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Australia marks maiden 'in-service' flight of PC-21 trainer
The chief of the RAAF pilots a PC-21 aircraft, taking his first PC-21 in-service flight in East Sale, Australia, to mark the significant milestone for the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System. Source: Australia Department of DefenceGeneral Atomics’ Gray Eagle-Extended Range UAV performs 42-hour endurance flight
General Atomics on 6 August performed a 42-hour endurance flight with its Gray Eagle - Extended Range (GE-ER) UAV variant, a 68% increase over the stamina of its Gray Eagle predecessor. Source: General AtomicsLebanon receives first Bradleys
The LAF's first Bradleys are seen lined up at Beirut's dock for the delivery ceremony. Source: US Embassy BeirutUS prepares first Black Hawk deliveries to Afghanistan
The first of an initial four UH-60's has completed its final technical evaluations and will be delivered to the Afghan Air Force in September 2017. Source: US CENTCOM
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Proteus dual-mode undersea vehicle demonstrated at ANTX
Key Points Proteus has been designed and built to serve as a large-diameter undersea vehicle prototype for both manned and unmanned missions During ANTX, Proteus was used to ingress contested battlespace and launch three micro-UUVs Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII’s) Proteus
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UK explores Multi-Role Support Ship concept
Key Points The MRSS pre-concept study is due to report in 2018 MRSS will address future amphibious, forward repair, and medical capability requirements The UK Royal Navy (RN) has instigated a package of studies to explore a future multi-role platform that could potentially address a range of
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Bundeswehr plans first deployment of MANTIS to Mali
The Bundeswehr is planning to deploy the Modular, Automatic and Network capable Targeting and Interception System (MANTIS) counter-rocket, artillery and mortar defence (C-RAM) system for the first time to Mali, Jane's has learned. Deployment of MANTIS in the “sense and warn”
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Chinese Xian H-6K with refuelling probe suggests new missions
A vague image of a Xian Aircraft Corporation H-6K with a nose-mounted refuelling probe suggests additional missions may be in store for this much-modified 65-year-old medium bomber design, which first flew in 1952 as the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-16. Appearing for the first time on 15 August on a
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Controversy surrounds assertion that North Korean ICBM engines came from Ukraine
Key Points A recent report has asserted that North Korea's successful ICBM tests in July were facilitated by Ukrainian rocket motor technology Official Ukrainian sources have denied the assertion A publicly released assessment of North Korea's recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles
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IAI Q2 results show rising profit despite sales slowdown
Defence technology and aviation manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2017 (Q2 2017) on 17 August. In the three months to 30 June the company made sales of USD859 million, a fall of 2.1% year on year. However, net income rose sharply
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Riverine warriors: The Colombian Marine Corps
This year, on the 80th anniversary of its formation, the Colombian Marine Corps is characterised by an evolving security environment, marked by the progress made in the implementation of the peace accord between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) following six decades of armed conflict. Erwan de Cherisey reports -
Punching above their weight: the role of small nations in global operations
The United States, China, Russia, and other large nations are the world’s great military powers, acting as the dominant players in their regions and beyond. However, smaller nations make a range of significant contributions, particularly in their work with multilateral institutions and military missions. Gerrard Cowan investigates -
Undersea dragon: Chinese ASW capabilities advance
Although the People’s Liberation Army Navy has grown significantly in terms of size and strength, its ability to counter undersea threats remained modest until recently. Kelvin Wong tracks how the service’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities have expanded from coastal defence to blue-water operations
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General Atomics’ Gray Eagle-Extended Range UAV performs 42-hour endurance flight
Key Points General Atomics’ Gray Eagle-Extended Range flies for 42 consecutive hours This is an improvement of nearly 68% on its Gray Eagle predecessor General Atomics on 6 August performed a 42-hour endurance flight with its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
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Images indicate possible precision-guided version of China's KD-20 LACM
Key Points China may have developed a new optically guided version of the KD-20 land attack cruise missile Such a weapon would allow aircraft like the H-6K bomber to conduct attacks from greater stand-off ranges An image appearing on a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)-linked webpage
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Indonesia's Dirgantara N219 completes maiden flight
Key Points Indonesia has completed the maiden flight of its N219 twin-turboprop aircraft Flight paves the way for further tests and certifications for the programme, which was originally scheduled to begin serial production in 2015 State-owned firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has flown its
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Elbit demonstrates Seagull in end-to-end MCM application
Key Points Elbit's Seagull USV was configured with an R2Sonic forward looking sonar, a Klein K5900 side scan sonar and a VideoRay ROV for the trial Seagull operated at a cruise speed of 10 kt and in Sea State 5-6 conditions Israeli systems house Elbit Systems has performed an end-to-end mine
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Extended prison sentence for ousted former Thai PM will increase protest and terrorism risks in Bangkok
Key Points The Thai court's previous verdicts against Pheu Thai suggests that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will most probably be found guilty by the Supreme Court on 25 August over charges of negligence in the handling of her government's rice-pledging scheme. A jail sentence would
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Australia marks maiden 'in-service' flight of PC-21 trainer
Australia has marked the first 'in-service' flight of the Pilatus PC-21 that the country acquired under the Project AIR 5428 pilot training programme. A symbolic first in-service flight of the twin-seat turboprop trainer, made by the chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Air Marshal Leo
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Pentagon intelligence finds North Korea can arm ICBMs with nukes
Key Points DIA reports that North Korea can now produce compact nuclear weapons for its missiles The agency also believes North Korea may have enough fissile material for as many as 60 nuclear weapons A new US military intelligence assessment reportedly found that North Korea can produce a
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Co-ordinated twin Islamic State attacks in Iran's capital Tehran indicate in-country support and elevated risk to public spaces
Key Points The Islamic State conducted two co-ordinated attacks in Iran's capital Tehran, targeting parliament and the shrine of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic and its first Supreme Leader, killing 12 people and injuring 42. This was the first set of attacks by the Islamic
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Indonesia's Dirgantara N219 completes maiden flight
Key Points Indonesia has completed the maiden flight of its N219 twin-turboprop aircraft Flight paves the way for further tests and certifications for the programme, which was originally scheduled to begin serial production in 2015 State-owned firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has flown its
