North Korean state media warned on 19 October that South Korea "will be engulfed in a sea of fire" if Pyongyang detects signs of a pre-emptive strike by the United States or South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.
In addition, the North's Rodong Sinmun newspaper reiterated that
North Korea threatens to reduce South to 'sea of fire'
↧
↧
Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi partner to bid for Japan's F-2 replacement programme
Lockheed Martin has joined forces with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in responding to the Japanese government's request for information (RFI) to support its programme to procure a next-generation fighter aircraft.
A Lockheed Martin spokesperson confirmed to IHS Jane's on 18 October that the two
↧
Jordan, Kuwait to bolster radar networks
Jordan will receive two long-range radars and upgrades for three of its existing ones, while Kuwait is also looking for a long-range radar and six shorter-range ones, it was revealed on 13 October.
The Jordanian acquisition was revealed by the US Department of Defense (DoD) when it announced that
↧
Indian Navy seeks seven Next Generation Corvettes
The Indian Navy's (IN's) Directorate of Ship Production issued a request for information (RfI) in early October for seven Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs) that would be built at Indian shipyards and enter service from 2023 onwards.
The 120 m-long multi-role corvettes must be mono-hulls and include
↧
IAF to set up 21 highway airstrips
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has earmarked 21 highways across India for use as airstrips by its aircraft for 'operational contingencies' and disaster relief operations.
To support such operations officials from the defence and federal highway ministries plan to construct new roads and upgrade
↧
↧
Hanwha Group restructures defence activities following acquisitions
South Korea's Hanwha group, which has made several high-profile defence acquisitions over the past year or so, has announced a restructure to optimise industrial efficiencies.
The Seoul-headquartered corporation said in a filing to the Korean Exchange on 17 October that the reorganisation is
↧
Euronaval 2016: Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard orders Scanter 6000 radars
Key Points
The five KPLP patrol boats receiving Scanter 6000 are KN Trisula , KN Kalimasadha , KN Kalawai , KN Chundamani , and KN Gandiwa
Scanter 6000 system is being integrated with the Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Vision Master ARPA display system
Danish systems and sensors house Terma has
↧
Euronaval 2016: French Navy's new frigate design unveiled
The concept design for the new Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI) for the French Navy was unveiled by the French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on 18 October.
The minister was joined at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris by Laurent Collet-Billon, head of France's defence
↧
Classified facility to be constructed in Israel
A new secret facility with hardened shelters is to be constructed in Israel under a USD64.6 million contract that the US Department of Defence (DoD) awarded to the New Jersey-based company Conti Federal Services Inc on 18 October.
The contract announcement gave no further details other than to say
↧
↧
Carter underlines importance of US 'rebalance to Asia'
The United States is deploying its best military assets to the Asia-Pacific region as part of President Barack Obama's 'rebalance to Asia' and sees its regional security alliances as helping to ensure stability in the future, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter wrote in an article published on 18
↧
Boom times continue for Thales on back of Indian Rafale contract
Thales released its third quarter results covering the first nine months of the year on 19 October, showing that the company is continuing to ride the bow-wave of the success of the Dassault Rafale aircraft in foreign markets.
The company's overall order intake reached EUR10.22 billion (USD11.24
↧
ATCA 2016: Raytheon secures JPALS follow-on contract
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a USD255 million contract to develop a production model of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) satellite-based landing system.
Contract options could raise the value to USD270 million.
Raytheon will complete development of the autoland
↧
ST Kinetics Brazilian subsidiary to upgrade Colombian AFVs
Brazil's privately-run Technicae Projetos e Serviços Automotivos, which is owned by Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics), has been in talks to modernise and refurbish 180 6x6 armoured fighting vehicles of the Colombian Army, but a potential contract has not been finalised, the company
↧
↧
Seoul 'rejected' plan for Japan to take part in aerial show of force
Seoul has refused to allow Japanese fighters to fly over South Korea with US and South Korean aircraft in a show of strength following North Korea's fifth nuclear test on 9 September, The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on 18 October.
The request from Washington was rejected by Seoul due to public
↧
Scorpion jet performs first weapons trials
Textron AirLand conducted the first air-to-surface weapons trials of its Scorpion jet during a series of live-firings at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in mid-October.
The firings, which took place from 10 to 14 October and announced on 19 October, saw the Scorpion fire the Lockheed
↧
Saab buys Nordic Defence Industries
Swedish firm Saab has bought Nordic Defence Industries (NDI), a Danish company that produces mine disposal systems for navies, Saab announced on 18 October. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Saab said that it would be using NDI technology for its unmanned underwater mine clearance offerings.
↧
Portugal releases defence budget figures for 2017
The Portuguese government has proposed a modest rise of 0.3% for its 2017 defence budget over the current year's figure.
The budget proposals were outlined on 14 October and would see Portugal's defence spending rise to EUR2.14 billion (USD2.34 billion) in 2017.
Out of the total budget,
↧
↧
Northrop Grumman awarded MQ-25 de-risking contract
The US Navy has awarded its fourth, and believed to be final, risk-reduction contract for the MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Carrier Aviation Air System (UCAAS).
Announced on 20 October, the USD35.7 million award sees Northrop Grumman join Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc, and Lockheed
↧
NATO begins cyber procurement reform study
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has commissioned a new study from RAND to find ways to accelerate the alliance's buy-in of cyber capabilities.
Launched on 17 October, it will recommend short-term mitigation solutions for quickly acquiring cyber-defensive and other information
↧
Indian Navy commissions second improved variant of Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel
The Indian Navy has inducted the second improved variant of the Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel.
The vessel, INS Tihayu , was commissioned on 19 October in a ceremony held in Visakhapatnam and will be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance missions along India's eastern coast. Tihayu is part
↧
More Pages to Explore .....
