Jane's Defense News

The government of New Zealand has approved the purchase of a flight simulator from Canadian company CAE to train the pilots of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF’s) fleet of NHIndustries NH90 multirole medium helicopters. “A New Zealand-based simulator offers the benefits of

Islamabad has signed an agreement with Moscow that will allow Pakistani military personnel to be trained in Russia in a move designed to strengthen bilateral defence ties, according to Pakistani and Indian media reports. “Both countries signed the Contract on Admission of Service Members of

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has contracted Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon to perform initial studies in support of the US Navy’s (USN’s) Future X-band Radar (FXR) development. Intended as a retrofit to existing ships, as well as a forward fit for new construction

Boeing has begun production of the first of 36 F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) Eagle combat aircraft that were signed for in December 2017. The Qatari Ministry of Defence (MoD) disclosed the launch of production in a Tweet posted on 3 August that showed senior government ministers touring the line in St

Naval shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls released its financial results for the second quarter of the year on 2 August, showing rises in both sales and profit. The company generated revenues of USD2.02 billion in the three months to 30 June, 8.7% more than the same period in 2017. Operating income for

The FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, announced on 2 August that it had been authorised by the government to enter an agreement with the United States on the purchase of the Patriot air defence system. This paves the way for the FMV to reach an agreement on the delivery of four fire

Women can now enter voluntary military service (Servicio Militar Voluntario: SMV) in Ecuador. The first cohort will consist of 199 troops who will be trained in the facilities of the army’s 27th Artillery Brigade and 5th Infantry Brigade; the navy’s ‘Norte’ base in

Alsalam Aerospace Industries has been contracted to begin in-country conversion of 68 F-15S (Saudi) Eagle combat aircraft to F-15SA (Saudi Advanced) standard via the F-15SR (Saudi Retrofit) programme, Boeing confirmed to Jane’s on 2 August. The confirmation came some days after Alsalam

Event On 30 July, a van exploded at a security checkpoint near Lamitan City, Basilan, staffed by Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) personnel, an irregular auxiliary force of the military, and killed 11 people. One of these was the van’s driver, whom a CAFGU soldier reported spoke

Costa Rica has acquired a Beechcraft King Air 250 aircraft to be used by the Ministry of Public Security (Ministerio de Seguridad Pública: MSP). The platform has been acquired from the United States at a cost of USD12 million, and will be delivered in 2019. Once in service, it will be used by

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed in a newly published document that more than 20 defence companies – both domestic and foreign – face restrictions in selling equipment to the Indian Armed Forces. In a document outlining the details published on 2 August, the MoD said

Japan and Greece have held preliminary talks about co-operation in defence trade and technology, with a view to possibly supporting Japanese exports to the European country. A spokesperson from the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) told

Kuwait is to replenish its stocks of munitions for its air force’s fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet combat aircraft, with a USD40.4 million procurement approved by the US government on 2 August. According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Gulf nation has been cleared to buy

US defence electronics and communications manufacturer L3 Technologies announced a reorganisation of its business structure on 2 August, which will involve two of its reporting segments being merged. The company’s Aerospace Systems business has been joined with its Sensor Systems division to

German land systems manufacturer Rheinmetall AG generated profits of EUR154 million (USD179 million) in the first half of 2018, according to financial results published on 2 August. This marked a significant rise of 15% year on year and came despite a 1.9% fall in sales, which were EUR2.75 billion

British aerospace and naval propulsion supplier Rolls-Royce revealed positive revenue and profit growth in the first half of the year in financial results released on 2 August. The group’s sales were GBP7.04 billion (USD9.15 billion), 14% higher than for the first half of 2017. It also

Rhône Capital has agreed a deal with fellow US investment fund Advent International to buy up its 45% stake in explosives manufacturer, Maxam, which includes the Expal munitions and defence systems subsidiary. Two other funds, Wendel and BC Partners, had been in the running for the historic

Key Points President Donald Trump is likely to have calculated that retaliatory action over the detention of Andrew Brunson – an issue which carries importance for the US evangelical community, a key pro-Trump constituency – would increase Republican votes leading up to the midterm US

Slovenian remote weapon station (RWS) and turret developer Valhalla will perform the first firing trials of its Midgard 300 RWS in the United Kingdom in late September 2018, Jane’s has learned. The first version of the modular Midguard 300 RWS is armed with the UK-made AEI Systems stabilised

The US Navy (USN) will need to do a better job providing budgeting information and other reports for the dismantling and disposal of aircraft carrier former USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. “The budget documentation and reporting that the Navy