Key Points The Dutch government has announced it will buy 37 F-35s under its new spending plans The plans also see the axing of the country's new Joint Logistics Support Ship, which will not be commissioned but sold abroad
The Netherlands will buy 37 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike
Netherlands to buy 37 F-35s, but axes JSS
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NATO learns Libyan lessons for future operations
Although unique in many aspects of its planning and execution, the NATO-led mission in Libya in 2011 provided the alliance with a number of valuable lessons for conducting future operations, a senior military official noted on 18 September.
Speaking at the IQPC Joint Deep Strike conference in
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Malaysian CDF bumps up COIN role and pushes for armed helos
Key Points Malaysia's chief of defence force told reporters that the armed forces modernisation plan is being modified to better deal with asymmetric threats General Zulkifeli Mohammed Zin also said he is seeking funding to buy attack helicopters and to arm existing rotary platforms
The Malaysian
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Lockheed Martin misses Super Galaxy operational target
Key Points Lockheed Martin's C-5 RERP programme is behind schedule due to production facility problems The Pentagon has increased inspections at the Lockheed Martin plant
Lockheed Martin's C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP), an effort to convert US Air Force (USAF) C-5
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Key CEOs pledge to reduce F-35 costs by 2019
The CEOs of the four top-tier companies developing the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter have committed to drive cost for the aircraft down significantly by 2019, the Pentagon's programme executive officer for the effort said on 17 September.
In addition to prime contractor
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Kennametal acquires Allegheny Technologies' Tungsten Materials business
Materials engineering firm Kennametal announced on 16 September that it had acquired Allegheny Technologies Inc's (ATI's) Tungsten Materials business.
Kennametal is to pay USD605 million for the business, which earns about USD340 million in annual sales of tungsten products including tungsten
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EUTM commander proposes establishing Malian corps
The operational commander of the EU's military training mission in Mali is set to put forward a proposal to the 28 EU nations to extend the mission's mandate to help consolidate the country's security. A formal decision on the proposal is expected by the end of 2013, he said.
"What we have to
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DoD directs sweeping security review following shooting in Washington
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel confirmed on 18 September that he has directed two department-wide security reviews following a mass killing at a naval facility in Washington, DC.
The first effort is to review physical security and access procedures at all Department of Defense (DoD) facilities
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Aeronautics' Aerostar UAV sold to 'Southeast Asian country'
Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Aeronautics Defense Systems has been awarded a USD20 million contract to supply Aerostar UAVs to a Southeast Asian country.
The company said in a statement that it was the second sale of the Aerostar system to the country. Local media reported in
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AAF to receive first two C-130 aircraft
Key Points The AAF will receive its first two C-130H Hercules aircraft during a 10 October ceremony The last two C-130H transport aircraft are expected to arrive by the end of 2014
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is scheduled to receive its first two C-130H Hercules transport aircraft during a ceremony
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USN awards Northrop Grumman contract for three more LCS mission modules
Northrop Grumman has received a USD25.2 million contract from the US Navy (USN) to produce three more mission modules for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), officials announced on 16 September.
The company will produce two surface warfare mission modules (SUW) and one mine countermeasures (MCM)
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UN report on Syrian chemical attack fails to shift Russian position
The Western allies believe that the UN report released on 16 September strengthens their claims that the 21 August chemical attacks in Damascus where carried out by government forces, but Russia disputes this assertion.
The continuing divisions became clear in a press conference held by the French
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UN chemical weapons on Syrian chemical attack fails to shift Russian position
The Western allies believe that the UN report released on 16 September strengthens their claims that the 21 August chemical attacks in Damascus where carried out by government forces, but Russia disputes this assertion.
The continuing divisions became clear in a press conference held by the French
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Taiwan postpones plans for all-professional force
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on 13 September that it is postponing the establishment of an all-volunteer armed forces until 2017, citing "lower than expected recruitment levels."
The MND introduced the programme in 2012 and had initially aimed to have completed
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Sweden announces small defence spending increase for 2014
Sweden has unveiled a largely flat defence budget for 2014, with the prospect of minimal funding increases over the coming four years.
The national budget - unveiled on 18 September - included an allocation of SEK47.2 billion (USD7 billion) for military and emergency investment, including a core
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Russia sets up new Arctic base
Russia has started constructing a new air command centre, replacement runway and naval dock on the Arctic Island of Kotelny, in the New Siberian Islands.
The island was abandoned in 1993 after extensive use by the Russian military during the Cold War, with its redevelopment part of Russia's
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Rolls-Royce boosts V-22's engine power
Rolls-Royce has achieved a 17% power increase for the AE1107C turboshaft engines that it provides for the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, according to company officials.
"The extra power will improve [the aircraft's] performance at higher altitudes," company spokesman George
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Peru approves programmes worth $2 billion ahead of procurement overhaul deadline
Key Points The Peruvian Ministry of Economy has approved eight military procurement programmes valued at USD2.3 billion The contract formation must be concluded before the new Armed Forces Procurement Agency begins operations on 1 January 2014
Peru has approved a total of eight high-priority
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France receives first Falcon 50s MPA
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has taken delivery of its first converted Dassault Falcon 50s maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), before delivery to the French Navy.
In total, four Falcon 50 transport aircraft from the French government's transport squadron are being converted to MPAs for
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Finnish 2014 defence budget slashes procurement spend
Finland has reduced its defence budget for 2014, with defence procurement particularly hard hit, the Finnish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 16 September.
Overall, spending will fall slightly in 2014 to EUR2.751 billion (USD3.722 billion) from EUR2.781 billion in 2013. 2014 will also see
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