A new contractor is being sought to run the UK's helicopter training organisation to replace the existing operation at RAF Shawbury.
Six companies have been asked to bid on the programme that could be worth nearly GBP200 million (USD322 million) from 2018, according to an announcement on 8
UK seeks new contractor for helicopter training
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UK launches new Rivet Joint flight test programme
A new UK-US flight test programme is being launched to help provide additional data to allow the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) three Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence gathering aircraft to receive their full flight safety certification.
Details of the new programme were announced on 8
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Pentagon wants to buy F-35s, Apaches with war funds
Key Points
The Pentagon is asking lawmakers for permission to buy 12 AH-64Es and 8 F-35s with its supplemental budget
The AH-64s would replace OH-58Ds, while the F-35s would replace AV-8Bs and F-15s
The Pentagon has asked the US Congress for permission to move just over USD1.9 billion in
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Mexican military requests USD1.7 billion in 2015 procurement funding
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has proposed a 2015 budget that includes a combined MXN98.3 billion (USD7.4 billion) for the Ministry of National Defence (SEDENA) and the Ministry of the Navy (SEMAR).
The budget was submitted on 5 September to Mexico's Congress, which must revise and
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Malawi renegotiating Paramount defence deal
The Malawian government is in the process of renegotiating a defence contract with South Africa's Paramount Group, according to a statement released in the name of both parties. The joint statement was a response to a Malawian newspaper report quoting Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe as saying the
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HEL MD laser continues testing, moves towards 60 kW system
The US Army and Boeing revealed further tests of a vehicle-mounted laser system that officials hope can eventually be powerful enough for base defence.
In this most recent round of demonstrations, first announced by Boeing on 4 September, the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) was
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Estonian intelligence officer seized near Russian border
A member of the Estonian Internal Security Service (KaPo) was seized at gunpoint from near the Luhamaa border crossing with Russia, the KaPo has announced.
Both Russia and Estonia have claimed the KaPo officer was seized on their own respective territories.
According to the KaPo the seizure
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Bristow receives first S-92 helo for UK search-and-rescue duties
Bristow Helicopters Limited (BHL) has received the first of 11 Sikorsky S-92 platforms that it will use to provide search-and-rescue (SAR) services for the UK over the next decade.
The delivery was announced by both companies on 8 September, and took place at Sikorsky's Coatesville facility in
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Australia reaffirms submarine domestic build plans
Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has reaffirmed a commitment to build the "bulk" of Australia's future submarines indigenously following intense speculation within the country that the boats will be constructed by Japan.
In comments published by the Australian Department of
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Australia extends Thales ammunition production contract
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) is to extend Thales Australia's local production of munitions, explosives, and propellants for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), it announced on 10 September.
The DoD said that Thales Australia had been selected to continue managing the programme - known
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South Africa's Tellumat unveils new UAV control system
The South African electronics company Tellumat has developed a new compact and lightweight ground-control system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will allow networked control of the aircraft and their payloads.
The system comprises one or more compact operator control units (OCU) and an
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Russia scraps defence procurement agencies
Russia has disbanded state defence procurement agencies Rosoboronzakaz and Rosoboronpostavka, the Kremlin announced on 8 September.
The official logic behind the move is to cut out unneeded layers of bureaucracy and duplication of effort. The previous responsibilities of the two agencies will now
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Ecuador to receive USD4.8 million in Chinese military aid
Ecuador's Minister of Defence Maria Fernanda Espinosa and China's ambassador to Quito, Wang Shixiong, signed a military assistance agreement on 3 September that included China donating USD4.8 million worth of equipment to the Ecuadorian armed forces.
The exact destination of this donation has not
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Analysis: NATO's budget increase 'aim'
Despite the security crises confronting Europe, NATO's toughest debate during its 4-5 September summit in Wales was also, deliberately, the last on its agenda: how to increase national defence spending. Not surprisingly, the formula agreed was a glass-half-full/glass-half-empty one: a non-binding
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USS Fort Worth to drill MCM, marine corps lift in As-Pac deployment
The US Navy (USN) expects to deploy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) to the Asia-Pacific region by the end of 2014, according to 7th Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Robert L Thomas.
Responding to a question from IHS Jane's at the Asian Naval Warfare conference in Kuala Lumpur on 9
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UK launches new Rivet Joint flight test programme
A new UK-US flight test programme is being launched to help provide additional data to allow the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) three Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence gathering aircraft to receive their full flight safety certification.
Details of the new programme were announced on 8
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South Africa develops mobile chem-bio defence lab
Protechnik Laboratories, part of the research and development division of South African defence acquisition agency Armscor, has developed a mobile chemical and biological defence laboratory in conjunction with engineers from the South African company TFD Manufacturing.
The laboratory consists of
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Obama to expand operations against Islamic State into Syria
Key Points
The United States is expanding airstrikes to include IS targets Syria and Iraq, with no preconditions
Hundreds more trainers and advisors are heading to Iraq, and the White House is asking for authority to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels in Saudi Arabia
US President Barack Obama
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Norinco reveals new features on MBT-3000
China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) has released more details of the latest version of its MBT-3000 main battle tank (MBT) being offered on the export market.
The latest version of the MBT-3000, which is also known as the VT-4, has composite armour over the frontal arc. Officials have also
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Israel conducts inconclusive test of improved Arrow 2
Israel carried out a test of an improved version of its Arrow 2 ballistic missile interceptor on 9 September. The trial reflected the fact that the existing Arrow 2 system, which became operational in 2000, would probably struggle to deal with newer missiles that might be fired at Israel in future.
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