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Defence Weekly
*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
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
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
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
*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
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
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
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
*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
Rafale, Scorpene on agenda at Brazil, India defence talks
Brazilian Minister of Defence Celso Amorim will begin a five-day visit to India on 4 February for talks on increasing bilateral military co-operation with ...
03-Feb-2012
*'Bold Alligator' tests amphibious innovations off US east coast
The US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) began the largest amphibious exercise in more than a decade on the east coast of ...
03-Feb-2012
DoD awards CIRCM development phase contracts
The US Army awarded contracts to BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman on 31 January for the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) programme's technology development (TD) phase....
02-Feb-2012
Argentina plans fleet of Embraer KC-390s
Argentina's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 30 January that the air force is to begin replacing its fleet of ageing C-130 Hercules transport ...
02-Feb-2012
Ejector-seat problems ground F-35s
Lockheed Martin has grounded 15 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft (JSF) due to improperly packed parachutes in their ejection seats. A combination...
02-Feb-2012
ESSM to have first land-based test firing in May
The first land-based firing of an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) will take place in Norway in early May, Rick Nelson, Raytheon's vice president...
01-Feb-2012
US to withdraw two brigade combat teams from Europe
US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno has outlined some details of the planned withdrawal of two brigade combat teams (BCTs) from Europe, which...
01-Feb-2012
US Army commits $61m to renewable energy projects
In the past two months the US Army has awarded a total of USD61 million in three Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) - one of...
01-Feb-2012
USAF addresses pilot shortfall
The US Air Force (USAF) is not meeting its requirements to train an adequate number of fighter pilots, a source close to the USAF...
31-Jan-2012
Unmanned platforms set to survive US budget cuts
Funding for the US Air Force's (USAF's) fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is set to emerge relatively unscathed from high-level budget cuts expected ...
31-Jan-2012
*Northrop Grumman defends axed Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman has defended its RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance platform following the announcement that the US Air Force (USAF) is to ...
31-Jan-2012
Cruisers and catamarans take hit in US budget cuts
Seven Ticonderoga-class cruisers and two Whidbey Island-class landing ship docks (LSDs) are to be retired early by the US Navy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ...
27-Jan-2012
GAO highlights rising cost of Arleigh Burke destroyers
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a scathing report chastising the US Navy's planned procurement of a Flight III variant of the ...
27-Jan-2012
Nuclear triad lives on, Prompt Global Strike resurrected
The US nuclear 'triad' of nuclear-armed submarines, nuclear-capable strategic bomber aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) will remain untouched in the Pentagon's Fiscal Year ...
27-Jan-2012
*US budget cuts to hit airlift fleet
The Obama administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Pentagon budget will include some significant changes to the department's aviation portfolio, according to senior defence officials. ...
27-Jan-2012
JLTV fights off Humvee in budget battle
The US Army on 26 January released a request for proposals (RfP) for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme's engineering and manufacturing development ...
27-Jan-2012
Missile defence mostly escapes budget cuts
US missile defence programmes are to be largely protected in the Department of Defense's (DoD's) forthcoming budget proposal, but some elements are set for ...
27-Jan-2012
US DoD outlines budget priorities, sets out cost-cutting measures
Top Pentagon officials on 26 January outlined some of the major budget and force structure changes associated with the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) new...
27-Jan-2012
*Marines ground UH-1Y helos after defect found
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has grounded four of its 54 Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters following the discovery of a defect with the...
27-Jan-2012
Venezuela shows off Pechora-2M system
On 20 January the Venezuelan military displayed its recently acquired S-125 Pechora-2M self-propelled surface-to-air missile system on a 6x6 Ural 4210 launch vehicle. The...
26-Jan-2012
Colombia-Brazil defence agreement signed
The Colombian and Brazilian defence ministers, Juan Carlos Pinzon and Celso Amorim respectively, signed a 17-point agreement on 18 January designed to deepen defence ...
26-Jan-2012
*US Army seeking intra-theatre air lift solutions
The US Army is negotiating with the US Air Force (USAF) to provide tactical 'intra-theatre' lift for ground forces, with the future of the ...
26-Jan-2012
US Army chief says ground forces will play vital role in Asia-Pacific strategy
US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno has outlined his vision for how the service will adjust to a new defence strategy that focuses...
26-Jan-2012
Laser Maverick completes developmental and operational testing
The US Navy (USN) has completed developmental and operational testing of the latest-variant Raytheon AGM-65E2/L laser-guided Maverick air-to-surface missile, the company announced on 24 ...
26-Jan-2012
*US Navy completes developmental testing of latest variant JSOW munition
The US Navy (USN) has successfully completed developmental testing of the C-1 variant of the Raytheon AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), the Naval Air ...
25-Jan-2012
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