India's federal government appointed a new director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 28 May, four months after dismissing the previous incumbent.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, selected S Christopher,
DRDO gets new chief
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DRB-Hicom revenues down as aerospace business expands
Malaysian group DRB-Hicom has reported declines in revenues and earnings for fiscal year 2014 but said its aero-structure and defence businesses continued to expand.
In a filing to the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange on 28 May the company said revenues slipped 3.5% to MYR13.7 billion (USD3.7 billion)
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CANSEC 2015: Kenney outlines Canada's Defence Procurement Strategy
CANSEC 2015: Kenney outlines Canada's Defence Procurement Strategy
Canadian Minister of National Defence Jason Kenney, nominated earlier this year and speaking for the first time at Canada's main defence exposition, outlined his vision for implementing the country's new procurement strategy.
The
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CANSEC 2015: Canada seeks to expand aerospace and defence industry
The Canadian government is working to grow its aerospace, defence, and security industries as it expects military procurement to play a major role in the Canadian economy, Minister of Industry James Moore said during a 28 May speech at the CANSEC defence show in Ottawa.
Moore noted that the
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Analysis: Parsing China's latest defence White Paper
The growing importance to China of the maritime domain and its protection by "the preparation for military struggle" were the key takeaways from a defence White Paper published by Beijing on 26 May.
The second defence White Paper published under the leadership of Xi Jinping, 'China's
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Analysis: Israeli defence chiefs see reduced local threat, but fear Iran's growing power
Key Points
Hizbullah is pre-occupied fighting radical Sunni groups in Lebanon and Syria, while Palestinian militants are struggling to re-arm
Israeli officials believe Iran will use the economic windfall from a nuclear deal to further its destabilising regional policies and missile programmes
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Yemen's Ansar Allah unveils its rocket power
Ansar Allah, the Yemeni Zaidi group that a coalition of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia is currently trying to defeat, has unveiled 'homemade' rockets for the first time as well as a BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher (MRL) under its control.
The Piercing Star (Al-Najim al-Thaqib) rockets were
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Russia to build more 'Blackjack' bombers
Russia is to increase the size of its Tupolev Tu-160 'Blackjack' fleet by a factor of three over the coming years as it looks to build up its strategic bomber capabilities in the face of ever deteriorating relations with the West.
The expansion of the fleet from 16 to a proposed 50 bombers was
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Germany looks towards Leopard 2 replacement
The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to initiate concept studies for a successor to the Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT) before the end of the year.
The news was announced by German Defence State Secretary Markus Grübel to Parliament, with Grübel adding that the MoD plans to conduct
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Airbus admits 'serious quality control issues' with A400M final assembly
Airbus has 'a serious quality control problem' in the final assembly of the A400M Atlas transport aircraft, a senior company executive admitted on 28 May.
Speaking to the German publication Handelsblatt , the chief strategy and marketing officer of Airbus Group, Marwan Lahoud, said that the initial
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AFSOC retires its last AC-130H Spectre gunship
The US Air Force's (USAF's) Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has retired from service the last of its Lockheed Martin AC-130H Spectre gunships after more than 45 years of service, it was announced on 28 May.
A ceremony marking the departure of aircraft 69-6569 'Excalibur' from the 16th Special
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US removes Cuba from State Sponsors of Terrorism list
The US Department of State removed Cuba from its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism on 29 May, leaving only Iran, Sudan, and Syria on that list.
The move marks a major milestone towards restoring full diplomatic relations between both countries. The rapprochement officially began on 17
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US Navy prepares to contract Insitu for additional Blackjack UASs
The US Navy (USN) intends to award Boeing subsidiary Insitu a sole-source contract for procuring additional RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on 28 May.
The contract will cover eight systems under low-rate initial production (LRIP)
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US Army to implement new Operational Camouflage Pattern
The US Army has announced plans for phasing out its current camouflage patterned uniforms with a new version that more closely resembles what is worn for deployments to Afghanistan.
The Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) replaces the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), used by soldiers in
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UAE requests more guided bombs
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of 1,600 guided bombs to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) announced on 29 May.
The DSCA said the possible sale covered 1,000 GBU-31B/B(V)1 (half with general-purpose 2,000 lb-class MK 84 warheads,
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Taliban launch sustained attacks in Uruzgan province
Taliban attacks in the central Afghan province of Uruzgan that started in mid-May have intensified in the past few days, according to both sides.
Afghan channel TOLOnews reported on 29 May that according to Muhammad Hanif Hanafi, a senator from the province, 54 police outposts throughout Uruzgan
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Portugal to buy two more OPVs
Portugal has approved the purchase of two additional Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) from West Sea, Estaleiros de Viana.
Contractual negotiations will be carried out between the Ministry of National Defence procurement directorate (DGRDN) for a contract worth about EUR77
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Pentagon working to expand Asia-Pacific defence partnerships
The US Department of Defense (DoD) contends that the White House's Asia-Pacific rebalance is entering a new phase, with Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter touring the region and seeking to fortify some existing relationships.
Pentagon officials are to next seek to "deepen long-standing
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Pentagon pitches F-35 block buys for 2018
Key Points
The Pentagon wants to buy up to 450 F-35s in a three-year block buy beginning in 2018
Officials said the move could yield 'double-digit' savings
US Department of Defense (DoD) officials plan to ask lawmakers to authorise a three-year block buy of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint
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Indian 'Kilo'-class boat returns to service after nine-year MLU
India's state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has completed the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of a Russian 'Kilo'-class Indian Navy (IN) submarine after nine years out of service.
IN spokesman Captain D K Sharma told IHS Jane's on 30 May that INS Sindhukirti , a Type EKM 877 variant, had begun
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