New Russian Ground Forces commander appointed
Colonel General Oleg Salyukov has been appointed commander-in-chief (CINC) of Russia's Ground Forces, ending a five-month period without a permanent commander of the Russian army. The first tasks for...
View ArticleIndian Navy chief: Vikramaditya deployed with MiG-29s embarked
India's new aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya , has begun operational deployment along with its MiG-29K ('Fulcrum D') fighter group on board, newly appointed Indian Navy (IN) Chief of Staff Admiral R...
View ArticleIndian govt, MoD and services, face lawsuit over ageing kit and foreign...
Key Points India's Supreme Court has told the government, service chiefs and the MoD to respond to a lawsuit alleging that they buy and field obsolete materiel The suit claims purchasing arms from...
View ArticleIDF's C4I Corps completes comms networks along Egyptian border
The Israel Defence Forces' (IDF's) C4I Corps (Teleprocessing Corps) has completed a four-year project to create multiple military communications networks along Israel's mountainous desert border region...
View ArticleIDF details F-15's recon role
Israel Air Force (IAF) Boeing F-15 combat aircraft have been conducting vital reconnaissance and surveillance missions, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) revealed recently, adding that the aircraft are...
View ArticleChinese, Vietnamese coastguards square off as oil rig dispute escalates
Vietnam released footage on 7 May showing Chinese Coast Guard vessels ramming and using water cannons against Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) vessels after the latter attempted to intercept a Chinese...
View ArticleBrazil seeking to upgrade P-3 Orions with AGM-84L Harpoon missiles
The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB) may soon buy AGM-84L Harpoon Block II air-launched anti-ship missiles and associated equipment and support via the US Foreign Military Sale...
View ArticleBoeing touts operational QF-16 UAV
Boeing is working to convert F-16 fighter aircraft into fully-fledged unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for potential use by US armed forces, IHS Jane's was told on 7 May. The company has already...
View ArticleAnalysis: No Russian withdrawal from Ukraine borders, NATO states
NATO has reacted sceptically to Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim on 7 May that Russian troops have been withdrawn from positions along Ukraine's borders. Speaking following a meeting with...
View ArticleUS official hails warhead reductions, says Ukraine crisis 'much worse' with...
The US State Department's top arms control official hailed recently declassified data detailing a dramatic reduction in Washington's nuclear arsenal down to 4,804 warheads - from a Cold War peak of...
View ArticleUS Army to field King Air-based VADER special mission aircraft
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to install the Vehicle And Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) aboard a Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft, it announced in...
View ArticleTurkey's Karayel tactical UAV in flight test milestone
Turkish firm Vestel Savunma Sanayi has completed the first test flight of its production-standard Karayel tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Vestel is to deliver six Karayel UAVs, three ground...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2015: HASC's defence bill protects equipment
Key Points The USD600.7 billion defence funding legislation protects the A-10 fleet, USS George Washington , and other equipment The bill does little to prepare the DoD for mandated budget caps in FY...
View ArticlePentagon budget 2015: HASC bill authorises carrier refuel, adds funding for...
Key Points HASC bill adds USD800 million for twelfth San Antonio-class ship The House's FY 2015 NDAA also provides funding to prevent early retirement of Nimitz-class carrier The House Armed Services...
View ArticleNATO Sec Gen rebukes Russia over Ukraine
NATO's top official launched his most scathing criticism of Russia's actions in Ukraine to date on 9 May in Estonia, saying Moscow should back away from destabilising Europe's security. Labelling...
View ArticleMalaysia to improve maritime security around Sabah after spate of kidnappings
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has proposed a sea-based deployment plan to ensure security on the east coast of Sabah in Borneo following a second kidnapping this year by armed gunmen from the...
View ArticleItaly, Japan sign intel sharing agreement
Japan and Italy have agreed to sign an Information Security Agreement (ISA) to allow the exchange of military intelligence and information on terrorists. Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera...
View ArticleBrunei, China navies to debut at RIMPAC 2014
The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will participate in the US Pacific Fleet-hosted Rim of the Pacific ('RIMPAC') maritime exercise for the first time in 2014....
View ArticleBrazilian Air Force fires weapons locally at night for first time
Brazil's helicopter squadron has deployed weapons at night for the first time using night vision goggles in Mi-35M attack helicopters (Brazilian designation AH-2 Sabre do Esquadrão). This marks the...
View ArticleBrazil considers using new Guarani 6x6 in favelas
The Brazilian Army in early June is expected to deploy its new VBTP-MR Guarani 6x6 amphibious armoured vehicle to the so-called Complexo da Maré favelas in Rio de Janeiro. If confirmed by the 6th...
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