Jane's Defense News

The US Navy (USN) is looking to expand the expert-level training led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) across the service to help hone its forces. “SMWDC is much more than a surface effort,” Rear Admiral John Wade, the centre’s outgoing

L3 Technologies announced on 1 May that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell its Vertex Aerospace business to private equity fund American Industrial Partners. The sale, for USD540 million in cash, also included the Crestview Aerospace and TCS businesses from L3 Technologies’

The Malaysian Army took the opportunity at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2018 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur to highlight its Future Soldier System (FSS), an element of the Malaysian Armed Forces’ (MAF’s) wider Network Centric Operations (NCO) programme. The FSS comprises a wearable

The new head of US Pacific Command (PACOM) says he is worried about its capacity to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) in that area of operation (AOR), while being concerned about China's ability to perform its own ISR operations. “PACOM only has about a quarter of

South Korea and the Philippines have agreed to expand military industrial collaboration in support of existing and future defence trade programmes. Following meetings in Seoul between South Korean defence minister Song Young-Moo and his Philippine counterpart Delfin Lorenzana, the Korean Ministry

Key Points The USAF expects a challenge with certifying revamped nuclear weapon systems for cyber Its legacy ICBMs, aircraft, and cruise missiles were certified long before the internet era The US Air Force (USAF) is expecting a challenge when it comes to certifying its modernised nuclear weapons

Insitu unveiled its ScanEagle 3 unmanned aircraft at Xponential 2018 in Denver, Colorado, on 1 May. Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, officially revealed for the first time the latest addition to its family of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), which as a commercial platform is not covered by US

The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received a further two Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)–Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops to add to the 20 already delivered. The new aircraft were delivered to Moody Air Force Base (AFB) in Georgia where they joined the seven that are being used

Australia’s Austal announced on 2 May that it had reached an agreement to acquire US company ElectraWatch for USD6.75 million. ElectraWatch has developed a portable non-destructive system, for testing aluminium, with a focus on ships. The use of a portable non-destructive system negates the

Australia has received an initial delivery of training equipment for the pilots and ground crews that will operate the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs). Minister for Defence Marise Payne said in a statement that an Antonov An-124

Key Points Emergence of a new armed group in the southwest diamond-producing area poses risk of the Kimberley Process reimposing an export ban, threatening CAR’s economic revival. Deployment of extra peacekeepers is unlikely to prevent insurgencies spreading in CAR, or reduce the

Satellite imagery captured on 10 April of the Jiangnan Changxingdao shipyard in Shanghai appears to show a modified Luyang III (Type 052D)-class destroyer under construction featuring a flight deck that has been extended by 4 m: a possible indication that China’s People’s Liberation Army

China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed that the Sukhoi Su-35 ‘Flanker-E’ multirole fighter aircraft acquired from Russia have entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). MND spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian made the statement

Danish systems and sensors house Terma has developed an evolved and upgraded version of its Modular Aircraft Survivability Equipment (MASE) pod intended to afford greater flexibility in self-protection integration. MASE was introduced to the market in the early 2000s. Controlled by Terma’s

US AC-130U Spooky gunships are being targeted by electronic warfare (EW) attacks when flying over Syria, General Raymond Thomas, the commander of US Special Operations Command, revealed on 24 April. “Right now in Syria, we’re in the most aggressive EW environment on the planet from our

Russia is “the primary strategic threat to the United Kingdom”, requiring NATO to spend more on defence, Mark Sedwill, the UK’s national security adviser, told the Parliamentary Defence Committee in Westminster on 1 May. “But we have people who are at threat day to day from

Australia and France signed a bilateral logistics support agreement on 2 May, aimed at improving the combined operations of their armed forces by enabling mutual access to logistics services, resources, and logistics training. “This signing reflects the deepening of the defence relationship

Turkish simulator manufacturer Simsoft has delivered its second BTR 80 vehicle crew simulator to the Bangladesh Army, Jane’s has learned. The package comprises driver training and commander/gunner simulators, which can be used separately for individual training or linked for full mission crew

China has released a second large batch of previously classified military-technology patents as part of its continuing efforts to stimulate private-sector involvement in defence development and manufacturing activities. China’s Equipment Development Department (EDD), an agency under the State

The first Polish operators of the recently introduced Warmate loitering munition system were trained and certified by specialists from its manufacturer, WB Electronics, on 25-26 April. Five of the first nine are from the Territorial Defence Forces (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej; WOT), which is being