Jane's Defense News

In Deir al-Zour governorate, Liwa al-Baqir via a statement on social media announced they would launch 'Islamist' operations against United States-led coalition Forces, announcing they had recruited 'fearless' 'holy warriors' and commando units. They called on civilians to stay clear of US military

Key Points The new construction plan includes a domestic common-hull design to replace aging mission-specific sealift and auxiliary ships The navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan envisages funding for the first CHAMP ship in FY 2028 Plans are taking shape in the US Navy (USN) for the procurement of a

Key Points On 10 May, Malaysia concluded its 14th general election, in which the ruling National Front (Barisan Nasional: BN) was voted out of power for the first time in 61 years since independence, enabling the Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad-led Hope’s Pact (Pakatan Harapan: PH) opposition

China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has once again sent several aircraft on what it referred to as a “patrol and combat exercise” over two strategic waterways near Taiwan. A PLAAF spokesperson said in a statement that the aircraft formation – which

The Portuguese Navy is planning to put in service the fifth Standard Flex 300 (StanFlex 300) coastal patrol boat it acquired from the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO). The navy is currently taking steps to obtain funding to modernise the ship with communications,

Russia has completed delivery of the first regimental set of the Almaz-Antei S-400 Triumf self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) system to China, according to a 10 May report by the TASS news agency. Following the announcement in early April of the arrival in China of two vessels carrying

THREE people were killed and eight others wounded during an attack on a police station by five Taliban militants in the Shahr-e-Naw area in Police District 10 in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on 9 May, Pajhwok reported. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the station's entrance to allow four

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)“simply does not have enough money to buy all the equipment it says it needs”, a report by the parliamentary public accounts committee (PAC) has found. The 9 May report, which was released on 11 May, says the MoD’s Equipment Plan 2017–2027

THE Said Afandi Chirkeyskiy Sufi shrine in the village of Chirkey in Buynaksk district in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan was targeted in an attack using explosives on 9 May, BBC Monitoring and TASS reported. No casualties were reported. The Islamic State's Wilayat al-Qawqaz claimed

FOUR people - including two police officers - were killed and nine others wounded when two Wilayat Khorasan suicide attackers launched an attack on the in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Police District 13 in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on 9 May, Pajhwok and Tolo News reported. The Islamic State claimed

Key Points Malaysia’s newly elected prime minister may reconsider allowing the presence of Chinese vessels in the country Move could herald a wider shift in defence relations between Putrajaya and Beijing, both of whom are claimants to the South China Sea disputes Hours after securing an

A detachment of the Russian Naval Aviation Sukhoi Su-30SM ‘Flanker-H’ combat aircraft has deployed to the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria in the first overseas mission for the service’s newest air supremacy fighter. Two of the jets were first photographed during a media visit to the

Leasing unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) is becoming a more popular option as commercial entities seek the capability and military users seek to obviate cumbersome acquisition processes. JetLease Vice-President Katy Glynn told Jane’s she sees a growing appetite for leased unmanned platforms.

Key Points The USAF's light attack experiment phase two started on 7 May The service is evaluating lowering cost-per-kill via logistics, sustainment, and analysis The US Air Force (USAF) on 7 May started phase two of its light attack experiment at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. USAF

Key Points A US lawmaker proposes an independent commission to investigate recent aviation mishaps The US Air Force and Navy have had crashes and hypoxia-related issues A key United States lawmaker introduced an amendment that would create an independent national commission on military aviation

The US Navy (USN) will re-establish the 2nd Fleet to better handle adversaries in the Atlantic, Admiral John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, said. “Our National Defence Strategy makes clear that we’re back in an era of great power competition as the security environment

The US Army’s Robotic Wingman Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) programme will advance from an armed, unmanned Humvee truck to a tracked M113 armoured personnel carrier. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) “is co-ordinating the whole

US naval shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls reported results from the first quarter of its 2018 financial year on 3 May, with figures showing swift growth of both revenues and operating income. Sales reached USD1.87 billion in the three months ending 31 March, a rise of 8.7% year on year, while income

Belarus’ Minotor-Service automotive company has revealed details of its latest Vitim family of amphibious armoured vehicles designed for patrol, escort, and fire support missions. The baseline Vitim 4x4 vehicle features a welded monocoque armoured hull, providing Level 2 STANAG 4569

The US Navy (USN) is continuing to work on changing the service’s training culture in order to better prepare its surface warfare officers (SWOs), crews and their ships in the wake of the service-wide reviews prompted by the recent spate of mishaps in the Western Pacific, Secretary Richard