Austal USA has handed over the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) to the US Navy (USN), officials announced on 24 March.
The navy took delivery of USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) on 21 March. The vessel joins two sister ships currently in the fleet - USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) and lead ship USNS
USN accepts third Joint High Speed Vessel
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US looking to furnish Yemen with precision-strike aircraft
The United States government is looking to provide Yemen with an aerial precision strike capability to combat Islamist militants in the country, a leaked Central Command (CENTCOM) memo reveals.
The memo, written on 3 February and published by US publication BuzzFeed on 24 March, sets out the
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Spain looks to tanker-transport replacements
The Spanish Air Force has been ordered to draw up a plan to replace some of its VIP aircraft fleet with a tanker-transport type, following a series of embarrassing malfunctions.
This follows a high-level meeting called on 24 March by Defence Minister Pedro Morenés with air force chief of staff
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Indian MoD 'stalling' on new naval chief appointment
India's federal government has yet to appoint a new Indian Navy (IN) chief of staff to succeed Admiral D K Joshi, who resigned on 26 February following a submarine accident off Mumbai in which two officers died.
Since then, Vice-Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Robin Dhowan has been the IN's
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Defence Committee releases unmanned aircraft report
A UK parliamentary report has outlined the Ministry of Defence's need to better define its unmanned platforms and provide greater transparency of operations, among other recommendations.
The House of Commons Defence Committee's report - Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems - current and
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Ukrainian navy decimated by Russian move into Crimea
Ukraine's maritime forces have been dealt a heavy blow by the Russian intervention in Crimea, with 12 of its 17 major warships and much of its naval aviation assets falling under Moscow's control.
In the eight days since the controversial referendum on 16 March that opened the door for Crimea to be
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MQ-4C completes initial flight test phase
Key Points
Initial Envelope Expansion tests measured performance at a variety of speeds and altitudes
The aircraft reached the desired maximum altitude of 59,950 ft
The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed its initial flight test phase, the US Navy (USN)
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US and EU set to increase Russian isolation
The European Union (EU) and the United States (US) are ready to increase their isolation of Russia and impose more costs on Moscow should it further encroach on Ukraine or other countries, the two sides' leaders said on 26 March.
Speaking to reporters after the EU-US summit in Brussels, US
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Ukraine crisis won't halt NATO expansion
NATO should not let the crisis in Crimea obscure its commitment to further enlargement, says Montenegran Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic, whose government has its eyes turned to the NATO summit of allied leaders in South Wales in September for a possible invitation to join the alliance.
"We want
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Saudi Arabia becomes first Paveway IV export customer
Raytheon has secured its first export customer for the Paveway IV 500lb dual-mode (INS/GPS and laser-guided) precision guided munition (PGM), company officials confirmed on 25 March.
While the company was unable to confirm the identity of the customer, it is understood to be the Royal Saudi Air
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Proposed U-2 retirement would be detrimental to US forces in Korea, official says
Key Points
The USAF is planning to retire its U-2 fleet in favour of RQ-4 Global Hawk in FY 2016
US Forces Korea commander says the U-2 provides unique intelligence capability that RQ-4 does not
The US Air Force's (USAF's) plan to retire its fleet of U-2 manned reconnaissance aircraft in favor of
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on 26 March: the latest in a series of test launches.
The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that two missiles were launched from the Sukchon region at 02.35 and 02.42 local time respectively. It added that the
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Myanmar holds largest naval drills in years
Against a backdrop of simmering tensions with Bangladesh, Myanmar has concluded its largest naval show of naval strength in recent years.
Dubbed 'Sea Shield 2014', the combined fleet exercise was held in the third week of March in the Andaman Sea off Myanmar's southwestern coast and ended on 22
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India opens formal investigation into Rolls-Royce middleman allegations
Indian investigators on 21 March formally registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) into alleged wrongdoing by Rolls-Royce related to its use of agents in procedures to supply engines to the country's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The PE, lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation
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FIDAE 2014: Textron seeks additional Commando vehicle sales in Colombia
Textron Marine & Land Systems officials are hoping to expand their Commando Advanced 4x4 armoured vehicle programme in Colombia by, among other things, branching beyond cavalry units.
The Colombian military has purchased a total of 67 Commando vehicles - 39 were bought in an original order
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FIDAE 2014: Textron marketing rebuilt Humvees for Colombia, Latin America
Textron Marine & Land Systems is working to sell in Latin America its small combat tactical vehicle (SCTV), a Humvee-based design built to be better protected and more mobile than current up-armoured Humvees.
The SCTV was developed originally for US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC) requirements
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FIDAE 2014: KC-390 prototype to fly by year's end
Embraer expects to see its first flight of the KC-390 medium transport aircraft by late 2014, officials said during a 26 March briefing at FIDAE in Santiago, Chile.
The programme is currently in a detailed design and certification stage and the first prototype is now being assembled, Paulo Gastao,
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US, EU increase support for counter-LRA mission
The United States has deployed aircraft to boost the African Union's efforts to eradicate the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African region, while the European Union has set aside EUR2 million (USD2.8 million) to support the mission.
Originally a Ugandan rebel group, the LRA is
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Update: Ukrainian Navy cut down by Russian move into Crimea
Ukraine's maritime forces have been dealt a heavy blow by the Russian intervention in Crimea with 12 of its 17 major warships, nearly 40 support vessels, and much of its naval aviation assets now falling under Moscow's control.
In the eight days following the controversial referendum on 16 March
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Tupolev to merge with KAPO Gorbunov
Russia's Tupolev design bureau (OAO Tupolev) has affirmed its agreement to merge with the Kazan-based KAPO Gorbunov aircraft factory, parent holding United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced following an extraordinary general meeting on 24 March.
KAPO Gorbunov has been associated with Tupolev for
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