Iran and Russia have agreed to resolve their dispute over the latter's failure to deliver S-300 long-range air defence systems, the Iranian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 20 January.
The MoD statement also announced that the Russian and Iranian defence ministers had signed an agreement in Tehran
Iran, Russia to resolve S-300 dispute
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Germany revives Euro Hawk programme
The German Federal Ministry of Defence (MoD) has performed a dramatic U-turn to revive the Northrop Grumman/Airbus RQ-4E Euro Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme with the award of a contract to both contractors, IHS Jane's has been told.
According to officials at Northrop Grumman, the
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EU to send military advisors to the CAR
The 28 EU countries have formally agreed to set up a new security mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) as a follow-on to the peacekeeping operation that will end in March.
The 19 January decision by EU foreign ministers will lead to a new 12-month mission: the EU Military Advisory Mission
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Canadian SOF engages Islamic State during front line visit
Canadian Special Operations Forces (SOF), serving in an advise and assist role in Iraq, engaged in a firefight with the Islamic State sometime in January, according to their commander.
Brigadier General Michael Rouleau, head of Canadian SOF Command, said on 19 January that his special forces
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UK places into storage Reaper UAVs not involved in Iraq operations
Royal Air Force (RAF) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are not involved in operations against the Islamic State in Iraq have been returned to the UK and placed into storage, a government minister disclosed on 19 January.
The UK transferred an
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European Air Transport Fleet enters 'second phase'
The European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) partnership has now entered into its 'second phase' of optimising the use of existing and future national fleets of military transport aircraft in the continent, the European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on 19 January.
With the first phase of harmonising
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UK awards Falklands SAR contract to AAR Airlift
AAR Airlift has been awarded a GBP180 million (USD275 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a 10-year rotary-winged search and rescue (SAR) service for the Falkland Islands, the company announced on 19 January.
The contract, which will be supported by British
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UAE to donate Super Tucanos to Iraq
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to supply Iraq with a number of Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano light strike aircraft to help combat the Islamic State, a government official has reportedly disclosed.
With IHS Jane's having first reported that the UAE had recently ordered up to 24 Super Tucanos, the
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HAL hands over first series production Tejas
India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered its first series-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk I to the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 17 January in Bangalore, 32 years after the indigenous programme was initiated.
The single-seat fighter, which secured its initial operational
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AgustaWestland offers AW139M to Slovakia
AgustaWestland is offering the AW139M to the Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) to fulfil an urgent requirement to replace Russian-made Mil Mi-17 'Hip' medium transport helicopters.
The AugustaWestland announcement comes on the heels of a US Department of Defense (DoD) proposal made on 12 January to
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US Navy buys five AN/SLQ-25 torpedo decoy systems from Boeing
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Boeing's Argon ST subsidiary has been awarded a contract to deliver five of its AN/SLQ-25C Nixie electro-acoustic torpedo decoy systems for surface ships to the US Navy
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Turkey, US closer to signing agreement on Syrian rebel training
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Turkey is expected to sign an agreement to allow the United States to train Syrian rebels in its territory so the resulting forces will "work for a political solution" to their country's conflict
It is unclear how Turkey's insistence on creating safe zones inside Syria will be
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Obama to seek Congress' blessing in campaign against Islamic State
The White House will ask Congress for a new authorisation for the use of military force (AUMF) against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, US president Barack Obama said during his annual State of the Union address.
"Tonight I call on this Congress to show the world that we are united in this
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NSPA delivers FN Minimis to Czech Republic
The Army of the Czech Republic (Armáda Ceské republiky: ACR) has taken delivery of 74 FN Herstal Minimi 7.62 mm light machine guns (LMG).
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered the weapons from the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) in 2012 and expected delivery in 2013. However, deliveries
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Defence budget, sequestration overlooked in 2015 State of the Union address
Funding limits for defence and domestic budgets are set to return in full force next fiscal year, and US president Barack Obama did not include mention of reversing those caps in his annual policy address.
In his 2013 State of the Union address, Obama decried the 2011 Budget Control Act and its
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US Army delays request for new handgun
The US Army has decided to delay the release of a much-awaited request for proposals (RfP) for a new sidearm to replace the Beretta M9.
The request "has been delayed until further notice in order to allow for improvements to the RfP as a result of feedback received from industry", the
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Spanish troops arrive in Iraq
The first contingent of Spanish troops to serve in Iraq since their controversial withdrawal from the US-led coalition more than a decade ago arrived in Baghdad on 22 January.
They are the advance unit of some 300 personnel that Madrid has promised to join the international effort in training and
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Poland launches UAS tenders
The Polish Armament Inspectorate has launched tenders for 12 short-range tactical unmanned aerial systems (UASs) and 15 mini-UASs as well as associate training and logistics, with the two systems to be named Orlik (Eaglet) and Wizjer (Spyhole), respectively.
Each UAS is to include three to five
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Kfir attrition prompts Colombia to consider fighter options
The Colombian Ministry of National Defence (MDN) has begun to analyse a broad range of options in light of the high attrition rate that its Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Kfir fighter fleet has suffered, according to local media.
Five Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana - FAC) Kfirs
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Imagery shows heliport on China's Nanji Islands
Satellite imagery analysis by IHS Jane's has confirmed that China is building a military base on islands 300 km away from the dispute Senkaku/Diaoyu islands.
The imagery, captured on 13 October 2014 by Airbus Defence and Space's Pleaides satellite, shows a heliport with 10 landing pads in the
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