Tetraedr makes headway with T38 Stiletto sales
Belarusian company Tetraedr is manufacturing a batch of T38 Stiletto surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems for a number of clients including the Azeri armed forces, according to Tetraedr director Andrei...
View ArticleCivilian airliner crashes in Ukraine, believed to have been shot down
A commercial aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines crashed with nearly 300 passengers on board while flying over the contested Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on 17 July. As of this writing it was...
View ArticleUS officials believe pro-Russian separatists shot down MH17 with Buk
The US president and senior Pentagon officials believe that pro-Russian separatists, with some level of support from Russia, are responsible for shooting down a commercial airliner on 17 July with a...
View ArticleUpdate: MH017 most likely downed by Russian-backed separatists
Key Points There is growing evidence that Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists were responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 017 over Ukraine A Buk (SA-11 'Gadfly') system captured by...
View ArticleUpdate: Israel requests AIM-9X Sidewinders
In a blow to Rafael and its Python 5 missile, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 14 July that the Israeli government has requested to purchase of the rival Raytheon AIM-9X...
View ArticleUPDATE: Farnborough 2014: Typhoon Storm Shadow deal 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 (USD256.8 million) contract to integrate the...
View ArticleSenate appropriations committee approves DoD spending bill with full Senate...
Key Points US Senate appropriators have voted to fund continued operation of the A-10 fleet, as well as additional purchases of EA-18s, LCSs, and tanks The full Senate must now consider the...
View ArticleSaab announces first-half results
Swedish defence and security equipment manufacturer Saab released its results for the first half of 2014 on 18 July. Sales for the first six months declined 7% from SEK11.7 billion (USD1.7 billion)...
View ArticleRIMPAC 2014: Singapore LCS deployment may be configured for piracy, says USN
The US Navy's (USN's) planned deployment of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) to Singapore may see the vessel tasked with tackling rising maritime piracy in the region, the commanding...
View ArticlePhilippines sets out capability upgrades at inaugural ADAS show
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) outlined the benefits of its recent acquisitions at the inaugural Asian Defence, Security and Crisis Management (ADAS) exhibition held in Manila from 17-18...
View ArticleNew Zealand approves replenishment tanker replacement
The New Zealand government has given approval for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to seek a replacement for the Royal New Zealand Navy's fleet replenishment tanker HMNZS Endeavour . A request for...
View ArticleKongsberg signs JSM test contract
Kongsberg Defence Systems has been awarded a NOK280 million (USD45.2 million) contract by the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) for the second part of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) Phase...
View ArticleIDF releases Iron Dome interception rate
Israel's Iron Dome system has successfully intercepted 86% of the Palestinian rockets that it has engaged during Operation 'Protective Edge', according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). "Since the...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: UK MPA battle begins
The battle to win a high-profile contest for the UK's next maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) opened at the Farnborough Airshow, with reports emerging of an 'unsolicited bid' being lodged earlier this...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: Textron AirLand Scorpion makes international debut
Making its international debut at Farnborough 2014 was the Textron AirLand Scorpion ISR/strike jet: a significant achievement given that two-and-a-half years ago the aircraft only existed as a concept...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: Raytheon targets domestic hot spots while pursuing...
Alongside pushing for growth in its international sales and rationalising its corporate structure, Raytheon is targeting niche opportunities in its domestic market to beat the constriction in US...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: RAF Tornados to receive upgraded self-protection pod
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR.4 aircraft are to receive an upgraded radio frequency (RF) self-protection capability from late 2015 with the introduction of a new common jamming pod (CJP)...
View ArticleFarnborough 2014: AgustaWestland marks AW149 type certification
AgustaWestland marked the military type certification of its AW149 multirole helicopter at Farnborough on 15 July with an official ceremony attended by Mauro Moretti, chief executive officer and...
View ArticleEcuador negotiates offset agreement with Embraer
Ecuador's Deputy Minister of National Defence, Carlos Larrea, disclosed government plans on 15 July to develop a programme of technology compensation with Brazilian aerospace multinational Embraer as a...
View ArticleCroatia seeks PzH 2000 purchase
Croatia's plans to purchase PzH 2000 155 mm tracked self-propelled artillery systems received a substantial boost on 14 July when the Defence Committee of the Croatian Parliament moved to support their...
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