Switzerland has outlined its plans to maintain the air force's frontline combat capabilities out to 2025 and beyond.
The plans revealed by the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection, and Sport (VBS [previously DDPS]) on 21 November show that a portion of the country's approximately 30
Switzerland sets out fighter sustainment and replacement plans
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Japan, South Korea sign intelligence-sharing agreement
South Korea and Japan signed an agreement on 23 November to share military intelligence amid concerns about the threat posed by North Korea's growing missile and nuclear capabilities, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Seoul told IHS Jane's .
The General Security of Military
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European Parliament calls for creation of a defence union
The European Parliament (EP) voted overwhelmingly on 22 November in support of a resolution calling for the creation of an EU-backed European Defence Union (EDU).
"Our union is not equipped to face overwhelming defence challenges. Co-operation among member states is occasional and Europe
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Australia to invest USD3.6 million in 'Cuttlefish' project
The Australian government will invest AUD4.9 million (USD3.6 million) in technology under development by BAE Systems Australia designed to counter an adversary's surveillance and targeting of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) surface assets in a bid to move the capability to sea trials in 2019.
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US Department of State approves sale of LAIRCM systems to South Korea
The US Department of State has approved a possible USD141 million Foreign Military Sale of AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems to South Korea, according to a 16 November press release by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
South Korea had requested
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Russia deploys Bal and Bastion-P missile systems to disputed Kuril Islands, says report
The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet has deployed batteries of the 3K60 Bal (SSC-6 'Sennight') and the K300P Bastion-P (SSC-5 'Stooge') coastal defence systems to the disputed Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the fleet's newspaper, Boyevaya Vakhta , was quoted by Russia's RT television network as
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Ukraine to provide engines for Pakistan's improved Al Khalid MBT
The Pakistani government has signed an agreement with Ukraine for the supply of 200 engines to equip the country's highly anticipated next-generation main battle tank (MBT), which is commonly referred to as the Al Khalid-Improved (I) MBT, according to Pakistani defence officials.
The deal was
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Israeli Navy counters increased Hamas sea smuggling
The Hamas militant group that controls the Gaza Strip is increasingly turning to maritime routes to replace the smuggling tunnels that it used to bring in weapons and materiel from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Israeli Navy sources have told IHS Jane's .
The Israeli Navy released on 22 November footage
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GRSE launches Indian Navy's seventh Mk IV LCU
Indian company Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), has launched a 62.8 m landing craft utility (LCU) Mk IV vessel on order for the Indian Navy, a service spokesperson announced via its official social media channel on 24 November.
The vessel, which was launched at GRSE's facilities in
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Czechoslovak Group signs USD39 million deal with Indonesia
Czechoslovak Group, the largest conglomerate of defence manufacturers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has secured a deal for the sale of an undisclosed number of Tatra military vehicles, Steyr Pandur II 8x8 armoured personnel carriers, and General Dynamics M3 amphibious bridging and ferrying
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Bolivia evaluates C-27J tactical airlifter
Leonardo has recently conducted demonstration flights of the Alenia C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft out of La Paz, at the request of the Bolivian government.
A single aircraft arrived in the Latin American country on 19 November to perform a series of ground and flight trials for the
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DoD awards Lot 10 production contract for F-35
Lockheed Martin has been awarded USD7.2 billion for Lot 10 production of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
The contract, awarded by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 23 November, covers 90 aircraft (without engines) and other programmatic costs.
Comparing the Lot 10 production
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Turkey signs deal for 52 Pakistani Super Mushshak training aircraft
Pakistan has secured a deal for the sale of 52 MFI-17 Super Mushshak military training aircraft to the Turkish Air Force, according to officials.
Representatives of the state-owned Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), which announced the deal, and the Turkish government signed the contract on 23
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SIG MCX rifles delivered to Dutch special forces
SIG has delivered MCX series short-barrel carbines chambered in 7.62x35 mm (300 BLK) ammunition to the Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Force (NL-MARSOF), a company representative has told IHS Jane's.
The SIG MCX carbines delivered to NL-MARSOF are integrally suppressed and fitted with a
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RUAG positioned to expand Asia-Pacific MRO footprint
Swiss firm RUAG aims to leverage capability in a recently opened facility in Malaysia to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian aerospace component support market, a senior company official has told IHS Jane's .
Pirmin Berger, director of marketing and communications at RUAG Aviation, said the
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Morocco replacing F-16 defensive aids
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has decided to replace the Raytheon Advanced Countermeasures Electronic System (ACES) installed on its Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 multirole fighters with the Harris AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS).
The RMAF's
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Kenya receives six Huey IIs
The Kenya Air Force (KAF) has taken delivery of six Bell Huey II helicopters, becoming the first operational user of the type in sub-Saharan Africa.
"We can confirm that we delivered six Huey IIs to the US government last Thursday, 17 November," Bell Helicopter told IHS Jane's. "The
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French C-130 Hercules fleet suffering low availability rates
Only a quarter of France's Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport fleet is available for service at any point in time, official figures show.
According to the numbers, the availability of France's 14 C-130s reached a nadir in 2015 with a weak 26.2% availability rate, equivalent to only 3 or 4
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New NCIA chief to be from US
For the first time in years, the 28 allies have selected a US official to head the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA). Kevin J Scheid, a US Department of Defense (DoD) senior executive, was approved on 23 November as the agency's next general manager. He succeeds Dutchman Koen
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Turkish military says soldiers were killed in suspected Syrian airstrike
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and 10 injured, one seriously, in a suspected Syrian airstrike on 24 November, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said in a statement released on the same day.
It said the soldiers were participating in Operation 'Euphrates Shield', the Turkish military incursion into
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