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RAAF receives 12th Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft
The 12th P-8A Poseidon on order for the RAAF arrived at RAAF Base Edinburgh on 12 December, completing the fleet for No 11 Squadron. Source: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of DefenceCzechs overhauling two Burkinabe Mi-17s
A Burkinabe Mi-17 undergoing its overhaul at LOM Praha. Source: Alan WarnesAustralia approves more F-35s, ends classic Hornet pilot conversion
With 18 F-35As now delivered to the RAAF in Australia and the United States, the Australian government has approved the purchase of a further 24 to bring the country's total commitment to 72. Source: US Air ForceTurkish UAVs suffer high attrition in Libya
A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 is seen with ground control stations in the background. The same Ford 2533 trucks with elevating platforms were seen being unloaded from the cargo ship when it docked in Tripoli on 18 May, according to the UN panel of experts on Libya report. Source: Ukroboronprom
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PTDI receives two Bell 412EPI helicopters for Indonesian Army
Two of the nine Bell 412EPI helicopters ordered in January 2019 by the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat or TNI-AD) have been handed over to PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) for customisation work. Bell, a subsidiary of Textron, announced in a 4 December statement that the
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Chilean Air Force finds human remains near where missing C-130 last made contact
Key Points Chile found human remains near where its missing C-130 last made contact on its way toward Antarctica, according to the BBC The aircraft had 38 people on board The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile: FACh) found human remains floating in the sea around where a missing
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Croatia to begin UH-60M procurement
The Croatian Ministry of Defence has requested the necessary parliamentary approval for two new UH-60M helicopters, a year after their donation was announced by the US and weeks after the local media reported the planned purchase of two more Black Hawks. Defence Minister Damir Krsticevic
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Argentina develops rotary-wing UAS for naval operations
Argentine company INVAP is working with the national helicopter manufacturer Cicaré on the development of the Rotary-winged Unmanned Aerial System (RUAS), Jane’s learned from an industry source on 9 December. The RUAS, which is to be geared towards maritime operations, will be an
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Burkina Faso orders Airbus C295
Burkina Faso has placed an order with Airbus for a single C295W transport aircraft, the company announced on 11 December. No specific timeline for delivery was disclosed. This procurement comes under the Burkinabe Military Programming Law covering the period 2018–22, which the country’s
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Cautious neutrality: Kuwait modernises its defence capabilities while staying impartial
While it remains on good terms with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, Kuwait is continuing to update its armed forces to face regional threats. Beth Stevenson reports -
Replacing the F-2: Japan’s complex effort to procure a new fighter jet
Japan is moving forward with efforts to acquire a new fighter aircraft to replace the F-2: its 1990s F-16 derivative. However, undefined requirements, industrial base issues, and US-Japanese sensitivities over the F-2 development are making this procurement tricky. Pat Host reports -
Bundeswehr bounceback: Germany turns around defence spending
Germany is reversing its military spending decline by moving its defence budget towards the NATO target and authorising procurement programmes en masse. Nicholas Fiorenza reports
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Rheinmetall advances Next Generation 130 mm tank gun
Rheinmetall Weapons and Ammunition “has completed developmental efforts” of an initial new Next Generation (NG) 130 mm smooth bore tank gun, but some further design changes are expected, company officials told Jane’s. The first NG 130 mm smooth bore gun, unveiled at Eurosatory
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HHIC launches four more PKX-B-class fast attack craft for RoKN
South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) has launched four more second Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B)-class fast attack craft for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), according to South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The four new
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Turkish UAVs suffer high attrition in Libya
Many of the Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Turkey has deployed to Libya have been destroyed since June, according to the UN panel of experts report on Libya publicly released on 11 December. The first indication that Ankara was deploying UAVs to Libya was seen on 18 May,
