Pentagon assured Russian troops have 'no intention' of invading Ukraine
Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu has told US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel that Russian troops conducting exercises near Ukraine are not planning to cross the border. During an hour-long 20...
View ArticleHackers reveal dysfunctional Indo-Russian industrial relations
In what is being described as collateral damage from Russia's annexation of Crimea, some 1,000 documents totalling 488 MB of data detailing correspondence between Russian state arms export agency...
View ArticleEU places further sanctions against Russia
EU leaders on 20 March agreed new sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials deemed responsible for the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. They also mandated EU officials to support...
View ArticlePIJ reveals new multiple rocket launcher
The Palestine Islamic Jihad's (PIJ's) Al-Quds Brigades' armed wing has revealed that it has a new multiple rocket launcher that is hidden underground somewhere in the north of the Gaza Strip. The...
View ArticleAlenia Aermacchi rolls out first M-346 Lavi for Israel
The first Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced lead-in fighter trainer for the Israel Air Force (IAF) was rolled out in the afternoon of 20 March at the company's plant in Venegono (Varese), Italy. The...
View ArticleBusiness as usual with Russia out of the question, says NATO Sec Gen
NATO's "business as usual" with Russia is off the table after Moscow's annexation of Crimea, says its leader Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Calling for a hike in allied defence spending and a...
View ArticleVulcano and V-kit demonstrated from Italian frigate
Pre-production 127 mm Vulcano ballistic extended range (BER) ammunition has completed successful live firing trials from a modified Oto Melara 127/54 Compact gun fitted on board the Italian Navy...
View ArticleUkrainian troops face demonstrations as they near Russian border
Road convoys and trains moving Ukrainian troops into positions along the sensitive eastern border have faced a campaign of obstruction by pro-Russia civilians over the eight days. In Ukraine's most...
View ArticleUkrainian officials pledge to ignore Russian provocations
Ukrainian officials are steering a delicate course on the issue of protecting their territory against Russia. On the one hand, they consciously refuse to be provoked by Moscow. On the other, they aim...
View ArticleTurkish jets shoot down Syrian MiG
A Syrian Arab Air Force (al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya - SAAF) combat aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter after reportedly crossing into the country's airspace on 23 March. The...
View ArticleTriStar bows out of UK service
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has retired the last of its Lockheed L-1011 TriStar tanker-transport aircraft, with a final sortie having been flown on 24 March. The final flight out of the type's...
View ArticleSouth Korea officially opts for F-35A
South Korea has officially opted to buy 40 F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the country's procurement agency and manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced on 24 March. The F-35A will...
View ArticleRussia behaving 'like an adversary', says SACEUR
NATO's response to Crimea must go beyond heightened patrols along its eastern border to embrace a more strategic repositioning of allied forces, says NATO's top military commander. This means changing...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2015: Funding request highlights UAVs prominence
The Pentagon's fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015) budget request highlights the continuing and growing importance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the US military. The UAVs' prominence is demonstrated by...
View ArticleMBDA hails success of Brimstone tests from Reaper RPAS
Successful live tests of MBDA's Dual Mode Brimstone (DMB) missile from the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper remotely-piloted air system (RPAS) has raised the likelihood that the Royal Air Force (RAF) will...
View ArticleJapan agrees to return Cold War era nuclear material to US
Japan and the United States on 24 March agreed that Tokyo will return about 500 kg of weapons-grade uranium and plutonium supplied by Washington for research purposes during the Cold War. The agreement...
View ArticleIndia launches forum to boost military aerospace R&D
The Indian government has launched a forum to boost military aerospace design and development capabilities, state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has announced. The so-called 'Design and...
View ArticleFrance and Czech Republic offer fighter support as Ukraine crisis continues
France and the Czech Republic have become the latest NATO countries to offer fighter aircraft protection to those alliance members concerned over the situation in Crimea and the continuing Russian...
View ArticleCongressional auditors warn of F-35 software delay, cost increase
Key Points The delays are expected to push the average annual cost of the programme to USD12.6 billion per year through 2037 Annual funding of this magnitude poses long-term affordability risks...
View ArticleBrazil seeks to boost defence exports to Africa
The Brazilian Minister of Defence Celso Amorim spent four days in Africa March 19-22 to strengthen bilateral defence ties with Angola, Mozambique, and South Africa. Amorim announced that three...
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