Jane's Defense News

Hensoldt, a German company specialising in sensors for military aircraft, has reached a deal to acquire EuroAvionics, the company announced on 12 May. EuroAvionics is currently held by private-equity group Equistone Partners Europe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. EuroAvionics is a

EVENT Four armed individuals robbed a high-street bank branch of state-owned Banco de la Nación in La Victoria district of the capital Lima, taking between USD20,000 and USD25,000. The armed robbers carried Glock pistols and Mini UZI sub-machine guns and escaped in a BMW vehicle. No arrests

Turkey's state-own Machines and Chemical Industries Board (MKEK) presented a number of new small arms system at the IDEF 2017 defence exhibition in Istanbul this month. The company extended the line of the MPT-76 National Infantry Rifle, chambered for the 7.62x51 mm NATO round, by introducing a

FOUR people were killed and 10 others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), planted inside a vehicle, detonated in al-Shola district east of Iraq's capital Baghdad on 11 May, Iraqi News reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

ONE civilian was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted near a road detonated in Jisr Diyala area east of Iraq's capital Baghdad on 7 May, Iraqi News reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

THREE civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted near a road detonated in Arab Jubour in Al-Dura area in Al-Rashid district Iraq's Baghdad province on 7 May, Iraqi News reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

THREE people were wounded when five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted on a roadside detonated and hit a passenger bus near Kou Hadr area in Syria's Suweida governorate on 7 May, Iraqi News reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

ONE person was killed and three others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near a marketplace in Suwaib southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad in Baghdad governorate on 9 May, Iraqi news reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

India's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has successfully test-fired a Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Derby beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) in radar-guided mode. "The missile launch was performed in 'lock-on after launch mode' for a beyond-visual-range (BVR) target in the

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri handed over the last of four Type 212A-class diesel-electric submarines on order for the Italian Navy at its Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard on 11 May. Romeo Romei (S 529) follows third boat Pietro Venuti (S 528), which was delivered in July 2016. Boats three and four

Japanese Tier 1 defence contractors Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Subaru Corporation (formerly Fuji Heavy Industries) posted declines in earnings during fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), the companies announced on 10 May. MHI said its net sales in the year ending 31 March declined year-on-year to

Key Points There were 33 different systems demonstrated at MFIX The focus was on precision fires, SHORAD, and directed energy and EW The US Army is hoping its recent manoeuvre and fires integration experiment (MFIX) will lead to the quick transition of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS)

Turkey's FNSS unveiled a version of its Kaplan tracked armoured vehicle armed with a 30 mm gun at the country's IDEF 2017 exhibition, held in Istanbul on 9-12 May. The medium-calibre armament is designed to allow the new vehicle to operate alongside main battle tanks (MBTs). The Kaplan-30 Next

Aselsan and the Army GeneraláDirectorateáof Military Factory - or Askeri Fabrikalar Genel Mudurlugu (AFGM) - have developed a self-propelled (SP) artillery system called the Kamyona Monteli Obius (KMO) to meet a potential requirement by the Turkish Army. The KMO is essentially a 6x6

Aselsan has partnered with the General Directorate of Military Factory (AFGM) to upgrade two of the Turkish Army's M60T main battle tanks (MBTs) with enhanced survivability. The effort follows the service's disastrous Euphrates Shield operation in Syria, where a number of its MBTs were destroyed or

Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) unveiled its Saqr 1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on 11 May. The KACST said the Saqr 1 UAV is equipped with a satellite communications system, has an automatic take-off and landing capability, and is made from lightweight carbon

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on 11 May that they had cleared the remaining Islamic State fighters that were defending the southern side of the Al-Tabqah dam, opening a land crossing over the Euphrates that can be used to encircle the city of Al-Raqqah to the east. On the

Turkish firm Roketsan's Bora (Storm) long-range ballistic missile system underwent another test firing near the Black Sea coastal town of Sinop, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on 11 May. "A new launch of our Bora missile, with a range of 280 km, was just test-fired in Sinop. It will

Boeing has been awarded a USD488.1 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to remanufacture 38 WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 attack helicopters to the latest AH-64E Apache Guardian standard for the United Kingdom. The contract, which was announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 11 May,

The China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO Group) posted double-digit increases in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, it announced on 11 May. In a statement, the NORINCO Group said its revenues in the quarter increased year on year by 36.3% to CNY102.5 billion (USD14.9 billion) and