USAF would divest both U-2 and Global Hawk Block 40 under continued...
Key Points The USAF would retire both the RQ-4 Block 40 and the U-2 if sequestration continues this year The Pentagon's budget request includes funding for both platforms in a request beyond the Budget...
View ArticleUS to have full armoured brigade in Europe by 2016
The US Army is adding force structure to Europe and preparing to expand its training and reassurance operations there as tensions over the conflict in Ukraine escalate. A full Armored Brigade Combat...
View ArticleUS government will allow international sales of upgraded Patriot radar system
Raytheon has received US government approval for international sales of its Patriot radar system upgraded with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) sensor. In June...
View ArticleTAE selected for Australian Abrams support
Australian company Tasman Aviation Enterprises (TAE) has secured a contract from the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) to provide support for the engines that power the Australian Army's M1A1 Abrams...
View ArticleSouth Korea introduces interns-for-offsets programme
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has introduced a pilot scheme allowing foreign contractors to discharge offset obligations through internship programmes, IHS Jane's has...
View ArticleRussia's hybrid war in Ukraine 'is working'
Key Points A conference attended by influential Ukrainian and US officials has concluded that Russia's hybrid warfare campaign in eastern Ukraine is working Ukrainian forces continue to be outmatched,...
View ArticlePeru eyes combat vehicles acquisitions
The Peruvian Army is seeking 106 armoured fighting vehicles and 105 main battle tanks (MBTs) as part of its 'Harpay Nina' (Firepower in native Quechua) programme, an army source told IHS Jane's . The...
View ArticlePakistan Army chief asks Kabul to hand over militants accused of Peshawar...
Key Points Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif has asked Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to hand over six Taliban militants suspected of taking part in last December's attack on a school in...
View ArticleKawasaki Heavy Industries announces raft of management changes
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announced on 18 February a raft of changes in senior management positions intended, in part, to consolidate the recent growth of its aerospace business segment. The...
View ArticleFrancophone West African countries order AW139 helicopters
AgustaWestland announced on 17 February that it had received four new orders from French-speaking West African governments for its AW139 helicopter. The company did not reveal the customers or say how...
View ArticleEstonian Army familiarises with Dutch CV90s
The Estonian Army is currently undertaking familiarisation training with the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle and Leopard 1 armoured engineering vehicle (AEV) ahead of the delivery of both vehicles in...
View ArticleDjibouti deploys second battalion to Somalia
A second Djiboutian battalion has arrived to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armées Djiboutiennes: FAD) announced on 17 February. The FAD released...
View ArticleCzech Republic goes local for 8x8 recovery vehicles
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 18 February that it will procure five armoured recovery vehicles from its subsidiary, the Military Technical Institute (VTU), based on the Tatra Trucks...
View ArticleAustralia releases RfT for 225 combat reconnaissance vehicles
A request for tender (RfT) for 225 combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRV) to provide a mounted combat reconnaissance capability for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) was released on 19 February by the...
View ArticleAero India 2015: Lockheed Martin admits challenges, but sees bright future...
Lockheed Martin's successful sale of 12 C-130J-30 transport aircraft to India has included "challenges but not obstacles", a company executive told IHS Jane's at Aero India 2015 on 19 February. Abhay...
View ArticleRussian bombers intercepted off southern UK
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled two Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft to intercept a pair of Russian bombers that were flying close to British airspace, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
View ArticlePoland rejigs Leopard 2PL upgrade programme
The Polish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has opted for a new contractor for the planned upgrade of 128 of its Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the new Leopard 2PL standard. After launching a tender...
View ArticleUS clears way for Slovakia Black Hawk sale
Key Points Slovakia is said to be considering the UH-60M and the AW139M to fulfill its urgent requirement for a transport helicopter DSCA estimated the deal could be worth about USD450 million The US...
View ArticleUS Army drafts new combat vehicle modernisation strategy
Key Points An official said the strategy could be published by April The broad-ranging document is meant to outline the army's combat vehicle goals, which are expected to include upgrades as well as...
View ArticleTurkey raises USD1.5 billion from service exemption fee
Turkey has raised TRY3.7 billion (USD1.5 billion), which it will use in arms procurement, from a charge for opting out of compulsory military service. Under a law passed in December 2014, men aged 27...
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