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Uncrewed Vehicles
DCNS achieves automatic UAV landing on frigate
13th October 2008
On 9 and 10 October 2008, DCNS successfully landed a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in automatic mode on French Navy frigate Montcalm while the …
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Defence Helicopter
Bell Helicopter receives contract for 15 additional H-1 aircraft
12th October 2008
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, announced that the U.S. Navy has exercised an option under its contract with Bell to purchase Lot 5 of the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy introduces remotely operated submarine rescue vehicle to the world
10th October 2008
The US Navy has announced that effective September 30, 2008 the Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS-SRS-RCS) is the primary deep sea rescue asset for …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Aurora Flight Sciences is Part of Northrop Grumman BAMS Team
10th October 2008
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it will be a supplier on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4N aircraft for U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned …
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Defence Helicopter
EADS delivers first US-manufactured UH-72A to US Army
8th October 2008
EADS North America marked a major industrial milestone for the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter program, delivering its first final assembly line (FAL) …
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Defence Helicopter
Goodrich to Equip US Army UH-60 Helicopters with Vehicle Health Management Systems
8th October 2008
Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide up to 1,000 Vehicle Health Management Systems (VHMS) for UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia confirms MOTS UAS strategy but will trial Herti
2nd October 2008
The Australian government has confirmed that its revised strategy for the troubled Joint Project 129 tactical UAV project will be predicated on a military off …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Camcopter S-100 completes extensive German Navy flight trials
30th September 2008
Building on its unrivalled position as a proven VTOL Maritime UAS, the CAMCOPTER S-100 has recently completed its toughest test to date, three weeks of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Raytheon KillerBee Demonstrates Capabilities in Simulated Combat Environment
30th September 2008
Raytheon Company’s KillerBee unmanned aircraft system demonstrated its interoperability, integration and functionality as an end-to-end UAS combat system. During the demonstration, a Raytheon flight operations …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Selects Goodrich Health Management System for USMC CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter
26th September 2008
Goodrich Corporation has received a development contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to equip the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter Sikorsky is developing for the U.S. Marine …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Rolls-Royce Powers Northrop Grumman Global Hawk for New Maritime Surveillance Fleet
26th September 2008
Rolls-Royce today announced that they will be providing AE 3007H engines to power the U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS). …
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Defence Helicopter
Vector reports "tremendous show of interest" in 2008 International Sea King Maintenance Symposium
23rd September 2008
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America (Vector) is receiving a tremendous show of interest as it prepares to host this year’s International SEA KING Maintenance …
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Defence Helicopter
First VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Production Aircraft Takes Flight
23rd September 2008
The VH-71 presidential helicopter program achieved another major milestone today when the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP-1) completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility …
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Defence Helicopter
UK Air Rescue pulls out of SAR-H project
22nd September 2008
UK Air Rescue, one of bidders in the controversial Search and Rescue Helicopter (SAR-H) programme, has withdrawn from the project. The consortium, formed by Bristow, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AAI's new technologies support NATO Interoperability Standards for Unmanned Air and Ground Vehicles
19th September 2008
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, successfully demonstrated several new technologies for command-and-control of unmanned air and …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Air System (FTUAS) [UK]
Programme Background Tender Notice & Timeline On 25 May 2021, the MoD published a tender notice for the urgent acquisition of a UAS and ancillaries under ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Puma 3 AE (UK)
Programme Background Testing The Royal Navy announced in October 2020 that the Puma was undergoing its first operational testing on HMS Albion's autumn deployment to ...
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Frigates
ex-USCG Hamilton Class Cutter (Bahrain)
Programme Background Very little has been said about the transfer of an ex-Hamilton-class cutter to Bahrain, but it is one of the final two to ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Boraida Class Replacement [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Boraida-class minehunters. Based on the Durance-class design, the ships entered service in the ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (7-8) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved'Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020 (see separate ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (1-6) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved' Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020. The contract ...
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Frigates
Karel Dorman Class (Chile)
Programme Background Chile currently operates two ex-Karel Doorman-class frigates which were sold in 2004. The Royal Netherlands Navy are in the process of replacing the ...
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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 ...
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Frigates
Future Frigates [Chile]
Programme Background Requirements The Chilean Navy currently operates eight second-hand frigates with a substantial history of procuring ex-Dutch and ex-Royal Navy second-hand vessels. This includes ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
T-150 [UK]
Programme Background Trials In late 2020, the T-150 participated in Autonomous Advance Force (AAF) trials in Crpyus and dropped supplies to 40 Commando. The MoD ...
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Frigates
Sea 5000 Future Frigate (Hunter Class) [Australia]
Programme Background The Type 26 design and manufacture programme is known as the Global Combat Ship, created by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
S26T (2-3)
Programme Background The Royal Thai Navy has been in the process of acquiring a new submarine for a number of years. They formally selected China's ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
S26T [Thailand]
Programme Background The Royal Thai Navy has been in the process of acquiring a new submarine for a number of years. They formally selected China's ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Project Air 5428 (Australia)
The new PTS, including aircraft, flight training simulators and learning environments is being acquired from a single capability contractor, Team 21, which consists of Lockheed ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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AMAS
AMAS – Australian Minesweeping System – was developed with the assistance of the Defence Science & Technology Organisation and the Royal Australian Navy. It adopts ...
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Frigates
Hunter Class (Type 26)
The Hunter-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy are based on the Type 26 design. The ships are set to replace the Anzac-class under the ...
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Sea: naval fire control radar, Sea: surveillance system radar
Ceros 200
The Ceros 200 is a radar and optronic tracking system designed for use on naval vessels. When interfaced with modern missile or gun systems, it ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers
AN/ALQ-210
Lockheed Martin’s AN/ALQ-210 is an Electronic Support Measure (ESM) outfitting the Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo naval support helicopter. The manufacturer’s official literature says that the product ...
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Frigates
Naresuan Class
The Naresuan class guided-missile frigates are a modified variant of the Chinese-built Type 053 frigate. The two ships-in-class were built by the China State Shipbuilding ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Walrus
The Walrus is a mini rotary-wing UAV manufactured by the Royal Navy's 700X Naval Air Squadron. As stressed during the December 2022 announcement, Walrus has been ...
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Frigates
Jacob Van Heemskerck Class
The Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates were ex-Royal Netherlands Navy frigates that also served under the Chilean Navy, also known as the Latorre-class. Two anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
RD-170BT
The RD-170BT is a man-portable surveillance radar deployed ashore to protect moored patrol boats of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Minehunters
Sandown Class
The Sandown class vessels are coastal minehunters and OPVs in service with the UK Royal Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces as the Al Jawf class. Additionally, ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Royal Danish Navy MH-60R MOFT
In January 2014, CAE was awarded an FMS contract by the USN to develop an MH-60R mission operational flight trainer (MOFT) for the Royal Danish ...
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Sea: weapon training
Inflatable Naval Gunnery Targets
GeoData produces a range of Naval Gunnery Target Balloons (NavTGTs) for use by marine, navy, coast guard and army units to maintain target acquisition and ...
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OPVs
River Class Batch 1
The first three River-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) were built to replace the five Island class OPVs which entered service in 1979. The first-in-class was commissioned ...
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Frigates
Type 22 (Batch 1)
The Type 22 frigates were previously the Broadsword-class in service with the UK's Royal Navy. The vessels were built in three batches, with the first ...
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Sea: sonar systems
2093 Variable Depth Sonar
The 2093 Variable Depth Sonar is a multi-frequency multi-mode mine-hunting sonar designed for deep and shallow-water missions. The winch carries 300m of armoured tow cable ...
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Frigates
City Class (Type 26)
The Type 26 City-class frigate is designed for the UK RN service to meet an urgent requirement to replace the existing fleet of ageing Type ...