Kenya signs for six MD 530F helos
Seen in Afghan service, the MD 530F will be fielded by the Kenyan Army against Islamist militants operating in the country and wider region. Source: US Department of DefenseAustralia consolidates Wedgetail contracts
The Australian government has signed a deal with Boeing to amalgamate upgrade and sustainment activity in support of its E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft. Source: RAAFIraq’s next government unlikely to reform as continued ineffectual services in the south prompt more Basra protests
Iraqi police stand guard in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, as protesters demonstrate against corruption and lack of services, on 7 September 2018. Source: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty ImagesKaohsiung Maritime 2018: Philippine Navy’s fourth batch of MPACs to inherit Mk III design
A model of the MPAC Mk III on display at the 2018 Kaohsiung International Maritime and Defence exhibition. Source: IHS Markit/Ridzwan Rahmat-
Second Admiral Gorshkov frigate nears completion
Construction of the Russian Navy’s second Project 22350 frigate is almost complete, with the ship poised to begin factory trials in November, Severnaya Verf shipyard’s director general has told Jane’s . “The second Project 22350 frigate, Admiral Kasatonov , is now 99%
-
A new electric, unmanned ammunition loader emerges for the Rafale
Turgis et Gaillard Industrie group presented its SEFIAM 1602e, a new electric and optionally manned ammunition loader that could work with the exported Dassault Rafale multirole fighter, at the ADS Show in Bordeaux. Today the French forces largely use the diesel-powered SOVAM ammo loader. However,
-
Arrest of syndicate kingpin likely to reduce cash-in-transit heists in South Africa following 56% surge in 2018
Event South Africa’s crime statistics for 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 were released on 11 September, revealing a 56.6% rise in cash-in-transit heists from the same period a year earlier, and a 74% increase over the past three years. Of the 238 heists recorded in the latest figures, 34%
-
Australia begins work on satellite ground station as Airbus supports space aims
The building of a new satellite ground station to support a wideband satellite communications network for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has begun at Kapooka in New South Wales, Australia. Expected to be completed in 2021, the new site is being supported by Northrop Grumman and Viasat under an
-
China building bridging systems for heavy vehicles
China’s NORINCO and its partners are producing and offering for export a range of bridging systems – including the new HZ21 – that must handle the newer, heavier armoured platforms replacing older Chinese systems. NORINCO markets a range of mobile bridging systems on tracked and
-
China developing new 8x8 self-propelled howitzer
Images have emerged on Chinese online forums showing what appears to be a new large-calibre 8x8 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) under development by the China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO). Citing an article published by Chinese magazine Modern Weapons , the Weixin website reported on 27
MULTIMEDIA
Featured Video
DVD 2018: MBDA's Spectre revealed
Featured Video
AAD 2018: Denel RG31 armoured personnel carrier
Featured Video
DVD 2018: Putting the brakes on the defence industry - Alcon
Featured Video
AAD 2018: Paramount Marauder mine-protected armoured vehicle
-
Russia develops co-orbital anti-satellite capability
Russia appears to be developing a co-orbital anti-satellite system. Bart Hendrickx examines the evidence in open sources about Russia’s satellite development programmes that points to the existence of the project -
Silencing the airwaves: Chinese SEAD capabilities
China’s territorial ambitions around its coast have long been among the driving forces of its military modernisation. Tiago Falcao Machado reports on how, to support the expanding missions of its air forces, the PLA is developing an increasingly effective SEAD capability -
[SPONSORED] Textron Systems: Technology Enablers for Next-Generation Unmanned Aircraft Systems
-
