Defence`s Feeds

Australian shipbuilders Austal and ASC Shipbuilding announced on 8 June that they have teamed up for the build of vessels in the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme. Under this arrangement, Austal and ASC Shipbuilding will act as one in support of the programme,

Burkina Faso has received two Bell UH-1H helicopters that were donated by the government of Taiwan, the Taiwanese Embassy in Ouagadougou announced on 7 June. The two aircraft officially were handed over by Taiwanese General Wang Hsin-Lung during a ceremony at Air Base 511 in Ouagadougou the day

Key Points A "MQ-1-like" UAV dropped a weapon on coalition and local forces patrolling in eastern Syria. US aircraft shot down the UAV, while also striking two armed pick-up trucks entering a nearby deconfliction zone. Pro-government forces in Syria attempted to attack US-led coalition

The EU Council on 8 June approved the creation of a military planning and conduct capability (MPCC) command headquarters for the EU's non-combat expeditionary civil security and military missions. Located within the EU Military Staff (EUMS), it will command the EU's three current military missions

The European Tactical Airlift Centre was officially opened at Zaragoza Air Force Base on 8 June, formally transferring the European Defence Agency's (EDA's) joint air transport training programmes to Spain. The ceremony was conducted by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security

A German court has rejected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc's (GA-ASI's) challenge of Germany's decision to lease Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) instead of procuring the MQ-9 Reaper. The German Ministry of

Orbital ATK is finalising its design concept solution for an extended-range (ER) upgrade of the AGM-88E Block 1 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). The Orbital ATK AARGM ER design concept is specifically intended to address the US Navy (USN) requirement for improved AARGM operational

Raytheon Missile Systems has been contracted by the US Navy (USN) to test an extended-range (ER) variant of the air-launched AGM-154C-1 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). The USD8.86 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will see the company conduct a flight test demonstration of the powered JSOW C-1

In a show of support for Qatar, the Turkish government brought forward two parliamentary bills on deploying troops to the Gulf state and training its gendarmerie and used its majority to approve them on 7 June. The votes came as Qatar faced increased regional isolation after Saudi Arabia severed

FIVE soldiers and three pro-government militiamen were killed when unidentified armed people opened fire at security forces in the Aimaq Khana area in Qorghan district in Afghanistan's Faryab province on 8 June, Afghan Islamic Press reported. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack

Leonardo Helicopters is scheduled to conduct a first flight of a modernised Super Lynx AH-11B multirole helicopter for the Brazilian Navy in July, the service told Jane's . The company is upgrading eight of the Super Lynx AH-11As fielded by HA-1 Lince Squadron from São Pedro da Aldeia naval

The Chilean Navy plans to soon upgrade its eight AS 365 Dauphin 2 helicopters, but has not awarded or signed contracts yet, military sources in Santiago told Jane's . According to the sources, upgrades for the AS 365 fleet have long been studied, including talks and information exchanges with

Key Points Turkey and Iran have criticised Saudi and Emirati-led action against Qatar, and are also offering support to offset the impact of their campaign to isolate it. Saudi Arabia and the UAE's commitment to countering the Qatar-backed Muslim Brotherhood, together with President Erdogan's

In the Galbi area of Mora district, Mayo Sava department, Extreme Nord region, two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives wounding two people. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyya were assessed to have been responsible.

The Patria AMV was developed in close co-operation with the Finnish Defence Force and has gone on to enter service with a number of militaries and prove itself capable in an expanding range of missions. Christopher F Foss explores the variants Patria's first wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC)

Finland’s Minister of Defence, Jussi Niinistö, has approved the amendment of the country’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement with the US Navy for spare parts and support for the country’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multirole combat aircraft. According to a statement

Key Points The United Kingdom is likely to be governed by a centre-right Conservative Party minority government, either under incumbent prime minister Theresa May or her replacement as Conservative leader. A weak and potentially unstable UK government increases the risk of slow progress in EU

The shareholders of publicly listed US aircraft components manufacturer LMI Aerospace have approved the acquisition of Belgian aerospace firm Sonaca Group. LMI shareholders are to receive USD14 per share in a deal that was first announced in February. The transaction is expected to close at the end

AN ATTEMPT by the Islamic State-affiliated group Dawlah Islamiya to hoist the group's flag for propaganda purposes was hindered when soldiers clashed with militants in Mamasapano town in the Philippines' Mindanao province on 4 June, The Philippine Star reported. According to the report the militants

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has released images of what appears to have been the 8 June test-firing of anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) from North Korea's east coast. The images show that the transport-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicles used to fire the missiles were similar to