Brazil set to export APCs again with Lebanese Guarani order
Brazil is to export 10 6x6 VBTP-MR Guarani amphibious medium armoured personnel carriers for use by the Lebanese Army, sources have told IHS Jane's . The batch is part of a wider deal secured by Iveco...
View ArticleBAE Systems delivers last Terrier CEV
The Combat Vehicles (UK) division of BAE Systems delivered the last of 60 Terrier combat engineer vehicles (CEVs) to the British Army in December 2014, marking the end of AFV production at its last UK...
View ArticlePoland, Ukraine to launch PPE manufacturing joint venture
Polish military equipment manufacturer Lubawa and Ukraine's Ukroboronprom announced on 25 December the signing of an agreement to establish a manufacturing facility in Ukraine through a new joint...
View ArticleChinese naval construction maintains high tempo in 2014
Key Points China's naval modernisation continued in 2014 with about 40 ships in build, undergoing trials or completed Improving Chinese capabilities prompted a US Congressional commission to note that...
View ArticleUS renews contractor airlift support in Afghanistan to end of April 2015
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded contracts valued at around USD40 million for continued contractor rotary-wing airlift in Afghanistan, it was announced on 31 December. Columbia...
View ArticleTaiwanese MND approves design study for indigenous submarines
Key Points Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has approved a four-year design contract for an indigenous submarine programme, an official announced on 29 December The programme could lead to...
View ArticleRescinded RFI gives insight to USN's railgun plans
Key Points NAVSEA said it required a railgun fire-control sensor operational prototype by 2018 An operational capability - capable of defending against ballistic missile, air, and surface raids - was...
View ArticleNATO rotates Baltic Air Policing Mission
NATO has rotated its air policing mission in the Baltic with the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI) assuming the lead on 2 January. For the next four months, four AMI Eurofighter...
View ArticleIndian parliamentary panel castigates DRDO, OFB for inefficiency, delays
India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has censured the public-sector Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), accusing them of chronic...
View ArticleFormer ST Marine boss charged over corruption
Singaporean defence systems manufacturer ST Engineering announced on 30 December that former ST Marine president See Leong Teck had been charged over corruption allegations by the State Courts of...
View ArticleIndian Navy selects OTO Melara 127/64 LW gun
Key Points OTO Melara's 127/64 LW - Vulcano gun system has been chosen to arm 13 Shivalik-class frigates and Delhi-class destroyers OTO Melara was the sole bidder for the requirement after BAE Systems...
View ArticleFinal bids in for Polish helicopter competition
Three bidders have submitted their final proposals to Poland for the country's utility helicopter competition, the Polish Armament Inspectorate has announced. Through the programme Poland is looking to...
View ArticleUAE negotiating rapid delivery of Brazilian Super Tucanos
Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira: FAB) commander General Juniti Saito announced on 2 January that United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun negotiations for the procurement of up to 24 Embraer...
View ArticleSouth Korean defence exports reach record high in 2014
South Korean defence exports reached USD3.6 billion in 2014, the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced 3 January. The sales represent a record high as well as a 6%...
View ArticleNigeria's second Hamilton-class cutter arrives
The Nigerian Navy's second Hamilton-class cutter, NNS Okpabana , arrived in Lagos on 2 January, the News Agency of Nigeria (NNA) reported on 2 January. The vessel served as US Coast Guard Cutter...
View ArticleNew Italian Chief of Defence appointed
The Italian government has selected Lieutenant General Claudio Graziano to be the country's next Chief of Defence. Lt Gen Graziano, currently the Italian Army Chief of Staff, will replace Admiral Luigi...
View ArticleColombian Kfir fighter lost to accident
A Colombian Air Force IAI Kfir C10 combat aircraft from 111 Squadron of the 1st Combat Air Command (CACOM-1) crashed on 31 December while undertaking a training mission over La Dorada in Caldas. The...
View ArticleAustria confirms defence cuts package
The Austrian coalition government has approved a wide-ranging cuts package to the Austrian Federal Army. "With this agreement achieved, we secure that the population can count on the army also in the...
View ArticleUK to assign A400M crews according to their abilities
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to assign roles to its crews for the Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M Atlas transport aircraft depending on their particular skillsets and competencies, a senior...
View ArticleIndonesian Army inducts indigenously built assault craft
The Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) has inducted a locally produced fast assault craft into a sub-unit of its North Maluku regional command, Indonesian news...
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