Defence`s Feeds

The UK and Japan signed on 26 January an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) to facilitate closer bilateral defence logistics support and co-operation during activities such as combined exercises, training, peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions,

Airbus Helicopters expects to shortly finalise its contract with Kuwait for 30 H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters, the company's CEO said on 29 January. Speaking at a press briefing, Guillaume Faury said that the deal that was agreed in August 2016 has not yet come into force, but that it should

China has imposed an export ban on a range of dual-use technologies to North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions, the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing announced on 25 January. The ban is the second that China has imposed on military and dual-use exports to North Korea since June

An industry-research group will soon begin selecting an assemblage of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, systems on behalf of the European Defence Agency (EDA) to test their ability to deliver customised spare parts on demand in the field for military transport aircraft. The experiment will

The Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) has outlined plans to upgrade a number of its armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) in order to extend their operational lives and enhance capabilities. Details were given by Colonel Eric Molenaar, Head of Material, Army Staff of the RNLA, at the IQPC International

The UK Royal Navy is set to take delivery of its first Tide-class tanker, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tidespring, from South Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

Raytheon Company has received a $235m contract from the US Navy to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) all-up round production missiles and spares, which are to be installed on their Aegis combat system-equipped destroyers and cruisers.

Engineers from the US Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) have successfully demonstrated the use of cold-spray additive technology for naval aviation as a new approach to aircraft repair.

The UK has enhanced its maritime patrol capability by signing a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) declaration with the US, in a move set to strengthen defence relations between the two nations.

The Austrian Army will field a common remote weapon station (RWS) across a significant part of its fleet of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs). Details of this and other Austrian Army AFV upgrades were revealed by Brigadier General Norbert Huber, director of armament and procurement at the Austrian

Bolivia appears to be leaning more heavily on its military forces for a variety of policy goals, as the minister of defence has been ratified to stay on and the defence budget increased for 2017. During a cabinet reshuffling that removed 10 ministers - including two of the longest-serving -

Canada has extended its contract with CAE for the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme to now run through at least 2023, the government announced on 25 January. A previous 21-year contract with CAE - a Canada-headquartered provider of modelling, simulation, and training services for

The Colombian Navy commissioned and took into service its new multipurpose hydrographic vessel, ARC Roncador (153), in a ceremony held at Naval Base Bolivar on 25 January. The vessel was constructed by the Spanish shipyard Armon Vigo with co-operation from Colombia's state-run COTECMAR. Roncador

Raytheon Missile Systems has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to execute the next phase of the Multi Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES) programme. Designed to improve ship survivability in high threat environments, the

The United Kingdom's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will award a technology demonstration programme (TDP) contract for its Icarus modular active protection system (APS) development programme next month, IHS Jane's understands. Intended to provide the UK with a modular integrated

The first Chilean Navy Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft departed Naval Air Base Concon and arrived in Canada on 22 January to start a structural midlife upgrade (SMU) under a USD37 million contract to IMP Aerospace of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The contract comprises SMUs for two

US land systems specialist and owner of Bath Iron Works General Dynamics Corporation released its 2016 financial results on 27 January, showing a healthy growth of pre-tax profit, despite a slight drop in sales. The company reported sales of USD31.4 billion, a slight fall of 0.4% year on year, and

The Islamic State released a video on 24 January that for the first time displayed the group's use of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to carry out attacks. The UAV segment of the video began with two militants launching a fixed-wing Skywalker X7/8 UAV carrying an improvised explosive

Key Points Satellite imagery and Islamic State video footage show what appears to be a significant defeat for the Turkish military in Syria Turkey lost around 12 armoured vehicles during a push to capture the Islamic State-held city of Al-Bab in December The Islamic State released a video on 20

The Italian Navy's 5th Helicopter Group received the service's first navalised NH Industries NH90TTH (known as the MH90 in Italian service) on 23 January. The MH90 was specifically modified to support the San Marco amphibious brigade and special forces operations, but retains the basic capabilities