Defence`s Feeds

EVENT Guatemala's national congress yesterday (1 September) voted to remove President Otto Pérez Molina's immunity from prosecution, the first time in Guatemalan history that such a move has been made. According to investigations carried out by the UN-backed International Commission Against

International ratings agency Fitch has reported that it "expects" Italian defence technologies group Finmeccanica to sell its 25% stake in pan-European missile systems house MBDA to co-owners BAE Systems and Airbus Group. BAE Systems and Airbus both hold a 37.5% ownership in MBDA, which

Israel Military Industries (IMI) has announced that it is now marketing its MPR-500 bomb internationally. The weapon is already in service with the Israeli Air Force, which used it during Operation 'Protective Edge' against militants in the Gaza Strip in 2014. The MPR-500 has the same form as a

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved programmes worth nearly INR140 billion (USD 2.2 billion) for all three services on 1 September. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the Indian Air Force (IAF) to buy 48 more Mil Mi-17V5 'Hip' medium-lift helicopters for INR69.92 billion and seven

Denmark is offering to Indonesia a programme to jointly develop and produce radar systems in a bid to secure additional sales in the market, it has emerged. The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 1 September that Denmark has outlined a potential programme to transfer technologies to

Indonesia is discussing with Moscow the terms of a USD3 billion loan to support its acquisition of Russian military equipment, according to a senior member of the Indonesian House of Representatives' (DPR's) defence commission. Citing Tubagus Hasanuddin, vice-chairman of the defence commission,

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to deliver Block 3F software for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for the US and UK militaries. The USD311.4 million contract announced by the Department of Defense (DoD) on 1 September covers delivery of the aircraft's full combat software to the US

Nordic defence munitions and missile propulsion products group Nammo announced on 1 September that it had established a subsidiary in Poland. The group - owned 50:50 by Finnish land systems group Patria and the government of Norway - said that the establishment of the Polish business meant that it

Russia is to begin production of a new helicopter that will be capable of speeds of up to 270 kt (500 km/h; 310 mph) in the early part of the next decade, state media reported on 1 September. Development of the high-speed helicopter is progressing well, with a prototype expected to make its maiden

Key Points Russian Borey-class SSBN scheduled to complete transfer to Pacific Fleet Russia plans to base four Boreys in the Pacific The Russian Navy's Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Alexander Nevsky is scheduled to arrive at its Pacific Fleet home base in early

Key Points Singaporean, Indonesian navies co-ordinated to foil an attack at sea, with three arrested Incident highlights the ongoing risk of robbery and piracy in the region A bid to rob a Malaysian-flagged tugboat in the eastern approaches of the Singapore Strait has been foiled by a

The Spanish government is being pushed to explain its position on the continued deployment of Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries in Turkey after the other two NATO allies (the United States and Germany) announced the withdrawal of theirs at the end of August. The opposition party, Geroa Bai,

The US Navy (USN) has begun initial integration of the Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrier-borne strike fighter. Fit checks are being conducted at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, ahead of the start of airworthiness

Hull sections of the US Navy's (USN's) 14th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) have been joined to form a watertight unit, the shipyard responsible for completing the boat announced on 1 September. Washington (SSN 787) achieved 'pressure hull complete' status at Huntington Ingalls

Americas 1 September 2015 - Brazil: In Brasília, police officers from the Federal District went on an indefinite strike to demand wage increases. 1 September 2015 - Mexico: Guerrero state had the highest number of murders in the country in the first seven months of 2015, with 1,122 cases,

Engineers and scientists from the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) have demonstrated their proof-of-concept technology projects as part of Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) inaugural innovation challenge.

The US Marines have tested the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-developed augmented immersive team trainer (AITT) system, as part of live-fire training exercises.

Raytheon has successfully completed effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) testing for its next-generation jammer (NGJ) array prototypes at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

British scientists and engineers have released designs for a high-tech Royal Navy vessel, offering a glimpse of navy's advanced future warships.

Key Points The US Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a USD35.3 million contract for CIRCM The company will continue EMD work and deliver 21 ship sets initially, but the army has options for additional purchases and production The US Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a USD35.3 million contract with