Janes Defence Equipment & Technology covers a comprehensive global view of defence equipment, providing development histories, technical descriptions and specifications, imagery and a structured ontological database to allow swift interrogation of this content.

This session will cover:

• An introduction to
  • Janes Defence Equipment & Technology website - Information and analysis on the air, land, naval and joint defence platforms, weapons and systems in service and under development around the world. Includes Data Analytics and specifications analysis.
  • Air & Space Module – a complete reference portfolio of air and space platforms and systems, including Aero-engines and All the World’s Aircraft to find equipment, and civil and military aircraft specifications.
• A close look at
  • Janes Aerospace and Defence Companies providing a database of companies producing defence equipment, including location and contact information, to help showcase market segments, conduct supply chain analysis and interconnect Equipment, Inventories and Companies information together for a consolidated view of the defence industrial network.
• An overview of
  • Janes Defence News provides access to a portfolio of Janes defence articles covering defence and security, as well as further contextual information on developments globally.

• • Janes Military Capabilities systematically tracks armed forces from 110+ countries with qualitative assessment documents and quantitative reporting on ORBATs, Inventories, Bases and force deployments between all three across both a geo-spatial and database view. The Inventories data is interconnected with Equipment information from Janes, allowing for seamless progression from capability to deployment analysis.

Janes is available to all Cranfield University students via the Databases A-Z list.

You can sign up for this session even if you're unsure about attending. If you can't make it, don't worry! We'll send you a recording of the session afterward.

Please note, this session will be recorded, and a link to the recording will be shared with those who have booked.

Do let us know if you would prefer not to be recorded, or if you have any accessibility issues, by contacting library@cranfield.ac.uk