• Uncrewed Vehicles

  S-100 in ice-breaking operation demo

  19th April 2016

  Schiebel has demonstrated the capabilities of the Camcopter S-100 UAS to Canadian government agencies during trials at Fogo Island in Canada, the company announced on …

• Defence Helicopter

  DSA 2016: MD Helicopters forges Malaysian alliances

  21st April 2016

  MD Helicopters capitalised on its sales success to Malaysia by forging agreements to support the army’s six future MD 530G light scout helicopters. Although the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Universal UAV breezes flight tests

  18th January 2016

  The Universal UAV programme by Schweitzer Ingenieurgesellschaft performed its first test flights late last year, which are scheduled to continue in 2016. Conducted under heavy …

• Digital Battlespace

  MX-10 for UK NPAS aircraft

  8th December 2015

  The UK’s new P68 fixed-wing aircraft will be equipped with L-3 Wescam’s MX-10 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems under a contract from Airborne Technologies …

• Naval Warfare

  Kestrel ViDAR system for Aussie SAR jets

  3rd December 2015

  Sentient Vision will supply its Kestrel Maritime Visual Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) system as part of the sensor suite for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Drone Aviation wins order for WASP aerostat systems

  8th May 2015

  Drone Aviation has received an order for a set of Winch Aerostat Small Platform (WASP) aerostat systems from defence contractor Troll Systems, the company announced …

• Defence Helicopter

  LIMA 2015: MD showcases scout helicopter range

  19th March 2015

  Aircraft manufacturer MD Helicopters is exhibiting at LIMA for the first time, asit  pushes its revamped product line-up at the emerging scout/light attack helicopter requirements …

• Digital Battlespace

  IDEX 2015: UAE buys new imaging system

  20th February 2015

  L-3 Wescam is set to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with MX-15D EO/IR imaging and designation systems following an order from IOMAX USA, it …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bell confident on future V-22 laser-guided weapon integration

  11th December 2014

  Recent forward-firing tests on the V-22 Osprey will allow greater integration of laser-guided missiles such as Hellfire, Bell Helicopter officials have told Shephard. The company …

• Defence Helicopter

  MD 530G Scout completes live fire qualifications

  21st August 2014

  The MD 530G Scout attack helicopter has successfully completed Live Fire Qualification Exercises at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, MD Helicopters announced on 20 August. The …

• Defence Helicopter

  Tunisia requests UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

  29th July 2014

  A US Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 12 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Tunisia has moved a step closer with the US State Department approving …

• Defence Helicopter

  Bell Helicopter takes Huey II and Bell 407 GT on tour

  11th July 2014

  Bell Helicopter has conducted a series of Bell Huey II and the Bell 407GT helicopter demonstrations in Jordan and Saudi Arabia in response to growing …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Schiebel demos Camcopter UAV for Brazilian Navy

  6th June 2014

  The Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has carried out a series of demonstrations for the Brazilian Navy and Ministry of Defence from the Brazilian …

• Military Logistics

  Provincial Aerospace joins Airbus D&S FWSAR team

  2nd June 2014

  Airbus Defence and Space has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Provincial Aerospace that will see the companies jointly develop a potential solution for …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Camcopter S-100 conducts North Sea demo

  30th April 2014

  Schiebel has demonstrated the capabilities of the S-100 Camcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Dutch authorities in the North Sea, west of Den Helder in …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

  Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  MD 530G Lebanon

  The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  Bell 407GX

  The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency noted that the proposed sale of five Bell 407GX helicopters will help compensate for the combat loss of seven IA407 helicopters ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Anka-B [Türkiye]

  Programme Background TAI announced in November 2019 that it had delivered a total of 22 Anka-B UAVs to the Turkish Navy. Two large contracts contributing ...

• ISR/special mission

  King Air 350ER -Canada

  Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically.  There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...

• ISR/special mission

  King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

  Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  AH-6i (Thailand)

  Programme Background The US State Department has made a determination approving the possible $400 million sale on 24 September 2019. The eight AH-6i light attack ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Orlik [Poland]

  Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 to procure a tactical UAV to carry out short-range ISTAR missions for the Polish ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Système de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM) [France]

  Programme Background Requirement The requirement for the SDAM programme is a rotary-wing VTOL-capable UAV with a modular configuration capable of hosting a range of payloads. ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Orlik (Options) [Poland]

  Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 with the aim of procuring a tactical UAV that can carry out ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 (First Batch) [Morocco]

  Programme Background Morocco's Military Modernisation In 2017, Morocco established a five-year plan to modernise the military equipment of its navy, army and airforce to bring ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]

  Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 [Pakistan]

  Programme Background Requirement Following a 2019 skirmish with India, Pakistan placed newfound importance on EW and ISR, primarily due to the significant advantage gained during that ...

• 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 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Subsystems: visual

  L3 Wescam MX - Sim

  Partnering with L3 Wescam, INSYEN has developed the MX - Sim, a training product which simulates the operations of the L3 Wescam MX-series of EO/IR ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-8

  Unveiled at AUSA 2016, the Wescam MX-8 is an EO/IR system designed for small crewed and uncrewed aircraft.  The smallest system in the Wescam's MX series, the ...

• Subsystems: visual

  L3 Wescam MX - Emulator

  INSYEN has partnered with L3 Wescam to develop the MX -Emulator, a product which emulates the operations of L3 Wescam's MX series of EO/IR turrets, ...

• Maritime patrol

  Dash 8-300

  The Bombardier Dash 8-300 MPA is based on the Q300 regional turboprop aircraft. The Q200 model, with a shorter fuselage, is also used in the ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-25

  The L3 Harris Wescam MX-25 is an EO/IR imaging system designed for ultra-high, long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance missions from aircraft.  It supports up to six sensors simultaneously, including long-range target ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-15D

  Manufactured by L3 Harris, the Wescam MX-15D is an EO/IR targeting and designating system designed for medium-altitude covert surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition missions from crewed and uncrewed ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-15

  The Wescam MX-15 is an L3 Harris EO/IR imaging system designed for covert surveillance, reconnaissance and search and rescue missions. The payload has been fitted ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-15 MS

  The Wescam MX-15 MS is an EO/IR imaging system for maritime surveillance. It supports six payload items simultaneously and features HD thermal, HD daylight and ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-25D

  The L3 Harris Wescam MX-25 is an EO/IR imaging system designed for ultra-high, long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance missions from aircraft. It supports up to six sensors simultaneously, including long-range target ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-10

  The Wescam MX-10 EO/IR low-weight imaging system is designed for low-altitude tactical surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-10 has had a close ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-8D

  The Wescam MX-8D is a fully-digital EO/IR system designed for uncrewed and or crewed aircraft carrying out tactical-level surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition missions. It has a ...

• EO/IR systems, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

  Wescam MX-10MS

  The Wescam MX-10MS (Maritime Surveillance) is an EO/IR imaging system for maritime platforms. According to L3 Harris, it is configured to meet the challenges at sea and ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-20D

  The Wescam MX-20D is an airborne EO/IR system from L3 Harris. It is designed for high-altitude, long-range persistent surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition missions from crewed and ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  MD 530G

  The MD 530G is the newest addition to the MD Helicopters line of light scout attack platforms. It has increased-capacity landing gear and a mission-configurable ...

• EO/IR systems

  Wescam MX-10D

  The Wescam MX10D is an EO/IR targeting system from L3 Harris. It is designed for low-altitude tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition missions from crewed or uncrewed aircraft. The ...