The US Defense Logistics Agency is looking for a contractor that can deliver 48,000 US gallons of jet fuel to Iraq's Al-Asad Air Base, suggesting the US military will forward deploy aircraft to Al-Anbar province, which has become a stronghold of the Islamic State militant group.
The solicitation
US prepares to deploy aircraft to Al-Anbar province
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Ukraine outlines scale of import substitution programme following collapse of relations with Russia
Ukrainian defence industrial group Ukroboronprom has reported that substituting imported Russian products following the collapse of relations between Kiev and Moscow will involve finding alternative sources for 30,000 products.
The company said in a statement on 18 December that it was
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Suspected South African surveillance satellite launched
The Russian Federal Space Agency announced on 19 December that it had successfully launched a Kondor-E synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite into orbit for an undisclosed foreign customer from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
"We cannot be sure, but the Kondor-E satellite, launched
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Strategic Missile Forces to be fully re-armed with new ICBMs by 2020
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) will have a completely modern inventory of mobile and silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by 2020, according to the RVSN's commander.
During a speech celebrating the 55th anniversary of the RVSN, Colonel General Sergei Karakaev said
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Spain receives first NH90, and upgraded Tiger HAD-E helos
Spain has taken delivery of its first NH90 utility helicopter, as well as its first upgraded EC665 Tiger HAD-E attack helicopter, Airbus announced on 18 December.
The one NH90 TTH (Troop Transport Helicopter) and two Tiger HAD-E (Helicóptero de Apoyo [Support] y Destrucción - España)
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Rafael waiting on Trophy-LV order
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has offered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) its Trophy-LV active protection system for light tactical vehicles and is currently waiting for a decision by the Ministry of Defence.
Although part of the Trophy family, the LV variant works differently from the Trophy-HV
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Germany receives first A400M airlifter
Germany has received into service the first of 53 Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M Atlas transport aircraft, Airbus DS announced on 18 December.
The aircraft - MSN018 - was handed over to the Bundeswehr in a ceremony at the final assembly line in Seville, Spain, on the same day as the
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Czech firm looks to maintain Afghan T-55s
Excalibur Group, a Czech defence company specialising in the repair and maintenance of armoured vehicles, is currently negotiating with the Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD) to maintain the T-55 main battle tank fleet operated by the Afghan National Army (ANA) and supply all necessary spare parts.
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Canada to acquire fifth C-17
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will purchase a fifth Boeing CC-177 Globemaster, the Canadian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 19 December.
"Having a fifth C-17 will significantly augment the flexibility of the Canadian Armed Forces' strategic airlift, allowing our men and women in
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Brazil registers over 2,000 defence products in strategic defence system initiative
During 2014 Brazil's Registration of Companies and Products in the Defence sector (Sistema de Cadastramento de Produtos e Empresas de Defesa - SisCaPED) system accredited 60 companies and catalogued more than 2,000 products, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to IHS Jane's on 18 December.
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Blocking US Army aviation restructure could put FVL at risk, officials warn
Key Points
US Army officials say future fleet modernisation rests on their aviation restructure plan
They warn that FVL will not come to fruition without the cutbacks
US Army aviation officials are insisting that their controversial Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI) is the only way to
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Alenia offers M-346 Master to Thailand
Alenia Aermacchi is offering its M-346 Master advanced jet trainer aircraft to Thailand as a replacement for its ageing Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros platforms, the company told IHS Jane's on 19 December.
No further details of the offer were disclosed, except to say that the offer was being made in
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Airbus hopes to double A400M delivery rate in 2015
Airbus Defence and Space hopes to at least double its delivery rate of the A400M Atlas transport aircraft to 18 next year, after acknowledging supplier problems up to now.
The company's director general for Spain, where the aircraft is made, Domingo Ureña, said the first export client,
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Radar data on Russian aircraft being shared to mitigate collision risks
The militaries of at least two Baltic and Scandinavian countries have begun sharing primary radar information with civilian air traffic control (ATC) authorities over concerns of Russian aircraft operating in the region without transponders, IHS Jane's was told on 17 December.
Speaking during a
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Update: Pakistan prepares air strikes in response to Peshawar school attack
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) finalised plans on 18 December to carry out fresh bombing raids targeting suspected Taliban militant camps across the tribal areas close to the country's border with Afghanistan.
A Pakistani defence ministry official told IHS Jane's the attacks will mainly be carried
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KC-46A first test flight expected six months behind schedule as costs rise
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Boeing is preparing for its KC-46A test model's first flight six months late as costs increase
Estimated cost of Boeing's work has increased to USD1.5 billion above the contract ceiling
Boeing is expected to fly a test model of its KC-46A aerial refuelling tanker for the US Air Force
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Egypt receives withheld Apache attack helos
Egypt has received 10 Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters withheld since the military took control of the country in July 2013.
The delivery was reported on 20 December by the Reuters news agency, which quoted local security sources.
Confirmation that delivery of the 10 AH-64D Block II
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Johnston replaced as Australia's defence minister
David Johnston has been replaced as Australia's defence minister by social services minister Kevin Andrews in a cabinet reshuffle announced on 21 December by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Appointed shadow minister for defence in 2008, Johnston assumed the defence portfolio when the Abbott government
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The Islamic State captures downed Jordanian pilot
The Islamic State has reportedly captured the Jordanian pilot of a combat aircraft that came down over northern Syria on 24 December.
According to social media the aircraft crashed close to Raqqa, approximately 100 km southeast of the besieged town of Kobane. While some reports state that the
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Poland's submarine replacement plan now 'very difficult to execute', says squadron 2i/c
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The Polish Navy hopes the government will order three new AIP-equipped SSKs by 2017
Submarine squadron 2i/c suggests that further delays might force Poland to scrap its submarine capability
The deputy commander of the Polish Navy's Submarine Squadron has warned that the force faces a
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