OFB hands over locally built FH-77B to Indian Army for testing
India's state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will deliver three licence-built Bofors FH-77B 155 mm/45-calibre towed howitzers to the Indian Army for maintainability and engineering evaluation by the...
View ArticleNetherlands to buy 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters
The Netherlands is to order 14 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from the United States, Dutch defence minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has told the House of Representatives. The...
View ArticleLMUK fleshes out plan to close UK MPA gap with SC-130J Multi-Mission Aircraft
Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) has given further details of its pitch to address the United Kingdom's maritime patrol capability gap - as well as other missions - using revitalised Royal Air Force (RAF)...
View ArticleItalian Air Force begins pilot training on T-346A
The Italian Air Force has started training its first pilots on the Alenia Aermacchi T-346A (M-346A) at Lecce-Galatina Air Base in Italy. Italy has ordered 15 M-346As and has three more on option; five...
View ArticleIndian Army pushes ahead with Excalibur rifle programme
The Indian Army is fast-tracking the development and induction of the indigenously designed Excalibur 5.56 x 45 mm assault rifle as it looks to plug a major operational void. Senior army officials told...
View ArticleHAL pushing for LUH first flight in December
India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) plans to conduct the maiden test flight of its under-development Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) in December. HAL officials told IHS Jane's that the proposed...
View ArticleGerman Army considers wheeled rapid response brigade
The German Army is considering the option of creating a wheeled response element for rapid reaction and force deployment, sources told IHS Jane's . Given the extent of projected combat and organic...
View ArticleFrench Air Force conducts first Syria missions
The French Air Force conducted its first mission over Syria on 8 September, with two Dassault Rafales based at Al Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) conducting a 6 h 30 min reconnaissance mission...
View ArticleArab states deploy more ground forces to Yemen
A missile attack that killed more than 30 Saudi and Emirati soldiers in Yemen's Marib province on 4 September appears to have encouraged other Arab countries to commit ground forces to the coalition...
View ArticleAM General to build Humvee ambulances for disaster relief
AM General was awarded a USD428 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for new M997A3 Humvee Ambulance Chassis Vehicles for the US Army, Army Reserve, and Army...
View ArticleAvicopter shows off Advanced Heavylift Helicopter (ALH) model at Tianjin helo...
China's Avicopter revealed a model of its Advanced Heavylift Helicopter (ALH) concept at the third China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, which runs from 9 to 13 September. Chinese press reports...
View ArticleNATO unity needed to counter threats to east and south, SACEUR urges
NATO nations must be united to face the threats emanating from their eastern and southern flanks, while avoiding squabbles over resource allocation between the two regions, said NATO's top operational...
View ArticleBAE protests US Army CIRCM award
Key Points BAE Systems has filed a protest over the USD35.3 million US Army CIRCM contract award to Northrop Grumman Auditors will now review the 'inconsistencies' that BAE Systems said led to the...
View ArticleUS border surveillance towers to be produced in Ukraine
Border security systems developed by US company Aeroscraft will be manufactured by Ukroboronprom, the Ukrainian conglomerate's director general, Roman Romanov, announced at a press conference on 8...
View ArticleTata Motors to increase investment in defence
India's Tata Motors has outlined a commitment to invest further in developing defence production capability, the second Tata company in a week to signal its intent to become one of the country's major...
View ArticleSouth Korea moves ahead with Viking procurement plan
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is to procure refurbished Lockheed Martin S-3 Viking anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, national media reported on 6 September. The service has approved the...
View ArticleRAE 2015: Russian industry, government bullish over sanctions
Economic and trade sanctions placed on Russia by the international community are both a challenge and an opportunity for the nation's defence industry, according to delegates at the Russia Arms Expo...
View ArticleRAE 2015: Few new systems feature
Despite the presence of Russia's latest armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) - the T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT), T-15 heavy infantry fighting vehicle (HIFV), and Koalitsya-SV 2S35 155 mm...
View ArticlePakistan considering import ban on locally available materiel
A Pakistani senate defence production committee is looking to impose a ban on procuring from abroad defence equipment that can be manufactured within the country. The Senate Standing Committee on...
View ArticleNew Hungarian defence minister takes office
Hungary has a new defence minister, with Istvan Simicsko taking office on 10 September amidst the migration crisis affecting the country. Simicsko was appointed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban...
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