Jane's Defense News

' IN A STATEMENT issued on 30 May, the pro-Russia separatist Luhansk Information Centre claimed that military forces had conducted three ceasefire violations targeting militant positions in the town of Donetskyy and village of Lozove in Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, BBC Monitoring reported. No group

Indonesian defence company PT Pindad has outlined the scope of its expanding engagement with counterparts from India. In a statement on 31 May state-owned PT Pindad confirmed that it had entered a new partnership with Bhukhanvala Industries and that it has expanded collaboration with Tata. PT

A Panther test helicopter of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, conducted the second successful test firing of the MBDA Sea Venom/Missile Antinavire Léger (ANL) light anti-ship missile on 18 April, the European missile house and

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has signalled progression in its programme to develop an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system in collaboration with local industry. DAPA said in a statement on 31 May that its radar programme – intended

AT LEAST one police officer was killed and five others were wounded when 10 militants, dressed as United States soldiers, detonated a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) at the entrance of the headquarters of Ministry of the Interior, before they attacked the building armed

The US Navy and Marine Corps plan to conduct a test in June of the Compact Laser Weapons System (CLWS), a high energy laser (HEL) designed to track and disable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The test will take place at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, and will use CLWS 2.6, the latest variant of

Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson, Arizona, received a USD14.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for over-the-horizon (OTH) missile systems to be used for the US Navy (USN) littoral combat ships (LCSs), the Department of Defence (DoD) said on 31 May. The contract includes options which, if

Key Points India and Singapore have taken steps to improve naval engagements between the two countries The move comes amid a wider plan by New Delhi to enhance defence partnerships with countries in Southeast Asia The Indian Navy (IN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have established a

Key Points SNC is using an Army helicopter exchange programme for its USAF UH-1N replacement offering It could acquire newer L-model Black Hawks through the programme for faster delivery Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) will utilise a US Army used Black Hawk helicopter exchange programme in its pursuit

Military exports have been highlighted as a priority by South Korea as part of continuing efforts to advance the capabilities of the domestic defence industry. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) outlined the emphasis on 31 May following a meeting on the same day

Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan announced on 30 May a new initiative to help improve the way the Department of National Defence (DND) collaborates with industry and details its spending to Canadians. Speaking at the CANSEC 2018 defence exhibition in Ottawa, Sajjan said the

Key Points The agency aims to become more agile to support full-spectrum operations DLA is taking steps to reduce supply chain vulnerabilities to cyber and other threats As the US Department of Defense shifts its focus from counter-terrorism towards a potential high-end fight against a peer

Key Points South Korea will deploy the K-SAAM on its second Dokdo-class helicopter carrier Deployment heralds wider adoption of the locally developed close-in defence system across South Korea’s naval vessels The Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s) second Dokdo-class helicopter

The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to re-wing about 100 of its Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) aircraft. Released on 25 May, the RFP for the A-10 Thunderbolt Advanced Wing Continuation Kitting (ATTACK) programme calls for the re-winging

The first 4x4 Vehicule Blinde Multi-Role-Light (VBMR-L) vehicles developed by Nexter Systems for the French Army will be completed in 2019, with an initial operating capability (IOC) expected in 2021. The company is currently developing three variants of the VBMR-L: 10 vehicles configured for

Halo Neuroscience is aiming to expand the utility of its Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) technology – which is currently used to assist rehabilitation of injured special operations forces (SOF) operators – to tactical training applications. Jerry Paris, senior director

Belgium's Council of Ministers on 25 May approved the replacement of the Naval Component's two M-frigates with two new multirole frigates for more than EUR1 billion (USD1.2 billion), Defence Minister Steven Vandeput's website has announced. The new frigates will be designed, developed, and built

CAE reported a 5% increase year on year in revenues in 2017, recording CAD1.4 billion (USD1.08 billion) in orders over the period for its defence business. Defence operating income grew by 6% over the year, while revenues matched the group at a 5% increase, recorded as CAD1.09 billion in 2017.

Canada has expanded its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) to completely cover the country’s Arctic archipelago. The new Canadian ADIZ (CADIZ) came into effect on 24 May in line with a June 2017 change to the government’s defence policy. An official statement from the Minister of

The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) intends to acquire up to seven new aircraft to increase the size of its AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue (SAR) fleet. According to a letter of notification (LoN) issued on 24 May, the DND is looking to procure seven new helicopters