Sections of a ship at Jiangnan Group's Changxing Island shipbuilding facility near Shanghai may be parts of China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier.
Images of the blocks recently began appearing on Chinese military forums and websites and have been corroborated by satellite imagery of the
Images suggest China's first carrier under construction
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Ethiopian transport aircraft crashes in Somalia
An Ethiopian Air Force transport aircraft crashed at Mogadishu airport on 9 August, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
"An Ethiopian Air force flight today crash-landed at Mogadishu International Airport killing four crewmembers and injuring two others," it said in a
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Denmark appoints new defence minister
Nicolai Wammen has been appointed as Denmark's new defence minister, the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 9 August.
Wammen replaces Nick Hækkerup, who had held the defence brief since 2011 and has now been appointed as Minister for Trade, Investment and European Affairs in a
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Austria receives first upgraded C-130K
Austria has received its first upgraded Lockheed Martin C-130K Hercules transport aircraft, Marshall Aerospace and Defence announced on 8 August.
The aircraft, tail number 8T-CC, was handed over to the Austrian Ministry of National Defence and Sport and the Austrian Air Force at Marshall's
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Argentine MoD nearing deal for Spanish Mirage F-1Ms
The Argentine Ministry of Defence (MoD) is deliberating with the Spanish government over the purchase of 20 Mirage F-1M fighters for USD221 million, the MoD has confirmed.
The potential deal includes a large stock of spare parts and accessories as well as a pilot training facility.
The aircraft
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Brazil set to retire its Mirage 2000s
The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira-FAB) is scheduled to progressively withdraw from service its 12 Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000C/B combat aircraft (locally designated as F-2000C/Bs) by the year's end.
A working team established by the FAB's Air Operation Command is currently
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Argentina's TAM modernisation has stalled
Modernisation efforts for Argentina's TAMs (Tanque Argentino Mediano - Argentine Medium Tank) have been delayed as the government has decided not allocate funds for the project at this time, sources in Buenos Aires told IHS Jane's .
The TAM - a 30-ton tank armed with a 105 mm gun - was locally
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Russia's Mi-28UB makes maiden flight
Russia's latest version of the Mil Mi-28 'Havoc' attack helicopter made its maiden flight on 9 August, Russian Helicopters has announced.
Known as the Mi-28UB, the variant is billed as a combat training helicopter and is intended to speed up pilot training on the Mi-28 platform.
The first
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Russia replacing terrestrial backup system for GLONASS
The Russian Ministry of Defence is replacing its old ground-based, long-range radio navigation system, reports from Russia indicate.
The new Skorpion system, developed by the St Petersburg-based Russian Institute of Radio Navigation and Time (RIRT), will replace Russia's existing Chaika transmitter
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Rockwell Collins acquires remainder of ARINC
Key Points Rockwell Collins to acquire ARINC from private equity firm The Carlyle Group for USD1.39 billion Acquisition will shift the balance of Rockwell Collins' business to 54% commercial and 46% government
Rockwell Collins has agreed to acquire ARINC Inc from The Carlyle Group in a USD1.39
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Norges Bank increases Indra holding
Norway's central bank has increased its holding in Spanish IT and defence systems group Indra following sell-offs by two Spanish financial institutions.
Just a week after the Spanish government re-purchased 20% of the group's shares, the Madrid stock market authority revealed on 9 August that
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India launches its first carrier
The Indian Navy (IN) launched its first indigenously designed aircraft carrier on 12 August at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, southern India, following a four-year delay.
"It's a remarkable milestone," said Defence Minister A K Antony after his wife Elizabeth launched INS
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FLIR announces acquisition of DigitalOptics' Micro-Optics business
FLIR Systems, Inc will acquire the fabrication assets and patents of DigitalOptics' Micro-Optics business for USD14.9 million, the company announced on 12 August.
DigitalOptics Micro-Optics manufactures wafer-scale specialty optics products, including lenses, lens arrays, optical receivers and
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First A400M for Turkey makes maiden flight
Turkey's first Airbus Military A400M Atlas transport aircraft has made its maiden flight, the company announced on 12 August.
The aircraft, tail number MSN009, flew from the company's Seville facility for the first time on 9 August. Turkey, one of the launch partners for the A400M, has a total of
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Chile near to joining EU Common Security and Defence Policy
Chile's government is in advanced conversations with the European Union (EU) to become an active associate of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), sources in Santiago have told IHS Jane's .
The negotiations are said to be at an advanced stage and an agreement is expected to be signed
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Lockheed Martin receives M-TADS/PNVS contract for Korea Apaches
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a USD223 million firm, fixed-price Foreign Military Sales contract to supply Modernized-Target Acquisition Designations/Sight Pilot Night Vision Sensors (M-TADS/PNVS) to the Republic of Korea. The M-TADS/PNVS is an advanced electro-optical fire control system for the
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Kamaz reveals new 6x6 vehicles
Kamaz has unveiled two complete prototype 6x6 vehicles, developed under the Tayfun (Typhoon) programme, Russian Technologies (Rostec) has announced.
The vehicles were displayed during a visit by Rustam Minnikhanov, president of the Republic of Tatarstan, to the Kamaz factory in Naberezhnye Chelny,
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US continues support for Egyptian military
Many US assistance programmes for the Egyptian military are continuing as normal, despite the White House's decision to delay the delivery of F-16 multirole fighters.
First reported on 24 July, the decision to suspend the imminent transfer of four Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52 fighters was seen
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Turkey denies security concerns behind UNIFIL withdrawal
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Levent Gümrükcü has told IHS Jane's that Turkey's reduction of its contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is not due to growing security concerns following the abduction of two Turkish Airlines pilots that were abducted in Beirut
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Izhmash formally renamed Kalashnikov
Russia's Izhmash weapons factory has been formally renamed Kalashnikov Concern as it begins the process of consolidating Russia's small arms industry, the company announced on 13 August.
The move is part of a broader plan to house Russia's small arms manufacturing capability under one corporate
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