Cobham, Tata agree aerial refuelling manufacturing deal
Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Tata, has entered a collaboration agreement with UK defence and aerospace group Cobham to manufacture aerial refuelling equipment in...
View ArticleAgustaWestland continues success in Asia
AgustaWestland has pointed to a recently announced contract to supply two AW139 multirole medium helicopters to Bangladesh as evidence of its expanding presence in the military rotary-wing markets in...
View ArticleIDF ground forces go after Gaza's 'terror tunnels'
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a ground operation into the Gaza Strip late on 17 July after its use of stand-off weaponry during the first 10 days of Operation 'Protective Edge' failed to...
View ArticleRAN conducts tests of Mk 54 torpedoes from naval helicopter
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed three test firings of the Mk 54 lightweight torpedo from an MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopter, a Department of Defence spokesperson confirmed on 21 July....
View ArticleIndia outlines scope of procurement corruption cases
India's anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), has referred nine cases of alleged wrongdoing in defence purchases over the past three years for investigation, according to...
View ArticleBrunei's new OPV makes maiden voyage home from Germany
The Royal Brunei Navy's (RBN's) fourth Darussalam (PV 80)-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), KDB Daruttaqwa , began its maiden voyage on 15 July, sailing from Lemwerder in Germany towards Brunei. The...
View ArticleIndia exercises option for six more Hercules transport aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has exercised its options for a further six Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft under a USD564.7 million contract modification announced by the US Department...
View ArticleUpdate: Typhoon avionics facility approved in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian-based Advanced Electronic Company (AEC) has received approval as an avionics repair agent for the Royal Saudi Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The announcement, made on 17 July,...
View ArticleThales Australia wins RAN support contract extension
Thales Australia has secured a contract from the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) to extend its support of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels at Sydney Harbour's Garden Island dockyard. The...
View ArticleSaab completes Kockums acquisition
Saab has completed the SEK340 million (USD49.6 million) purchase of Swedish shipyard ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB (TKMS AB formerly Kockums) from German industrial group ThyssenKrupp, Saab announced...
View ArticleRIMPAC 2014: Chinese spy ship monitoring US aircraft carrier, USN officials...
Key Points A People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) auxiliary general intelligence ship has been operating near USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) China's surveillance ship has kept out of US territorial seas...
View ArticleLockheed Martin reports sales decline, raises profit outlook
US defence giant Lockheed Martin has reported a 1% decline in sales but a 3% increase in profitability for the second quarter of its 2014 financial year. In results released on 22 July, the company...
View ArticleIndian Army completes self-propelled howitzer trials
The Indian Army has completed trials for two 155 mm/52 calibre howitzer systems and is preparing a report for the Ministry of Defence. Official sources said two competing 155 mm/52 cal towed gun...
View ArticleAustralia seeks participation in Kongsberg's JSM
Australia is seeking expanded engagement in Norway's air-launched anti-ship Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile (JSM) programme, the Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra confirmed to IHS Jane's on 21...
View ArticleUSAF to place two situational awareness satellites into orbit
Key Points The Pentagon plans to place two GSSAP satellites into GEO on 23 July A top official said the satellites, which are to provide detailed imagery of other space vehicles, were developed in...
View ArticleUSAF space chief endorses new heavy-lift rocket engine effort
Key Points The US should begin development of an alternate rocket engine to the Russian-built RD-180 for the Atlas V launch vehicle, the USAF's space chief said He cited the benefit of such an effort...
View ArticleUSAF dismisses Russian challenge of US MH17 shootdown evidence
Key Points A top US general dismissed Russian calls for Washington to publicise evidence that Russian separatists shot down a civilian airliner this week The official declined to specify whether US...
View ArticleUkraine loses two Su-25 combat aircraft to ground fire
Two Ukrainian Air Force (Povitryani Sily: PS) Sukhoi Su-25 'Frogfoot' ground attack aircraft were shot down by separatist forces in the east of the country on 23 July, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has...
View ArticleUK parliamentary body slams export controls
The UK's parliamentary watchdog for arms exports, the Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC), has issued a critical report on the UK government's export control process and branded the government...
View ArticleSpain confirms cuts to EC135 order
The Spanish government has finally confirmed the financing package for a reduced order of Airbus EC135 training helicopters for the Spanish Army. An original plan to acquire 12 EC135s has been scaled...
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