Israel retaliates for Hizbullah border attack
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has responded to a Hizbullah bombing on 7 October by shelling targets in southern Lebanon in what was the most significant recent security escalation between the two...
View ArticleIndonesian Navy to equip Bung Tomo corvettes with Panther ASW helicopters
The Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) will equip its three Bung Tomo-class corvettes with AS565 Panther anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters from Airbus...
View ArticleIndonesia, South Korea sign up for next phase of KFX programme
South Korea and Indonesia have signed a joint engineering and development agreement for the Korean Fighter Experimental (KFX) 4.5-generation fighter, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration in...
View ArticleAUSA 2014: Polaris unveils SOCOM off-road vehicle
Polaris Defense plans to unveil its DAGOR ultra-light combat vehicle at an upcoming US Army conference, company officials said on 7 October. So far Polaris has received contracts for the vehicle from...
View ArticleUS Army could fund AVX, Karem JMR tech development
The US Army could fund development of rotorcraft technology offered by two companies not selected to build demonstrator aircraft under the Pentagon's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD)...
View ArticleUS approves JASSM sale to Poland
The US Congress approved a possible sale to Poland for 40 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) and Polish Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52 fighter aircraft upgrades on 2 October....
View ArticleJapan intercepts new Chinese GX-8 ELINT aircraft
Japan's Ministry of Defense has released a photo of a new type of Chinese intelligence-gathering aircraft that its fighters intercepted in international airspace over the East China Sea on 3 October....
View ArticleSomali militant stronghold falls without a fight
Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) entered the coastal town of Baraawe on 5 October in what AMISOM described as "a historic...
View ArticleSBIRS GEO-4 integration under way
Lockheed Martin has delivered the payload for the US Air Force's (USAF's) fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, the company announced on 8 October....
View ArticleRussia's RSK eyes Peruvian MiG-35 sale
Russia's RSK-MiG is seeking to sign a contract with Peru for "more than 10" of the MiG-29-series fighter aircraft's most modern derivative, according to company officials. The MiG-35C-9.61 is similar...
View ArticlePeru details C-27J production process, new unit
The Peruvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that its two Alenia C-27J Spartan transport aircraft have moved into the fourth phase of its production programme. The fourth phase includes...
View ArticleFirst series production Tejas takes flight in Bangalore
India's first series-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk I completed its maiden 25-minute safety audit flight on 30 September in Bangalore. Four such flights - conducted under the supervision of...
View ArticleEbola tops list of concerns for US Southern Command chief
Key Points US SOUTHCOM is keeping an eye on AFRICOM's efforts in West Africa because many nations in the Western Hemisphere are ill-equipped to deal with an Ebola outbreak If an Ebola outbreak occurs...
View ArticleArgentina announces SARA UAV first flight
The Sistema Aéreo Robótico Argentino (Argentine Air Robotics System: SARA) initial Technology Evaluation Model (MET 1) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) undertook its first flight, according to data...
View ArticleUS government could more than double industry's F-35 'affordability' investment
Key Points The Pentagon could invest an extra USD100 million per year in the F-35 programme between 2016 and 2018 to make the aircraft more affordable to produce Lockheed Martin and its major...
View ArticleFinland boosts aircraft readiness following Russian incursions
In response to heightened tensions caused by the crisis in Ukraine, the Finnish Air Force has stepped up and strengthened its aerial drills on 6 October, the country's defence forces have announced....
View ArticleAustrian defence minister announces major cuts programme
Austrian minister of defence Gerald Klug presented a wide-ranging restructuring package for the Austrian Federal Army (Bundesheer) on 3 October to enable the service to cope with more spending cuts....
View ArticleUpdate: US approves JASSM sale to Poland
The US Congress approved the sale to Poland of up to 40 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) and Polish Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52 fighter aircraft upgrades on 2 October....
View ArticleUK troops 'rebalance' to Kandahar ahead of Afghan withdrawal
Key Points British troops are expected to vacate Camp Bastion this month From next year the only troops in Afghanistan will be 500 soldiers in Kabul supporting NATO's follow-on training mission in the...
View ArticleRussian firms looking to boost business with China
Key Points Russia's aerospace industry is planning a major push at next month's Air Show China in Zhuhai Russia's pariah status in relation to its interventions in Ukraine is forcing Moscow to consider...
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