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Attack on Ethiopian PM’s rally unlikely an assassination attempt, but indicates increased violence risk from hostile elements
Ethiopian police intervene during a rally in support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, after a grenade blast in Meskel Square, Addis Ababa, on 23 June. Source: Yonas Tadesse/AFP/Getty ImagesNATO certifies Bundeswehr’s Panzerlehrbrigade 9 as Very High Readiness Joint Task Force
The Bundeswehr’s Panzerlehrbrigade 9 received certification for the NRF VJTF(L) during an exercise at Germany’s combat training centre in Altmark held from 9 to 19 June, involving 1,700 German, Dutch, and Norwegian troops and more than 80 combat vehicles like this Leopard 2. Source: BundeswehrBahraini F-16V contract awarded
The F-16V seen on its 2015 maiden flight. Bahrain has plans to buy 22 such aircraft at the same time as upgrading 20 of its current older-model aircraft to the same standard. Source: Lockheed MartinHensoldt launches new TRML-4D radar
Hensoldt has launched the TRML-4D AESA radar, based on its experience in the naval domain. Source: Hensoldt
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Lockheed Martin, Esterline sign Belgian F-35 agreement
Lockheed Martin and Esterline Belgium have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to facilitate potential work with relation to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter should Brussels select the aircraft as the replacement for its F-16 fleet. The MOA would cover work on avionics
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US risks losing military technological edge to China, says JCS vice-chairman
China will achieve its goal of equalling US technological prowess by 2020 and surpassing it by the 2030s if the United States does not react to the challenge, US Air Force General Paul J Selva, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), warned in a panel discussion held on 21 June at the
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Airbus, Thai Airways to form MRO joint venture
Airbus and Thai Airways, the country’s national airline, have agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services at a civil-military airport near the country’s eastern seaboard. The proposed JV will be located at the U-Tapao
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Atlas Elektronik, Thales Deutschland to develop K130 CMS
Atlas Elektronik and Thales Deutschland have been contracted to jointly develop the combat management system (CMS) for the German navy’s next five Braunschweig-class K130 corvettes. The FüWES K130 consortium will deliver the capability for vessel 6-10 plus for a test and training centre
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Australia to invest USD16.3 million in RMAF base Butterworth
Canberra will invest AUD22 million (USD16.3 million) into upgrading facilities at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base Butterworth, which is also used by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Minister for Defence Marise Payne announced in a 25 June statement. “Australian Defence Force
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Donetsk governor appointment indicates Ukraine’s willingness to improve control over Donbass conflict zone ahead of 2019 elections
Event On 22 June 2018, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko formally confirmed the appointment of Oleksander Kuts as the head of the Donetsk region’s civil and military administration. Kuts is a career officer of the Ukrainian Security Service (Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny, SBU) and served
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Eurosatory 2018: Patria launches new 6x6 APC
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Prompt strike: ground-launched hypersonics move against missile defences
Armed forces are developing ground-launched hypersonics in response to rapidly emerging threats and modern ballistic missile defence systems. Rahul Udoshi and Akshara Parakala examine programmes in the United States, Russia, China, and India -
Mind the gap: UK aircraft carrier operations
The United Kingdom is poised to become a major carrier navy, with the first operational deployment looming for HMS Queen Elizabeth. Dr Lee Willett examines how the Royal Navy might tackle tasks at home when a UK carrier task group deploys – especially with risks increasing around UK waters -
Global supply chain poses communications security risk
Disputes between the US and China over telecoms companies ZTE and Huawei have renewed focus on the security implications of using foreign technology in communications infrastructure. Rob Pritchard examines how countries seek to mitigate these risks
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Bahraini F-16V contract awarded
A USD1.12 billion contract for F-16V Fighting Falcon combat aircraft for Bahrain was awarded to Lockheed Martin on 22 June. The fixed-price-incentive-firm deal for 16 F-16V aircraft will run through to 30 September 2023. The contract comes some nine months after the US State Department approved in
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USAF looks to quadruple B-52 external weapons load
The US Air Force (USAF) is looking to quadruple the weight of bombs that the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress is able to carry externally. According to a request for information (RFI) issued on 21 June, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is seeking a new external weapons pylon that will take the
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Hensoldt launches new TRML-4D radar
Germany’s Hensoldt has launched a new land-based version of its TRS-4D Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. The radar, designated the TRML-4D, uses a gallium nitride (GaN) solid-state transmitter and software-defined AESA system operating in the C-band (NATO G-band). “The
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Japan displays new NBC decontamination set
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) unveiled a new truck-mounted nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) decontamination set on 27 May at Camp Omiya in Saitama Prefecture, where the service’s Central NBC Weapon Defense Unit is based. Mounted on a 6×6 truck the new set, which is
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NATO certifies Bundeswehr’s Panzerlehrbrigade 9 as Very High Readiness Joint Task Force
The Bundeswehr’s Panzerlehrbrigade (Armour Demonstration Brigade) 9 has received certification for the NATO Response Force (NRF) Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Land (VJTF(L)) during an exercise held at Germany’s combat training centre in Altmark between 9 and19 June. The exercise
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Hensoldt launches new TRML-4D radar
Germany’s Hensoldt has launched a new land-based version of its TRS-4D Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. The radar, designated the TRML-4D, uses a gallium nitride (GaN) solid-state transmitter and software-defined AESA system operating in the C-band (NATO G-band). “The
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Indian Coast Guard commissions final Rani Abbakka-class IPV
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned its fifth 51 m Rani Abbakka-class inshore patrol vessel (IPV) in Visakhapatnam on 18 June. ICGS Rani Rashmoni completes an order for five IPVs built under a contract awarded to Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) in March 2006. The build of the fifth vessel
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Alliance between Iraqi rival Shia coalitions reduces risk of inter-Shia violence; ongoing recount likely to delay government formation
Key Points The announcement of an alliance between Muqtada al-Sadr and Hadi al-Ameri, is a step forward for government formation, while reducing the likelihood of intra-Shia militia fighting. The alliance announcement was likely intended to pre-empt calls for a rerun of the 12 May parliamentary
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China threatening US DoD’s technological, industrial base, say Pentagon officials
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Armed robbery risks rising in northern Bolivia following Brazilian criminal raid on military weapons stores
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Continued economic intervention, regulatory intrusion likely following appointments of Venezuelan vice-president and head of constitutional assembly
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NATO certifies Bundeswehr’s Panzerlehrbrigade 9 as Very High Readiness Joint Task Force
The Bundeswehr’s Panzerlehrbrigade (Armour Demonstration Brigade) 9 has received certification for the NATO Response Force (NRF) Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Land (VJTF(L)) during an exercise held at Germany’s combat training centre in Altmark between 9 and19 June. The exercise
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Update: North Korea destroys tunnels at Punggye-ri nuclear test site
North Korea destroyed several tunnels and other facilities at its only known nuclear test site on 24 May in a move described by the government in Pyongyang as an “important process” towards achieving global nuclear disarmament. The dismantling of the northeastern Punggye-ri test ground,
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Attack on Ethiopian PM’s rally unlikely an assassination attempt, but indicates increased violence risk from hostile elements
Key Points The grenade attack on the rally was more likely an attempt to embarrass Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, including by seeking to trigger a stampede, rather than an assassination attempt against him personally. The government’s response to the attack signals a suspicion that
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Attack on Ethiopian PM’s rally unlikely an assassination attempt, but indicates increased violence risk from hostile elements
Key Points The grenade attack on the rally was more likely an attempt to embarrass Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, including by seeking to trigger a stampede, rather than an assassination attempt against him personally. The government’s response to the attack signals a suspicion that
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Donetsk governor appointment indicates Ukraine’s willingness to improve control over Donbass conflict zone ahead of 2019 elections
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Armed robbery risks rising in northern Bolivia following Brazilian criminal raid on military weapons stores
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Continued economic intervention, regulatory intrusion likely following appointments of Venezuelan vice-president and head of constitutional assembly
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DoD contracts two G550s for FMS customer, likely Australia
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted two ‘green’ Gulfstream G550 business-jet aircraft to be converted into special mission platforms for a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer, most likely Australia. A USD83 million contract was awarded to L-3 Communications on 21 June to
