AIRBORNE ISR &

C2 BATTLE MANAGEMENT

2017

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ISR/AEW AIRCRAFT KEY REQUIREMENTS

EUROPE
ASIA-PACIFIC
NORTH AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

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ISR/AEW AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS

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UAS ISR HOLDINGS

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EVENT INFORMATION

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EUROPE
ASIA-PACIFIC
NORTH AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
EUROPE
ASIA-PACIFIC
NORTH AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

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FOREWORD

he Airborne ISR & C2 Battle Management conference is the global

intelligence and airborne communitys annual general meeting. Over
the past four years, in both its UK and US iterations, the conference has
evolved along with the reshaping of doctrine, pushing forward debate and
discussion around networked warfare and shifts from platform-centric to
information superiority-enabled concepts of operation.
Each year, this leading international symposium looks to understand how
both existing and emerging airborne C2 and ISR capabilities can produce
the desired effects in the battlespace through the networking of sensors,
operators, battlespace managers, commanders, analysts and warfighters.
Through the integration and interconnection of knowledge nodes across
domains, across networks and across agencies and armed forces we can
achieve true information dominance, and it's this vision for multi-domain,
information and decision-making superiority that will underlie the focus of
the 2017 symposium, bringing together senior military leaders and industry
innovators from every region to establish new methods of thinking,
operating and integration.
As a complimentary offering to the community, this annual report provides
the latest information available on worldwide airborne ISR assets from
airborne early warning to reconnaissance aircraft, both manned and
unmanned in order to help end-users and industry understand the
requirements at hand.

Disclaimer

This publication is provided for information purposes only. Information provided is

subject to change. While every effort is made for accuracy, we encourage our readers
to contact us if they believe any information should be updated, amended or added.
The company accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any direct or indirect losses
arising from the use of this report or its contents.

KEY REQUIREMENTS
ACTIVE PROGRAMMES &
EXPECTED ACQUISITIONS

ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

Selected acquisition and modernisation from around the world

EUROPE
Austria
Diamond Aircraft carried out the maiden flight of its new turbine-powered
DART 450 (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer-450) tandem two-seat
military and civilian trainer prototype, on the 17th May from Wiener
Neustadt, Austria.
France
France has finalised an order for Sagem Patroller unmanned air vehicles to
meet the French Armys Systme de Drones Tactiques (SDT Tactical
Drone System) requirement.
Germany
The Patrollers will begin replacing the French Armys Sperwer tactical UAVs
from 2018.
A contract for MQ-4 Triton signals intelligence unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) is expected later in 2016.
New tactical UAVs will also be purchased from 2019, while a naval vertical
take-off UAV is planned to enter service from 2018. Schiebel and Diehl are
offering the formers Camcopter UAV for ship-borne operations.
The Bundeswehrs medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV will enter
service in 2018.
The Heron TP will remain in service until 2025, the plan being that France,
Germany, Italy and Spain will develop a new European MALE UAV.

ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

EUROPE
Germany (cont)
In January 2016, it was announced the Bundeswehr would upgrade to the
Heron TP, under a services contract with Airbus. A contract has yet to be
signed but negotiations are under way.
It is only being provided as an interim system, until a clean-sheet, mediumaltitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV is indigenously developed in Europe.
Now called Future European MALE, a two year definition study phase
commenced in May 2015, with Airbus, Dassault and Leonardo working
together to outline a concept.
This Euro Hawk programme is now being revived, and Airbus and Northrop
are again working in unison on the payload for the HALE platform.
Platform developer and producer Reiner Stemme Utility Air-Systems has
debuted the Q01 German-Qatari intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance aircraft for the first time outside of the Middle East.
German land forces operated a number of domestically-developed UAVs
during the Afghanistan war, including the Rheinmetall KZO reconnaissance
and target detection UAV, the EMT Luna X-2000 and Aladin types, plus the
AirRobot Mikado.
Lockheed Martin is to upgrade the German Navys 8 P-3C-CUP Orion
aircraft under a deal valued at almost $55m. Contract completion is
anticipated in March 2017.

ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

EUROPE
Greece
Lockheed Martin has begun work on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of
Greeces P-3B Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) fleet, it was announced
on the 25th July.
The modernisation and refurbishment of 4 of the 5 P-3B aircraft that are
owned jointly by the Hellenic Air Force and Hellenic Navy follows the
awarding of a $141.9 million contract in February 2016. This includes the
reactivation of one aircraft, as well as the procurement of software and
hardware kits for the modernisation of a total of 4 aircraft.
This MLU is planned for completion by the end of July 2019.
Italy
Tornado Aircraft of the Italian Air Force have completed 3,000 flight hours of
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations with Task
Force Devil in Kuwait.
NATO
5 RQ-4s are being delivered to NATO under its Alliance Ground Surveillance
programme.
NATO has begun the work of making its Boeing E-3 Airborne Warning and
Control System (AWACS) aircraft compliant with operations in commercial
airspace, Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has revealed.
The first of 13 AWACS aircraft to go through the Global Air Traffic
Management (GATM) technology insertion programme was delivered in
May 2016 to Airbus DS Manching site in southern Germany.
2 SA227AT Merlin IVCs have arrived at Malta International Airport for
maritime patrols on behalf of Luxembourg as part of the EUNAVFOR MEDs
Operation Sophia.

ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

EUROPE
Norway
Norway has revealed a proposed defence spending plan that would allow
for the acquisition of a new maritime patrol aircraft fleet to replace its 6
Lockheed Martin P-3 Orions.
Potential candidates include the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, or modified transport
aircraft including the Lockheed C-130J Sea Hercules and Airbus Defence &
Space C295.
Poland
The Polish Gryf armed tactical UAV requirement is reportedly of interest to
Thales.
However, Polands programmes set to be cancelled include the Orlik
programme to purchase 15 short-range tactical unmanned aerial systems
(UASS, each with 3-5 aircraft); and the Wizhjer programme to purchase 36
mini-UASs (each of 40-5 aircraft). Poland is planning to re-open the
programmes at a later date.
Spain
Spain has moved towards joining the pan-European medium-altitude, longendurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme with the
cabinet approving an initial instalment to cover set-up costs.
UK
The UKs new Protector unmanned air vehicle will be the General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems (GAA ASI) Certifiable Predator B (CPB), which is
currently under development.
The UK Royal Air Force has selected the new variant to meet its Protector
requirement, with at least 20 aircraft expected to be procured in the 2020
time-frame. A contract has not yet been signed.

ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

EUROPE
UK (cont)
Plans to withdraw one of the 5 Sentinel R1 ground surveillance aircraft
operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) may temporarily be delayed until a
longer-term decision on the fleet's future can be made.
The British Army has ordered 54 Watchkeepers, including 30 operational
aircraft and 24 to be held in strategic reserve. All of the former have been
delivered and the final aircraft is in production.
The Royal Navy is looking to use its Unmanned Warrior exercise, taking
place later this year to assess all options for replacing its Boeing/Insitu
ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles.
Procured under a two-year urgent operational requirement deal in June
2013 to support operations in Afghanistan, the ScanEagle contract has
been renewed, but limitations to further extensions mean the system will
leave UK service at the end of 2017.
Ukraine
The United States delivered 24 AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven unmanned
aircraft systems to Ukraine on the 27th July 2016.

ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

ASIA-PACIFIC
Australia
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has opened a competition for an
unmanned rotorcraft, which may be filled by the UMS Skeldar V200 design.
One system will be acquired for land-based risk-reduction testing and
training ahead of a full-scale acquisition of an unmanned air vehicle for
shipborne operations aboard new frigates.
India
Indias defence ministry has released a request for information for a triservice requirement for up to 150 medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE)
unmanned air vehicles.
An initial acquisition should total 100 air vehicles and sensor payloads, plus
50 ground control stations (GCS) and associated equipment, to be
produced in India. These totals could eventually increase to 150 and 75
respectively.
Roles will include supporting artillery targeting, combat search and rescue,
coastal/maritime patrol, urban security, infrastructure protection and
disaster management.
India currently operates Israeli-made UAVs such as the Israel Aerospace
Industries Heron and Searcher. India has also funded development of the
Rustom I technology demonstrator and Rustom II MALE UAV.
A $1 billion deal was signed with Boeing on the 27th July 2016 for 4
additional P-8I Neptune long-range maritime multimission aircraft for the
Indian Navy (IN).
The aircraft will supplement 8 P-8Is the IN ordered in 2009 for $2.1billion.
All 8 were delivered by 2015.

ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

ASIA-PACIFIC
Japan
The P-1 is replacing the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDFs)
current Kawasaki (Lockheed Martin) P-3C platform, with 65 planned for
the service.
Kawaski Heavy Industries has so far delivered 10 P-1s to the JMSDF.
Japan has placed an order for its second Northrop Grumman E-2D
Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft in a $163 million
contract with the US government. Both aircraft are due to be delivered in
2018.
Japan currently operates 13 E-2C Hawkeyes, and a 4-aircraft E-2D
procurement request was approved by the USA in June 2015.
New Zealand
The withdrawal of the Royal New Zealand Air Forces (RNZAF) 6 P-3K2
Orions from RNZAF service is planned for the middle of the next decade,
and the replacement is expected to deliver at least the current rates of
effort, between 2,500 to 3,200 hours of airborne operations per year.
New Zealands defence ministry has released requests for information for
acquisition of surveillance capabilities. The 2 information requests, issued
on the 17th August 2016, were both due for response by the 30th
September.
South Korea
In September 2015, it was reported that South Korea is advancing plans to
procure an initial 12 of the retired S-3 Vikingss to augment the Republic of
Korea Navys P-3C/CK Orion fleet, following the retirement of its Grumman
S-2 Trackers.
Taiwan
CSIST, the main state-owned arms manufacturer, has unveiled a MALE
UAV developed by its Aeronautical Systems Research Division.

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ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Canada is to become the first export operator of the Insitu RQ-21A
Blackjack unmanned air system, under a government-to-government
contract placed via the U.S. Foreign Military Sales mechanism.
Valued at $14.2 million, the order is for one surveillance system of 5 aircraft
and 2 ground control stations. Deliveries are scheduled for 2017, with the
equipment to be operated by the 4th Artillery Regiment from CFB
Gagetown in New Brunswick.
USA
The US Air Force is advancing with a General Atomics Aeronautical
Systems MQ-9 Reaper upgrade that would permit its unmanned aircraft to
take-off and land automatically: a capability already inherent in the US
Armys MQ-1C Gray Eagle system.
The US Navy (USN) earlier in 2016 transformed its developmental
Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft
programme into a ship-based aerial refuelling tanker with intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, but the service has not
abandoned plans for an unmanned strike aircraft.
Now known as the Carrier Based Aerial Refuelling System (CBARS), the
new platform will enter service as a tanker with an ISR capability.
Raytheon was planning ship-based swarm testing of its Coyote unmanned
air vehicle in July 2016, under a research programme funded by the US
Office of Naval Research.
L-3 Communications is ready to offer its new Spydr II to international
buyers, with the Beechcraft King Air 350ER-derived aircraft having made its
debut at the Farnborough air show in July 2016.
Raytheon will upgrade the ground control stations (GCS) of the US Air
Forces Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks, following a $104 million
contract award.
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NORTH AMERICA
USA (cont)
After a US Air Force study concluded that a green aircraft option to
recapitalise a trio of surveillance types would not yield sufficient savings,
Air Combat Command is reportedly still considering a common platform
for several battle management and command and control projects.
A possible common platform for the AWACS, JSTARS and Boeing RC-135
Rivet Joint replacements is still considered a possibility.
However, the US Air Force has released a draft document soliciting bids for
a $6 billion project to acquire 17 aircraft to replace its Boeing 707-based
Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet.
The US Navy plans to acquire 75 E-2D Hawkeyes, with 25 aircraft delivered
to date. 5 aircraft will be handed over in 2016.
Aerovironment has demonstrated the capability of its submarine-launched
Blackwing unmanned air vehicle to act as a secure communications link
between surface and underwater vessels.
For Asia-Pacific countries seeking a smaller ASW/ASuW platform,
Lockheed Martin is proposing an ex-USN S-3 Viking aircraft, up to 100
examples of which are kept in flyable storage in Arizona.
Two contracts have been awarded by the US Air Force to convert Cessna
208B Grand Caravan aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance (ISR) for four pseudo Foreign Military Sales customers.
The countries involved are Cameroon, Chad, Niger and the Philippines.
Procurement quantities for the US Navys Northrop Grumman MQ-4C
Triton are to be reviewed, following initial operational test and evaluation
(IOT&E) and operational deployment.

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NORTH AMERICA
USA (cont)
The navy currently plans to purchase 70 MQ-4Cs, which is sufficient to
maintain an operational fleet of 20 to mount continuous patrols over 5
surveillance orbits. Another 40 are to replace attrition losses.
Northrop has been contracted to build 10 more MQ-8C Fire Scout
unmanned rotorcraft for the USN, taking its total orders for the intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft type to 29.

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ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

LATIN AMERICA
& THE CARIBBEAN
Brazil
FT Sistemas SA has sold an FT-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the Brazilian Navy,
marking its first sale to the service.
The UAV is to be used by the Brazilian Marine Corps for patrol and surveillance
operations.

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ACTIVE PROGRAMMES & REQUIREMENTS

MIDDLE EAST
& NORTH AFRICA
Iraq
Iraq is to procure the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
under a $8.3 million deal announced by the US Department of Defense
(DoD) on the 10th August 2016.
Israel
Israeli manufacturer Meteor is developing a medium-altitude, longendurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle, which will have a maximum
take-off weight of about 1,000kg (2,200lb) and an endurance of 25-30
hours.
The Israeli air force will select an off-the-shelf system for its unmanned air
vehicle academy, having scrapped a previous plan to develop a bespoke
trainer.
The Israeli defence ministry and land command are developing an
unmanned quadcopter to support army units, with a production request to
be issued to local manufacturers after design requirements have been
finalised.
Jordan
A further 4 Air Tractor AT-802Us have recently entered service in Jordan.
They join 6 aircraft which were donated by the UAE in 2013. L-3
Communications Integrated Systems was awarded a contract in
September 2015 for these 4 additional aircraft in an unarmed ISR
configuration.

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MIDDLE EAST
& NORTH AFRICA
Tunisia
Tunisia is to receive additional Insitu ScanEagle UAVs under a Foreign
Military Sales (FMS) deal revealed by the US government on the 18th July
2016. The proposed sale is for one ScanEagle system, spares, support and
training.
UAE
Work has commenced at Saab to modify a pair of Bombardier Global 6000
business jets to its swing-role GlobalEye configuration for lead customer,
the United Arab Emirates.
A $1.27 billion contract was signed with the UAE at the Dubai air show in
November 2015 and the aircraft will operate in airborne early warning and
control (AEW&C), maritime and land surveillance and electronic
intelligence roles. No delivery schedule has yet been revealed.
Piaggio Aero has secured the first export order for its P.1HH Hammerhead
unmanned air vehicle, following the United Arab Emirates decision to
acquire 8 aircraft.
The UAE has also ordered the Predator XP UAV, an export variant of the
MQ-1 Predator.

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FIXED & ROTARY-WING

AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS
GLOBAL MANNED ISR
AND AEW AIRCRAFT

EUROPE

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

BULGARIA
FRANCE

4 ERJ-145

IRELAND
ITALY

NATO

2 (ordered)
Gulfstream
G550
4 AW101

1 AN-30

2 Dornier
228/NG

1 BN-2

1
Gulfstream
III

2 An-30

5 An-12
2 An-26
14 An-30
9 Il 20/22
1 Tu-134

1 L-410

2 King Air
200

16 707 (E3A)

ROMANIA
RUSSIA

4 707 (E3F)
3 E-2C

GERMANY
GREECE

RECONNAISSANCE

13 Il-76
(A50)

SLOVAKIA

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EUROPE

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

SPAIN

2 S-61/SH3H

SWEDEN

2 SAAB 340

UKRAINE
UK

6 707
8 Sea King
ASaC 7

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RECONNAISSANCE

5 C-212

3 An-30

3 BN-2
5 (+2
ordered)
King Air 350
(Shadow
R1)

ASIA-PACIFIC

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

RECONNAISSANCE

AUSTRALIA

6 737 (E-7A)

CHINA

1 Il-76
(A501)
4 Il-76 (KJ2000)
7 Y-8 (KJ200)
9 Ka-31
8 Y-8 (KJ200)
1 Z-18

2 (ordered)
A330
1 (ordered)
ERJ 145

1 707
2 G100
Astra

INDIA

5
Challenger
870
13 Y-8

JAPAN

4 767
13 (+4
ordered) E2C/D

4 Learjet 36
4 OP-3C

PAKISTAN

4 Saab 2000
3 (+1
ordered) Y8 (ZDK-03)

4 King Air
350
1 Hawker
850

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ASIA-PACIFIC

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

SINGAPORE

4
Gulfstream
G550

SOUTH KOREA

4 737

TAIWAN

6 E-2K

THAILAND

2 Saab 340

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RECONNAISSANCE

8 Hawker
800

5 DA42
1 (ordered)
P180

NORTH AMERICA

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

USA

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

30 707 (E3B/C/G)
68 (+57
ordered) E2C/D (AEW)

RECONNAISSANCE

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1 707
16 707 (E8C)
2 757 (C32B)
21 Beechjet
T1A
5 Dash 8 (E9A)
2 Falcon 20
53 King Air
350/MC12W
11 Metro 23
(RC-26B)
16 PC-12
(U-28)
26 U-2S
83 (+6
ordered)
King Air
200/300/35
0 (C/RC12/MC12W)
1 DHC-6
(UV-18)
2 S-3B

LATIN AMERICA
& THE CARIBBEAN

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

ARGENTINA
BRAZIL

5 ERJ-145

CHILE

1 707

COLOMBIA
MEXICO

RECONNAISSANCE

3 Learjet
350

4 EMB-110
3 ERJ-145
6 Learjet 35

6 Cessna
208

2 Metro 23
1 Learjet 36

2 Learjet 35

1 ERJ-145

PERU

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MIDDLE EAST
& NORTH AFRICA

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

RECONNAISSANCE

6 Beech
1900

JORDAN

4 (ordered)
AT-802

LIBYA

1 An-32

2 (ordered)
Global 6000
1 Cessna
208
2 DHC-6
S2R
2+22
(ordered)
Archangel

ALGERIA
EGYPT

7 E-2C

QATAR

3 (ordered)
737

SAUDI ARABIA

5 707 (E-3A)
2 Saab 2000

TURKEY

3 737

UAE

2 Saab 340

YEMEN

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2 Cessna
208

SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

AEW

SURVEILLANCE

RECONNAISSANCE

GHANA

2 DA 24

KENYA

1 Cessna
208

NIGER

2 Cessna
208
2 Dornier
208

SENEGAL

2 King Air
200

TANZANIA

1 SB7L-360

Holdings information: S. Philpott; Janes; MILTECH

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UAS HOLDINGS
GLOBAL UNMANNED ISR
AND C2BM AIRCRAFT

EUROPE

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

UAS

BELARUS

Grif-100

BELGIUM

B-Hunter (12)

CROATIA

Hermes 450; Skylark I

CZECH REPUBLIC

Raven

DENMARK

Raven-B; Sperwer; Aerovironment UAVs on order

FRANCE

Heron TP; MQ-9A Reaper (6 + 3 on order + 3 more

required); 14 Patrollers on order for delivery by 2019
(Army); Sperwer II (30 + 5 on order); Skylark I

GEORGIA

Hermes 450

GERMANY

Heron (3); 3-5 Heron TPs to be leased from 2018; K20;

Luna; Aladin; Mikado; Camcopter (Navy)

HUNGARY

Skylark I

IRELAND

Orbiter

ITALY

MQ-1B Predator (9); MQ-9B Reaper (6); Raven-B;

Camcopter S-100 (1- Navy); Scan Eagle (Navy)

LITHUANIA

Scan Eagle

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EUROPE

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

UAS

NATO

Falco (20); Shadow 200 (12); 5 RQ-4 Global Hawk on order

NETHERLANDS

Scan Eagle; Raven; Sperwer; Skylark I; Aerostar; Aladin

NORWAY

Aladin

POLAND

Scan Eagle; Orbiter (12); Heron (2 on loan); Skylark I;

Aerostar; Flyeye (Mini-Army)

ROMANIA

Shadow 600; Scan Eagle

RUSSIA

Searcher; I-View; Bird Eye 400

SERBIA

Orbiter

SPAIN

RQ-11B Raven; SIVA (3); Searcher; 4 MQ-9 Reapers on

order

SWEDEN

Sperwer; Shadow 200 (2 Systems); Puma AE/Wasp (12 +

18 on option))(Army)

SWITZERLAND

Ranger (24); Hermes 900 (6 on order for delivery by 2020)

UK

Reaper (10); 20 Certifiable Predator B (Protectors) to be

ordered; T-Hawk (18 were operated in Afghanistan); Desert
Hawk III (239 were operated in Afghanistan); Raven B; Black
Hornet (Micro UAV (324) 64 were operated in
Afghanistan); Scan Eagle (Navy)

UKRAINE

RQ-11B Raven (24)

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ASIA-PACIFIC

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

UAS

AFGHANISTAN

65 Scan Eagle on order for delivery by mid-2018

AUSTRALIA

Heron (3); Raven; Skylark I

CHINA

Vulture (1) Note; many indigenous designs operated and

under development

INDIA

Heron (50 Air Force + more (Navy); Searcher II; Rustom I&!!
(100+); Heron TP (10 on order) (Air Force)

INDONESIA

Searcher

JAPAN

3 RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk on order

MALAYSIA

Scan Eagle

PAKISTAN

Falco; Shahpar (Army); Burraq; Luna X-2000; [Scan Eagle

on order?]

SINGAPORE

Heron; Hermes 450; Searcher; Aerostar; Scan Eagle

SOUTH KOREA

Global Hawk (4 on order); Searcher; Skylark II

SRI LANKA

Searcher; Blue Horizon

THAILAND

Searcher II; Aerostar

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NORTH AMERICA

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

UAS

CANADA

Heron (3); Sperwer; Skylark I & II; Scan Eagle; RQ-21A

Blackjack on order

USA

MQ-1C Gray Eagle (131+); RQ-11 Raven (1,272); I-Gnat ER;

MQ-5B Hunter; RQ-7B Shadow; RQ-16; RQ-20 Puma; Wasp
(22,000 requirement) Army
MQ-4C Triton (70 on order) IOC 2016; Heron (2); MQ-8B
Fire Scout (168); MQ-8C Fire Scout (29 planned); RQ-16 THawk (372); Scan Eagle, RQ-21A Blackjack (6 on order IOC
achieved) Navy
RQ-4 A/B Global Hawk (66 27 Active); MQ-1B Predator
(up to 268 delivered); RQ-11B Raven (108); Wasp (442);
Scan Eagle; MQ-9B Reaper (319); RQ-170 Sentinel Air
Force
Camcopter; RQ-21 Integrator; Puma Special Operations
Command (SOCOM)
RQ-11B Raven; RQ-7B Shadow; K-Max; Wasp III; Scan Eagle;
RQ-20A Puma on order Marines

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LATIN AMERICA
& THE CARIBBEAN

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

UAS

ARGENTINA

Yarara

BRAZIL

Heron (15); Hermes 450 (more on order); FT-100 Horus

CHILE

Hermes 900

COLOMBIA

Hermes 450 and 900; Scan Eagle; Iris

ECUADOR

Heron (2) (Navy); Searcher II

MEXICO

Hermes 450 (4?); Heron (3); Hermes 900 (2); Skylark 1;

Orbiter

VENEZUELA

Arpia; Gavilan

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MIDDLE EAST
& NORTH AFRICA

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

UAS

AZERBAIJAN

Heron

EGYPT

Patroller on order

IRAN

H-110; Fotros; Shahed 129; Yasir

IRAQ

4+ Rainbow CH-4B; Scan Eagle on order

ISRAEL

Heron 450; Aerostar; Hermes 900; Skylark I

JORDAN

Camcopter; Falco

LEBANON

Raven; 4 Scan Eagle

SAUDI ARABIA

Falco

TUNISIA

Scan Eagle

TURKEY

Heron (10); MQ-1B Predator (6); Shadow 600; Gnat 750 (6);
I-Gnat ER (16); Searcher II; Aerostar; Bayraktar (200+); Anka
(10 on order, delivery 2016-2018); Karayel; Anka (15 on
order Police); Bayraktar (15 on order Police)

TURKMENISTAN

Falco

UAE

Camcopter (80 + 20 on option); Predator XP; P.1HH

Hammerhead (8)

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AFRICA

HOLDINGS

COUNTRY

UAS

ANGOLA

Aerostar

CAMEROON

Scan Eagle on order

KENYA

Scan Eagle on order

NIGERIA

Indigenous Gulma TUAV

SOUTH AFRICA

Vulture; Seeker II

Holdings information: S. Philpott; Janes; MILTECH

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14-16 March, 2017

London, United Kingdom

The Global Airborne Intelligence and C2

Community's Annual General Meeting
The Airborne ISR & C2 Battle Management conference is the global intelligence and airborne
communitys annual general meeting. Over the past four years, in both its UK and US iterations, the
conference has evolved along with the reshaping of doctrine, pushing forward debate and discussion
around networked warfare and shifts from platform-centric to information superiority-enabled
concepts of operation.

Key discussion points for 2017:

Acquisition and development of next generation ISR
and C2 BM assets to ensure capability superiority and
continued adaption to changing technological and
operational realities
Military-industry cooperation on how to shape
requirements and ensure that modernisation
programmes are proactive, not reactive?
How to maximise the benefits of Big Data to maintain
robust and versatile PED capabilities
Inter-force, cross-domain and cross-hemispheric
cooperation and information sharing to support
global initiatives for a joint ISR network

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