IDF threatens to reduce training due to budget crisis
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing to reduce their training activities amid a growing budget crisis and feud with the Ministry of Finance. Defence officials said in late May that training...
View ArticleGlobal Hawk sets flying record
The RQ-4 Global Hawk family of unmanned aircraft set a record for flying hours in February, according to data released by prime contractor Northrop Grumman on 28 May. The US Air Force (USAF), US Navy,...
View ArticleGDLS bows out of US Army's AMPV competition
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) will not bid on the US Army's Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) programme and not take the army to court over a requirements dispute, officials said. GDLS "did...
View ArticleGD Electric Boat taps Northrop Grumman for SSBN replacement's turbine generators
The shipbuilder responsible for designing and developing the US Navy's (USN's) next-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) has let a contract for the programme's initial set of...
View ArticleESG pitches Global 5000 SIGINT concept to Germany
Elecktroniksystem-und Logistik (ESG) has proposed a business-jet solution to Germany's signals intelligence (SIGINT) requirement. This has been prompted by the cancellation of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4...
View ArticleEcuador launches modernisation programme
President Rafael Correa has announced plans to re-shape Ecuador's armed forces into a smaller but better equipped force with a more substantial and well-trained reserve system. The government's...
View ArticleCANSEC 2014: Canadian DND to publish list of 200 capabilities it will...
Key Points The guide will offer objectives, cost estimates, and timelines for proposed projects Canada's new acquisition strategy would establish a Defence Procurement Secretariat The Canadian...
View ArticleAirbus completes core-fleet Voyager deliveries to AirTanker
AirTanker took delivery of its ninth Airbus Defense and Space (DS) A330-200 Voyager tanker-transport aircraft on 29 May, marking the completion of core-fleet deliveries to the consortium. The aircraft,...
View ArticleSlovakia looks to buy Czech CZ 805 BREN assault rifles
The Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) has indicated it would like to procure new assault rifles, submachine guns, and semi-automatic pistols from Czech small arms maker Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod to...
View ArticleUSN seeks information on 5-inch guided munition concepts
The US Navy (USN) has rekindled a long-standing interest in a 5-inch (127 mm) extended range guided projectile concepts with the release of a Request for Information (RfI) on 9 May. The industry is...
View ArticleUSMC continues AH-1W upgrades
Key Points Three upgrades are on track to be completed by the end of 2015. The USMC is also studying the use of tablet interfaces. The US Marine Corps (USMC) is equipping its entire fleet of 136 AH-1W...
View ArticleUpcoming intercept test could clear GMD interceptors for production
Pentagon leaders are committing to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) ballistic missile interceptor system and hope that an upcoming intercept test will allow production to restart. The...
View ArticleUkrainian Mi-8 shot down near Slavyansk
Ukraine has lost another helicopter in fighting around Slavyansk in East Ukraine, Kiev confirmed on 29 May. This is now the fourth helicopter shot down by pro-Russian separatists since the conflict in...
View ArticleReport: Iran's first Caspian sub will be active in 2015
A submarine Iran is building at Bandar Anzali on the Caspian Sea will be operational in 2015, according to military sources cited by the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA). In November 2013, IHS Jane's...
View ArticlePoland, South Korea agree on defence industry collaboration
South Korea and Poland have vowed to strengthen defence co-operation with a view to boosting military trade and related industrial collaboration. Following meetings in Warsaw on 26 May between Polish...
View ArticlePoland to accelerate arms programmes
Poland is to speed up many key defence procurement programmes, in response to the Ukraine crisis, Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek stated on 26 May. Mroczek stated that "Poland has made some...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman, Diamond Aircraft sign collaboration agreement
Northrop Grumman announced on 28 May that it is to collaborate with Diamond Aircraft to deliver new capabilities for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. The collaboration is...
View ArticleNigerian Air Force says UAVs are not operational
The Gulma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is developing is not operational as yet, NAF spokesman Air Commodore Yusuf Anas said in a 27 May statement. He explained that...
View ArticleNews analysis: Recent fast jet missions suggest growing Chinese confidence
Recent events in the South China and East China seas suggest an increase in the confidence and capabilities of the China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and People's Liberation Army Navy...
View ArticleNATO needs more visible military presence, says Sec Gen
NATO will need "a more visible presence across all its territory" in terms of infrastructure, pre-positioned assets, and rapid response capability in response to the long-term implications of Russia's...
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