Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has launched a brand new sniper rifle at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris.
Dubbed the Dan .338, the rifle marks a departure from IWI's previous semi-automatic precision rifle offerings as it features a bolt-action - the first IWI-designed rifle to do so.
Explaining the
Eurosatory 2014: IWI launches Dan .338 sniper rifle
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Eurosatory 2014: France's Nexter exports Nerva UGV to Myanmar
Nexter Robotics has delivered two Nerva mini unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to Myanmar, the company confirmed to IHS Jane's at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris.
The two 4 kg Nerva 4x4 mini-robots will be tested by Myanmar and could meet a total requirement estimated at 50 robots. Myanmar ordered the
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DoD buyers seeking more competition, better contract choices
The Pentagon acquisition system is slowly improving but officials are still working to implement changes that seek more creative means of creating competition and more targeted application of different contract types, according to Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition executive Frank Kendall.
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Italian regulator approves Fincantieri IPO
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has received approval for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) from Italy's Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB), the government's financial services regulator, Finacantieri announced on 13 June.
The IPO will be held from 16 June to 27 July 2014
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Eurosatory 2014: Thales Australia launches Hawkei export variant
Thales Australia has displayed its Hawkei 4x4 Light Protected Mobility Vehicle for the first time at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris in an export configuration.
Originally developed to compete for the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) Project Land 141 Phase 4 requirement for 1,300 utility vehicles,
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Jordan to convert C295 into gunship
Jordan has entered into an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space (DS) and ATK to convert one of its two C295 transport aircraft into a gunship, it was announced on 17 June.
The agreement, under which Airbus DS and ATK will work alongside the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB),
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IAI to offer converted tankers to South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to offer the Republic of Korea an aerial refuelling solution based on its converted Boeing 767-300ER Multi-Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) tanker, the company confirmed to IHS Jane's on 16 June.
In offering its MMTT, IAI joins Airbus Defence and Space and Boeing
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Honduran president announces Super Tucano negotiations
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who has vowed to rebuild the Honduran Air Force's (FAH's) detection and interception capabilities during his administration, announced he will undertake negotiations with Embraer for the procurement of EMB-314 Super Tucano light fighters.
Hernandez said
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Eurosatory 2014: Streit Group to further develop Varan
Dubai-headquartered Streit Group brought a completed example of its Varan 6x6 armoured personnel carrier to this month's Eurosatory, having previously shown an early prototype without running gear at the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi in February 2013.
"All the mechanical testing is done,"
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Eurosatory 2014: Rokar shows off Silver Bullet
BAE Systems Rokar, a Jerusalem-based subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc, brought its Silver Bullet GPS-based high precision guidance kit for 155 mm artillery projectiles to this month's Eurosatory for the system's first appearance at a major international defence exhibition.
Developed since 2007, Silver
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Eurosatory 2014: Iveco details LMV developments
Iveco Defence Vehicles has unveiled a new variant of its Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris in a specialist chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance configuration.
The LOV-CBRN programme for the Czech Republic began in 2008. A development contract
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EU force in the CAR becomes operational
The European Union Force in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) reached full operational status on 15 June, the EU announced the following day.
The peacekeeping mission will carry out its tasks for the next four-to-six months in close co-ordination with the African-led International Support
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Colombian Army Aviation re-organises, establishes new brigade
The Colombian Army's Air Assault Division (DAAVA) established Aviation Brigade No. 33 on 13 June as part of a re-organisation designed to enhance co-operation between land forces and their supporting air assets.
Under the Colombian Army's Plan de Campaña Espada de Honor II (Honor Sword II
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Brazil awaits US approval for USD241 million arms upgrade
The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on 11 June of proposed foreign military sales worth a total of USD241 million to upgrade M109 self-propelled howitzers and M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) for the Brazilian Armed Forces.
The Brazilian government has
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Argentine submarine to begin mid-life update
Argentina's ARA Santa Cruz (S 41), a TR 1700-class diesel-electric submarine, is scheduled to arrive at the state-run Argentine Naval Industrial Complex (CINAR) on 17 June to begin a comprehensive mid-life update (MLU).
The MLU is intended to give the Santa Cruz class a 30-year life extension and
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Analysis: Why has the Iraqi army struggled to counter ISIL advance?
As Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants seize Iraqi cities at an unprecedented pace, Iraqi Army (IA) divisions have disintegrated across the northern provinces.
ISIL is now reported to have operational presence in large areas of the provinces of Diyala, Salah-al-Din, and Ninawa,
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Russia to deploy Pantsir-S1 air defence system in Arctic region
Russia is set to deploy the Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 'Greyhound') short-range air defence system to the Arctic as it beefs-up its military presence in the region, state media disclosed on 16 June.
Trials of the self-propelled hybrid gun/surface-to-air missile (SAM) air defence system are currently taking
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Singaporean, Malaysian navies rescue tanker from pirates
Vessels from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) conducted a combined operation to rescue a Honduras-registered oil tanker in the South China Sea on 15 June, the RSN told IHS Jane's .
The tanker, Ai Maru , was carrying 1,520 tonnes of marine gas oil (MGO) from
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Spain reopens truck competition following procurement suspension
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has reopened the bidding process relating to the procurement of more than 700 all terrain trucks after the previous competition had to be cancelled in April.
Complaints were raised at the time by the national free trade commission (CNMC) over terms which suggested
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Eurosatory 2014: Roketsan and Saab extend ATGW collaboration
Turkey's Roketsan and Sweden's Saab signed a memorandum of understanding at the 2014 Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris to continue joint development of a new short- to medium-range anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW).
The partnership was first announced at the 2013 IDEX defence expo in Abu Dhabi,
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