Israel to continue Merkava production
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) will order more Merkava Mk IV main battle tanks (MBTs) even though they plan to reduce their armoured forces, Defence Minister Mohse Ya'alon told journalists on 13...
View ArticleBrazilian Army considers fixed-wing aircraft
The Brazilian Army has created a working group to define and evaluate the feasibility of implementing fixed-wing aircraft in the service's light aviation force to meet present and future operational...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: Shadow M2 progresses, readies for Saudi demo
AAI is progressing with the development of its Shadow M2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and is set to demonstrate the aircraft to the armed forces of Saudi Arabia in November. The Shadow M2 is the next...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: Seaglider shows its Kongsberg colours
Kongsberg has revealed its most recent investment in the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) field, the Seaglider, at the AUVSI 2013 exhibition in Washington, DC. Originally developed by the University...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: Pentagon awards preliminary contracts for UCLASS programme
The Pentagon has awarded preliminary contracts for the US Navy's (USN's) planned Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) system to Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing,...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: Insitu aims for balanced growth as defence budgets ebb
Boeing unmanned air vehicles subsidiary Insitu plans to bulk up its heavily service-based portfolio with hardware sales and also predicts strong potential for civil applications of its products, an...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: GA-ASI, Raytheon in talks on air-to-air weapons for MQ-9
Key Points GA-ASI is talking to Raytheon about adding air-to-air missiles and HARM capabiliites to the MQ-9 Reaper An AESA radar is also being built by GA-ASI for the Reaper General Atomics...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: AeroVironment delivers last batch of US RQ-11s to US Army
Key Points AeroVironment has received its final order for the RQ-11 Raven under a May 2012 US Army contract The army's plans for future Raven orders hinge on upcoming budget decisions AeroVironment...
View ArticleUS cancels Egyptian military exercise
US President Barack Obama announced on 15 August that the 'Bright Star' exercise scheduled to be held in Egypt later this year had been cancelled due to the military's violent crackdown on the Muslim...
View ArticleTurkey cancels MILGEM project following probe
Turkey has cancelled a contract to build warships worth around USD2 billion after the prime minister's inspection office concluded it was not in the public interest. "The tender was not carried out in...
View ArticleIndian Navy begins inquiry in aftermath of 'Kilo' sinking
Divers battling poor visibility and crumpled metal were extricating the bodies of 18 sailors who died inside an Indian Navy (IN) submarine that sank on 14 August in Mumbai's naval dockyard as JDW...
View ArticleDRC military suffers further desertions
A colonel allegedly deserted in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile eastern province of North Kivu late on 12 August, allegedly to join the M23 rebel group. According to local media, Colonel...
View ArticleReport reveals Emirati Kh-31 contract
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed interest in the Kh-31 (AS-17 'Krypton') supersonic missile, according to the annual report recently released by Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation...
View ArticleIranian parliament approves new defence minister
The Iranian parliament approved President Hassan Rowhani's choice of Hossein Dehghan (Hoseyn Dehqan) as minister of defence and armed forces logistics on 15 August. Like his predecessor, Dehghan...
View ArticleHMAS Stuart conducts world's first firing of war shot MU90 torpedo
The first successful firing by any user nation of a war shot MU90 lightweight torpedo has been carried out by the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Stuart , Chief of Navy Ray...
View ArticleAUVSI 2013: AeroVironment delivers fourth batch of US RQ-11s to US Army
Key Points AeroVironment has received its final order for the RQ-11 Raven under a May 2012 US Army contract The army's plans for future Raven orders hinge on upcoming budget decisions AeroVironment...
View ArticleIndonesian defence budget increases 9%
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced on 16 August a 2014 defence budget of IDR83.4 trillion (USD7.91 billion), a 9% increase over the previous year. In his annual budget speech,...
View ArticleUSN frigate nabs fishing vessel trafficking cocaine in eastern Pacific
A US Navy (USN) frigate intercepted a fishing boat transporting about a tonne of cocaine worth USD78 million in the eastern Pacific Ocean, US Fourth Fleet officials announced on 16 August. With the...
View ArticleUSAF testing new satellite services for MQ-1, MQ-9
Key Points The USAF is testing new software that would allow the MQ-1 and MQ-9 to transmit data using cheaper satellite services The software will allow the UAVs to track 'inclined orbit' satellites...
View ArticleUS, Chinese officials seek to bolster defence relationship
Key Points US and China to work out 'rules of behaviour for military air and naval activities' More joint events for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as well as counter-piracy are to be...
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