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Satellite imagery shows Parchin explosion aftermath
Airbus Defence and Space imagery shows the site of an explosion at the Parchin military complex near Tehran. (CNES 2014, Distribution Airbus DS / Spot Image / IHS)US says 'serious questions' remain over Syrian CW
Cape Ray had finished destroying Syrian chemical weapons. Source: US NavyCape Ray completes neutralisation of Syrian chemical weapon precursors
Fitted with two Field Deployable Hydrolysis Systems, Cape Ray neutralised more than 600 tonnes of chemical agents from Syria, including DF - a Sarin precursor - and HD sulfur mustard. Source: PAAnalysis: The strange case of Iraq's missing uranium
Following the collapse of Iraqi Army units in Mosul, ISIL stole 39.151 kg of nuclear materials. Credit: PA Photos
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Slovakia to train Ukraine troops in mine clearance
Slovak Army combat engineers will provide land mine clearance training to their Ukrainian counter-parts. Slovak defence minister Martin Glvac confirmed the news to media on 25 September during an official visit to Slovakia by Ukrainian Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey. "We promptly responded
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US revises landmine policy
While still declining to sign the Ottawa Treaty that bans the use of landmines, the United States took another step towards their reduction 23 September by pledging not to use the weapons outside of the Korean Peninsula. The treaty, drafted in 1997 and signed by 163 countries, has been effective in
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South Africa develops mobile chem-bio defence lab
Protechnik Laboratories, part of the research and development division of South African defence acquisition agency Armscor, has developed a mobile chemical and biological defence laboratory in conjunction with engineers from the South African company TFD Manufacturing. The laboratory consists of
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PLAN holds first 'smart mine' clearing exercise in SCS
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) conducted a mine-countermeasures (MCM) exercise in the South China Sea in formation for the first time, a Chinese state media outlet reported on 29 July. The drills were said to have been conducted in "varied formations corresponding to different
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Brazil adds BAE Systems' RG32M to VBMT-LR competition
The Brazilian Army has begun evaluating BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa's RG32M LTV (Light Tactical Vehicle) 4x4. The army's Evaluations Center (CAEx) is studying the vehicle as part of the VBMT-LR (Viatura Blindada Multitarefa-Leve de Rodas) competition. The VBMT-LR programme will buy an
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Distant memories - glimpses of the past from the IHS Jane's archives
The IHS Jane's archives hold a wealth of fascinating content. Here is page 129 of the 1918 edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft providing the reader with a profile of the German Fokker triplane; one of the most famous fighter aircraft of World War I -
Test your military knowledge - name the aircraft pictured here
Each week we feature an unidentified platform on www.ihsjanes360.com. Test your identification capabilities by working out what is being depicted in the image and then checking to see if you're correct. -
Tomorrow's world: the next generation of military UGVs
The utility of UGVs across a number of mission sets is now without doubt. Recent operations have served as harsh proving grounds for a range of systems and highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of military robotics. Huw Williams examines a number of programmes under development and the capabilities they will bring
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Brazil signs for 36 Gripen E/F fighters
Key Points Brazil's contract for 36 Gripen E/F fighters makes it the first export customer for the type. As well as signing for the aircraft, Brazil and Saab have agreed a 10-year industrial co-operation deal. Deliveries for the 28 single-seat Gripen E and eight twin-seat Gripen F aircraft will
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MBDA begins MdCN cruise missile production
European missile house MBDA has commenced low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the French Navy's new Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN) cruise missile at its Selles-Saint-Denis plant in central France. Delivery of the first production lot is expected early in 2015. Manufacture rates will ramp
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USAF completes third unmanned spacecraft mission, readies for fourth
Key Points The X-37B returned from its third mission on 17 October and the USAF is planning for another mission in 2015 The Pentagon has offered little detail about the X-plane's long-term purpose The US Air Force's (USAF's) Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) - an unmanned, reusable
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IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVES
Improvised or 'Home-Made' Explosives (sometimes abbreviated to HME) tend to be used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) when military or commercial explosives are unavailable, but they are also found in larger devices or applications where the use of manufactured explosive is considered wasteful,
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SOLID PROPELLANTS - TYPES
The following table lists some of the abbreviations, terms and compositions used for both gun and rocket solid propellants. See also: Solid propellants - general Name or designation Composition Remarks Additives Various Used to stabilise, plasticise, cool, lubricate, and reduce flash in propellant
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Explosives - General
Categories of explosive Explosives are normally divided into two groups; 'high explosives' and 'low explosives', the difference between the two being the rate at which they release their energy. Low explosives burn or 'deflagrate' as a flame front passes through the composition, whereas high
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Explosives - Primary
Introduction Primary explosives are sensitive compounds that are used in detonators to initiate larger charges. Their sensitivity makes them unsuitable for use as a bulk munition filling, and most are substantially less powerful than secondary explosives anyway. Primary explosives are basically
