Mauritanian naval expansion revealed
Mauritania has developed a five-year plan to develop its navy into a force that is capable of defending the country's 235,000 km 2 exclusive economic zone, Admiral Isselkou Ould Cheik el-Weli said...
View ArticleLeidos first-quarter revenues drop 17%
US intelligence services company Leidos revealed on 4 June that its first-quarter revenues had declined 17% year-on-year to USD1.32 billion. Despite the result, first-quarter operating income increased...
View ArticleIran officially unveils new long-range radar
Iran's Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defence Command unveiled its new long-range Ghadir surveillance radar on 2 June, claiming that it is less vulnerable to jamming and anti-radiation missiles. "Ghadir can...
View ArticleIAF quadruples strike capability in two years, says chief
Israeli Air Force (IAF) chief Major General Amir Eshel highlighted his service's new firepower capabilities during a conference at the Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies on...
View ArticleEase of integration key to missile defense collaboration, US says
Key Points Washington would prefer that allies purchase US equipment Co-development of new technology is possible in some instances US officials are pushing for increased co-operation on missile...
View ArticleAVIC's Austrian subsidiary launches share offering
Austrian-based Fischer Advanced Composite Components (FACC) - a subsidiary of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) - launched an initial public offering (IPO) on 4 June, aiming...
View ArticlePoland seeks 104 battle surveillance radars
The Polish Armament Inspectorate has begun a technical dialogue for 104 man-portable ground surveillance radar systems for delivery between 2016 and 2023. The procurement is set to be worth around...
View ArticleIOMAX offers Archangel light attack turboprop to the Philippines
IOMAX has offered its Archangel Block 3 Border Patrol Aircraft (BPA) to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as a replacement for its ageing Rockwell OV-10 Bronco counterinsurgency fleet, IHS Jane's was told...
View ArticleHonduras holds air force upgrade talks with Brazil
The Honduran government is holding discussions with Brazil to buy at least four Embraer A-29 Super Tucano fighters. The talks, revealed on 30 May, include consideration of repairing and upgrading nine...
View ArticleG7 holding on further Russian sanctions
Despite threats from G7 industrial leaders of further sanctions against Russia in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, it is unlikely they would further punish the country before seeing how Moscow's...
View ArticleF-22s land in Malaysia for first Southeast Asian exercise
Six US Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor air-superiority fighters arrived in Malaysia at RMAF Butterworth airbase on 6 June to take part in the bilateral Exercise 'Cope Taufan 2014'. The participation of...
View ArticleUruguay considers OPV procurement
The Uruguayan Navy is mulling procurement of the DCNS Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to fulfil its increasing patrol needs. DCNS's offer apparently includes the sale or lease of the L'Adroit...
View ArticleUnexplained cancellations undermine South Africa's defence relations
South Africa's foreign defence relations have become bedevilled by actions that appear to contradict the recently released Defence Review's argument for a stronger focus on diplomacy. The South African...
View ArticleSwitzerland selects Hermes 900 MALE UAV
Switzerland has decided to purchase Elbit Hermes 900 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it was announced on 5 June. The Hermes 900 beat out competition from the...
View ArticleNo NATO involvement in EU MALE efforts
NATO is not the framework for any multination effort among European countries to develop a new medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system, says a new draft report from the NATO...
View ArticleMexican Navy launches fourth patrol vessel
The Mexican Navy launched its ARM Mitla (PC 334) coastal patrol vessel (CPV) from the Tampico Naval shipyard in Tamaulipas on 29 May. Mitla is the fourth 239-tonne Damen Stan Patrol 4207 CPV, known as...
View ArticleISAF commander Gen Dunford nominated as next USMC commandant
General Joe Dunford was nominated on 5 June by President Barack Obama to become the next commandant of the US Marine Corps (USMC), replacing a retiring General James Amos. Gen Dunford has been serving...
View ArticleFirst F-16 handed over to Iraq
The Iraqi Air Force now officially operates a jet fighter for the first time in over a decade after the first of the 36 Lockheed Martin F-16s it has ordered was officially handed over in a ceremony at...
View ArticleDODIG issues hotline report on 2006 Pratt & Whitney CAS settlement
The US Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DODIG) released its final report last week in response to a DoD Hotline complaint on the 5 June 2006 settlement of a Cost Accounting...
View ArticleDoD report says PLA capabilities are steadily advancing
The Chinese military is continuing to incrementally advance its overall capabilities in all domains, according to the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) annual report on China, which this year...
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