Farnborough 2014: Textron AirLand Scorpion makes international debut
Just two-and-a-half years ago the Textron AirLand Scorpion intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike jet was a concept in a PowerPoint presentation, but it has now made its...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: Pentagon clears F-35 for flight but won't send aircraft to UK
Key Points The Pentagon has announced a 'limited flight clearance' for the F-35 that includes an engine inspection regimen and a restricted flight envelope The clearance will not allow for four F-35B...
View ArticleUkraine accuses Russia of air-to-air shootdown
Tension between Moscow and Kiev escalated significantly after the Ukrainian government accused the Russian Air Force of shooting down one of its Sukhoi Su-25 'Frogfoot' ground attack aircraft in an...
View ArticleUK Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth carrier floats out
The first of the UK Royal Navy's two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers was officially launched on 17 July, marking another key milestone for the construction programme. Queen Elizabeth ,...
View ArticleSpain to proceed with final S 70 submarine refit
The Spanish government has agreed the contract for a final major overhaul for the Armada Espanola's S 70 submarine Tramontana (S 74). The EUR42.9 million (USD58.01 million) programme of work, to be...
View ArticleRIMPAC 2014: US confirms exclusion of Thailand from exercise
Thailand has not sent a delegation to the 2014 iteration of the Rim of the Pacific ('RIMPAC') international naval exercise and the country has been excluded from the event, the US Navy (USN) has...
View ArticleRIMPAC 2014: Indonesian Navy hones marines' capabilities in amphibious exercises
The Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) is putting its marine corps (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR) through a series of drills in and around the waters of Hawaii at the...
View ArticleMk VI Patrol Boat promises greater reach for US coastal forces
The US Navy (USN) is preparing to receive its first Mk VI Patrol Boat (PB), in a move that will significantly enhance the blue-water capabilities of the service's riverine and coastal forces. Designed...
View ArticleKim supervises rocket launch close to DMZ
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has personally supervised the firing of more than 100 rockets and artillery rounds only a few kilometres from the border with South Korea. Images of the North Korean...
View ArticleJapan approves export of PAC-2 components for Qatar
The Japanese government on 17 July approved the export to Qatar of a sensor built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and used in the Raytheon Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) air-defence...
View ArticleGreece looks to major upgrade programmes
Greece is expected to push ahead with over USD1 billion worth of defence upgrade programmes, with the Parliamentary Committee on Defence Procurement and Contracts scheduled to meet on 30 July to...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: Selex awarded AESA production contract for Swedish Gripens
Selex ES has been awarded a contract to supply its Raven ES-05 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for Gripen fighter aircraft, it was announced on 16 July at the Farnborough...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: basing issues delay Reaper-to-core announcement
Efforts to firm up basing options for the UK's General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after they cease operations in Afghanistan at the end of the year...
View ArticleBrazil set to issue RfP for 105 mm gun system
The Brazilian Army is scheduled to issue by August a request for proposals (RfP) to purchase a 105 mm turreted gun system intended to arm the service's future 8x8 armoured reconnaissance vehicle, known...
View ArticleUS Special Inspector General questions C-130 deliveries to Afghanistan
Key Points The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has reported that C-130s already transferred to Afghanistan are being underutilised SIGAR has recommended delaying further...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: Draken buys L-159s, to market aircraft in the Americas
Draken International have signed a contract with Aero Vodochody to purchase 14 L-159E ALCA light attack and training aircraft, the companies announced on 16 July at the Farnborough International...
View ArticleRIMPAC 2014: Canada's 'Hammerhead' target craft scores big with navies
Key Points HMCS Calgary embarked Meggitt's 5 m unmanned surface vehicle trainer for the Rim of the Pacific naval exercise All six 'Hammerhead' targets are to be deployed and destroyed during several...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: UK government and industry launch DGP implementation plan
Key Points The joint UK government/industry Defence Growth Partnership has launched its implementation plan The plan aims to support UK defence sector growth and boost export performance The UK...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: Typhoon Storm Shadow deal to be signed
British and Italian Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft are to be able to employ the MBDA Storm Shadow long range cruise missile after a GBP150 million contract to integrate the weapon was announced at...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: Thales debuts Talios pod
Thales has released additional details for their new Thales Optronique targeting pod, known as Pod de Désignation Laser de Nouvelle Génération (PDL NG) for the French Air Force and has given it the...
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