Defence`s Feeds

EVENT The Catholic Church-moderated talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the opposition Rally (Rassemblement) coalition concluded on 27 March without the parties reaching an agreement. These discussions related to the implementation of the 31 December 2016

The Indian Navy (IN) successfully conducted the maiden test firing of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)-Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Barak-1 ship point defence missile from INS Vikramaditya , its sole Russian-origin aircraft carrier, on 24 March. IN officials told Jane's that the missile

Lithuania's foreign minister, Linas Linkevicius, has warned of major upcoming Russian exercises and deployments designed to test NATO as the alliance establishes its Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) in Eastern Europe. "It is not simply the numbers," Linkevicius told Jane's on 28 March.

Boeing has become the first competitor to submit to the US Air Force (USAF) its proposal for the service's fighter trainer replacement programme (T-X), the company announced on 30 March. In a tweet stating it was 'turning up the heat!", Boeing said it had submitted its proposal for the USAF's

Patria and Schiebel are working to integrate the former's Compact Airborne Networking Data Link (CANDL) communication network onto the latter's Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), it was announced on 30 March. The effort by the Finnish-Norwegian and Austrian companies is

South Africa's Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has received a EUR28 million (USD30.2 million) contract to supply an undisclosed country with two Plofadder 160AT minefield breaching systems, training equipment, and ammunition. The 29 March Rheinmetall announcement also said a follow-up ammunition

Minsk, Belarus-based AGAT Control Systems has developed a new variant of its Berkut-1 small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Berkut-1E builds on the design of the earlier system and has two configurations - a 3.3 m wingspan, 1.5 m long aircraft or a 3.7 m wingspan, 1.7 m long variant, which also

Key Points Bouteflika is most likely to be succeeded by a continuity candidate, reducing the likelihood of a damaging power struggle among the elite. Even in the event of a candidate committed to change, economic reforms would come slowly given Algeria's entrenched vested interests. Regardless of

Key Points Although an invasion of one or more Baltic states by Russia remains unlikely, a number of military and non-military indicators of possible intervention have already been triggered or could be triggered in the short term. The uncertain commitment of US president Donald Trump to NATO

The main threat to Western armour on the modern battlefield may have come from improvised explosive devices in recent years, but Israeli experience shows that the future threat from anti-tank guided missiles could prove just as potent, as Peter Felstead reports The path to developing an effective

One of the US Army's top strategists has warned that anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities and other evolutions in warfare represent a significant change for the service and it must prepare accordingly for complex fights such as in Ukraine and Syria. China is not alone in its adoption of

Turkey's Defence Industries Undersecretariat (SSM) signed two separate contracts with local firm Aselsan on 29 March. The first involves the development of an electronic warfare command and control system (EHKKKS) to enable the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) to co-ordinate the use of its

Key Points An escalation in hostilities between the Tatmadaw and rebel forces in Myanmar's Kokang region has led to a major spike in battlefield casualties Reports suggest the casualties involve the heaviest Tatmadaw losses since MNDAA rebels initiated an offensive in February 2015 An escalation

Key Points US technological expertise is leaking to China The Chinese appear to be able to exploit the innovation of US start-ups in ways that the US military-industrial complex cannot Several reports in March from US and Chinese news outlets detail the level that China's weapon designs are

Romanian economy minister Mihai Tudose has met with a delegation of representatives of General Dynamics, Bell Helicopter and Boeing to discuss possible investments in the country. The meetings on 28 March were arranged under the aegis of the American Romanian Business Council (ARBC). A spokesman

Turkish defence minister Fikri Isik has described Germany's decision to restrict arms exports to Turkey as unacceptable and called on Berlin to act reasonably. He added that the problems with Germany had not yet affected Turkey's military operations. "We are working hard for the rapid

FOUR people were killed and 15 others were wounded when unidentified militants detonated a grenade targeting a bakery in Jolo in the Philippines' Sulu province on 25 March, the Latin American Herald Tribune reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

A CIVILIAN was killed and five others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated near a market in Subaihat in Abu Gharib in Iraq's capital Baghdad on 22 March, Iraqi News reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

A CIVILIAN was killed and three others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated in Hoor al-Basha district in Iraq's capital Baghdad on 26 March, Iraqi News reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

TWO civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by unidentified militants at a roadside, detonated near a market in Radwaniya in Iraq's capital Baghdad on 27 March, Iraqi News reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.