Peruvian president Ollanta Humala in mid-December signed a decree authorising defence minister Pedro Cateriano to engage in a government-to-government contract to procure a new artillery system. IHS Jane's understands that the Peruvian Army has selected the NORINCO Type 90B 122 mm multiple launcher
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Peruvian Army to get new artillery in 2014
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Israel formally requests V-22B sale from the United States
Israel has formally requested the sale of six Bell-Boeing V-22B Block C Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from the United States at an estimated cost of USD1.13 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) disclosed on 13 January.
The notification to Congress by the DSCA follows an October 2013
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GA-ASI develops 'expeditionary' version of Gray Eagle
Key Points GA-ASI has built a new version of the Gray Eagle that can be folded for expeditionary warfare The company is planning to flight test a special operations configuration of the Gray Eagle
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is developing an 'expeditionary' version of the MQ-1C
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First Chinook HC.6 helos for RAF arrive in the UK
The first three of 14 Boeing Chinook HC.6 heavy-lift transport helicopters for the Royal Air Force (RAF) have arrived in the UK and will be ready to enter service later in the year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to IHS Jane's on 15 January.
The helicopters were delivered from the
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British and French paratroops train in line with CJEF aspirations
A company-sized contingent of about 150 personnel from the British Army's 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), belonging to 16 Air Assault Brigade, is currently undertaking a training exercise with the French Army's 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment of the 11th Parachute Brigade, in Corsica,
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Brazil moves forward with maritime surveillance programme
The Brazilian Navy, through its Directorate for the Management of Strategic Programs, is to issue a request for proposals (RfP) for its SisGAAz (Sistema de Gerenciamento da Amazônia Azul) maritime situational awareness system on 17 January.
Companies interested in the programme will be invited
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AU confirms Ethiopia will join Somali mission
Ambassador Smal Chergui, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, has confirmed that Ethiopian troops will join the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), but the extent to which this represents a real increase in the foreign military presence in the east African country remains unclear.
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'No Iskanders in Kaliningrad yet,' says NATO deputy secretary general
Russia has not yet deployed Iskander-M (SS-26 'Stone') short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into its western enclave of Kaliningrad, according to NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow.
Speaking at a security forum at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies on 15
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US nuclear officers alleged to have cheated on tests
The malaise in the US Air Force's (USAF's) nuclear forces has deepened with the disclosure by the Department of Defense (DoD) that a number of personnel have allegedly cheated on their proficiency tests.
A statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on 15 January said that the
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UPDATE: UK parliament criticises MoD over personnel retention
The UK's parliamentary watchdog for defence has criticised the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) ability to retain key specialists, and called on the department to look at measures to stem the flow of personnel out of the armed forces.
In its report on the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts
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UK reveals cost details of Afghan hail damage to aircraft
The UK government has so far spent some GBP8.7 million (USD14.2 million) recovering and repairing aircraft damaged in a freak hailstorm in southern Afghanistan in 2013, but is still estimating the total cost for all the aircraft involved, Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support, and
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Taiwan unveils upgraded IDF, Wan Chien stand-off missile
Taiwan's Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) unveiled the first batch of 71 upgraded Ching-kuo Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDF/F-CK-1) at Tainan air base in southern Taiwan on 16 January 2014.
The USD587.26 million mid-life upgrade (MLU) programme was launched in 2009 and carried out by the
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Surface Navy 2014: Setting out vision, USN surface force commander sees enduring, even growing, demand on ships
Outlining his vision for the US Navy's (USN's) surface fleet out to 2026, Commander Surface Forces Vice Admiral Tom Copeman told the Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, on 14 January that "there will not be a lessening of the demand on surface navies in the next
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Spain opens bidding on truck procurement
The Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has opened the bidding process to acquire 734 medium-to-heavy trucks for its armed forces by 2019.
The target price is EUR154 million (USD210 million), with deadlines of 24 February for companies signalling their intention to bid and 4 March for the
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South Korean thinktank report casts doubt on North's KN-08 missile
North Korea's alleged recent progress in its ballistic missile programme and claims it could threaten US territory with an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) are overstated, according to a new report by a leading security thinktank in Seoul.
"We think North Korea does not possess a
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ScanEagle set for RN operations
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability is set to go operational "This week", according to Commander Bow Wheaton, the service's maritime aviation capability desk officer.
Speaking at RAF Waddington during a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) media event on 16
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Myanmar declares USD2.4 billion defence budget for 2014
Myanmar's military government has proposed a defence budget of MMK2.36 trillion (USD2.39 billion) for 2014, according to local media reports.
The allocation represents 14% of the total government expenditure - the largest outlay of all government ministries - but a fall of about 15% against the
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Mexican army begins operation to pacify Michoacan state
The Mexican army has deployed four armoured reconnaissance regiments (RBRs) to Michoacan in a bid to stabilise the southwestern state.
On 12 January, about 10,000 armed members of Mexico's autodefensas (self-defence groups) captured several towns in Michoacan, disarming police and seizing the city
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Indian MoD recovers bank guarantee in AW101 case
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) recovered a INR2.5 billion (USD 40.3 million) bank guarantee, deposited by AgustaWestland as part of the AW101 VIP helicopter contract, on 13 January.
The MoD terminated the EUR750 million (USD764 million) contract for 12 helicopters on 1 January.
Officials said
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French commander says religion is not an issue in the CAR
The Western media's focus on the religious aspect of the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) is totally misplaced, according to General Francisco Soriano, the commander of the French intervention force in the country.
Briefing journalists via video link on 16 January, he said that, in
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