Czech Gripens take on Iceland air policing role
Five Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) Saab Gripen fighter aircraft arrived in Keflavik airport in Iceland on 10 October where they will be based for the next nine weeks as part of a NATO Air Policing...
View ArticleBAE Systems announces up to 440 Military Air & Information business job cuts
BAE Systems has warned that it could make 440 redundancies within its Military Air & Information business, bringing the group's job cuts in the UK to around 3,000 positions since 2013. The...
View ArticleAustralia receives first Canberra-class LHD
The Australian government has accepted the first of its two Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (LHDs) from BAE Systems, the vessel's prime contractor said in a statement on 8 October. The ship...
View ArticleNew pictures of J-10B revealed
A new batch of mass-produced Chengdu J-10B fighters are undergoing flight and taxi tests, Chinese media has reported saying that the aircraft will enter service "soon". The J-10B is an improved variant...
View ArticleTenCate acquires sensor technology from Newport Sensors
TenCate's Advanced Armor USA division announced on 13 October that it had acquired US-based Newport Sensors' Smart Body Armor sensor system. The sensor system was developed to allow for the real-time...
View ArticleIndonesia commences propellant manufacturing at new plant
Indonesia's PT Dahana and French partners Roxel and Eurenco have commenced the development of a propellant plant in Subang, West Java, geared to meeting the ammunition and explosives requirements of...
View ArticleIMI privatisation moves on as more sales revealed
Key Points Investment banks approached to handle deal, with foreign firms allowed to purchase up to 90% through local entities News comes as Israeli government announces plans to sell stakes in IAI,...
View ArticleAUSA 2014: BAE Systems watch growing APKWS sales as Australia begins tests
The Australian Defence Forces have trialled BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket as the company seeks to further expand the systems' international sales....
View ArticleUN documents shed light on African defence procurement
The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) recently released two documents that provide additional details of African defence procurement in 2013, including the numbers for some of the acquisitions...
View ArticleL-3 Communications completes review of finances
L-3 Communications announced on 10 October that it had completed an internal review of the activities of its Aerospace Systems business, following a public disclosure on 31 July that the firm had...
View ArticleAUSA 2014: Army leaders fear Congress' rejection of savings plan
US Army leaders are again raising budget concerns as Congress appears unlikely to accept many of the service's major proposals for saving money over the next five years. The army's cost savings plans,...
View ArticleAUSA 2014: Army approves 4th Stryker Double V-Hull brigade
Key Points Another brigade set of Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) vehicles has been cleared for army procurement The move will also accelerate engineering change proposals to 'buy back' lost performance...
View ArticleAUSA 2014: 'Pacific Pathways' could triple in FY 2015
US Army Pacific (ARPAC) expects to ramp up its 'Pacific Pathways' training and engagement programme with at least three deployments in fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015). ARPAC Commander General Vincent Brooks...
View ArticleAlcoa forges 'world's largest' monolithic aluminium hull
Metals manufacturer Alcoa has produced "the world's largest single-piece forged aluminium hull" meant for a combat vehicle, the company announced on 13 October at the annual Association of the United...
View ArticleTurkey to train Syrian rebels, but denies US use of Incirlik for strikes
Key Points Turkey has decided to start training and arming moderate Syrian opposition forces However, the country has denied it will allow the United States to use Incirlik airbase in southern Turkey...
View ArticleKC-390 enters production phase of development
The Embraer KC-390 tanker-transport aircraft has entered into the production phase of its development schedule that includes the series manufacture of 28 aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force (Forca...
View ArticleJapan, US put space, cyber at heart of revised defence guidelines
Military co-operation in space and cyber were the key new elements in a report on revising the guidelines for the US-Japan security relationship. The interim report, which was published in early...
View ArticleIndian, Israeli defence ties warm under BJP government
Key Points Senior military sources in New Delhi have said the BJP government is improving defence ties with Israel The countries' two leaders recently met in New York with defence relations at the top...
View ArticleDanish AW101 damaged in Afghan crash
A Danish AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin utility helicopter was damaged in a crash landing in Afghanistan, the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 12 October. Personnel on board suffered only...
View ArticleBharat Forge-Safran in licence production arrangement
India's Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) and French group Safran have formed a partnership to produce in India aerospace components for commercial and military applications. In a statement on 13 October, BFL...
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