Niger, Kenya to get Cessna 208 ISR aircraft
Niger is to get two Cessna 208B Caravan light aircraft that have been converted into intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)...
View ArticleNATO urged to embed cyber defence into mission planning
NATO needs to further simplify its networks to minimise the risk of cyber intrusion, while embedding cyber defence as a permanent feature of exercise and mission planning, according to the NATO's top...
View ArticleKazakhstan announces 36.6% increase in defence spending over next three years
Kazakhstan has announced plans to increase defence spending by 36.6% in nominal terms over the next three years. Under measures revealed by the Ministry of Finance, the defence budget will increase...
View ArticleFirst A400M for Malaysia takes shape
The first of four Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M Atlas transport aircraft for Malaysia will shortly begin ground testing ahead of delivery in 2015, the company announced on 23 September. The...
View ArticleAAD 2014: South African partnership to develop maritime surveillance radar
South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will join Space Commercial Services Holdings (SCSH) to design and develop a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) optimised to be carried...
View ArticleAAD 2014: Denel developing course-corrected artillery fuze
Denel Dynamics is conducting proof of concept work on a new, low-cost precision fuze for artillery. The AcuFuze is being developed together with UTC Aerospace Systems in Plymouth in the United Kingdom,...
View ArticleXi rings changes at top of PLA
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has promoted three People's Liberation Army (PLA) generals known to be close allies in a move to strengthen his hold on China's military and...
View ArticleUPDATE: US leads air strikes against IS in Syria
The United States has struck Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria for the first time, the Department of Defense (DoD) has announced on 23 September. The overnight strikes were conducted using a mix of...
View ArticleNATO concludes AWACS mission in Afghanistan
NATO has flown the final missions of its Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) over Afghanistan, the alliance disclosed on 21 September. Flown under the auspices of Operation 'Afghan...
View ArticleIndia extends deadline for MTA bids again
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended the deadline for overseas vendors to submit bids for the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) requirement, official sources said....
View ArticleDetails emerge of Brazilian tanker offset programme
Details of offset obligations implemented as part of the procurement of three Boeing/IAI 767-300ER MMTT tankers by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have emerged in Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico ....
View ArticleBoeing opens Singaporean cyber analytics centre
Boeing announced on 22 September that it had opened a Cyber Analytics Centre in Singapore: the company's first outside the United States., The centre will perform advanced analytics for customers in...
View ArticleAustralia hands Thales LRIP contract for F90 rifle
Thales Australia has received a low rate initial production (LRIP) contract from the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) for the company's F90 5.56 mm assault rifle, developed to replace the...
View ArticleSouth Korea agrees to buy F-35s
South Korea has approved a deal to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for about KRW7.3 trillion (USD7.1 billion). The Defense Acquisition Program Executive Committee headed by...
View ArticleMiG-31 interception near North America suggests Russia changing offensive air...
The appearance of two Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter interceptors in a group of six Russian Air Force (VVS) military aircraft intercepted by Canadian and US air force aircraft on 17-18 September suggests a...
View ArticleUSN remains committed to plans for 68 Triton UAVs
Key Points The USN plans to purchase 68 Triton unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft, but high system reliability could alter that plan The programme of record has not changed, but the navy's manager...
View ArticleUSAF goes into Syria prepared to meet resistance
The US airstrikes carried out against Islamist militants in Syria on the night of 22-23 September were supported by aircraft that were prepared to take on Syria's air defences, a video released by US...
View ArticleUPDATE: US reaffirms Apache delivery to Egypt
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to supply Egypt with 10 Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters that have been withheld since the military took control of the country in July 2013. With...
View ArticleUPDATE: South Korea agrees to buy F-35s
South Korea has approved a deal to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for about KRW7.3 trillion (USD7 billion). The Defense Acquisition Program Executive Committee headed by Minister...
View ArticleUPDATE: Saudi Arabia begins receiving new AH-64E Apache helos
Saudi Arabia has begun receiving the first of its new AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters from Boeing, the US Army confirmed to IHS Jane's on 24 September.. Confirmation by the US Army comes...
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