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Defence Notes
Government change likely to impact Malaysian defence procurements
23rd May 2018
The discovery by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed’s newly elected government that Malaysia has a MYR1 trillion ($251.7 billion) debt is likely to impact ongoing and …
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Land Warfare
Ukraine tests anti-tank missiles bought from US
22nd May 2018
Ukraine on 22 May carried out tests of the top of the range Javelin anti-tank missile it recently bought from the US to boost its arsenal …
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Naval Warfare
Construction starts on two more US Navy destroyers
22nd May 2018
Bath Iron Works (BIW) has begun fabrication of the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), the US Navy announced …
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Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: AeroVironment receives Switchblade for USMC
22nd May 2018
The US Army has awarded AeroVironment a procurement contract for its Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS). At SOFIC 2018, the company announced that …
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Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: USSOCOM embraces hackers and makers
22nd May 2018
USSOCOM has embraced the potential involvement of so-called “hackers” and “makers” in an accelerated acquisition process. Hacker and maker involvement feeds the process through the …
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Land Warfare
Qioptiq opens warehouse to support armed forces
22nd May 2018
Qioptiq has opened a new £3.7 million ($4.2 million) warehouse facility in St Asaph, North Wales to support the armed forces, the UK MoD announced …
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Military Logistics
Indian Navy’s fuel barge launched
22nd May 2018
Titagarh Wagons has launched the first of two fuel barges being built for the Indian Navy in Kolkata, the navy announced on 18 May. The …
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Defence Notes
US approves munitions sale to Bahrain
22nd May 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of General Purpose (GP) and Penetrator Warhead bomb bodies to Bahrain, …
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Defence Notes
Israel uses new F-35 stealth fighters in combat
22nd May 2018
The Israeli military has used its newly acquired F-35 stealth fighters in combat, making it the world's first to do so, an Israeli Air Force (IAF) …
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Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: Cubic and Shield pitch UAV to US Special Operations Command
22nd May 2018
Cubic Corporation and Shield Aviation have teamed up to develop and pitch a new UAS ISR capability to US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Speaking with …
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Military Logistics
DoD seeks ‘amicable divorce’ for AT&L transformation
22nd May 2018
The US Department of Defense is conducting a significant restructuring of its logistics oversight organisational structure. Still in its initial phases, the restructuring of the …
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Land Warfare
L&T delivers 1000th Akash propulsion system hardware
22nd May 2018
L&T; Defence has delivered the 1,000th integrated propulsion airframe system to Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) under its agreement as part of the Akash missile programme, …
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Training
ITEC 2018: UK industry team delivers M&S report
22nd May 2018
A UK industry team has recently delivered its findings on the future of modelling and simulation (M&S;) to the UK MoD. The core Architectures, Interoperability …
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Naval Warfare
Australian Navy’s third AWD launched
22nd May 2018
The Australian Navy’s third and final Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), the future HMAS Sydney, has been launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia, Navantia …
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Land Warfare
Additional Bushmasters arrive in Japan
22nd May 2018
In mid-May four Bushmaster 4x4 protected mobility vehicles arrived on Japanese shores after delivery from Australia by ship. They had been ordered in 2017. The …