Indian Army kicks off final carbine trials
The Indian Army began the final round of confirmatory trials in support of its requirement for 44,618 close quarter battle (CQB) 5.56 mm carbines and 33.6 million rounds of ammunition on 9 June,...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: France and UK qualify 40 mm CTCA
CTA International announced on 18 June at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris that its 40 mm Cased Telescoped Cannon and Ammunition (CTCA) had been qualified by both France and the United Kingdom. Qualification...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: Elbit addresses latest battlefield needs
Israel's Elbit Systems focused its product offering at Eurosatory 2014 around the concepts of expeditionary warfare, special forces, fire support, and terrain dominance through the use of unmanned...
View ArticleBoeing-Sikorsky prep final JMR design for 2015
Key Points The companies are competing against three other industry teams for JMR JMR could lead to a much larger Future Vertical Lift programme for the Pentagon Boeing and Sikorsky plan to have the...
View ArticleEurosatory 2014: French UAV contenders state their case
At this month's Eurosatory exhibition in Paris the main contenders for the French Army's Système de Drone Tactique unmanned aerial system (UAS) programme promoted their credentials for meeting the...
View ArticlePLAN inducts two Type 056 corvettes into South China Sea fleet
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned two Jiangdao-class (Type 056) guided-missile corvettes into its South China Sea fleet, according to PLA-sponsored news outlets. Luzhou...
View ArticleMauritania turns DC-3 into surveillance aircraft
The Mauritanian Islamic Air Force (FAIM) has increased its ability to monitor the country's vast, sparsely populated territory by upgrading its Basler Turbo BT-67 with an electro-optical (EO) turret...
View ArticleElbit completes upgrade of Macedonian helicopters
Elbit Systems has completed the modernisation of the Macedonian air force, it has been revealed. The Israeli company has upgraded the country's fleet of 10 Force Soviet-era Mi-8MT, Mi-17, and Mi-24V...
View ArticleTurkey's Sledgehammer coup plot convicts released, pending retrial
Turkey released 236 retired and active duty military officers convicted in the Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plot case on 19 June, after the Constitutional Court ruled their right to a fair trial had been...
View ArticleThai junta reorganises response to southern insurgency
Nearly a month after seizing power Thailand's military junta has announced a complete restructuring of Bangkok's response to the decade-long separatist insurgency in the country's southern Muslim...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2015: House votes to prevent A-10 retirement
Key Points The House of Representatives approved a measure that would prohibit the Department of Defense from using money to retire any A-10 aircraft Both chambers of Congress will have to approve such...
View ArticleNext-gen GMD missile scores first successful intercept
Key Points A CE-II missile defence interceptor hit an incoming target for its first successful test The event is expected to clear the Pentagon to buy more interceptors after it halted production...
View ArticleNATO ministers to discuss defence spending levels, Ukraine
Two pressing financial issues - one old, one new - face the 28 NATO allies as their foreign ministers meet for the last time on 25 June in preparation for their summit in Wales on 4-5 September. The...
View ArticleFirst Karayel set for July delivery
Vestel will shortly deliver the first of its Karayel unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to the Turkish Land Forces. Speaking to IHS Jane's , Vestel engineers Emrah iek and Hüseyin Aktan said that one air...
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 ArticleDjibouti Air Force receives MA60 transport
The Djibouti Air Force (Force Aerienne du Djibouti/FAD) inaugurated a new Xi'an Aircraft Corporation (XAC) MA60 transport aircraft during a ceremony attended by President Ismail Omar Guelleh on 18...
View ArticleAkash SAM completes final Indian Army validation tests
The Indian Army completed final validation trials of the Akash medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) on 18 June, paving the way for its induction into army service. The test-firing took place at...
View ArticleUSMC, USN eyeing ship-to-shore connectors for new amphib strategy
Ship-to-shore connectors are to play a key role in the US Marine Corps' (USMC's) future amphibious vehicles strategy, according to USMC Commandant General James Amos. Proliferation of...
View ArticleRMAF deploys homegrown C2 system for joint exercise with USAF
The US Air Force-Royal Malaysian Air Force (USAF/RMAF) joint exercise 'Cope Taufan 2014' held from 9 to 20 June was co-ordinated through a command-and-control (C2) system developed by the RMAF, the...
View ArticleObama nominates new commanders for Afghanistan, SOCOM, NORTHCOM
US President Barack Obama has nominated three officers to senior military leadership positions across the Department of Defense, including a new head of operations in Afghanistan. General John...
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