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Dassault Aviation's Rafale has bested the Eurofighter Typhoon in the contest to supply the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft...
31-Jan-2012
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*F-35 test platform participates in US amphibious exercise
Northrop Grumman is testing its radar and infrared distributed aperture system (DAS) technology for the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aboard its ...
08-Feb-2012
'Strong collective action' needed to head off effects of financial crisis on EU defence
Decisive action over the EU's financial crisis will be needed to avoid a knock-on effect on its defence sector, according to European industry and ...
08-Feb-2012
US admits producing F-35 before flight tests was a mistake
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's acting acquisition executive, acknowledged that concurrently testing and building Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters was a serious mistake....
08-Feb-2012
Kenyan helicopters thwart militant counter-attack
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) said they carried out a devastating helicopter attack on Shabab militants in southern Somalia on 3 February. KDF spokesman...
08-Feb-2012
Pakistan receives final Block 52 F-16
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) received the last of its 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcons from the United States on 6 ...
08-Feb-2012
Pentagon seeks to rein in military programme costs
The Pentagon's top procurement official hopes to institutionalise 'portfolio reviews' to determine a programme's affordability before it begins, so reducing the number of acquisition efforts...
08-Feb-2012
*UK to order an additional C-17 transport aircraft
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to procure an additional Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on ...
08-Feb-2012
Hewlett Packard faces challenges after 2015 as big contracts recede
Global IT provider Hewlett Packard (HP) expects challenging times in the UK defence sector beyond 2015 as major contracts wind down. Chris Abbott, ...
08-Feb-2012
Northrop Grumman awarded US Navy CANES contract
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Northrop Grumman a USD36.6 million contract to deliver a new tactical afloat network that will consolidate multiple legacy ...
08-Feb-2012
*KAI complaints over irregularities hold up India's Pilatus deal
The long-awaited acquisition of 75 Swiss Pilatus PC-7 Mk II tandem-seat turboprop trainers by the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been delayed once more ...
08-Feb-2012
*Poland seeks updated weaponry for F-16s
The Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) has requested that the US government provide it with the latest-generation weaponry for its Lockheed Martin F-16 ...
08-Feb-2012
Indo-Russian 'Indra' exercises back on
The Indian and Russian armies have agreed to conduct the sixth edition of 'Indra' exercises, which were abruptly cancelled in 2011 without explanation. An...
08-Feb-2012
Initial SV exports could be worth GBP1.3 billion, says GDUK
Exports of General Dynamics UK's (GDUK's) Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) could be worth GBP1.3 billion (USD2 billion) in its first 16 years of sale, ...
08-Feb-2012
*Uparmoured US Army Humvees still a 'fallback'
US Army leaders are preparing for a possible 'fallback' position for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle (MECV) programme after...
08-Feb-2012
US Senate questions decision to lift F-35B probation
Leaders of the US Senate Armed Services Committee have attacked Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta for lifting a probation order on the Lockheed Martin ...
08-Feb-2012
Ukraine outlines 2012 defence spending plans
Ukraine is to spend UAH1.268 billion (USD155.7 million) this year on major defence industry projects, the director of weapon and military equipment procurement at ...
08-Feb-2012
KNS Jasiri finally set for delivery to Kenya
Kenya has confirmed that final preparations for the long-delayed delivery of the offshore patrol vessel KNS Jasiri are underway. "Negotiations are at ...
08-Feb-2012
US, Japan see progress on base issue, troop realignment
A major shake-up to Japanese and US plans to move US marines out of Okinawa Prefecture will reportedly see only 4,700 personnel move to Guam...
07-Feb-2012
South African cyber-security strategy to be released in March
South Africa will present its long-awaited cyber-security strategy to its Cabinet in March, Communications Minister Dina Pulehas has confirmed. The strategy was first released...
07-Feb-2012
USAF outlines spending cuts and new strategy
Top US Air Force (USAF) officials have unveiled new details of their scheme to reduce planned spending and shift towards the Pentagon's new defence strategy....
07-Feb-2012
China, India, Japan co-ordinate anti-piracy operations
The navies of China, India and Japan have jointly evolved a set of procedures for co-ordinating their counter-piracy escort activities in the Gulf of ...
07-Feb-2012
Israel investigates Heron TP crash
This is a revised version of a story published on 2 February. The Israel Air Force (IAF) has confirmed that a Heron TP...
06-Feb-2012
*Iran rolls out Zafar missiles
Iran has announced that it is series-producing Zafar (meaning 'Triumph' or 'Victory') anti-ship cruise missiles to arm the fast attack craft used by its ...
06-Feb-2012
F-35s resume flying after parachutes repacked
F-35 Lightning II fighter AF-1 resumed flying on 3 February at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California, after a new, properly packed parachute was ...
06-Feb-2012
Australia vetoes JORN marketing to India
Australia has vetoed a request by Lockheed Martin to market sensitive over-the-horizon radar technology to India, the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) confirmed to...
06-Feb-2012
*Analysis: A closer look at Syrian rebel arms
Syrian allegations that foreign countries are supporting the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are undermined by videos and photographs of rebel fighters using a hotchpotch ...
06-Feb-2012
UK to become 'intelligent customer' in defence, says Luff
The UK defence equipment market remains in a period of significant contraction. Funding reductions of GBP20 billion (USD31.6 billion) from the national Equipment Programme ...
06-Feb-2012
*British Army homes in on future force structure
The British Army is just a few months away from determining a new blueprint for its future force structure, following a period of "strategic introspection",...
06-Feb-2012
DoD funds efforts to hasten energy-saving technology deployment
The US Department of Defense (DoD) will fund six military programmes aimed at developing rapidly deployable energy technologies that can improve military capabilities, prevent ...
03-Feb-2012
Airbus continuing work on faulty Czech C-295s
Airbus Military is continuing work on correcting technical problems on four C-295M medium transport aircraft operated by the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR). ...
03-Feb-2012
Germany, Italy reject latest US re-think of MEADS
The Transatlantic spat surrounding the funding and development of the trinational Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) continues to rumble on, with Germany and ...
03-Feb-2012
US-UK defence trade treaty on track for activation in March
The US-UK defence co-operation treaty is on course to be implemented by the end of March 2012, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has...
03-Feb-2012
*A-10s likely to bear brunt of tactical aircraft cuts
The US Air Force (USAF) is to scale back the number of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II units it fields as part of cutbacks ...
03-Feb-2012
A military entente cordiale
France and the UK expect to have their bilateral Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) in place by 2016, according to a statement released by ...
03-Feb-2012
*Ulrich Sasse, President, Simulation and Training division, Rheinmetall Defence
Establishing long-term relationships and mutual trust is extremely important when operating in the international arena, according to Ulrich Sasse, president of the Simulation and ...
03-Feb-2012
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