Jane's Defense News

The Czech Army took the opportunity at the IDEB 2018 exhibition in Bratislava to showcase the latest iteration of its MKEB (Mobilni komplet elektronického boje) mobile electronic warfare (EW) suite. The second-generation MKEB, known as MKEB II, was demonstrated by personnel from the 532

Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) has successfully completed a second ‘dual-LRASM’ flight test event ahead of achieving Early Operational Capability (EOC) on US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber later this year. The test, performed on 22 May on the

Most of China’s missiles would fail to meet the weapon limits set by the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed by the United States and the then-Soviet Union to help counter the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Randall Schriver, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a low-cost seeker that will fit onto any air-deployed munition and can use parts from any company. Under its Seeker Cost Transformation (SECTR) programme, DAPRA is designing a seeker with a new open architecture that is

Indonesia has formally received into service the first Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters that arrived in-country in late 2017. An acceptance ceremony for the first three of eight helicopters on order was held at the Army Aviation Centre (Puspenerbad) at Lanud Ahmad Yani Semarang in

The Australian government has been warned by its Department of Defence (DoD) that the country’s AUD89 billion (USD67 billion) naval shipbuilding plan for submarines, frigates, and offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) carries a “high-to-extreme risk”, the Australian National Audit Office

Two Chinese defence industrial groups, the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) and the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), have each established what they call ‘smart manufacturing’ initiatives to drive capability development. The initiatives, announced

Event A national dialogue mediated by Nicaragua’s Episcopal Conference has been scheduled to start on 16 May to de-escalate anti-government protests that have lasted over 28 days, leaving 54 people dead. Triggered by public opposition to government-imposed social security reforms, protests

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to the joint venture (JV) formed between Russian Helicopters and India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the supply of 200 Kamov Ka-226T ‘Hoodlum’ light multirole helicopters for the Indian Air

Key Points A prototype of France's Jaguar AFV was unveiled at Nexter on 16 May before it is displayed at Eurosatory 2018 The Jaguar, Griffon, upgraded Leclerc MBT, and VBMR léger are part of France's Scorpion programme A prototype of France's Jaguar 6x6 armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) was

Kazakhstan’s defence equipment exports doubled in 2017, the country has announced ahead of the Kazakhstan Defence Exhibition (KADEX). Kazakh Minister of Defence and Aerospace Industry Beibut Atamkulov told the country’s parliament on 14 May that defence exports in 2017 reached KZT16

Key Points Suspected jihadists were allegedly planning to attack French targets in Senegal and to spread Islamist influence into neighbouring countries. Senegal remains a likely top target for Al-Qaeda-linked groups due to its strong connections with France, emphasised by a renewed threat from

Navantia has won a contract from the Spanish Navy to develop and install an upgraded version of its integrated platform control system (Sistema Integrado de Control de la Plataforma: SICP) for the Segura-class minehunters. The EUR8.1 million (USD9.6 million) contract will run until 2022 and include

Key Points A top Pentagon official backs the current policy barring commercial payloads on ICBM motor rockets Changing the policy could allow a company to undercut a developing small launch base A top Pentagon official is backing current policy that bars commercial secondary payloads from flying

Key Points Leonardo Airborne and Space Systems has been awarded contracts by the UK MoD and Boeing to modify the DAS fitted to the Apache AH1 attack helicopter for integration into the replacement AH-64E The re-architectured and updated HIDAS fit for the UK AH-64E DAS will be based on

Pyongyang has suspended high-level talks with Seoul over ongoing US-South Korean military exercises, and threatened to cancel a highly anticipated summit between North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump scheduled to take place on 12 June in Singapore. On 16 May

Israel’s Rafael has signed a collaboration agreement with Romania’s Romaero to promote its products in the Romanian market. The agreement, signed at the Black Sea Defense & Aerospace 2018 exhibition in Bucharest, will see the two companies work on targeting a variety of procurement

Rolls-Royce has entered a partnership with Australian engineering company Marand in support of BAE Systems’ proposal to supply its Type 26 Global Combat Ship to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In a press release on 16 May, Rolls-Royce said it has selected Marand as its industry partner on

Jane’s identifies countries likely to face increased threats to their security in the month ahead. Afghanistan Further deterioration in urban security The Taliban’s spring offensive will target provincial capitals, with fighters having already driven security forces out of Farah in the

Key Points The Republic of Korea Navy’s second Dokdo-class ship will feature a different set of weapons and sensors from its predecessor Improvements have been incorporated from the service’s 11-year operational experience with the first-of-class The Republic of Korea Navy’s