Jane's Defense News

Raytheon Missile Systems and Saab Dynamics are expected to announce a landmark teaming agreement to address perceived gaps, and exploit burgeoning requirements, in the global short-range shoulder-launched munitions mission space. Under the provisions of the agreement Raytheon and Saab will

After long negotiations, the Argentine and French governments signed a contract for the Argentine Navy to buy five Dassault Super Etendard Modernisé (SEM) aircraft that were retired by French Naval Aviation. The EUR12.5 million (USD14.5 million) contract includes a simulator and spare engines,

Key Points Babcock and BMT have agreed on a strategic relationship covering surface ship design, build and support The two companies are already working together to pursue the RN Type 31e frigate requirement Babcock and BMT have concluded a co-operation agreement setting out the framework of a

Two more Durjoy-class large patrol craft have entered service with the Bangladesh Navy (BN), according to the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) news agency. The service commissioned Nishan and Durgam in a ceremony presided over by Bangladeshi President Md Abdul Hamid at the Titumir naval base in

Event Colombian Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas stated the delivery to Honduras of the Colombian-built, USD13.5-million BAL-C logistics ship ‘Gracias a Dios’ on 4 November 2017 was a symbol of their bilateral collaboration on anti-trafficking and security. Narcotics transiting

Japan is laying the groundwork for defence and security sales across Southeast Asia through efforts to secure inter-government defence equipment and technology agreements with regional countries, a senior official from the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Leonardo and Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) signed an agreement on 8 November to facilitate localised support for the Italian group’s AW101 multirole medium helicopter and possibly other platforms. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) – signed at the Defence &

Key Points The Rwandan and Ugandan governments are both attempting to frustrate each other’s development strategies. Projects requiring EAC-wide or bilateral agreement will probably face protracted delays, but outright cancellation is unlikely. Both governments have augmented their local

The Australian government has signed an AUD12.1 million (USD9.3 million) contract with Raytheon Australia for risk mitigation activities as the first stage in developing a short-range ground-based air defence (GBAD) capability for the Australian Army costing up to AUD2 billion. Defence Industry

The German Air Force has a shortlist of existing platforms to replace its Panavia Tornados from 2025 to 2030, but the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is the service’s “preferred choice", a senior service official said on 8 November. Speaking under the

US-based Radiant Power Corp, a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange-listed aerospace and electronics company HEICO Corporation, announced on 6 November that it had acquired Interface Displays & Controls Inc, a manufacturer of military vehicle electronics. President of Radiant Power Anish V

The Honduran Naval Force (FNH) formally received and commissioned its first Logistics Support and Cabotage Vessel (BAL-C) at the Puerto Cortés naval base on 4 November. Christened Gracias a Dios (FNH-1611), the vessel cost USD13.5 million and was built by the Colombian Science and Technology

Key Points Indonesia’s plans to expand satellite communications coverage of its naval fleet face disruption Wider ambitions to operate a military satellite are also uncertain, as Indonesia is at risk of losing its designated orbital slot Indonesia is at risk of losing an orbital slot

IN A STATEMENT released on 1 November, Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for an ambush on a convoy of Mali's High Court Justice president and reinforcing soldiers in Mali's Mopti region on 31 October, in which five people had been killed and an unspecified number of

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Boeing have installed the last of a planned 44 homeland missile defence interceptors, part of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, ahead of a year-end deadline, Boeing announced on 7 November. “This interceptor includes features demonstrated

A teaming agreement between Saab and Adani Group designed to support the former’s Gripen E fighter bid to the Indian Air Force may be extended to include the potential development of unmanned aerial vehicles and rotorcraft. A collaboration plan was released by the two companies in September

Commander of the UK Joint Forces Command (JFC) General Sir Chris Deverell has warned how the country’s armed forces remain almost wholly dependent upon satellite communications (SATCOM). Addressing delegates at the SMi Global MilSatCom conference in London on 7 November, Gen Deverell

Afghanistan is to receive a further six Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)–Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops under a deal announced on 25 October. The aircraft will add to the 20 already received by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Of these, 12 have so far been delivered to

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ordered more than 1,000 Spike LR II missiles, manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 24 October. “The addition of the Spike LR II will enhance both its infantry engagement range and its lethality against a large variety of targets,”

Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF) MiG-29 pilots on 24 October stopped all scheduled flight activities other than quick reaction alert (QRA) from Graf Ignatievo air base, near Plovdiv, in south-central Bulgaria. This is a culmination of the crisis in BuAF supersonic aviation, which since late 2014 has been