USAF to test WindTracer for air cargo drops
Lockheed Martin is reconfiguring its WindTracer Doppler lidar wake vortex detection system for potential use by the US Air Force (USAF). The aim, under a contract worth an undisclosed sum from the Air...
View ArticleUS military FMF aid to ASPAC to decline next year despite Hagel pledge
The United States is planning to reduce Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for the Asia-Pacific region in 2015, requiring Washington to significantly boost this funding in 2016 to meet a spending pledge...
View ArticleUpdate: China vows 'firm actions' against Japanese missile deployments
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Beijing will take "firm and effective actions" against Japanese deployments of surface-to-ship missiles (SSMs) on Kyushu and Miyako island. Japanese...
View ArticleTurkish 1980 junta generals receive life terms
A Turkish court sentenced the two surviving leaders of the country's bloodiest military coup, staged in September 1980, to life in prison on 18 June. Retired general Tahsin Sahinkaya (89) and retired...
View ArticleQatari C-17 alleged to have visited Libya
The Libyan Air Force posted a photograph of a military transport on its Facebook page on 15 January, alleging it was a Qatari aircraft that had landed at a base controlled by one of the country's...
View ArticleNew Zealand govt approves Steyr replacement programme
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has received government approval to acquire up to 8,800 new rifles to replace the in-service Steyr 5.56 mm weapon, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman announced on 17...
View ArticleIraqi Army collapse paves way for escalating sectarian conflict
Iraq's US-trained military suffered a major blow to its morale and credibility when many of its units in northern areas collapsed in the face of an offensive spearheaded by the radical Sunni group the...
View ArticleIndonesian Navy to establish naval cyber command
The Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) is to establish a naval cyber command unit in anticipation of greater maritime threats in the digital domain, said the TNI-AL in...
View ArticleHopes raised for re-united Cyprus
Turkey's ambitions for wider economic and political ties across the region could help foster a more productive context for ending Cyprus's longstanding division, and the military and security tensions...
View ArticleFranco-Russian Atom APC collaboration 'remains suspended'
Renault Trucks Defence has contradicted reports that Franco-Russian collaboration on the development of the Atom armoured personnel carrier (APC) has recommenced. Rosoboronexport deputy director...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: MBDA awards MMP subcontracts to Sagem
MBDA and Sagem have signed two contracts for the guidance components of the new Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP) anti-tank guided weapon for the French Army, the two companies announced at Eurosatory 2014...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: Lockheed Martin demonstrates new IFV turret for ME customer
Lockheed Martin has developed a new combat vehicle turret and successfully demonstrated it to a Middle Eastern customer, company officials told IHS Jane's at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris on 17 June. The...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: Airbus to team with Textron on French tactical UAVs
Airbus Group is in discussions to team with US firm Textron Systems for a forthcoming unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) requirement, Airbus revealed on 17 June. The expected French Army requirement for a...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: MKEK delivers first MPT-76 rifles to Turkey
Turkey's Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu - MKEK) has completed deliveries of an initial 200 MPT-76 battle rifles to the Turkish Army for testing and...
View ArticleUS Marines receive full complement of Harvest HAWK gunships
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has received into service the 10th and final Lockheed Martin KC-130J Hercules to be modernised with the Harvest HAWK mission package, the company announced on 16 June. The...
View ArticleIraqi Abrams losses revealed
The armour on five of Iraq's M1A1 Abrams tanks was penetrated by anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and six helicopters were shot down between 1 January and the end of May, The New York Times quoted an...
View ArticleDelays to India's LUH procurement 'leading to capability gap, crashes'
Recurring delays to the Indian Army's acquisition of 197 light utility helicopters (LUHs) to replace its fleet of 1960s-era French platforms have created a crisis in sustaining its formations in the...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: IMI reveals CombatGuard
Israel Military Industries (IMI) unveiled the CombatGuard rough-terrain armoured combat vehicle at this month's Eurosatory exhibition. Developed in conjunction with Ido Off-Road Center, a renowned...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: GDELS unveils Piranha III+ variant
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) MOWAG launched its latest Piranha III+ at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris in an armoured personnel carrier (APC) configuration. This version, which can be fitted...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: Colt debuts CK901 rifle
Colt Defense have unveiled their new CK901 assault rifle, chambered in the Russian 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge, at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris. Speaking to IHS Jane's , a Colt Defense representative stated...
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