Defence`s Feeds

Japan's biggest defence corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has posted strong quarterly gains, helped by expanding defence orders, the group said on 4 February. MHI said that group sales up until the end of the third quarter in fiscal year 2015 reached JPY2,832.6 billion (USD24.2

Key Points Navantia is to advance the delivery of two BAM vessels ordered by Spain in 2014 The Spanish Navy is now expected to receive the ships in 2018, instead of 2019 Navantia is to bring forward to 2018 the delivery of two corvette-style BAM patrol vessels it is building for the Spanish Navy.

Indian company Punj Lloyd has formed a joint venture (JV) with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) to produce a range of firearms for the Indian defence and security markets. An official from Punj Lloyd told IHS Jane's on 4 February that equity in the JV will be split 51:49, with the Indian company

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has appointed Gary Stewart as chief operations officer to drive its growth in Australia and New Zealand. Stewart's responsibilities will include enhancing Rheinmetall Defence Australia's footprint in the region as well as implementing technology-transfer projects

Americas Bolivia - 3 February 2016: State oil company YPFB guaranteed the supply of fuel despite a protest by truck drivers that had blocked roads and border crossings. Chile - 4 February 2016: In Vilcún, Araucania, a group of unidentified people attempted to explode an improvised explosive

The amphibious force of the Italian Navy has conducted marine training exercise Phibex off the southern port of Taranto.

The US Navy has successfully conducted four flight tests of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) off the Hawaiian coast.

The US Navy has announced that its long-range Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey varient has been granted the official designation to serve as a carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft, CMV-22B.

French Exocet Anti-Ship Missile

The Lebanese military is to receive more than 200 French-made armoured vehicles as part of a pledged USD3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia to upgrade its capabilities. The contract was signed on 2 February between Volvo-Renault trucks and ODAS, a company created by the French government to serve as

Norway has downselected four contenders for its 155 mm self-propelled artillery (SPA) procurement programme, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (DMA or Forsvarsmateriell) told IHS Jane's on 4 February. Norway currently operates 14 ageing M109A3GN tracked SPAs, which are in need of replacement by

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the last of the Mil Mi-17V-5 'Hip' medium-lift platforms it ordered from Russian Helicopters, ahead of the expected signing soon of a contract for more, it was announced on 2 February. Delivery of this final batch of the 151 Mi-17V-5 helicopters for India

US Navy leaders, defence civilian officials, and industry representatives discussed the evolving concept of 'distributed lethality' at the recent Surface Navy Association symposium. Grace Jean assesses the debates that took place In early 2015, the US Navy (USN) unveiled its 'distributed lethality'

Key Points Industry and operators are looking to heavy fuel engines Onboard power generation key to supporting UAV capability growth The next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will not emerge until advances in engine technology are achieved and introduced, according to Jim Edmondson,

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Malaysia is looking at ways to upgrade elements of its fleet of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) to extend its operational life, even though the country is currently taking delivery of 257 AV8 8x8 vehicles from local company DEFTECH, the first of which were delivered from the FNSS production line

Key Points The USN will pursue development of a carrier-based tanker instead of a surveillance and/or strike UAV In order to accelerate acquisition of stealth technology and to increase the range of its strike assets, more F-35Cs will instead be added to the FY 2017 budget US Navy (USN) officials