The first batch of data from a small-scale energy efficiency project running alongside the EU's military training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) is due for analysis by the European Defence Agency (EDA) shortly.
The project's goal is to demonstrate the potential savings from renewables and advanced
EDA working to drive deployed energy efficiency
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PLAN holds snap drills in South China Sea
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has carried out air and naval exercises in the South China Sea: a move that may be in response to the US Navy's (USN) 27 October freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) near the Spratly Islands.
Chinese state media reported that on 28 October, after the
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Pentagon budget 2016: Congress re-starts appropriations process as budget deal is enacted
President Barack Obama on 2 November signed the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act into law, raising previous budget caps for two years and clearing an easier path towards an appropriations bill to fund the US government and Department of Defense (DoD).
The deal, reached late on 26 October between
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Indian MoD approves USD2.23 billion in acquisitions
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved procurements and upgrade programmes worth around INR146.3 billion (USD2.23 billion) on 29 October for all three services, officials said.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, sanctioned the upgrade of 26
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First Israeli airstrikes reported in Syria since Russian intervention
Israel reportedly carried out two waves of attacks on 30 October and 1 November against Syrian military facilities containing weapons allegedly destined for Lebanon's Hizbullah organisation.
Several Syrian pro-opposition news sources reported that Israeli aircraft used stand-off air-to-surface
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US Navy debuts JHSV in 'CARAT' Brunei 2015
The US Navy (USN) will debut the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) USNS Millinocket in the latest bilateral 'Co-operation Afloat Readiness and Training' ('CARAT') exercise with Brunei, a USN spokesperson told IHS Jane's on 3 November.
The JHSV - recently reclassified as the Expeditionary Fast Transfer
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US Army to complete M109A7 Paladin initial production
The US Army has exercised an option with BAE Systems worth USD245.3 million for more M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and M992A3 ammunition carriers, which will complete low-rate initial production (LRIP).
M109A7 Paladins, formerly referred to as the Paladin Integrated Management or
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US Army issues RfI for new fixed-wing utility aircraft
The US Army has issued a pre-solicitation notice for the procurement of up to 92 new fixed-wing utility aircraft, ahead of a request for proposals (RfP) expected later in November.
The pre-solicitation request for information (RfI) for the Fixed-wing Utility Aircraft (FUA) programme, posted on the
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UK suffers third Watchkeeper mishap with Salisbury Plain landing accident
The UK suffered its third mishap with a Thales WK 450 Watchkeeper tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), when one was involved in a landing accident at the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Boscombe Down facility near Salisbury Plain in southern England.
The incident, which occurred on 2 November, saw
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UK signs for more operational F-35Bs
The United Kingdom has signed up for a further six operational Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, in addition to the four already contracted last year.
The six new F-35Bs form part of the Lot 9 production contract, which was awarded by the US Department of
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UAE to rotate troops deployed to Yemen
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will rotate the forces that it currently has deployed in Yemen, the country's official WAM news agency reported on 2 November.
"The General Command of the UAE's Armed Forces has said the first batch of its brave soldiers will return to the homeland after being
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Thai offset policy plans lose momentum
Thailand is unlikely to implement an official defence offset policy in the near future, government sources in Bangkok have confirmed to IHS Jane's .
The Thai government has for several years actively considered introducing offset as a means to spur structured defence industrial development but
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New Polish government to reassess defence policy and plans
Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc (PiS - Law and Justice Party) decisively won Poland's 25 October election, and the party looks set to shake up Poland's defence procurement structures, alter upcoming requirements, and to re-run some key defence competitions.
"Law and Justice is planning to peer through
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Israel renews interest in V-22 and F-15 aircraft
Israel has shown renewed interest in acquiring Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft and additional Boeing F-15 multirole fighters, according to information obtained by IHS Jane's .
The aircraft are being considered as part of a defence package that Israeli and US defence officials
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ASEAN defence chiefs meeting ends without joint statement due to South China Sea row
The ongoing disagreements between China and the United States over each other's activities in the South China Sea led to the cancellation of a customary joint declaration after a meeting of regional defence ministers in Malaysia on 4 November.
The ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus)
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A400M completes grass strip trials
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) completed a series of grass strip landings during recent trials at Écury-sur-Coole in France, the company announced on 3 November.
Company-owned test aircraft 'Grizzly' MSN 02 performed the tests over a three-week period in September to examine the airlifter's
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UK considering retaining early model Typhoons to maintain fighter numbers
The United Kingdom is considering the option of retaining some or all of its early-model Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft as it looks to prevent fighter numbers falling to their lowest levels since the Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed in 1918.
Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 November,
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2ID commander says recent Korea crisis 'intensely instructive' for US military on the peninsula
The commanding general of the US Army's 2nd Infantry Division has described the recent mini-crisis between North and South Korea as an "intensely instructive period for everyone" in the US military on the Korean peninsula.
The crisis began on 4 August when two Republic of Korea (RoK) Army
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Latest US BMDS test showcasing layered defence comes up short
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is investigating why a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB failed to intercept an extended Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) in the most recent test of the ballistic missile defence system (BMDS).
Flight Test Operational-02 Event 2a, conducted on 1 November,
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Italy to arm Reapers
Italy has become only the second country approved by the US State Department to arm its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to a 3 November Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announcement.
Congress was notified of the Foreign Military Sale (FMS), worth
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