The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered a new ground based surface-to-air missile (SAM) system from MBDA, IHS Jane's can confirm.
Known as the Future Local Area Air Defence System (FLAADS) Land, the new SAM system will eventually replace the British Army's Rapier Field Standard C (FSC)
UK orders next-generation air defence system from MBDA
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Libyan militia purportedly uses Camcopter in operation against strategic air base
Images of an unmanned helicopter that crashed in western Libya suggest one of the militias obtained an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) supplied to the country's coastguard by the European Union.
Photographs and a video appeared on various social media sites on 13 January, clearly showing a Camcopter
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Croatia to sell surplus military aircraft
Croatia is looking to sell a wide range of its surplus Croatian Air Force aircraft, with the state-owned Alan Agency issuing a new call to tender.
The country hopes to sell seven Mil Mi-24V 'Hind' attack helicopters (manufactured from 1978 to 1987), two Antonov An-32B 'Curl' tactical transport
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Boeing awarded LRIP contract for Super Hornet IRST
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Boeing a USD60.4 million contract for the procurement of six low rate initial production (LRIP) AN/ASG-34 infrared search-and-track (IRST) systems for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 16 January.
The contract,
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Ukraine restarting T-64-based IFV development
Ukraine has renewed development of heavy infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) based on the T-64 main battle tank (MBT), Ukroboronprom has announced.
The Kharkov Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau had previously created prototypes of a new IFV based on the T-64 but work is understood to have ceased
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France reassesses military cuts after Charlie Hebdo attack
France is reassessing planned defence cuts in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris on 7 January, France's president has announced.
Speaking on board the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle before it sailed to conduct operations in the Indian Ocean, François Hollande stated that
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Analysis: Syria's alleged secret reactor site
Key Points
Syria has reportedly established a nuclear facility in an underground facility on its border with Lebanon
There is no evidence in the available satellite imagery to corroborate the claims
Syria has continued its nuclear weapons programme at an underground facility located in mountains
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First steel cut for third Brazilian submarine
Brazilian state-owned firm Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados (NUCLEP) has officially begun building the third of four Riachuelo-class (modified Scorpèn 2000) diesel-electric attack submarines, and cut the first steel for Tonelero (S 42) on 13 January in Itaguaí, State of Rio de Janeiro.
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EU sets up new mission to train Malian security forces
The 28 EU nations approved on 19 January a new common and foreign security policy (CSDP) mission to assist Mali's internal security forces. The new EUCAP Sahel Mali mission will advise and train the National Guard, police force and gendarmerie in co-ordination with international partners.
The
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Cameroon to get 'sophisticated' Russian arms
Cameroon's military will take delivery of "the most sophisticated military equipment from Russia" before the end of 2015, a statement released by President Paul Biya's office announced on 16 January.
"Among other latest-generation weapons, this includes heavy artillery and missiles,
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F-35 weapons certification on track for this year
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is expected to complete full weapons certification this year after conducting several significant milestones since September 2014, the Pentagon said in a 15 January statement.
"The weapons development programme continues to track
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USAF general defends new bomber, nuclear stockpile modernisation
Key Points
The LRS-B is crucial to maintaining an effective US strategic deterrent, according to the USAF
Due to many details of the programme being classified, the USAF says critics have missed the mark when criticising it
The US Air Force's (USAF's) Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) is crucial
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US Navy expects to complete MUOS operational testing by end of 2015
Key Points
The MUOS constellation should be operational in early 2016
MUOS is intended to provide on-the-move tactical communications and improve capacity
The third US Navy (USN) Mobile Users Objective System (MUOS) communications satellite is scheduled to be launched from Florida's Cape
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UK puts Iraq training mission on hold
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has put on hold proposals to deploy "hundreds" of UK troops to Iraq this month to train the Iraqi Army, senior defence sources have told IHS Jane's .
The UK is instead to concentrate on enhancing coalition air surveillance, as well as sending "around
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Surface Navy 2015: USS Fort Worth to test LCS expeditionary maintenance capability
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USS Fort Worth will utilise the new EMC during its maintenance availability in March in Japan
The repairs will mark the first time LCS maintenance will be accomplished in a port beyond Singapore
As the second US Navy (USN) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to deploy to the Asia-Pacific
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Surface Navy 2015: MTMD Forum set for at-sea interoperability demonstration
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ASD15 is planned for October 2015
Favourable network performance will result in a SM-3 live firing event
A multinational sea-based missile defence exercise is to take place off the northwest coast of Scotland later this year in the first demonstration of its kind in European waters.
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Senior Hizbullah operatives, IRGC member killed in alleged Israeli helicopter attack
An Israeli helicopter is being held responsible for killing Hizbullah operatives and a member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) inside Syrian territory on 18 January.
The Iranian-backed Lebanese militant organisation Hizbullah said an Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a group of
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Russia's 2015 arms programme to be slowed by import substitution efforts
Russia's 2015 State Defence Order (GOZ) will see 20% more materiel delivered to the Russian armed forces than in 2014, according to Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
However, this plan appears set to hit headwinds as a result of efforts to provide domestic substitutes for components
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Peru buys Dutch AB412 search and rescue helicopters
An agreement has been reached between the Dutch and Peruvian governments on the sale of three Agusta-Bell AB412 SP helicopters, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 19 January.
Signing of the contract is expected at the end of January, the MoD stated.
The helicopters - SP stands for
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New HASC chairman aims for incremental acquisition reform
Key Points
Thornberry expects some initial acquisition reforms beginning with the FY 2016 defence authorisation bill
The new HASC chairman foresees a slow and incremental reform process, beginning with some committee proposals by mid-2015
The incoming chairman of the House Armed Service Committee
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