DefenceTalkThe United Nations has overwhelmingly approved (154-3 with 23 abstentions) a landmark treaty regulating trade in conventional arms. The legally-binding treaty sets international standards to regulate the import, export and transfer of conventional weapons – from battle tanks, warships and attack helicopters to small arms and light weapons. Major arms exporters, such as the United […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-passes-landmark-arms-treaty-47338/

DefenceTalkHMS Edinburgh, the Royal Navy’s last remaining Type 42 destroyer, returned to Portsmouth from her final deployment last week. The 30-year-old warship has spent the past 6 months patrolling the Atlantic. She will decommission in June, having clocked up 793,345 miles, as the old Type 42 destroyers make way for the new Type 45s . […]https://www.defencetalk.com/last-type-42-destroyer-returns-from-final-deployment-47344/

DefenceTalkThe United States is to deploy a THAAD missile defense battery to defend its bases on the Pacific island of Guam, the Pentagon said Wednesday following threats from North Korea. The news that the ground-based system would be in place in the coming weeks came after two Aegis anti-missile destroyers were sent to the western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-missile-shield-sent-to-guam-after-north-korea-threat-47350/

DefenceTalkThe ongoing VVIP helicopter contract scandal has sent the separate impending procurement of 197 light utility helicopters into a tailspin, with the Army now asking the government to conduct a fresh probe into the role played by a brigadier who allegedly demanded money from AgustaWestland to swing the latter deal as well. Army chief General […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bribe-charges-in-another-indian-copter-deal-47340/

DefenceTalkThe United States has deployed a sophisticated radar off the coast of Japan capable of tracking North Korean missiles and has sent a second destroyer to the region, officials said Tuesday. The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX), which resembles an enormous balloon mounted on a large oil rig, is designed to track ballistic missiles and feed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-sea-based-radar-amid-north-korea-tensions-47334/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has taken the strategic decision to find Swiss companies to develop, produce and assemble major components of the Gripen E aircraft, including the rear fuselage. More than 35 per cent of the work will be placed in the French- and Italian-speaking regions. This will create business volume for Swiss industry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-industry-supplier-gripen-e-components-47331/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress March 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for 500 Javelin Guided Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $122 million. The Government of Qatar has requested a possible sale of 500 Javelin Guided Missiles, 50 Command Launch Units […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-to-buy-javelin-missiles-47329/

DefenceTalkThe United States will need between five and seven Ground Based Interceptors (GBI) to intercept one Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile, a Russian military expert said on Tuesday. “From my contacts with the director of the [US Department of Defense’s] Missile Defense Agency, I have learned that the Americans will need five to seven interceptors […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-needs-5-7-gbis-to-intercept-one-topol-icbm-expert-47327/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin has recently completed a series of successful demonstrations of its Gyrocam 15-inch Dual Sensor and 15-inch Triple Sensor in a realistic military maritime environment. The demonstration was conducted as part of a cooperative research and development effort with the Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program. That program was established to help accelerate the delivery of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-demonstrates-gyrocam-sensor-maritime-capability-with-us-navy-47336/

DefenceTalkBeginning March 2014, the Army will take delivery of new artillery rounds which will be safer, but which will also deliver the same performance as those currently used, said an engineer who has tested them. “Cost, performance and IM” were the deciding factors in the Army choosing IMX-101 to replace trinitrotoluene, called TNT for short, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-to-get-safer-artillery-rounds-47320/