Russia places 38,000 troops on alert for snap exercises
Russia placed its Northern Fleet and elements of its Western Military District (WMD) and Airborne Troops (VDV) on full combat readiness on 16 March in preparation for mobilisation and deployment test...
View ArticleUpdate: ATK awarded full-rate production contract for PGKs
Orbital ATK has been awarded a USD120 million full-rate production contract for its Precision Guidance Kits (PGKs), the company has announced. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early 2016 to the US...
View ArticleSweden gets set for A26 order
Sweden has signalled the long-awaited green light for the planned procurement of two A26 submarines from Saab Kockums. Announcing the move for the new generation boats during a visit to Karlskrona on...
View ArticleMDA chief: sequestration would halt new interceptor, radar plans
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects that, if sequestration continues in fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), it will have to stop major development projects for a newly designed exoatmospheric kill...
View ArticleMBDA's order book rises in 2014
MBDA's latest figures, released on 16 March, show that the company's order intake reached EUR4.1 billion in 2014 (against EUR4 billion in 2013 and EUR2.3 the year before), including EUR2.5 billion in...
View ArticleLIMA 2015: Suncraft partners with Malaysia's Radimax to market Piranha patrol...
Key Points Suncraft and Radmix have signed a deal to jointly market a 15m version of the Nigerian Navy's Manta class patrol craft to Southeast Asia The collaboration is intendd to capture region's...
View ArticleIndia defence minister admits Su-30 serviceability issues
The Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Su-30MKI multirole fighter fleet is plagued by frequent "engine failure-in-air and engine-related problems" and poor operational serviceability, Defence Minister Manohar...
View ArticleFinmeccanica reports first positive net result in a decade, EBITA up 23%
Key Points Finmeccanica ends 2014 in positive territory for first time in a decade, as revenues and EBITA increase Aerospace, Defence, and Security business sales help to push revenue, but constrained...
View ArticleF-35 programme begins developing cyber-attack capability
Key Points The F-35 programme is developing a pod-mounted cyber-attack system The offensive system is in the "prototyping phase", according to the deputy programme manager The Lockheed Martin F-35...
View ArticleEU launches military advisory mission for the CAR
The European Union launched - on paper at least - its new EUMAM RCA military advisory mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) on 17 March. Approved during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in...
View ArticleBrunei cuts defence budget
Brunei has announced a defence budget of BND537.5 million (USD381.3 million) for 2015, a 25.3% cut from the announced figure for 2014. The large decrease is, however, the result of a reclassification...
View ArticleBrazil inducts locally developed 30 mm ammunition
The Brazilian Army is scheduled on 20 March to officially induct 30x173 mm ammunition developed by local company Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC), intended for the ATK Mk44 Bushmaster automatic...
View ArticleAustria and Belgium upgrade their Pandur I APCs
Belgium and Austria have joined forces to upgrade their General Dynamics European Land Systems - Steyr Pandur I 6x6 armoured personnel carriers. Under the programme, RUAG Defence will upgrade up to 70...
View ArticleArgentine Air Force delegation 'to visit China for fast jet talks'
An Argentine Air Force delegation may visit China soon to explore the possible purchase of the Chinese fighter aircraft, according to Argentine Defence Minister Augustin Rossi. Argentine reports on 17...
View ArticleAirbus, Boustead launch joint venture for helicopter simulators
Malaysia's Boustead Heavy Industries subsidiary BHIC Defence Technologies announced, on 18 March, that it had signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Airbus Helicopters to provide flight simulation...
View ArticleAirbus hands over first Philippine C295
The first of three Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has been delivered, the company announced on 18 March. The aircraft was handed over in Seville, Spain, and...
View ArticleUS general: LCMR radars working well for Ukraine
AN/TPQ-49 Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radars (LCMRs) have been highly effective for the Ukrainian military, according to the top US Army general in Europe. Ukrainian use of the LCMR "has turned out...
View ArticleSyria claims shoot-down of US UAV
The Syrian military claims to have shot down a United States unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the northwest of the country on 17 March. Syrian state media reported the shooting down a "hostile US...
View ArticlePentagon to build new variable-cycle engine for F-35 and other aircraft
Key Points The Pentagon's new sixth-generation engine will be built for the F-35 and several other aircraft The new engine would be 35% more fuel efficient than existing engines, extending the range of...
View ArticleTunisia orders Black Hawk helos
The Tunisian government is to receive eight UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters under a USD93.3 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 17 March. The helicopters, which...
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