The US military had deployed artillery to a fire base in northern Iraq to support the 'advisory' mission in that country, it was revealed on 19 March.
US Department of Defense (DoD) spokesman Peter Cook announced that a US marine who was providing "force protection fire support" near
US marine casualty reveals fire base in northern Iraq
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Russian government looks to part-privatise Russian Helicopters by year's end
The Russian government is expecting to sell a stake in helicopter manufacturer Russian Helicopters by the end of 2016, Minister of Industry Dennis Manturov said on 10 March.
According to Russian press agency ITAR-TASS, the Russian government is considering options that include the sale of up to 49%
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Obama to nominate first female combatant commander
US Air Force General Lori Robinson is to soon be nominated to lead North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and US Northern Command (NORTHCOM). If confirmed she would become the first female combatant commander.
Gen Robinson currently serves as US Pacific Command's air component commander,
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Israeli Navy to roll out new C2 system across fleet
The Israeli Navy will gradually introduce a new command-and-control (C2) system for all its vessels within three years, according to a senior naval officer.
Israel's order of four Saar 6-class missile corvettes from the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) was the catalyst for
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Indonesian Army utility helicopter crashes, kills 13
An Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) Bell 412EP utility helicopter has crashed in Poso, Central Sulawesi, killing all 13 on board.
The aircraft, with registration number HA5171, crashed around 1720 local time as it was making an approach into an airport in
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HAV rolls out Airlander hybrid airship ahead of first flight
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) rolled out its Airlander hybrid airship on 21 March following the completion of assembly at the dedicated hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire.
The milestone comes two years after the HAV 304 vehicle, on which the Airlander is based, first rolled out to the public at the
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Bangladesh outlines plans to develop naval shipbuilding capability
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has outlined plans to further develop naval shipbuilding capability within the country.
At an event on 19 March in Chittagong marking the commissioning of three vessels for the Bangladesh Navy (BN), Hasina said that the Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) at
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Algeria to get dual-control Mi-28 helicopters
The Mil Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters that Algeria has ordered will have dual controls, the Interfax news agency cited a source in Russia's arms export structures as saying on 18 March.
The source said the dual-control variant had been specifically developed for Algeria and that the North
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US officials look towards follow-on Russian strategic arms treaty
A follow-on to the 2010 New START treaty to reduce long-range strategic arms should soon be considered as the United States is beginning to modernise its nuclear arsenal and Russia has been modernising for several years, a top US Department of State official said.
"The value of the New START
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US looks to advance INF Treaty talks with Russia
US officials are hopeful that Russia will return to compliance with the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which Washington has said was violated several years ago.
"We are concerned that Russia has violated the treaty with the development of a new, very capable,
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US Army's Patriot missile defence system successfully downs a ballistic missile target
Raytheon's Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) system successfully detected, tracked, and destroyed a threat-representative ballistic missile target in the latest test of the missile defence system.
The Patriot Post Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8) system initially fired a Lockheed Martin
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Parrikar prepares for maiden visit to China with many strategic issues to discuss
India's defence minister, Manohar Parrikar, is scheduled to make his first official trip to China around 18 April to 'engage constructively' with his counterpart and senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) personnel and hopefully make progress with bilateral security and military concerns.
During his
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NATO, Ukraine move closer to shared air picture
Ukraine's military and civil air traffic controllers (ATCs) could be able to exchange integrated air picture data and other information on air security incidents with NATO members in the near-term if developments unfold as planned.
Ukraine and the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)
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NATO struggles to balance priorities
The 28 NATO members are still struggling to balance their security priorities between Russia's aggressive tactics to the east and the insecurity in North Africa and the Middle East, with the alliance's 'vision' for dealing with the latter awaiting translation into reality, said allied officials and
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Indian communications firm Himachal announces move into defence manufacturing
Mumbai-based telecommunications firm Himachal Futuristic Communications (HFCL) has announced a move into the defence manufacturing sector in a bid to meet Indian requirements for locally sourced materiel.
HFCL, which has previously provided communications networks for the Indian military, said in a
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IDF armoured units getting Backtrail logistics trailers
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is in the process of taking delivery of Urdan Backtrail logistics trailers that can be towed by its tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APCs), and armoured engineering vehicles.
Urdan announced on 17 March that the IDF had ordered "dozens" of the trailers.
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Egypt to get President-S aircraft defence systems
The first President-S aircraft defence systems ordered by Egypt will be delivered in weeks, according to Igor Nasenkov, the first deputy director of KRET.
"Deliveries will start literally in the near future, we are talking about weeks," Russian news agencies TASS and Sputnik quoted
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Italy increases M-346 jet trainer buy
Italy has signed for a further nine Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master advanced jet trainers, taking its total order up to 18 aircraft, Finmeccanica announced on 22 March.
The EUR300 million (USD336 million) contract will see the first of this additional batch begin later this year, and be complete by
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Cameroon's Presidential Guard first known user of Israel Musketeer vehicle
Cameroon's Presidential Guard is the first known operator of the Saymar Musketeer light armoured vehicle, IHS Jane's can reveal.
One of the Musketeers was seen by IHS Jane's on the streets of Yaoundé during the official state visit by Italian President Sergio Mattarella on 18 March. The
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Putin reveals units deployed to Syria
President Vladimir Putin confirmed on 17 March that Russian special forces, artillery, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) units have been operating in Syria.
In a ceremony held at the Hall of the Order of St George in the Kremlin, Putin presented medals and decorations to 17 service personnel,
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