Jane's Defense News

Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSB) announced on 2 November that it had signed a contract with Roketsan on the serial production of Atmaca (Hawk) cruise missiles. The SSB said the missiles were developed and will be produced by Roketsan, and the fire control systems and other

Australian shipbuilder Austal has “detected and responded” to a breach of its data management systems, the company has announced. Austal said on 1 November that the breach, which was made by an “unknown offender”, involved “some staff email addresses and mobile phone

Australian company Codan Radio Communications, a division of Codan Limited, has won a deal from the Bangladesh Army to supply portable communications devices. Under the contract, which was announced by the company on 31 October, Codan said the Bangladesh Army has purchased 200 of its Patrol 2110M

Key Points Bouteflika’s acceptance of the FLN nomination would likely indicate policy continuity, especially regarding strategic infrastructure and energy-related projects, subject to the risk of his health condition. If he were to decline the nomination, unless in favour of another

The concept design for Australia’s Future Submarine project, including its dimensions, should be finalised by the end of this year, according to Rear Admiral Greg Sammut, head of the AUD50 billion (USD36 billion) programme. The first of 12 4,700-tonne Shortfin Barracuda conventionally-powered

The Indian and Pakistani armies have resumed their exchange of mortar and small arms fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed northern region of Kashmir more than five months after they had agreed to uphold a ceasefire in the area. The exchange of fire intensified after three Indian

Cyprus’s 11 Mi-35P attack helicopters have been grounded, local media reported in late October. The helicopters did not fly during Cyprus Independence Day on 1 October. On 24 October, the SigmaLive news website published a statement by Cypriot National Guard Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier

Key Points DRC’s upcoming elections, delayed from November 2016 and now scheduled for 23 December, will likely be held on time, with any (less likely) delays pushing it back no further than April 2019. The validity of the election result will likely be contested by the opposition, but

AT LEAST two police officers were wounded when unidentified gunmen conducted a grenade attack targeting a police check post in the Spin Kali area of Police District 5 in Afghanistan's capital Kabul late on 31 October, Khaama Press reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

A Chengdu Aircraft Industries Company J-10B multirole fighter aircraft powered by a Chinese-made thrust-vectoring WS-10 engine has been photographed in Zhuhai ahead of the AirShow China 2018 exhibition, which is set to take place in that southern Chinese city from 6–11 November. The

Italy’s planned multiyear defence programming document covering the 2018–2020 timeframe includes funding to launch new shipbuilding and guided weapon programmes for the Italian Navy. According to the document, publicly released on 2 November, the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has extended its helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) collaboration with Leonardo by opening a new transmission maintenance facility in Norway, the company announced on 31 October. The new MRO capability partnership has been agreed as part of a

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced on 1 November that it has been awarded a contract by the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) to build the first two of four ships of a new class of multirole frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Although MHI did not disclose the value

US armoured vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Corporation released the results of its 2018 financial year on 1 November, reporting a 65% rise in net income. At USD472 million, profits were USD186 million higher than in 2017, while annual revenue rose 13% year-on-year to USD7.7 billion. Oshkosh’s

US armoured vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Corporation released the results of its 2018 financial year on 1 November, reporting a 65% rise in net income. At USD472 million, profits were USD186 million higher than in 2017, while annual revenue rose 13% year-on-year to USD7.7 billion. Oshkosh’s

Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM), a joint venture company between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall, has confirmed that it will not offer the Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) as a contender to supply the Australian Army (AA) with up to 450 modern IFVs as part of Project Land 400

The Romanian government has signed an agreement with the US Army and transferred funding to the US government to purchase three more Patriot air and missile defence systems, Raytheon announced in a news release on 1 November. The additional units are being procured through the Foreign Military

Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardiya) has received Ural-VV 6×6 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles developed by the Ural Automotive Plant (Ural AZ), a Rosgvardiya source told Jane's . “The Ural-432009 [Ural-VV] has been adopted by Rosgvardiya, and the service has

Key Points Russia’s sole aircraft carrier was damaged on 30 October when the floating dock that was carrying it sank Russia has an acute shortage of floating docks large enough to accommodate its largest warships The 30 October sinking of the floating dock PD-50 in Roslyakovo has resulted

Key Points The Philippine Marine Corps has begun training on the Korean Amphibious Assault Vehicle ahead of an anticipated delivery Vehicles will further expand on the range of operations that can be conducted by the Philippine Navy’s strategic sealift vessels The Republic of Korea Marine