Jane's Defense News

Chile plans to withdraw its troops from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in 2017, Chilean minister of defence José Antonio Gómez announced on 17 September. The withdrawal will begin in April 2017 and will require three to six months. As of 31 August, Chile had 11 police

EVENT The French Ministry of the Interior has announced an ambitious plan to relocate 12,000 migrants to reception centres across the country by December 2016. This follows recent protests by truck drivers and locals over threatening and disruptive behaviour by migrants on the approaches to the

Key Points Indonesia is seeking financial support from Washington to upgrade its naval bases Upgrades will strengthen the Indonesian navy's presence in the South China Sea and Sunda Strait A delegation of five senior Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) officers

The Indonesian government has offered to sell a range of defence equipment to Pakistan, Indonesia's state-run news agency Antara reported on 21 September. The country's co-ordinating political, legal, and security affairs minister, Wiranto, who goes by one name, said that Indonesian defence

Iraqi leaders have identified the forces that are required for the operation to clear Islamic State fighters from the northern city of Mosul and these forces will be ready in October, General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on 20 September. He added that

Kazakhstan is expected to shortly sign an agreement with Israel's Elbit Systems to undertake assembly of Skylark and Hermes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Central Asian country. A representative of Kazakhstan's state-owned defence equipment manufacturer Kazakhstan Engineering, Zhanty

EVENT North Korea's KCNA news agency announced on 20 September that the government had conducted a ground test of a new rocket engine. It added that, based on this "successful test", scientists and engineers would launch a satellite "as soon as possible". The claim is credible

Rolls-Royce will supply a combined diesel electric and diesel (CODLAD) propulsion syste, and electrical systems for the Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) new fleet tanker, the company said on 20 September. The RNZN is currently anticipating the delivery of a new 166 m fleet tanker to replace the

French defence and electronics group Safran announced on 19 September that it had acquired a stake in Diota, a company specialising in the development of augmented reality (AR) software for industrial applications. Also based in France, Diota has since its founding in 2009 focused on implementing

In Suwaib neighbourhood, Baghdad, Iraqi Security Forces killed a suicide bomber who tried to target them. No other casualties were reported.

Key Points The intensification of pressure on pro-PKK politicians indicates the government's lack of willingness to return to the negotiating table, seeking instead to impose a 'victor's peace' on the PKK. The government is likely to struggle to increase its popularity among the Kurdish population

The SAFAT Burkan guided stand-off bomb is already in service with the Sudanese Air Force, Ali Osman, the head of business development for Sudan's SAFAT Aviation Group, told IHS Jane's at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show held in South Africa on 14-18 September. SAFAT says the Burkan is a

Integrated Convoy Protection (ICP) has developed new versions of its REVA (Reliable, Effective, Versatile, and Affordable) mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles. More than 800 vehicles have been built for the export market and all platforms feature an all-welded steel monocoque hull, with

Airbus Defence and Space imagery captured on 28 September 2015 and on 18 April 2016 shows new construction at Pakistan's Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) site in Kahuta that is consistent with that of a uranium enrichment facility. The area is approximately 1.2 ha in size and is located within the

NATO and Russia have agreed to continue their talks on the touchy issue of military near-incidents between their forces and the need for transparency and risk-reduction measures to avoid such instances from spinning out of control. Sporadic but sometimes very close fly-bys of allied air and

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a replacement for its ageing Bell UH-1N 'Huey' helicopters used for security in its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fields and for VIP transport. A request for information (RfI) on 9 September asked companies to submit data about available

The Iraqi Army is in the process of certifying BAE System Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) on its Bell IA-407 helicopters, Steve Suttles, Bell Helicopter vice-president for Middle East and Africa, told IHS Jane's during the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show held in South Africa on

Russia is outfitting its carrier-based Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft with the SVP-24 air-to-ground targeting system, according to Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources cited by the newspaper Izvestia . The SVP-24 is a specialised navigation and targeting system produced by Russian avionics

The delivery of the first of Zambia's new HAIC L-15 multirole jet fighters was confirmed during the Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) exhibition held in South Africa from 14-18 September, when two were displayed at the show. An official from the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export

Key Points Attempts to launch C-705 missiles from two Indonesian warships during an exercise has failed Failures come against the backdrop of increased spending on Chinese-made weapon systems by Jakarta The Indonesian Navy's (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL's) attempt to