Leading Pakistani security officials say their country faces major terrorist challenges and warn that the West must not abandon their region as NATO pulls its forces out of Afghanistan.
"We have lost 50,000 civilian lives in the struggle against terrorism: we are the front-line state facing
Pakistani officials urge West to remain engaged in SW Asia
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Onodera says Japan may buy more F-35s 'if price is right'
Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera on 8 July said Tokyo will consider buying additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters should the cost of the aircraft come down.
"If each country expands manufacturing capability [of F-35s] and increases production volume, this
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Japan sees big increase in Russian air activity
The number of intercepts of Russian aircraft by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) increased by nearly eight times from April to June 2014 compared with the same period in 2013.
The Joint Staff Office (JSO) of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 9 July that JASDF aircraft had scrambled
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EU pursues common maritime pictures
The 28 European Union (EU) nations will have a "rolling action plan" in place by the end of the year to start producing common civil-military situational awareness pictures around the union's maritime borders by around 2017, say EU officials.
Among the plan's first priorities for the EU's
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Cohort acquires stake in Marlborough Communications
UK technology group Cohort has acquired a majority stake in electronic communications and surveillance technology company Marlborough Communications (MCL), Cohort announced on 9 July.
The deal, which will see Cohort buy 50% plus one share of MCL, is worth an initial GBP6 million (USD10.3 million)
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Brazilian 4x4 programme proceeds with five competitors
The Brazilian Army's Evaluations Center (CAEx) is scheduled to finish its evaluation of five platforms competing for the 4x4 tactical vehicle element of the Guarani Strategic Project (PEE Guarani) at the end of this month, a source close to the programme told IHS Jane's on 8 July.
The Iveco Defence
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UK to keep Sentinel ASTOR in service
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The UK is expected to announce that it will keep its Sentinel R.1 surveillance aircraft in service beyond the end of this year
The RAF is also expected to keep its MQ-9 Reaper UAVs in service
UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is set to reprieve the UK's Raytheon Sentinel R.1 Airborne
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South Africa's Badger to get BAE Land Systems sights
The Dynamics division of BAE Land Systems South Africa has been awarded the contract to develop and manufacture the commander's and gunner's sights for the Badger infantry combat vehicle for the South African Army.
The contract is for 171 commander's panoramic sights and 198 gunner's sights, which
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Onodera sets out plans to buy amphibious assault ships
Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera has said that Tokyo is to consider the purchase of at least one amphibious assault ship.
"We are intending to acquire a transport ship capable of promptly sending out Self-Defense Force (SDF) units on missions to defend Japan's remote islands,"
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Nigeria plans to manufacture South African APCs
The South African company DCD Protected Mobility has unveiled a new type of mine-protected patrol vehicle that it says will be built for the Nigerian Police Force's (NPF's) paramilitary units.
Named after a mythical Nigerian creature, the Ikri has been developed by DCD Protected Mobility and
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NATO and EU urged to align threat assessments
NATO and EU security policy officials say their two organisations must ensure their threat assessments are aligned, while pushing forward co-operation in other areas as much as possible - even if the EU's longstanding dispute with Turkey blocks formal EU-NATO collaboration.
"We need a
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Israel receives first two M-346 trainers
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) took delivery of the first two of its Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainers at Hatzerim Airbase on 9 July, the Italian company announced.
"This is an important milestone for Alenia Aermacchi which, in less than two years, has signed the contract, performed
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IDF repels new Hamas naval commandos
The Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, has revealed for the first time that it has a naval commando unit.
Five members of the unit attempted to raid the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) base at Zikim just north of the Gaza Strip on 8 July, but were detected
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HAL issues RfI for help with stalled IJT programme
India's state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) issued a global request for information (RfI) on 30 June seeking technical assistance aimed at streamlining the overweight Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT).
The RfI - responses to which are invited by 14 August - seeks "partnership,
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F-35B no show for RIAT, expected to make Farnborough
The organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) announced on 10 July that 'time has run out' for the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to appear at the event, though company and military officials remain confident it will make the Farnborough International
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Acquisition officials hope to revamp procedures in 2016
Pentagon proposals to streamline and simplify highly complex and often inefficient defence acquisition processes could potentially be ready for codification in the fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016) defence authorisation bill.
Officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working with House and Senate
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USAF bomber contest under way
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The USAF released an RfP to industry but said it is keeping all technical details quiet due to competitive sensitivities.
The Pentagon has said it is planning a systems-of-systems approach to developing LRS-B, but details of the programme continue to be kept secret.
The Pentagon
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Mexican Air Force modernising and expanding Mi-17 fleet
From mid-June to early July at least two Antonov An-124-100 transports ferried at least nine Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Mexicana - FAM) Mi-17 Hip helicopters to a Russian Helicopters facility, where sources told IHS Jane's they will go through a comprehensive modernisation programme with
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Chilean Army launches training aircraft replacement programme
The Chilean Army Aviation Brigade (Brigada de Aviación del Ejército - BAVE) opened a tender to procure an unspecified number of basic training aircraft on 26 June and closed the tender on 1 July, but a winner has yet to be announced.
The new aircraft is meant to replace the Cessna R172K
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Brazil and Colombia to jointly develop new Amazon patrol vessel
Colombia and Brazil signed an agreement earlier this month to begin joint development of a river patrol vessel specifically designed for the Amazon.
The Amazon Patrol Vessel (Buque Patrullero Amazónico - BPA) will be jointly designed and developed by Brazil's EMGEPRON and Colombia's COTECMAR,
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