The US Air Force (USAF) acquisition officials hope to improve future programmes with lessons from recent struggles when buying equipment requiring major software developments, Lieutenant General Arnold Bunch, the service's top uniformed acquisition official, told the annual McAleese and Associates'
USAF looks to lessons learned to improve software-intense acquisitions
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US, South Korea detect 'failed' North Korean missile launch
A North Korean missile fired on 22 March appears to have exploded only seconds after being launched, according to US and South Korean officials.
US Pacific Command said in a statement that it detected what it assessed as being "a failed North Korean missile launch" in the vicinity of
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US Navy's minehunting Knifefish UUV swims through new test round
The General Dynamics Mission Systems Knifefish team completed "a comprehensive evaluation" of Knifefish, an autonomous surface mine countermeasure unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) the company is developing for the US Navy.
Knifefish, which is designed to detect buried and bottom mines, is
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US Army seeks to maintain research funding, divest excess gear
The US Army is taking a 'five pillar' approach to modernisation that includes maintaining key aviation research, buying next-generation ground vehicles, and divesting excess equipment.
The first pillar is continuing to protect science and technology funding for programmes such as Future Vertical
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Taiwan launches indigenous submarine programme
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on 21 March signed an agreement with the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) and naval shipbuilder CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, for the design and construction of an indigenous submarine fleet.
The contract was signed at Zuoying
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South Korean defence ministry says hacking threats growing
Hacking attempts on the South Korean military's computer networks have increased in the month of March amid strained ties between Seoul and Beijing and continued belligerence by North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on 22 March.
The media outlet quoted Moon Sang-gyun, a spokesperson for the
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Singapore signs contract for next-generation armoured fighting vehicle
The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has awarded a contract to Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) for the production and supply of a new armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), the ministry announced in a 22 March statement.
"The Next Generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle
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Rafael steps into the international cyber security market
Having secured the prime contractorship to build Israel's National Cyber HQ in Beer-Sheva at the end of 2015, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is now turning its attention to exporting more than 20 years of domestic experience in the cyber domain beyond Israel.
Encompassing this effort is the
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Pentagon budget 2017: Full year stop-gap budget feared
US military leaders and some lawmakers fear the government, and specifically the Department of Defense (DoD), will be funded throughout this year with a restrictive stop-gap budget.
There are currently no full appropriation bills for fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017), which has been funded so far with a
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Lockheed Martin opening extra F-35 facility in Pennsylvania
Lockheed Martin will be leasing a new facility to expand its production capability in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, company chief executive Marillyn Hewson said on 21 March.
The lease is expected to be completed by the end of 2018, adding 40 new jobs to the company's payroll.
Hewson was speaking at an
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LIMA 2017: Malaysian offset priorities highlighted by A400M programme, say officials
Malaysia's Technology Depositary Agency (TDA), which oversees the country's Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP), has pointed to the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF's) programme to procure four Airbus A400M military transport aircraft as a leading example of how it wants to pursue local
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LIMA 2017: Honeywell to supply engines for PTDI's NC212i aircraft
State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has signed a contract with US company Honeywell for the supply of 34 TPE331 turboprop engines for its NC212i aircraft over the next four years.
Honeywell said in a press statement that the contract, signed on 21 March at the Langkawi
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LIMA 2017: China Shipbuilding considers move to expand in Malaysia to support LMS contract
China Shipbuilding and Offshore International - the international trading arm of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) - is contemplating setting up an office in Malaysia to support the country's programme to build littoral mission ships (LMS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy
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LIMA 2017: Airbus hands over fourth A400M airlifter to Malaysia
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has formally handed over the last of four A400M Atlas military transport aircraft on order for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
A ceremony to mark the official handover was held on 22 March at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition.
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JMSDF commissions first Awaji-class minesweeper
The first of three Awaji-class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) has entered service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo published on its website photographs of the commissioning ceremony of JS Awaji (pennant number 304) in Yokohama,
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Head of Pentagon's innovation board says new administration continuing efforts
The Trump administration is continuing the work of its predecessors in trying to bring more innovation to the Pentagon, according to the chair of the Pentagon's innovation board.
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google parent Alphabet and appointed to the innovation board upon its launch under
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CIVMEC and ASC announce SEA 1180 partnership
Australian engineering firm CIVMEC announced on 20 March that its subsidiary Forgacs Marine and Defence has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with state-owned shipbuilder ASC Shipbuilding for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) SEA 1180 offshore patrol vessel procurement.
Under the terms
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China to boycott UN summit on nuclear-weapon ban
China has said that it will not participate in a UN conference aimed at negotiating a ban on nuclear weapons. "After careful consideration, China has decided not to participate in the new round of negotiations," said Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesperson Hua Chunying on
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BAE Systems signs with VOP CZ for components
BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Czech Republic's VOP CZ for the manufacture of components for the BvS10 all-terrain vehicle, the company announced on 20 March.
The contract entails VOP manufacturing components for BAE Systems Hägglunds that will then be exported to Sweden for
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Argentine FAdeA reduces losses, restarts production
Argentina's state-run Fábrica Argentina de Aviones SA (FAdeA), after a year of restructuring and new management, has reduced its annual losses by 92% with spending cuts, including USD20 million cut from infrastructure and USD20 million from salaries, FAdeA president Ercole Felippa said on 17
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