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Ugandan president reveals T-90 and Chinese tanks
A T-90 (left) and the probable Type 85-IIM (right) are seen at the Karama Armoured Warfare Training School. Source: @KagutaMuseveniEgypt receives first single-seat Rafales
Photographs of the first two single-seat Rafale C fighters for the Egyptian Air Force were released by the country's MoD on 26 July. Source: Egyptian MoDIran announces Sayyad-3 SAM production
Sayyad-3 missiles lined up next to their canisters during the production line inauguration event. Source: Iranian Ministry of DefenceAfghanistan to receive further ScanEagle UASs
The Insitu ScanEagle seen at the company's test facility in eastern Oregon. Afghanistan is to receive a follow-on order for five new systems to be delivered by the end of April 2018. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth Jennings
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China to take extra measures on border amid stand-off with India
China has warned India that it will defend its territorial sovereignty "at all costs" and step up “targeted deployment” as the nuclear-armed neighbours remain locked in a stand-off over a border dispute that has lasted more than a month. Speaking at a press conference on 24
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Mixed first half for defence giants
Defence and security contractors have posted mixed results for the first half of 2017. In Europe Airbus, Dassault Aviation and GKN were among the major contractors to publish their financials between 26 and 28 July while in the US Curtiss-Wright, Raytheon, L-3 Technologies, and FLIR Systems,
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USAF, USN still considering nuclear weapons commonality, but cautiously
The US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) are still mulling ways to make their nuclear-armed missiles more common, but are wary of creating single points of failure, according to Pentagon’s top nuclear officer. USAF-USN nuclear weapons commonality is “certainly not probably as visible
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Anka UAV makes forced landing
An 8th Army Corps Anka unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operating over Elazig, eastern Anatolia, made a forced landing soon after take-off on 24 July due to a technical failure, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) tweeted on 25 July. According to initial media reports, villagers informed the military
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Canada buying new 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns
Canada plans to buy 1,148 new 7.62 mm C6A1 FLEX General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) from Colt Canada under a CAD32.1 million (USD25.7 million) deal including related spares and accessories, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan announced on 26 July. Colt Canada will begin deliveries of the
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Chile’s S-70i Black Hawks to be delivered next year
Three Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawks being built by Sikorsky's PZL Mielec in Poland for the Chilean Air Force have passed the basic airframe inspection and will now begin integrating equipment for delivery next year. The three S-70i aircraft, part of a USD180 million order for six Black Hawks placed in
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Drug trafficking routes proliferate through Indian Ocean
There has been a proliferation of drug trafficking routes identified as starting from the Makran Coast and passing through the Indian Ocean. Joanna Wright assesses the challenges facing naval and law enforcement operations aimed at interdicting the trade in the absence of seizures and court cases -
High-flying bird: Zephyr remains in the vanguard of solar-powered flight
Long-endurance, solar-powered UAVs promise to be a disruptive technology on the battlefield, Huw Williams examines the Zephyr aircraft -
Inroads into Indochina: Vietnam as an emerging market
Vietnam is gradually providing more opportunities for non-traditional military suppliers. Although entrants face numerous challenges, the country is regarded as one of Asia's most-promising defence markets, Jon Grevatt reports
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Brazilian Army announces ambitious aviation modernisation plan
The Brazilian Army has established an ambitious strategy to boost its aviation capability through planned helicopters and transport aircraft acquisition and upgrades from 2018-37, the army said on 24 July. As part of its Strategic Program Army Aviation (Pg EE AvEx), the service will build new and
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Iran announces Sayyad-3 SAM production
Key Points The Sayyad-3 missile appears to be a development of the Sayyad-2 Iranian reporting indicates it can be used with the Talash system and an improved Talash-2 that is being developed The production line for Iran’s new Sayyad-3 long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) was formally
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Guardion enters C-UAS fray
Kostas Tigkos Capitalising on its successful first steps into the counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market, Rohde & Schwarz has teamed up with ESG and Diehl to expand and enhance the Ardronis suite into a new product line under the Guardion designation. The new system includes a wide range
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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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Release of IMF loan recognises Egyptian reform efforts, but unlikely to improve business environment while increasing protest risks
Key Points IMF loan conditions require a prolonged period of Egyptian subsidy reform that is likely to prolong inflation, disproportionately affecting Egypt's poorest citizens. Egyptian companies will be less competitive domestically compared to military-owned or operated enterprises. Increasing
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Ugandan president reveals T-90 and Chinese tanks
The Ugandan People Defence Force’s (UPDF’s) acquisition of T-90 tanks from Russia was confirmed on 23 July, when a photograph showing several examples was posted on President Yoweri Museveni’s Twitter account. Uganda received 44 T-90S tanks from Russia in 2011, according to the
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North Korea claims first successful launch of intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea successfully test-fired on 4 July what it claimed was its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The land-based missile, which was launched about 0939 h local time from a location near Panghyon Airfield in Kusong, in North Korea's northwestern North Pyongan Province, flew for
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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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Afghanistan to receive further ScanEagle UASs
Afghanistan is to receive five new Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) under a USD19.6 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 25 July. The contract covers the five UASs (one UAS typically comprises upwards of 12 air vehicles as well as associated pneumatic
