Jane's Defense News

Thales has subcontracted two Canadian companies to provide technologies for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) Joint Support Ship (JSS) acquisition. The French company is a tier one supplier for the programme under prime Seaspan Shipyards, and is responsible for the system integration of

The US Navy (USN) has launched an effort to integrate the Next Generation Jammer- Low Band (NGJ-LB) system onto the Boeing EA-18G electronic attack (EA) aircraft, with a request for information (RFI) issued on 30 May. The RFI released by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is for the

Key Points French carrier Charles De Gaulle is conducting a series of high-tempo warfighting drills as part of Mission ‘Clemenceau’ These exercises are enhancing the service’s interoperability with partners, especially those in the Asia-Pacific region A five-month operational

The US Government Accountability Agency (GAO) has denied a protest from Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) pertaining to the awarding of the US Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) to its competitor earlier in 2019. ATEC – a joint venture (JV) between Honeywell and United

Key Points The proposed manufacturing plant will focus on supplies of optics for the Philippines’ military and police The new agreement represents a milestone for Japanese industry investing in international defence markets Companies from Japan and the Philippines have agreed to establish a

Key Points Government announces spending increase to support New Zealand Defence Force acquisition objectives Budget in line with 2018 defence policy to modernize NZDF in light of emerging strategic threats New Zealand has announced a major increase in its defence budget for fiscal year

Leonardo proposed its new M-345 basic-advanced jet trainer aircraft to replace Spanish Air Force (SPAF) C101 Aviojet advanced trainers at the International Defence and Security Exhibition (FEINDEF), being held in Madrid on 29–31 May. The company is touting the M-345, which made its maiden

At a time when the US Army is moving out with plans to field the next-generation of ground combat vehicles and helicopters, it is also examining what will be required of the network to support these weapons systems. During a 10 April interview with Jane’s , the programme executive officer for

The US Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Iridium Communications a contract to continue supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) enhanced mobile satellite service (EMSS) gateway for four and a half years, the company announced on 22 April. The contract for gateway maintenance

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled on 15 April its OPAL network system for interconnectivity and data sharing, which company sources told Jane’s is already in service with several air forces. “OPAL is based on forming a decentralised communication cloud for all members on the

Lockheed Martin has opened its new production facility for the F-16 Fighting Falcon in Greenville, South Carolina, with production of the Block 70 variant expected to begin at the site by the end of 2019. Tooling and other equipment that was previously housed in the company’s Fort Worth,

Plans are being developed to introduce magnetic anomaly detection equipment onto US Navy (USN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters, the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has revealed. In a sources sought notice issued on 17 April, NAVAIR advised that it

Key Points The US Army awarded contracts to five companies for its FARA-CP effort Contractor teams must be ready to fly by November 2022 The US Army on 23 April awarded contracts to five contractor teams for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype (FARA-CP) programme,

The US Navy (USN) is looking to equip the Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft with beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) networking and GPS-protection capabilities for operating in an electronic attack (EA) environment. The Naval Air Systems Command

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has displayed some of its newest platforms in a fleet review held on 23 April in the waters off the northern port city of Qingdao to mark the 70th anniversary of its founding. More than 30 Chinese naval vessels and 18 foreign warships

Lockheed Martin recorded another strong quarter of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter deliveries, coupled with increased classified order activity, helping to bring the company’s backlog to a record USD133.5 billion at the end of the first quarter. “We are performing extremely

The European Commission aims to eliminate taxes on a broad range of activities linked to the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), from multinational exercises to capability projects flowing from the union’s two-year-old Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) framework. Such

On 23 April 2019, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, and Grozny, Chechnya, the Russian Federal Security Service (Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti, FSB) detained five alleged members of the Islamic State, who were allegedly planning terrorist attacks against law enforcement assets, and seized arms,

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on 22 April 2019 that the US would not extend any waivers for the purchase of Iranian oil after the current ones granted to eight countries expire on 2 May. The US will follow through on its zero-tolerance oil import policy, allowing waiver recipients a few

Pro-government and international military forces in Afghanistan were responsible for more civilian deaths in the first three months of 2019 than the Taliban and Islamic State-Khorasan militant groups, according to a 24 April report issued by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan