Jane's Defense News

Hyundai Rotem is expecting to commence production of 600 6x6 KW1 and 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles (WAVs) for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) from 2018 at a rate of about 100 vehicles each year, the company said. These will be designated K806 and K808 in RoKA service, respectively. Speaking to

North Korea said on 9 September that it "successfully" conducted an underground nuclear test just hours after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake was detected near the country's Punggye-ri nuclear test site. State media said that it was an "explosion test for the judgement of the power of a

General Dynamics Land Systems UK (GDLS UK) has confirmed that it will commence manned firing trials of the Scout - Specialist Vehicle Ajax in early 2017. This follows a series of unmanned firing trials at a range in Wales that were carried out between July and August this year. Lockheed Martin UK

Contenders for the British Army's Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) requirement were out in force at Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2016 at Millbrook Proving Ground on 7 and 8 September. MIV will be an 8x8 procured off-the-shelf and fitted with a minimum number of UK sourced sub-systems such as

Russia mounted its much heralded 'Caucasus-2016' exercise from 5 to 10 September amid a raft of Ministry of Defence (MoD) announcements. The strategic command and field exercise, which involved the Southern Military District (SMD), Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla, along with units in Crimea,

A new Russian unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has been unveiled at the Army 2016 military technical forum. Designated as an unmanned combat ground vehicle (UCGV), the Vikhr (Whirlwind) is based on the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). "The fully modular combat UCGV is based on the BMP-3,

Following the decision by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to take the Supacat Jackal 4x4 and Coyote 6x6 into the British Army's core equipment programme, the company is now developing additional variants to undertake a wider range of battlefield missions. At Defence Vehicle Dynamics 2016 (DVD

The Royal Navy of Oman has received the second High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) from Australian shipbuilder Austal. The RNOV Al Naasir was handed over at the company's facility in Perth on 8 September, four months after the first vessel - RNOV Al Mubshir - was delivered. According to the company,

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA) is evaluating the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Fighting Eagle as a potential new platform, IHS Jane's has learned. An Argentine delegation visited the Republic of Korea Air Force's (RoKAF's) 16th Fighter Wing at Yecheon on 7

Boeing has expanded its industrial relationship with India's Tata group by subcontracting subsidiary Tata Advanced Materials Limited (TAML) to build composite components for the Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft. TAML said on 7 September that under an agreement signed with Boeing it will build

Key Points GA-ASI has completed integration of its Certifiable Predator B UAV The company is now preparing the aircraft for developmental testing General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed integration of its Certifiable Predator B (CPB) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and is

The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile: FACh) has selected the Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk to fulfil its dual-use medium-lift requirement, a company spokesperson confirmed to IHS Jane's on 7 September. The service will receive six Polish-built S-70i (international) helicopters that are to

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has now equipped all of its ground force aviation units with advanced Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) WZ-10 (also known as Z-10) attack helicopters, the China Military Online (ChinaMil) website reported on 8 September. Several WZ-10s have been

EVENT On 8 September 2016, the joint session of the lower (Legislative) and upper (Senate) chambers of Uzbekistan's bicameral parliament (Oliy Majlis) appointed Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as Acting President for a three-month interim period following the death of President Islam Karimov on 2

Czech small arms manufacturer Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod has signed a contract with Peruvian military-owned small arms producer FAME to assemble and maintain semi-automatic pistols at the latter's facility in Lima. Ceska Zbrojovka has supplied production machinery and provided the necessary

Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) is now completing the first batch of 12 vehicles funded by the UK under the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). These will start their trials early in 2017 and all are scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2018, company officials stated at DVD

South Korea defence firms have unveiled a number of indigenously developed exoskeleton systems that could eventually enter service with the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) at the DX Korea 2016 exhibition, which is being held at the KINTEX exhibition centre in Goyang-si, South Korea, from 7 to 10

EVENT Six political activists were elected to Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco) on 4 September 2016. They include leaders of the 2014 student-led protests that called for direct elections of Hong Kong's chief executive and the abolition of Chinese government vetting of candidates. The six

Italian defence and aerospace manufacturer Finmeccanica (Leonardo from January 2017) announced on 9 September that it is to create a joint venture (JV) focused on helicopter production with the Algerian Ministry of National Defence (MDN). The deal to create a new company, closed on 11 August with

Russia's Kalashnikov Group has developed an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), unveiling the system at the Army 2016 defence exhibition in Moscow. The BAS-01G BM Soratnik (Companion-in-Arms) has been designated an unmanned combat ground vehicle (UCGV). "It is an innovative platform developed by