Defence`s Feeds

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has attributed declines in sales and earnings in fiscal year (FY) 2016/17 to the appreciation of the yen and a decline in profits in the shipbuilding and aerospace domains. KHI said in statements published on 27 April that its total annual sales declined year on year

Key Points The Malaysian Coast Guard has conducted test firings of a 30 mm Turkish-made naval gun system from a newly inducted platform Tests brings the first-of-class New Generation Patrol Craft closer towards full operational capability with the service The Malaysian Coast Guard has conducted

US president Donald Trump has said that he wants South Korea to pay for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that is being deployed to the country to defend against potential missile attacks by North Korea. The president told the Reuters news agency on 27 April that the advanced

US president Donald Trump has warned that a "major conflict" with North Korea is possible over the northeast Asian country's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Speaking to the Reuters news agency on 27 April, Trump said that he wanted to resolve the crisis on the Korean Peninsula

US-based United Technologies Corporation (UTC) published results from its first financial quarter of 2017 on 26 April, showing a 4.7% rise in sales at military aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (P&W), which generated USD3.8 billion in revenue over the three months to 31 March.

Kazakhstan's Zenit shipyard has launched the fourth Kazakhstan (Project 250)-class patrol ship on order for the country's navy, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Astana. Named Mangystau , the 42.2 m-long vessel, which is also locally referred to as a 'rocket artillery ship', was

Key Points Marine risk around Jizan port is assessed to have increased from moderate to elevated, given the proximity of the attack craft to the Jizan terminal before its interception by Saudi forces and associated risk of collateral damage to shipping and surrounding civilian infrastructure. The

Integration of the MBDA Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) onto Europe's fighter aircraft has stepped up a gear with the announcements towards the end of April of three major milestones within a few days of each other. With the 100+ km BVRAAM missile already operational and

Lockheed Martin officials used a conference call with financial analysts yesterday to provide clarity on a future ramp-up in production of its franchise F-35 fighter. “It’s very significant over the next couple

L-3 Technologies reported a 13.4% increase in sales for the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter the year before on 27 April, while Raytheon reported a smaller 3.4% sales growth and General Dynamics held ostensibly stead, with revenue down 0.5%. The earnings reports continue a mixed

EVENT On the evening of 27 April, around 200 protesters, supporting the nationalist Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE), stormed into the parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) Macedonia in Skopje. They easily broke through a

South Korea’s biggest naval shipyards – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) – have posted strong quarterly gains on the back of expansive cost-cutting, the companies announced on 27 April. In separate filings to the Korean

Azerbaijan continues to receive Russian-made surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) for its upgraded Buk-MB SAM systems, according to a representative of Belarussia's OKB TSP company, which is upgrading the 9K37 Buk (US Department of Defense designation/ NATO reporting name: SA-11'Gadfly') to Buk-MB

BAE Systems is developing a new missile warning capability to protect rotary-wing aircraft against advanced threats. Working in adjunct with either BAE Systems' Common Missile Warning System or any passive threat detection system, the company's 3-Dimensional Advanced Warning System (3DAWS) not only

The Brazilian Army is restructuring its procurement management system after a four-year analysis of its strategic projects architecture. Analysis led the service to determine it should change that structure and instead design an Army Strategic Portfolio that more clearly adheres to the force's

China's Central Military Commission (CMC) has taken another step towards streamlining and modernising the People's Liberation Army (PLA) by deciding to regroup the PLA ground forces into 13 corps from the previous 18, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Beijing announced on 27 April. The new

Diehl Defence is evolving a fire-on-the-move capability for the IRIS-T-SLS (Surface Launched Short Range) mobile air defence interceptor system. IRIS-T-SLS uses an unaltered IRIS-T (Infra Red Imaging System - Tail/Thrust vector-controlled) air-to-air missile. The interceptor is fired vertically

On 21 April France's defence procurement agency (DGA) placed the first production order with Nexter Systems, Renault Trucks Defense (RTD), and Thales for 319 Griffon Multi-Role Armoured Vehicles (VBMRs) and 20 Jaguar vehicles. The contract value was not disclosed. The VBMR will be available in four

The Islamic State militant group has managed to recruit members of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General Igor Korobov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate within the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, was quoted by TASS News Agency as saying on 26 April. "The

The Israeli Navy received the last of three Super Dvora MK III fast patrol boats on 27 April. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries Ramta, the boats are the latest C variant, meaning they have improved communications equipment, the latest weapons systems, an upgraded machine room, and more space for