Land Warfare

Eurosatory 2022: Pre-orders aplenty for armoured Toyota LC300

14th June 2022

Jankel has received multiple pre-orders from undisclosed customers for its unreleased armoured Toyota LC300.

Land Warfare

Eurosatory 2022: Excalibur Army introduces Morana Howitzer

14th June 2022

The new system features a 155 mm gun with a 52 calibre barrel, a remote-controlled weapon station and a 12.7 mm machine gun for self-protection.

Land Warfare

Eurosatory 2022: Roboteam introduces UGVs to Wave Relay Ecosystem

14th June 2022

Roboteam Defense will incorporate Persistent Systems' MANET technology into their full range of UGVs.

Digital Battlespace

Eurosatory 2022: Aselsan debuts MEROPS 'crystal clear' extended range optical sight

13th June 2022

Aselsan releases MEROPS for UAV and other aircraft operators.

Defence Helicopter

Canada and Bell sign off on CH-146 helicopter midlife upgrade

1st June 2022

Canada's CH-146 Griffon helicopters are to receive a midlife extension upgrade.

Military UAS - tactical

Nightwarden (Qatar)

Programme Background The Qatar MoD has established the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center to carry out ISR missions for the Qatar Armed Forces. Among its roles ...

Military UAS - small

Aerosonde (Qatar)

Programme Background The Qatar MoD has established the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center to carry out ISR missions for the Qatar Armed Forces. Among its roles ...

Light attack, Trainer

T-6C (Tunisia)

Programme Background Requirement The Tunisian Air Force has a requirement for light aircraft in order to replace its ageing SF-206 and L-59T trainers. The country ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) will provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It is intended to ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Iraq Federal Police 4x4 Patrol Vehicle

The failure of this Iraqi Federal Police requirement for an additional 300 vehicles to translate into a contract may be related to issues encountered with ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Bell 505 (Jordan)

Programme Background Requirement The Jordanian Air Force has a requirement for training helicopters that are to be used in the King Hussein Air College. The country ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Bell 505 (South Korea - Army)

Programme Background Requirement South Korea operates an ageing fleet of Bell UH-1s and MD 500s for training purposes. The country has already replaced a part of ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Bell 505 (South Korea - Navy)

Programme Background Requirement South Korea operates an ageing fleet of Bell UH-1s and MD 500s for training purposes. The country has already replaced a part of ...

Landing craft and hovercraft

LCAC 100 Class (SSC) [USN]

Programme Background Timeline The major role of the SSC will be deployment from landing ships in support of USN and USMC operations and the transport ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

ARV (USMC)

Programme Background The ARV constitutes one component of a wider USMC effort to develop an interconnected network of manned and unmanned platforms more suited to ...

Trainer

T-6C [Thailand]

Programme Background The contract is for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, ground-based training systems for pilots and maintenance professionals, a mission ...

Military helicopters - multirole

Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) [USA]

Programme Background US Army's Future Vertical Lift Programme The FLRAA is one of three strands of a broader army programme. The others are the Future ...

Military UAS - tactical

RQ-7B Shadow v2 Block III (USA)

Programme Background The first iteration of the Shadow UAS, the Shadow 600, was first introduced in 1992 and since then Textron has had a longstanding ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Project Land 129 Phase 3 (Australia)

Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

MEUAS IV (US)

Programme Background MEUAS History The first iteration of the MEUAS programme began in the early 2000s when the ScanEagle was acquired through the programme and ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Aerosonde HQ SUAS

The Aerosonde Hybrid Quadcopter (HQ) SUAS is the VTOL version of the Aerosonde SUAS. It combines the capabilities of a multi-rotor platform with the efficiency ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Aerosonde Mk 4.7

Jointly developed by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, a unit of Textron Systems, and Aerosonde, the Aerosonde Mk 4.7 is a fixed-wing UAV. First demonstrated in 2009, ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Cottonmouth

The Cottonmouth is a purpose-built 6x6 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle designed by Textron Systems to meet the requirements of the USMC's Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) programme. It ...

Air: mission management systems

iCommand 2.5

The iCommand 2.5 is the latest version of the iCommand integrated command suite, designed by Textron Systems Advanced Information Solutions. The system has been designed ...

Medium/general-purpose machine guns

7.62mm CT MMG

Since June 2014, the US Army has awarded contracts totalling $7.7 million to Textron Systems to develop a 7.62mm version of the 5.56mm light machine ...

Military UGVs

Ripsaw M3

The Ripsaw M3 is a tracked UGV developed by Textron Systems in partnership with Howe & Howe and Teledyne FLIR Systems. The vehicle has been developed ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Bell 505

The Bell 505 is a light, single-engine helicopter initially designed for the utility, executive/passenger and law enforcement markets produced by Bell Textron. The Montenegrin Air ...

Maritime patrol

Cessna Maritime Patrol

The Cessna 'special mission' Maritime Patrol Aircraft is a variant of the Cessna Citation Longitude business jet developed by Textron aviation. Textron has stated the onboard systems, ...

EW test systems, Air: air combat simulators

PRTS

The Portable Range Threat Simulator (PRTS) is a modular package that adds long-range capabilities to Textron Systems' Radar Signal Simulator. 

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

RQ-7B Shadow v2 Block III

The RQ-7B Shadow v2 Block III is an upgraded UAS developed by Textron Systems. Compared to previous versions, it has a quieter, more reliable and more powerful ...

Military UGVs

Ripsaw M5

The Ripsaw M5 has been developed to meet the requirements of the US Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) programme for a family of new UGVs. ...

EW test systems, Air: air combat simulators

MAST

The Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer (MAST) replicates the visual and spectral effects of a shoulder-fired IR missile threat to stimulate UV-based aircraft survivability equipment systems ...

UAS: communication systems

Synturian

At AUSA 2016, Textron Systems launched its range of new UAV support technologies called Synturian. Synturian is a family of lightweight multi-vehicle/multi-platform/multi-domain control and collaboration ...

EW test systems

A2PATS

Advanced Architecture Phase Amplitude and Time Simulator (A2PATS) is a real-time EM test environment simulator for military platforms and installed systems, designed to deliver mission ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

M1117 Guardian ASV

In December 1995, the US Army selected a design based on the Textron ASV 150 to provide the military police with a vehicle that combined ...