Jane's Defense News

Vietnam's military has demonstrated its ability to deploy its Russian-made K-300P Bastion-P (SSC-5 'Stooge') coastal defence system in an exercise that was revealed by the Vietnam National Defence television channel (QPVN) on 10 August. The broadcaster showed footage of two K-340P mobile Bastion-P

Americas Bolivia - 15 August 2016: In La Paz and Potosí, mining co-operatives threatened to restart a strike in 48 hours if the government did not release arrested colleagues. Brazil - 15 August 2016: In Vila Americana, Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, workers at BR-Distribuidora, the fuel unit

Elbit Systems has introduced a new and improved variant of its Skylark small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) geared for maritime operations, the company announced on 15 August. Designated the Skylark C, the new SUAS offers new naval intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance

Key Points The unrest in Jammu and Kashmir - triggered by the killing of a prominent militant - indicates that public support for militants and antipathy towards the Indian government have increased drastically. Civil unrest and risks of disruption to businesses are likely to remain high in

The US Air Force's (USAF's) Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker has been cleared for production after a turbulent development phase. The Pentagon's acquisition office declared that the programme had successfully passed its 'Milestone C' review late on 12 August. "I commend the team for diligently

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has deployed four of its upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 multirole combat aircraft at Exercise 'Pitch Black' 2016, a multilateral air combat exercise being hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Darwin, northern Australia, from 29 July to 19 August. IHS

The first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for Japan was photographed at the Fort Worth production facility in mid-August. The images, released by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) on 14 August, show aircraft 69-8701 (also designated AX-1) in its completed state

Key Points New Zealand has given further details of a new fleet tanker that it is acquiring from South Korea Besides replenishment of naval vessels, the platform can also be deployed on HADR missions The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has given further specifications of a new fleet tanker that it

The US Air Force (USAF) has progressed the rolling out of an internal smart-weapons capability for its Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet, with the first test drop of the Joint Attack Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) in mid-August. The test, which was conducted by the 775th Test Squadron at

Key Points The recovery system and the newly designated RQ-20B are undergoing at-sea tests Upgrades to the Puma AE include an improved battery for longer endurance The US Navy (USN) is testing a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recovery system aboard the Raleigh Burke-class guided missile

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Artillery Corps is in the process of introducing a new tactical doctrine that combines short bursts of shell fire with guided surface-to-surface missiles. Speaking on 2 August, Colonel Rami Habudraham, the commander of the Flame of Fire Artillery Brigade, said his

EIGHT suspected militants were detained by army forces during counter-terrorism raid operations in the northeast of Lebanon on 1 August, the Daily Star reported.

The Molnya (Project 1242.1)-class missile corvette that Russia donated to the Egyptian Navy last year has been commissioned into service, the Egyptian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 4 August. The announcement came a year after Egypt said Russia was donating the vessel R-32 (832). At that

US naval shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls reported a slight increase in revenues for the first half of the year, although operating earnings dipped by almost 6%. The group - which was spun off from Northrop Grumman in 2011 - reported sales of USD3.4 billion (first half of 2015: USD3.3 billion) and

AN ELECTRICAL power transmission tower was destroyed in a multiple improvised explosive device (IED) attack by unidentified militants in Atheem area, 63 km north of Baqubah, in Iraq's Diyala province on 2 August, Al Sumaria News reported. The tower supplied power from Kirkuk to the capital Baghdad.

ONE police officer was wounded in when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced on his vehicle near Canal Street in Al Amin district of Iraq's capital Baghdad on 1 August, Al Sumaria News reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Key Points This marks a stark departure for Larijani, who denounced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in April 2014, while Iran remains under US and EU human rights- and terrorism related-sanctions. But the failure of the centrist administration of President Hassan Rouhani to negotiate

Senior defence officials from Japan met with counterparts from Indonesia on 4 August to promote defence exports to the southeast Asian country, the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The MoD said discussions were centred on Japan's provision of cyber-defence capabilities as well as the

Japan's new defence minister, Tomomi Inada, vowed on 4 August to "fully prepare" the country's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) for expanded missions overseas under the new security laws. "[The ministry] will take all appropriate measures so that the [SDF] can adequately conduct missions

Lockheed Martin announced on 4 August that it has renamed its Mission Systems and Training (MST) segment to "reflect the recent growth of the business" following the incorporation of Sikorsky within MST. The business unit - which employs 35,000 people in the US, Australia, Canada, Mexico,