Defence`s Feeds

Beadwindow recently completed a delivery of naval operations advice in support of risk reduction and design studies being undertaken by the Commonwealth of Australia (CoA) for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme.

This October, over 40 companies and institutions will flock to Scotland to demonstrate the latest unmanned and autonomous technologies for the maritime defence industry. Katie Woodward speaks to Esri UK about the challenges of planning an exercise on…

An International Coalition including EU Member States is fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and has made considerable progress in the last months. However, the Islamic State is spreading its influence further in North Africa and is conducting terrorist attacks in the Muslim World and in Europe. The hearing aims to look at the situation in Iraq, Syria and North Africa, the progress of the military campaign as well as the perspectives for further engagement against the Islamic State.
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Saudi Arabia and Member States have long established relations in the field of armaments cooperation. In 2015, Saudi Arabia spent EUR 75 billion on defence. Yet, it still relies on the security guarantees provided by the United States. Many in Europe have reservations about arms exports to the Kingdom, driven by concerns on the respect of the international humanitarian law in the conflict in Yemen. There is, however, no common European position regarding the defence ties with the country.
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Australian defence industry minister Christopher Pyne has proposed to US defence officials an expanded role for Australian industry in supporting Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft based in the Asia-Pacific. The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) said on 7 October

BAE Systems has launched a campaign to sell the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to Belgium, as part of the country's requirement for new aircraft that was launched in 2014. The company's bid, on behalf of the Eurofighter consortium, outlined a number of existing social and industrial benefits from the

The US Navy (USN) has awarded Bell Helicopter a USD3.3 million contract to investigate the potential for future flight strain, fatigue, and tail boom cracking on the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The contract, which was awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command

Brazilian aerospace and defence company Embraer is seeking to further reduce its workforce through a new voluntary redundancy package, which was opened on 6 October. The company claims that the programme was initiated at the request of three workers' unions, which together represent around half of

India's state-owned aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is planning to launch a long-expected initial public offering (IPO) within the next few months, media reports in India have said. Citing official sources, reports said the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has

The Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) has deployed an undisclosed number of South Korean made 155 mm KH179 towed howitzer artillery pieces with the service's Field Artillery Battalion 16 in Ngabang, West Kalimantan. The battalion, which was established in

Video footage of Iran's Simorgh unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) taking off and landing was filmed at Kashan International Airport, according to IHS Jane's geolocation analysis. Shown by various Iranian TV channels on 1 October, the footage of the aircraft flying at Kashan was the most credible

Key Points Italian Navy receives its fifth FREMM, the fourth and final ASW variant The ship's delivery had been postponed, but in return it is ready for immediate service following its handover The Italian Navy has received it fifth FREMM (Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission) frigate, and

Kazakhstan is to create a government ministry to implement policy in the areas of defence, aerospace, and electronics, the office of the president announced on 6 October. The new Ministry of Defence and Aerospace Industry will take responsibility for industrial functions previously performed by

Key Points The goal is to help US forces move away from large single-purpose systems The companies want to develop a capability for multiple platforms Logos Technologies and Raytheon are teaming to combine their intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies to create an

EVENT At least 20 Nigerien protection force troops were killed on 6 October when Islamist militants attacked a Malian refugee camp at Tazalit in the central Tasara region. The attackers, numbering around 40, then escaped towards the Malian border in a convoy of 13 pick-ups. The attack follows

EVENT On 6 October 2016, Moldova's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) approved the list of 12 candidates for the presidential election on 30 October. On 4 March 2016 Moldova's Constitutional Court had abolished the 5 July 2000 amendment to the constitution and replaced parliamentary presidential

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKO) contingent deployed to Syria could well be bolstered by the return of Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft to the country, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on 30 September. Citing a source in military and diplomatic circles mentioning that an unspecified number of

EVENT On 3 October, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gave the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Mission de l'Organisation des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo: MONUSCO) a

A GBP1.3 billion (USD1.6 billion) programme to refurbish buildings and facilities at Clyde naval base complex is at the heart of the UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO's) future procurement plan. For the first time the Ministry of Defence (MoD) organisation responsible for the management

In Bangui, a Colonel of the armed forces was killed and his teenage son was wounded when unidentified militants opened fire on their vehicle near a police station in the Muslim area PK5. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.