US Army successfully tests electronic jamming capability for Gray Eagle UAS
The US Army conducted flight testing of an unmanned airborne electronic attack capability known as Networked Electronic Warfare Remotely Operated (NERO) onboard the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle....
View ArticleUS Army selects new camo pattern
The US Army on 31 July confirmed its selection of a new base combat uniform camouflage pattern but did not disclose which it had selected. General Dennis Via, commander of Army Material Command (AMC),...
View ArticleUS Army selects finalists for Joint Multi-Role helicopter demonstrator
Key Points The army has decided which companies will participate in its JMR TD effort and plans to release details by early September Two companies are expected to build demonstration aircraft for 2017...
View ArticleUltra reports lower H1 revenues, profits
Ultra Electronics saw revenues and profits fall in the first six months of 2014 due to "constraints in the US defence procurement process", the company reported in its interim results for the six...
View ArticleTalon rockets score four-from-four in MD 530G II helo integration trials
Raytheon Company and MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) have successfully test-fired the Talon laser-guided rocket from the latest-variant MD 530 Little Bird reconnaissance and light attack helicopter, it was...
View ArticleRIMPAC 2014: Canadian tanker conducts air-to-air refuelling of US Navy aircraft
With about 1,000 personnel participating in the multinational Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise hosted by the US Navy (USN), the Canadian Armed Forces seized a multitude of opportunities to train...
View ArticleJapan to provide Vietnam with six patrol vessels
Japan has agreed to provide Vietnam with six second-hand vessels to enhance its maritime patrolling capability amid a territorial standoff with China in the South China Sea. The boats will be...
View ArticleIndian Air Force Jaguar lost on training sortie
An Indian Air Force (IAF) SEPECAT Jaguar strike aircraft crashed during a routine training sortie in the western coastal province of Gujarat on 2 August, national media reported. The single-seat Jaguar...
View ArticleIndia registers increase in defence offset agreements
India has registered an increase in the number of defence offset contracts concluded by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), although newly published figures show New Delhi is still far behind previously...
View ArticleHuntington Ingalls receives contract to plan defuelling of USS George Washington
The builder of the US Navy's (USN's) Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers has received a contract to begin planning for defuelling of the sixth-in-class ship, officials announced on 1 August....
View ArticleUSN showcases P-8A Poseidon in CARAT Singapore 2014
The US Navy (USN) is set to demonstrate the capabilities of its latest Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft during the Singapore phase of the annual 'Co-operation Afloat Readiness and...
View ArticleUS looking to upgrade ISR kit on Nigerien DA42MPP aircraft
The US government is seeking a supplier to upgrade the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities on two aircraft operated by Niger. The draft statement of work (SOW) issued by...
View ArticleUK to review exports to Israel
The United Kingdom is set to review its military and dual-use exports to Israel following days of conflict with Hamas in Gaza, a UK government spokesperson said on 4 August. "We are currently reviewing...
View ArticleJapanese White Paper accuses China of taking 'high-handed actions'
Japan's 2014 defence White Paper has accused China of taking "high-handed actions" over maritime rights and interests in the waters off East Asia. "The security environment surrounding Japan has become...
View ArticleIndian MoD lifts blacklisting of Rolls-Royce
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) decided in late July against blacklisting Rolls-Royce, which has been under federal investigation since late February for employing proscribed agents to secure Indian...
View ArticleIAF grounds Dhruv fleet following crash
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has grounded its entire fleet of 40 locally designed Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) after one of them crashed on 26 July in northern Uttar Pradesh province, killing...
View ArticleRussia orders Ka-52K helicopters for Mistral-class LHDs
Russia has ordered a batch of Kamov Ka-52K 'Hokum B' naval attack helicopters for the Russian Navy's Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) vessels. Speaking to IHS Jane's , a Russian defence...
View ArticleUSMC trains with laser-guided Paveway bombs
Key Points USMC Harrier aircrews employed GBU-12F/B bombs with upgraded Paveway II DMLGB kits in recent training This is the first USMC training with the weapon since Lockheed Martin upgraded the...
View ArticleNigerian military promises to investigate execution footage
The Nigerian military has said it will investigate claims made by the human rights group Amnesty International that some of its soldiers have been involved in extrajudicial executions of suspected Boko...
View ArticleUSMC special forces become Raiders once again
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is resurrecting Raider battalions and regiments for its special operators, although the move is in name only and will not affect the structure of Marine Corps Forces Special...
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