Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu has told US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel that Russian troops conducting exercises near Ukraine are not planning to cross the border.
During an hour-long 20 March phone call, Shoigu provided Hagel with "assurance that the troops he has arrayed along
Pentagon assured Russian troops have 'no intention' of invading Ukraine
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Hackers reveal dysfunctional Indo-Russian industrial relations
In what is being described as collateral damage from Russia's annexation of Crimea, some 1,000 documents totalling 488 MB of data detailing correspondence between Russian state arms export agency Rosoboronexport (ROE) and India have been hacked and made public. The documents expose numerous
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EU places further sanctions against Russia
EU leaders on 20 March agreed new sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials deemed responsible for the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
They also mandated EU officials to support a peace observer mission to Ukraine to monitor events in the country, and tasked the European
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PIJ reveals new multiple rocket launcher
The Palestine Islamic Jihad's (PIJ's) Al-Quds Brigades' armed wing has revealed that it has a new multiple rocket launcher that is hidden underground somewhere in the north of the Gaza Strip.
The launcher is protected by metal doors that open to allow it to rise up out of its bunker so it can
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Alenia Aermacchi rolls out first M-346 Lavi for Israel
The first Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced lead-in fighter trainer for the Israel Air Force (IAF) was rolled out in the afternoon of 20 March at the company's plant in Venegono (Varese), Italy.
The ceremony was attended by Alenia Aermacchi CEO Giuseppe Giordo; Brigadier General Shmuel Tzuker, the
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Business as usual with Russia out of the question, says NATO Sec Gen
NATO's "business as usual" with Russia is off the table after Moscow's annexation of Crimea, says its leader Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Calling for a hike in allied defence spending and a strategic reduction of Europe's reliance on Russia energy supplies, he said the
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Vulcano and V-kit demonstrated from Italian frigate
Pre-production 127 mm Vulcano ballistic extended range (BER) ammunition has completed successful live firing trials from a modified Oto Melara 127/54 Compact gun fitted on board the Italian Navy Artigliere (Lupo)-class frigate Bersagliere .
BER ammunition achieved ranges beyond 30 km during the
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Ukrainian troops face demonstrations as they near Russian border
Road convoys and trains moving Ukrainian troops into positions along the sensitive eastern border have faced a campaign of obstruction by pro-Russia civilians over the eight days.
In Ukraine's most eastern province, Lugansk, civilians blockaded a troop train carrying 14 BMP-2 armoured fighting
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Ukrainian officials pledge to ignore Russian provocations
Ukrainian officials are steering a delicate course on the issue of protecting their territory against Russia. On the one hand, they consciously refuse to be provoked by Moscow. On the other, they aim to strengthen their country via political and economic reforms, while exploiting military relations
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Turkish jets shoot down Syrian MiG
A Syrian Arab Air Force (al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya - SAAF) combat aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter after reportedly crossing into the country's airspace on 23 March.
The SAAF MiG-23 'Flogger' was one of a pair that the Turkish military said crossed into the country's
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TriStar bows out of UK service
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has retired the last of its Lockheed L-1011 TriStar tanker-transport aircraft, with a final sortie having been flown on 24 March.
The final flight out of the type's homebase at RAF Brize Norton in Oxforshire brought to an end 30 years of TriStar service for the RAF,
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South Korea officially opts for F-35A
South Korea has officially opted to buy 40 F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the country's procurement agency and manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced on 24 March.
The F-35A will fulfill the Republic of Korea Air Force's (RoKAF's) FX-III requirement, under which Seoul originally
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Russia behaving 'like an adversary', says SACEUR
NATO's response to Crimea must go beyond heightened patrols along its eastern border to embrace a more strategic repositioning of allied forces, says NATO's top military commander.
This means changing NATO's deployment, readiness and force structure on its home territory in response to a Russia
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Pentagon budget 2015: Funding request highlights UAVs prominence
The Pentagon's fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015) budget request highlights the continuing and growing importance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the US military.
The UAVs' prominence is demonstrated by the US Air Force's (USAF's) plan to have Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30s take over
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MBDA hails success of Brimstone tests from Reaper RPAS
Successful live tests of MBDA's Dual Mode Brimstone (DMB) missile from the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper remotely-piloted air system (RPAS) has raised the likelihood that the Royal Air Force (RAF) will arm its Reaper fleet with the weapon.
Performed at the US Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
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Japan agrees to return Cold War era nuclear material to US
Japan and the United States on 24 March agreed that Tokyo will return about 500 kg of weapons-grade uranium and plutonium supplied by Washington for research purposes during the Cold War.
The agreement came as more than 50 world leaders attended the third Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, the
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India launches forum to boost military aerospace R&D
The Indian government has launched a forum to boost military aerospace design and development capabilities, state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has announced.
The so-called 'Design and Development Management Board (DDMB)', which held its inaugural meeting on 20 March, is focused on
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France and Czech Republic offer fighter support as Ukraine crisis continues
France and the Czech Republic have become the latest NATO countries to offer fighter aircraft protection to those alliance members concerned over the situation in Crimea and the continuing Russian build-up on Ukraine's eastern border.
On 22 March the French government said it would bolster Poland's
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Congressional auditors warn of F-35 software delay, cost increase
Key Points
The delays are expected to push the average annual cost of the programme to USD12.6 billion per year through 2037
Annual funding of this magnitude poses long-term affordability risks
Continuing delays in software testing for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
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Brazil seeks to boost defence exports to Africa
The Brazilian Minister of Defence Celso Amorim spent four days in Africa March 19-22 to strengthen bilateral defence ties with Angola, Mozambique, and South Africa.
Amorim announced that three Brazilian Air Force Embraer EMB-312 Tucano trainers would be donated to Mozambique and that Brazil would
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