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Cover Story
Singapore is responding to new threats and challenges by continuing to invest in technology and deploy armed forces that are fully networked and capable of...
31-Jan-2012
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*South Korea on hunt for HALE UAV after rejecting Global Hawk
South Korea's decision not to purchase the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has left it looking at a number of ...
03-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
*'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
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
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
Kawasaki loses AH-1S crash case
Kawasaki Heavy Industries was ordered to pay JYP234 million (USD3.07 million) in damages on 31 January for its part in a Japan Ground Self-Defence ...
03-Feb-2012
*Engaging in full by the Horn
During 2011 the world was preoccupied with the Arab Spring, the continuing conflict in Afghanistan and the Eurozone crisis. Yet in the final months ...
03-Feb-2012
Israel to acquire sixth Dolphin sub
This is a revised version of a story published on 2 February. Israel and Germany have recently signed a contract finalising the sale...
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
*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
*Defection of Syrian intel chief hurts regime
Syria's military has suffered its most high-ranking defection since the uprising began in March 2011, with Major General Muhammad Khalouf, commander of the military ...
03-Feb-2012
Pacific 2012: Australian LHD programme faces 'unprecedented' challenges, says general
Armed forces chiefs have warned of the enormous challenges that must be overcome if Australia's new Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships are to ...
03-Feb-2012
*Launch control
In an ideal world, NATO's missile defence plan to protect its territory against ballistic missile threats should be a technocratic exercise of linking the ...
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
*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
NATO faces tough decisions on Afghan forces funding
NATO leaders meeting in Chicago in May will have to make tough decisions on how to cover the long-term costs of the Afghan National ...
03-Feb-2012
*Analysis: Platform capabilities, price and politics play role in Rafale's MMRCA win
The cost of acquiring 126 Dassault Rafale fighters, selected on 31 January as the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), is ...
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
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
Iran announces huge defence budget increase
President Mahmoud Ahmedinijad announced a 127 per cent increase in Iran's defence budget in a speech to parliament on 1 February. He provided no ...
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
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
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
*Iraq violence escalates after US withdrawal
Violence has intensified significantly in Iraq as Sunni jihadists escalate their campaign of mass-casualty attacks in the wake of the US military withdrawal in ...
03-Feb-2012
Analysis: Arleigh Burke update costs and challenges mount up
Efforts to adapt the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 51) hull design - now more than 30 years old - to support the US Navy's ...
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
*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",...
03-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
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
Northrop Grumman pushes MQ-4C for Australian service
Northrop Grumman is confident of continued Australian interest in its MQ-4C Global Hawk-based Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme and could deliver an MQ-4C ...
02-Feb-2012
Israel investigates Heron TP crash
The Israel Air Force (IAF) has confirmed that a Heron TP high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed on 29 January after one of ...
02-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
*IDF eyes MK47 grenade launchers to bolster infantry battalions
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) Army HQ is planning to upgrade its infantry capabilities by purchasing new MK47 grenade launchers developed by General Dynamics. ...
02-Feb-2012
IMI privatisation plans take shape
Plans to privatise government-owned Israel Military Industries (IMI) are moving forward with the expectation that the government will issue a tender for its sale ...
02-Feb-2012
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