The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has called on New Delhi to reform a raft of defence policies that would further boost related trade and industrial collaboration between the two countries.
The council's Business Advocacy Agenda 2014-15 was published in mid-March and is intended to put pressure
US-India Business Council calls on New Delhi to amend defence procedures
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US delivers Hellfires, carbines, and ammo to Iraq
The United States has delivered nearly 100 laser-guided Hellfire missiles, M4 carbines, and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Iraq, the US Embassy in Baghdad announced on 16 March.
It added that thousands of machine guns, sniper rifles, M16 assault rifles and M4s, as well as 11 million rounds of
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Top Russian commanders in Crimea identified
A veteran of the Chechen war has been appointed to command the estimated 20,000 Russian military personnel deployed on the Crimean peninsula.
The Crimea operation is the first test of the Russian military's new joint operation strategic command arrangements, which were set up in 2010 to better
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Syrian arms ship interdiction just one blow in ongoing battle
Israel's interception of a ship carrying Syrian weapons is a small glimpse into a much larger covert war against arms smuggling run by Iran's Qods Force, Israeli security officials have indicated in recent weeks.
The Qods Force, Iran's extraterritorial special operations unit, has been pushing hard
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Spending spree: IHS' Second Balance of Trade Report 2014
The second annual IHS Balance of Trade report has revealed that 2013 was another strong growth year for defence trade. Traditional markets expanded by USD2 billion to USD67 billion, while some emerging markets are starting to impact on the structure of the global market, according to the 2014
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Spanish Super Puma crashes
A Spanish Air Force Airbus Helicopters AS 332B Super Puma HD.21 helicopter crashed into the sea on 19 March, some 24 nautical miles south west of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.
Four crew members remain missing, although a fifth was rescued in "good health" soon after the aircraft,
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Second Project Kareef corvette arrives in Oman
The second of the three Project Kareef corvettes ordered for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) has arrived in the sultanate, the Oman News Agency reported on 17 March. The event was marked by a ceremony held at the Said bin Sultan Naval Base northwest of Muscat. Al-Rahmani (Q 41) was handed over to the
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Russia launches Yak-152 trainer tender
Russia has launched a tender for the completion of the development of the Yakolev Yak-152 basic turboprop trainer aircraft, Rosoboronpostavka announced on 19 March.
The tender, with an assigned value of RUB300 million (USD8.32 million), is intended to complete the design documentation for the
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Rheinmetall Air Defence systems may return to the Indian market
Former executives of Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD) have established a Swiss company called Tethys Systems, which is looking to sell RAD systems under licence to countries including India; a market from which RAD was debarred for 10 years in 2012.
Zurich-based Tethys was established in May 2013 with
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Pro-government forces capture Syrian town
A joint force of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hizbullah personnel inflicted a significant blow on the Syrian insurgency on 16 March, when it secured full control of the town of Yabrud.
The offensive against the town, which had been an opposition stronghold since 2011, was launched on 12 February as
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Pentagon 2015 budget: Under fiscal strain, USAF justifies fleet retirements
Key Points
The USAF wants to purchase new platforms in order to stay ahead of adversaries' increasing technological sophistication
At least two entire fleets, A-10s and U-2s, would be retired in the next five years under the USAF plan
The US Air Force (USAF) is defending plans to retire entire
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Maiden flight for Italian HH-101 Caesar CSAR helo
The first of 12 AgustaWestland HH-101 Caesar (AW101) combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopters for the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana:AMI) made its maiden flight on 19 March.
The flight, which took place out of the company's Yeovil facility in southern England, was attended by
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Latvia receives final Skrunda-class patrol boat
The Latvian Naval Forces received its final Skrunda-class patrol boat on 20 March, the Latvian Ministry of Defence has announced.
Delivered in a ceremony on 20 March, Rezekne (P-09) is the Latvian navy's fifth and final Skrunda-class Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) patrol boat.
As with the
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Japan tracks suspected Chinese sub near Okinawa island
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 20 March that a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) aircraft had detected an unidentified submarine cruising underwater in the contiguous zone of the Okinawan island of Miyakojima on the night of 19 March.
The submarine was detected by a
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Germany puts Rheinmetall training deal with Russia on hold
The German government has suspended a major defence deal with Russia as a result of the current crisis in Crimea and Ukraine, it was announced on 19 March.
Announced in 2011, the deal covers the creation by Rheinmetall Defence for an estimated EUR120 million (USD165 million) of a modern combined
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Franco-Italian military comms satellite declared operational
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has declared the commissioning into service of the French-Italian military telecommunication satellite Athena-Fidus (Access on theatres for European allied forces nations - French Italian dual use satellite), it was announced on 20 March.
The Thales
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Colombia, NATO discuss closer ties
Colombian Vice-Minister of Defence Jorge Enrique Bedoya met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow on 19 March as Bogota is exploring ways to work closer with the organisation and gain international experience.
Vershbow "welcomed Colombia's interest in broadening consultations
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China completes first hypersonic wind tunnel tests
China's State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) announced on 18 March that the country has successfully completed its first hypersonic wind tunnel tests.
The tests, which were conducted by the state-controlled No.1 Institute of the China Aerospace
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AH-64E looking increasingly likely for UK
The UK looks increasingly likely to procure the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter, following comments made by a senior government minister on 17 March.
Answering questions in the House of Commons, Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support, and Technology, said that the
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US MDA solicits info for new discrimination radar and future sensor roadmap
Key Points
The LRDR RfI seeks advanced tracking, discrimination, and anti-jamming capability
MDA is looking to improve debris rejection and resistance to countermeasures
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on 14 March released a request for information (RfI) for the proposed Long-Range
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