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Operation Saulat al-Fursan (Charge of the Knights) - the hastily mounted Iraqi-led security operation to reduce militia influence in Basra, launched on 25 March -...
02-May-2008
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*Shifting trends: Special forces equipment
International special operations forces (SOF) equipment requirements have altered considerably since 2001, in keeping with the dramatic changes in SOF employment trends around the ...
09-May-2008
UK seeks fast ratification of export control treaty
The UK's top weapons procurement official has called on the US Senate to ratify quickly a bilateral defence export control treaty and to reject ...
09-May-2008
*India conducts third test firing of Agni III
India successfully test-fired an Agni III nuclear-capable, intermediate-range ballistic missile from a mobile launcher off the country's east coast on 7 May. The Agni ...
09-May-2008
Lockheed Martin launches protest against BAMS award
Lockheed Martin has filed a protest contesting the US Navy's award of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aerial system (UAS) contract to ...
09-May-2008
General Dynamics' Piranha V makes FRES provisional selection
General Dynamics' Piranha V light armoured vehicle has been provisionally selected ahead of Artec's Boxer and Nexter's Vehicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI) to meet ...
08-May-2008
*Steyr-Daimler-Puch tests Pandur II with HITFACT turret
A Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug Pandur II 8 x 8 armoured vehicle, fitted with a three-man power-operated Oto Melara SpA HITFACT 105/L52 mm turret, was tested at...
08-May-2008
First co-ordination centre opens along Afghanistan-Pakistan border
The first of a series of new border co-ordination centres (BCCs) along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border is now operational, an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander...
08-May-2008
BMD shield is key to European security, says NATO Secretary-General
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said a ballistic missile shield is a key element for transAtlantic security in a future security environment "characterised...
08-May-2008
UK MoD eyes centralised logistics chain
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a prime contract for an undisclosed sum to EDS for a system that will centralise the ...
08-May-2008
Hurricane-hit San Antonio achieves IOC
The first of the US Navy's nine San Antonio-class amphibious transport ships has achieved its initial operating capability (IOC) after lengthy delays. USS ...
08-May-2008
Woolf tells BAE Systems how to improve its ethics
Lord Woolf has made 23 recommendations for strengthening the ethical approach of BAE Systems - including the adoption of a global code of business ...
08-May-2008
Russia keeps an eye on foreign investment in strategic sectors
The Kremlin has passed a law that requires foreign investors to seek governmental approval if they are looking to acquire more than 50 per ...
08-May-2008
Saab confirms 45 job losses after DACCIS cancellation
Saab announced on 6 May that 45 employees within the Air/Land Systems division at Saab Denmark AS have been made redundant as a result ...
08-May-2008
Outlook bleak for arms co-operation
NATO and the EU are being encouraged to co-ordinate better their respective development of military technologies to achieve interoperability and avoid duplication of effort, ...
08-May-2008
New Zealand signs up for five AW109s
New Zealand Defence Minister Phil Goff has signed a NZD139 million (USD109 million) contract for the purchase of five AgustaWestland AW109 light utility and ...
08-May-2008
*Interview: Robert C Williamson, chairman of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium
Something is "fundamentally wrong" with the ability of the defence industry and government acquisition communities to bring true network-centric interoperability down to the soldier ...
08-May-2008
*Super Hornet buy gives RAAF breathing space, says review
A review of Australia's air capability by a leading think-tank has concluded that the purchase of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets and six Wedgetail early warning...
08-May-2008
*Opinion: Looking beyond Iran's space launcher desire
New information continues to chip away at Iran's rock-like insistence that its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful purposes - and not a nuclear ...
08-May-2008
*Pakistan successfully test-fires Hatf 8 a second time
Pakistan conducted a second successful test firing of the Hatf 8 (Raad) cruise missile on 8 May, according to a military statement. The low-altitude, ...
08-May-2008
*SAAF takes delivery of first Gripen aircraft
The South African Air Force (SAAF) accepted its first new Gripen fighter aircraft, a two-seat JAS 39D (aircraft SA01), on 30 April. The delivery...
08-May-2008
India's defence minister backs Arjun tank project despite 24-year 'hiccup'
Indian Defence Minister A K Antony rejected claims on 6 May that the serial production of India's indigenous Arjun main battle tank (MBT) project ...
08-May-2008
*Abkhazia claims to have shot down more Georgian UAVs
Abkhazia has claimed that it shot down two more Georgian Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on 4 May. Merab Kishmariya, Abkhazia's defence minister, said...
07-May-2008
*UK's Watchkeeper makes its first flight
Thales UK has released pictures of the UK's Watchkeeper WK450 tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on its first flight in Israel, which took place ...
07-May-2008
Russia receives first enhanced Tu-160 'Blackjack' bomber
The Russian Air Force's first modernised Tupolev Tu-160 'Blackjack' long-range strategic bomber was delivered to Engels Air Base in central Russia on 29 April. ...
07-May-2008
Saab creates new civil-security unit
Saab has created a new civil-security business unit after seeing sales within the sector increase from SEK400 million (USD66 million) to SEK1 billion during ...
07-May-2008
Slowdown in global economy threatens privatisation of ASC
The privatisation of Adelaide-based ASC - the builder of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) air warfare destroyers - is likely to be further delayed ...
07-May-2008
Peace talks in Pakistan collapse
Peace talks between the Pakistani government and Baitullah Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban - the Pakistani pro-Taliban militant group - have collapsed after security forces ...
07-May-2008
*UK, US lose Predators in crashes
Several derivatives of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have crashed in recent weeks, including two of the US Army's newer...
07-May-2008
US DoD resumes JASSM acquisition plans
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 2 May that it will resume acquisition of the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) after adjusting...
07-May-2008
Two southern Sudan ministers die in air crash
Two government ministers of the autonomous southern region of Sudan, one of whom was the defence minister, were killed on 2 May when the ...
07-May-2008
Australia looks to Aegis for combat equipment
Australia is seeking to equip its new air warfare destroyers with the Aegis combat system, it was revealed when the US Congress received notification ...
06-May-2008
Virginia-class submarine commissions as USN prepares report on welding glitch
The fourth of an expected 30 Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines, USS North Carolina (SSN 777), was commissioned into the US Navy (USN) on 3 May....
06-May-2008
Czechs approve first step towards aircraft swap
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EADS-CASA to swap five surplus Army of the Czech ...
06-May-2008
Indonesia aims to shift business to state control
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has established a review team tasked with transferring military-run defence businesses to the state by the end of 2009. ...
06-May-2008
Australian report questions defence spending levels
A leading Australian defence analyst has warned that the country's new Defence White Paper - scheduled to be published early in 2009 - needs ...
06-May-2008
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