THOR demonstrator vessel unveiled by CTruk
Brightlingsea-based marine vessel builder CTruk unveiled its Twin-Hulled Offshore Raider (THOR) demonstrator to invited journalists on 31 July. The vessel, a catamaran design constructed using...
View ArticleSatellite imagery shows scale of strike in Syria
The 5 July attack on a munitions storage facility near Latakia in Syria was far more extensive than previously believed, suggesting it was not launched from a submarine as claimed by some sources,...
View ArticleLockheed Martin improves K-MAX situational awareness, increases autonomy
Key Points A new US Army technology will enable K-MAX to re-plan a mission during flight K-MAX will be able to send HD video through its rotors via SATCOM Lockheed Martin unveiled a package of system...
View ArticleBriefing: Vietnam's surveillance and reconnaissance investment plans
A strategic requirement to enhance capability to secure and protect assets in the South China Sea is driving Vietnam to invest in the development and procurement of a range of indigenous and foreign...
View ArticleUN Congo mission to get Falco UAVs
Selex ES has been awarded to provide Falco unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), a UN spokesman announced on 2 August. "The...
View ArticleKerry hints at end to UAV strikes in Pakistan
US Secretary of State John Kerry has given the strongest indication yet that the Obama administration is considering an end to its controversial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to target...
View ArticleImages suggest China's first carrier under construction
Sections of a ship at Jiangnan Group's Changxing Island shipbuilding facility near Shanghai may be parts of China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier. Images of the blocks recently began...
View ArticleBrazil considers armoured 4x4 procurement
The Brazilian Army is expected to procure a family of protected 4x4 multipurpose wheeled tactical vehicles as part of a project called VBR-LR (Viatura Blindada de Reconhecimento Leve de Rodas -...
View ArticleUS amends Libyan export restrictions
The US Department of State (DoS) announced on 5 August it was amending export regulations imposed on Libya following the adoption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2095 in March....
View ArticleUK's Vanguard SSBNs to start LIFEX in 2015
The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) will begin its Life Extension (LIFEX) programme in 2015 as part of a planned deep maintenance...
View ArticleUAE receives final A330 MRTT
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received its third and final A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT), Airbus Military announced on 5 August. Converted from A330 airliners, the MRTT can be used as a...
View ArticleTurkey overhauls its top ranks
On 3 August Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) replaced the commanders of all four military services in an overhaul of its top ranks, a mark of the government increasingly asserting its power over...
View ArticleRussian airborne commander discusses force structure changes
Three Russian air assault brigades currently under army control will be re-subordinated to the Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, the commander of Russia's airborne forces,...
View ArticleRussia orders 40 Mi-8AMTSh helicopters
Russia has ordered 40 additional Mil Mi-8 'Hip' helicopters from Russian Helicopters, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 August. The purchase, worth RUB12.6 billion (USD383 million),...
View ArticlePeru receives, displays new anti-tank weapons
The Peruvian Army (EP) has displayed for the first time its new Dynamit Nobel Defence Panzerfaust 3 and Instalaza ALCOTAN-100 rocket launchers. As previously reported by IHS Jane's , the Peruvian Army...
View ArticleIndia to put assault rifle contenders through winter trials
The Indian Army is expected to begin long-delayed high-altitude winter trials of five 5.56x45 mm assault rifles in northern Kashmir's Leh region. The army is choosing from Italy's Beretta ARX160; the...
View ArticleRAN's SM-2s get mid-course guidance update
Operational release of the mid-course guidance mode of the SM-2 Block IIIA air-defence missile system on the Royal Australia's Navy's (RAN's) Adelaide-class frigates (FFGs) was achieved in July, a...
View ArticleUSAF's X-56A technology to boost efficiency at higher speeds
Key Points The USAF is testing a new UAV that paves the way for a generation of new high-speed, high-efficiency aircraft The UAV's high aspect ratio wing and advanced flight controls could inform the...
View ArticleUS Army approves buying third brigade of Stryker DVHs
Key Points Army acquisition officials granted authority to buy a third brigade's worth of Stryker DVHs The procurement would run from FY14-16, but is 'based on available funding' The US Army has been...
View ArticleUSAF seeks to balance strategy, cost in upcoming QDR process
Key Points The USAF is positioning itself as a low-cost answer to winning wars in an austere budget environment Air force contributions to the QDR will take into account funding constraints As the US...
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