Jane's Defense News

In the Galbi area of Mora district, Mayo Sava department, Extreme Nord region, two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives wounding two people. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyya were assessed to have been responsible.

The Patria AMV was developed in close co-operation with the Finnish Defence Force and has gone on to enter service with a number of militaries and prove itself capable in an expanding range of missions. Christopher F Foss explores the variants Patria's first wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC)

Finland’s Minister of Defence, Jussi Niinistö, has approved the amendment of the country’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement with the US Navy for spare parts and support for the country’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multirole combat aircraft. According to a statement

Key Points The United Kingdom is likely to be governed by a centre-right Conservative Party minority government, either under incumbent prime minister Theresa May or her replacement as Conservative leader. A weak and potentially unstable UK government increases the risk of slow progress in EU

The shareholders of publicly listed US aircraft components manufacturer LMI Aerospace have approved the acquisition of Belgian aerospace firm Sonaca Group. LMI shareholders are to receive USD14 per share in a deal that was first announced in February. The transaction is expected to close at the end

AN ATTEMPT by the Islamic State-affiliated group Dawlah Islamiya to hoist the group's flag for propaganda purposes was hindered when soldiers clashed with militants in Mamasapano town in the Philippines' Mindanao province on 4 June, The Philippine Star reported. According to the report the militants

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has released images of what appears to have been the 8 June test-firing of anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) from North Korea's east coast. The images show that the transport-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicles used to fire the missiles were similar to

The district court of Manhattan in New York City in the United States released on 8 June criminal complaints against two suspected militants of Lebanon-based Hizbullah, identified as 32-year-old Ali Kourani from Bronx, New York, and 37-year-old Samer el Debek, from Dearborn, Michigan. Kourani and El

The Paraguayan government is looking to resupply its armed forces via a number of limited but important acquisitions, including some aircraft upgrades. According to Paraguay's acquisitions directorate, Montevideo is looking to repair a Bell 427 helicopter, overhaul an Esquilo UH-50, and repair a

Key Points USAF requesting USD127 million for improved training ranges Top USAF officer says virtual training key to maximising pilot effectiveness The US Air Force (USAF) requested funding in its fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) budget request for construction of improved aircraft ranges in Utah and

TWO unnamed men, suspected to be involved in the 24 May double suicide attack in Jakarta, were arrested in a police operation in in the city of Soreang in Indonesia's West Java province on 7 June, EFE reported. No further details were provided.

TWO 20-year-old unnamed men were detained by police in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom on 7 June as part of the investigation into the 22 May suicide attack that killed 22 people, Reuters reported. According to the report one of them presented himself voluntarily at a police station

Key Points Since December 2016, Islamic State operations have intensified in both the Sinai Peninsula and Egypt's 'mainland', west of the Suez Canal. The incorporation of foreign fighters from Iraq, Libya, and Syria has increased the group's operational capabilities. In response to the 26 May 2017

US forces are building a database with serial numbers for weapons being delivered to Syrian Kurdish commanders, as well as information on the commanders themselves, as the transfer of arms begins ahead of the fight for the Syrian city of Al-Raqqah, a coalition spokesman told reporters on 1 June.

Pro-Syrian government forces continue to threaten the US-led coalition personnel who are training rebels at a base near the Jordan and Iraqi borders, coalition spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon told reporters on 1 June. The coalition carried out an airstrike to halt an advance by pro-government forces

EVENT Philippine police said on 2 June that at least 37 people were killed when a lone assailant attacked the Resorts World Manila casino and hotel complex in the Philippine capital. Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde said that 36 people died from smoke inhalation as the assailant fired gunshots,

India and Russia have vowed to strengthen defence industrial co-operation as part of wider strategic engagement between the two countries. The pledge was expressed during the 18th annual India-Russia summit, which was held in St Petersburg on 1 June. Following meetings between Russian president

Knowledge of real-world events and the use of the latest technology and systems are essential in developing effective training events, according to representatives of major cyber exercises. Speaking at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence's (CCD COE's) International Conference on

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has sanctioned the start of serial production of the Raybolt (Korean: ‘Hyeongung’) man-portable anti-tank missile (ATM) system developed by local defence company LIG Nex1, it has announced. The procurement agency said

Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) has suffered "40% combat losses" in Mosul, according to a US Department of Defense (DoD) document outlining the budget request to train and equip Iraqi and Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State in fiscal year (FY) 2018. The CTS is a ministry-level