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LM awarded nearly USD5 billion in F-35 contracts, Belgium formally bought into programme
F-35 contracts announced by the US DoD on 31 March amounted to nearly USD5 billion for Lockheed Martin. Source: US Air ForceCovid-19: Europe warns on FDI, capital movement risks
The EU is warning member states to be cautious of FDI during the current Covid-19 crisis. Source: Getty Images/YozayoCovid-19: Picket by workers hits GE Aviation facility in Massachusetts
The military designation assigned to the GE38 is T408. A brief labor picket took place on 30 March at the GE Aviation facility in Lynn, Massachusetts, that makes the T408. Source: General ElectricBoeing awarded USD1.5 billion P-8A production contract
The full orders of four aircraft for New Zealand and six for South Korea will join a further eight for the US Navy on the P-8A Poseidon production line in Seattle under the latest USD1.5 billion award announced by the DoD. Source: Jane’s/Gareth Jennings
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Covid-19: Australia rolls out industry mitigation measures
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) said in late March that it will accelerate contracted payments – worth more than AUD500 million (USD307 million) – to local defence companies to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The DoD said that the move will result in the DoD
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Covid-19: India extends procurement deadlines
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended deadlines for tenders supporting military procurements in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. A recent MoD statement - posted in a tweet by India’s defence secretary Ajay Kumar - said that in view of “extraordinary circumstances” it
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Covid-19: Japan implements rationalisation efforts to improve procurement spending power
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has implemented a range of “rationalisation” initiatives supporting procurement savings worth more than JPY430 billion (USD4 billion), it said in an annual budgetary report published on 30 March. The move comes as Japan is looking to introduce
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Covid-19: Rafael sends many employees home to counter virus
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has scaled back the number of employees working at its facilities to adhere to Israeli Ministry of Health restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), according to the Haifa-based company. “At this point, some 30% of
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Covid-19: US Army signals willingness to modify weapons contracts but is silent on details
US Army acquisition officials have yet to detail pending contract challenges and delays due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, but have signalled that they are willing to modify programme deadlines. In a 31 March statement, the service said it is working with contractors to “identify and
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Big spender: Qatar continues extensive military modernisation
Bucking the norm of cautious, incremental upgrades and replacements, Qatar is planning a complete overhaul of its armed forces largely unseen outside of wartime. Jeremy Binnie reports -
Armouring Ukraine: AFV production for Kiev in the post-Soviet era
In the face of Russian aggression Ukraine is seeking to update its struggling manufacturing base to bolster its AFV fleets. Samuel Cranny-Evans and Mikhail Zhirohov report -
Fettered future: India’s struggle to modernise its armed forces
An enduring resource crunch and increasingly complex acquisition procedures have curtailed India's long-delayed military modernisation as its armed forces face pressure in their immediate neighbourhood. Rahul Bedi reports
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UK stands-up ‘swarming drones’ development unit
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has stood-up an experimental unit dedicated to developing an operational ‘swarming drones’ capability, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) told Jane’s . 216 Squadron was reactivated at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire on 1 April, the MoD said. Previously, the
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China’s Norinco announces first export of HJ-12E ATGW system
The China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) announced on 25 March that it has completed deliveries of its Red Arrow 12E (‘Hongjian-12E’, or HJ-12E) man-portable anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) system to a foreign customer. The company said via its WeChat account that the move marked
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KC-46A Pegasus fuel system leaks excessively
Key Points The KC-46A’s fuel system leaks unreasonably in 16 platforms This could put pressure on the US Air Force’s desire to divest legacy tankers The US Air Force (USAF) has upgraded an existing deficiency of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker to the most serious
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DSEI Japan 2019: IHI unveils autonomous underwater mine-detection system
Japanese company IHI unveiled an autonomous underwater mine-detection system at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba. The system, which comprises two different unmanned vehicles, is designed to acquire, process, classify, and relay information about “mine-like
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KC-46A Pegasus fuel system leaks excessively
Key Points The KC-46A’s fuel system leaks unreasonably in 16 platforms This could put pressure on the US Air Force’s desire to divest legacy tankers The US Air Force (USAF) has upgraded an existing deficiency of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker to the most serious
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South Korean MND eyes KUS-FS UAV for RoKA Ground Operations Command
The South Korean Minstry of National Defense (MND) is planning to procure a new reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) Ground Operations Command (GOC), MND officials said in early March. According to the MND, between two and three complete systems
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US Navy prepares for possible Columbia delay, GAO reports
While the US Navy (USN) still considers the timely acquisition of its Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to be its priority programme to ensure there is no gap in strategic patrols, the service is hedging against a potential delay in the delivery of the new submarine, according to the
