The central event of the 3 September commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing was a military parade that saw the first 'official' revelation of many new weapon systems.
The 15th such
Update: China showcases new weapon systems at 3 September parade
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European client orders Elbit surveillance system for Hermes 900 UAVs
An unspecified European country has awarded Elbit Systems a USD78 million contract to deliver surveillance systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Israeli defense company announced on 6 September.
The systems include the Advanced Multi-Sensor Payload System (AMPS) long-range
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Pakistan claims first airstrike with indigenous UAV
The Pakistan Army on 7 September claimed to have successfully used an indigenously built armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to target a Taliban location for the first time.
Major General Asim Bajwa, chief spokesman of Pakistan's armed forces, said in a Twitter post that "a terrorist compound
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LCH completes 'hot and high' trials
India's Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) successfully completed high altitude trials in the Himalayas in late August in the latest step towards completing its flight certification.
Officials from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which has developed the LCH, said weapon trials were scheduled for
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Brazilian Army approves IA2 as standard rifle
The Brazilian Army approved the IA2 5.56x45 mm assault rifle, developed by state-owned Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil (IMBEL), as the service's new standard rifle.
The decision was approved on 27 August and officially announced on 4 September in the army's bulletin. The rifle will
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Selex ES to provide EW systems for Brazilian Super Lynx
Selex ES has received an order from AgustaWestland (both part of Finmeccanica) to provide electronic warfare (EW) systems for the eight AH-11A Super Lynx multimission naval helicopters that AgustaWestland is upgrading to an AH-11B standard as part of a EUR117 million (USD130.5 million) contract.
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Pentagon considers changes to faltering Syrian rebel training programme
The Pentagon is exploring ways to revamp its train and equip programme for moderate Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State militants, as the effort, begun in December, so far has generated only 54 trainees.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook told reporters on 8 September that "hard questions
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Lockheed Martin protests JLTV selection, AM General does not
Key Points
Lockheed Martin's protest is likely to delay the JLTV programme by at least several months
A sustained protest could significantly setback JLTV production, depending on the final solution
Lockheed Martin has officially protested a decision to award the US Department of Defense's Joint
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Last forward-deployed Arleigh Burke headed to Spain
The last of four US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers is headed to Rota, Spain, to complete a forward deployment of Aegis ballistic missile defence (BMD) assets.
The Aegis BMD system is intended to defend against "short- to intermediate-range, unitary and separating,
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Brazilian Army studies wheeled 155 mm howitzer acquisition
The Brazilian Army's Projects Management Office is studying the feasibility and defining characteristics for potentially buying a truck-mounted self-propelled artillery system as part of its Strategic Project Guarani (PEE Guarani).
After completing the study the army will elaborate the operating
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Update: Pentagon considers changes to faltering Syrian rebel training programme
The Pentagon is exploring ways to revamp its train and equip programme for moderate Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State militants, as the effort, begun in December, so far has generated only 54 trainees.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook told reporters on 8 September that "hard questions
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Tunisia to boost co-operation with NATO
NATO and Tunisia plan to boost their co-operation in the fields of security and defence, the alliance said on 9 September.
The announcement followed a visit to allied headquarters in Brussels by Taieb Baccouche, Tunisia's minister of foreign affairs, where he met NATO Secretary General Jens
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Germany to replace G36 service rifle
Germany has decided to entirely replace the recently troubled Heckler & Koch (HK) G36 as the country's service rifle, Katrin Suder, German State Secretary for Defence Procurement, told the defence committee of the German parliament on 8 September.
Suder told the committee that the decision to
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Boustead receives contract extension for Malaysian frigate work
Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) has been awarded a MYR43.4 million (USD9.9 million) contract extension by Malaysia's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to continue support work on the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN's) 23rd Frigate Squadron.
The original MYR70 million contract to provide spare parts,
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ST Kinetics unveils next-generation Terrex 2 amphibious armoured vehicle
Key Points
Singapore's ST Kinetics has developed a new 30-tonne 8x8 armoured vehicle, leveraging on its experience in developing its Terrex infantry carrier vehicle as well as its participation in the ongoing US Marine Corps' amphibious vehicle requirement
The new vehicle, called the Terrex 2,
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Pentagon pushing purchasing of data rights, commercial acquisition rule changes
The Pentagon has increasingly been attempting to buy data rights for the designs of equipment it purchases, a trend that was on display when the much anticipated Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract was announced with an option to purchase data rights for an undisclosed value. Pentagon
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Boeing-Sikorsky Defiant next-gen helicopter approaches design review
Key Points
Defiant is in its 'detailed design' phase and approaching a critical design review
The milestones will set the stage for final assembly of the flight demonstrator next year
Boeing-Sikorsky's offering for the US Army's Joint Multirole Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme is
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Thales to prime Swiss air defence programme
Key Points
Thales Suisse has been chosen as prime contractor for Switzerland's BODLUV 2020 air defence project
The Swiss Parliament also approved the purchase of Hermes 900 UAVs and 4x4 vehicles on 7 September
Switzerland has chosen Thales Suisse to act as prime contractor for the country's
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Saab signs agreement with WZL 2 to upgrade Poland's MiG-29 aircraft
Swedish defence and technology group Saab announced on 10 September that it had signed a teaming agreement with Polish maintenance, repair and overhaul organisation Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze (WZL - Military Aviation Works) Number two.
The objective of the accord is to jointly offer a modernisation
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Pakistan Army chief warns India: 'We're ready for a war'
Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif has publicly warned that his troops are ready to face any conflict in a not-so-subtle warning to India that follows months of increasing tensions.
During a widely publicised speech on 6 September to mark 50 years since the 1965 war between the two
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