Add pic: 1568617 Caption: The design of Iran's indigenous Shafaq fighter/light combat aircraft as it appeared around 2006. The design has now been revised, but the programme is still nowhere near the prototype stage. Credit: R Johnson
Despite Iran moving its indigenous fighter/light combat aircraft
Iranian fighter programme remains on drawing board
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First French GM406 long-range 3D radar enters service
The French Air Force begun operating its first of three ThalesRaytheonSystems Ground Master 406 (GM406) long-range 3D air surveillance tower-mounted radar systems as of 27 November.
The country's procurement agency, the DGA, began purchasing the systems from the Thales/Raytheon joint venture in
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China's Poly Group unveils WB-1 directed-energy crowd-control weapon
The China Poly Group Corporation used the recent Airshow China 2014 to reveal its WB-1 millimeter-wave beam-projecting non-lethal anti-riot system.
Similar to Raytheon's Active Denial System (ADS), the Poly WB-1 projects the millimeter-wave beam to heat water molecules just below the skin,
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RAN commissions first-of-class Canberra
The sealift capability of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has been dramatically increased by the commissioning of the 27,800-tonne landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Canberra in Sydney on 28 November.
Based on the design of the Spanish Navy's aircraft carrier Juan Carlos , the 231 m Canberra can
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French defence minister heads to Delhi with MMRCA on the agenda
Key Points
France's defence minister is heading to Delhi for talks on the stalled MMRCA acquisition
Indian sources said that most issues had been resolved in negotiations, but a deal was not imminent
French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will arrive in India for a two-day visit on 30
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Indian defence imports total $17.25bn over past 5 years
India has imported materiel worth INR1.034 trillion (USD17.25billion) over the past five years, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament on 25 November.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials estimate that these imports total about 65% of the country's overall military requirements.
In
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UK retains Chinooks in Afghanistan
The UK has retained a number of Boeing Chinook transport helicopters in Afghanistan to support personnel assigned to the NATO training and advisory mission in the country, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to IHS Jane's on 28 November.
Three of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinooks previously
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France trials new digital helicopter information systems
The French army aviation (ALAT) has conducted its first exercise with its new digitised helicopter networking system.
Started on 24 November and running until 5 December, Exercise 'Aozou' in eastern France has seen two Système d'Information Tactique ALAT (Sitalat) equipped SA342M1 Gazelle
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Iranian Phantom jet strikes the Islamic State in Iraq
An Iranian McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet has struck Islamic State targets in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala, footage shot by regional media shows.
At least one F-4 is seen conducting a bombing run against ground targets in the footage shot by Al Jazeera , which erroneously identified
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Brazil delays A-4 aircraft upgrade programme
The Brazilian Navy (MB) will delay finalisation of its A-4BR Skyhawk upgrade programme from September 2015 to November 2017, according to a contract extension revealed at the end of November.
The first upgraded McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (known locally as AF-1/A) was originally scheduled to be
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Turkish F-16C crashes, pilot survives
A Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft was destroyed in a crash on 1 December. The pilot ejected and survived.
The fighter, from 152 Squadron, crashed 36 km southeast of the 5th Main Jet Base Merzifon following take-off on a planned training flight, the Turkish General
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Russia completes initial An-124 upgrade programme
Russian company Aviastar-SP has finished the modernisation of six An-124-100 Ruslan 'Condor' strategic transport aircraft for the Russian Air Force, the firm has announced. IHS Jane's was told by a company's official that the sixth An-124 flew to its home base near Sescha on the 24 November. The
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Russia activates new Arctic Joint Strategic Command
Russia's new Arctic Joint Strategic Command became operational on 1 December, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vladimir Korolev has announced.
The new command, based on the Northern Fleet and headquartered at Severomorsk, will acquire military, naval surface and strategic nuclear subsurface, air
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Iranian fighter programme remains on drawing board
Despite Iran moving its indigenous fighter/light combat aircraft programme to a new design house, indications emanating from the country's latest Kish Island air show suggest nothing will take to the skies anytime soon.
Since 2001 Iran's indigenous Shafaq programme has been in what seemed an
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Indonesia confirms plans for regional commands, third fleet
Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed on 28 November to continue with plans for the Indonesian armed forces to form Joint Regional Defence Commands (abbreviated as Kogabwilhan), local media has reported.
These commands, led by army lieutenant generals, would bring together army, navy, and air
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IDEAS 2014: Pakistani defence minister says Russia ready to sell RD-93 engine directly to Islamabad
A recently concluded defence co-operation agreement between Russia and Pakistan will be followed up by the latter purchasing the Klimov RD-93 aircraft engines directly from Russia, Pakistan's defence minister has told IHS Jane's .
Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS)
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IDEAS 2014: Nigeria 'close to signing up' for JF-17
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is close to finalising an order for the purchase of one or two squadrons of the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft co-produced by Pakistan and China, a senior Pakistani Ministry of Defence official told IHS Jane's on 2 December.
Speaking at the International Defence
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I/ITSEC 2014: Uncertainty prevails for modelling and simulation funding
Key Points
US congressmen express support for investment in training and simulation systems
Industry urged to educate lawmakers on the concepts and importance of modelling and simulation technologies
US congressmen expressed support for funding training and simulation systems, but noted that the
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Brazil designates torpedo, missile, cyber security, and more as strategic programmes
Brazilian Minister of Defence Celso Amorim designated six projects currently under development as Strategic Defence Products (PED), according to a Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordinance published at the end of November.
The PEDs include development of torpedoes, air-to-air missiles, radar systems and
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Chain of Lebanese border forts nears completion
The construction of 12 fortified outposts along 130 km of Lebanon's border with Syria is nearing completion.
The border posts have been built as part of a wider project funded by the British government that began in 2011 with the aim of helping the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) prevent extremist
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