First-of-class reaches final phase of acceptance trials
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has recorded a double milestone in its programme to deliver two multi-purpose offshore patrol vessels to the Italian Coast Guard.
Second-of-class Ubaldo Diciotti (CP 941) was launched on 15 July.
Fincantieri launches second multi-purpose patrol vessel for Italian coast guard
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Denmark concludes Afghan combat mission
On 22 July Denmark lowered its flag over Main Operating Base (MOB) Price in Helmand province for the final time, marking the effective end of the country's combat role in Afghanistan.
MOB Price, nicknamed MOB Nice, had been the Danish Defence Forces' main base in Afghanistan since 2007, as part of
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Update: Australia selects Rheinmetall MAN for Land 121 truck contract
Nearly 2,600 protected and unprotected medium and heavy vehicles and 3,000 specialist modules are to be supplied to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) Australia under an AUD1.58 billion (USD1.5 billion) contract signed in Brisbane on 23 July by Defence
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UK renews Bowman support contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded General Dynamics UK a contract to maintain the British Armed Forces' Bowman digital combat radio and battle management system.
In total the value of the one year contract extension for the Bowman maintenance support arrangement is worth about GBP45
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STRATCOM chief: GMD's east coast expansion can wait
Key Points Congressmen in the House support continuing efforts to establish an east coast GMD site, and voted against an amendment to cut funding STRATCOM prioritises improvements to sensors and C2 systems over an east coast expansion
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing for the
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Latvian president proposes joint Baltic military
Latvia's President Andris Berzins has proposed that the Baltic States should incrementally develop joint armed forces with common military structures.
On 19 July Berzins, in an interview with the Baltic News Service, said: "we should go ahead, start at the level concentrating Baltic States
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First EC725 built from Brazilian components on track for delivery
Helibras is on target to deliver later this year the first Eurocopter EC725 Super Cougar helicopter to be built solely from components and parts developed and supplied by Brazilian subcontractors.
The aircraft is the ninth out of a scheduled 50 for the Brazilian Army.
The total construction of the
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F-35 contract negotiations on track for a quick wrap-up
Key Points Lockheed Martin and the US government are deep in negotiations for F-35 LRIP lots six and seven Talks are likely to wrap up soon since F-35 officials say negotiations are going smoother than they have in the past
Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the F-35 Lightning II Joint
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Arjun Mk II to start final round of trials in August
A fully upgraded version of India's locally developed Arjun Mk II main battle tank (MBT) will be begin its final round of trials in the Rajasthan desert in early August, according to officials.
Although trials of the partially retrofitted version are currently under way, one fully integrated Arjun
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Truman carrier strike group finally deploys after five-month delay
The US Navy's (USN's) aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) deployed on 22 July following a five-month delay in part due to mandatory federal spending cuts that went into effect in March. Truman , leading a carrier strike group (CSG) composed of USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS Gettysburg (CG 64),
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Colombia establishes Eastern Naval Force
The Colombian activated its Eastern Naval Force Navy on 22 July, a 1,800-person organisation headquartered in Puerto Careno.
The new unit is primarily river-oriented as it will operate in the Arauca, Casanare, Guainía Meta, and Vichada departments along the 5,032 km-long Arauca, Guaviare,
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Chinese Y-8 breaks out of first island chain
A People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shaanxi Y-8J surveillance aircraft overflew waters between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island for the first time on 24 July, Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera announced the same day.
Onodera told reporters the Chinese aircraft flew over
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Canada to start Cyclone pilot training next month
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is poised to begin training pilots and air crews on the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone anti-submarine warfare (ASW), surveillance, and search and rescue helicopter within weeks, according to company officials.
"We're going to start pilot training in August,"
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Brazil begins preparation for 'Panamax 2013'
Operation 'Panamax 2013' is slated to run from 11-17 August at US Southern Command headquarters in Miami, Florida, with a 19-country multinational force conducting simulated exercises focusing on the security of the Panama Canal.
Brazil's 2nd Army Division (2nd DE), based in São Paulo, will be
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UAE orders military satellites
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered two reconnaissance satellites from Astrium for EUR700 million (USD913.2 million), it was announced on 22 July. The spacecraft will be based on the Helios 2 observation satellites that were developed and built by Astrium and ThalesAleniaSpace and jointly
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Nigeria's Proforce expands armoured vehicle range
Nigeria's Proforce Defence is currently developing the Pf1 light armoured vehicle aimed at the local military and police markets.
Bimbola Owojori, the head of business development at Proforce, told IHS Jane's that the Pf1 prototype will be launched soon.
According to information provided by
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Electrical plant repaired, USS Freedom sets sail to resume exercise with Singapore
US Navy (USN) officials announced that generator repairs have been completed on Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) and that the vessel left Singapore's Changi Naval Base on 24 July to resume participation in a five-day bilateral naval exercise with its host nation. Freedom had departed from
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DRC Intervention Brigade prepares for battle
Key Points The UN Intervention Brigade is now largely deployed to the DRC The force has an unprecedented mandate to take on the numerous armed groups that operate in North Kivu province
As violence flares again in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) North Kivu province, many hopes are
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Czech C295s finally cleared for ops over hostile terrain
Aviation security experts have finally cleared all four Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) EADS C295M tactical transport aircraft for deployment over hostile terrain, the Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
The MoD stated that experts have ruled the aircraft's defensive aids suite (DAS) to
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Cuban shipment to North Korea 'symptom of fragmented defence capabilities in former USSR'
Key Points East European defence specialists say the seizure of Cuban materiel en route to North Korea may be related to declining defence industry capabilities in former Soviet states While Ukraine still offers upgrades on ageing Soviet equipment, rising costs and corruption are undercutting the
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