Canada becomes a formal party Sept. 17 to the multilateral Arms Trade Treaty, little more than two weeks after the necessary domestic legislative and regulatory changes came into effect. The ATT is designed to establish common arms trade standards among its signatories and requires them to control brokering anywhere in the world by Canadian citizens, permanent residents or organizations established under domestic law [node:read-more:link]
Canada becomes a formal party Sept. 17 to the multilateral Arms Trade Treaty, little more than two weeks after the necessary domestic legislative and regulatory changes came into effect. The ATT is designed to establish common arms trade standards among its signatories and requires them to control brokering anywhere in the world by Canadian citizens, permanent residents or organizations established under domestic law [node:read-more:link]
The latest version of MBDA’s Brimstone precision strike missile has formally entered service on the RAF’s Tornado GR4. [node:read-more:link]
The new Naval Strike Missile, a ship-killer with a range of more than 180 kilometres and capable of detecting targets through onboard-stored onboard imagery, is being deployed to the South China Sea aboard the littoral combat ship Gabrielle Giffords. Also aboard is the MQ-8C Fire Scout over-the-horizon surveillance and targetting platform. [node:read-more:link]
Italian and French Ministers of Defence signed a ‘Cooperation Arrangement’ agreement which will upgrade and provide enhanced capabilities to a collaborative anti-missile programme. [node:read-more:link]
Japan’s defence ministry is calling for increased spending on electronic warfare capabilities. Its 2020 budget calls for a 1.2 percent increase, to the equivalent of $66 billion, includes a range of EW spending on research and acquisition of ground-based jamming systems and improvements to its fleet of Mitsubishi-built F-15J Eagle fighters. [node:read-more:link]
The recent sale of eight F-16 fighters to Bulgaria is seen as evidence that a stepped-up U.S. plan to compete with Russia and China in the global arms trade is succeeding. The $1.7-billion sale had been on hold over cost concerns but the U.S. sweetened the deal with a $60-million grant. [node:read-more:link]
Arguably one of the most successful ground-support aircraft in the world, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thundebolt II, better known by its nickname, the Warthog, is not on the U.S. Air Force list of platforms scheduled for imminent retirement. First flown in 1972, it is expected to remain in service until well into the next decade. [node:read-more:link]
A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has arrived in the national capital region for a weekend airshow. While the jet’s 20-minute demonstration flight will take place at Gatineau Airport in neighbouring Quebec, the stealth aircraft will otherwise remain in secure storage at Ottawa International Airport. [node:read-more:link]
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute's latest Vimy Paper explores the debate about Canada's possible participation in US missile defence plans, and assesses the advantages and possible disadvantages of such a commitment. [node:read-more:link]
The new Leopard II Main Battle Tank Maintenance Facility was officially opened today at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown. [node:read-more:link]
HMCS Vancouver made history recently as it became the first modernized Canadian frigate to successfully test surface-to-surface missiles against a shore-based target, utilizing the Harpoon Block II surface-to-surface missiles. [node:read-more:link]
Lockheed Martin is offering Block 4 versions of its F-35 Lightning IIs to Poland which would include hardware produced by Polish companies. Glen Ulmer, vice president and general manager of the F-35 program at LM, says the Block 4 aircraft have news systems and greater weapons capability. [node:read-more:link]
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence is finalising the agreement of a £30M contract with UK DRAGONFIRE, an UK industrial team led by MBDA, to conduct the Laser Directed Energy Weapons Capability Demonstrator. [node:read-more:link]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully executed a missile tracking test as part of the Pacific Dragon exercise off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. [node:read-more:link]
