Jane's Defense News

Indian company Tata Power has acquired the military sensor business activities of another Tata firm Nelco, it was announced on 2 February. In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange Tata Power said that it has now "completed formalities" for the acquisition after entering an agreement to

The keel of the US Navy's (USN's) third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer, the future USS Lyndon B Johnson (DDG 1002), was laid on 30 January at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. Captain Kevin Smith, the DDG 1000 program manager, said in a statement that the future vessel

Key Points High-velocity exo-atmospheric hit-to-kill interceptor will be integrated with Israel's Arrow Weapon System Software block increments will increase the interceptor's capabilities appropriate to the evolving threat set The Israel Missile Defence Organization (IMDO), a division of the

Business units within Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems have been awarded parallel contracts to develop and integrate a new persistent anti-ship missile decoy payload on US Navy (USN) MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters. A USD5.5 million contract covering the preliminary design of the Advanced

Key Points Major risks beset the UK's defence equipment procurement plans, the NAO has warned The watchdog stated the risks are higher than it has ever seen New spending commitments totalling GBP24.4 billion (USD30.8 billion) by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) on equipment and support present

Airbus Helicopters expects to conduct the maiden flight of its recently revealed VSR700 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) before the end of the year, the company's CEO, Guillaume Faury, said on 27 January. Speaking at a press briefing, Faury said that as the first

The Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 25 January that a successful live-fire test of a more advanced version of the David's Sling air defence system had been carried out earlier that day. The test, which was held at Palmachim Airbase south of Tel

Northrop Grumman Corporation published its end-of-year financial report on 26 January, showing a return to strong growth in both sales and profits. Revenue in the year to December 31 was USD24.5 billion, up 4.2% on 2015, while net earnings grew by 10.6% to reach USD2.2 billion - their highest level

The Russian air force is to replace all of its current 'light' combat aircraft fleets with the newly unveiled MiG-35 'Fulcrum-F', state media quoted a senior service as saying on 27 January. Speaking at the public unveiling of the MiG-35 by the United Air Corporation (UAC), Russian Aerospace Forces

The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has put into service all of the 36 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters ordered from Boeing in 2013 as part of a USD1.6 billion contract under the US Foreign Military Sales programme, a South Korean military official was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying

Key Points RSwN considers balance between numbers and capability in future surface combatant New platform is due to enter service in mid-2020s The Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) has begun planning its requirements for its future surface combatant, Commander Patrik Norberg, head of the RSwN's planning

The UK and Japan signed on 26 January an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) to facilitate closer bilateral defence logistics support and co-operation during activities such as combined exercises, training, peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions,

Airbus Helicopters expects to shortly finalise its contract with Kuwait for 30 H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters, the company's CEO said on 29 January. Speaking at a press briefing, Guillaume Faury said that the deal that was agreed in August 2016 has not yet come into force, but that it should

China has imposed an export ban on a range of dual-use technologies to North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions, the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing announced on 25 January. The ban is the second that China has imposed on military and dual-use exports to North Korea since June

An industry-research group will soon begin selecting an assemblage of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, systems on behalf of the European Defence Agency (EDA) to test their ability to deliver customised spare parts on demand in the field for military transport aircraft. The experiment will

The Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) has outlined plans to upgrade a number of its armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) in order to extend their operational lives and enhance capabilities. Details were given by Colonel Eric Molenaar, Head of Material, Army Staff of the RNLA, at the IQPC International

The Austrian Army will field a common remote weapon station (RWS) across a significant part of its fleet of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs). Details of this and other Austrian Army AFV upgrades were revealed by Brigadier General Norbert Huber, director of armament and procurement at the Austrian

Bolivia appears to be leaning more heavily on its military forces for a variety of policy goals, as the minister of defence has been ratified to stay on and the defence budget increased for 2017. During a cabinet reshuffling that removed 10 ministers - including two of the longest-serving -

Canada has extended its contract with CAE for the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme to now run through at least 2023, the government announced on 25 January. A previous 21-year contract with CAE - a Canada-headquartered provider of modelling, simulation, and training services for

The Colombian Navy commissioned and took into service its new multipurpose hydrographic vessel, ARC Roncador (153), in a ceremony held at Naval Base Bolivar on 25 January. The vessel was constructed by the Spanish shipyard Armon Vigo with co-operation from Colombia's state-run COTECMAR. Roncador