Defence`s Feeds

Key Points The Janus protocol is now an approved NATO standard Janus has been extensively tested at sea in exercises involving a number of partners An underwater communications protocol developed by NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) has become the world’s

EVENT The grand coalition of 14 parties led by the centre-right Democratic Party of Kosovo (Partia Demokratike e Kosovës: PDK) and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës: AAK) managed to secure first place in the snap election held on 11

Underwater warfare systems developer Kraken Sonar Systems announced on 13 June that it had signed a teaming agreement with Germany’s Atlas Elektronik. The teaming agreement will primarily focus on the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) Remote Mine Disposal System (RMDS) requirement

Norway has revealed the roadmap for its future mine countermeasure (MCM) programme, adding details on its almost-complete concept of operations (CONOPS). Speaking at MAST Asia 2017, Morten Nakjem, from the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, confirmed that Norway “is in the late stages

The United States is looking to field a laser-armed unmanned aircraft to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) towards the middle of the next decade, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) disclosed on 13 June. In a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)

Key Points Thailand's military government proposes 5% increase in defence expenditure Procurements, as well as operations, driving rise Thailand’s military government has proposed a defence budget of THB222.4 billion (USD6.5 billion) for 2018, representing a year-on-year increase of about

The US Air Force (USAF) is to increase the number of aircraft and additional airframe hours to be included in a planned service-life extension programme (SLEP) of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft. While the service had previously stated that up to 300 of the

The acceleration and proliferation of technology is creating the first real threat to guaranteed sea control for US naval forces in decades and is forcing the US Navy (USN) to recalculate how it views, accomplishes, and maintains such control, said Admiral John Richardson, the USN chief of naval

[Sweden’s New Lightweight Torpedo programme has set out to engineer an affordable but high-performance shallow-water ASW weapon system able to meet a taut programme schedule while accommodating upgrades. Richard Scott reports] Sweden claims an indigenous capacity in the design and manufacture

The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is building antennas using liquid metal to enable changes to the size, shape, and functionality of the electrical wiring. Currently, the research effort is using gallium, which is known for its use in radars (gallium arsenide and gallium nitride types) and

A remote base in the desert, close to Syria's borders with Iraq and Jordan, has become a flashpoint that could pit Western special forces and allied Syrian rebels against the Syrian army and Iranian-backed Shia militias. Jeremy Binnie and Nicholas Blandford report The US-led coalition fighting the

Boeing is eliminating about 50 executive positions as part of a restructuring of the company’s defence and space unit, the group announced on 13 June. Boeing Military Aircraft and Network & Space Systems, two of the reporting groups in the defence unit, will be broken up into smaller

Quebec-based shipyard Chantier Davie has almost completed its Project Resolve auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) conversion, company executives have told Jane’s. The Resolve-class AOR, a converted Greek container ship, is an interim solution to provide the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) with a

A UNIVERSITY faculty member was wounded when an explosive device inside a package detonated at Yonsei University in the South Korea's capital Seoul on 12 June, Reuters reported. Reports added that the package was placed in a shopping bag and left outside of his office. There was no immediate claim

Fincantieri has reached a deal to acquire all of fellow Italian firm Isslenord, taking a majority stake in the company as of 13 June but due to take complete control of the company as part of the agreement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but it is being completed through Fincantieri

The Finnish Defence Force (FDF) is expecting to commence training on the Samsung Techwin K9 Thunder 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled (SP) artillery systems in 2019, director of artillery Colonel Pasi Pasivirta revealed during the latest IQPC Future Artillery conference in London. The FDF ordered 48

Germany granted export permits for defence products worth EUR6.85 billion (USD7.67 billion) in 2016, the country's annual government report on the subject finds. This is a decline of around EUR1 billion compared with 2015's EUR7.86 billion. The downward trend appears to be continuing in 2017, as in

As part of a wider role-based restructuring of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps (CICC) has been given responsibility for building up, training, and arming border security units, a senior officer has told Jane's . Previously, the corps was in charge of five

BAE Systems has secured a new $180.5m deal from the US Navy to continue manufacturing advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) laser-guided rockets, in order to meet rising domestic and international demand for the systems.

Global aviation maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider Vector Aerospace has begun implementing the maintenance programme for the Pakistan Navy's Sea King helicopter fleet.