Jane's Defense News

Thales has signed an agreement with Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) to collaborate on providing communications systems for Thai military vehicles. Thales said on 12 September that the memorandum of agreement (MOA), which was signed with DTI and Thales’ in-country

The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (popularly known as the Houthis) released aerial surveillance footage on 11 September that it said showed how its aviation and artillery units are working effectively together. Said to have been filmed on Yemen’s Red Sea coastal area, the footage showed

Afghanistan has received the first five of 30 new MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack and reconnaissance rotorcraft that were ordered 12 months ago, the manufacturer announced on 11 September. The helicopters, which are part of a wider US Department of Defense (DoD) order

China’s state-owned media have furthered the notion that the country’s aircraft carrier fleet will feature nuclear-powered support vessels. “China’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, which will definitely be built, will need nuclear-powered supply ships,” stated a 10

An Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) Dagger-class fast attack craft has sunk after succumbing to a shipboard fire on 11 September. The vessel, KRI Rencong (622), sunk at about 13:00 h local time in waters off the West Papuan city of Sorong, in Eastern

Concerns over the acquisition procedures involved in the AUD1.3 billion (USD975 million) purchase of the Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light for the Australian Army, together with ongoing reliability issues, have been raised by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in a report

A six-member team from the Indian Air Force (IAF) has left for France to train on Dassault Rafale fighters: a move that comes a little over two years after New Delhi ordered 36 of the multirole combat aircraft for EUR7.9 billion (USD9.16 billion) via an intergovernmental agreement. Official sources

Indra has been awarded a contract to supply its Lanza 3D long-range radar (LRR) system to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), the Spanish company announced in a statement on 11 September. Delivery will include the air surveillance radar as well as associated equipment such as Indra’s AirDef: an

The French shipbuilder Naval Group is competing to build four Tamandaré-class corvettes for the Brazilian Navy, offering the existing multimission vessel Gowind 2500 and significant technology-transfer (ToT) package and offsets. The corvette project is the second-highest acquisition priority

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) will receive new Platforma-O heavy wheeled transporters to replace those produced by Belarus’s Minsk Wheel Tractors Plant (MZKT Volat), an industry source has told Jane’s. “The newest Platforma-O family of heavy wheeled transporters

South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem will begin mass-producing its K806 and K808 wheeled armoured combat vehicles later this year after the vehicles completed a series of field tests by Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) units between April and August, the country’s Defense Acquisition Programme

Thales has opened a new maritime facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the eighth that the company has established in Canada to support work for the Department of National Defence. The company will have about 20 new employees based at the site, which was officially inaugurated on 10 September. These

US Fleet Forces (USFF) Command ordered all US Navy (USN) ships in Virginia’s Hampton Roads area, including Naval Station Norfolk, to set Sortie Condition Alpha on 10 September to begin to sortie and leave the immediate area to avoid Hurricane Florence. Hurricane Florence is forecast to bring

The US government has stressed its commitment to aiding India in bolstering its military capabilities at a time when the Asian nation is assessing its partnerships with a number of different allied partners. The US government claims that while the export of US equipment to India was very limited 10

The British Army begins the update of its Bowman communications system in the next few weeks with the delivery of Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure P-BISA (BCIP) 5.6 to 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade, based in Paderborn, Germany. BCIP 5.6 is the largest single upgrade to Bowman since it entered service and

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, announced on 11 September that it had launched studies to prepare three new capabilities of the Scorpion programme. The studies are on the integration of unmanned ground and aerial vehicles into the

The Spanish government gave the go ahead on 7 September for the procurement of a second tranche of Airbus Helicopters NH90s and the modernisation of the army’s Chinook CH-47D heavy transport fleet. The long-awaited green light for the two programmes came after the new Socialist Partido

Japan has been cleared to buy a further nine Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to augment the four already ordered. The US State Department approval, announced on 10 September, covers the aircraft and systems, as well as training,

Key Points The results of the first round give lead to the ruling Union for the Republic (UPR) party. The importance of securing these parliamentary, local, and regional elections mainly stems from the ability to secure seats in parliament, allowing for changes in the constitution should incumbent

UK company Meggitt has increased its involvement on the South Korean programme to develop the KFX multirole fighter aircraft through a new supply contract announced on 10 September. In a press release, Meggitt said it will develop an engine vibration monitoring unit (EVMU) for KFX prototypes