Brazilian Army inducts ASTROS II Mk-6 MLRS
The Brazilian Army on 6 June officially received the initial vehicles for the first of three batteries of the ASTROS II (Artillery Saturation Rocket System) Mk-6 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)....
View ArticleAustralia blocks local shipbuilders from supply ships tender
Two new large replenishment ships for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are to be built in either Spain or South Korea, with the government warning domestic shipyards that other major naval construction...
View ArticleRussian defence chief inspects Tu-22M3 'Backfire' upgrades
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu expressed satisfaction with the modernisation of Tupolev Tu-22M3 'Backfire C' strategic bombers during a 4 June visit to the Kazan Aviation Production...
View ArticleVietnamese, Philippine troops meet up for beers and games on disputed SCS island
Personnel from the Philippine Navy (PN) and Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) played games on the disputed South China Sea island of Southwest Cay on 8 June. The Philippine Office of Naval Public Affairs...
View ArticleSpanish pilot killed in Eurofighter crash
A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft crashed on 9 June, killing the pilot, the Spanish Ministry of Defence has announced. The aircraft crashed just after taking off from the 11...
View ArticleSaudi JSOW programme makes progress
The first contract for Saudi Arabia's acquisition of the Raytheon AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) was announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 6 June. Awarded to Raytheon, the USD13.3...
View ArticleSaab awarded Swedish submarine contracts
Saab has received contracts worth SEK467 million (USD70.4 million) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to generate construction and production plans for the Royal Swedish Navy's...
View ArticleRussia lays down Vietnam's final Kilo-class submarine
The sixth Improved 'Kilo' (Project 636)-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) on order for the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Navy was laid down on 28 May at the Admiralty Shipyards in St Petersburg,...
View ArticlePhilippines to receive retired South Korean corvette
The Philippine Navy (PN) will receive a decommissioned Po Hang-class guided missile corvette from South Korea by the end of 2014, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said on 5 June. The...
View ArticleIndia to put locally built FH-77Bs through final user trials
India's locally constructed Bofors FH-77B 155mm/45 calibre towed howitzer prototypes will undergo their final round of trials in the Rajasthan desert in late June ahead of expected series production....
View ArticleAustralia seeks 'eye in the sky' for patrol ships
Australia's Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is exploring options for the possible acquisition of an organic unmanned airborne ISR system for the Royal Australian Navy's Armidale-class patrol...
View ArticleAirbus targets A400M export customers by end of year
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) expects to sign up its second export customer for the A400M transport aircraft before the end of the year, with slots in the production line set to become available from...
View ArticleAirbus DS discloses new variants, customers for C295 aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has disclosed new variants of its C295 transport aircraft, as well as a number of new and follow-on customers. Speaking at the company's facility in Seville, Spain, on 9...
View ArticleVenezuela receives more vessels as Cuban naval partnership grows
The Venezuelan Navy has received two vessels built at the DAMEX joint venture in Cuba. The vessels, delivered on 6 June, include the first 249-ton Stan Patrol 4207 AB TN Fernando Gomez de Saa (PG 61)...
View ArticleSpanish pilot killed in Eurofighter crash
A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft crashed on 9 June, killing the pilot, the Spanish Ministry of Defence has announced. The aircraft crashed just before landing at the 11 Ala's...
View ArticleRussian T-50 PAK FA fighter prototype catches fire
A prototype Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA fifth-generation fighter aircraft caught fire on 10 June following landing, according to Sukhoi. "While the plane was landing, smoke above the right air intake was...
View ArticlePentagon's next F-35 production deal coming 'within weeks'
Key Points Lockheed Martin expects another price drop in the upcoming deal The Pentagon's programme manager has said he wants price decreases in each lot Lockheed Martin expects to sign its eighth...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2015: House panel kills A-10 funding measure
Key Points The latest effort to save the A-10 was defeated by a vote of 23-13 Still, A-10 supporters in the legislature will have several more chances to stop the USAF's retirement plan The US House of...
View ArticleIndian Navy test-fires BrahMos from Kolkata-class destroyer
The Indian Navy (IN) completed Installation Test Firing (ITF) of a BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile from first-of-class Project 15A destroyer Kolkata (D 63) on 9 June. The test-firing, which took place...
View ArticleGlobal Hawk needs USD1.9 billion in upgrades before U-2 can retire
Key Points The fleet upgrade would cost USD1.9 billion over six years USAF officials previously argued that the aircraft was too costly to fly The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned...
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