Defence`s Feeds

A GBP2.5 million (USD3.6 million) training facility at BAE Systems Warton site in Lancashire is coming online this summer to offer improved training for customers of the company's aircraft. Construction work is almost complete and a group of Royal Omani Air Force personnel are to undergo Typhoon

Boeing anticipates an extension of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler production lines as a result of an increased operational tempo by the US Navy (USN) and strong international interest in procuring the platform, company officials told reporters on 10 June. Speaking at Boeing's Global

British Army troops from The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment are training in Belize as part of Exercise 'Mayan Warrior.' British and Belize Defense Force (BDF) instructors are teaching jungle warfare techniques to soldiers from the visiting regiment's Blenheim Company, 2nd Battalion. The UK's

Afghanistan's route clearance capabilities are set to be enhanced by the delivery of a large number of mine rollers. US-based company Critical Solutions International has been awarded a USD32.8 million foreign military sales contract to deliver 464 mine rollers, 300 brackets and manuals, and

Czech Army troops deployed on expeditionary undertakings in the future may soon be fielding modular shelters that feature protection against small-arms fire and shrapnel under an initiative led by the Military Research Institute (Vojensky Vyzkumny Ustav; VVU) in Brno. Under development since 2014,

THE Danish Supreme Court on 8 June upheld a decision to strip the citizenship of 56-year-old Danish-Moroccan man Sam Mansour who had been convicted of inciting terrorism and jailed for four years in December 2014, Reuters reported. The high court initially passed the decision in July 2015, before

Dassault Aviation has completed the repurchase of 5.5% of its share capital from Airbus Group, the company announced on 10 June. The 502,282 share buyback was performed as part of a total Airbus divestment of 1.33 million Dassault Aviation shares, equivalent to 14.6% of the company. The remaining

Key Points In an extremely tight run-off vote on 5 June, the market's favourite candidate, economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, was elected as Peru's new president to replace incumbent Ollanta Humala. Kuczynski will assume office on 28 July. Kuczynski's election underlines Peru's strong commitment to

Brazilian aerospace and defence manufacturer Embraer announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer (CEO) on 9 June. Current CEO Frederico Fleury Curado is to relinquish the role in July in order to "concentrate on other professional and personal activities". The position

Israeli electro-optical manufacturer Meprolight has won a tender to provide the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with reflex sights for 7.62 mm and 5.56 mm firearms. The contract includes the rapid delivery of "thousands" of MEPRO MOR multipurpose reflex sights and maintenance, it said on 5

India's Special Forces (SF) are desperately short of combat free fall (CFF) parachutes, as the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been unable to develop them after 12 years of research, costing almost INR107.50 million (USD1.62 million). The country's Comptroller and

Iraqi special forces entered Al-Fallujah on 8 June, but divisions between the forces assembled for the offensive have begun to emerge in public. The Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) said its troops, who are the special forces that have spearheaded previous offensives against Islamic State

Key Points The high-impact nature of the VBIED and the apparent complexity of the planning, involving multiple individuals each responsible for different aspects of the attack, leading to the attack indicate the increased sophistication of the Teyrênbazê Azadiya Kurdistan's operations.

UK defence procurement minister Philip Dunne officially opened the new Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) AFV turret production facility at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, on 9 June. It has been constructed at a cost of GBP5.5 million (USD8 million), bringing the total investment at the site to more than GBP23

Lockheed Martin has confirmed interest within the Asia Pacific to procure used P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and S-3 Viking anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. Countries linked with potential purchases include Vietnam and South Korea, although a Lockheed Martin spokesperson did not

Pakistan's Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) and Ministry of Science and Technology have signed an agreement to collaborate on researching and developing (R&D) military products, the government announced on 9 June. Rana Tanveer Hussain, who heads both ministries, said in a statement that

Peru's new warship, BAP Ferré (PM 211), is travelling from South Korea to the Peruvian port of Callao, temporarily docking on 6 June in Guam. The former ROKS Gyeongju (PCC 758) is a Pohang-class corvette constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries that was commissioned in 1985. Ferré weighs

Key Points Several Marina de Guerra del Peru (MGP) capability programmes are passing prominent milestones in 2016 Once completed, the capability augmentations would see the MGP deploying arguably one of the most modern navies in its region The Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru: MGP) is

Key Points A former US research vessel that was donated to the Philippines has arrived in the country Platform will improve the Philippine Navy's understanding of its underwater topography A former Melville-class oceanographic research ship belonging to the United States' Office of Naval Research

Key Points French Armed Forces will be the launch customer for the new AT4 CS HE and AT4CS ER variants Initial tranche will be delivered to the French Armed Forces in Q3-Q4 2017 Saab Dynamics is in the final phase of qualification of three 84 mm AT4 CS (anti-tank, confined space) round variants