NATO leaders agreed on 8-9 July in Warsaw on a diverse package of 'deter and defend' measures to ward off aggression against their home territory, boost national resilience to cyber attacks, and confront the complexities of hybrid warfare and terrorism, whether from the east or south.
These include
NATO firms up deterrence for its eastern frontier, but southern strategy lags
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Jordan bolsters border deployments after suicide bombing
Jordan has bolstered the forces it has deployed on its border with Syria and increased its readiness since the suicide bombing at the Al-Rukban border crossing on 21 June, Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) sources have confirmed.
The sources said the JAF reinforcements include large numbers of troops,
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Harris aims to boost Australian presence
The Harris Corporation aims to leverage its 2015 acquisition of Exelis to support its expansion in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region, Alan Callaghan, the president and managing director of Harris's new Australian subsidiary has told IHS Jane's .
Harris Defence Australia was established in
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Farnborough 2016: Textron launches air training business
US company Textron launched a new division on 8 July focused on developing a live air training business.
Called Textron Airborne Solutions, the new entity will build on the capabilities of Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), which was acquired earlier this year by Textron and which has
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Farnborough 2016: RAF ISTAR chief calls for rethink on Sentinel downsize
Plans to downsize the UK's Raytheon Sentinel R.1 fleet should be reversed according to the commander of the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force.
Speaking on 12 July at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016, Air Commodore
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Farnborough 2016: QinetiQ and Thales select Textron AirLand Scorpion jet for ASDOT bid
Key Points
Textron's Scorpion light jet will be exclusive to the QinetiQ/Thales ASDOT bid
The ASDOT service is due to commence in 2020
QinetiQ, Thales, and Textron AirLand have teamed to bid for the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) forthcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT)
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Farnborough 2016: Officials announce extension, expansion of F-35 affordability measures
Lockheed Martin and the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced that measures first announced two years ago to drive down costs and increasing the affordability of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme are to be extended and new ones implemented.
Speaking at the Farnborough
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Farnborough 2016: Lockheed Martin unveils new armed Black Hawk
Lockheed Martin has leveraged its Missiles and Fire Control division to develop, with its Sikorsky subsidiary, an armed version of the S-70 Black Hawk utility helicopter, which it launched at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016 during the week of 11 to 17 July.
Speaking at the event on 12
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Farnborough 2016: DoD looks to offset dwindling domestic V-22 orders with more exports for multi-year 3
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is looking for further foreign customers of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor in an attempt to offset dwindling domestic orders ahead of its planned multi-year 3 (MY3) procurement package, a US Marine Corps (USMC) official told reporters on 11 July.
Speaking
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Farnborough 2016: Boeing wins contract for 50 new British Army Apaches
The British Army has purchased a new fleet of Apache attack helicopters from Boeing, it was announced during the opening of the Farnborough International Airshow 2016 on 11 July.
In total the United Kingdom is purchasing 50 AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters at an announced cost of USD2.3 billion.
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Farnborough 2016: AFRL picks Kratos to demonstrate low-cost 'attritable' strike UAS
Key Points
In addition to providing the AFRL with a vehicle for future capability and technology demonstrations, LCASD will also identify key enabling technologies for future low-cost attritable UAS systems
Kratos will invest USD33.5 million of its own funds over the approximate 30-month period of
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Farnborough 2016: 'Seedcorn' stands UK in good stead for P-8 introduction into service
The UK's 'Seedcorn' personnel exchange programme has gone a long way to mitigating many of the risks that might otherwise have troubled the planned introduction into service of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), a senior US Navy (USN) officer told reporters on 12 July.
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Engine problems ground German A400Ms
Germany has grounded two of the three Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M transport aircraft that it has so far received following the discovery of excessive engine wear, national media disclosed on 30 June.
Flight operations of aircraft 54-01 and 54-02 - the first two received in December 2014 and
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China's claim to most of South China Sea has 'no legal basis', says international tribunal
An international tribunal ruled on 12 July that China's claim to historic rights within most of the South China Sea (SCS) has no legal basis; a decision that has angered China and sparked fears Beijing may accelerate its effort to establish de facto control over the disputed area through land
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Bolivian Super Puma deliveries near completion
The Bolivian Air Force received its fourth and fifth Airbus Helicopters AS 332C1e Super Pumas after they arrived at Viru Viru International Airport on 11 July.
The helicopters, part of a batch of six ordered in December 2013, are to be re-assembled by Bolivian personnel of the Air Forces' 3rd
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'High level of activity' at North Korean nuclear test site, says report
Satellite imagery indicates a "high level of activity" at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test facility, specifically at the North Portal area where the communist country conducted its 2013 and 2016 nuclear tests, according to a report published by the 38 North website of the US-Korea
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China's Norinco develops new Type 96 MBT variant
One of China's biggest military manufacturers, China North Industries Corporation (Norinco), has developed a new variant of its Type 96 (ZTZ-96) main battle tank (MBT) in time to participate in the 30 July to 16 August International Army Games organised by the Russian Ministry of Defence.
At least
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Guizhou unveils box-wing UAV concept
A new prop-driven, box-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept has been unveiled by China's Guizhou Aviation Industry Group (GAIC) at the 7th Vanguard Wings UAV show in Beijing, one of China's major exhibitions for the rapidly growing sector.
Information on posters at the company's stand, which
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Farnborough 2016: L-3 debuts SPYDR II reconfigurable ISR platform
L-3 Communications displayed its SPYDR II tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft for the first time at this year's Farnborough International Airshow.
Integrated onto a Beechcraft King Air 350 twin turboprop, which at Farnborough was sporting the green and
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Russia confirms helicopter shot down in Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that it lost a helicopter on 8 July in an incident east of the ancient ruins of Palmyra that was claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
The Islamic State's initial claim that it had shot down a Russian helicopter was denied by the MoD.
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