Defence`s Feeds

Afghanistan is to receive a further six Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)–Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops under a deal announced on 25 October. The aircraft will add to the 20 already received by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Of these, 12 have so far been delivered to

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ordered more than 1,000 Spike LR II missiles, manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 24 October. “The addition of the Spike LR II will enhance both its infantry engagement range and its lethality against a large variety of targets,”

Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF) MiG-29 pilots on 24 October stopped all scheduled flight activities other than quick reaction alert (QRA) from Graf Ignatievo air base, near Plovdiv, in south-central Bulgaria. This is a culmination of the crisis in BuAF supersonic aviation, which since late 2014 has been

The Philippines took delivery of a shipment of Russian small arms and equipment on 25 October, signed further procurement contracts and military-technical co-operation agreements. Meeting with Russian counterparts on the side-lines of the ASEAN Defence Minister Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM-Plus in

The head of the Russian Ministry of Defence Directorate of Deep Water Research, has revealed that a third Project 22010 intelligence ship is to be built at Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad. Construction will begin in 2020, following the completion of the second in class, Almaz , in 2019, according to

The UK government has re-approved a license to deliver “a new munitions capability” to Saudi Arabia, according to documentation released by the Department of International Trade (DIT) in October. The DIT stated that, in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, the government approved

Several suppliers are still not co-operating with the UK government’s regime to prevent overcharging on single source or non-competitive defence contracts, according to a report by the country’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) also revealed that to date, the UK

Shipments and bookings of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter drove strong third quarter sales increases at Lockheed Martin, the company reported on 24 October. The company shipped out 15 of the aircraft during the period and 44 during the first nine months. That compares

QinetiQ has introduced the Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ MQM-178 Firejet aerial target into the Combined Aerial Target Service (CATS) provided to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). A first Firejet target sortie was flown by QinetiQ at the end of September. Two MQM-178 targets were

BAE Systems is expanding its aircraft threat detection capabilities to go beyond kinetic threats into the cyber realm, developing new capabilities including systems analysis, reverse engineering, and intrusion detection, in order to defend aircraft from cyber attacks. In particular, the company is

The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has unveiled its draft budget for 2018, proposing increased procurement funding for the acquisition of equipment for the country’s Air Force, new patrol vessels for the Navy, as well as increased expenditure on personnel. Within the MoF’s

NATO defence ministers during a quarterly meeting in November will consider establishing new commands to improve logistics in Europe and for better securing the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. NATO officials are increasingly worried that Russia could complicate the alliance’s movements at sea

TWO police officers were killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the Old City area of Mosul in Iraq's Ninawa province on 23 October, Iraqi News reported. Police officers killed two other Islamic State militants who launched an attack directly after the bombing.

Israel has lifted a grounding order for its fleet of Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters that was imposed following a fatal crash earlier this year. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on 23 October announced that it had the day before begun a “gradual return” to flight operations for its 23

A meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) in Brussels, at ambassadorial level, is set for 26 October, Czech General Petr Pavel, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, confirmed on 25 October. The discussions are part of the NRC's regular meetings and the topics this time are to include the

US personal protective equipment (PPE) company Point Blank announced on 24 October that it had acquired US PPE firm Short Bark Industries. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Short Bark Industries manufactures a range of uniforms and ballistic protection equipment for the US military

A 43-YEAR-OLD man - identified as Isa Kocoglu - was charged by police with allegedly financially supporting the Islamic State after being arrested during a raid on his home in Hampton Park in Melbourne in the state of Victoria in Australia on 24 October, ABC reported. Police alleged that Kocoglu had

The first heavy-fuel-powered versions of the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter rotary-winged unmanned aircraft system (UAS) will be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) – the vehicle’s launch customer – by the end of 2017, Schiebel’s Australia sales representative, Phil

Ukraine’s Zhytomyr Armored Plant unveiled its new Strazh (Sentinel) fire support vehicle at the Arms and Security Exhibition 2017 in Kiev. According to company representatives, the vehicle is due to enter trials with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence this year and it is hoped that an order

Event Pakistan’s interior minister, Ahsan Iqbal, on 23 October ordered security forces to increase security in Islamabad’s Red Zone area ahead of an Islamist protest march in the capital on 25 October. The Islamist groups oppose the Elections Act 2017, which was passed by the incumbent