Jane's Defense News

Key Points Hyundai has begun work on the first of two new frigates on order for the Philippine Navy Service is expected to receive the first frigate in the second half of 2020 South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the first of two 107 m

Indonesia is looking to renegotiate the financial agreement through which it is participating in a programme with South Korea to develop the Korean Fighter Xperiment/Indonesia Fighter Xperiment (KFX/IFX) aircraft. Brigadier General Totok Sugiharto, official spokesman of the Indonesian Ministry of

Key Points Sikorsky is in talks with the US Army over a 10th multi-year contract for Black Hawks The last multi-year deal could be worth as much as USD5.2 billion with options Sikorsky is in initial stage of negotiations with the US Army regarding a 10th multi-year order of the company’s

General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada (GDLS Canada) has released additional details of its latest 8x8 Light Armoured Vehicle 700 (LAV 700) vehicle, which is now in production for an unidentified export customer. This is believed to be Saudi Arabia. The LAV 700 leverages on technology from the 8x8

Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on 26 April that Turkey is developing a more advanced missile with a greater range than the Bora-1 (Storm) long-range surface-to-surface missile system, according to the Milliyet daily. Canikli did not give details about the new missile, the Bora-2, but

The Brazilian Navy took delivery of its first modernised McDonnell Douglas AF-1C Skyhawk fighter aircraft on 24 April. Embraer was awarded a contract in April 2009 to upgrade nine A-4KUs and three TA-4KUs to AF-1B and AF-1C standard respectively, out of 20 A-4KUs and three TA-4KUs that were

Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB released financial results for the first quarter of 2018 on 26 April, revealing a fall in earnings despite expanding sales. The company recorded revenues of SEK7,766 million (USD892 million) in the three months to the end of March, a 2% increase

Building the “very strongest” army and eliminating corruption from its defence sector are the only options for protecting Ukraine while wresting back its territorial sovereignty from Russia, according to leading members of the Verkhovna Rada, the country’s unicameral parliament.

Key Points Iran’s regional successes at the expense of the US and its allies are driving the US assessment that the US must reverse course and more aggressively confront Iran. But the US has few politically acceptable options in compelling Iran to make concessions outside resorting to

Key Points The US Army is still debating which FVL capability set should lead the programme The two different capability sets represent light and medium aircraft The US Army is still considering leading with one of two potential capability sets – one and three – for its Future

Australia has reached a AUD1 billion (USD755 million) milestone in its programme to support local companies’ integration into international supply chains. The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra said on 27 April that under its Global Supply Chain (GSC) programme, introduced in 2007, local

Key Points DRS Laurel Technologies has secured a deal for FY 2018-2022 production of the AN/SPQ-9B radar The contract covers the production of up to 59 radars and associated equipment DRS Laurel Technologies, part of Leonardo DRS, has secured a deal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2022 production of

The European Defence Agency and the European Investment Bank (EIB) aim to finalise their envisioned “co-operative financial mechanism” (CFM) by the end of 2018, thus placing the EIB’s vast borrowing muscle at the service of multination defence research and acquisition activities

Japan is exploring opportunities to export Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ (KHI’s) P-1 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to customers in Europe. The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) confirmed that the export drive is being

Italian defence and aerospace manufacturer Leonardo has agreed to open a helicopter transmission maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in the Australian city of Melbourne, the company announced on 26 April. The commitment, made in an agreement signed with the Australian Ministry of

Airbus Group released its first quarter financial report on 27 April showing an annual decline in sales for the period, across the business and in Airbus Defence and Space. Total revenue generated by Airbus was EUR10,119 million (USD12,293 million), down 12% from EUR11,442 million in the first

Russia has deployed a second type of short-range air defence system to its main airbase in Syria. A Russian journalist posted a photograph showing a Tor-M2 at Humaymim Air Base on his blog on 25 April, but subsequently removed it. It was seen next to a Pantsyr-S1: a type of air defence system

Key Points A US NOTAM has warned pilots of multiple laser attacks near the Chinese base in Djibouti China is known to have produced laser dazzlers before signing the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons. The US military has released a notice to airmen (NOTAM) warning aircraft about

During its recent exercises and deployment with the Lockheed Martin short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters, the US Marine Corps (USMC) has learned that, while the aircraft is living up to its operational potential, the F-35Bs require some logistical and

Key Points The Republic of Singapore Navy has taken delivery of its fifth Littoral Mission Vessel Service will commission the vessel in 2018 and is on track to operate all eight ships in the class by 2020 The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has taken delivery of its fifth Independence-class