Defence intelligence official outlines wide-ranging priorities, investments
A wide range of largely asymmetric threats is driving the defence intelligence community to invest in efforts to increase its global coverage and improve access to 'denied' areas, according to the...
View ArticleYemen to get L-3 modified ISR aircraft
L-3 Communications' Platform Integration Division has been awarded a USD41.5 million contract to procure and modify four intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft for Yemen, the US...
View ArticleUSAF closes Kyrgyzstan air base
The United States has formally closed its air base in Kyrgyzstan after the government of the Central Asian country declined to extend the lease agreement. At a formal ceremony on 3 June, US Air Force...
View ArticlePakistan announces USD7 billion budget
Pakistan has announced a Fiscal Year 2014-15 (FY 2014-15) defence budget of PKR700 billion (USD7 billion) on 3 June, a year-on-year increase of 11%. The military expenditure amounts to 18% of total...
View ArticleOmani Hawk AJT production begins
BAE Systems announced on 2 June that a ceremony had been held at its Brough facility in Cumbria, UK, to mark the beginning of start of production for the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft...
View ArticleNATO-Russia co-operation under threat
Russia's violation of Ukraine's borders and NATO's expanding military-readiness preparations in reaction to it spell trouble for the two sides' Founding Act of 1997, the basis for NATO-Russia...
View ArticleNATO steps up Ukraine assistance
As it struggles against a growing separatist revolt in its eastern provinces, Ukraine is rolling out immediate security links with NATO and various allies, says the country's acting defence minister. A...
View ArticleBAE Systems continues Type 26 key equipment selections, recommends...
BAE Systems is continuing to progress the selection of key equipment suppliers for the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) next-generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) ahead of a government main gate investment...
View ArticleRafales exercise in India as optimism on MMRCA deal grows
The Indian Air Force (IAF) began its fifth round of 'Garuda' exercises with the French Air Force at Jodhpur in western India on 2 June against a backdrop of increasing optimism over negotiations...
View ArticleCANSEC 2014: Canada offered significant defence industry benefits by...
Key Points Jet manufacturers argue Canada would benefit from conducting an open jet competition Consortium argues that selecting Typhoon would give Canada a "passport" to the global defence market...
View ArticleAustralia puts AWD programme on projects of concern list
Australia's AUD8.5 billion (USD7.9 billion) Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project, the country's largest current defence programme, has been placed on the government's Projects of Concern (PoC) list and...
View ArticleUS sends B-52s to Europe
Key Points The short-term deployment will entail training flights and force integration The US is reviewing force presence in Europe in light of Russia's activities in the Ukraine Three Boeing B-52...
View ArticleUkraine returns combat aircraft to service
Ukraine has returned 68 military aircraft to frontline service since the beginning of 2014, in response to the ongoing crisis in east Ukraine, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated on 2 June....
View ArticleSwedish government looks to increase control of Karlskrona
The Swedish parliament's defence committee has made a unanimous decision to increase the country's participation in the Karlskrona shipyard, Swedish radio reported on 3 June. The Defence Committee's...
View ArticleQuestions linger over NATO's post-ISAF mission in Afghanistan
Despite public statements concerning "long-term" support for Afghanistan after NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission shuts down in December 2014, crucial questions hang over the...
View ArticlePoland sets final deadline for utility helicopter bids
Poland has begun the final stages of its utility helicopter procurement programme, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. Companies bidding in the tender, through which Poland is...
View ArticlePhilippines considers exempting AFP from public bidding
The senate of the Philippines is deliberating a legislative proposal that will allow major military acquisitions to circumvent public bidding processes in a bid to install greater confidentiality in...
View ArticleOmani Hawk AJT production begins
BAE Systems announced on 2 June that a ceremony had been held at its Brough facility in Yorkshire, UK, to mark the beginning of start of production for the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman gets USD9.9 billion for B-2 sustainment
Key Points Northrop Grumman's contract period concludes in 2019 but could be extended to 2024 The company is simultaneously conducting several software and hardware upgrades of the fleet The US Air...
View ArticleNew Chinese radar may have jammed Taiwan's SRP
Taiwan's new USD1.38 billion long-range radar, the Surveillance Radar Programme (SRP), has been fully operational for about a year. However, China may already have the ability to interfere with its...
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