Jane's Defense News

Boeing has announced the establishment of Boeing Defence India (BDI) - a local corporate entity - to support future growth objectives in the country. The US group said in a statement on 8 February that BDI will be led by Pratyush Kumar, president of Boeing India, and will focus on expanding

Brazilian defence minister Raul Jungmann met his Portuguese counterpart, José Alberto Azeredo Lopes, on 9 February as part of the first joint Brazilian-Portuguese Defence Industry Dialogue, a two-day event held in Porto with the aim of increasing industrial co-operation between the two states.

China and Myanmar have agreed to 'maintain peace and stability' in the border areas between the two countries after fighting between Myanmar government forces and an alliance of four insurgent factions escalated in the country's north in late 2016. During the China-Myanmar 2+2 High-level

A lack of available Red Teams and the inability to adequately defend against sophisticated threats are among the shortcomings identified in the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation's (DOT&E's) 2016 report on aspects of the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) cyber-security

US military training and C4ISR provider Cubic Corporation released financial results for the first quarter of its 2017 financial year on 9 February, showing an improved performance compared to the same period in 2016. First quarter sales rose 6.7% to USD334.7 million and while operating earnings

Netherlands-based Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (Damen) took over management of the Curaçao Drydock Company on 1 February 2017. The new company has been renamed Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu). The Caribbean shipyard has two dry docks - Antilla and Beatrix - with a length of 280 m and

Fincantieri is undertaking a comprehensive 'procurement supply chain roadshow' across Australia in February in support of its bid to meet the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) SEA 5000 project to acquire nine new frigates for an estimated AUD35 billion (USD27 million). Dario Deste - the chairman of

EVENT Philippine secretary of defence Delfin Lorenzana told the media on 7 February that he is seeking assistance from the United States to deal with kidnap-for-ransom attacks on vessels in the Sibutu Passage, a busy channel between the Sulu and Celebes seas for ships travelling from Australia to

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has posted a fall in annual sales but a return to profit in fiscal year 2016, the company announced on 9 February. HHI said in a filing to the Korean Exchange that sales in the year fell 15% to KRW39.3 trillion (USD1.2 billion). It added that it also

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced a new export-version of its long-range Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on 9 February, saying it will be displayed at the Aero India 2017 show taking place from 14-18 February in Bengaluru. The Heron TP XP is identical to the Heron TP except that it

ONE civilian was killed and five others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated near a popular market place at Boub al-Sham region, north of Iraq's capital Baghdad on 1 February, Iraqi News reported. No group immediately claimed

TWO civilians were killed and six others were wounded when three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated in the north, east and west of Iraq's capital Baghdad on 1 February, Iraqi News reported.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Aurora Flight Sciences has successfully tested a full-scale technology demonstrator of the SideArm unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) retrieval system. Video of the tests released by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) shows several instances of the SideArm system capturing a 400 lb

Australia has awarded BAE Systems Australia and Sea Box International contracts to competitively develop prototype ammunition load carriers, Australia's minister for defence industry, Christopher Pyne, announced on 1 February. Each company has committed to designing and engineering in Australia a

EVENT North Korea's ruling Korean Workers' Party (KWP) renamed its Financial Planning Department the Economic Affairs Department last year, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on 6 February. North Korean media reporting following the May 2016 Seventh Party Congress also indicated that O

Key Points Flight test SFTM-01 was flown on 3 February from the USS John Paul Jones The next flight test, SFTM-02, is already in planning The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japanese Ministry of Defense and US Navy (USN) have successfully conducted a first intercept of a ballistic missile

US secretary of defence Jim Mattis has criticised China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea (SCS), while stressing the need for diplomatic efforts to resolve the sovereignty and territorial disputes in the region. "What we have to do is exhaust all efforts, diplomatic efforts to try

Key Points Officials said at least 12 A-4ARs could be made operational for another five years Argentina suspended its efforts to replace the Fightinghawks for financial reasons The Argentine government has begun contract discussions with an undisclosed company to get 12 to 14 of the air force's

AN EGYPTIAN national, identified as 29-year-old Abdullah Reda al-Hamamy, was shot and wounded by army forces after attacking soldiers with two machetes while shouting Allahu Akbar [God is great] near the entrance of the Louvre Museum in France's capital Paris on 3 February, Reuters and Le Parisien

The Australian government's emphasis on strengthening the structure of the senior levels of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is expected to lead to a more integrated approach to procurement and sustainment, the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has confirmed to Jane's. The ADF structural