Germany offers participation in IDAS to Turkey
Germany has offered Turkey the opportunity to participate in the Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines (IDAS) missile project, IHS Jane's has learnt. Berlin's offer to Ankara was made...
View ArticleGen Sharif's Beijing trip signals strength of Sino-Pakistani ties
Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif travelled to Beijing to reinforce the country's close ties with China on 25 January, a visit that coincided with US president Barack Obama's two-day trip to...
View ArticleAnalysis: Iranian ICBM claim falls short of the mark
Key Points Iran is not preparing to launch its new satellite carrier rocket, as claimed by Israeli media The liquid-fuel rocket cannot be classified as an ICBM due to its small payload capacity...
View ArticleUS Army plans rotorcraft upgrades under budget pressure
The US Army must modernise its legacy helicopter fleet until its hoped-for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme begins fielding in the 2030s, the army's senior aviation official said on 29 January....
View ArticleRussia selects new assault rifles
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected two assault rifles manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern as new standard issue firearms for the Russian Ratnik soldier modernisation programme. "We have...
View ArticlePLAN to deploy range of warships in Indian Ocean, says China's defence ministry
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will deploy a range of naval vessels into the Indian Ocean region in the future, said a senior military official during a press conference on 29 January. The...
View ArticleUPDATE: SEPI completes acquisition of Alestis Aerospace stake
Spanish state-owned holding group Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) has completed its purchase of a 24% stake in leading aircraft parts supplier Alestis Aerospace, SEPI announced...
View ArticleSlovakia seeks new semi-automatic pistols
Slovakia is preparing to launch its biggest tender for handguns since its independence, with a requirement for 49,000 semi-automatic pistols for its armed forces, as well as its police, customs, prison...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: DoD tries to find savings again
Most of the Pentagon's proposals to curb cost growth in nearly half its budget dedicated to compensation have been reject by the US Congress, but the Department of Defense is once again asking...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: DoD seeks USD585.3 billion and more equipment purchases
Key Points The Pentagon's USD534.3 billion base budget and USD50.9 billion OCO request is about 4% higher than the budget enacted this year Planners are trying to maintain force structure and increase...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: DoD may end supplemental budgeting
Key Points Beginning in 2017 officials would transition OCO funding into the base budget and stop using the supplemental account by 2020 The plan is contingent upon sequestration ending, but there is...
View ArticleNetherlands to send crews to US for training on MQ-9 Reaper
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is about to dispatch military personnel to the United States to be trained on the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned...
View ArticleJapan's MoD ordered to pay damages to Fuji Heavy Industries
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has been ordered to pay JPY35 billion (USD298 million) in damages to Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) following the MoD's decision in 2008 to downsize a contract to procure...
View ArticleIndia test-fires canister-launched Agni 5 missile
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed Agni 5 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from a mobile launcher for the first time on 31 January. The 17 m long nuclear-capable,...
View ArticleCGS outlines new British Army senior posts amid culling of generals
General Sir Nick Carter, the British Army's Chief of the General Staff (CGS), has announced the creation of a number of top new appointments in replies given exclusively to IHS Jane's on 30 January....
View ArticleIraq receives second batch of Mi-28s
The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 February that it had taken delivery of a second consignment of Mil Mi-28NE attack helicopters. It released a video showing two Mi-28s being unloaded...
View ArticleChina, Argentina set for defence collaboration, Malvinas-class OPV deal
Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is expected to sign agreements with China to increase military co-operation, including construction of new warships for the Argentine Navy, during a...
View ArticleRomania looks to revive Type 22 frigate upgrade programme
Romania is set to rekindle long-delayed plans for the Phase 2 modernisation of its two Type 22 Batch 2 frigates, the head of the Romanian Navy has revealed. Addressing the IQPC Surface Warships 2015...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: Tomahawk cruise missile stays alive
In its fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016) budget request the US Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking USD210 million for 100 more Block IV Tomahawk cruise missiles, including USD25 million for research,...
View ArticleIndian MiG-21 lost in training accident
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 'Fishbed' fighter aircraft crashed during a routine training exercise on 31 January. The single-seat aircraft came down in the coastal Gujurat region not far from the...
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