Turkey's Anka Block B UAV completes maiden flight
Turkey completed the maiden flight of its Anka Block B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on 30 January, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced. According to TAI the first flight included a wide...
View ArticleRussia exercises with Il-76 'bombers'
The Russian Air Force (Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily: VVS) has performed bomb-carrying trials with its Ilyushin Il-76 'Candid' strategic transport aircraft, the company announced on 30 January. In the...
View ArticleParrikar defends Dhruv helo after Ecuador crash
Key Points Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar has defended the HAL Dhruv helicopter after the fourth of seven sold to Ecuador crashed Parrikar said the helicopter was a 'good platform' and that...
View ArticlePeru set to buy 615 military trucks
The Peruvian Army is scheduled to select in March the foreign military truck manufacturer that will deliver unarmoured tactical trucks to the service over the next several years, according to an army...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: MDA expects to hold redesigned EKV competition in 2018
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects to conduct a competition for a new exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) in fiscal year (FY) 2018, which will be based on an industry design but with the MDA...
View ArticleNATO still uncertain on responding to Russia
NATO faces two pressing strategic issues but is struggling to come up with an answer to each, namely: how to communicate with Russia effectively, while simultaneously countering its propaganda; and how...
View ArticlePakistan tests Ra'ad ALCM
Pakistan successfully tested what it described as the "indigenously developed" Ra'ad air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) on 2 February, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement....
View ArticleAnalysis: Ukraine rebels claim Tochka ballistic missile shoot-down
Ukrainian rebels claim to have shot down an OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21 'Scarab'/9M79) short-range ballistic missile near Luhansk on the night of 1/2 February. The claim, if true, would indicate that...
View ArticleUkrainian arms exports remain suspended
Ukrainian national defence group Ukroboronprom has confirmed that national military exports remain suspended while it focuses on the production of materiel for domestic armed forces during the ongoing...
View ArticleDRDO makes progress on new missile testing facility
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has received approval from the federal environment ministry to convert 155 hectares of mangrove forest in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, into a...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: USAF to delay JSTARS recap
Significance The USAF plans to delay its JSTARS recapitalisation effort The transition to a new platform in FY 2023 followed by the E-8C retirement in FY 2025 will now be even more abrupt The US Air...
View ArticleIndia suffers another Cheetah crash
The urgent need to replace the Indian military's ageing fleet of licence-built Cheetah (Aerospatiale SA315B Lama) light observation helicopters (LOH) was again highlighted after one crashed in...
View ArticleUpdate: US reticence over arms transfers to Ukraine may be waning
Reports from Washington suggest that the previous US opposition to transferring arms and any military aid designated as 'lethal' to Ukraine as it battles Russian-backed separatists is collapsing....
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: HASC subcommittee chair aspires to level FY 2016...
Significance The USN's fiscal year 2016 budget proposal aligns with US lawmakers' priorities However, the plan breaches the 2011 Budget Control Act spending caps, necessitating re-prioritisation The US...
View ArticleNATO to deepen co-operation with Georgia
NATO is set to widen its defence ties to Georgia and will begin implementing a set of new co-operation measures in the coming months, according to NATO officials. The broad set of measures were...
View ArticleJapanese defence minister says South China Sea ops a possibility
Japanese defence minister Gen Nakatani said on 3 February that Tokyo could conduct patrols in the South China Sea. Nakatani's comments follow those on 29 January by Vice Admiral Robert Thomas,...
View ArticleChad takes fight against Boko Haram into Nigeria
Significance A large Chadian force has crossed into Nigeria from Cameroon to fight Boko Haram A second Chadian force is reportedly massing on the Niger-Nigerian border The Nigerian authorities are...
View ArticleUPDATE: Separatists claim first airstrike on Ukrainian forces
Russian-backed separatists in the east of Ukraine claim to have conducted their first airstrikes against government forces. The claim by the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, reported by...
View ArticleSecond batch of U212As to enter German Navy service in 2015
Significance Germany's second batch of U212A submarines will enter service in 2015 The two boats, U35 and U36, have improved communications and special forces capabilities Germany's fifth U212A...
View ArticleElections may delay Wisla, other Polish programmes
Significance Upcoming elections could delay progress with Poland's Wisla air defence programme The fact that Poland is currently running multiple procurement efforts is also complicating the process...
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