Defence`s Feeds

Aurora Flight Sciences has successfully tested a full-scale technology demonstrator of the SideArm unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) retrieval system. Video of the tests released by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) shows several instances of the SideArm system capturing a 400 lb

Australia has awarded BAE Systems Australia and Sea Box International contracts to competitively develop prototype ammunition load carriers, Australia's minister for defence industry, Christopher Pyne, announced on 1 February. Each company has committed to designing and engineering in Australia a

EVENT North Korea's ruling Korean Workers' Party (KWP) renamed its Financial Planning Department the Economic Affairs Department last year, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on 6 February. North Korean media reporting following the May 2016 Seventh Party Congress also indicated that O

Key Points Flight test SFTM-01 was flown on 3 February from the USS John Paul Jones The next flight test, SFTM-02, is already in planning The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japanese Ministry of Defense and US Navy (USN) have successfully conducted a first intercept of a ballistic missile

UNPAV (Unità Navale Polivalente Alta Velocità) is a class of two high-speed multipurpose patrol vessels designed and being built by Intermarine (Immsi Group), for the Italian Navy’s Special Forces unit Gruppo Operativo Incursori (GOI).

The Royal Australian Navy has awarded a contract to Schiebel to deliver the Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial system (UAS).

Netherlands-based shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has delivered the first SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided-missile frigate to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The Skeldar V-200 has served as an essential maritime asset in the EU NAVFOR mission against piracy and armed robbery off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean. Claire Apthorp speaks to manufacturer UMS Skeldar about the growing importan…

Norway is to partner with Germany for the common purchase and lifetime management of new submarines.

US secretary of defence Jim Mattis has criticised China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea (SCS), while stressing the need for diplomatic efforts to resolve the sovereignty and territorial disputes in the region. "What we have to do is exhaust all efforts, diplomatic efforts to try

Key Points Officials said at least 12 A-4ARs could be made operational for another five years Argentina suspended its efforts to replace the Fightinghawks for financial reasons The Argentine government has begun contract discussions with an undisclosed company to get 12 to 14 of the air force's

AN EGYPTIAN national, identified as 29-year-old Abdullah Reda al-Hamamy, was shot and wounded by army forces after attacking soldiers with two machetes while shouting Allahu Akbar [God is great] near the entrance of the Louvre Museum in France's capital Paris on 3 February, Reuters and Le Parisien

The Australian government's emphasis on strengthening the structure of the senior levels of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is expected to lead to a more integrated approach to procurement and sustainment, the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has confirmed to Jane's. The ADF structural

Brazilian defence minister Raul Jungmann plans to visit Portugal 9-10 February to meet with counterpart José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes to strengthen defence industry co-operation between the two Portuguese-speaking nations. Memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for co-operation on military

The exponential growth in software-defined military systems is leading the US Army to examine ways to handle the challenges of maintaining its weapon systems and ensuring they are secure from potential cyber threats. In the past, software was primarily used for enterprise services, but now

Three China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels sailed near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea on 6 February, briefly entering their 12 n mile territorial waters, according to a statement issued by China's State Oceanic Administration. Japanese broadcaster NHK quoted the Japan Coast

Key Points Talks stalled in early January 2017 on a final settlement to reunify the divided island of Cyprus. Security, territorial adjustments, and property ownership continue to hinder resolution of the issue. Any final settlement would nevertheless lead to an improved regional security

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has commenced a project to explore how swarms of robots could be used to operate alongside army and marine units at the company level and below. The Offensive Swarm Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) project is looking to advance and accelerate

The French defence procurement agency, the Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), has announced the award of a contract to Thales and RUAG Defence France for the French Army's CERBERE (Centres d'entraînement représentatifs des espaces de bataille et de restitution des

Cyberbit, a subsidiary of Israel's Elbit, is teaming with Japanese group Ni Cybersecurity to open a new training centre in Tokyo, the companies announced on 6 February. The centre will use cyber training technology developed by Cyberbit while targeting a Japanese market that the companies say is