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*UK makes the most of GMLRS in Afghanistan
US Army figures show that the British Army's usage of the Lockheed Martin M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket is five times...
20-Nov-2009
UK forces in Afghanistan set for extra Javelin missiles
UK forces operating in Afghanistan are set to receive a 'top-up' of 1,300 extra Javelin missiles in an undisclosed contract with the Javelin Joint ...
16-Nov-2009
*IQAF upgraded Caravans launch first air-to-surface missile
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has fired a Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided air-to-surface missile from its upgraded Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft for ...
13-Nov-2009
BRIEF: 'Salitre II' highlights trend
More than 50 combat and support aircraft and around 2,000 personnel from the air forces of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France and the United States ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: UN adopts arms treaty
The UN Committee on Disarmament and International Security has adopted a legally binding treaty on the transfer of conventional weapons including aircraft, naval vessels, ...
12-Nov-2009
US concerned over larger IEDs
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) continue to be an effective weapon against US and coalition forces in theatre and, although counter-IED efforts are helping to reduce...
10-Nov-2009
UK and France take step forward in cluster munition disposal
Efforts to demilitarise UK and French cluster munitions have taken a step forward with the defence industry lining up to bid for the disposal of...
09-Nov-2009
Afghan takeover enables France to restructure forces
French forces operating in Afghanistan have restructured the placement of their troops following the successful transfer of security to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) ...
03-Nov-2009
NURC gets wrapped up in TANGLEX trial
The NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) at La Spezia, Italy, has demonstrated and evaluated candidate technologies that could be used as part of a layered...
27-Oct-2009
Europe finalises common requirement for dismounted soldier systems
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is putting the final touches to harmonised requirements for the development of a set of combat modules for dismounted soldiers....
27-Oct-2009
ISTAR technology takes centre-stage in Afghanistan
Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions are increasingly at the heart of the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF's) latest counter-insurgency (COIN) strategy in...
23-Oct-2009
New NATO centre to co-ordinate Afghan security forces' training
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has established a new NATO headquarters in Kabul to centralise all training of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)....
23-Oct-2009
UK helicopters rotate through Afghanistan work-up
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons operating Merlin HC.3 and Puma HC.1 transport helicopters and a Royal Navy Commando Sea King HC.4 have taken ...
20-Oct-2009
'Capability sets' will speed new equipment and ideas into theatre, says US Army
Service planners are developing 'capability sets' to place required equipment and doctrine rapidly into theatre as the US Army moves on from its cancelled Future...
19-Oct-2009
UK wavers on SMArt artillery projectile procurement
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering cancellation of its GBP83 million (USD134 million) order for the GIWS SMArt 155 DM702 anti-armour artillery ...
16-Oct-2009
UK commits more resources to Afghanistan
The UK has pledged additional manpower and specialist equipment for its forces operating in Afghanistan, while calling on coalition partners in the International Security Assistance...
15-Oct-2009
NATO produces Afghanistan flood map
The first complete topographical map of Afghanistan's flash flood points has been distributed to all regional commands of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)....
15-Oct-2009
*British IM artillery ammunition effort stalled
Industry representatives have confirmed to Jane's that the GBP18 million (USD28 million) Phase 2 insensitive munitions (IM) filling plant inaugurated with great publicity by ...
12-Oct-2009
India seeks highly manoeuvrable light tanks
The Indian army is in the process of acquiring 300 light tanks to augment its firepower in mountainous and hilly terrain above 3,000 m along...
12-Oct-2009
Belarus and Russia hold their largest live exercise
Russia and Belarus conducted their largest ever joint exercise, 'Zapad 2009', in September. The three-week exercise was held under the umbrella of the Collective ...
07-Oct-2009
*ISAF head urges 'rapid growth' of Afghan security forces
The commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has called for more rapid growth of indigenous security forces as part of a...
02-Oct-2009
*German joint fires approaches rollout
The planned build-up in the German Bundeswehr's joint fires support capability will bear fruit in November 2009, when the first of its new multi-disciplinary Joint...
01-Oct-2009
*US gathers transport aircraft for Afghan National Army Air Corps
The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of the first of 18 refurbished G.222 medium-sized tactical transport aircraft from Alenia North America (a subsidiary...
29-Sep-2009
*UK and France join to develop helicopter-launched missile
The UK and French governments have funded a 27-month joint assessment phase to develop systems and technologies for a new helicopter-launched anti-surface missile to meet...
29-Sep-2009
US hones IED spotting techniques
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is honing its methods of teaching personnel how to spot and eliminate improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which continue to...
25-Sep-2009
Jordan plans to expand MRL capability with possible FMS
The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) are planning to extend their multiple rocket launcher (MRL) capability after agreeing to a possible USD220 million Foreign Military ...
23-Sep-2009
*Switzerland pursues multinational armour collaboration
The armoured vehicle protection capabilities of RUAG Land Systems have been boosted by the Swiss defence contractor's acquisition of a 51 per cent stake ...
22-Sep-2009
*Norway welcomes international interest in Joint Strike Missile development
Norway is looking to attract international partners to co-fund the development of a stealthy air-launched precision strike missile, with lead contractor Kongsberg Defence Systems citing...
22-Sep-2009
Europe missile defence decision shifts spotlight to NATO theatre defences
The US decision on 17 September to cancel the ballistic missile defence 'third-site extension' into Poland and the Czech Republic shifts emphasis immediately to NATO's...
18-Sep-2009
EDA presses for modular biological detection system
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is pushing for early completion of technical studies and demonstrator-procurement arrangements next year to maintain the momentum on one ...
15-Sep-2009
*NATO plugs coalition ROVER training gap
NATO has begun providing ROVER (Remote Operations Video Enhanced Receiver) full-motion video instruction as part of pre-deployment training (PDT) for countries sending forward air controllers...
02-Sep-2009
US Army reviews precision targeting
The proliferation of precision munitions on the battlefield has prompted US planners to adopt a selection of new tools and expanded training methods for developing...
02-Sep-2009
*UK forces take on small-arms lessons from Afghanistan
The UK armed forces are responding to more than three years of feedback from dismounted fighting in Afghanistan with a tranche of upgrades to existing...
02-Sep-2009
EDA explores multiple unmanned vehicle networks
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is putting out its first investigative feelers on how to create networked unmanned vehicles with sufficient autonomy and decision-making to...
26-Aug-2009
European Defence Agency calls for MANPADS study tenders
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is planning to commission a study to determine the kinds of countermeasures needed to protect Europe's military airlift assets against...
25-Aug-2009
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