Jane's Defense News

China is intent on developing a new generation of military technologies that will surpass those of the United States and change the nature of warfare to China’s advantage, according to a recently released report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's (CSIS's) Academic Outreach (AO)

China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has vowed to boost air and naval combat readiness in the South China Sea (SCS) following what it claimed was an incursion by two US Navy (USN) vessels into Chinese territorial waters near the disputed Paracel Islands on 27 May. “The Chinese

China has developed an antenna for receiving Beidou navigation signals that is resistant to jamming and will be fitted to some of its missiles later this year, according to a report published in the state-owned Global Times newspaper. The 24 May report is based on remarks made by Jin Zhongshu, the

The German Army's Panzerbataillon (Armour Battalion) 414, which includes a Dutch tank company, received its first Leopard 2A6MA2 recently, the Bundeswehr announced on 25 May. The remaining 16 main battle tanks are scheduled to be delivered to the battalion in Lohheide, northern Germany, by the end

Event On 26 May, leftist organisations and labour unions in Agadir, Casablanca, and Rabat held peaceful demonstrations to denounce high living costs, the deterioration of social conditions, and widespread corruption. This comes on the back of a boycott campaign launched on Facebook, WhatsApp, and

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on 28 May that the remaining four of its six Embraer EMB 313/A-29 Super Tucano light-attack and reconnaissance aircraft had arrived at Hanat Air Base, north of Beirut. The first two aircraft arrived in October 2017. The US State Department said in March

Four Russian soldiers have been killed in a clash with Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 27 May. It said the soldiers were working as advisers with a Syrian artillery unit in Dayr al-Zawr province, which came under attack from several columns of

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is integrating its ADA GPS anti-jamming system into Honeywell’s embedded GPS/inertial navigation system (EGI), under the terms of a new teaming agreement signed between the two companies that was announced on 29 May. The airborne GPS anti-jamming navigation

Event Approximately 28 mortar bombs were fired in the early hours of 29 May from Gaza at residential communities in southern Israel. The Iron Dome air defence system reportedly intercepted almost all of the projectiles, and rocket sirens were triggered around Eshkol, Shaar Hanegev, and Sdot Negev.

The Indian Navy (IN) has commissioned its first indigenously designed and built floating dock to repair and service its major platforms. Referred to as Floating Dock Navy-2 ( FDN-2 ), the 185 m-long and 40 m-wide platform was inducted into the service on 25 May in a ceremony held at Port Blair, the

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved INR69 billion (USD1.02 billion) worth of procurements for the Indian Army (IA) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) to progress the modernisation of the country’s military. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which is headed by Defence

Epsilor, an Israeli battery and charger manufacturer, has been chosen by the Canadian Armed Forces to supply a battery charging solution for Canada’s Integrated Soldier System (ISS) programme. The USD3 million contract will see Epsilor develop and deliver 400 multi-channel chargers, spares,

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has outlined plans to boost the country’s defence budget to address national security concerns and support indigenous military manufacturing. In a list of proposals published by the LPD on 24 May, the LPD said the increase in defence

Kazakhstan has ordered four more Mil Mi-35M (‘Hind-E’) combat helicopters from Russia, according to a 29 May statement by the TASS news agency. “A new contract for four Mi-35 helicopters has been signed this year,” Vladimir Drozhzhov, the deputy head of Russia’s

German shipbuilder Lürssen has established a shipbuilding joint venture (JV) with Australian engineering and construction firm Civmec to support the construction of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under Project Sea 1180. Lürssen said on 26 May that the

Persistent Systems is commencing production of upgraded radio frequency (RF) modules for its MPU5 mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio, increasing its output to 10 W. The company has also modified the RF front end for improved signal performance and resistance against interference, Eric Stern,

Piaggio Aerospace has launched an initiative to return the aircraft original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to profit over the next three years, enforcing a five-year industrial plan that it first revealed at the end of 2017. The company revealed details of its new growth strategy as it announced

Pakistan has formally signed for 30 TAI T129 attack helicopters from Turkey, it was disclosed on 24 May. The confirmation of the anticipated sale to Pakistan was made in the political manifesto that Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) has released ahead of the general

Event On 25 May 2018, the Indonesian parliament’s lower house amended the 2003 anti-terrorism law, now enabling security forces to take pre-emptive action against suspected militants. New measures include a legal basis to charge Islamic State-affiliated returnees from Iraq and Syria and an

Key Points Pompeo’s speech makes clear that the US seeks a fundamental change in Iran’s behaviour, emphasising that Iran’s failure to do so has the potential for internal collapse, not least given widespread public dissatisfaction with the Islamic Republic’s economic