Fincantieri launches second multi-purpose patrol vessel for Italian coast guard
First-of-class reaches final phase of acceptance trials Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has recorded a double milestone in its programme to deliver two multi-purpose offshore patrol vessels to...
View ArticleDenmark concludes Afghan combat mission
On 22 July Denmark lowered its flag over Main Operating Base (MOB) Price in Helmand province for the final time, marking the effective end of the country's combat role in Afghanistan. MOB Price,...
View ArticleUpdate: Australia selects Rheinmetall MAN for Land 121 truck contract
Nearly 2,600 protected and unprotected medium and heavy vehicles and 3,000 specialist modules are to be supplied to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)...
View ArticleUK renews Bowman support contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded General Dynamics UK a contract to maintain the British Armed Forces' Bowman digital combat radio and battle management system. In total the value of the one...
View ArticleSTRATCOM chief: GMD's east coast expansion can wait
Key Points Congressmen in the House support continuing efforts to establish an east coast GMD site, and voted against an amendment to cut funding STRATCOM prioritises improvements to sensors and C2...
View ArticleLatvian president proposes joint Baltic military
Latvia's President Andris Berzins has proposed that the Baltic States should incrementally develop joint armed forces with common military structures. On 19 July Berzins, in an interview with the...
View ArticleFirst EC725 built from Brazilian components on track for delivery
Helibras is on target to deliver later this year the first Eurocopter EC725 Super Cougar helicopter to be built solely from components and parts developed and supplied by Brazilian subcontractors. The...
View ArticleF-35 contract negotiations on track for a quick wrap-up
Key Points Lockheed Martin and the US government are deep in negotiations for F-35 LRIP lots six and seven Talks are likely to wrap up soon since F-35 officials say negotiations are going smoother than...
View ArticleArjun Mk II to start final round of trials in August
A fully upgraded version of India's locally developed Arjun Mk II main battle tank (MBT) will be begin its final round of trials in the Rajasthan desert in early August, according to officials....
View ArticleTruman carrier strike group finally deploys after five-month delay
The US Navy's (USN's) aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) deployed on 22 July following a five-month delay in part due to mandatory federal spending cuts that went into effect in March. Truman...
View ArticleColombia establishes Eastern Naval Force
The Colombian activated its Eastern Naval Force Navy on 22 July, a 1,800-person organisation headquartered in Puerto Careno. The new unit is primarily river-oriented as it will operate in the Arauca,...
View ArticleChinese Y-8 breaks out of first island chain
A People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shaanxi Y-8J surveillance aircraft overflew waters between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island for the first time on 24 July, Japanese Defence Minister...
View ArticleCanada to start Cyclone pilot training next month
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is poised to begin training pilots and air crews on the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone anti-submarine warfare (ASW), surveillance, and search and rescue helicopter within...
View ArticleBrazil begins preparation for 'Panamax 2013'
Operation 'Panamax 2013' is slated to run from 11-17 August at US Southern Command headquarters in Miami, Florida, with a 19-country multinational force conducting simulated exercises focusing on the...
View ArticleUAE orders military satellites
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered two reconnaissance satellites from Astrium for EUR700 million (USD913.2 million), it was announced on 22 July. The spacecraft will be based on the Helios 2...
View ArticleNigeria's Proforce expands armoured vehicle range
Nigeria's Proforce Defence is currently developing the Pf1 light armoured vehicle aimed at the local military and police markets. Bimbola Owojori, the head of business development at Proforce, told IHS...
View ArticleElectrical plant repaired, USS Freedom sets sail to resume exercise with...
US Navy (USN) officials announced that generator repairs have been completed on Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) and that the vessel left Singapore's Changi Naval Base on 24 July to resume...
View ArticleDRC Intervention Brigade prepares for battle
Key Points The UN Intervention Brigade is now largely deployed to the DRC The force has an unprecedented mandate to take on the numerous armed groups that operate in North Kivu province As violence...
View ArticleCzech C295s finally cleared for ops over hostile terrain
Aviation security experts have finally cleared all four Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) EADS C295M tactical transport aircraft for deployment over hostile terrain, the Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
View ArticleCuban shipment to North Korea 'symptom of fragmented defence capabilities in...
Key Points East European defence specialists say the seizure of Cuban materiel en route to North Korea may be related to declining defence industry capabilities in former Soviet states While Ukraine...
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