The US Department of Defense announced on 24 July that it had awarded a USD180 million contract to Raytheon's Missile Systems division to produce 200 AGM-154C-1 Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOWs) for Saudi Arabia.
The contract is expected to be completed in April 2018.
The JSOW is a 1,000 lb-class
Saudi JSOW contract awarded to Raytheon
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New funding for Australian SADI programme announced
The Australian government announced additional funding for its Skilling Australia's Defence Industry (SADI) programme on 27 July.
The Department of Defence said that it has made another AUD5 million (USD3.6 million) available for the SADI initiative, which was introduced a decade ago.
Between 2005
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India accelerates granting of defence industrial licences
The Indian government has issued a total of 287 industrial licences to the private sector in the past 14 years with nearly one-quarter of these granted in the past 12 months, information published by the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 24 July shows.
The MoD said in a statement, citing a
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Finmeccanica confirms Kronos radar sale to Qatar
The Italian defence company Finmeccanica announced on 26 July that its Selex ES division will supply the Qatar Armed Forces with Kronos radars to monitor the country's airspace.
The Finmeccanica statement came over a year after Qatar said it was buying Kronos radars when it announced a series of
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BEL profits up 137% in Q1
State-owned Indian firm Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has posted strong sales and profits in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015-16, the Bangalore-based company announced on 25 July.
In a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange it said net sales in the quarter ending 30 June increased
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USN signs for more Blackjacks
Insitu has received a USD78 million US Navy contract for six RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for the US Marine Corps (USMC), according to a 27 July Pentagon announcement.
The low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 4 award provides for air vehicles, ground control stations, launch
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USMC expects F-35B IOC 'soon'
Key Points
The USMC expects to soon declare 'initial operational capability' (IOC) for the F-35B
Once IOC is declared, the F-35B will be deployable anywhere in the world
An initial squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters met all the requirements for a declaration
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US reiterates stance on Vietnamese human rights before arms embargo lifting
The United States has reiterated its requirement for Vietnam to improve its record on human rights before the long-standing military embargo can be fully lifted.
The US partially lifted the embargo in 2014 allowing Vietnam to procure US lethal maritime-security capabilities. This move came seven
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US border protection force selects Safe Boats interceptor
Safe Boats International has been contracted by the United States' Department of Homeland Security to provide up to 52 high-speed interdiction craft for its Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.
A 41 ft (12.5 m) deep-V aluminium monohull design will fulfil the requirement for the CBP's new
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Ukraine at risk of further territory losses, US and EU officials warn
Moscow and the rebels it backs in eastern Ukraine are poised to seize territory "at their choosing" anywhere along the line of contact between themselves and Kiev's forces, warns Geoffrey Pyatt, the US ambassador to Ukraine.
Tensions also remain high in Ukraine's eastern port city of
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Turkish Air Force strikes PKK, as well as Islamic State
Turkey has pledged to continue its military campaign against Islamic State militants in neighbouring Syria for as long as necessary, but is also focusing its military operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
"Turkey's operations will, if needed, continue until the [Islamic State]
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Russia prepares team to remove its C2 systems from Mistral warships
Russia is preparing a specialist team to remove its command-and-control (C2) systems from the two Mistral-class helicopter assault ships ordered by Moscow, which remain undelivered in the port of Saint-Nazaire, Russian and French media reported on 25 July.
It is understood that the systems will be
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Redesign for Spain's troubled S 80 programme ready by end of 2015
Key Points
The Spanish Navy expects to have a definitive redesign for its S 80 submarine programme ready by the end of 2015
Once the redesign is finalised, Navantia is expected to resume regular production in 2016
The Spanish Navy now says it expects to have a definitive redesign for the troubled
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India has lost 20 fighters in past three years, Parrikar admits
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost 20 combat aircraft in accidents over the past three years, including three Sukhoi Su-30MKIs, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament on 24 July.
The other fighters that crashed between 2012 and 2015 included 12 MiG-21 variants and five SEPECAT Jaguars.
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F-35 Lightning II - last of the manned fighters?
With the US Marine Corps set to declare initial operating capability for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) before the end of July, many are again asking if there will ever be another manned fighter, or if the JSF truly is the last of its kind.
The history of military
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China launches two more Beidou satellites
Chinese media have reported the successful launch into orbit of the 18th and 19th Beidou navigation system satellites.
The carrier was a Long March 3B rocket that was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on 25 July.
As with the 17th Beidou satellite launch in March, this deployment
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Argentine MoD confirms development of new basic trainer, UAVs
The Brigadier San Martin Argentine Aircraft Factory (Fabrica Argentina de Aviones: FAdeA) has begun development of a new basic trainer aircraft, designated the IA-100, according to Santiago Rodriguez, president of the General Directorate of Military Manufactures (Dirección General de
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Angolan air force to be 'rebuilt' by 2017
General Francisco Afonso, the commander of the Angolan National Air Force (FANA), has suggested the Su-30K multirole fighters that his country is buying from Russia will have all been delivered by 2017.
"By 2017, we will have rebuilt the entire air force," the Angolan Press Agency (Angop)
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Afghan army claims success in Paktia campaign, reiterates claims of ISI support for Taliban
There has been heavy fighting between insurgents and the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) in the southeastern province of Paktia since the beginning of July.
According to Afghan media, fighters of the Haqqani network, the Taliban, and foreign extremists have been trying to
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US Army eyes electromagnetic railgun as navy test plans unfold
The US Navy's (USN's) electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) programme is moving ahead through several lines of effort, and officials are considering ways to apply the system to land-based air defence.
In the near term, the USN's fifth and newest Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), USNS Trenton , is to host
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