The Turkish justice ministry is working on a legal formula to retry of hundreds of retired and serving military officers convicted in 2013 on plotting to unseat the government.
Bolstering the move for a retrial, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on 4 January he would support the
Turkish government seeks legal formula to retry convicted officers
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Spanish military to be hit by further cuts
The Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to base its future operability on a deployable 'action' force of only 10,000 personnel across all three services, according to local media reports.
Although the MoD declined to comment on the reports, military sources confirmed to IHS Jane's on 7 January
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Nigerian defence spending to fall for the first time in a decade
Nigeria plans to reduce its military spending for the first time in a decade, despite the ongoing insurgency in the northeast of the country and the expansion of its navy.
The defence budget will decrease from NGN364.2 billion (USD2.3 billion) in 2013 to NGN340.3 billion, according to the 2014
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Libyan Navy accused of 'illegal intimidation'
The Libyan Navy's rules of engagement have been brought into question after one of its vessels fired warning shots at a tanker that it claimed was attempting to load oil at a terminal controlled by the federalist movement in the east of the country.
The incident took place on 5 January, when the
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L-3 to cut staff due to less Pentagon work
L-3 Communications has become the latest major US defence contractor to cut its payrolls, with another reduction of its staff in Waco, Texas, announced on 8 January.
"L-3 Platform Integration is reducing its workforce by approximately 150 positions as a result of sequestration-related
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China denies plans to establish joint command anytime soon
The Chinese Ministry of Defense (MND) has denied reports by the state-run China Daily newspaper that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) will establish a joint operational command "in due course".
The China Daily reported on 3 January that the MND had described setting up a joint command
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3-D parts fly for first time on Tornado
Panavia Tornado GR.4 strike aircraft of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) fitted with components created by BAE Systems using the 3-D printing process, have flown for the first time, the company announced on 5 January.
The Tornados, from RAF Marham in Norfolk, where the company Combat Engineering is
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Z-19 fitted with Longbow-style radar breaks cover
The first images have emerged of a new variant of the Harbin Z-19 light attack helicopter, equipped with a new mast-mounted active millimeter-wave (MMW) radar that appears similar to the Lockheed Martin AN/APG-78 Longbow fire control radar fitted to the Boeing AH-64 Apache.
Sources on Chinese
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USAF moves ahead with B-52 bomb bay upgrade
Key Points The USAF is moving ahead with its plans to upgrade the B-52 bomb bay so it can accommodate precision-guided munitions The B-52 will be able to carry a dozen 500 lb JDAMS or two 2,000 lb JDAMS after the bomb bay upgrade
The US Air Force (USAF) has revealed that the B-52 Stratofortress
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US ponders steps to increase Iraqi airpower
Key Points A debate is brewing in the US about support for Iraqi airpower Some lawmakers have resisted sending aircraft to Iraq, but the tide may be about to turn
As Iraqi security forces clashed with the Al Qaeda-backed militants who seized Fallujah and Ramadi during the week of 6 January, new
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Two US naval aircrew dead, another missing after MH-53E loss at sea
Two aircrew have died after a US Navy (USN) helicopter went down in the Atlantic Ocean on 8 January 2014 during a routine mine countermeasures training mission off the coast of Virginia.
Two pilots and three crew members were on board the MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the USN's Helicopter Mine
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Russia to start construction on two Borey-class SSBNs in 2014
Russia plans to lay keels for two more Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in 2014, a defence industry source told state news agency RIA Novosti on 9 January.
Keel-laying ceremonies will occur on or around two Russian Navy holidays - Submariners' Day on 19 March and
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RCN frigate deploys to Middle East to support counter-terrorism operations
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has deployed a ship to the Middle East, continuing to support international maritime security and counter-terrorism operations in the region.
The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina (FFGHM 334) left Esquimalt, British Columbia, on 7 January 2014.
It is expected to join
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Raytheon to provide targeting systems for Danish MH-60R helicopters
Raytheon has received a USD10.5 million contract from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, to provide nine AN/AAQ-44C(V) multi-spectral targeting systems for MH-60R helicopters.
The contract forms part of a wider Foreign Military Sales case under which Denmark will receive nine MH-60R
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Philippine Navy selects PT PAL for SSV procurement
Indonesia's PT PAL has been selected to construct two strategic sealift vessels (SSVs) for the Philippine Navy (PN).
PT PAL executive Edy Andarto told IHS Jane's on 10 January that the company has received a notice of award (NoA) from the PN to build the ships, and that a contract will be signed
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Outgoing German defence minister criticises France and UK
Before standing down as Germany's defence minister on 8 January, Thomas de Maizière strongly criticised France and the UK, as well as the state of Germany's own armed forces.
"Germany requires no instructions from anyone in Europe about the form and scale of our international military
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Oshkosh offers HEMTT for Canada MSVS-SMP
Oshkosh Defense Canada, Inc, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, has responded to a request for proposal (RfP) for a new fleet of up to 1,500 medium tactical trucks for the Canadian military, the company announced on 8 January.
Canada issued an RfP in July 2013 for its CAD725 million (USD705
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Malaysian naval chief says procurements unlikely in 2014 given fiscal climate
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) does not expect to undertake any significant development programmes in 2014 beyond existing commitments due to budgetary constraints, the navy chief Admiral Aziz Jaafar has said.
Speaking to reporters following his annual New Year address to the RMN at the Ministry of
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Lockheed Martin withdraws AMDR contract award protest
Key Points The USN will rescind its stop work order on 10 January Raytheon will now begin the EMD phase of the next-generation radar
Lockheed Martin on 10 January announced it was withdrawing its protest of the US Navy (USN) awarding a contract to Raytheon for the Air and Missile Defense Radar
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Joint venture to provide UH-1s to Philippines announced
US-based Rice Aircraft Services and Canada-based Eagle Copters have won a competition to provide 21 refurbished UH-1 Huey combat utility helicopters to the Philippine Air Force.
The contract was awarded on 22 December 2013, said Bob Rice, the president of Rice Aircraft.
The aircraft will be used
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