The United Kingdom is preparing to induct its first ab initio student pilots onto the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in the coming months, a service official told reporters on 7 July.
Speaking on the occasion of the F-35's UK debut at the Royal International Air
Farnborough 2016: UK prepares for first ab initio F-35 student pilots
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Farnborough 2016: Lockheed Martin sees F-35 potential in Switzerland
Lockheed Martin is spying a possible sale of its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to Switzerland as that country looks to reconstitute its aborted fighter replacement programme, a senior company official told reporters on 7 July.
Speaking ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow,
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Farnborough 2016: Lockheed Martin monitoring 'Brexit' effect on F-35
Lockheed Martin is monitoring what effect the UK's recent decision to leave the European Union (EU) might have on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, the company's programme chief told reporters on 7 July.
Speaking ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow, Lockheed
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Farnborough 2016: F-35 testing enters final phase ahead of peak production
Lockheed Martin and the Joint Program Office are entering into the final stages of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme ahead of the ramp-up to peak production, a senior official told IHS Jane's on 7 July.
Jeff Babione,
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Farnborough 2016: Embraer's KC-390 makes international debut
Embraer is providing one of many debuts at this year's Farnborough International Airshow, with the company's KC-390 set to feature at the bi-annual event for the first time.
The event, which runs from 11 to 17 July, marks not only the first appearance of the developmental twin-engined airlifter at
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Farnborough 2016: Analysis - UK combat aviation on the up after years in the doldrums
Notwithstanding the UK's recent decision to leave the European Union (EU) and all of the uncertainty that it entails, the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) will this year be held against the backdrop of an unexpected renewal of the government's commitment to and investment in the UK's combat
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Canada to consult industry on CF-18 replacement
The Canadian government is to initiate a consultation process with industry stakeholders interested in replacing Canada's ageing fleet of Boeing F/A-18 (CF-18) Hornet fighters, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan announced on 6th July.
Officials from the Department of National Defence (DND)
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Brazilian-Israeli UAV Caçador takes flight
The Caçador (Hunter) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) constructed by Brazilian company Avionics Services in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been officially launched.
The companies announced on 7 July that the UAV conducted a demonstration flight on 30 June in Sao Paulo,
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Brazilian M109A5s modernisation contract still pending
A contract to refurbish and upgrade 32 former US Army 155 mm M109A5 self-propelled howitzers to an M109A5+ BR configuration for Brazil is still, years later, pending an award by the US government to BAE Systems, the Brazilian Army recently told IHS Jane's .
Reasons for the delay were not revealed,
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Betafence completes Hesco acquisition
Betafence has completed the acquisition of UK field fortification firm Hesco, the firm announced on 8 July.
Regulatory approval for the acquisition was received from the United States on 7 July, allowing the acquisition to proceed to closure.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
The
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Australia extends security mission in Afghanistan
About 270 Australian troops training and advising the Afghan security forces will remain in Afghanistan into 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on 8 July. Sources said the current commitment was to the middle of next year but could be further extended.
Australia will also extend its
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Niger moves Su-25s to southern border
Niger has moved much of its air force to a new base it is building at the airfield close to the town of Diffa on the Nigerian border, satellite imagery shows.
Airbus Defence and Space imagery from 7 March shows that two Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack jets were at the Diffa airstrip on that date. The
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NATO looking for joint ISR capabilities
Key Points
NATO is increasingly looking to acquire joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities
The move underpins the alliance's 'defence and deterrence' measures
The ability to early detect threats to its home territory and the security situation around its periphery is
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Israeli Navy to get Sea Hawks for new corvettes
A notification released by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 6 July has revealed that Israel plans to acquire eight surplus US Navy SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopters for its new corvettes.
The DSCA said that the US State Department has approved the possible sale of an estimated USD300
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Israel, US carry out remote missile defence integration test
Israel and the United States have successfully carried out a test that integrated missile defence systems that are separated by thousands of kilometres, the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 6 July.
The MoD described the test as the first of its kind and said it took place on 22 June.
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US and South Korea agree to deploy THAAD system, angering China
South Korea and the United States have agreed to deploy the US Army's Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, an advanced air defence shield, in the Northeast Asian nation to counter the growing threat posed by North Korea's military provocations.
The move was announced in Seoul on 8
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Thailand's first M58 patrol boat undergoes final fit-out ahead of delivery
Thailand's first M58 patrol boat is currently undergoing its final fit-out ahead of its scheduled delivery to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) for the latter part of the year, a Marsun official told IHS Jane's on 12 July.
The vessel, Laemsing (561), is currently being targeted for delivery in September
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Tata companies look to join forces on aerospace manufacturing
Three companies from the Indian-based Tata group have announced a plan to collaborate on aerospace manufacturing in a bid to build on the corporation's involvement in international subcontracting chains.
Tata Technologies, Tata Advanced Materials, and TAL Manufacturing Solutions said at the
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Pyongyang cuts sole communication line with US over human rights sanctions
North Korea has severed its only line of communication with the United States in response to Washington imposing sanctions against Kim Jong-un for Pyongyang's human rights abuses, North Korean media reported on 11 July.
The two governments now have no diplomatic relations as the sole channel for
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Pentagon says USN mismanaged arresting gear effort
Key Points
The USN's AAG programme has been mismanaged, according to the DoD IG
The navy partially concurred with findings of cost growth and schedule delays, but disagreed that a new test plan caused additional problems
The new Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) being developed by the US Navy (USN)
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