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India will underwrite the supply and delivery of four refurbished Russian-built Mil Mi-24 assault helicopters by Belarus to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) over the next few months, Jane’s has learned. “The Indian government has agreed to source these helicopters

 The website of India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), http://mod.nic.in, was hacked on 6 April. Visitors to the site encountered a Chinese character meaning “zen” as well as an “error” message asking them to “try later”.    “We are

US defence technology company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced the opening of a new site in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. The facility, which will initially focus on tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aerial targets, also positions Kratos to compete for future

Key Points US special forces have established a new outpost on an obvious Turkish route to Manbij France is reportedly also committed to defending the SDF Uncertainty continues to surround the US-led coalition commitment to defend the northern Syrian town of Manbij from attack by Turkish forces.

Poland’s Armaments Inspectorate (AI) has confirmed the cancellation of the contract for semi-automatic RGP-40 revolver grenade launchers manufactured by Zaklady Mechaniczne Tarnów. The weapon “does not meet the Polish Armed Forces’ requirements”, the AI told

The Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS) are in the final phase of testing over 40 weapon systems that would be issued to the military if they pass final verification tests, Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said. Vulin made the remarks while visiting the VS’s Nikinci Technical

Analysis Iranian diplomats reportedly attempted to acquire Kh-31 (AS-17 ‘Krypton’) supersonic anti-ship missiles in Ukraine, but the eastern European country no longer has much to offer on this front. The Daily Beast reported on 30 March that Vasyl Hrytsak, the head of Ukraine’s

Australian steel makers Bisalloy and BlueScope have signed contracts with Naval Group Australia to produce up to 250 tonnes of specialised steel for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Future Submarine programme. “The steel produced will be tested to determine whether it meets the

Key Points OMT has joined the Babcock-led Team 31 bidding for the UK’s Type 31e frigate programme Babcock has confirmed a distributed modular build strategy for Type 31e with pre-outfitted modules to be integrated at Rosyth Danish ship design consultancy Odense Maritime Technology (OMT) has

The Belgian Ministry of Defence has awarded Jankel a contract for 199 Light Troop Transport Vehicles (LTTVs). Following approval by the Belgian Council of Ministers in June 2017, the contract, first announced by Jankel on 27 March, will see the vehicles delivered between 2019 and 2021. Based on the

The first of the US Navy’s (USN’s) F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets arrived at the Boeing plant in St Louis, Missouri, on 5 April from Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia for aircraft service life modernisation (SLM). The plan is to increase the service life of all Super Hornets to 9,000 hours

The US Army on 30 March awarded contracts to Endeavor Robotics and QinetiQ North America to competitively develop the service’s 25 lb (11 kg) Common Robotic System (Individual), or CRS(I), unmanned ground vehicle. “With this award, the army will begin a competition expected to last

The Chilean Navy is set to put some of its Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainers through a service life extension program (SLEP) with upgrades aimed at keeping those aircraft operational well into the 2030s, senior military sources told Jane’s . After studying replacement options that included the

Key Points Hamas’s leadership is domestically weak and seeking to exploit protests to achieve public support and delegitimise the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority. The Israeli response will avoid direct military escalation but elevates the likelihood of a prolonged period of IDF

South Korea’s Hanwha Group have established a new subsidiary, Hanwha Aerospace, to expand its market share in aero-engine and aero-structure manufacturing domains. The new company’s capabilities will be sourced from Hanwha Techwin, which will now be solely focused on security video and

Spanish infrastructure and defence electronics company Indra announced on 6 April that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Chilean aircraft company Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica de Chile (ENAER). The deal, which was signed at the FIDAE trade show in Santiago, will see the two

MEDIA reports on 2 April stated that 10 civilians had been killed when a landmine, emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated targeting civilians travelling in a donkey-cart in Bulo Burde town in Somalia's Hiiraan region on an earlier unspecified date, Radio Risala reported. No group immediately

AT LEAST four civilians were killed and seven others wounded when a landmine, emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated targeting their vehicle near Godey School on Sanaa Junction in Karaan district in the Banaadir area of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on 4 April, Radio Kulmiye reported. Reports

Pan-European missile manufacturer MBDA revealed on 5 April a goal of expanding its presence in Spain, with comments made to local press by its CEO Antoine Bouvier and the director general of its Spanish subsidiary Daniel García Guelbenzu indicating a goal of establishing production facilities

The Portuguese Army expects to receive its first vehicle-mounted short-range air defence (SHORAD) systems in 2019, it has told Jane’s . The request for proposals (RFP) is expected to be launched through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) in 2018, as is the contract signing. The