Euronaval 2014: LCAT launches new options for French Navy
Key Points L-CAT gives new amphibious choices for French Navy, operational experience shows Concept delivers both high speed and high payload The Constructions Industrielles de la Méditerranée (CNIM)...
View ArticleNAVSEA tests market for riverine boats
Officials at US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) are conducting market research to determine the availability of 20 centre console boats for the riverine forces of an unidentified Spanish-speaking...
View ArticleUK announces further support for Iraq in fight against Islamic State
The United Kingdom is to offer further training and advisory personnel to the Iraqi military to assist in its fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, although no ground combat troops will be...
View ArticleIndodefence 2014: PT Lundin secures Bangladesh Navy, Coast Guard patrol boat...
Key Points PT Lundin is building 18 boats for the BN and Coast Guard, using its proprietary X12 design There will be 16 boats built in a BN-owned shipyard under a technology transfer arrangement...
View ArticleFrance and Saudi finalise $3 bn arms deal for Lebanon
Key Points The Lebanese military's massive Saudi-funded rearmament programme has been finalised The LAF is also lining up three Super Tucano and a third Cessna 208 light attack aircraft Saudi Arabia...
View ArticleColombia launches first locally built CPV-46
The Colombian Navy-run COTECMAR shipyards in Cartagena launched ARC Punta Espada coastal patrol vessel on 31 October. The 286-ton Punta Espada is powered by two diesel engines and armed with a 25 mm...
View ArticleTaiwan's defence minister visits Taiping Island
Taiwan's minister of national defence Yen Ming visited the South China Sea island of Taiping (Itu Aba) on 5 November, a day after the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) wrapped up a two-day live-fire...
View ArticleIndoDefence 2014: TNI-AL to acquire enhanced KCR-40 missile craft variant
Key Points Indonesia will introduce an enhanced version of the KCR-40 class missile attack craft, with first orders expected in 2015 The Indonesian Navy considers the KCR-40 as suitable for...
View ArticleIndodefence 2014: Rheinmetall signs sustainment MoU with Pindad, debuts...
Rheinmetall Landsysteme of Germany has delivered 28 refurbished Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Indonesia out of the 42 vehicles to be supplied under the terms of a contract signed in...
View ArticleFrance deploys NH90 to Mali
France has deployed its NHIndustries NH90 Caiman helicopters on operations for the first time, with two helicopters arriving in Gao on 3 November to take part in France's Operation 'Barkhane' in Mali....
View ArticleThales Australia developing new rifle ammunition
Thales Australia has disclosed it is developing a new family of high-lethality small arms ammunition, including a 5.56 mm round that the company says outperforms 7.62 mm ammunition at all ranges. The...
View ArticleRheinmetall wins Greek Leopard ammunition contract
Germany's Rheinmetall announced on 15 August that it had been awarded a contract to supply the Hellenic Armed Forces with 120 mm ammunition for its Leopard 2 tanks. The contract, worth EUR52 million...
View ArticleIDF wants more Namer APCs and Trophy protection systems
Senior army officials hope that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will acquire better-protected armoured vehicles and more active protection systems (APS) such as Rafael's Trophy. Their comments came...
View ArticleCzechs donate ammunition to Iraqi Kurds
The Czech government on 27 August agreed to donate CZK41 million (USD2 million) in surplus Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) small arms ammunition and hand grenades to the government of Iraqi Kurdistan...
View ArticleSOCOM buying more Carl Gustaf weapons under new contract
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has signed a new framework contract with Saab to extend its procurement of the Carl Gustaf man-portable weapon system, according to a 27 August company statement....
View ArticleChina unveils Type 11 sidearm
China's Type 11 (QSZ-11) 5.8 mm self-loading pistol was given its first public showing at Hong Kong Garrison open days at the end of June and beginning of July. Accepted into service in 2011, the Type...
View ArticleGermany to send weapons to Kurdish forces in Iraq
Germany is going ahead with a large shipment of arms to Kurdish forces in Iraq to counter the ongoing threat of the Islamic State (IS). It will ship 16,000 assault rifles with 6 million rounds of...
View ArticleEstonia donates small-arms ammo to Iraqi Kurds
The Estonian government has donated over one million rounds of small-arms ammunition to the Kurdish fighters fighting the Islamic State militant group in northern Iraq, it announced on 29 August. Based...
View ArticleColombia trials SPIKE missiles from AH-60L Arpia IV
The Colombian Air Force (FAC) has successfully integrated the Rafael SPIKE non-line-of-sight anti-tank missile into its Sikorsky AH-60L Arpia IV helicopter, according to local reports. The FAC is...
View ArticlePoland orders 120 mm tank ammunition
The Polish Armament Inspectorate signed a contract with MESKO on 12 November for 120 mm anti-tank rounds for its Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs). In total, Poland ordered 13,000 cartridges 120 mm...
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