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Indonesia's plan to receive its first Sukhoi Su-35 'Flanker-E' multirole combat aircraft by 2019 is now at risk of being delayed unless the country can resolve a dispute over the list of commodities that are being offered to Russia as part of Indonesia's counter-trade obligation. Speaking to Jane's at the ...

Indonesia and South Korea have pledged to expand defence ties, with emphasis on technology transfers and the development of Indonesia's defence industrial base. Following meetings in Jakarta on 30 January between Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu and his South Korean counterpart ...

At the International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2018 conference in London, Lockheed Martin revealed that eight Warrior infantry fighting vehicles upgraded to Warrior 2s have been delivered to the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) in Dorset, United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin has delivered eight ...

In a bid to further improve naval presence across its vast archipelago, the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) will disband patrol boat units from the Eastern and Western fleets, a source close to the decision told Jane's on 15 January. Vessels under the strength of ...

The Advanced Eagle has been designated F-15QA for Qatar. The Gulf state has signed a contract for 36 such aircraft to be delivered by the end of 2022. Source: Boeing. Boeing has been awarded USD6.17 billion to manufacture and deliver 36 F-15QA Advanced Eagle combat aircraft to Qatar. Under the ...

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has reduced the number of submarines it will require under the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) armed forces modernisation blueprint. Indonesia's second Cakra (Type 209/1300)-class submarine, KRI Nanggala. Indonesia's ...

Worldwide defense spending is forecast to rise 3.3 percent in 2018 from this year, or the fastest growth rate in a decade, says IHS Jane's in new report. It said the jump in global defense spending is due in large part to a potential 4.7 percent rise in the U.S. military spending next year. The region with the ...

Bumar-Labedy unveiled the PT-91M2 modernisation package for the T-72 at the MSPO defence exhibition in September. Source: Wojciech Gargala. Poland's Armament Inspectorate has begun a market analysis on the possible upgrade of the T-72M1/M1D tank. “We want to modernise the T-72,” Deputy ...

The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) has signed a contract with Embraer to procure the EMB 314 Super Tucano turboprop trainer/light attack aircraft, officials told Jane's on 30 November. The acquisition, which has a value of PHP4.96 billion (USD99 million), features six platforms and ...

Qatar is set to receive 36 new F-15QA Eagle fighters as part of a rapid modernisation and increase of its air force. The US State department has cleared the building of infrastructure related to this particular procurement. Source: Boeing. The United States is to begin building the infrastructure needed for ...

The prototype of the Namer unmanned turret upgrade that was unveiled on 31 July. Source: Israeli Ministry of Defense. The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) has unveiled a prototype of an upgraded version of its Namer heavy armoured personnel carrier (APC) fitted with a turret that is armed with a 30 mm ...