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India's federal government appointed a new director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 28 May, four months after dismissing the previous incumbent. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, selected S Christopher,

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has delivered a third Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper armed reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the French Ministry of Defence, the company announced on 29 May. The initial two Reapers accumulated more than 4,000 flight hours in just over one

Harris Corporation announced on 29 May that it had completed the acquisition of US electronics and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) firm Exelis. The deal, valued at USD4.75 billion, will see former Exelis shareholders take a 15%

A SENIOR police officer - described in reports as a brigadier-general - was killed and a police colonel was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by militants from the Islamic State-affiliated Jamaat Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, detonated as they passed by an area near a police

A MAN and two children were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced on a motorcycle by unidentified militants, detonated in the city of Lashkargah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on 27 May, Khaama Press reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Twelve potential investors submitted requests to take part in the privatisation process of Israel Military Industries (IMI), the Israel Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced on 28 May. The MoF's Government Companies Authority - which is overseeing the sale - said it would examine the requests for

The Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has fired an Exocet anti-ship missile from a Bung Tomo-class corvette for the first time. The test, in which a MM40 Block 2 version of the missile was fired from first-of-class KRI Bung Tomo (357), was conducted on 28 May

Key Points The Islamic State has rapidly expanded its capabilities in Libya since late 2014, launching attacks against the forces of both governments and the oil sector that supplies their revenues. In the probable absence of a unified Libyan government approach to combating the group, it is

Kazkah shipbuilder Zenit Uralsk Shipyard has revealed plans to expand production facilities to allow the construction of vessels up to 600 tonnes. Kazakh media, quoting Zenit's first deputy director Victor Garchev, reported on 28 May that the yard would be expanding its facilities for military and

Key Points The lab has a cold space chamber to mimic environmental conditions a seeker will encounter in space An advanced digital scene projector enables seeker testing against multiple threats and targets Lockheed Martin has opened a new laboratory at its facility in Sunnyvale, California, to

EVENT Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht, President Hassan Rowhani's advisor for supervision and strategic affairs, announced on 25 May the implementation of the third phase of Iran's subsidy reform programme, passed into law in 2010. This phase includes replacing motorists' subsidised allowance with a

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has been awarded an EUR80 million (USD87 million) contract for the engines for the British Army's future fleet of General Dynamics European Land Systems Scout Specialist Vehicles (SV), the company has announced. The company will deliver 589 MTU Series 199 TE21 V-8 diesel

The Russian Navy has ordered a second batch of upgraded Ilyushin Il-38N 'May' maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from Ilyushin, the company announced. The company did not disclose how many aircraft would be upgraded in the second batch, although the upgrade of the first batch included five aircraft.

Chinese Hanyang HY4260 Tractor Truck

The 71st session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its ministerial session today in Bangkok, as region’s leaders meet to discuss the integration and implementation of economic, social and environmental development with focus on financing and partnership.

China's biggest index just took a stomach-churning plunge. Is it a sign of things to come?

Le nombre de personnes déplacées à cause des conflits dans la région du Sahel en Afrique a plus que doublé en un peu plus d’un an, passant à 3,5 millions, ont annoncé jeudi les Nations unies. Au début de 2014, les services du coordonnateur humanitaire de l’ONU pour le Sahel avaient fait état d’environ 1,6 […]

The United Nations Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, arrived in Burundi today as the top UN political official met with a Burundian government representative at UN headquarters and discussed the need to prevent and investigate political violence and killings.

The United Nations Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, arrived in Burundi today as the top UN political official met with a Burundian government representative at UN headquarters and discussed the need to prevent and investigate political violence and killings.

The Security Council must set aside its political differences and come together to find a solution for the “intractable” and drawn-out Syrian conflict, the top United Nations humanitarian official urged today as she warned the 15-member body that the situation in the country was “extremely grave and deteriorating by the day.”