US Army begins 'Pacific Pathways' for training, engagement in Asia
The US Army has kicked off its 'Pacific Pathways' engagement programme with a battalion deploying for three months to attend a variety of international exercises in the Pacific region. More than 800...
View ArticleUK puts EW operational support under joint command
The UK's Defence Electronic Warfare Centre (DEWC) has been transitioned from Air Command to Joint Forces Command (JFC) and renamed as the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre (JEWOSC)....
View ArticlePratt & Whitney to absorb F-35 engine problem costs
Key Points The F-35's engine manufacturer has agreed to pay for retrofits of the 156 engines already delivered The Pentagon is waiting to sign contracts for the next production lot of both engines and...
View ArticlePentagon's new technology strategy takes shape
Key Points Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is backing a new technology offset initiative The effort includes establishing a Long-Range Research & Development Planning Program The US Department of...
View ArticlePakistan, China end 3-week special forces drills near Xinjiang
Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif oversaw the closing ceremony of a three-week anti-terrorist exercise involving army commandos from Pakistan and China on 29 August. The ceremony was held at...
View ArticleNicaragua seeking to build air and naval capabilities
Nicaragua is exploring opportunities to strengthen its naval and air capabilities to better enforce its sovereignty, the Commander of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces, General Julio Cesar Aviles, said...
View ArticleMSPO 2014: Poland could acquire JASSM-ER
The Polish Air Force could soon acquire the extended-range (ER) variant of Lockheed Martin's AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), it has emerged. Poland is already preparing to...
View ArticleMexican Navy continues expanding aviation assets
Mexico's Ministry of the Navy (SEMAR) has launched two projects to buy aircraft meant to significantly strengthen naval aviation capabilities, SEMAR confirmed to IHS Jane's on 3 September. Under the...
View ArticleMexican military details intelligence capabilities, new fusion centres
The Mexican military is establishing five regional and one national intelligence fusion centres, according to President Enrique Pena Nieto's 'Second Government Report to the Nation', published on 2...
View ArticleIsraeli air support gets closer
Key Points Improved command-and-control allowed the IAF to provide far closer air support to ground forces during Operation 'Protective Edge' than in previous conflicts. The IDF still made extensive...
View ArticleCzech Republic plans defence spending rise
The Czech governing coalition agreed on 3 September to increase defence spending to 1.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020, following six months of negotiations. Currently the Czech Republic...
View ArticleUH-1N 'Huey' retired from USMC service
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has officially retired the last of its Bell UH-1N 'Huey' helicopters after more than 40 years of service, it was announced on 3 September. A 'sundown' flypast of the last...
View ArticleMSPO: Szczesniak debuts new vehicles
Polish company Szczesniak Pojazdy Specjalne unveiled two new vehicles at the MSPO defence exhibition, held in Targi Kielce from 1-4 September: the LST (Lekki Samochod Terenowy - Lightweight Offroad...
View ArticleIran announces progress on long-range SAMs
Iran's air defence commander, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, has claimed the Islamic Republic is making progress on two indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) programmes, in a series of...
View ArticleUpdate: UK places GBP3.5 billion Scout SV order
The United Kingdom has ordered 589 General Dynamics UK Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) platforms in a GBP3.5 billion (USD5.8 billion) contract announced on 3 September. Scout SV will replace the British...
View ArticleSouth American nations to define regional UAV requirement
Representatives from the 12 states of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) met in Brasilia from 2-4 September to discuss requirements for a regional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAS). The project...
View ArticleSingapore officially inducts M-346 jet trainer aircraft
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has officially stood up its Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master advanced jet trainer aircraft-equipped training squadron based in France. The ceremony, which...
View ArticleIran announces progress on long-range SAMs
Iran's air defence commander, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, claimed in a series of announcements made on 28 August and 1 September that the Islamic Republic is making progress on two indigenous...
View ArticleIndian Air Force unhappy at progress of PAK-FA fifth-gen fighter
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has expressed concerns to Russia over technical problems and delays plaguing the USD10.5 billion Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) programme, which is based on the...
View ArticleFrance halts first Russian Mistral delivery in response to Ukraine crisis
The French government has announced that it is halting the delivery of the first of two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships planned for delivery to the Russian Navy. Built by STX in Saint-Nazaire,...
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