President Barack Obama paid a rare visit to the Pentagon on 8 October to hear how military leaders and combatant commanders are dealing with the wide variety of tasks recently given to the US Department of Defense (DoD), and he rekindled calls to reverse sequestration.
Included in his briefing was
Obama visits DoD to talk missions, budget
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India clears defence projects for business licences
The Indian government announced on 7 October that it had cleared 19 proposals for industrial licences, allowing the firms to launch production of defence equipment lines in India.
In addition to the granting of licences for the 19 companies, 14 other companies were told they could proceed with
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IDF steps up tunnel warfare training following Gaza war
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is prioritising tunnel warfare training as part of the lessons learned during the 50-day conflict with Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip in July and August.
The IDF Ground Forces have begun building a number of training centres that are designed to simulate
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Germany outlines military export approvals
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has informed the country's parliament about defence exports approved earlier by the Bundessicherheitsrat; the parliamentary security committee responsible for the political approval of military exports.
The recently approved exports range
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France says $3bn arms sale to Lebanon will proceed
French president François Hollande has approved the sale of defence and security equipment to Lebanon under a USD3 billion Saudi grant, French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on 8 October.
"All the work is done and the president indicated yesterday to [former Lebanese prime
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Brazil to set aside BRL1bn in 2015 for Gripen purchase
The Brazilian government has indicated its intention to set aside around BRL1 billion (USD417 million) in the 2015 draft annual budget law for the acquisition of the 36 Saab Gripen NG multirole combat aircraft being purchased under the FX-2 Project.
The announcement to earmark the funds was made on
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Satellite imagery shows Parchin explosion aftermath
Satellite imagery indicates that there was an explosion at Iran’s Parchin military research, development, and production facility on 5 October, raising fears about safety precautions at a site where nuclear weapons research allegedly has been carried out.
The Iranian opposition website
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Islamic State uses MANPADS against Iraqi helo
The Islamic State branch in Iraq's Salah-al-Din province has released images showing a militant firing a Chinese FN-6 man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) at an Iraqi Army helicopter near the town of Bayji.
This is the first evidence that FN-6 MANPADS, which has been supplied to some Syrian
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Update: Former Finmeccanica executives jailed for fraud but cleared of corruption
The former chief executive of Finmeccanica and former head of subsidiary AgustaWestland were each sentenced to two years in prison for falsifying invoices on 9 October, but were acquitted on more serious corruption charges.
Giuseppe Orsi and Bruno Spagnolini were on trial in Italy after being
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UK plans wideband upgrade for Sonar 2093
UK Royal Navy (RN) Sandown-class minehunters are set to receive an enhanced Sonar 2093 variable depth minehunting sonar incorporating a wideband capability, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed to IHS Jane's .
Developed and manufactured by Thales UK, Sonar 2093 is a multifrequency variable
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Taiwan makes progress on Taiping Island harbour
Taiwan is making progress on its construction of a harbour on Taiping Island in the Spratly Islands, according to satellite imagery provided by Airbus Defence and Space and analysed by IHS Jane's .
The 6 August imagery shows land reclamation on the southwest tip of the island, which is also known
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Ship shortages restricting Latin American counter-narcotics operations, say US officials
Key Points
Officials have intelligence on 80% of the narcotics being trafficked in Latin America, but are only able to interdict one-quarter of that number
SOUTHCOM is charged with stopping 40% of the flow by 2015
Interdiction at sea continues to be a primary means of conducting effective
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Russian Helicopters granted limited export rights
Russian Helicopters - the state-controlled holding company behind Russia's rotary-wing aerospace assets - has announced that it has been granted the right to sell spare parts, components, and technical documentation outside Russia.
The company said on 9 October that approval was granted by the
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Russia renewing its space-based early warning system
Russia is developing a new unified space system to detect ballistic missile launches, with creating the new system being a "key direction" of Russia's strategic nuclear deterrent, Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu stated on 9 October.
The new system will replace Soviet legacy
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Peru signs for SH-2G Super Seasprites
Peruvian and Canadian defence authorities on 9 October signed an agreement for the Peruvian Navy to receive five Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite multirole helicopters.
The deal covers the acquisition of SH-2G helicopters in service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) since 2001. The aircraft
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Pakistan Army to recruit 14,000 troops in tribal areas over next five years
General Raheel Sharif, the chief of staff of the Pakistan Army, announced on 6 October that the army will recruit 14,000 soldiers from the tribal areas along the Afghan border over the next five years.
Speaking to troops during a visit to the region to mark the Eed-ul-Adha festival following the
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Indonesia showcases military strength against backdrop of SCS tensions
The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentera Nasional Indonesia, or TNI) displayed its latest military acquisitions on 7 October at the country's annual military parade against a backdrop of growing tensions in the South China Sea.
The parade was held to celebrate the TNI's 69th anniversary and to bid
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India, Pakistan exchange fire on Jammu and Kashmir border
India and Pakistan continued to exchange mortar and small arms fire along the disputed Jammu and Kashmir border on 9 October after a week of firing that has left 17 civilians dead.
The exchanges, along a 200 km border stretch, are the worst between the two countries in a decade and led to thousands
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India cancels LAHAT installation on Arjun Mk II
The Indian Army recently rejected an Israeli missile that was to have been fitted onto the indigenously designed Arjun Mk II main battle tank (MBT), further delaying the upgraded platform's induction into service.
"The IAI [Israel Aerospace Industries]-built Laser Homing Anti-Tank [LAHAT]
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IAF chief offers grim prognosis on platform procurement, combat capability
An appreciable decline in the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) ageing combat fleet has been further exacerbated by enduring delays in key acquisition and platform development programmes, Air Chief Marshal Arun Raha declared on 4 October in New Delhi.
"Every project, be it acquisition or design or
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