DoD to begin moving A-10 mechanics to F-35A
Significance The Pentagon plans to move some A-10s to 'backup flying status' in order to allow maintenance personnel to be shifted to the F-35A A CAPE assessment found that the USAF's plan to retire...
View ArticleChinese TV details missile plans for Type 055 destroyer
Significance China's new destroyer is likely to have 128 vertical-launch missile cells The armament is expected to include the YJ-100 long-range anti-ship cruise missile A military analyst, Li Li, has...
View ArticleChina, France sign technology co-operation agreements
China and France have signed agreements to foster collaboration across a range of high-tech sectors, many of them linked to defence. According to official statements on 30 January, the two countries...
View ArticleArgentina and China agree fighter aircraft working group
Argentina and China are to form a working group to look at the possible introduction into Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA) service of a new Chinese fighter type, it was disclosed on 5...
View ArticleNew US National Security Strategy pushes coalitions, increased budget
The Obama administration released its new National Security Strategy on 6 February, the first update to the strategy since 2010, a period that has included the Arab Spring, end of major military...
View ArticleIraq takes delivery of Czech armour
The Czech defence company Excalibur Army delivered an unspecified number of refurbished T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs) and BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Iraq on 5 February. "We do not wish...
View ArticleFrance offering NH90 training abroad
France's Centre de Formation Interarmées (CFIA) NH90, which trains French NH90 helicopter pilots and mechanics, is now offering training to NH90 operators worldwide. IHS Jane's understands it already...
View ArticleFN Herstal eyes additional RWS sale to Mexico
Belgium's FN Herstal is looking to meet a Mexican Army requirement with its deFNder Medium remote weapon station (RWS), company officials told IHS Jane's . The system, armed with 12.7x99 mm heavy...
View ArticleAirbus completes EC135 deliveries to Spain
The last of eight Airbus EC135 helicopters ordered for the Spanish Army's air-mobile force (Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra: FAMET) in December 2013 was handed over on 5 February at the...
View ArticleSouth Korea approves Hanwha's purchase of Samsung defence units
The South Korean government has approved Hanwha's proposed purchase of the Samsung group's defence companies, the ministry of trade, industry and energy (MOTIE) announced on 6 February. The proposed...
View ArticleLatvia joins EDA flight clearance system
Latvia has joined the European Defence Agency's (EDA's) administrative platform for the advance clearing of national military flights across European airspace. Known as the 'Diplomatic Clearances...
View ArticleKuwait to get Fuchs NBC recce vehicles
Germany's Federal Security Council has approved the sale of 11 Fuchs armoured vehicles for nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) reconnaissance purposes to Kuwait, according to an official document...
View ArticleDoD to begin moving A-10 mechanics to F-35A
Significance The Pentagon plans to move some A-10s to 'backup flying status' in order to allow maintenance personnel to be shifted to the F-35A A CAPE assessment found that the USAF's plan to retire...
View ArticleCanada shakes up defence, foreign ministries
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper announced on 9 February that Jason Kenney will be his new minister of national defence and replace Rob Nicholson, who will take over as minister of foreign...
View ArticleUS approves Reaper sale to the Netherlands
The US State Department has cleared the sale of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Netherlands,...
View ArticleFirst Chinese-built OPV arrives in Lagos
The first of two Chinese-built P18N offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) ordered by Nigeria arrived in Lagos on 6 Feb, automatic identification system (AIS) data shows. NNS Centenary (F 91) was built by...
View ArticleKFX stalls after only one bidder meets development deadline
The Korean Fighter Experimental (KFX) aircraft programme stalled on 9 February when an insufficient number of companies lodged bids to secure a contract to complete development of the aircraft. A...
View ArticleIAI reveals new business jet-based maritime patrol aircraft
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a new business jet-based maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), which it revealed on 9 February. The EL/I-3360 MPA, which is based on the Bombardier Global 5000...
View ArticleVietnam Coast Guard receives refurbished Japanese vessel
The Vietnamese Coast Guard (Canh Sat Bien Vietnam, or CSBV) has taken delivery of the first vessel pledged by the Japanese government to bolster Vietnam's maritime patrol capabilities. IHS Jane's...
View ArticleUS Navy restricts C/MH-53 ops over safety concerns
The US Navy (USN) has restricted flight operations of its Sikorsky C/MH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters following an initial review of a January 2014 crash, the service disclosed on 6...
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