Jane's Defense News

French defence company Nexter and its Malaysian partner Advanced Defence Systems (ADS) have been selected to supply 18 105 mm LG1 light towed artillery systems to the Malaysian Army. A contract for the system was signed with the Malaysian Ministry of Defence on 18 April at the Defence Services Asia

Turkish company Aselsan has revealed that a recently developed airburst round for its 40 mm high-velocity grenade launchers is undergoing qualification tests with the Turkish Land Forces Command. Mustafa Kaval, the company’s head of defence system technology, told Jane’s on 19 April at

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has downselected Dynetics, Inc. to progress with Phase 3 of its Gremlins 'aircraft carrier in the sky' programme, it was announced on 18 April. The Dynetics-led team, which includes Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc., was selected over a

Key Points The Republic of Singapore Navy has given insights into the operations of a maritime security unit known as 180 Squadron The unit, which is authorised to board and assume control of commercial vessels entering Singapore waters, is an instrumental component of the country’s maritime

Four UK AgustaWestland Lynx Wildcat AH1 battlefield helicopters deployed to Estonia on 16 April, the NATO Force Integration Unit in Estonia announced. The British Army helicopters arrived at Amari Airbase within the framework of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) operation to take part in

Two Malaysian companies unveiled at the 16-19 Defence Services Asia 2018 (DSA 2018) new 4x4 vehicles that are being marketed for special operations forces (SOF) in Southeast Asia. Selangor-based firm Kembara Suci (KS) showcased its 5.3 m-long Tafuq special operations vehicle (SOV), which has been

The first two Israeli-built Shaldag MK II fast patrol boats for the Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentina Coast Guard) have been shipped from Israel. The boats are the first of four such vessels purchased under a USD49 million contract signed at the end of 2016. These fast and relatively heavily

The US Air Force (USAF) on 18 April awarded Lockheed Martin a contract potentially worth USD928 million for a hypersonic conventional strike weapon, according to a Pentagon statement. The contract provides for the design, development, engineering, systems integration, test, logistics planning, and

The Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT) is set to undergo qualification tests with the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat: TNI-AD) between May and July of this year. “A prototype, which was jointly developed by Turkey’s FNSS and Indonesia’s PT

Kongsberg Defence Systems has confirmed receipt of a EUR125 million (USD155 million) contract to supply Naval Strike Missile (NSM) rounds to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). Announced on 18 April at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2018 show in Kuala Lumpur, the sale comes three years after Kongsberg

Malaysia’s DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies (Deftech) unveiled at the 16-19 April Defence Services Asia 2018 (DSA 2018) exhibition in Kuala Lumpur a 1:2 scale model of the Aludra Camar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) it is developing with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Development of the 40 kg

Key Points India is expected to retender its fleet support ship project Revised programme is meant to incorporate greater involvement by local companies The Indian Navy’s five-unit fleet support ship (FSS) project is set to be retendered globally after an expected collaboration agreement

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its 10th and final Leonardo C-27J Spartan twin-turboprop, tactical transport aircraft. Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announced on 18 April that the final C-27J had been “welcomed into

Textron announced on 18 April that it was to sell its Tools and Test business, as the company reported successful year-on-year (y/y) growth for its business lines. Textron is to sell its Tools and Test business to technology and engineering company Emerson in a cash deal worth approximately USD810

Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a EUR124 million (USD153 million) contract for the supply of an undisclosed number of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship missiles for the six Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) currently being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The

The Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN’s) first Perdana Menteri (Scorpène)-class attack submarine, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman , will be returning to service in May following the completion of an 18-month in-country refit. “The move marks the first time a Scorpène-class boat has

Boeing is working with the US Defense Contracts Management Agency (DCMA) to resolve four outstanding corrective action requests (CARs) related to ongoing issues with the manufacture of F/A-18 and F-15 fighters, the two organisations have confirmed. Issues regarding the quality and management of the

The French Navy's new Missile de Croisière Navale (MdCN) land attack cruise missile made its operational debut as part of allied strikes against Syrian chemical weapon sites during the night of 13-14 April. Three MdCN missiles were launched from the Aquitaine-class FREMM multimission frigate

US, British, and French forces bombarded Syrian sites connected to the country’s chemical weapons programme in a predawn attack on 14 April, with most of the missiles coming from naval assets. At least 69 of the 105 weapons launched on three Syrian sites came from naval forces, according to

Key Points Allied navies and air forces launched 105 TLAM, JASSM-ER, MdCN, Storm Shadow, and Scalp missiles into Syria Syrian and Russian forces said most missiles were intercepted, but the Pentagon said none were intercepted US, UK, and French forces fired a variety of sea- and air-launched