Pakistani officials urge West to remain engaged in SW Asia
Leading Pakistani security officials say their country faces major terrorist challenges and warn that the West must not abandon their region as NATO pulls its forces out of Afghanistan. "We have lost...
View ArticleOnodera says Japan may buy more F-35s 'if price is right'
Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera on 8 July said Tokyo will consider buying additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters should the cost of the aircraft come down. "If...
View ArticleJapan sees big increase in Russian air activity
The number of intercepts of Russian aircraft by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) increased by nearly eight times from April to June 2014 compared with the same period in 2013. The Joint Staff...
View ArticleEU pursues common maritime pictures
The 28 European Union (EU) nations will have a "rolling action plan" in place by the end of the year to start producing common civil-military situational awareness pictures around the union's maritime...
View ArticleCohort acquires stake in Marlborough Communications
UK technology group Cohort has acquired a majority stake in electronic communications and surveillance technology company Marlborough Communications (MCL), Cohort announced on 9 July. The deal, which...
View ArticleBrazilian 4x4 programme proceeds with five competitors
The Brazilian Army's Evaluations Center (CAEx) is scheduled to finish its evaluation of five platforms competing for the 4x4 tactical vehicle element of the Guarani Strategic Project (PEE Guarani) at...
View ArticleUK to keep Sentinel ASTOR in service
Key Points The UK is expected to announce that it will keep its Sentinel R.1 surveillance aircraft in service beyond the end of this year The RAF is also expected to keep its MQ-9 Reaper UAVs in...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Badger to get BAE Land Systems sights
The Dynamics division of BAE Land Systems South Africa has been awarded the contract to develop and manufacture the commander's and gunner's sights for the Badger infantry combat vehicle for the South...
View ArticleOnodera sets out plans to buy amphibious assault ships
Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera has said that Tokyo is to consider the purchase of at least one amphibious assault ship. "We are intending to acquire a transport ship capable of promptly...
View ArticleNigeria plans to manufacture South African APCs
The South African company DCD Protected Mobility has unveiled a new type of mine-protected patrol vehicle that it says will be built for the Nigerian Police Force's (NPF's) paramilitary units. Named...
View ArticleNATO and EU urged to align threat assessments
NATO and EU security policy officials say their two organisations must ensure their threat assessments are aligned, while pushing forward co-operation in other areas as much as possible - even if the...
View ArticleIsrael receives first two M-346 trainers
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) took delivery of the first two of its Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainers at Hatzerim Airbase on 9 July, the Italian company announced. "This is an important...
View ArticleIDF repels new Hamas naval commandos
The Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, has revealed for the first time that it has a naval commando unit. Five members of the unit attempted to raid the...
View ArticleHAL issues RfI for help with stalled IJT programme
India's state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) issued a global request for information (RfI) on 30 June seeking technical assistance aimed at streamlining the overweight Intermediate...
View ArticleF-35B no show for RIAT, expected to make Farnborough
The organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) announced on 10 July that 'time has run out' for the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to appear at the event,...
View ArticleAcquisition officials hope to revamp procedures in 2016
Pentagon proposals to streamline and simplify highly complex and often inefficient defence acquisition processes could potentially be ready for codification in the fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016) defence...
View ArticleUSAF bomber contest under way
Key Points The USAF released an RfP to industry but said it is keeping all technical details quiet due to competitive sensitivities. The Pentagon has said it is planning a systems-of-systems approach...
View ArticleMexican Air Force modernising and expanding Mi-17 fleet
From mid-June to early July at least two Antonov An-124-100 transports ferried at least nine Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Mexicana - FAM) Mi-17 Hip helicopters to a Russian Helicopters facility,...
View ArticleChilean Army launches training aircraft replacement programme
The Chilean Army Aviation Brigade (Brigada de Aviación del Ejército - BAVE) opened a tender to procure an unspecified number of basic training aircraft on 26 June and closed the tender on 1 July, but a...
View ArticleBrazil and Colombia to jointly develop new Amazon patrol vessel
Colombia and Brazil signed an agreement earlier this month to begin joint development of a river patrol vessel specifically designed for the Amazon. The Amazon Patrol Vessel (Buque Patrullero Amazónico...
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