Dubai Airshow 2013: Boeing, Tawazun establish UAE joint venture
Boeing and the United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) Tawazun Precision Industries announced the launch of a new joint venture on 18 November. Under the partnership the two companies will establish a 26,000 m 2...
View ArticleChina fields new 105 mm wheeled armoured vehicle
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has started to field a new assault gun vehicle that has a turret armed with a 105 mm gun. The new assault gun vehicle is understood to be designated the ZBL-09. IHS...
View ArticleCassidian to support French DRAC UAVs
Cassidian will provide support for the French Army's Drone de Renseignement Au Contact (DRAC) mini unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), under a contract announced on 17 November. The deal has a minimum...
View ArticleArgentina deploys Joint Task Force 'Fortin II' to monitor northern airspace
Argentine Minister of Defense AgustÃn Rossi on 13 November officially unveiled the deployment of Joint Task Force 'Fortin II' in the Santiago del Estero province, a key development for the North...
View ArticleUSAF and Air National Guard re-evaluating intra-theatre airlift needs
The US National Guard and US Air Force (USAF) are reviewing intra-theatre airlift needs as the latter is seeking to unload its nascent Alenia C-27J Spartan fleet. C-27J procurement began in 2007 as the...
View ArticleLawmakers call on DoD to preserve A-10 fleet
Key Points US lawmakers are calling on the USAF to reconsider any plans to cut A-10 funds The USAF has been mulling 'vertical cuts' to entire fleets of aircraft including the A-10 US lawmakers are...
View ArticleIran unveils 'strategic' UAV
Iran unveiled its largest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to date on 18 November, raising questions about duplication in Islamic Republic's UAV programmes. The twin-boom/pusher configuration Fotros was...
View ArticleDubai Airshow 2013: UAE signs up for Al-Tariq guided bomb kit
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces has acquired the Al-Tariq guided bomb kit developed by Tawazun Dynamics, Hamad al Marar, the general manager of parent company Tawazun Group, told IHS Jane's...
View ArticleDubai Airshow 2013: Saudi industry engaged in enhancing RSAF capabilities
The Saudi Arabian aerospace defence sector is now fully engaged in upgrading the Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF's) fighter and unmanned capabiltities, a senior industrial official told IHS Jane's at the...
View ArticleDubai Airshow 2013: Kuwaiti Air Force looks to the future
The Kuwaiti Air Force (KAF) is planning to boost its aerial and ground-based capabilities, Brigadier General Yousef Abdulaziz Alshaya, the deputy commander of the KAF, told IHS Jane's during the Dubai...
View ArticleDubai Airshow 2013: Finmeccanica expands presence in Abu Dhabi
Finmeccanica announced on 18 November that it had officially opened its new Abu Dhabi headquarters in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The opening of the new, larger office comes six years after the...
View ArticleDavid's Sling completes second successful interception test
The Israeli and US missile defence organisations have carried out a second successful test of the David's Sling air defence system in southern Israel, it was announced on 20 November. The Israeli...
View ArticleBrazil receives seventh P-3AM
Key Points The FAB has received its seventh Lockheed Martin P-3AM Orion maritime patrol aircraft The upgrade is part of a 2005 contract with Airbus Military to upgrade nine P-3A aircraft to the P-3AM...
View ArticleIran developing 23 mm Gatling gun
Iran is working on a three-barrelled 23 mm Gatling gun to defend against cruise missiles, it was revealed on 18 November. The Asefeh was displayed to Major General Mohammed Ali Jafari, the commander of...
View ArticleEDA to restructure from January 2014
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has announced that it will restructure its operations from 1 January 2014 to "better support [European] member states in a rapidly evolving environment". The European...
View ArticleUSAF eyes hypersonics technology developments
Key Points Gen Welsh is closely monitoring developments in hypersonics The technology is appealing because it could allow the USAF to move faster against adversaries The US Air Force's (USAF's) top...
View ArticleTunisia negotiates with France for helicopters
Tunisia is negotiating to buy six helicopters from France for about EUR300 million (USD405.5 million), Al-Jazeera reported on 14 November. It said a team from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs was...
View ArticleSecretary-general outlines UN's options in the CAR
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has submitted a report to the Security Council outlining the UN's options for supporting peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic (CAR). The 15 November...
View ArticleMalaysia mulls changes to anti-piracy mission in Gulf of Aden
Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said on 19 November that a decision will be made by the end of 2013 on whether to continue Operation 'Fajar', the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN's)...
View ArticleIndian MoD, AgustaWestland facing impasse over AW101 contract
Key Points A meeting between officials from the Indian Ministry of Defence and AgustaWestland has failed to resolve the disagreement over a contract for 12 AW101 helicopters The MoD remains committed...
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