Lithuania is looking to buy wheeled infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed on 21 July.
The new vehicles are intended to replace the country's existing fleet of 300 M113 tracked armoured personnel carriers (APCs), according to the MoD.
However, the new vehicles
Update: Lithuania seeks new armoured vehicles
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Tunisia requests Black Hawks
Tunisia has requested the sale of 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 24 July.
Estimated to be worth USD700 million, the proposed sale includes 24 7.62 mm M134 Miniguns, 24 .50 GAU-19 Gatling guns, 24 70 mm Hydra rocket pods and
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RIMPAC 2014: US Pacific Fleet commander eyes Norway's naval strike missile capability
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USN to demonstrate Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile in live fire test on board USS Coronado
The NSM test, planned for September 2014, will demonstrate the Littoral Combat Ship's potential to execute increased anti-surface warfare role
The Norwegian Navy's successful firing of a new
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Philippines proposes C-130T purchase for PAF
The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency announced on 24 July that the Philippines has proposed to purchase, from existing US military stock, two Lockheed Martin C-130T transport aircraft at a cost of USD61 million.
A statement said the sale includes the two aircraft plus 10 Rolls-Royce Allison
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Oman begins receiving second batch of F-16 fighters
The first of 12 new Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) departed the company's production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on 22 July.
The departure, which was disclosed on the Lockheed Martin Code One blog, saw the first four Block 50 F-16s
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Lithuania seeks new armoured vehicles
Lithuania is looking to buy wheeled infantry combat vehicles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed on 21 July.
The new vehicles are intended to replace the country's existing fleet of M113 wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APC) according to the MoD. However, the new vehicles are intended to
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K-MAX ends Afghanistan deployment, USMC studies data
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The marines flew K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopters in Afghanistan for three years and are still working toward a cargo UAS programme of record.
They now plan to conduct flight demonstrations as they work toward a cargo UAS programme of record.
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has concluded a
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Indian auditor slams upgrade delays for An-32, MiG-27 fleets
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India's CAG has criticised the IAF for failures in its upgrade programme for Antonov An-32 medium transport aircraft that led to the grounding of more than half of the fleet
The CAG also highlighted a MiG-27 EW programme that would enter service two years after the type's intended
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Indian armed forces still seeing high suicide rate
The high suicide rate in the Indian military persists, with 597 service personnel having taken their own lives from 2009-13, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley told parliament on 22 July.
The Indian Army was the most affected with 116 soldiers committing suicide in 2010, 105 in 2011, and 95 in 2012.
In
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Confusion surrounds IDF fatalities
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that 33 of its soldiers have been killed in the ground operation against militants in the Gaza Strip as of 25 July, but the causes of many of the deaths remain unclear.
Nearly half of the fatalities happened during heavy fighting in Al-Shujaiyah on the night
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Canada follows US with sanctions against Russian defence companies
Canada has followed the United States by introducing financial sanctions against a series of Russian defence organisations in response to the ongoing situation in Ukraine.
The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development announced on 24 July that it had applied additional sanctions
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Berlin points finger at NATO for June ATC blackouts
The German government has indicated that NATO electronic warfare (EW) training exercises were responsible for civilian ATC radar display blackouts in central Europe on 5 June and 10 June 2014. IHS Jane's has obtained the government's answer to a parliamentary question on 17 July, in which it noted
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Bahamas inducts first vessels in fleet renewal effort
Dutch company Damen Shipyards has begun delivering nine vessels ordered by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) as part of a BSD232 million (USD228 million) fleet recapitalisation and port facilities enhancement programme.
The first of four 42 m Legend-class (Stan Patrol 4207) offshore patrol
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Rocket attacks down after a week of Israeli ground ops
A week into the ground phase of Operation 'Protective Edge' against militants in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has made a limited impact on the intensity of rocket attacks.
According to the IDF, the militants had launched over 2,300 rockets by the end of 24 July, the 17th day of
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First two F-35s for Australia rolled-out
The first two Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) were rolled-out at the company's Fort Worth production facility in Texas on 24 July.
The ceremony, which was attended by the chief of the RAAF Air Marshal Geoff Brown and other
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UK mulls Puma helo deployment to Afghanistan
The UK may deploy its newly upgraded Westland/Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC.2 medium-lift transport helicopters to Afghanistan to support the ongoing training mission in the country, IHS Jane's has learned.
Military sources recently revealed that an undisclosed number of Puma HC.2 helicopters may be
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Sixth Indian C-17 arrives in Delhi with special cargo
The Indian Air Force (IAF) received its sixth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft on 28 July.
The remaining four of 10 C-17s it ordered in 2011 for USD4.1 billion will be delivered by the year-end, IAF officials said. The IAF plans to buy at least six more of the strategic
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Russian pilot dies in MiG-29 crash
A Russian MiG-29 'Fulcrum' multirole jet fighter aircraft crashed on 27 July, 30 km northwest of Astrakhan in southern Russia.
The flight director ordered the pilot to eject, but he remained at the controls and died trying to save the aircraft, said Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman Major General
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Rockwell Collins divests military satellite communications business
Rockwell Collins has completed the sale of its Datapath military ground-based satellite communications business, the company announced on 25 July.
The completion of the sale followed an announcement made by the company on 22 July that a sale had been agreed. Neither the value of the deal nor the
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Raytheon signs LoI with Poland's TELDAT
US defence company Raytheon has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Polish defence electronics firm TELDAT covering co-operation in Poland's air-defence programme and potential export markets, the company announced on 28 July.
Poland's Armaments Inspectorate invited Raytheon in July to participate
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