Jane's Defense News

Key Points Russia says attacks on its Syrian bases involved 13 UAVs. The incident could be a precedent for future swarm attacks The Russian bases in Syria were subject to the first mass attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the night of 5-6 January, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD)

The Brazilian Navy is negotiating with the United Kingdom to acquire the Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean (L 12) landing platform helicopter, the service’s told Jane’s on 10 January. Negotiators are working out technical and legal measures towards a potential GBP84.6 million (USD114.4

On 29 December 2017, Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) rejected the request by Ukrainian state-owned company Ukrinmash, part of the UkrOboronProm conglomerate, to halt the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) single-source tender inviting Russian Aircraft

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced new investment guidelines allowing the country’s state- and private-owned enterprises to invest in China’s civil aviation industry, much of which is also involved in military programmes. The CAAC said on 12 January that the

The French defence procurement agency has contracted Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters to begin the process of building a demonstrator of the VSR700 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Announced on 11 January, the contract awarded by the Direction Générale

Event On 11 January, the parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) Macedonia adopted the Law on the Use of Languages, granting the Albanian language broader official use by public authorities throughout the country. The Albanian minority is around 25% of the country's population, according

British engineering company GKN released a statement on 12 January revealing the appointment of a permanent chief executive and its intention to split its activities in the aerospace and automotive industries into separate companies. The company announced that it had appointed Anne Stevens, who has

ONE civilian was killed and five others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated near supermarkets in al-Mada'in district in Iraq's Baghdad province on 10 January, Iraqi News reported. No immediate claim of responsibility for the attack

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and a partnership between Russian Helicopters and Russian export agency Rosoboronexport expect to finalise the terms of conditions of their joint venture (JV) to build Kamov Ka-226T ‘Hoodlum’ light multirole helicopters for the Indian

Key Points A Pentagon contractor CEO blamed Northrop Grumman for failing after a launch The Pentagon and Northrop Grumman are staying quiet, SpaceX claims successful launch The CEO of a Pentagon contractor blamed Northrop Grumman for a US national security satellite launch mission, on which the

Key Points Government forces are likely to attempt to regain control of opposition-held areas designated as de-escalation zones, either by negotiation or by force. The deployment of Tiger Force brigadier general Suhail al-Hassan to Hama is probably intended as a ‘stick’ to put pressure

Shareholders of US defence aerospace electronics manufacturer Rockwell Collins have voted to approve the company’s acquisition by United Technologies Corporation (UTC), the company announced on 11 January. The deal, which was first revealed in September 2017, was approved by 96% of voting

SEVEN people were killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded when an unidentified suicide bomber on a motorcycle, detonated their explosives near a roundabout in Jabara neighbourhood in the city Idlib in Syria's Idlib governorate on 10 January, Al-Jazeera reported. No group immediately

Key Points BAE Systems’ ADL can launch the same missiles as the Mk 41 VLS ADL could enable LCS and FFG(X) to fire multiple variants of missiles BAE Systems is offering an adaptable deck launcher (ADL) to enable US Navy (USN) surface combatants, aircraft carriers, and large deck amphibious

The US Navy (USN) has a number of unmanned surface vehicle (USV) efforts planned for 2018 including the continued testing of unmanned mine countermeasure (MCM) platforms and of a small optionally manned craft for use by naval special forces. The USN has begun builder’s trials in Florida with

UK air commanders are looking to rapidly expand their portfolio of air-to-ground missiles after operational experience in Syria and Iraq indicated a gap in Royal Air Force (RAF) capabilities. Air Commodore Johnny Stringer, the UK’s Air Component Commander in the Middle East for the year up to

The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is exploring a variety of engineering-grade plastics in its additively manufactured, or 3-D printed, parts on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to help them compete with the strength of injection moulded components. ARL spokesperson T’Jae Ellis told

Key Points A Canadian-led team has trained the first cohort of Jordanian joint terminal attack controllers The Jordan Armed Forces is setting up its own training capabilities The air-land integration capabilities of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) have received a boost from a Canadian-led

Babcock has further strengthened its profile in Australia through a new AUD33 million (USD26 million) contract to provide ground support equipment services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The contract – announced by the Australian government on 8 January – calls for the company

The US government has approved a USD62 million upgrade to the Royal Air Force of Oman’s (RAFO’s) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft. The State Department approval, which was announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 5 January, covers an