IHS Jane's 360
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 09:09
Rodrigo Peñailillo, Chile's Minister of the Interior, said on 20 September that he did not rule out the existence of more groups similar to the one that detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in a Santiago metro station on 8 September injuring 14 people.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:46
Saudi Arabia has begun receiving the first of its new AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters from Boeing, images posted online in early September appear to show.
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 10:59
The Paraguayan armed forces have re-drafted and scaled back its equipment and modernisation programme from USD568 million requested in August 2012 to a more moderate USD200 million.
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 05:50
Azerbaijan may look to purchase the Russian Kamov Ka-52 Alligator 'Hokum-B' helicopter and BMPT-72 'Terminator 2' Fire Support Combat Vehicle, after Azeri President Ilham Aliyev expressed interest in both systems.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 07:22
The Colombian Navy has completed the first firings of DART (Driven Ammunition Reduced Time of flight) guided ammunition from the 76/62 Strales inner-layer defence system fitted to its modernised FS 1500 Padilla-class frigates.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 07:20
Ecuadorian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has assigned an initial USD8 million to begin planning for the establishment of a Cyber Defence Command, Minister of Defence Maria Fernanda Espinosa announced on 9 September.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 06:19
The Azerbaijani armed forces have received a second battalion of Belarus-upgraded Buk-MB medium range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:20
The Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries, and Food (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación: SAGARPA) met with representatives of Sinaloa state's fishing industry on 11 September to discuss the launch of a new security strategy for the protection of shrimp trawlers.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 06:56
Australia is pre-positioning combat aircraft and special forces in the Middle East ready to participate in the US-led effort in Iraq to degrade the Islamic State (IS).
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 08:03
A biannual meeting between Brazil and Chile aimed at boosting joint defence initiatives has become an "essential" tool in establishing mutual trust between the two states, according to Brazil's General Jose Carlos De Nardi, Head of the Armed Forces Joint General Staff (EMCFA).