DARPA awards Boeing contract for Phantom Swift as new VTOL X-Plane
Key Points Boeing will continue refining its Phantom Swift X-Plane design for the Pentagon The programme is geared at demonstrating efficient hover and high-speed flight Boeing has been awarded a...
View ArticleColombia receives final T-90 Calima primary trainer
The Colombian Air Force's Air Maintenance Command (CAMAN) received its 25th and final T-90 Calima primary trainer on 26 August, the command announced. The T-90 Calima was selected to replace the...
View ArticleZephyr 7 demonstrates winter capability, tests new payload
Airbus Defence and Space has completed an uninterrupted 11-day test flight of its Zephyr 7 High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) equipped with a new primary payload, the company announced on 28 August....
View ArticleUkraine calls for UNSC meeting over Russian forces in east Ukraine
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko on 28 August called for a special meeting of the UN Security Council because of "Russian troop deployments" in Ukraine and new offensives by anti-Kiev forces. On 25...
View ArticleTurkish defence report urges military to increase combat troop levels
A major Turkish defence reform report has urged the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) to increase its combat troop levels, its ability to deploy abroad, and its joint capabilities. The 220-page report was...
View ArticleTurkey weighs options in T-Loramids missile programme
Turkey has once again requested an extension of the three rival bids in its T-Loramids air- and missile-defence system programme. The latest extension will maintain the validity of the pricing in the...
View ArticleTata secures offset subcontracting deal with Pilatus
Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Tata, has signed an agreement with Pilatus Aircraft to locally manufacture airframes for the Swiss firm's PC-12 single-engine utility...
View ArticleSpain updates defence export regulations
A new set of Spanish government regulations on the export of defence and dual-use materiel came into force on 27 August, the day after the royal decree was published. The government said the new system...
View ArticleSHAPE confirms Russian forces fighting in Ukraine
Russian forces are operating inside eastern Ukraine's territory, are using advanced weaponry to support the country's rebel groups and have clashed directly with Ukrainian soldiers, according to...
View ArticleCzechs donate ammunition to Iraqi Kurds
The Czech government on 27 August agreed to donate CZK41 million (USD2 million) in surplus Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) small arms ammunition and hand grenades to the government of Iraqi Kurdistan...
View ArticleCzech's restructure special forces command structure
The General Staff of the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) will assume command of the 601st Special Forces Group based in Prostejov from 1 January 2015, when the unit will be transferred to the ACR...
View ArticleCzech government approves L-159 sale to Iraq
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) will allow the sale of 15 Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA light attack and training aircraft to Iraq, it announced on 27 August. The MoD reached an agreement with Czech...
View ArticleChina seen as major beneficiary in Ukraine-Russia conflict
The business of supplying China with weapon systems, design expertise, and military-applicable technology will now take a sharp tick upwards as a result of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to...
View ArticleBrazilian military officials in Russia to assess Pantsir-S1 deal
Brazil has sent a delegation of nine military officers to Russia to carry out additional assessments of the aerial target range of the Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 'Greyhound') self-propelled air defence system...
View ArticleBrazil's T-Xc future primary trainer takes first flight
The first flight of the Novaer T-Xc Pilgrim two-seat side-by-side primary trainer occurred on 22 August at Sao Jose dos Campos, according to a Novaer announcement. Novaer said the T-Xc Pilgrim was...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific region at risk of submarine-triggered conflict, says former RAN...
Submarine acquisitions by more navies in the Asia-Pacific region increased the risk of a conflict being triggered by underwater confrontation, retired naval officer Dr Sam Bateman told a seminar at the...
View ArticleA400M acts as tanker aircraft for first time
The Airbus A400M Atlas transporter has successfully acted as an air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft for the first time, Airbus Defence and Space announced on 28 August. A company-owned A400M...
View Article**John sub** East African states pledge troops for standby force
Ten East African countries had formally pledged forces for the East African Standby Force following a meeting of the East African Council of Ministers of Defence and Security and the Committee of East...
View ArticleRussian aid convoy committed wide-scale looting, says Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities have charged Russian Kamaz military trucks - painted white and then sent illegally into Ukraine for what Moscow had called a "humanitarian relief convoy" to cities in the eastern...
View ArticleUkraine conflict enters new phase
The situation in east Ukraine "has changed radically", Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on 28 August. Anti-Kiev forces have launched counter-offensives apparently involving Russian regular...
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