Brazilian Army orders 60 more armoured 6x6s
Brazilian firm Iveco Latin America was awarded an approximately BRL200 million (USD77.2 million) contract by the Brazilian Army on 4 December to supply a third batch of the VBTP-MR 6x6 amphibious...
View ArticleAshton Carter nominated to become next US secretary of defence
US president Barack Obama on 5 December announced he will nominate Ashton Carter to become the next secretary of defence, replacing Chuck Hagel, who at the end of November suddenly announced his...
View ArticleTurkey to host Greek fighters for the first time at NATO's 2015 'Tiger Meet'
Turkey is to host Greece for the first time at a multinational NATO exercise in May 2015, marking an important step in the easing of tensions between the two nations. Until recently pilots from the two...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman delivers first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to USN
Key Points Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to the USN The MQ-8C has double the endurance and three times the payload capacity of the already deployed MQ-8B...
View ArticleFinal UK Typhoon squadron to stand up
The fifth and final UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft squadron is to stand up next month, completing the United Kingdom's Typhoon force structure. According to an RAF...
View ArticleTest pilot dies after ejection from MiG-29KUB
One of the two pilots from an RSK-MiG-owned and operated MiG-29KUB fighter that crashed outside Moscow on 4 December died at 21.40 hours local time the following day as a consequence of traumatic...
View ArticleSyria reports another attack by Israel
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out strikes inside Syria on 7 December, Syrian state media has claimed. "In a show of aggression against Syria, the Israeli enemy has targeted two safe areas in...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman delivers first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to USN
Key Points Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to the USN The MQ-8C has double the endurance and three times the payload capacity of the already deployed MQ-8B...
View ArticleMalaysian Army receives first 12 AV8 AFVs
The Malaysian Army took delivery of the first 12 of an order of 257 Deftech AV8 Gempita armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) at the manufacturer's facility in Pekan on 6 December. Malaysian Army Chief...
View ArticleFirst STP marines graduate
The first 24 members of São Tomé and PrÃncipe's (STP's) new naval infantry force have completed their four months of training, it was announced on 4 December. STP Press reported that the graduation...
View ArticleDavid's Sling to enter trial period in Israel
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say they are about to deploy the David's Sling air defence system for a trial period, during which two tests will be carried out. If both tests are successful, the IDF...
View ArticleBrazil receives final Mi-35M helo
The Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira - FAB) has received the last of 12 Mil Mi-35M (AH-2 Sabre) assault helicopters, the service announced on 3 December. The final three Mi-35M helicopters...
View ArticleUS Navy approves Super Hornet IRST for low-rate initial production
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Milestone C acquisition approval for an infrared search-and-track (IRST) system for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft, the Naval Air Systems Command...
View ArticlePeru begins receiving second batch of Mi-171Sh helos
Peru has begun receiving the second batch of Mil Mi-17 'Hip' transport and assault helicopters that it ordered in late 2013, Russian Helicopters announced on 3 December. The first four of 24...
View ArticleRussia agrees to Indonesian technology transfer
Russian export agency Rosoboronexport has agreed to enhance the transfer of military technologies and related knowhow to Indonesia to improve local capabilities and the operation of Russian platforms...
View ArticleDoD nuclear advisor confirmed as questions about funding persist
The US Senate on 9 December approved Robert Scher to be the Pentagon's assistant secretary overseeing nuclear issues and Scher has said he would prioritise modernisation programmes for the nuclear...
View ArticleAustralia send more experts to sort out AWD programme
More industry experts are being sent to state-owned shipyard ASC in a bid to rectify Australia's troubled Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) programme, according to a joint announcement on 9 December by...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda killing in Waziristan suggests US, Pakistan sharing resources
The Pakistan Army announced on 6 December that it had killed Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah, a key Al-Qaeda militant. Shukrijumah was head of Al-Qaeda's external operations, a position once held by...
View ArticleTaiwan releases first firing footage of HF-3 'carrier killer'
Taiwan's Chung Shan Institute of Science & Technology (CSIST) has released footage showing the indigenously made Hsiung-Feng III (Brave Wind III, or HF-3) supersonic anti-ship cruise missile and...
View ArticleChinese special mission aircraft cross Okinawa into West Pacific
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is conducting an air-and-sea exercise into Pacific waters during the early part of December, with ships and aircraft transiting through international waters...
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