Saudi industry preparing for new modernisation effort
Saudi defence and security companies are preparing to play a major role in the country's defence modernisation efforts, senior Saudi defence sources have told IHS Jane's . "We were asked to be ready to...
View ArticleLIMA 2015: Indonesian pilots survive mid-air collision during aerobatic show...
Two turboprop trainers from the Indonesian Air Force's (Tentera Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara, or TNI-AU) aerobatic team clipped wings in mid-air during a rehearsal ahead of the LIMA 2015...
View ArticleIndia moving ahead with chief of defence staff appointment
India's government is fast-tracking the long-postponed appointment of a chief of defence staff (CDS) for greater inter-service 'jointness', Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on 13 March. "In the...
View ArticleFrance seeking new opportunities in Brazil
Despite Brazil's financial troubles, the French defence industry is seeking to attract more business within the Brazilian Armed Forces and to increase co-operation with local companies. The chairman of...
View ArticleFrance reveals extent of Albacete disaster losses
The French Air Force lost four combat aircraft as write-offs and a further two as severely damaged as a result of the disaster at Los Llanos/Albacete Air Base in Spain, the Ministry of Defence...
View ArticleEU extends Somali training mission
The EU has approved the extension of its military train-and-advise mission (EUTM) in Somalia until 31 December 2016. The decision came during a 16 March meeting in Brussels of EU foreign ministers....
View ArticleE-2D begins debut deployment
The US Navy's (USN's) new Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft has begun its maiden deployment, the service disclosed on 13 March. Five E-2Ds...
View ArticleCarter: NSA needs to be 'open' to succeed
Speaking at his first troop event since taking office in February, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivered a speech at US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency's (NSA's) joint...
View ArticleVenezuela kicks off major exercise in response to US sanctions
Exercise 'Escudo Bolivariano' ('Bolivarian Shield'), which began on March 14, is to last 10 days and is in response to the United States designating Venezuela a threat to its national security,...
View ArticleUS-Ukraine training programme could begin in April
A US training effort for Ukrainian 'National Guard' troops could restart in April, depending on wider strategic and political decisions, after being placed on hold during the recent ceasefire...
View ArticleUK's upgraded Puma HC.2 helos begin Afghan deployment
The United Kingdom's newly upgraded Westland/Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC.2 medium transport helicopters have begun their inaugural deployment to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on...
View ArticleUK urged to create quick defence review
The UK's 2015 defence and security review needs to be completed "in three months" after the May general election to pre-empt the Treasury [finance ministry] imposing spending cuts on the Ministry of...
View ArticleTop Chinese ex-official calls for radar installation on new SCS islands
A former People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) admiral has called for the installation of radar stations on China's new island bases in the South China Sea. PLAN Admiral (rtd) Yin Zhou made the comments...
View ArticleSouth Korea tells China to lay off THAAD talk
South Korea has rebuffed China after a senior official said Beijing would prefer it if the US Army's Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was not deployed in the country. "A neighbouring...
View ArticleBlock 2 JF-17 makes first flight ahead of Block 3 improvements
The first Block 2 JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft made its maiden flight from the Pakistan Aeronautical Company (PAC) facility at Kamra on 9 February. The aircraft (serial number 2P01) made three more...
View ArticleAnalysis: Iranian cruise missile unveiling raises questions about range
Key Points The assumption that Iran's Soumar cruise missile has a range of 2,500 km almost certainly overstates the weapon's performance Iran would have to use a turbojet engine to power a long-range...
View ArticleSouth Korea delays tanker procurement process
South Korea is to postpone its tanker-transport procurement process for a year, with the chosen platforms not now expected to enter service until early 2018, national media reported on 13 March. The...
View ArticleMalaysia expects first A400M to achieve IOC in mid-2015
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) expects to achieve initial operating capability (IOC) for its first A400M transport in about three months, service chief General Roslan Saad said on 15 March. "We...
View ArticleAirbus, KAI to build light armed helicopter for South Korea
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected Airbus Helicopters to jointly develop a light attack helicopter, it was announced on 16 March. The Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) requirement for about 200...
View ArticleTurkey issues RfI for ambitious TF-X fighter project
Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) issued a request for information (RfI) on 13 March to formally start preliminary design work on its ambitious Turkish Fighter Aircraft (TF-X)...
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