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Defence Weekly
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
*Hungary extends Gripen lease
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 31 January extended until 2026 its lease of 14 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft from ...
03-Feb-2012
NATO ministers discuss missile defence ahead of May summit
Missile defence (MD), allied capability development, Afghanistan and stronger NATO partnerships with North African countries and others were on the agenda as allied defence ...
03-Feb-2012
Policy analysts debate cyber-warfare issues
Two major challenges face governments and militaries as they struggle with the growing threat of cyber warfare: how to legally frame the issue itself ...
03-Feb-2012
Mixed messages leave NATO scrambling to clarify Afghan policy
US hopes of shifting its troops in Afghanistan from a combat to support role a year ahead of NATO's agreed timetable has the alliance ...
03-Feb-2012
UK downselects bidders for training estate contract
Four bidders were downselected by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) on 31 January to compete for a GBP950 million (USD1.5 billion) contract to run ...
03-Feb-2012
Russian report uncovers defence contractor corruption
The Russian Federal Service on Defence Contracts has reported that in 2011 the country's defence contractors misspent more than RUR25 billion (USD822 million) of ...
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
*Update: Largest nations losing out in cyber-threat readiness
Finland, Israel and Sweden are perceived as leading the way in 'cyber-readiness', ahead of countries such as Australia, the UK and the US, according ...
02-Feb-2012
Type 26 frigate is Royal Navy's 'top priority', says First Sea Lord
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) most senior officer has reaffirmed the importance of the Type 26 surface combatant to the service's future force structure. ...
02-Feb-2012
US cuts 'will not affect commitment to NATO', says DoD official
The strategic impact of the US government's long-term cuts to defence spending will not affect its commitment to NATO and its allies, but could reduce...
02-Feb-2012
Dassault in bid to undermine Gripen in Switzerland
French manufacturer Dassault is continuing to promote its Rafale combat aircraft to Switzerland, some two months after it was announced that the country's fighter ...
02-Feb-2012
*BAE Systems unveils 81 mm RCGM package
BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions has revealed that it is developing a GPS-based precision guidance system for 81 mm mortars with General Dynamics ...
02-Feb-2012
Largest nations losing out in cyber-threat readiness
Finland, Israel and Sweden are perceived as leading the way in "cyber-readiness", ahead of countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United ...
01-Feb-2012
*DGA buys Cobra MK2 UGVs for Afghanistan
French procurement agency Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has awarded ECA Robotics a contract to supply 29 Cobra MK2 multi-mission lightweight unmanned ground vehicles ...
01-Feb-2012
*Bulgaria looks at surplus F-16s from Portugal
Portugal has been asked to provide information on its Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon combat aircraft by Bulgaria's Ministry of National Defence as it ...
01-Feb-2012
*France receives fully capable NH90 TTH helo
The French defence procurement agency took delivery of its first operationally configured NHIndustries NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) on 30 January, Eurocopter announced. ...
31-Jan-2012
*UK gives go-ahead for Sea Ceptor
The UK Ministry of Defence has finally committed to the Future Local Area Air Defence System (FLAADS) being developed by MBDA, funding the naval ...
31-Jan-2012
France set to replace FAMAS rifle from 2013
The French Army has released details of its plans to replace its 5.56 mm Saint-Étienne ordnance factor assault rifle (Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture ...
31-Jan-2012
Morenés distances himself from cluster bomb claims
Spanish defence minister Pedro Morenés has told parliament he has no continuing connections with Instalaza, the munitions company claiming EUR40 million (USD52.9 million) in ...
30-Jan-2012
Ukraine boosts defence budget by 30%
Ukraine's defence budget is due to increase by about 30 per cent in 2012 to USD2 billion, representing 1.1 per cent of GDP. The ...
30-Jan-2012
Spanish defence minister outlines path through Spain's defence debts
Spanish Defence Minister Pedro Morenés announced plans to rejig the long-term spending of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in his first address to parliament ...
27-Jan-2012
Experts say cyber 'won't replace shooting war'
Cyber warfare will never replace conventional kinetic operations, but military actors will increasingly partake in cyber operations to support deployments, according to speakers at the...
27-Jan-2012
EU gets go-ahead to revitalise common ops centre
The 27 EU nations have agreed to finally unfreeze the use of their common operations centre (EUOC) for planning and overseeing European security and ...
27-Jan-2012
Eurocopter pessimistic over military helicopter sales
Despite being responsible for delivering a fifth of the world's military helicopters in 2011, Eurocopter is pessimistic over the market's long-term prospects once the ...
26-Jan-2012
Czechs court Iraqi delegation over prospects of L-159 sale
A high-level Iraqi government delegation visited the Czech Republic on 23 January to hold negotiations with the Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) over closer ...
26-Jan-2012
AIFV remains priority, says Spanish Army chief
Procuring a new 8x8 armoured infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) remains the "top priority" for the Spanish Army, according to Chief of Staff General Fulgencio ...
26-Jan-2012
UK MPs criticise MoD's handling of redundancies
The House of Commons Defence Select Committee has branded the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) handling of compulsory redundancies for the armed forces as ...
26-Jan-2012
*British Army receives its first Terrier CEV
The first production Terrier combat engineer vehicle (CEV) has been handed over to the British Army at BAE Systems Global Combat Systems' Newcastle-upon-Tyne facility ...
26-Jan-2012
Update: Genocide law jeopardises France's bid to supply missiles to Turkey
A French bid to provide air defence systems worth USD4 billion to Turkey is under threat from a French law regarding the official definition ...
26-Jan-2012
Russia orders Bulava missiles
Russia has ordered submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental missiles under a deal signed in December following successful tests that month. According to state-run news service RIA...
25-Jan-2012
Russia buys 60 LMVs from Iveco
Russia has agreed to purchase 60 Light Multirole Vehicles (LMVs) from Italian truck manufacturer Iveco under a deal signed in December. Iveco will supply...
25-Jan-2012
Spanish defence minister quizzed over cluster bomb compensation
Spain's new defence minister, Pedro Morenés, has been asked to clarify the status of a EUR40 million (USD51.7 million) compensation claim against the government ...
24-Jan-2012
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