F-35 fleet grounded as engine investigation continues
Key Points The Pentagon is expected to soon decide whether the F-35B will be allowed to fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom The US government is...
View ArticleUS Navy's SM-6 and over-the-horizon fire control score intercepts at sea
The US Navy (USN) and defence contractors have conducted the longest ever engagement with a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) during previously undisclosed testing at sea. For the long-range SM-6 mission the...
View ArticleTogo gets third Defender patrol boat
The United States has handed over a third Defender inshore patrol boat and an associated maintenance facility to Togo's Navy, the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) announced on 3 July. There have been...
View ArticleRussian Ministry of Defence to privatise equipment maintenance
Deputy Defence Minister Yury Borisov outlined the next steps to take the Russian military out of the business of maintaining arms and equipment during a 3 July press conference. Borisov told media...
View ArticleNATO's post-ISAF role in the world still uncertain, analysts say
Security analysts argue that NATO leaders will struggle to come up with a new narrative to explain the alliance's post-Afghanistan security role, unless the 28 allies develop a shared perception of...
View ArticleMHI distances itself from PAC-2 export reports
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has distanced itself from media reports in Japan stating that the company is close to securing an export of sensors to be integrated onto the Raytheon Patriot Advanced...
View ArticleMBDA achieves double missile test success with Sea Ceptor
MBDA has achieved a major milestone in the development of its Sea Ceptor shipborne local area air-defence system, with the completion of first guided firings for the Common Anti-air Modular Missile...
View ArticleMaiden flight of IOMAX Archangel BPA prototype imminent
IOMAX is preparing for the imminent first flight of the engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) prototype of its Archangel Block 3 Border Patrol Aircraft (BPA), a year after the concept was...
View ArticleJordan to arm donated IOMAX Block 1 BPAs, UAE to order Block 3 aircraft
Jordan is to arm the six IOMAX Border Patrol Aircraft (BPA) Block 1 precision strike turboprop aircraft that were gifted to the country by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2013, a senior company...
View ArticleIndia, UK agree GBP250 million ASRAAM deal
The United Kingdom and India have signed a GBP250 million deal to equip the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) SEPECAT Jaguar fleet with MBDA's Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), UK government...
View ArticleFincantieri completes IPO
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) following the sale of 500 million shares at a price of EUR0.78 (USD1.06) each, the company announced on 3 July. The IPO...
View ArticleAustralia, Japan sign defence technology agreement
Australia and Japan signed an accord on 8 July to deepen defence-orientated science and technology co-operation between the two countries. The Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology agreement -...
View ArticlePentagon suspends F-35 contract negotiations until latest failure resolved
Key Points F-35 purchasing negotiations will resume once implications of a 23 June fire aboard an F-35A are fully known The Pentagon refused to make a deal for another lot of aircraft with the issue...
View ArticleUK posts GBP9.8 billion in 2013 defence exports
Defence exports by the United Kingdom rose by 11.4% in 2013 to GBP9.8 billion (USD16.76 billion), the UK government announced on 8 July. This compares with GBP8.8 billion in defence export orders in...
View ArticleSpain, Portugal developing a regular training programme for West African...
Spain and Portugal are preparing a joint initiative aimed at creating a regular advisory and training programme for sub-Saharan and in particular West African countries to help counter ongoing threats...
View ArticleSouth Sudan takes delivery of Chinese ATGWs
South Sudan has taken delivery of a large shipment of Chinese infantry weapons that includes anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), according to shipping documents obtained by Bloomberg and passed on to...
View ArticleRussia accepts modernised Shturm-SM ATGM into service
The Russian government accepted the self-propelled 9K132 Shturm-SM anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system into its arms inventory on 30 June, according to a press release from the Kolomna-based Design...
View ArticlePutin announces Russian first-half defence exports
Russia's defence industry exported arms and military equipment worth USD5.6 billion in the first six months of 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on 7 July. The figure suggests that...
View ArticlePoland starts 'Kruk' attack helicopter acquisition programme
The Polish Armament Inspectorate officially launched its 'Kruk' (Raven) attack helicopter acquisition programme on 8 July, which will eventually replace the country's ageing Mil Mi-24 'Hind' combat...
View ArticlePentagon should revise bulk fuel price estimate formula, GAO says
Key Points During fiscal years 2009-13 the Pentagon's actual costs for bulk fuel differed 'considerably' from its budget estimates Government auditors recommend revising the estimate technique US...
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