Peruvian Navy to acquire Super Seasprite helos from Canada
Key Points GD Canada will overhaul five Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters for the Peruvian Navy The mission systems will be based on GD Canada's Sonobouy Acoustics and Stores Management systems,...
View ArticleShenyang makes progress on J-15 fleet
New photos that have appeared on Chinese aviation websites suggest that mass production of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) J-15 carrier-based multirole fighter is gathering pace. Two new J-15...
View ArticleSwedish MoD inquiry urges country to assess NATO membership
Key Points A report from the Swedish MoD has urged that Sweden should look at joining NATO The country's current security policy has 'inherent contradictions', made all the more apparent by the crisis...
View ArticleNNSA working upgrade, life extension efforts for B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb
The United States has begun work to upgrade the B61 gravity bomb family under a life extension programme for the ageing nuclear weapon. The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a...
View ArticleIraqi Kurdish reinforcements heading for Kobane
Turkey is allowing Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross its territory to reinforce the Syrian Kurds defending the border town of Kobane (Ayn al-Arab) against the Islamic State. Around 80 Iraqi Kurdish...
View ArticleTurkey may cancel T-Loramids and launch new programme
Turkey may cancel its T-Loramids long-range air- and missile-defence system programme in favour of a new project to co-develop a longer-range, more advanced missile system, IHS Jane's understands....
View ArticleTensions escalate as Russia launches large European air manoeuvres
Four groups of Russian aircraft conducted large co-ordinated military manoeuvres in European airspace over the Baltic, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea on 28 and 29 October. In total, 26 Russian...
View ArticleTaiwanese jet trainers cleared to resume flight operations
Taiwan has lifted a grounding order that had been placed on its fleet of Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) AT-3 basic trainer aircraft following a crash earlier in the month, national...
View ArticleSwedish defence spending to rise 3% in 2015, fall in 2016
Sweden's new Social Democrat-led coalition revealed its 2015 budget proposal on 23 October, which included an allocation of SEK48.6 billion (USD6.65 billion) for military and emergency investment, with...
View ArticleSomali, AU leaders laud success of operations against Al-Shabaab
Key Points Operation 'Indian Ocean' has been successful in taking most of Al-Shabaab's coastal strongholds The group is avoiding military engagements in favour of asymmetric attacks A joint briefing by...
View ArticleShiptec China 2014: CSSRC showcases Xiang Zhou WIG craft
The China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC), a subsidiary of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), revealed more information on the Xiang Zhou 1 wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) vehicle...
View ArticleShiptec China 2014: CSIC details progress on USV
China is developing a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) to conduct coastal patrol and surveillance, surveying, and mapping for the China Coast Guard (CCG) and various oceanographic research institutes...
View ArticleSecond Israeli F-35 squadron confirmed
Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya'alon and US secretary of defense Chuck Hagel recently confirmed that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) will gain a second squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint...
View ArticleRussia claims import substitution complete on Mi-8
Russian Helicopters claims to have achieved import substitution during modernisation work on Mi-8AMTsh-V helicopters for the Russian Air Force: a process that involved substituting Ukrainian subsystems...
View ArticleIndonesia calls for regional response against the Islamic State
Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) chief General Moeldoko has called on his Southeast Asian counterparts to increase their co-operation against threats from the Islamic State, describing the group as a...
View ArticleGD Canada improving blue force tracking ability in legacy CAF radios
Key Points Modifications will extend the life of the CNRs another 10 years Tests show a significant improvement in positional refresh capability The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) awarded General Dynamics...
View ArticleEuronaval 2014: ScanEagle 2 UAS launched at show
Ten years after Insitu sold the US Marine Corps its first ScanEagle surveillance unmanned air system (UAS) - beginning a production run of 2,000 air vehicles and more than 100,000 operational missions...
View ArticleEU military Ebola response role unclear
As the international Ebola crisis grows, the role of Europe's militaries - whether flagged by the European Union or NATO - remains unclear, although both organisations are looking at possible...
View ArticleGabon buys ARAVIS armoured vehicles
Gabon's battalion in the Central African Republic (CAR) will get a significant improvement in its firepower and levels of protection when it receives the 12 Nexter Systems Aravis armoured vehicles that...
View ArticleFrance completes MdCN naval cruise missile firing trials
The French defence procurement agency (Direction générale de l'armement: DGA), conducted the final test firing of the MBDA Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN) cruise missile on 27 October. The missile is...
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