Jane's Defense News

Kazakhstan will establish territorial troops (TT) in response to a decree issued by the country's head of state. Under the proposed structure the territorial defence units will consist of 16 directorates, headquartered in each of Kazakhstan's 14 provinces as well as the cities of Astana and Almaty,

Key Points DRC's presidential election currently scheduled for November is highly likely to be delayed, with President Joseph Kabila remaining in office. Opposition and civil society groups will respond to a delayed election or constitutional changes with protest marches, posing a high risk of

Photographs posted online have shown that a new ship for the China Coast Guard (CCG) was launched on 29 May at the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou, southern China. The ship, which is likely to operate around the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS), has adopted in its

A P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype has been lost in a crash at sea according to Piaggio Aerospace. The aircraft was lost five miles north of Levanzo Island off the Sicilian coast on 31 May, the company stated. Speaking to IHS Jane's on 2 June a spokesperson for Piaggio was

France's DCNS is looking into a partnership with Germany's ThyssenKrupp, according to comments by the head of strategy for DCNS to German paper, Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Andreas Loewenstein made his comments in an article published on 31 May. "We are ready for talks once the German side has

Antonov is showcasing for the first time at the ILA Airshow in Berlin its newly developed An-178 transport aircraft, as it seeks to build on its recent export success with Saudi Arabia. The prototype aircraft will perform in the flying display at the biennial event taking place at the Berlin

As the largest individual exhibitor at the ILA 2016 Berlin Airshow running from 1 to 4 June, the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) is using the biennial event to showcase the aviation capabilities across all three of its major services. For the German Air Force (GAF / Luftwaffe), ILA will see the

Boeing and Sikorsky are going head-to-head at 2016's ILA Airshow in Berlin in a bid to secure a German armed forces (Bundeswehr) requirement to replace its ageing VFW-Sikorsky CH-53G/GS/GA Stallion heavy-lift helicopters. Both companies are promoting their respective platforms at the event taking

The ILA Airshow in Berlin is being somewhat dominated by helicopters in 2016, as manufacturers and operators showcase present platforms and future technologies across both the military and commercial domains. On the military side, Airbus Helicopters and the German Bundeswehr are the primary

The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made a debut of sorts in Berlin on 1 June, some six months after it was selected by the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) to fulfil its interim MALE UAV requirements. A full-scale

Key Points Co-development of Raytheon AESA radar considered too costly MEADS back on the table The costs of the prospective Next-Generation Patriot 360º Gallium Nitride (GaN) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar are 'beyond the resources of the country's budget', according to

Key Points South Korea has commissioned its most heavily armed OPV, featuring a 76 mm gun Vessel enhances the coast guard's ability to maintain distant, persistent patrols South Korea's Coast Guard (KCG), now a part of Ministry of Public Safety and Security, announced that its largest offshore

Slovak company Aliter Technologies has introduced its new B2R tactical broadband system, which is designed to create a secure and resilient network for simultaneous transmission of data, video, and voice communications via mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) techniques. The B2R is intended for use in

Israeli firm Bagira showcased the latest version of its Magnet small-arms blank fire substitute at the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC) in London in May. Magnet was developed in response to a requirement from the Israel Defence Force (IDF) for a solution that would replace

Key Points Boeing is expected to miss the deadline for delivery of the first 18 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tankers to the USAF All the aircraft had been expected to arrive at training and main operating bases by August 2017 but will now only begin arriving at that time The US Air Force

Key Points DARPA has issued an RfP for the XS-1 satellite-launching space plane Responses are due by 22 July The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on 23 May released a request for proposal (RfP) for a satellite-launching space plane. According to DARPA, the XS-1 is envisioned

Key Points RAN reveals design details for new tankers Steel to be cut on first of the two ships in the second quarter of 2017 Details have emerged on a number of modifications being introduced to the design of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) new replenishment ships, to be built by Spanish

Key Points Harris Corporation will deliver the first batch of RF-335M tactical radio systems in September 2017 to US Special Operations Command The company plans to participate in the Next-Generation Man-Pack programme, with its entry based on an improved variant of its AN/PRC-158 Multi-channel

Key Points The latest vehicle technologies for special forces have been showcased at the 2016 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference These include the latest Flyer and MRZR variants, as well as new vehicles including the LTV-X Light Tactical Vehicle Visibility of special operations

Key Points The two companies are developing a radar for the future Spanish Navy F 110 An open architecture approach enabled Indra to interface components into Lockheed Martin's antenna Lockheed Martin and Indra have demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a solid state S-band radar for the future