Turkish military electronics company Aselsan has been awarded a USD38.6 million contract to develop electronic warfare systems from the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), the company announced on 20 August.
Speaking to IHS Jane's a SSM source stated that the contract involves research
Aselsan to develop strategic radar, electronic systems
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Vietnam to order Dutch corvettes
Vietnam is to buy two corvettes from the Netherlands, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) confirmed to IHS Jane's on 22 August.
DSNS has "reached an agreement in the negotiations for the delivery of two Sigma-class corvettes, Type 9814, to the Vietnamese Navy," the company stated.
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USAF's UAV career field needs overhaul, report says
Key Points The USAF needs to do a better job creating promotion and education opportunities for its UAV pilots, according to Brookings Institution report Promotion opportunities are fewer, in part due to a 2008 decision to move poor-performing traditional pilots into UAVs
The US Air Force (USAF)
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UKTI DSO amends procedures in light of fake bomb detector convictions
The UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) has amended the procedures under which it supports UK firms looking to export their products in light of a number of recent cases in which British businessmen have been jailed for selling fake bomb detectors.
Gary Edward
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Syria denies chemical attack took place
The Syrian government has denied chemical weapons were used in the Damascus area on 21 August, while its allies Russia and Iran have blamed opposition elements.
The chemical attacks were allegedly carried out in opposition-controlled areas on the outskirts of the capital in the early morning of 21
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SOCOM awards Ground Mobility Vehicle contract to GD OTS
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD OTS) has won a competition to supply special operations units with a new Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) 1.1 'modified government off-the-shelf' truck.
US Special Operations Command awarded GD OTS an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract
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M-346 cleared to resume flight operations
Alenia Aermacchi has resumed flight operations of the M-346 Master advanced jet trainer after identifying the cause of a crash that destroyed a company-owned aircraft earlier in the year, it announced on 22 August.
The fleet-wide grounding order was lifted after a technical inspection of the
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Indonesian strategic reserve awaits arrival of Leopard 2s
Members of the Indonesian Army's Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) stated on 21 August they were awaiting the imminent arrival of the first batch of ex-German Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks.
The first units, likely to number just over 30, will be assigned to the 8th Cavalry Battalion of Kostrad's
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F-15SE dashes EADS' Korean ambitions
Boeing's F-15SE Silent Eagle is poised to win South Korea's largest ever defence contract following the disqualification of the Eurofighter Typhoon: the only remaining rival competitor in the so-called FX-III contest.
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 18
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Boeing confident of additional C-17 sales to maintain production line
Boeing is confident of securing the additional orders needed to extend the production line of its C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft beyond the current end-date of the third quarter of 2014, a company spokesperson told IHS Jane's on 23 August.
With the last of 223 aircraft for the US
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AgustaWestland and Sikorsky expand operations in Brazil
AgustaWestland and Sikorsky are undertaking independent processes to expand their manufacturing and services presence in Brazil to better address the defence and security markets there.
AgustaWestland do Brasil announced the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo on 14 August.
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Next test for JLENS: Defend Washington air space
Key Points A September 2014 operational evaluation is slated to link JLENS radars with NASAMS JLENS will also be integrated into NORAD's battle command system
A massive new aerostat-based aerial surveillance system, scheduled to be tested next year at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, will be
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MAKS 2013: Turbomeca cements Russian presence
Turbomeca and Russian Helicopters have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) centre, the companies announced on 27 August.
Under the framework of the MoU, Russian Helicopters will establish a new MRO facility to perform MRO work on
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MAKS 2013: Russian firms establish MiG-29UPG service centres
Russian aircraft manufacturer MiG has signed agreements with Indian firm Basant Aerospace valued at USD55 million as part of an offset deal, MiG's parent company United Aircraft Corporation announced on 28 August.
The two agreements will see Indian service centres maintain Russian systems in a move
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MAKS 2013: Russian Air Force receiving modernised A-50U AEW&C aircraft
The Russian Air Force has now received two upgraded Beriev A-50U 'Mainstay' airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, and a third will return to service before the end of 2013, Vega Deputy General Designer Vartan Shakhgedanov said at the Moscow Air Show (MAKS) 2013.
Shakhgedanov told
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Indian FIPB to have greater say in defence FDI
India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is to play a more significant role in determining the outcome of foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals in the defence sector, according to a note issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on 23 August.
The note states
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Indian Army mounts military diplomacy drive
The Indian Army is embarking on a multi-nation military diplomacy drive through visits by its chief to several countries and a number of joint exercises with foreign forces at home and abroad.
Official sources said General Bikram Singh is scheduled to travel to Australia in early September to
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Afghan army repeats Indian materiel request
The head of the Afghan National Army (ANA) has repeated his request to India for materiel supplies and technical assistance in refurbishing its Soviet-era military platforms ahead of the US and NATO troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014.
ANA chief General Sher Mohammad Karimi reiterated Kabul's
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Vietnam reorganises littoral forces into new Coast Guard
Vietnam has vowed to continue to invest in offshore patrol capabilities to bolster the performance of the Vietnam Marine Police (VMP), an agency under the Ministry of National Defence (MND) that will officially become the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) from 12 October.
The change of name for the VMP was
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UK despatches Typhoons to Cyprus as 'precautionary' air-defence cover for SBA
The United Kingdom has deployed six Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 combat aircraft to Cyprus to provide air-defence duties to its Sovereign Base Area (SBA) at Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 29 August.
The aircraft departed their homebase at RAF Coningsby in
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