The Nigerian Navy has placed an order for two FPB 72 and two FPB 110 coastal patrol vessels with the French shipyard OCEA.
The order was confirmed to Jane's by Fabrice Weinbach, director of maritime safety and security at OCEA, who explained that delivery of both FPB 72s is expected to take place
Nigerian Navy purchases OCEA patrol vessels
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Modest increase for Singapore's 2017 defence budget
Singapore has announced a 2017 defence budget of SGD14.2 billion (USD10 billion), a modest increase over spending the previous year.
Announced by the government on 20 February, the allocations represents a 1.6% increase against the initial 2016 defence budget of SGD13.97 billion, which was
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IDEX 2017: Riviera Boat displays new interceptor craft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Riviera Boat is showcasing its new generation of fast interceptor craft at NAVDEX 2017 held in Abu Dhabi, with one featuring in a live demonstration.
"The Seaguard 33 craft has been adapted to meet the requests that we were presented by our customers in the
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IDEX 2017: Iraq takes delivery of Textron Commandos
The Iraqi Federal Police is currently in the process of receiving the Textron Commando Select armoured vehicles that were ordered last year, Jonathan Dalrymple, vice president for business development at Textron's Marine and Land Systems division, told Jane's at the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi.
"We
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IDEX 2017: EDIC focusing on integration as procurement approach shifts
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC) is moving towards completing the integration of the 16 firms previously held by the holdings of Mubadala, Tawazun, and Emirates Advanced Investments Group (EAIG), but is also looking to work within the changing face of
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Finland buys armour support equipment
Finland is buying 16 ex-Dutch engineering tanks based on the Leopard 1 main battle tank (MBT) chassis the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 20 February.
The deal is Finland's second procurement of surplus equipment in February aimed at significantly boosting both the tactical and
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IDEX 2017: Yugoimport unveils 'giant Grad' rocket
The Yugoimport SDPR stand at the 2017 IDEX show in Abu Dhabi was dominated by the 400 mm Sumadija correctable rocket.
The rocket is 8.25 m long, has a total launch weight of 1,502 kg, a 889 kg solid motor, and a 200 kg unitary high-explosive/fragmentation warhead fitted with a proximity/impact
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IDEX 2017: China unveils MSS-01 Mobile Submarine Simulator and decoy
The China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Corporation (CSOC) used the 2017 IDEX show in Abu Dhabi to reveal its new MSS-01 Mobile Submarine Simulator.
The simulator, which also serves as a decoy, is in service with the Chinese navy according to a company official.
The MSS-1 is described as
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IDEX 2017: China offers S-26 conventional submarine with Stirling engine AIP
The China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Corporation (CSOC) used the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi to market its S-26 conventional submarine for the first time with what it calls a "unique" version of the Stirling cycle engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) system.
Stirling cycle AIP
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Turkey orders MPT-76 rifles from Sarsilmaz
Turkey has awarded a contract to Sarsilmaz to build 10,000 MPT-76 battle rifles for the Turkish Armed Forces.
Awarded by the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) on 17 February, the contract means Turkey now has three different production lines for the rifle.
Turkey has now ordered about
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Pakistan orders further AW139 helicopters from Leonardo
Pakistan has ordered an undisclosed number of additional AgustaWestland AW139 multirole twin-engine helicopters, Italian defence group Leonardo announced on 20 February.
The aircraft will be used to perform utility and transport operations across the country, the company said, adding that
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IN signs contract for surface surveillance radars
The Indian Navy (IN) has signed a contract with Nova Integrated Systems for the procurement of surface surveillance radars (SSRs), India's Press Information Bureau (PIB) said in a 17 February statement.
The company, a subsidiary of Tata Advanced System, would indigenously manufacture the radars in
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IDEX 2017: MSPV confirms large Egyptian order
The Dubai-based company Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles (MSPV) confirmed during IDEX 2017 held in Abu Dhabi that it is building large numbers of Panthera T6 light armoured vehicles for Egypt.
The Panthera T6 was first seen in May 2014 during an Egyptian military parade. Later that year the
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Pakistan to step up fight against militants in Punjab
The government of Pakistan's Punjab Province has requested the deployment of military troops after a recent upsurge in attacks by militant groups, a senior provincial government official told Jane's on 21 February.
Speaking on condition of anonymity the official said the worsening security
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Europeans push back against undermining of transatlantic security pillars
Allied attitudes to Russia could harden after US reassurances of its commitment to NATO, but European officials also warn Washington not to undermine the European Union or Europe's values as pillars of transatlantic security.
"We are counting, as always in the past, on the United States'
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IDEX 2017: Embraer says 'no comment' on Nigerian Super Tucanos
Embraer CEO Jackson Schneider indicated that the Nigerian Air Force's (NAF's) announcement that it will receive ex-Brazilian Air Force EMB-412 Super Tucanos was premature, telling Jane's during the IDEX 2017 show in Abu Dhabi that he would not make any comment on the West African country's
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US carrier group begins 'routine operations' in South China Sea
The US Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 on 18 February began what the US Navy (USN) referred to as "routine operations" in the South China Sea.
The move, which has angered China, came less than a month after Beijing reiterated its "indisputable sovereignty" claim over parts of the
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Transparency International expresses concerns over Malaysian defence procurement
The anti-corruption agency Transparency International (TI) has expressed concern about the continuing opaqueness of Malaysia's defence procurement system.
Dato' Akhbar Satar, the president of TI-Malaysia (TI-M), highlighted to Jane's two main areas of concern: the lack of open tenders and the
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Mattis reviewing Afghan war plans amid 'stalemate'
The Pentagon is reviewing US military plans for Afghanistan, where officials say NATO and Afghan forces are at a stalemate with the Taliban, and recommendations are soon to be made to the White House.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on 20 February told reporters in Abu Dhabi that in the past few
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Mattis hopes to consolidate some individual service business functions
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has ordered a review of Department of Defense business practises meant to find areas where individual services have overlapping efforts.
Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis said Mattis directed "a review of the core business functions to make business
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