Jane's Defense News

India and Russia have agreed to strengthen the already robust military-technical partnership between the two countries, the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) announced on 13 December. Following meetings in New Delhi between Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her

Indian group Adani has expanded its defence industrial capabilities through the acquisition of Bangalore-headquartered Alpha Design Technologies Limited (ADTL), Adani said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange on 13 December. The transaction is valued at about INR4 billion (USD56 million),

Italian defence and aeronautics company Leonardo approved the simplification of its business structure in its Electronics, Defence & Security Systems reporting sector on 13 December, resulting in the merging of three of its operating units into a new Electronics division. The move will see the

Raytheon in August demonstrated its X-Net radio communications system, which autonomously and instantly selects the optimal radio frequency to provide continuous communications. Barbara Borgonovi, Raytheon vice president of integrated communications systems, told Jane’s on 10 December that

The Russian Navy’s (VMF’s) Naval Aviation is upgrading its fleet of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, the service’s commander, Major General Igor Kozhin, told Russian media on 10 December. “The Ka-27 anti-submarine warfare helicopters are being replaced by the Ka-27M, and the

TWO unidentified militants were killed during armed clashes with security forces that broke out when militants opened fire during a cordon-and-search operation in Brath Kalan area in Baramulla district in India's Jammu and Kashmir state on 12 December, PTI News Agency reported.

Key Points The Singapore Armed Forces is testing a stealthy new combatant craft that appears to be optimised for special operations The combatant craft could be a replacement for the Singapore Army’s Very Slender Vessel The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is quietly testing a stealthy new

Key Points Although primarily motivated by local ethno-religious grievances, the insurgency in Sistan-Baluchestan province is increasingly presenting as part of the broader transnational militant Islamist movement. Increased communications and co-ordination between locally based insurgent groups

MEDIA reports on 12 December, citing local media sources, stated that an unspecified number of people had been killed or wounded in a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack in the town of Rai in Syria's Aleppo governorate on an earlier unspecified date, Enab Baladi reported. No

Japan is engaging with the Philippines over potential opportunities to export additional defence equipment to the Southeast Asian country, the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), has confirmed to Jane’s . The export effort

The US Air Force (USAF) seeks industry feedback on draft mission requirements for a small launch effort called Small Rocket Program-Orbital (SRP-O) Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer (ASLON)-45. One goal of ASLON-45 is to launch an orbital demonstration mission delivering a 39 kg spacecraft

The US Army confirmed on 12 December that testing of IMI Systems’ Iron Fist active protection system (APS) on M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will move forward to the next phase following an assessment of the technology by the service’s Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) in late

China is closing the technology gap with the US and Russia in the development of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that feature autonomous capabilities such as waypoint navigation, targeting, obstacle avoidance, and terrain mapping. The country continues to invest in research and development of these

The foreign ministries of both Denmark and Finland announced on 22 November that they had suspended defence exports to Saudi Arabia, with Finland additionally committing to no further transfers to the United Arab Emirates. Denmark cited the war in Yemen, the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal

Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace has revealed that it has begun special administration proceedings as the business faces viability challenges. The company said in a statement, “Despite the commitment and hard work of everyone at Piaggio Aerospace, as well as the significant

Serbia has received the first of nine Airbus Helicopters H145M helicopters it ordered in 2017. Delivery of the first helicopter took place at Airbus’s Donauwörth production facility in southern Germany on 22 November. Of the nine helicopters ordered for the Serbian air force and police,

The incoming Brazilian defence minister, Army Reserve General Fernando Azevedo e Silva, announced the country’s new military chiefs on 21 November. Gen Fernando was announced as next defence minister by President-elect Jair Messias Bolsonaro on 13 November. The general chose General Edson

AT LEAST seven people, including a mosque's prayer leader were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated at a mosque on Taj Road in Chaman in Qilla Abdullah district in Pakistan's Balochistan province on 21 November, Dawn reported. No group

The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has pointed to a list of recent military exports as evidence of growing defence industrial capability within the country. In comments published by the MoD on 22 November, Rear Admiral Agus Setyadi, the head of the MoD’s Defence Facility Agency, which

Jamaica has received a Beechcraft King Air 350 WR maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and two Bell 429 helicopters to improve surveillance of the Caribbean island’s territory. The platforms will be part of the newly created Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Maritime Air and Cyber Command. A press