The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to stand up 2 (Army Cooperation - AC) Squadron as the service's fifth frontline Eurofighter Typhoon unit, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 13 December.
The squadron will transition over to the Typhoon with the retirement of its current Panavia Tornado GR.4
UK names new Eurofighter Typhoon squadron
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Sukhoi completes initial Su-34 delivery contract to Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force (Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily - VVS) has received into service the last of the Sukhoi Su-34 'Fullback' strike aircraft that were ordered under the initial 2008 production contract, Sukhoi announced on 16 December.
A ceremony marking the successful conclusion of this initial order
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Serbia signs participation agreement with European Defence Agency
Serbia and the European Defence Agency (EDA) have signed an accord that will allow Serbia to participate in EDA projects and programmes.
The Administrative Arrangement between the EDA and the Serbian Ministry of Defence was signed by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for
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Russian MiG-31 crashes in Far Eastern region
A MiG-31 'Foxhound' combat aircraft operated by the Russian Air Force (Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily - VVS) crashed in the Far Eastern Primorye region on 14 December, national media disclosed.
The twin-seat interceptor came down some 26 km from the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airbase near Vladivostok, RIA
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Russia activates new long-range radar
The Russian Aerospace Defence Forces have formally assumed control of their initial 29B6 Container over-the-horizon (OTH) radar system, installed in Russia's Western Military District.
Developed by NPK NIIDAR, also responsible for the 77Ya6DM Voronezh-DM BMEW radar system, Container provides
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Royal Navy stands down Sea King training unit
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is to deactivate its Westland Sea King (Commando) HC.4 helicopter training unit ahead of the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) transitioning to the AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3/3A in 2014, IHS Jane's was told.
Based at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton, 848 Naval Air
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Kelvin Hughes installs permanent SharpEye radar on Christmas Island
Kelvin Hughes has permanently installed a SharpEye S-Band radar and antenna on Christmas Island, the company said in a news release on 16 December.
The company first installed a SharpEye radar on the island, which is an Australian territory about 2,600 km northwest of Perth, during trials
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100th F-35 rolls off production line
The 100th F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter was rolled out on 13 December at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility, with a senior programme executive confident that per unit prices will continue to drop.
The 100th aircraft, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, will be used
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Russia deploys Iskander systems to Kaliningrad
Russia has deployed Iskander-M (SS-26 'Stone') short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) to its Kaliningrad enclave, according to media reports.
The move is seen as the latest step in the deteriorating of relations between Russia and NATO, largely as a result of Russia's objections to NATO's ballistic
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Pearl Harbor shipyard completes its first Virginia-class submarine dry dock availability
The US Navy's (USN's) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility has completed its first extended dry docking and repair of a Virginia-class submarine, officials announced on 13 December.
USS Texas (SSN 775), second boat in the Virginia class, left dry dock in Hawaii on 7
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Northrop Grumman appoints chief executive for Saudi Arabia
On 15 December Northrop Grumman announced the appointment of Walid Abukhaled as chief executive for the company's Saudi Arabia operations. The appointment is effective 1 January 2014, according to a Northrop Grumman press statement.
Abukhaled will be responsible for leading the Northrop Grumman
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Major procurements at heart of new Japanese defence policy
Key Points Japan has published new NDPG and plans to spend to JPY24.7 trillion on new platforms in the next five years Tokyo will buy tilt-rotor aircraft, HALE UAVs, more destroyers, and establish an amphibious rapid-reaction force to deter any attempts to invade its offshore islands
Japan has
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Initial design of UK's Successor SSBNs revealed
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled the first image of the Royal Navy's planned new class of nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), alongside the announcement on 16 December of procurement contracts for the first long lead items for the vessels.
Based on the image released,
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Hewson to become LM chairman
Lockheed Martin has elected Marillyn Hewson chairman of its board, the company announced on 16 December.
The appointment is effective 1 January 2014. She will remain President and Chief Executive Officer of the company as she takes on the additional duties.
Robert Stevens, Lockheed Martin's
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Former Soviet PVO centre to conduct RCS tests on T-50 and PAK-DA
The Russian military is planning to significantly increase the internal funding that it devotes to testing developments in stealth technology, defence industry sources and state media report.
The "discussions on-going are looking at [sums in] millions of roubles", industry sources
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Brazil pushes ahead with corvette project
The Brazilian Navy's Ship Design Center is expected to select by late 2013 a naval engineering company to take responsibility for supporting the development of a basic design project intended to generate a locally built 2,400-tonne corvette.
The design project is expected to be complete around
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Brazil purchases additional Guaranis
The Brazilian Army's Science and Technology Department has ordered a tranche of 26 VBTP-MR Guarani 6x6 armored vehicles, configured for experimental doctrine (LED or Lote de Experimentação Doutrinária), from Iveco Latin America.
Production is scheduled to begin in May 2014, with
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Brazil orders its first communications satellite
Thales Alenia Space (TAS - a joint venture between Thales and Finmeccanica) and Brazilian firm Visiona Tecnologia Espacial (a joint venture of Embraer and Telebras) on 12 December signed a contract to develop and build Brazil's dual-use defence and strategic communications geostationary satellite
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African Union peacekeepers to get C3I system
The European Union (EU) is stepping up its military aid to the African Union (AU) by giving it a new command, control, communications, and information (C3I) system. The aim is to strengthen the AU's peace support operations across the continent.
The European Commission confirmed on 13 December that
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Venezuela to receive Dornier 228 passenger transport aircraft
The Venezuelan government is to receive 10 Dornier 228 passenger aircraft, Swiss company Ruag announced on 18 December.
The twin-turboprop aircraft will comprise eight Dornier 229 New Generation and two pre-owned Dornier 228-212 platforms which are being procured by the Venezuelan Air Force
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