India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has censured public-sector company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for selling seven multirole Dhruv advanced light helicopters (ALHs) to the Ecuadorian Air Force (EAF) in 2008 for well below their manufacturing cost.
In its report, tabled in
India's CAG raps HAL for selling ALHs below cost price
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IN activates reactor on locally built SSBN
India edged closer to confirming its three-tier strategic deterrence on 10 August by activating the reactor aboard INS Arihant , its indigenously developed nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), at the secretive Ship Building Centre (SBC) in Visakhapatnam on the East Coast.
Indian Navy
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Colombian high command replaced
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos replaced the country's entire military high command on 12 August.
Such a move is atypical as the Santos administration begins the last year of its first term in government, as such an upheaval in the command structure would normally only occur when new
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Venezuela seeks cyber, industrial co-operation from Brazil
Venezuela is seeking assistance from Brazil to enhance its cyber defence capabilities following a series of hacking attempts against government networks during the country's last presidential election.
Venezuelan Minister of Defence Carmen Melendez met with her Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim,
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South Korea approves plan for tanker procurement
South Korea's military procurement agency has approved the country's KRW1 trillion (USD890 million) purchase of four aerial-refuelling tankers for the Republic of Korea Air Force's (RoKAF's) Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle fleet.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the approval was
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Pressure mounts on Indian government to protect private defence companies from rupee volatility
More pressure has been put on the Indian government to provide protection to private defence companies from the continuing volatility of the rupee.
In a letter sent to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), the industry body
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EDA Lavosar study aims to harmonise equipment specifications
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is renewing efforts to harmonise military vehicle technical specifications across its 27 member nations.
Past EDA efforts overstretched and failed five years ago by trying to align chassis and engine requirements for an air-transportable armoured vehicle; this time
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CAG blasts process behind India's AW101 selection
India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has censured the federal government for manifestly ignoring Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) in awarding the EUR560 million (USD744 million) contract to AgustaWestland for 12 AW101 VIP helicopters in March 2010.
In its 38-page report, tabled in
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AUVSI: USMC eyes unmanned amphibious MCM and C-IED system
Key Points Marines are looking to send an unmanned platform ahead of an amphibious assault to probe for underwater mines or buried IEDs Documentation was recently filed to identify amphibious MCM as a requirements gap
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is seeking an unmanned system to conduct amphibious
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AUVSI 2013: USMC's RQ-21A to start operational testing in October
Key Points The RQ-21A is expected to begin IOT&E in October The UAV is expected to become the backbone of USMC shipborne UAV operations
The only new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built with the needs of the US Marine Corps (USMC) in mind is set to reach initial operational capability (IOC) in
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AUVSI 2013: USMC nearing decision on formal requirement for unmanned cargo UAV
Key Points The USMC may develop a formal requirement to build a new cargo UAV The new requirement marks a rare opportunity for defence contractors in light of US budget troubles
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is planning to make a decision in October about establishing a new formal requirement for an
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AIA develops new Shadow UAV for Saudi Arabia
AAI Corporation is developing a larger, longer-endurance version of its Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Saudi Arabia, according to Ellen Lord, the president and CEO of Textron Systems: AAI's parent company.
In an interview published by Reuters on 13 August, Lord said that the UAV had been
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AUVSI 2013: USAF UAV mishap rates on the decline
Key Points The Class A mishap rates for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper are on the decline The MQ-1 and MQ-9 are expected to hit two million flight hours in October
Despite relatively high crash rates in their early days, the US Air Force's (USAF's) MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial
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UK rotary wing UAV programme moves forward
AgustaWestland has been awarded a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for research into rotary unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the MoD has confirmed.
Speaking to IHS Jane's , an MoD source stated that the contract would cover two years of research and was worth approximately GBP2.3
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Taiwan unveils mobile launcher for Hsiung Feng 3
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence unveiled a land-based mobile launcher for the indigenously produced Hsiung Feng 3 (HF-3, Brave Wind) supersonic anti-ship missile on 15 August.
The first public showing of the system took place at the opening of the biennial Taipei Aerospace and Defense
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Spain accelerates Afghan drawdown
Spain expects to have withdrawn all its troops from their forward base in Badghis in western Afghanistan by the end of September, according to Defence Minister Pedro Morenés.
By the end of the year only 200-300 personnel will be left in the country, in Herat: far fewer than the figure of
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Russia's United Engines Corporation may cut 30,000 jobs
Russia's United Engines Corporation (UEC) - the giant aerospace propulsion group - may remain loss making for up to a decade and could need to shed around 30,000 workers under restructuring proposals announced by state-controlled parent organisation Russian Technologies.
UEC - which was created in
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Russia revives Il-112V transport aircraft
Ilyushin hopes to receive a contract for 62 Il-112V transport aircraft from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) before the end of 2013, a spokesman for the design bureau told state news agency RIA Novosti .
The reports are further indication that Russia has revived the twin turboprop aircraft
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Poland's Mista starts licensed production of Ukranian Dozor-B
Polish company Mista has begun licensed production of the Ukrainian Dozor-B 4x4 armoured personnel carrier and is in the final stages of securing an export customer, IHS Jane's has learnt.
The Polish version of Dozor-B will be named Ocilla and is an upgrade to meet western manufacturing and quality
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More details of Kuwaiti PAC-3 order revealed
Lockheed Martin has revealed more details of its Kuwaiti Patriot PAC-3 air-defence system order, which was first announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 2 July.
The DoD stated that an existing contract to supply PAC-3 systems to the US Army had been increased by USD308 million and now
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