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Image emerges of Z-8G helicopter variant
A photograph has emerged on online forums showing the underside of a variant of the Changhe Aircraft Industry Group Z-8G helicopter. Source: Via WeiboCôte d’Ivoire signs for C295 airlifter
Côte d'Ivoire has signed for a single C295 to augment its An-26 and An-12 transport aircraft. Source: AirbusChina may be developing first two-seat stealth combat aircraft
State broadcaster CCTV showed a CGI of a two-seat J-20 aircraft in a 16 January report. China may be developing a two-seat variant of the fighter, according to Chinese state-owned media. Source: Via CCTV.comSingapore shortlists F-35 for F-16 replacement programme
Singapore’s defence minister, Ng Eng Hen, receives a briefing on the conventional take-off and landing F-35A at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, on the sidelines of Exercise ‘Forging Sabre’ in December 2015. The country has announced that it has selected an unspecified variant of the aircraft for further evaluation. Source: IHS Markit/Kelvin Wong
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Indian Air Force’s Cheetal helicopter facing rotor blade problems
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is facing “serious problems” with its fleet of retrofitted Cheetal light utility helicopters (LUHs) due to quality issues related to the licence production of upgraded rotor blades for the platforms by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), according
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Netherlands reforms artillery unit
The Royal Netherlands Army began to regain its independent fire-support capabilities by standing up the independent 41 Artillery Detachment in Oldenroek on 18 January, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website. The new unit consists of three batteries with six Panzerhaubitze
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RNLAF Reaper operators train in US
The first two Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle crews are being trained at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported on its website on 17 January. The RNLAF’s 306 Squadron at
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Russian Ministry of Defence to order 13 more Su-57s for VKS in 2020
The second contract for 13 additional Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft for Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS) will be signed in 2020, a Russian aerospace industry source has told Jane’s . “Delivery of the 13 Su-57s that will be contracted in 2020 for the VKS is
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US Air Force sets official KC-46A delivery date
The US Air Force (USAF) will officially accept its first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker on 25 January during a ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell Air Force Base is leading integration and operations for the service’s next-generation tankers. Air Mobility
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Battle space: UK efforts to secure its celestial flank
With many of the vital civil and military systems becoming ever more reliant on satellite technology, the UK is reorganising and reinvesting in the space domain. Gareth Jennings explores the UK’s renewed focus on space as it attempts to safeguard its terrestrial interests -
Arrested development: India’s plans for second indigenous carrier hampered by setbacks
While the Indian Navy is determined to pursue its programme for a second indigenous carrier, the service still has still a long way to go to convince the government and MoD regarding its operational efficacy. Rahul Bedi reports -
Rising sons: Japanese ground forces transformation continues apace
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is in the advanced stages of a service-wide restructuring and modernisation programme that seeks to transform it into a leaner and more flexible organisation, better positioned to address a wider spectrum of domestic and international challenges. Kelvin Wong investigates the service’s latest capabilities and future plans
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Gabon’s Republican Guard uses Aravis vehicles in counter-coup operation
Gabon’s Republican Guard (GR) deployed Nexter Aravis mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) – a type it was not previously known to operate – during the operation to suppress a coup attempt in Libreville on 7 January. Led by a lieutenant, the coup plotters claimed to be
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Italy prepares to launch submarine rescue vessel programme
The Italian Ministry of Defence’s Naval Armament Directorate is gearing up to launch its acquisition programme for a new multirole submarine rescue vessel by mid-2019. The Special and Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SuRS), for which EUR424 million (USD481.7 million) has
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M Subs and Thales pursue AI boost for unmanned vessels
M Subs and Thales UK are developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will help unmanned vessels travel independently and negotiate contact with other vessels. The work is part of a teaming agreement between Thales and M Subs, a manufacturer of commercial and military submersibles that
