Kuwait to get more Patriot fire units
Kuwait will receive two more Patriot air defence fire units under a USD655.4 million contract awarded to Raytheon. The US Department of Defense announced the contract on 28 February and said its...
View ArticleIndonesia, Japan agree to '2+2' meetings
The foreign ministers of Japan and Indonesia have agreed to hold '2+2' foreign and defence ministerial talks as soon as possible to strengthen the two nations' comprehensive strategic partnership - a...
View ArticleIndian investigators launch probe into Rolls-Royce engine deal
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 28 February ordered an investigation into alleged irregularities in procuring Rolls-Royce engines for BAE Systems Hawk Mk 132 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs) that are...
View ArticleAustralia declares C-17 fleet to be fully operational
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared its six Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft to be fully operational, the Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 28 February....
View ArticleAnalysis: Russians holding whip hand in Crimea
Key Points The situation in Crimea depends more on Russian political intentions as it has almost total control on the ground The operation has followed traditional Russian military doctrine and is...
View ArticleUkraine vs Russian land forces
Russia's military capabilities, as illustrated by this comparison of respective land forces, are significantly larger and more capable than Ukraine's.
View ArticleUkraine vs Russia defence spending
In 2013 Russian defence expenditure at USD68.9 billion was 35 times that of Ukraine at USD1.9 billion. Based on current spending plans, this gap is expected to widen further in 2014 when Russian...
View ArticleRussians open cyber front in Crimea
Key Points Russia will use cyberspace operations at the strategic and tactical level in support of its military incursion into Ukraine Cyberspace operations will remain disruptive (as opposed to...
View ArticleIndia pushes to recover guarantees from cancelled AW101 deal
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is attempting to recover financial guarantees of INR21.34 billion (USD344.19 million) from an Italian bank following the 1 January cancellation of a USD764 million...
View ArticleEthiopia's AMISOM deployment indicates Chinese armour procurement
The Ethiopian National Defence Force's (ENDF's) contribution of troops to African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has highlighted the extent to which Chinese products are increasingly dominating its...
View ArticleChinese WZ-10 attack helo crashes
A Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) WZ-10 attack helicopter operated by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) crashed in the country's central Shaanxi province on 4 March. No details of the...
View ArticleBrazil begins testing LMV armored vehicle
The Brazilian Army's Evaluation Center (CAEx) has begun trials for the army's LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle), high-mobility tactical protected 4x4 built by Iveco Defence Vehicles. The tests, at CAEx's...
View ArticleNATO steps up Ukraine risk assessment after Poland invokes Article 4
NATO is to step up its analysis of the risks for the security of the Euro-Atlantic region stemming from the crisis in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. The announcement...
View ArticleWildcat to enter service without claws
Delays to the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) programme mean the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new Wildcat helicopter will be in service without a surface attack missile capability for more than...
View ArticleUS responds to Ukraine crisis with military support for Poland and Baltic states
The United States is to increase its military co-operation with Poland and the Baltic states in response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on 5 March. Speaking at...
View ArticleUkrainian defence industry 'unaffected' by crisis with Russia
The ongoing crisis with Russia will have no adverse effect on the ability of the Ukrainian defence industry to meet its international contractual obligations, a senior official said on 3 March. In a...
View ArticleUkraine vs Russia defence spending
In 2013 Russian defence expenditure at USD68.9 billion was 35 times that of Ukraine at USD1.9 billion. Based on current spending plans, this gap is expected to widen further in 2014 when Russian...
View ArticleUK releases Watchkeeper UAS to service
The British Army's Thales WK450 Watchkeeper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has been granted its release to service (RTS) by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The announcement on 5 March moves the...
View ArticleTaiwanese opposition party calls for submarine procurement
Key Points Taiwan's main opposition party has released a report calling for the government to reverse defence spending cuts and to buy submarines The report also called for the KMT government to...
View ArticleRussia searches for strategic airbase partners
Immediately preceding the Ukraine-Crimea crisis on 26 February, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced progress in talks with eight governments to establish a network of airbases around the...
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