TAI to showcase T129 helo to Bahrain as possible Cobra replacement
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is to display its T129 ATAK combat helicopter at the upcoming Bahrain International Air Show in what could be a precursor to a Bell AH-1 Cobra replacement programme...
View ArticleSouth Korea urges vigilance following North Korean purge
The demise of a key North Korean political figure could destabilise the Korean peninsula, officials in Seoul have said, and is a sign that the Kim family is closing ranks to strengthen the position of...
View ArticleLockheed Martin hones 'international Aegis' system
Lockheed Martin (LM) Mission Systems and Training has completed work to engineer an export-oriented 'core Aegis' component cluster more readily integrated with third-party combat management systems...
View ArticleKADDB acquires Arab Industrial Engineering Company
Jordan's state-owned defence design and development organisation, the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), will acquire fellow government defence firm the Arab Industrial Engineering...
View ArticleIndian Air Force proposes licence-building PC-7 turbo trainers
The Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to licence-build Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic turbo-trainers to supplement the 75 aircraft acquired in 2012. In a recent proposal to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the...
View ArticleDassault joins French MoD's SME support scheme
Dassault Aviation, the company behind France's Rafale multi-role fighter and one of France's key defence companies, has signed up to a government plan to support small- and medium-sized businesses....
View ArticleChinese figures show increased private sector defence work
Government agencies in China have pointed to developments that signal greater private sector involvement in defence and related sectors, complying with Beijing's objective to promote competition in the...
View ArticleBoeing picks Australian firms for F-15 work
Boeing has entered partnership agreements with two Australian aerospace firms to support the US group's global F-15 fighter aircraft production programme. Under the arrangements, announced by Boeing on...
View ArticleBAMS-D UAS achieves 10,000 operational hours milestone
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has completed 10,000 combat hours in the six years it has been deployed in the Central...
View ArticleUSS Ronald Reagan to replace George Washington as 7th Fleet carrier
The US Navy (USN) announced on 15 January that USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) will replace USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the 7th Fleet's forward-deployed aircraft carrier based in Yokosuka, Japan, in a...
View ArticleUSN details schedule for deployment of Arleigh Burkes to Rota
The US Navy (USN) has confirmed the initial arrival date and names of the four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers due to be deployed to Spain from this year as part of NATO's anti-missile defence umbrella....
View ArticleUS congressional appropriators agree to USD572 billion for DoD in FY14
Key Points The Pentagon would get a USD487 billion base budget plus USD85.2 billion for 'overseas contingency operations' The bill includes USD221.3 billion for O&M accounts across both the base...
View ArticleUS Army says 450,000 the lowest it can go
Key Points The US Army has a fiscal plan to reduce its end strength to 420,000, but says that number is too low Army officials say 450,000 is likely the lowest they can go without sacrificing key...
View ArticleUS Army orders more aircraft protection systems from BAE
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a USD39 million contract to provide additional hostile fire-protection systems for its aircraft platforms, the company disclosed on 14 January. The deal covers 300...
View ArticleUS Army may divest Kiowa Warrior fleet, use Apaches in aerial scout roles
Key Points Officials said the plan had not been decided upon, but it would end the Kiowa upgrade and retire the Vietnam War-era aircraft An AAS may not be revisited but the mission set 'remains valid',...
View ArticleUS Army builds 30-year budget plan
Key Points The US Army has put together a 30-year budget plan The new plan is a proactive attempt to predict long-term weapon system costs, army officials say The US Army has put together a new 30-year...
View ArticleUN Falco crashes in DRC
One of the first unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to support a UN peacekeeping mission crashed in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 15 January. Lieutenant Colonel Félix Prosper...
View ArticleSurface Navy 2014: Lockheed Martin conducts second Aegis Ashore tracking...
Key Points Lockheed Martin's Aegis BMD successfully tracks multiple short-range ballistic missiles The latest test follows the successful tracking of NASA rocket launch earlier in January Following the...
View ArticleSpanish MoD receives another two EC135s
The first two of eight Airbus Helicopters EC135s ordered on 27 December 2013 as training platforms for the Spanish Army's Air Mobile Force (FAMET) have now been handed over, the company announced on 15...
View ArticlePhilippines outlines plans to acquire surplus US ships
The Philippine military is seeking to procure two former US naval vessels under an agreement with the United States that will seek to boost the Philippine Navy's (PN's) maritime awareness and...
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