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Cobham, Tata agree aerial refuelling manufacturing deal

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Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Tata, has entered a collaboration agreement with UK defence and aerospace group Cobham to manufacture aerial refuelling equipment in India. The companies said, in a joint statement on 17 July, that the agreement enables TASL to

AgustaWestland continues success in Asia

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AgustaWestland has pointed to a recently announced contract to supply two AW139 multirole medium helicopters to Bangladesh as evidence of its expanding presence in the military rotary-wing markets in south and Southeast Asia. The contract with the Bangladesh Ministry of Defence was announced on 14

IDF ground forces go after Gaza's 'terror tunnels'

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a ground operation into the Gaza Strip late on 17 July after its use of stand-off weaponry during the first 10 days of Operation 'Protective Edge' failed to destroy the underground infrastructure that Palestinian militants are using to launch rockets and

RAN conducts tests of Mk 54 torpedoes from naval helicopter

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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed three test firings of the Mk 54 lightweight torpedo from an MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopter, a Department of Defence spokesperson confirmed on 21 July. The test firings were conducted at the US Navy's (USN's) Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation

India outlines scope of procurement corruption cases

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India's anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), has referred nine cases of alleged wrongdoing in defence purchases over the past three years for investigation, according to Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley. Speaking in parliament on 18 July, he added that the Central

Brunei's new OPV makes maiden voyage home from Germany

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The Royal Brunei Navy's (RBN's) fourth Darussalam (PV 80)-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), KDB Daruttaqwa , began its maiden voyage on 15 July, sailing from Lemwerder in Germany towards Brunei. The 80 m vessel will join three other ships in class, KDB Darussalam , KDB Darulehsan , and KDB

India exercises option for six more Hercules transport aircraft

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has exercised its options for a further six Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft under a USD564.7 million contract modification announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 18 July. The deal includes field service representatives and three years of

Update: Typhoon avionics facility approved in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabian-based Advanced Electronic Company (AEC) has received approval as an avionics repair agent for the Royal Saudi Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The announcement, made on 17 July, came as the company received full authorisation to undertake repairs on two avionics boxes on the

Thales Australia wins RAN support contract extension

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Thales Australia has secured a contract from the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) to extend its support of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels at Sydney Harbour's Garden Island dockyard. The company said on 21 July that the agreement covers dock operations and services as well as ship repair

Saab completes Kockums acquisition

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Saab has completed the SEK340 million (USD49.6 million) purchase of Swedish shipyard ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB (TKMS AB formerly Kockums) from German industrial group ThyssenKrupp, Saab announced on 22 July. The business will be re-named Saab Kockums and become a business unit within Saab's

RIMPAC 2014: Chinese spy ship monitoring US aircraft carrier, USN officials confirm

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Key Points A People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) auxiliary general intelligence ship has been operating near USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) China's surveillance ship has kept out of US territorial seas and the RIMPAC exercise 'box', although it is operating within the United States' exclusive

Lockheed Martin reports sales decline, raises profit outlook

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US defence giant Lockheed Martin has reported a 1% decline in sales but a 3% increase in profitability for the second quarter of its 2014 financial year. In results released on 22 July, the company said it had revenues of USD11.3 billion in 1Q14 compared to USD11.4 billion in 1Q13 and net earnings

Indian Army completes self-propelled howitzer trials

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The Indian Army has completed trials for two 155 mm/52 calibre howitzer systems and is preparing a report for the Ministry of Defence. Official sources said two competing 155 mm/52 cal towed gun systems and two 155 mm/52 cal self-propelled tracked howitzers recently completed maintainability

Australia seeks participation in Kongsberg's JSM

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Australia is seeking expanded engagement in Norway's air-launched anti-ship Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile (JSM) programme, the Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra confirmed to IHS Jane's on 21 July. The collaboration project is framed around both countries' participation in the Lockheed Martin

USAF to place two situational awareness satellites into orbit

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Key Points The Pentagon plans to place two GSSAP satellites into GEO on 23 July A top official said the satellites, which are to provide detailed imagery of other space vehicles, were developed in response to "myriad" new counter-space threats The United States is poised to launch two

USAF space chief endorses new heavy-lift rocket engine effort

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Key Points The US should begin development of an alternate rocket engine to the Russian-built RD-180 for the Atlas V launch vehicle, the USAF's space chief said He cited the benefit of such an effort to the US industrial base, as well as the 'national security imperative' The United States should

USAF dismisses Russian challenge of US MH17 shootdown evidence

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Key Points A top US general dismissed Russian calls for Washington to publicise evidence that Russian separatists shot down a civilian airliner this week The official declined to specify whether US satellites can observe the launch of objects such as SA-11 anti-aircraft missiles The US Air

Ukraine loses two Su-25 combat aircraft to ground fire

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Two Ukrainian Air Force (Povitryani Sily: PS) Sukhoi Su-25 'Frogfoot' ground attack aircraft were shot down by separatist forces in the east of the country on 23 July, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. The two single-seat Su-25s were brought down near the village of Dmytrivka, near the

UK parliamentary body slams export controls

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The UK's parliamentary watchdog for arms exports, the Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC), has issued a critical report on the UK government's export control process and branded the government "irresponsible" over its decision to allow the export of dual-use chemicals to Syria in

Spain confirms cuts to EC135 order

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The Spanish government has finally confirmed the financing package for a reduced order of Airbus EC135 training helicopters for the Spanish Army. An original plan to acquire 12 EC135s has been scaled back to eight helicopters, at a cost of EUR49 million (USD66 million), with some of the money saved
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