Netherlands To Increase Defense Spending By $129 Million From 2015
Netherlands King Willem-Alexander announced an increase in defence spending Wednesday as a result of global conflicts including the downing the MH17 flight over Ukraine. The Dutch government will increase its defence spending by 100 million euros ($129 million) per year from 2015, the king said at his traditional opening of parliament...
Lockheed Martin, AEC To Establish Sniper ATP Facility In Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin and Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) will establish a Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod(ATP) Expanded Repair Capability facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - the first Sniper support facility established outside the United States. Designed to support the Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF) Sniper ATPs, the Expanded Repair Capability facility...
Airbus Plans Restructure, To Sell Off Fairchild Controls, Atlas Elektronik
Airbus announced Tuesday plans to sell several subsidiaries from its defence division to focus on its core businesses of space activities, military planes and missiles, according to media reports. "Some business areas are identified as divestment candidates as they do not fit the strategic goals," the company said in a statement,...
European Defence Firms Could Lose $1 billion From Rostec Sanctions
EU sanctions against Russian defence enterprise Rostec could lead to a loss of US$1 billion in the short term. This is owing to the use of European components in Rostec products exported to third countries, a Rostec statement said detailing the impact of fresh economic sanctions imposed against Russia last...
Aeroflex To Be Merged With Cobham’s Advanced Electronic Solutions and Communications
Cobham announces that its acquisition of Aeroflex Holding Corp has been successfully completed following the receipt of regulatory and shareholder approvals. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximately US$1,460m
Denel To Discuss Trends In The International Defence Industry At AAD 2014
South Africas position in the global defence and aerospace industries will be in the spotlight at the inaugural Denel Aerospace and Defence Conference, which brings together military decision-makers, industry leaders, senior public servants and defence sector participants for intense discussions on the challenges and opportunities currently facing the industry. The Denel Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Conference, taking place in Centurion tomorrow, will feature senior speakers from the SA National Defence Force as well as top decision-makers in the global defence technology environment and government
Scotland Split Could Shake Up UK Defence Preparedness and Industry
The UK defence establishment could be significantly impacted if Scottish voters vote “yes” on the Sept. 18 referendum over independence from the UK
Putin Dissolves Two State Defense Arms Procurement Bodies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a proposal to dissolve two state defense and arms procurement bodies and redistribute their functions among other state agencies and ministries. According to reports, the two state bodies proposed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to be liquidated are the Federal Service for Defense Contracts (Rosoboronzakaz) and the Federal Agency for Weaponry, Military and Special Equipment and Material Facilities Procurement (Rosoboronpostavka)
Did Sweden's State-Run Defense Research Institute Break China Arms Embargo?
Swedish Defence Minister Karin Enström has demanded an explanation from the general director of the state-run FOI defence research institute, over an alleged weapon's co-operation with China, according to Radio Sweden."Sweden should not get around the weapon's embargo on China and therefore I have called on the general director to clarify that there is no substance in this," Enström told Swedish Radio News
Post US, EU Sanctions, Russia Looks to China for Defence Components
China may supply components required for Russias defence industry following US and EU sanctions against Russia. Although Russia does not buy many weapons from foreign sources it does procure a lot of electronic and mechanical components to be used in its weapons systems
MBDA Installs French Munitions Demilitarization Facility
Antoine Bouvier, MBDAs Chief Executive Officer inaugurated Frances complex munitions demilitarization facility at MBDAs Bourges site in France reports ESDPA.org
A-T Solutions To Provide IED-Training Support And Solutions
A-T Solutions Inc has won a contract to continue support for U.S
DARPA Announces First-Ever AI-Controlled F-16 In-Air Combat Tests
S-400 Air Defense System in Crimea Destroyed by ATACMS Missile
Philippines to Receive BrahMos Cruise Missiles on April 19
Australia, Anduril Unveil ‘Ghost Shark’ Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Prototype
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U