Defence`s Feeds

Russia's Ministry of Defence announced on 9 June the start of construction of 40 Project 12700 glass fibre-hull mine-sweeping vessels, with delivery of the first two scheduled for 2018. Navy Deputy Commander Vice-Admiral Viktor Bursuk said Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard in St Petersburg would build two

Turkey's Defence Industries Undersecretariat (SSM) has turned down Otokar's proposal for the initial series production of 250 third-generation main battle tanks (MBTs), mainly because of disagreements on the price. SSM will now open a tender for the series production of the MBTs. A statement posted

Czech Republic-based VOP CZ has partnered with the UAE's NIMR Automotive to modify the latter's Ajban 440A vehicle to meet NATO standards. The companies displayed an example at the IDET 2017 exhibition in Brno. The modified vehicle is the first from NIMR to meet NATO Standards. NIMR and VOP CZ

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has said it will issue another batch of shares to support financial and corporate restructuring. DSME said in a filing to the Korean Exchange on 13 June that it plans to sell new stocks worth KRW792.8 billion (USD703

Key Points The Janus protocol is now an approved NATO standard Janus has been extensively tested at sea in exercises involving a number of partners An underwater communications protocol developed by NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) has become the world’s

EVENT The grand coalition of 14 parties led by the centre-right Democratic Party of Kosovo (Partia Demokratike e Kosovës: PDK) and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës: AAK) managed to secure first place in the snap election held on 11

Underwater warfare systems developer Kraken Sonar Systems announced on 13 June that it had signed a teaming agreement with Germany’s Atlas Elektronik. The teaming agreement will primarily focus on the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) Remote Mine Disposal System (RMDS) requirement

Norway has revealed the roadmap for its future mine countermeasure (MCM) programme, adding details on its almost-complete concept of operations (CONOPS). Speaking at MAST Asia 2017, Morten Nakjem, from the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, confirmed that Norway “is in the late stages

The United States is looking to field a laser-armed unmanned aircraft to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) towards the middle of the next decade, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) disclosed on 13 June. In a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)

Key Points Thailand's military government proposes 5% increase in defence expenditure Procurements, as well as operations, driving rise Thailand’s military government has proposed a defence budget of THB222.4 billion (USD6.5 billion) for 2018, representing a year-on-year increase of about

The US Air Force (USAF) is to increase the number of aircraft and additional airframe hours to be included in a planned service-life extension programme (SLEP) of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft. While the service had previously stated that up to 300 of the

The acceleration and proliferation of technology is creating the first real threat to guaranteed sea control for US naval forces in decades and is forcing the US Navy (USN) to recalculate how it views, accomplishes, and maintains such control, said Admiral John Richardson, the USN chief of naval

[Sweden’s New Lightweight Torpedo programme has set out to engineer an affordable but high-performance shallow-water ASW weapon system able to meet a taut programme schedule while accommodating upgrades. Richard Scott reports] Sweden claims an indigenous capacity in the design and manufacture

The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is building antennas using liquid metal to enable changes to the size, shape, and functionality of the electrical wiring. Currently, the research effort is using gallium, which is known for its use in radars (gallium arsenide and gallium nitride types) and

A remote base in the desert, close to Syria's borders with Iraq and Jordan, has become a flashpoint that could pit Western special forces and allied Syrian rebels against the Syrian army and Iranian-backed Shia militias. Jeremy Binnie and Nicholas Blandford report The US-led coalition fighting the

Boeing is eliminating about 50 executive positions as part of a restructuring of the company’s defence and space unit, the group announced on 13 June. Boeing Military Aircraft and Network & Space Systems, two of the reporting groups in the defence unit, will be broken up into smaller

Quebec-based shipyard Chantier Davie has almost completed its Project Resolve auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) conversion, company executives have told Jane’s. The Resolve-class AOR, a converted Greek container ship, is an interim solution to provide the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) with a

A UNIVERSITY faculty member was wounded when an explosive device inside a package detonated at Yonsei University in the South Korea's capital Seoul on 12 June, Reuters reported. Reports added that the package was placed in a shopping bag and left outside of his office. There was no immediate claim

Fincantieri has reached a deal to acquire all of fellow Italian firm Isslenord, taking a majority stake in the company as of 13 June but due to take complete control of the company as part of the agreement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but it is being completed through Fincantieri

The Finnish Defence Force (FDF) is expecting to commence training on the Samsung Techwin K9 Thunder 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled (SP) artillery systems in 2019, director of artillery Colonel Pasi Pasivirta revealed during the latest IQPC Future Artillery conference in London. The FDF ordered 48