US Navy completes first CANES installation
Key Points CANES will consolidate five legacy networks and standardise C4I systems The next-generation tactical network programme brings an information assurance capability that the USN currently lacks...
View ArticleUK gun maker in merger talks with Herstal, Beretta and US Ordnance
UK small arms manufacturer Manroy has confirmed it is in preliminary takeover talks with three foreign gun makers, triggering a 28-day 'Offer Period' for one of the suitors to announce a firm intention...
View ArticleSouth Korean KF-16 upgrade advances with DSCA notification
The United States Congress was notified of the possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea for Phase 1 upgrades of 134 Lockheed Martin KF-16C/D Block 52 Fighting Falcon aircraft by...
View ArticlePoland orders more Leopard 2s from Germany
Poland is to receive an additional 119 Leopard 2 main battle tanks, plus around 220 additional vehicles and equipment, under a contract signed with Germany on 22 November. Worth EUR187 million (USD253...
View ArticlePhilippines looks to procure additional C-130s in wake of typhoon
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is planning the purchase of several new or refurbished C-130 Hercules transport aircraft over the next few years to improve the capability to respond to natural...
View ArticleRussia's state defence order to increase by 25% in 2014
Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Yury Borisov announced on 20 November that the state defence order for 2014 will be 25% greater than 2013. This will increase military procurement from USD42 billion...
View ArticleChina announces Air Defence Identification Zone in East China Sea
The governments of Japan and the United States are waiting to see how China enforces the Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea - and disputed Senkaku/Diaoyutai islands - that...
View ArticleBoeing gets first AH-6i production contract
Boeing announced at Dubai Airshow 2013 that it had recently signed an agreement that will lead to the production of AH-6i light attack helicopters for an undisclosed customer. The AH-6i is the export...
View ArticleUSAF receives final QF-4 target drone
The 316th and final QF-4 target drone has been delivered to the US Air Force (USAF) at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), the service announced on 22 November. The optionally manned McDonnell Douglas F-4...
View ArticleUS threatens to withdraw from Afghanistan as Karzai delays on post-2014 deal
The United States has threatened to withdraw all its forces and cut aid to Afghanistan if a security agreement, negotiated earlier this month, is not signed soon by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. US...
View ArticleUS Army declares IOC for AH-64E Apache
The US Army has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter, the service announced on 27 November. As the type's first active unit, the 1-229th...
View ArticleSpain plans Euro127m military truck buy
The Spanish cabinet has agreed a maximum budget of EUR127 million (USD172 million) over the next six years to acquire new medium to heavy trucks for combat support and logistics for all three armed...
View ArticleScotland sets timetable for Trident removal
The future basing of the UK's nuclear weapons capability continues to face uncertainty, with the Scottish government setting an aspirational date of 2021 to remove nuclear weapons from Scotland in the...
View ArticlePayments outside defence budget saving industry from 'suicide', Spanish...
Spain's method of providing extra credits each year to pay off outstanding debts to suppliers on key re-equipment programmes is saving the country's defence industry from "suicide", the government has...
View ArticleNorway confirms Sea Protector order
Norway's Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) has placed a NOK 133 million (USD21.75 million) contract with Kongsberg Defence Systems for the supply of Sea Protector remote weapon stations (RWSs) for...
View ArticleCanadian Auditor General's report skewers government's NSPS plans
The Canadian government's proposed CAD26.2 billion (USD24.9 billion) funding allocated for the replacement of 15 Canadian Surface Combatants (CSCs) is insufficient, according to an audit released on 26...
View ArticleAngola orders Casspir APCs
Angola has ordered 45 Casspir armoured vehicles from Denel Land Systems (DLS), the South African company has announced. The order is for the Casspir NG 2000B, which offers protection to B7 and STANAG...
View ArticleAfrican maritime surveillance systems to be expanded
The maritime surveillance systems operated by Djibouti, Nigeria, and São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) will be further expanded under a contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 20...
View ArticleIran launches new submarine class
Iran has launched a new class of submarine that has never been seen before, satellite imagery obtained by IHS Jane's reveals. One of the boats can clearly be seen in the water at the Bostanu shipyard...
View ArticleIndian PM warns military to prepare for straitened economic times
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 22 November told the armed forces that they would have to "cut our coat according to our cloth" as the country's slow economic growth affected procurement and...
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