Senegalese troops train with RAM Mk 3 vehicles
Senegal has taken delivery of RAM Mk 3 light armoured vehicles, the French Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed on 2 February. The MoD said that French forces had carried out tactical training to prepare...
View ArticlePeru offered FA-50 fighters by South Korea
South Korea has offered Peru the sale of 24 Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Golden Eagle light fighters as part of ongoing efforts to further bi-lateral defence cooperation between the two...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2016: USD11 billion F-35 request would fund 57 more aircraft
Significance The DoD's FY 2016 budget request includes USD11 billion for F-35s The request would fund 57 more aircraft and is a 23% increase over the Pentagon's FY 2015 funding for the effort The US...
View ArticleBrazilian study recommends procuring Siroco LPD
A Brazilian Navy (MB) evaluation commission from the General Directorate of Naval Material recommended procurement of the French Navy Siroco (L 9012) Foudre-class landing platform dock (LPD) in late...
View ArticleUpdate: KC-390 airlifter makes maiden flight
The Embraer KC-390 transport aircraft made its maiden flight from the company's Gavião Peixoto production facility, north of São Paulo, on 3 February. The flight of the first of two prototype platforms...
View ArticleSeparatists 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, which was...
View ArticleRussian TOS-1 and Pantsyr-S1 systems reported in east Ukraine
Anti-Kiev forces are deploying TOS-1 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launchers and possibly Pantsyr-S1 air-defence systems in the continuing conflict in east Ukraine, reports indicate. In a...
View ArticleKazakhstan to acquire Su-30SM fighters
Kazakhstan is to acquire the Sukhoi Su-30SM 'Flanker' as it looks to recapitalise its Soviet-era fighter force, the government announced on 4 February. The disclosure was made by the Commander in Chief...
View ArticleCarter, congressional defence heads to seek acquisition reform
Significance House and Senate armed services committee chairmen will make defence reform a top priority Ashton Carter, the presumptive next defence secretary, supports reform and possibly getting...
View ArticleUS Army releases JAGM solicitation, Lockheed Martin plans to compete
Significance The US Army has issued a solicitation for the EMD phase of its JAGM programme JAGM would eventually replace the airborne TOW, AGM-114 Hellfire, and AGM-65 Maverick missiles The US Army on...
View ArticleNATO defence ministers approve key elements of Readiness Action Plan
Spurred by Moscow's adventurism in Ukraine, NATO defence ministers on 5 February gave approval to launch key elements of the allies' new package of measures to boost their territorial security, known...
View ArticleLithuania receives SCAR-H Precision Rifles
The Lithuanian Armed Forces have begun using the FN Herstal SCAR-H Precision Rifle, according to the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD). Chambered in 7.62x51 mm and fitted with 3-12x magnification...
View ArticleLebanon takes delivery of M109 howitzers
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has received a consignment of M109 155 mm/37 calibre self-propelled howitzers to augment its artillery capabilities as part of a substantial build-up of its artillery...
View ArticleJordan breaks silence on airstrikes after death of pilot
Emboldened by the death of one of their pilots at the hands of the Islamic State, the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) acknowledged for the first time on 5 February that Jordan had carried out airstrikes...
View ArticleJapan not currently considering more Apaches
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) is not currently considering purchasing additional Boeing AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters despite incurring a potential JPY35 billion (USD298 million) penalty...
View ArticleIndian Navy puts out RfI for next-gen missile vessel
The Indian Navy's (IN's) Directorate of Ship Production has issued a request for information (RfI) relating to six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) under the 'Buy (Indian)/Buy and Make (Indian)'...
View ArticleIDF steps up counter-tunnel training
The IDF has begun training company and battalion commanders to use specialised techniques for uncovering and destroying tunnels dug by the militants in the Gaza Strip. The army said the new training,...
View ArticleHarris to acquire Exelis
Significance Harris to acquire Exelis in deal valued at USD4.75 billion Merger one of the largest for the US defence industry in years, and is expected to create an entity with USD8 billion in revenues...
View ArticleHAL awarded contract for 14 Do-228s for Indian Air Force
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been awarded an INR10.91 billion (USD176.3 million) contract to provide 14 Dornier Do-228 twin-turboprop light transport and utility aircraft to the Indian Air...
View ArticleGermany completes withdrawal of heavy equipment from Afghanistan
The Bundeswehr has completed the withdrawal of the heavy equipment of its contingent of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan with the arrival of the fifth and last...
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