News

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop selected for OFFSET programme

  16th February 2018

  Northrop Grumman has been selected as a Phase 1 Swarm Systems Integrator for DARPA's Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) programme, the company announced on 13 February.  …

• Land Warfare

  Pentagon looks to counter rivals' hypersonic missiles

  16th February 2018

  Even as the Pentagon hustles to ensure that its defences keep pace with North Korea's fast-growing rocket programme, US officials increasingly are turning attention to …

• Naval Warfare

  JFD’s DSRV testing underway

  16th February 2018

  JFD has completed the first stage of harbour acceptance trials of its first Deep Search and Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) for the Indian Navy’s Submarine Rescue …

• Military Logistics

  Belgium joins MMF programme

  16th February 2018

  Belgium has become the fifth country to join the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) programme, the agency announced on 14 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Wildcat's weaponised wing takes shape

  16th February 2018

  A newly-designed Leonardo AW159 Wildcat weapons-carriage wing is currently under development and will enter Royal Navy (RN) service as part of the UK MoD's Future Anti-Surface …

• Land Warfare

  Russian Army receives Solntsepek systems

  16th February 2018

  The Russian armed forces' Central Military District in Altai Krai has taken delivery of new TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower systems, the Russian Ministry of Defence …

• Land Warfare

  India scurries to buy thousands of small arms

  16th February 2018

  The Defence Acquisition Council’s (DAC) approval on 13 February for procurement of small arms worth more than $2.2 billion for the Indian military is being …

• Defence Notes

  Two IAF pilots killed in plane crash

  15th February 2018

  The Indian Air Force (IAF) said two of its pilots were killed on 15 February after their plane crashed in a remote northeastern state. The …

• Defence Notes

  US says NATO closing gaps in alliance unity

  15th February 2018

  NATO has reached an understanding on defence ties with the European Union (EU) while top allies Washington and Ankara are finding ‘common ground’ in a …

• Digital Battlespace

  EO/IR Special Report: Controp delivers to Vietnam Navy

  15th February 2018

  Electro-optic specialists Controp has completed deliveries of its iSea-40HD maritime electro-optical/infrared payload to the Vietnamese Navy under the terms of a contract announced in November 2017. …

• Defence Notes

  Russia's Kalashnikov becomes majority private-owned

  15th February 2018

  Private investors have for the first time gained a majority share of Russia's Kalashnikov arms manufacturer, producer of the AK-47 assault rifle, Rostec announced on …

• Special Operations

  Lockheed delivers 400th C-130J Super Hercules

  15th February 2018

  Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules programme has reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th aircraft, the company announced on 12 February. The …

• Digital Battlespace

  Swedish Navy orders Saab’s multi tactical data links

  15th February 2018

  Saab has been awarded an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to provide tactical data links for the Swedish Navy’s surface warfare vessels, the …

• Defence Notes

  Airbus’s net profit reached $3.6 billion in 2017

  15th February 2018

  According to Airbus record deliveries, windfall gains from divestments and favourable exchange rates enabled profits to lift off in 2017, even though it booked a …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE demonstrates new DBM software

  15th February 2018

  BAE Systems is developing a semi-autonomous, on-board software to enhance shared situational awareness between operators and pilots during air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.The new approach …