam-Air

Jam-Air is designed to provide high-energy optical protection to a variety of combat helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. A dual axis remotely operated gimbal equipped with ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

Air Keeper

Elbit Systems unveiled the Air Keeper, an airborne SIGINT and EW system for aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2015. Already operational, Air Keeper is ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Air Wolf

The Air Wolf, or Airwolf, is a catapult-launched developmental UAS manufactured by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.  On 25 August 2021, Kratos announced the platform had completed its ...

Air: air combat simulators

Air Combat Training

Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.

Land: air defence simulators

Air Defense Training Simulator

The Air Defense Training Simulator for SAM operators is capable of simulating both lock-on-before-launch and command LoS missiles. The system may also be modified for ...

Land: air defence simulators

Rapier Air Defence PTT

In service with the British Army, the Rapier Air Defence Field Standard A and B part task trainer (PTT) gives students target alerting, identification, tracking ...

Uncrewed aerial systems engines

DF70 (Air Cooled)

RCV Engines’ 70cc 4kW twin-cylinder, heavy-fuel engine is a high-power, lightweight, four-stroke design that uses a rotary valve combustion system. The characteristics of the RCV ...

Air Force Test Center

The Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, is Air Force Materiel Command's centre of excellence for research, development, test and evaluation of aerospace ...