Analysis: ASEAN finds voice over South China Sea dispute
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional forum that took place in Myanmar over the weekend of 9-10 August was the latest multilateral platform at which officials could address...
View ArticleEstablishment of new insurgent group in Indonesia does not indicate greater...
EVENT Several senior members of Indonesian Islamist organisation Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT) on 12 August split from the group and announced the formation of a new organisation called Jamaah Ansharusy...
View ArticleUSN conducts manned-unmanned aircraft ops aboard carrier
The US Navy (USN) has for the first time conducted manned and unmanned aircraft operations simultaneously aboard an aircraft carrier. A Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a Boeing...
View ArticleFormer Meggitt CEO buys Shimtech
European investment house Bridgepoint is set to sell aircraft composites maker Shimtech to a group led by former Meggitt CEO Terry Twigger, UK newspaper The Sunday Times reported on 17 August. Shimtech...
View ArticleCzechs signal willingness to supply arms to Kurds
The Czech Foreign Ministry announced on 15 August its willingness to provide export licences to Czech entities seeking to supply the government of Iraqi Kurdistan surplus small arms ammunition from the...
View ArticleAustal USA launches USN's eighth Littoral Combat Ship
The US Navy's (USN's) eighth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has launched in Mobile, Alabama, and is undergoing final outfitting before activation in the first quarter of 2015, Austal USA officials told IHS...
View ArticleIraq crises subside
US-led efforts to protect the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil and the Yazidi minority from the Islamic State militant group appear to be winding down, while Nuri al-Maliki's decision to stand down as prime...
View ArticleUSCG's fourth National Security Cutter passes acceptance trials as fifth...
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the fourth vessel soon to join the US Coast Guard's (USCG's) Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC) fleet completed its acceptance...
View ArticleSyria enhances T-72 protection
Syria has developed a new passive armour package to enhance the survivability of its Russian-supplied T-72M1 main battle tanks (MBT) against RPG-7 rocket propelled grenades. Photographs published on a...
View ArticleSupacat wins Australian special forces vehicle contract
Australia has awarded UK-based Supacat Group an AUD105 million (USD98 million) contract for 89 special operations vehicles based on the latest version of the Extenda high-mobility transport (HMT), the...
View ArticleSingapore launches new urban live-firing training facility
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has inaugurated a new training complex which enables the army to simulate mounted assault and close-quarter combat simultaneously in an urban environment using live...
View ArticleRAN's first Canberra-class LHD begins final sea trials
The first of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) two new Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (LHDs) has embarked on final contractor sea trials, officials announced on 19 August. Lead ship Canberra...
View ArticleRAF RC-135 operations over Iraq revealed
Signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations are being conducted over Iraq by a Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon revealed on 16 August during a...
View ArticlePLAN commissions Jiangdao-class corvette into East Sea Fleet
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette Quanzhou into its East Sea Fleet on 8 August, according to Chinese state-backed media outlets. The 90 m ship,...
View ArticleHaftar loyalists claim Su-24s carried out Tripoli airstrike
The Libyan faction led by retired general Khalifah Haftar has claimed responsibility for an airstrike carried out against militias in Tripoli on the night of 17-18 August. The strike reportedly...
View ArticleIndonesia bolsters western fleet with four KCR-40 missile boats
The Indonesian Navy's (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL's) Western Fleet Command (Komando Armada RI Kawasan Barat - KOARMABAR) will receive an additional four KCR-40 missile attack...
View ArticleUSN awards CANES contract to five vendors
Key Points The USN has selected five vendors to build and deliver the CANES for 180 ships, submarines, and maritime operations centres Vendors will compete continuously for delivery orders over the...
View ArticleUSAF grounds 82 F-16Ds
Key Points The USAF has removed more than half of its F-16Ds from flight status for inspection The order does not affect the remainder of the 812-aircraft US fleet The US Air Force (USAF) has grounded...
View ArticleUS, Southeast Asian navies conclude annual multilateral naval exercise
Key Points The 13th 'SEACAT' exercise, a multilateral naval exercise between the US and regional navies, was conducted at Singapore's Changi Naval Base from 11-15 August 'SEACAT 2014' also featured the...
View ArticleTurkish fighter project faces uncertain future
Design work on a new jet fighter called the TF-X (X standing for experimental) as part of Turkey's ambitious strategy of indigenising arms procurement has now been completed, but the project may not...
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