At least two Chinese-made weapon systems have recently gained 'combat' experience, albeit in assisting the Venezuelan government to put down spreading protests that have destabilised the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
On 21 February, Venezuelans posted photographs on Twitter showing what
Chinese systems get 'combat experience' in Venezuela
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Brazil plans to deploy its future 4x4 vehicles by 2015
By early 2015 the Brazilian Army is expected to induct the first 4x4 protected vehicles to be procured as part of the service's VBMT-LR (Viatura Blindada Multitarefa-Leve de Rodas) multipurpose wheeled armoured vehicle programme, which is part of the Guarani armoured vehicle project.
The programme,
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Kuwait to get more Patriot fire units
Kuwait will receive two more Patriot air defence fire units under a USD655.4 million contract awarded to Raytheon. The US Department of Defense announced the contract on 28 February and said its estimated completion date was 30 April 2018.
The country currently has five Raytheon Patriot Advanced
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Indonesia, Japan agree to '2+2' meetings
The foreign ministers of Japan and Indonesia have agreed to hold '2+2' foreign and defence ministerial talks as soon as possible to strengthen the two nations' comprehensive strategic partnership - a move that appears to suggest the two countries are moving to counter Chinese advances into the
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Indian investigators launch probe into Rolls-Royce engine deal
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 28 February ordered an investigation into alleged irregularities in procuring Rolls-Royce engines for BAE Systems Hawk Mk 132 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs) that are being assembled locally for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy (IN).
A MoD official
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Australia declares C-17 fleet to be fully operational
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared its six Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft to be fully operational, the Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 28 February.
While the first four aircraft achieved final operating capability (FOC) in 2011, the DoD's staged
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Analysis: Russians holding whip hand in Crimea
Key Points
The situation in Crimea depends more on Russian political intentions as it has almost total control on the ground
The operation has followed traditional Russian military doctrine and is reminiscent of the early part of the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan
The immediate future of Russian
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NATO struggles to meet capability goals
The NATO allies face an uphill economic struggle to meet the capability goals they will showcase at their September summit in Wales, say NATO officials and diplomats.
"We have agreed on what NATO's focus should be between now and the Wales summit and on the areas where our capabilities do not
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Johnston plans to buy Australian kit 'wherever possible'
With planning now underway for a new Defence White Paper and an accompanying Defence Capability Plan (DCP), Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has stressed the government's intention to use locally manufactured equipment wherever possible.
Both the White Paper and the DCP are expected to be
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Israel tests SkyShield/C-MUSIC against live threats
The Israeli government has undertaken a series of live trials of the Elbit Systems SkyShield/ Commercial Multi-Spectral Infrared Countermeasures (C-MUSIC) missile protection system to protect national airliners from the threat of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), the company disclosed on
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Indian Navy says MoD as much to blame for mishaps
Senior naval officers past and present have argued that a series of accidents that led to the resignation of the Indian Navy (IN) Chief of Staff Admiral D K Joshi on 26 February are as much the fault of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
While the officers concede that the onus of ensuring platform
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Guarani AFV to enter service with Brazil
A first regular combat unit of the Brazilian Army (Exército Brasileiro) is to soon receive the service's new 6x6 amphibious armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), produced locally by Iveco Latin America.
By mid-March, the 33th Motorized Infantry Battalion, part of the 15th Mechanized Infantry
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Elbit awarded contract to upgrade Israeli C-130H aircraft
Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems has been awarded a USD15 million dollar contract to carry out upgrades to the Israel Air Force's (IAF's) fleet of ageing C-130H Hercules transport aircraft.
Upgrades under the contract will include the construction of a new digital cockpit, enhanced radar systems,
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Egypt, Jordan to extend the life of HAWK missiles
Egypt and Jordan have both signalled their continued commitment to the ageing Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK air-defence system by ordering new rocket motors for their missiles.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 25 February that a USD12.6 million contract had been awarded to Aerojet Rocketdyne
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Alkan acquired by TCR Capital, IDI
French aerospace and defence manufacturer Alkan has been acquired by asset management firm TCR Capital and capital investment firm IDI from private equity firm Argos-Soditic.
The deal, announced on 21 February, will see the former MBDA business owned in an 83/17 split between TCR Capital and IDI.
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New radars to help Honduras implement 'shootdown' law
The Honduran Air Force (FAH) is to take delivery of new radars in March and will begin to implement the country's recently approved 'shootdown' law, according to General Fredy Diaz Zelaya, who became the Chief of the Joint Staff in January 2014.
Gen Diaz Zelaya said the radars were procured through
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Hybrid Air Vehicles expects UK MoD trials in 2015
UK company Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) expects the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to test its HAV 304 hybrid airship as a potential airborne surveillance platform from May 2015, following the completion of in-country flight trials that are set to begin at the end of this year, a company official told IHS
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Chinese systems get 'combat experience' in Venezuela
At least two Chinese-made weapon systems have recently gained 'combat' experience, albeit in assisting the Venezuelan government to put down spreading protests that have destabilised the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
On 21 February, Venezuelans posted photographs on Twitter showing what
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Brazil plans to deploy its future 4x4 vehicles by 2015
By early 2015 the Brazilian Army is expected to induct the first 4x4 protected vehicles to be procured as part of the service's VBMT-LR (Viatura Blindada Multitarefa-Leve de Rodas) multipurpose wheeled armoured vehicle programme, which is part of the Guarani armoured vehicle project.
The programme,
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NATO, EU condemn Russian intervention in Crimea
NATO and the EU have lambasted Russia's invasion of Crimea, calling it a violation of international law, with European politicians saying Russia runs the risk of a military confrontation "too big to contemplate". No allies wary of their border with Russia or Ukraine, however, have yet
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