The US Air Force (USAF) is introducing a new service medal for its nuclear forces as part of a wider effort to improve operational effectiveness and morale, it was announced on 10 October.
The new Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal was authorised by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee
USAF creates new medal to improve morale of nuclear forces
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PLAN commissions fourth Dahua-class vessel
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned its fourth Type 909 Dahua-class research ship at a military port in Zhanjiang, a PLA-sponsored news outlet reported on 11 October.
The vessel, with pennant number 894, has been named Li Siguang and is described as a replacement for an
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AUSA 2014: Army development, acquisition money declining inequitably
US Army equipment buyers are concerned that research, development, and acquisition (RDA) accounts are declining at an unsustainable pace due to budget pressures stemming from 'sequestration'.
The RDA account has declined by 33% over the last five years and this is beginning to hinder efforts to buy
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USN, Northrop Grumman to deploy more mine-hunting USVs to the Gulf
After successfully demonstrating real-world operations of a prototype unmanned mine-hunting system in the Gulf, Northrop Grumman Corporation is preparing to deploy two more of the units with the US Navy's (USN's) Gulf-based 5th Fleet in early 2015, officials told IHS Jane's on 9 October.
The Mine
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QinetiQ CEO announces departure
UK defence and technology group QinetiQ announced on 15 October that CEO Leo Quinn will step down on 31 December.
Quinn, who has led the company since 2009, has tendered his resignation to take up the role of CEO at UK construction firm Balfour Beatty.
QinetiQ's chief financial officer, David
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Norway, India sign defence collaboration agreement
The governments of India and Norway announced a bilateral agreement to explore opportunities for collaboration in defence research and development (R&D) on 14 October.
A statement of intent signed during Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Oslo will facilitate co-operation between
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Lockheed Martin appoints new corporate development executive
Lockheed Martin announced on 14 October that it has appointed Greg Psihas as vice-president for corporate development.
Psihas will take responsibility for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and technology commercialisation.
He has previously worked
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Indian Su-30 crashes near Pune
The Indian Air Force (IAF) suffered its sixth crash this year on 14 October when a Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole aircraft crashed 20 km from Pune.
The aircraft took off on a routine training sortie from Lohegaon Air Force Base (AFB) in Pune at 1715 local time and crash-landed in a nearby village on its
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Indian Navy pressures MoD to keep MCMV contract afloat
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The Indian Navy is putting pressure on the Ministry of Defence not to cancel a USD383 million deal for eight mine countermeasure vessels
The MoD was moving to terminate the deal after an investigation found that manufacturer Kangnam Corporation had used proscribed agents during contract
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Indian MoD hands HAL RfP for more Hawks
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) dispatched a request for proposal (RfP) to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 20 additional BAE Systems Hawk Mk 132 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs) in early October.
The RfP was re-issued as the file dealing with the add-on Hawk purchase for the Indian Air
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India releases RfP for BMP-1 engine upgrades
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India's MoD has released an RfP for local vendors to update the engine and transmission on the army's BMP-1 ICVs
The upgrade is intended to keep the BMP-1 in service while the army waits for the FICV programme to get up and running
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a
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India cancels naval utility helicopter programme
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The Indian MoD has decided to cancel its plans to buy 56 naval utility helicopters
Meanwhile, a former naval chief has slammed the MoD for preventing the navy from making procurement decisions
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cancelled its August 2012 tender for 56 naval utility
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First A400M for Germany makes maiden flight
The first of 53 contracted Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M Atlas airlifters for the German Air Force made its maiden flight on 14 October.
The nearly five-hour flight of aircraft MSN018 took place out of the company's final assembly line in Seville, Spain, and marked one of the final milestones
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EU militaries working on Ebola response
European Union (EU) officials are reviewing how national militaries across the 28 European member states will support the union's humanitarian and crisis response to West Africa's outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.
According to the UN's World Health Organization (WHO), the virus has killed more
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Egypt, UAE hold another joint exercise
In a reflection of the ever-closer defence ties between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the two countries are holding their third military exercise in eight months.
The Egyptian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 12 October that Defence Minister General Sedki Sobhi had attended a
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Belarus developing new RPG
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Belarus' BSVT is developing a new type of RPG launcher
It is understood the weapon will be manufactured in partnership with Russia
Belarussian company Belspetsvneshtechnika (BSVT) is developing a new rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher, IHS Jane's understands.
The new weapon
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AUSA 2014: Hagel supports more army precision strike, missile defence in As-Pac
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, during a 15 October speech, suggested the US Army increase its efforts in the Pacific by contributing more precision strike weapons and missile defence.
"With our ongoing rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, the army could broaden its role by leveraging its current
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AUSA 2014: Future army truck could merge medium, heavy platforms
The US Army is considering a future truck procurement that could merge some of its medium and heavy platforms onto one chassis to gain commonality, according to Scott Davis, director of the programme executive office for combat support and combat systems support.
Work so far is in the science and
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AUSA 2014: Bell announces more V-280 industry partners as JMR teams prep for flight
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IAI is to manufacture the nacelles for Bell Helicopter's JMR offering: the tiltrotor V-280 Valor aircraft
Bell and a Boeing-Sikorsky team are preparing to fly technology demonstrators for the US Army in 2017
Bell Helicopter has added Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to its V-280 Valor
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AUSA 2014: Army 'Mike Boat' replacement expected soon
US Army officials expect to soon solicit proposals for replacing the service's ageing Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) 8 MOD I and MOD II, which are commonly referred to as 'Mike Boats'.
The army has about 100 watercraft in several variants that are used to help support operations in semi-permissive
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