USN considering alternative propellants for SLBM rocket motors
Key Points USN considering alternative propellants for SLBM rocket motors Safety issues prevent using liquid rocket motors on submarines The US Navy's (USN) strategic systems programme (SSP), which...
View ArticleSouth American joint trainer project initiated
Key Points Representatives from Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, and Ecuador have met to discuss the development a basic military trainer for the UNASUR nations There is an initial demand of 92 aircraft,...
View ArticleNATO approves new military cyber warfare training centre in Estonia
Estonian Defence Forces Commander Major General Riho Terras announced on 11 June that the country's bid to create a NATO military cyber training centre has been approved by NATO's Supreme Allied...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: Renault debuts BMX-01 6x6 demonstrator
Renault Trucks Defense (RTD) has unveiled for the first time at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris their BMX-01 6x6 armoured vehicle. The vehicle has been designed as a risk reduction demonstrator for the French...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: KMW displays Boxer SPA
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has debuted a new artillery system at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris, displaying an ARTEC Boxer Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (8 x 8) fitted with the KMW 155 mm Artillery Gun Module...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: France to start VBMR 6x6 programme in 2014
France will begin the next phase of its Scorpion army modernisation programme this year, the French Defence Minister stated at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris. Jean-Yves le Drian made the remarks during his...
View ArticleEUFOR RCA looks to improve security around M'poko airport
Improving security around the internally displaced person (IDP) camps huddled against Bangui's M'poko airport is among the primary tasks of the EU's peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic...
View ArticleElbit completes upgrade of FYROM helicopters
Elbit Systems has completed the modernisation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) air force, it has been revealed. The Israeli company has upgraded the country's fleet of 10 Force...
View ArticleChina goes all out with major island building project in Spratlys
China is conducting dredging operations at three reefs in the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, according to data provided by IHS Maritime . GPS tracking of a dredger using AISLive ship...
View ArticleEquatorial Guinea inducts new frigate
Equatorial Guinea took another step towards becoming a major naval power in the Gulf of Guinea on 3 June when it inaugurated a new frigate in the capital Malabo. "This warship is the flagship of the...
View ArticleUK Typhoons on Baltic QRA intercept multiple Russian aircraft
UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters intercepted multiple Russian aircraft on 17 June, while performing quick reaction (alert-QRA) duties in support of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission,...
View ArticleUK awards Typhoon-Brimstone study contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems a GBP5 million (USD8.5 million) study contract to evaluate integrating the MBDA Brimstone missile system onto the Eurofighter Typhoon combat...
View ArticleUS Air Force would be 'ready within hours' if called upon for airstrikes in...
Key Points About 90-100 USAF aircraft - including fighters, bombers, tankers, and UAVs - are on station in the Middle East for potential operations over Iraq Other USAF assets could be brought closer...
View ArticleUS to boost military adviser presence in Iraq while leaving air strike option...
Key Points The Obama administration is bolstering support for Iraqi security forces with up to 300 US special operations advisers The teams' primary mission is to assess and advise Iraqi security...
View ArticleNew Zealand plans for regional 'fragility' in Defence Capability Plan
A Defence Capability Plan (DCP) released by the New Zealand government on 17 June outlines expected capability enhancements over the coming decade while describing the strategic outlook in the South...
View ArticleNAWCAD seeks to counter unguided anti-air threats
The US Navy has invited industry and academia to propose defensive aids technologies that could safeguard helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft from attack by rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and similar...
View ArticleKazakhstan claims Predator XP local production to start by year end
Kazakhstan Engineering has claimed that local assembly relating to the procurement of General Atomics Predator XP medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will commence...
View ArticleJapan delays C-2 service entry after door issue in testing
Japan is delaying the introduction into service of the Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft to investigate why a door broke during pressurisation testing in January. The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported...
View ArticleJapan considers using state funds to develop national defence industries
The Japanese government may extend state funds to national defence companies to help them develop capability and make inroads into international defence markets. A spokesman from the Ministry of...
View ArticleIraq shows interest in surplus Czech helicopters
The Iraqi government is interested in procuring surplus Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) Mil Mi-24 combat helicopters and other defence equipment to support its efforts to counter the ongoing Sunni...
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