Five Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) Saab Gripen fighter aircraft arrived in Keflavik airport in Iceland on 10 October where they will be based for the next nine weeks as part of a NATO Air Policing mission safeguarding Iceland's sovereign airspace.
A contingent of 70 ACR ground personnel and
Czech Gripens take on Iceland air policing role
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BAE Systems announces up to 440 Military Air & Information business job cuts
BAE Systems has warned that it could make 440 redundancies within its Military Air & Information business, bringing the group's job cuts in the UK to around 3,000 positions since 2013.
The potential cuts - effecting management positions - were announced on 9 October.
BAE Systems said in a
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Australia receives first Canberra-class LHD
The Australian government has accepted the first of its two Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (LHDs) from BAE Systems, the vessel's prime contractor said in a statement on 8 October.
The ship will remain at BAE Systems' Williamstown shipyard in Melbourne before its commissioning at Sydney
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New pictures of J-10B revealed
A new batch of mass-produced Chengdu J-10B fighters are undergoing flight and taxi tests, Chinese media has reported saying that the aircraft will enter service "soon".
The J-10B is an improved variant of the Chengdu J-10 manufactured by the state-owned Chengdu Aircraft Industry
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TenCate acquires sensor technology from Newport Sensors
TenCate's Advanced Armor USA division announced on 13 October that it had acquired US-based Newport Sensors' Smart Body Armor sensor system.
The sensor system was developed to allow for the real-time inspection of body armour plates that have been equipped with sensors integrated onto the surface
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Indonesia commences propellant manufacturing at new plant
Indonesia's PT Dahana and French partners Roxel and Eurenco have commenced the development of a propellant plant in Subang, West Java, geared to meeting the ammunition and explosives requirements of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI).
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a 10 October
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IMI privatisation moves on as more sales revealed
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Investment banks approached to handle deal, with foreign firms allowed to purchase up to 90% through local entities
News comes as Israeli government announces plans to sell stakes in IAI, Rafael, and other government-owned firms
The Israeli government has reportedly taken new steps in
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AUSA 2014: BAE Systems watch growing APKWS sales as Australia begins tests
The Australian Defence Forces have trialled BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket as the company seeks to further expand the systems' international sales.
During Australia's ground trials the APKWS marked its first integration on a Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ)
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UN documents shed light on African defence procurement
The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) recently released two documents that provide additional details of African defence procurement in 2013, including the numbers for some of the acquisitions that countries are known to have made that year.
For example, China said it had supplied 11
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L-3 Communications completes review of finances
L-3 Communications announced on 10 October that it had completed an internal review of the activities of its Aerospace Systems business, following a public disclosure on 31 July that the firm had discovered misconduct resulting in understated costs on a fixed-price maintenance contract.
As a
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AUSA 2014: Army leaders fear Congress' rejection of savings plan
US Army leaders are again raising budget concerns as Congress appears unlikely to accept many of the service's major proposals for saving money over the next five years.
The army's cost savings plans, outlined in the future years defense programme (FYDP) in the fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015) budget
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AUSA 2014: Army approves 4th Stryker Double V-Hull brigade
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Another brigade set of Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) vehicles has been cleared for army procurement
The move will also accelerate engineering change proposals to 'buy back' lost performance
The US Army acquisition executive has officially cleared the procurement of a fourth brigade of
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AUSA 2014: 'Pacific Pathways' could triple in FY 2015
US Army Pacific (ARPAC) expects to ramp up its 'Pacific Pathways' training and engagement programme with at least three deployments in fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015).
ARPAC Commander General Vincent Brooks told reporters in a 13 October press briefing at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
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Alcoa forges 'world's largest' monolithic aluminium hull
Metals manufacturer Alcoa has produced "the world's largest single-piece forged aluminium hull" meant for a combat vehicle, the company announced on 13 October at the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference.
The design was created via a joint project with the US
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Turkey to train Syrian rebels, but denies US use of Incirlik for strikes
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Turkey has decided to start training and arming moderate Syrian opposition forces
However, the country has denied it will allow the United States to use Incirlik airbase in southern Turkey to conduct strikes against IS
Turkey has agreed to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, but
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KC-390 enters production phase of development
The Embraer KC-390 tanker-transport aircraft has entered into the production phase of its development schedule that includes the series manufacture of 28 aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileria - FAB), the service reported on 10 October.
With the roll-out of the first of two
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Japan, US put space, cyber at heart of revised defence guidelines
Military co-operation in space and cyber were the key new elements in a report on revising the guidelines for the US-Japan security relationship.
The interim report, which was published in early October, also describes "a more expansive partnership [that] would require enhanced capabilities
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Indian, Israeli defence ties warm under BJP government
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Senior military sources in New Delhi have said the BJP government is improving defence ties with Israel
The countries' two leaders recently met in New York with defence relations at the top of the agenda, the sources said
Israel's defence links with India are rising to new heights
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Danish AW101 damaged in Afghan crash
A Danish AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin utility helicopter was damaged in a crash landing in Afghanistan, the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 12 October.
Personnel on board suffered only minor injuries, but the helicopter received 'extensive damage' after it toppled onto its side while
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Bharat Forge-Safran in licence production arrangement
India's Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) and French group Safran have formed a partnership to produce in India aerospace components for commercial and military applications.
In a statement on 13 October, BFL said it had secured a purchase order from Safran to build components for the company's commercial
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