Defence`s Feeds

Russia is looking to secure additional helicopter sales to Thailand following the recent signing of a bilateral military-technology collaboration agreement, Jane’s understands. Officials from Russian export agency Rosoboronexport told Jane’s on 8 November at the Defence & Security

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has invited responses by 20 December to its global request for information (RFI) to develop and build 1,770 multipurpose Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs) for the Indian Army (IA) to replace the service’s ageing fleet of T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs).

Key Points Saad Hariri’s resignation is most likely to have been driven by Saudi Arabia, reflecting its intent to expand its regional confrontation with Iran to Lebanon, having already been engaged in proxy wars in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. The resignation stands to destabilise Lebanon’s

State-owned Russian defence and industrial group Rostec announced on 7 November that it has begun to seek a buyer for a 49% share in weapons manufacturer High Precision Systems (Vysokotochnye Kompleksy). The company’s activities in the defence sector, though focused on missiles and precision

Azerbaijan has based IAI Heron medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a new airbase that has been constructed west of the capital, Baku. Digital Globe satellite imagery shows two Herons present on 16 September. Earlier imagery indicates that Azeri forces began

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is pitching to meet a Royal Thai Army (RTA) requirement for attack helicopters with its T129 ATAK platform, a company official told Jane’s at the Defence & Security 2017 show in Bangkok on 8 November. Tamer Ozmen, TAI’s vice-president for corporate

The United Kingdom now regards Southeast Asia as its biggest growth market for defence and security sales, a regional executive of the UK’s Department for International Trade's Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) has told Jane’s . Alexis Hammer, DSO’s director of the Americas

An AW139 helicopter simulation facility was officially opened at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base during a visit by Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli on 5 November. Havelsan, the Turkish company that built the facility, has previously announced that the project was launched in May 2013 and

Raytheon Missile Systems and Saab Dynamics are expected to announce a landmark teaming agreement to address perceived gaps, and exploit burgeoning requirements, in the global short-range shoulder-launched munitions mission space. Under the provisions of the agreement Raytheon and Saab will

After long negotiations, the Argentine and French governments signed a contract for the Argentine Navy to buy five Dassault Super Etendard Modernisé (SEM) aircraft that were retired by French Naval Aviation. The EUR12.5 million (USD14.5 million) contract includes a simulator and spare engines,

Key Points Babcock and BMT have agreed on a strategic relationship covering surface ship design, build and support The two companies are already working together to pursue the RN Type 31e frigate requirement Babcock and BMT have concluded a co-operation agreement setting out the framework of a

Two more Durjoy-class large patrol craft have entered service with the Bangladesh Navy (BN), according to the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) news agency. The service commissioned Nishan and Durgam in a ceremony presided over by Bangladeshi President Md Abdul Hamid at the Titumir naval base in

Event Colombian Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas stated the delivery to Honduras of the Colombian-built, USD13.5-million BAL-C logistics ship ‘Gracias a Dios’ on 4 November 2017 was a symbol of their bilateral collaboration on anti-trafficking and security. Narcotics transiting

Japan is laying the groundwork for defence and security sales across Southeast Asia through efforts to secure inter-government defence equipment and technology agreements with regional countries, a senior official from the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Leonardo and Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) signed an agreement on 8 November to facilitate localised support for the Italian group’s AW101 multirole medium helicopter and possibly other platforms. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) – signed at the Defence &

Key Points The Rwandan and Ugandan governments are both attempting to frustrate each other’s development strategies. Projects requiring EAC-wide or bilateral agreement will probably face protracted delays, but outright cancellation is unlikely. Both governments have augmented their local

The Australian government has signed an AUD12.1 million (USD9.3 million) contract with Raytheon Australia for risk mitigation activities as the first stage in developing a short-range ground-based air defence (GBAD) capability for the Australian Army costing up to AUD2 billion. Defence Industry

The German Air Force has a shortlist of existing platforms to replace its Panavia Tornados from 2025 to 2030, but the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is the service’s “preferred choice", a senior service official said on 8 November. Speaking under the

US-based Radiant Power Corp, a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange-listed aerospace and electronics company HEICO Corporation, announced on 6 November that it had acquired Interface Displays & Controls Inc, a manufacturer of military vehicle electronics. President of Radiant Power Anish V

The Honduran Naval Force (FNH) formally received and commissioned its first Logistics Support and Cabotage Vessel (BAL-C) at the Puerto Cortés naval base on 4 November. Christened Gracias a Dios (FNH-1611), the vessel cost USD13.5 million and was built by the Colombian Science and Technology