The Italian government is helping the Tunisian Navy and the National Guard bolster their maritime patrolling capabilities by donating 12 patrol boats as part of a security assistance package signed in April 2011.
The 12 patrol boats include six P270TNs for the Tunisian Navy and six P350TNs for the
Tunisia's patrol boat programme makes steady progress
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Top Guatemalan general killed in helicopter crash
Guatemala's Chief of National Defence, Major General Rudy Ortiz, and several other passengers were killed in a helicopter crash on 20 August.
According to a government statement, Gen Ortiz and his staff were flying in a Bell 206 JetRanger to inspect military installations in Guatemala's
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Russia's A-100 AEW&C platform almost ready for production
Acceptance trials of Russia's Beriev A-100 new-generation advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft could begin in 2017, according to Anatoly Krailyuk, deputy director-general for research and development at the Vega concern that is building the new platform's radar system.
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Northrop Grumman begins XS-1 design work
Northrop Grumman on 19 August released an artist's rendering of its XS-1 experimental spacecraft, which the company has begun designing for a US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) competition aimed at building a more affordable space-launch system.
Northrop Grumman was awarded one of
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Lithuania exempts IFV acquisition from public procurement rules
The Lithuanian government has granted the Ministry of National Defence (MoD) an exemption from broader public procurement procedures during the acquisition of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).
News of the exemption was carried by local information services on 20 August.
Lithuania is currently
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First Algerian C28A corvette launched in China
The first of the three C-28A corvettes being built for Algeria was launched by the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Company in Shanghai on 15 August.
The C28A contract was signed in early 2012 with China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC). Contrary to an earlier report, Hudong-Zhonghua won the bid to build
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China unveils ASW version of Z-18 helicopter
A new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is undergoing trials and testing, according to news reports and Chinese military websites.
The aircraft, believed to be designated Z-18F, has been developed from the Changhe Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG)
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Austria further reduces QRA capabilities
More austerity-induced cuts are being made to Austria's active air surveillance capabilities.
The head of the combat section in the Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD), Major General Karl Schmidseder, told a press conference on 20 August that the Bundesheer's 15 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters will be
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USAF seeks information for rocket engine replacement
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The USAF is asking industry for options on a new launch system that would replace the RD-180 that powers the Atlas V rocket
Russia builds RD-180s and has threatened to stop providing them for military launches
The US Air Force (USAF) has released a request for information (RfI) for a
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Update: USN awards CANES contract to five vendors
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The USN has selected five vendors to build and deliver the CANES for 180 ships, submarines, and maritime operations centres
Vendors will compete continuously for delivery orders over the next eight years
The US Navy (USN) has let an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ)
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Reports of Malaysian militants' plot to carry out domestic attacks would indicate elevated terrorism risk
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Malaysian police said on 21 August that domestic Islamist militants were planning to attack pubs and discos in Kuala Lumpur, and a Carlsberg brewery on the outskirts of the capital.
Ayob Khan Mydin, the deputy chief of the police counter-terrorism division, told Reuters that the plan was
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Philippine Navy mulling best way to upgrade Del Pilar frigates
The Philippine Navy (PN) is having internal talks on how best to upgrade the weapon and electronic systems of its Del Pilar-class frigates.
The PN has two Del Pilar-class frigates, BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF15) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF16), which are ex-US Coast Guard Hamilton- and Hero-class
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Pentagon may revisit 2015 budget as Iraq operation continues
Top Pentagon leaders said the US defence budget may need to be revised as officials suggested they were mulling expanded operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
Airstrikes against the militants - formerly called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - as well as
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New Saudi donation to Lebanon raises doubts about USD3 billion pledged in 2013
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is lobbying for the bulk of a surprise USD1 billion donation from Saudi Arabia to be swiftly spent to equip and arm Lebanon's security forces, as it claims they are more capable of confronting the radical Sunni jihadist groups operating along the country's border with
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IDF wants more Namer APCs and Trophy protection systems
Senior army officials hope that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will acquire better-protected armoured vehicles and more active protection systems (APS) such as Rafael's Trophy.
Their comments came after seven members of the elite Golani Brigade were killed by an rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
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F-16V radar integration clears way for Taiwan upgrade
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Lockheed Martin has integrated an AESA radar onto an F-16V, its designation for its latest upgrade suite for legacy aircraft
Taiwan can now begin receiving the upgrade to 144 of its Block 20 F-16A/Bs
Lockheed Martin has completed the integration of an active electronically scanned
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US says 'serious questions' remain over Syrian CW
The United States has made the strongest indication to date that Syria may have withheld some of its chemical weapons on 18 August, when it said there are still "serious questions" about its declaration to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The White House
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Singapore quietly expanding F-15 fleet
Singapore appears to have quietly boosted the size of its F-15SG fleet from 24 aircraft to 40, according to Boeing financial statements, aircraft registration filings, and US congressional reports.
Singapore originally bought 12 F-15SGs - with an option for eight more - under a contract signed in
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Ukrainian military moves to endgame
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Government forces are continuing to gain the upper hand in eastern Ukraine
Both sides are using heavy weapons in the worst fighting witnessed in Europe since the Balkan conflict
Ukrainian troops have continued their offensive aimed at clearing pro-Russian rebels from the Donetsk and
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Analysis: Iraq campaign continues as Obama frames war footing
US president Barack Obama's justification for a bombing campaign against militants in Iraq notably does not rely upon the extraordinary powers granted by the US Congress after the attacks of 11 September 2001, and rather uses a standard legal reasoning to explain the operations.
In a 14 August
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