The Uruguayan Air Force is again interested in buying a number of Chilean F-5E Tiger II fighters to fill a gap in high performance combat aircraft, sources in Montevideo told IHS Jane's .
The only combat aircraft currently operated by Uruguay are small, subsonic Cessna A-37B Dragonfly ground attack
Uruguay eyes Chilean F-5Es again
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Nigerian Army establishes new division in troubled northeast
The Nigerian Army is establishing a seventh division with its headquarters in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, spokesman Brigadier General Chris Olukolade said in a statement released on 18 August.
The statement said that the three brigades that are based in the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, and
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Hardline Islamists down Syrian jet with Chinese MANPADS
The Syrian insurgent group Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya released a video on 18 August that appears to show one of its teams shooting down a Syrian fighter jet using a Chinese FN-6 man-portable air defence system (MANPADS).
The video shows what appears to be a Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-21
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CVN 77 still training up on SSTD, which will deploy with strike group in 2014
Key Points SSTD training being finalised on board USS George H W Bush USN plans to equip five more carriers with SSTD in 2014-16
The crew of aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush (CVN 77) continues to test a prototype torpedo countermeasures system as it trains to employ the system on deployment in
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Chile's poll-leading centre-left party looks to revise defence
The centre-left coalition in Chile is posed for a victory in November's presidential elections, with 51% of respondents favouring its candidate, former President Michelle Bachelet, and information about their potential defence policies is beginning to surface.
The coalition has suggested a USD300
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Vietnam, Bulgaria sign defence industry MoU
Vietnam and Bulgaria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support closer defence industrial collaboration, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on 19 August.
The agreement was signed in Sofia by Bulgaria's Defence Minister Angel Naydenov and his counterpart
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Suriname preparing to activate Coast Guard
The Government of Suriname is preparing to establish a new Coast Guard service in November. The new service will add to the existing 380-man navy, but will be primarily tasked with fighting piracy and patrolling Suriname's exclusive economic zone. IHS Jane's understands that the first vessel, an FPB
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Saudi Arabia to get smart cluster bombs
The US Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 20 August it had awarded Textron Defense Systems a USD640 million contract modification to produce 1,300 cluster bomb units for Saudi Arabia.
Although the DoD did not identify the types of munitions involved, Saudi Arabia has previously requested
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Russian Air Force commander announces new fighter deployments
Russia will soon deploy two squadrons of new Sukhoi fighter aircraft to the Far East of the country, the head of the Russian Air Force stated to national media on 17 August.
Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev said that in total 12 new Su-30SM 'Flanker-C' and 12 Su-35 'Flanker-E' multi-role fighters
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Russia delays MiG-35 buy, to order MiG-29SMT instead
Russia has postponed its plans to order Mikoyan MiG-35 'Fulcrum-F' fighter aircraft, according to a variety of local media reports.
According to defence ministry sources quoted by business daily Kommersant , a planned RUB37 billion (USD1.12 billion) order for 37 MiG-35s has been postponed until
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New UK export regulations in place for arming Syrian opposition
The British government issued a notice to exporters on 21 August redefining arms trade restrictions to Syria, following earlier European Union (EU)-level decisions.
The decision to abandon the EU arms embargo was announced on 27 May in a move that was thought to herald the way for the potential
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India lands C-130J-30 on world's highest airstrip
Key Points The IAF landed one of its recently acquired C-130J-30 transports at DBO ALG - the world's highest airstrip - on 20 August The landing served as a sign to China that India is increasingly capable of supporting - and if necessary reinforcing - its positions along the LoAC between the two
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USN reducing flag officer ranks to ease budget pressure
The US Navy (USN) has approved plans to cut the number of admirals in its headquarters and at commands across the fleet as a cost-saving measure that will help the service deal with future spending cuts, officials announced on 20 August.
Navy officials said the plan will reduce, eliminate, or
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USAF releases updated mission statement
Key Points The USAF has issued a new vision statement, updating its decades-old concept of 'Global Reach, Global Power' The new vision statement was released by General Mark Welsh, the USAF chief of staff
The US Air Force (USAF) has released a new mission statement, an update to the venerable 1991
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UK completes Chinook HC.6 flight trials
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed flight trials of its new Boeing Chinook HC.6 heavy-lift transport helicopter ahead of delivery of the first examples before the end of the year, the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on 21 August.
The testing, which was carried out by a
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Satellite imagery reveals Iranian UAV base developments
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base on the Iranian island of Qeshm has undergone significant development in recent years, DigitalGlobe satellite imagery reveals.
Located in an ideal position to monitor shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the airfield may support the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps
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Russian MoD may absorb emergency ministry
Russia's leadership is considering subordinating the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), according to reports carried by Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 22 August.
MoD sources initially told the paper the decision would be taken after analysing the
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Russia plans MAI-223 buy
Russia plans to purchase more than 300 MAI-223 Kityonok ultra-light aircraft, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on 20 August.
Shoigu was opening the Russian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) new Innovation Day in Moscow, where he was particularly taken by the MAI-223, according to an MoD communique.
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Japan protests Russian bomber incursion
The Japanese government has called on Moscow to investigate a recent incursion into its airspace by Russian Air Force (VVS) combat aircraft, Russian media reported on 22 August.
The request was received by the Russian embassy in Tokyo on the same day as Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF)
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F-15SE dashes EADS' Korean ambitions
Boeing's F-15SE Silent Eagle is poised to win South Korea's largest ever defence contract following the disqualification of the Eurofighter Typhoon: the only remaining rival competitor in the so-called FX-III contest.
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 18
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