Jane's Defense News

L-3 Communications unveiled plans on 25 May to create a new facility in Canada under the control of a new organisation that will be known as L-3 Communication Systems - Canada . The facility, to be based in Ottawa, will be used by L-3's design, software, and systems engineers for developing

New Zealand has announced a defence budget of NZD3.7 billion (USD2.5 billion) for 2016/17, representing an 8.8% increase over the previous financial year. A further NZD301 million of new funding was also announced for defence, which will be allocated over the four years between 2016/17 and 2019/20.

Norway is considering the introduction of a government-to-government sales mechanism to facilitate national defence and security exports, it has emerged. News that Oslo is considering such a scheme was announced by Age Skoelv, the principal researcher of the Norwegian Defence Research

The four congressional defence committees have now all drafted initial elements of fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) defence legislation, but each has taken a somewhat different approach with the Pentagon's topline budget and these will have to be de-conflicted. In the latest development, the Senate's FY

The Polish Armed Forces has placed its largest ever order for small arms, ordering over 26,000 Beryl rifles from Fabryka Broni Lucznik Radom. Worth PLN156 million (USD39.4 million), the contract includes the delivery of 17,621 wz. 96C Beryl assault rifles and 8,400 wz. 96C Mini Beryl carbines

British defence research and technology company QinetiQ released its 2016 financial results on 26 May, reporting revenue of GBP755.7 million (USD1.14 billion), a year-on-year (y/y) decline of 1.1%. Operating profit slumped 31.2% y/y to GBP75.3 million, largely on the company's sale of its US

A ROCKET, fired by suspected Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, hit an open area of southern Israel late on 25 May, The Times of Israel and Reuters reported. A second rocket targeting Israel detonated inside the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported. In response, Israeli military forces

Rolls-Royce North America has been awarded an USD8.15 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification by the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the DDG 51 Flight III adaptation of the AG9160RF auxiliary turbine generator fitted to the new DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers. To reduce

A photograph released by Algeria's Ministry of National Defence (MDN) on 26 May confirms it is now operating T-90 tanks with the Shtora countermeasures system. The photograph shows Chief of the National People's Army Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Saleh inspecting the 26th Armoured Regiment during a

The Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) development programme has reached a key milestone with the interim delivery of the first vessel, Independence , on 26 May. The ship will now undergo further testing by 182 Squadron, operating out of the RSN's

South Korea has selected General Electric (GE) to provide the powerplant for its developmental KFX fifth-generation fighter aircraft, national media reported on 26 May. The US company has been chosen over its European rival Eurojet to provide engines for 120 of the twin-jet aircraft that are to be

The Australian government has signed an agreement with local industry to sustain the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) fleet of eight ANZAC-class frigates, it was announced on 29 April. Under what is called the Warship Asset Management Agreement (WAMA), the government will join forces to support the

United Kingdom Eurofighter Typhoons from the Royal Air Force's II(AC) Squadron deployed on 27 April to Amari Air Base in Estonia to take part for four months in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission. The four Typhoons will be joined by four Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons from Portugal, which

US defence services provider CACI reported its third-quarter earnings for the company's fiscal year 2016 on 27 April, with revenue up 20% and operating income up 19% year over year. The company reported revenue of USD977 million for the third quarter of 2016, up from USD818 million for the third

The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has said it will focus activities on civilian-military integration (CMI) in a bid to spur innovation and boost revenues. In outlining its priorities for China's 13th Five Year Plan (2016-20), CSIC said on 28 April that CMI, which aims to leverage

Two Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors and one Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at Èiauliai Air Base on 27 April after concluding a training mission in Romania, the US Air Force (USAF) announced. The F-22s and about 20 supporting airmen are from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base,

Nexter Systems is moving forward with the upgrade of the French Army Leclerc main battle tanks (MBT) and armoured recovery vehicles (ARV). In March 2015, the French Procurement Agency, the DGA, awarded Nexter Systems a EUR300 million (USD339.5 million) contract covering 200 Renovated Leclerc MBTs

Key Points Despite concerted efforts to 'indigenise' production, important programmes face cost overruns and significant delays adding to operational woes. Systemic deficiencies, particularly procedural delays in finalising contracts, contribute to project postponements. The Indian Navy's (IN's)

Indonesia's state-owned land systems specialist PT Pindad has entered an agreement with German company Junghans Defence - a joint venture between Diehl and Thales - to produce fuzes for a range of munitions. PT Pindad said on 28 April that the memorandum of understanding is intended to maximise

Photographs released by Pyongyang on 24 April suggest North Korea has a second submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that uses solid fuel and 'cold launch' technologies, in addition to the liquid-fuel Pukgeukseong-1 (Polaris-1) it has already revealed. The official Korean Central News Agency