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Military Logistics
First Malaysian Airbus A400M makes maiden flight
4th February 2015
The first Airbus A400M airlifter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force has successfully completed its maiden flight, the company announced on 3 February. The Spanish …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Budget: Spending decline on major UAS ends
4th February 2015
The FY 2016 budget request shows that the decline in spending on major unmanned aerial systems may have come to a halt. The proposed budget …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Budget: Fielding date of UCLASS pushed to 2023
4th February 2015
The US Navy’s carrier-based UAV programme has been given an extra three years for development, according to a navy budget official at the briefing of …
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Defence Helicopter
Vietnam grounds veteran UH-1 fleet
4th February 2015
The Vietnamese military grounded its entire Bell UH-1 Iroquois fleet after the crash of an example on 28 January. The craft had taken off from …
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Naval Warfare
Albwardy delivers new patrol vessel
4th February 2015
Albwardy Marine Engineering, a part of Damen Shipyards, has delivered a new patrol vessel named AD Comet to Mohamed Saqr Alfalahi General Maintenance, as announced …
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Defence Helicopter
China and Russia edge closer to heavy-lift platform
4th February 2015
Despite some slow progress in recent years, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) continues to jointly develop a heavy-lift helicopter with its partner Russian …
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Naval Warfare
Sagem-led consortium unveils anti-piracy system
4th February 2015
The Autoprotection consortium has unveiled its new fully-integrated anti-piracy system called BlueDome at the Euromaritime exhibition, held on 3-5 February in Paris, France. Sagem leads …
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Military Logistics
Embraer KC-390 completes first flight
4th February 2015
Embraer has successfully completed the first flight of its new KC-390 aerial refuelling and military transport jet, the company announced on 3 February. The aircraft …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
White Condor flies using hydrogen fuel-cell
4th February 2015
The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has flown a UAV powered by a hydrogen fuel cell for the first time, in a flight lasting …
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Naval Warfare
Northrop to deliver two LCS mission packages
3rd February 2015
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to deliver two additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission packages, the company announced on 2 February. …
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Defence Helicopter
US budget: Army dares Congress to blink first
3rd February 2015
The US Army has placed itself firmly on a collision course with Congress over its controversial aviation restructure initiative (ARI). Essentially making the argument that …
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Military Logistics
First US MLP ship completes post-delivery tests
3rd February 2015
The first ship of the US Navy's Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) fleet, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), has successfully completed post-delivery tests and trials, the …
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Defence Notes
UK announces national shipbuilding strategy
3rd February 2015
George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer for the UK, announced a new national shipbuilding strategy on 30 January ahead of a future order for the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Huntington acquires Columbia Group's engineering division
3rd February 2015
Huntington Ingalls has acquired the Columbia Group's Engineering Solutions Division (ESD) for an as-of-yet undisclosed amount, the company announced on 30 January. ESD develops specialised …
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Defence Helicopter
Ukraine mulls lessons of war
3rd February 2015
Throughout the military conflict in the breakaway east of the country, Ukraine’s helicopter units have seen occasional successes, but have also suffered painful losses. The …
