India's CAG raps HAL for selling ALHs below cost price
India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has censured public-sector company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for selling seven multirole Dhruv advanced light helicopters (ALHs) to the...
View ArticleIN activates reactor on locally built SSBN
India edged closer to confirming its three-tier strategic deterrence on 10 August by activating the reactor aboard INS Arihant , its indigenously developed nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine...
View ArticleColombian high command replaced
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos replaced the country's entire military high command on 12 August. Such a move is atypical as the Santos administration begins the last year of its first term in...
View ArticleVenezuela seeks cyber, industrial co-operation from Brazil
Venezuela is seeking assistance from Brazil to enhance its cyber defence capabilities following a series of hacking attempts against government networks during the country's last presidential election....
View ArticleSouth Korea approves plan for tanker procurement
South Korea's military procurement agency has approved the country's KRW1 trillion (USD890 million) purchase of four aerial-refuelling tankers for the Republic of Korea Air Force's (RoKAF's) Boeing...
View ArticlePressure mounts on Indian government to protect private defence companies...
More pressure has been put on the Indian government to provide protection to private defence companies from the continuing volatility of the rupee. In a letter sent to the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
View ArticleEDA Lavosar study aims to harmonise equipment specifications
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is renewing efforts to harmonise military vehicle technical specifications across its 27 member nations. Past EDA efforts overstretched and failed five years ago by...
View ArticleCAG blasts process behind India's AW101 selection
India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has censured the federal government for manifestly ignoring Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) in awarding the EUR560 million (USD744 million) contract...
View ArticleAUVSI: USMC eyes unmanned amphibious MCM and C-IED system
Key Points Marines are looking to send an unmanned platform ahead of an amphibious assault to probe for underwater mines or buried IEDs Documentation was recently filed to identify amphibious MCM as a...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: USMC's RQ-21A to start operational testing in October
Key Points The RQ-21A is expected to begin IOT&E in October The UAV is expected to become the backbone of USMC shipborne UAV operations The only new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built with the...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: USMC nearing decision on formal requirement for unmanned cargo UAV
Key Points The USMC may develop a formal requirement to build a new cargo UAV The new requirement marks a rare opportunity for defence contractors in light of US budget troubles The US Marine Corps...
View ArticleAIA develops new Shadow UAV for Saudi Arabia
AAI Corporation is developing a larger, longer-endurance version of its Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Saudi Arabia, according to Ellen Lord, the president and CEO of Textron Systems: AAI's...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: USAF UAV mishap rates on the decline
Key Points The Class A mishap rates for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper are on the decline The MQ-1 and MQ-9 are expected to hit two million flight hours in October Despite relatively high crash...
View ArticleUK rotary wing UAV programme moves forward
AgustaWestland has been awarded a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for research into rotary unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the MoD has confirmed. Speaking to IHS Jane's , an MoD source...
View ArticleTaiwan unveils mobile launcher for Hsiung Feng 3
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence unveiled a land-based mobile launcher for the indigenously produced Hsiung Feng 3 (HF-3, Brave Wind) supersonic anti-ship missile on 15 August. The first public...
View ArticleSpain accelerates Afghan drawdown
Spain expects to have withdrawn all its troops from their forward base in Badghis in western Afghanistan by the end of September, according to Defence Minister Pedro Morenés. By the end of the year...
View ArticleRussia's United Engines Corporation may cut 30,000 jobs
Russia's United Engines Corporation (UEC) - the giant aerospace propulsion group - may remain loss making for up to a decade and could need to shed around 30,000 workers under restructuring proposals...
View ArticleRussia revives Il-112V transport aircraft
Ilyushin hopes to receive a contract for 62 Il-112V transport aircraft from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) before the end of 2013, a spokesman for the design bureau told state news agency RIA...
View ArticlePoland's Mista starts licensed production of Ukranian Dozor-B
Polish company Mista has begun licensed production of the Ukrainian Dozor-B 4x4 armoured personnel carrier and is in the final stages of securing an export customer, IHS Jane's has learnt. The Polish...
View ArticleMore details of Kuwaiti PAC-3 order revealed
Lockheed Martin has revealed more details of its Kuwaiti Patriot PAC-3 air-defence system order, which was first announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 2 July. The DoD stated that an...
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