South Africa to upgrade SHORAD systems
South Africa has signed a contract with Rheinmetall to modernise the country's existing short-range air defence (SHORAD) systems, the company announced on 27 March. "Among other items, the contract...
View ArticleRussian integration of Crimean industry begins
Russian officials are already working on plans to integrate Crimea's military enterprises into Russia's industry, in particular to support the Black Sea Fleet, according to members of a new state...
View ArticleRAF continues Tornado disbandments
The UK is to disband two more Panavia Tornado GR.4 units on 28 March, as the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) continues to drawdown the type ahead of its final retirement date of 2019. Parades marking the...
View ArticlePatria Systems job cuts announced
Finnish defence manufacturer Patria has announced that 39 positions are to be cut in the company's Systems business. Restructuring negotiations were first announced in February and affected 150...
View ArticleLithuania interested in Polish Grom MANPAD
The Lithuanian Armed Forces is interested in buying the Polish Grom man-portable air defence (MANPAD) system, Lithuanian Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas stated on 21 March. Olekas met his Polish...
View ArticleIran says mock carrier is a film prop
A mock-up of an aircraft carrier that is currently under construction at an Iranian shipyard will be used in a film about the shooting down of Iran Air flight 655 by the US Navy (USN) in 1988,...
View ArticleIndia puts out RfI for naval boom defence systems
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) dispatched a global request for information (RfI) on 24 March for 12 'boom defence systems' (BDSs) to protect Indian Navy (IN) assets in harbours and at sea from...
View ArticleIDF logistics training looks to remedy 2006 war deficiencies
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are pushing ahead with reforms to the training programme for logistics officers to reflect lessons learned from the 2006 war with the Lebanese militant group Hizbullah....
View ArticleFrance, UK sign GBP500 million anti-ship missile deal
The UK and France have placed a contract worth more than GBP500 million (USD827 million) with MBDA to complete the development of and manufacture a new helicopter launched anti-ship missile, it was...
View ArticleFIDAE 2014: ScanEagle to compete for Brazilian maritime ISR programme
The Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) is to soon compete for a place within Brazil's maritime situational awareness system, officials announced at FIDAE 2014. In February...
View ArticleFIDAE 2014: KAI and Lockheed Martin finish Indonesian T-50s, seek more work
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have completed deliveries of T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainers to Indonesia and seeking more orders to ensure the production line remains...
View ArticleFIDAE 2014: Boeing offering 80 CH-47Ds to international market
Boeing is planning to offer refurbished US Army surplus CH-47D Chinook cargo helicopters to customers across to the world, company officials announced at FIDAE 2014 in Santiago, Chile. The US Army is...
View ArticleFIDAE 2014: Airbus and Enaer ink C212, C101 deals
Europe's Airbus Defence and Space and Chile's Enaer signed a co-operation agreement on 26 March "to expand their existing joint business in aircraft maintenance and upgrading", the companies announced...
View ArticleF-35C at highest risk for fielding delay
The carrier variant of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Figher is most at risk of fielding delays due to ongoing software development problems, according to the Pentagon's programme...
View ArticleDAPA, industry sign integrity pact
South Korea's military procurement agency, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), and the Korea Defense Industry Association (KDIA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 26...
View ArticleAVIC signs raft of AC352 deals
Airbus Helicopters and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) are to jointly produce 1,000 EC175/AC352 helicopters over 20 years, following an agreement signed in Paris on 26 March. The...
View ArticleAustrian military unaffordable, defence minister says
The Austrian armed forces are facing a major funding crisis, Defence Minister Gerald Klug stated on 24 March. "We have truly reached the bottom of the barrel. The current army cannot be financed with...
View ArticleASPI recommends F-35 purchase for Australia despite delay risks
Going ahead with the acquisition of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) will best meet Australia's priorities for capability, industry participation, and alliance management with the United...
View ArticleAnalysis: Crimea intervention - The increasing sophistication of Russia's...
Late on 25 March, the last Ukrainian warship blockaded in its port on Crimea's west coast surrendered to Russian forces, completing just over three weeks of operations to wrest the strategic peninsula...
View ArticleQatar announces USD24 billion in defence orders
After much speculation whether one or two contracts might be announced during DIMDEX 2014 in Doha, Qatar stunned the defence exhibition in its closing minutes when it held a signing ceremony for a...
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