UK seeks new contractor for helicopter training
A new contractor is being sought to run the UK's helicopter training organisation to replace the existing operation at RAF Shawbury. Six companies have been asked to bid on the programme that could be...
View ArticleUK launches new Rivet Joint flight test programme
A new UK-US flight test programme is being launched to help provide additional data to allow the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) three Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence gathering aircraft to...
View ArticlePentagon wants to buy F-35s, Apaches with war funds
Key Points The Pentagon is asking lawmakers for permission to buy 12 AH-64Es and 8 F-35s with its supplemental budget The AH-64s would replace OH-58Ds, while the F-35s would replace AV-8Bs and F-15s...
View ArticleMexican military requests USD1.7 billion in 2015 procurement funding
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has proposed a 2015 budget that includes a combined MXN98.3 billion (USD7.4 billion) for the Ministry of National Defence (SEDENA) and the Ministry of the Navy...
View ArticleMalawi renegotiating Paramount defence deal
The Malawian government is in the process of renegotiating a defence contract with South Africa's Paramount Group, according to a statement released in the name of both parties. The joint statement was...
View ArticleHEL MD laser continues testing, moves towards 60 kW system
The US Army and Boeing revealed further tests of a vehicle-mounted laser system that officials hope can eventually be powerful enough for base defence. In this most recent round of demonstrations,...
View ArticleEstonian intelligence officer seized near Russian border
A member of the Estonian Internal Security Service (KaPo) was seized at gunpoint from near the Luhamaa border crossing with Russia, the KaPo has announced. Both Russia and Estonia have claimed the KaPo...
View ArticleBristow receives first S-92 helo for UK search-and-rescue duties
Bristow Helicopters Limited (BHL) has received the first of 11 Sikorsky S-92 platforms that it will use to provide search-and-rescue (SAR) services for the UK over the next decade. The delivery was...
View ArticleAustralia reaffirms submarine domestic build plans
Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has reaffirmed a commitment to build the "bulk" of Australia's future submarines indigenously following intense speculation within the country that the boats...
View ArticleAustralia extends Thales ammunition production contract
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) is to extend Thales Australia's local production of munitions, explosives, and propellants for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), it announced on 10...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Tellumat unveils new UAV control system
The South African electronics company Tellumat has developed a new compact and lightweight ground-control system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will allow networked control of the aircraft...
View ArticleRussia scraps defence procurement agencies
Russia has disbanded state defence procurement agencies Rosoboronzakaz and Rosoboronpostavka, the Kremlin announced on 8 September. The official logic behind the move is to cut out unneeded layers of...
View ArticleEcuador to receive USD4.8 million in Chinese military aid
Ecuador's Minister of Defence Maria Fernanda Espinosa and China's ambassador to Quito, Wang Shixiong, signed a military assistance agreement on 3 September that included China donating USD4.8 million...
View ArticleAnalysis: NATO's budget increase 'aim'
Despite the security crises confronting Europe, NATO's toughest debate during its 4-5 September summit in Wales was also, deliberately, the last on its agenda: how to increase national defence...
View ArticleUSS Fort Worth to drill MCM, marine corps lift in As-Pac deployment
The US Navy (USN) expects to deploy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) to the Asia-Pacific region by the end of 2014, according to 7th Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Robert L Thomas....
View ArticleUK launches new Rivet Joint flight test programme
A new UK-US flight test programme is being launched to help provide additional data to allow the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) three Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence gathering aircraft to...
View ArticleSouth Africa develops mobile chem-bio defence lab
Protechnik Laboratories, part of the research and development division of South African defence acquisition agency Armscor, has developed a mobile chemical and biological defence laboratory in...
View ArticleObama to expand operations against Islamic State into Syria
Key Points The United States is expanding airstrikes to include IS targets Syria and Iraq, with no preconditions Hundreds more trainers and advisors are heading to Iraq, and the White House is asking...
View ArticleNorinco reveals new features on MBT-3000
China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) has released more details of the latest version of its MBT-3000 main battle tank (MBT) being offered on the export market. The latest version of the...
View ArticleIsrael conducts inconclusive test of improved Arrow 2
Israel carried out a test of an improved version of its Arrow 2 ballistic missile interceptor on 9 September. The trial reflected the fact that the existing Arrow 2 system, which became operational in...
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