News

• Military Logistics

  KC-30A refuels F-16D+ Falcon

  25th October 2016

  A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft has spent a week in Singapore for trials with the Republic of Singapore …

• Naval Warfare

  Indian Coast Guard commissions two vessels

  25th October 2016

  The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned two new fast patrol vessels (FPVs) from the Cochin Shipyard: ICGS Aryaman and Atulya, it announced on 21 October. The …

• Defence Notes

  Malaysia slashes 2017 defence budget

  25th October 2016

  The defence budget announced by Malaysia on 21 October has taken a serious slash compared to a year earlier. The amount allocated to the Ministry …

• Defence Notes

  Indo Defence 2016: BAE Systems hawks OPVs

  25th October 2016

  BAE Systems hopes to make its mark in the Asia-Pacific region through platforms such as offshore patrol vessels (OPV) and Hawk advanced jet trainers, both …

• Land Warfare

  Indo Defence 2016: Armour modernisation nears completion

  25th October 2016

  Rheinmetall is due to complete deliveries of the Leopard 2 RI main battle tank to Indonesia by March 2017. Indonesia ordered 61 Leopard RI MBTs …

• Defence Notes

  Analysis: US needs patience with Philippine president

  24th October 2016

  The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was in Beijing last week to denounce the US and to sign 13 agreements with China on a wide range …

• Training

  USMC selects Veraxx for AH-1Z FTDs

  24th October 2016

  With the first production variant entering service in 2005 the Bell AH-1Z Viper has become a crucial part of the US Marine Corps’ expeditionary air …

• Training

  New P-8A training centre opens

  24th October 2016

  A new P-8A Poseidon training centre has opened at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, where the US Navy is preparing for the arrival of …

• Naval Warfare

  Euronaval 2016: CNIM crafts new amphibious landing concept (video)

  24th October 2016

  French industrial group CNIM used this year's Euronaval in Paris, France, to unveil a 'shore-to-shore' variant of its L-Cat amphibious landing craft. The variant, based …

• Military Logistics

  Rockwell awarded JPALS subcontract

  24th October 2016

  Navigation and communication subsystems for the US Navy’s next-generation Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) will be supplied by Rockwell Collins. The company announced …

• Land Warfare

  New look for US Army assessments

  24th October 2016

  With the US Army's milestone Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA) 17.1 now underway at Ft. Bliss, Texas, participants and planners are preparing for a continuing evolution …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Euronaval 2016: France and UK further MCM programme

  24th October 2016

  Last week at Euronaval the UK and France signed an agreement to continue development of the maritime mine countermeasure (MCM) programme to produce an unmanned …

• Military Logistics

  Israel gets fourth C-130J Shimshon

  24th October 2016

  The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received its fourth Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft, it announced on 18 October. The IAF expects …

• Digital Battlespace

  Indo Defence 2016: Indonesia upgrades corvette

  24th October 2016

  The Indonesian Navy is upgrading the combat system of one of its Fatahillah-class corvettes, KRI Malahayati, for a sum of $18 million. A consortium made …

• Defence Notes

  Indo Defence 2016: Four-way dogfight for F-5 replacement

  24th October 2016

  The race is still on for the Indonesian Air Force’s (TNI-AU) F-5E fighter replacement programme. Despite the air force expressing strong interest in the Sukhoi …