Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman awarded $795m E-2D contract

8th August 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded $795 million in contracts by the US Navy for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Program. Under a sole source, firm-fixed …

Defence Helicopter

Bell Boeing submits V-22 Osprey MYP II proposal

5th August 2011

The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company and Bell Helicopter - Textron, announced today that it has submitted its proposal …

Uncrewed Vehicles

ASV wins UK MOD contract

4th August 2011

ASV Ltd. has recently been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) for the Provision of Remote …

Digital Battlespace

Transaero, ITT sign NVG distribution agreement

3rd August 2011

Transaero Inc. and ITT Corporation are pleased to announce the signing of a domestic distributor agreement on July 22, 2011. Through this agreement, Transaero will …

Defence Helicopter

Collective applause as ADF pilots fly GrandNew helicopter

2nd August 2011

Nowra, NSW "It was fantastic!" - that was the verdict of highly-experienced Australian Defence Force pilots who took the controls of the GrandNew helicopter at …

Digital Battlespace

Intevac receives $9.6m IDIQ NAVAIR contract

1st August 2011

Intevac Photonics, a subsidiary of Intevac, Inc., announced today it has received a $9.6M IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) contract from the US Navy Naval …

Land Warfare

Supacat reveals militarised Wildcat vehicle

28th July 2011

Supacat has teamed with motorsport manufacturer QT Services to develop a military version of its Wildcat 500 DKR off-road vehicle. Revealed to reporters during a …

Uncrewed Vehicles

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK demonstrates new C-IMCMS

28th July 2011

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has set a milestone in mine countermeasures (MCM) technology. With the C-IMCMS, the company has presented another first: a modular and platform-independent MCM …

Digital Battlespace

SAIC awarded US Navy C2 supply contract

27th July 2011

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it was awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ)contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWARSYSCEN …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Textron Systems' CUSV excels during SUMMIT

26th July 2011

Textron Systems Advanced Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that its Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) successfully completed …

Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin's MMSP completes tracking test

26th July 2011

The Lockheed Martin Aegis SPY-1 radar successfully identified, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against live aircraft in a stressing electronic attack environment during a test …

Digital Battlespace

CPI awarded $15m contract to support Aegis weapons system

26th July 2011

The Econco Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) has been awarded a five-year contract for up to approximately $15 million from the US …

Military Logistics

Training set to start on USAF's new F-35s

25th July 2011

Following the recent arrival of the first AF-9 and AF-8 training aircraft to Eglin AFB, the USAF and Lockheed Martin are on target for flight …

Defence Helicopter

RAF Chinook crews train for Afghanistan in California

25th July 2011

RAF Chinook helicopter crews recently travelled to the United States to train for Afghanistan in the heat and high-altitude terrain of southern California. A large …

Military Logistics

Dot Hill, BEXSA Solutions deliver ruggedised storage systems

22nd July 2011

Dot Hill Systems Corp., a leading provider of Unified Virtual Storage and SAN storage solutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement with BEXSA …

Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing

MQ-8C Fire Scout (USA)

Programme Background Timeline According to the Naval Air Systems Command, having first ordered the MQ-8B in 2009, the UAV has become a pillar of the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MQ-25 Stingray (Contracted) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Goal The programme aims to develop a UAS to conduct aerial refuelling as a primary mission and provide ISR capability for a ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MQ-25 Stingray (Selected) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Goal The programme aims to develop a UAS to conduct aerial refuelling as a primary mission and provide ISR capability for a ...

AEW&C

E-2D - USA

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) is an all-weather, twin engine, carrier-based, Airborne Command, Control and Surveillance aircraft designed to extend task force defense perimeters. The ...

Military helicopters - maritime

MH-60R Seahawk (India)

Programme Background On 25 February 2020, a letter of acceptance for 24 MH-60Rs, worth approximately $2.12 billion, was signed by India and the US in Delhi. ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

New Coastal Ranger Commando Vessels [Norway]

Programme Background Requirements According to Naval News, the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Commando is seeking to acquire an undisclosed number of new fast attack/interceptor craft. The ...

Military UAS - MALE

Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]

Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...

Light attack, Trainer

F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy

The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...

Destroyers

Next-Generation Large Surface Combatants (LSC) - DDG(X)

Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) is acknowledging a need to move away from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer design, which is slowly outgrowing. Flight III ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Light Utility Transformative Vertical Lift (TVL) / Large ULS-A [USMC]

Programme Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 1) [USMC]

Programme Background All-in-One UAV Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, be used for various missions, ...

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. ...

Aircraft carriers

Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN 79 to CVN 81) [USN]

Programme Background Timeline The Gerald R. Ford-class consists of four nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs) to keep the carrier force at 11. The first of the ...

Trainer

Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)/T-45 Replacement [USN]

Programme Background Requirements The US Navy’s (USN) Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme is intended to replace the troubled T-45 Goshhawk trainer. Timeline FY2025 Navy budget ...

Anti-ship missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles

Naval Strike Missile (NSM)

The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is a subsonic, sea-skimming, anti-ship and land-attack missile. The original name was the Nytt sjømålsmissil, but this was later dropped ...

Land: Integrated Defensive Systems

Low Band Transmitter

The Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group (LBT-AG), developed by Cobham, has been in production since 2005. The LBT is designed to protect strike aircraft, ships and ...

Fighter - multirole

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was developed to perform naval strike missions for the USN. The primary mission for the F/A-18E/F is a strike fighter that ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

MQ-8B Fire Scout

The MQ-8B Fire Scout is a rotary-wing UAV that provides situational awareness and precision targeting support for the US Armed Forces. The MQ-8B Fire Scout, ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

MQ-8C Fire Scout

The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...

Anti-ship missiles

AGM-119B Penguin Mk 2

The Norwegian AGM-119 ('Penguin') is a third-generation, all-digital ASM system, with a 360° open firing arc at all times and fully autonomous and passive during ...

Frigates

Hunter Class Guided Missile Frigate

During Indo Pacific 2023, BAE Systems Australia unveiled a Guided Missile variant of the Hunter-class frigate (ASW). Compared to the baseline ASW configuration, the proposed ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Type 212CD

Norway is to get four new Type 212CD ‘common design’ submarines to replace the existing Ula-class SSKs after it selected German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems ...

Frigates

Independence Class (LCS)

The USN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was originally envisaged to be 50 ships, which would provide a coastal platform that would take over from ...

Destroyers

Zumwalt Class

The DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class is formed by a series of next-generation multi-role destroyers 21st century. They were designed to host the latest in sensors and weapons ...

Air: air combat simulators

SCOTT

The Synthetic Cognition for Operational Team Training (SCOTT) system was developed for the USN to train teamwork and communication skills for E-2C flight crews interfacing ...

Air: aerial targets

GQM-163A Coyote SSST

The GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST) was developed for the USN to emulate two-stage anti-ship cruise missiles in support of air defence weapon/combat ...

Trainer

Saab 340 trainer

The Saab 340 trainer aircraft is based on the Saab 340 regional airliner. It is used by the USN for pilot training. The aircraft replaced ...

Military - UUVs

Bluefin-HAUV

The Bluefin Hovering AUV (HAUV) is a two-man system used for ship hull and infrastructure inspection, port and harbour security and MCM. Operators are able ...

Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar

AN/APS-147

The AN/APS-147 is a multi-mode maritime inverse synthetic aperture radar for the Sikorsky MH-60R. It provides target imaging, small target/periscope detection and long-range surveillance, as ...