USAF A-10 'Warthogs' join war against the Islamic State
US Air Force (USAF) Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II ground attacks jets have arrived in Kuwait to begin flying strike missions against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation...
View ArticleUS defence secretary stepping down
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel will be leaving his post, the White House announced on 24 November. Hagel will remain in the position until a successor is nominated and confirmed by the US Senate. The...
View ArticleIsrael still planning to acquire 50 F-35s despite reduction of second order
The Israeli defence establishment is still determined to acquire 50 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters, despite a recent decision by a ministerial committee to reduce the second order to 14...
View ArticleEurope kick-starts tanker procurement project
Europe has formally begun the acquisition process for a new aerial refuelling capability under the Multinational MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT) Fleet (MMF) project, it was announced on 21 November....
View ArticleColombia takes delivery of Hermes 900
The Colombian Air Force (FAC) took delivery of an Elbit Hermes 900 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) in early November during a public event in Colombia, according to...
View ArticleChina clamps down on military photographers
Chinese news media have reported that a resident of the port city of Qingdao, the location of the North Sea Fleet's headquarters, has been arrested and is awaiting trial for taking photographs of the...
View ArticleBritish Army tests Mastiff MRAPs in mechanised infantry role
Key Points The British Army is conducting testing on whether the Mastiff MRAP is suitable for a conventional mechanised infantry role The UK bought over 400 Mastiff's and is keen to establish whether...
View ArticleChina readies indigenous special mission aircraft production
Chinese state-owned defence equipment firm China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) revealed that it has entered into an agreement with Austrian light aircraft constructor Diamond Aircraft...
View ArticleChina building coastguard ship based on Type 056 corvette hull
Photographs have appeared on Chinese military websites of a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel under construction at the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou, southern China, with a hull form that appears to be...
View ArticleUS defence spending after Hagel
Chuck Hagel announced that he would be resigning as defence secretary on 24 November, less than two years after being elevated to the post. He will leave the Pentagon struggling to handle the realities...
View ArticlePeru opts for second batch of C-27Js
The Peruvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released funds to procure a second batch of two Alenia C-27J Spartan medium transports for the Peruvian Air Force (FAP), according to local press reports on...
View ArticleEU to train another 1,200 Somali soldiers in 2015
The European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) aims in 2015 to approximately match the number of soldiers it trained in 2014, although mission personnel say the security situation in...
View ArticleEDA to launch five IED detection projects in 2015
The European Defence Agency (EDA) plans to launch five improvised explosive device (IED) detection projects in 2015, Pete Round, director of capability, armament and technology at the EDA, stated on 26...
View ArticleAnalysis: Libyan Air Force claims to have opened western campaign
Key Points It appears that the Libyan Air Force, rather than a foreign ally, has carried out its first airstrikes in the west of the country The aircraft that carried out the airstrikes might be...
View ArticleSouth Sudan opposition says Uganda has deployed Su-30s to Juba
The rebel faction of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) has alleged that Uganda has deployed its Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighters to the South Sudanese capital, Juba. "Between 10-19 November...
View ArticleChina launches second Kuaizhou mobile SLV
China launched its second Kuaizhou (fast boat) mobile, solid-fuel, space launch vehicle (SLV) on 21 November, according to state media reports. The Kuaizhou-2 launch - from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch...
View ArticleUSFK commander says North Korea making progress in cyber, nuclear capabilities
The commander of the US Forces Korea (USFK) has said that North Korea is focusing on developing its cyber and nuclear capabilities rather than conventional military forces. Speaking at a meeting of the...
View ArticleUSAF, Raytheon to help Qatar develop missile defence capability
Work on Qatar's ballistic missile defences appears to be picking up pace after the US Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a USD75.6 million contract to Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems to carry out...
View ArticleRAF completes first Paveway IV in-service releases from Typhoon
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed the first in-service releases of the Raytheon Paveway IV precision-guided bomb from a Eurofighter Typhoon. 1(Fighter) Squadron, based at RAF Lossiemouth,...
View ArticleNATO looks to secure eastern frontier
Allied measures to beef up NATO's military presence along its eastern frontier will dominate talks when NATO foreign ministers gather in Brussels on 2 December. At issue are the cost and logistical...
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