Boeing has been awarded a USD295.8 million firm-fixed-price foreign military sales contract for eight AH64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters for Indonesia, the Department of Defence (DoD) disclosed on 27 January.
The contract will be complete by 28 February 2018.
When the deal was first
Boeing awarded Indonesian AH-64E contract
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Ukraine approves An-70 production, commits to fielding airlifter
Ukraine has approved production of the Antonov An-70 transport aircraft and will introduce it into service with its armed forces, the company announced on 22 January.
The decision to adopt the An-70 was taken by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) following a test programme that was concluded in June
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Swedish staff and equipment boards Dutch LPD for EU counter-piracy ops
The Royal Netherlands Navy's landing platform dock (LPD) Johan de Witt set sail from Den Helder on 24 January with a large Swedish military contingent to take part in anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast.
The 16,900-tonne Dutch vessel will be home to the 70-strong staff of Rear Admiral Jonas
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Suspected Nigerian CH-3 UAV crashes
Photographs emerged on social media websites on 27 January showing a CASC CH-3 (or improved CH-3A) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had purportedly crashed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.
Although operated by Pakistan, the CH-3 was not previously reported to be in service with
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Second batch of U212As to enter German Navy service in 2015
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Germany's second batch of U212A submarines will enter service in 2015
The two boats, U35 and U36, have improved communications and special forces capabilities
Germany's fifth U212A submarine, U35, will enter service at the end of March after the German Navy's chief of staff, Vice
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Pakistani-Afghan defence ties deepen
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Relations between the Afghan and Pakistani militaries have deepened in the wake of the 16 December Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar
The two militaries had previously eyed each other with suspicion amid Afghan claims that Pakistan was doing little to close down Taliban havens on
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Kiev looks to import arms to counter Moscow's military support for separatists
As fighting intensifies in Ukraine's eastern breakaway districts between government troops and Russian-backed rebel groups, Kiev is stepping up its effort to counter the rebels' flow of arms from Moscow by importing weapons of its own, according to Ukraine's ambassador to NATO.
"We have
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Israeli battalions to get larger fire control teams
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has begun a programme to provide all its combat infantry battalions with an Artillery Corps firepower team tasked with co-ordinating multiple sources of fire on the battlefield.
Currently, infantry battalions have one artillery liaison officer whose mission is to
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Iraqi Shia militia spotted with Abrams tank
In an apparent reflection of the growing power of Iraq's pro-Iranian militias, an M1A1 Abrams tank has been spotted in videos showing a large convoy of vehicles operated by Kataib Hizbullah.
The videos were released on 25 January on YouTube channels that are supportive of Kataib Hizbullah, a Shia
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Indian MiG-27 crashes on training sortie
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 'Flogger' combat aircraft crashed during a routine training sortie on 27 January, local media reported.
The single-seat aircraft came down close to Barmer city, in the northern province of Rajasthan. The pilot ejected, though there were reports of minor injuries
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Estonia completes air surveillance programme
Estonia completed the creation of its military air surveillance network on 27 January, with the formal handover of its final ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) GM400-family radar system to the Estonian Air Force.
The radar, installed at the Tõika air force facility near Otepää in the
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Catalan republic would have no armed forces, says proposal
A group of jurists charged with drawing up a constitution for a potential secessionist Catalan republic has proposed that it should have no armed forces.
In a preview in Girona of the document he is due to present on 31 January, judge Santiago Vidal, leader of the working group, also said that
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Brunei confirms Black Hawk transfer to Malaysia
Brunei confirmed its intention to transfer its S-70As Black Hawks to Malaysia on 28 January.
In a statement titled 'Defence Co-operation between Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia', the Brunei Ministry of Defence said that the transfer of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAF) S-70As to Malaysia would take
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AFRICOM chief sees Africa as more welcoming, interested in collaboration
Local governments and agencies are becoming less suspicious of US Africa Command (AFRICOM) - which suffered a difficult start - and are using the command's support to build military 'enablers', according to its top general.
"I don't see that information [regarding local suspicion] nearly as
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Portugal approves military programming law
Portugal approved its military programming law for the next 12 years on 22 January, although the plan to complete this in 2026 will be reviewed every four years. The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence is expected to spend EUR960 million (USD1.084 billion) in armament programmes up to 2018.
In
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Ecuador loses another Dhruv helo to crash
The Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana: FAE) lost a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv utility helicopter to a training accident in late January, the second to be lost this month and the fourth since deliveries began in 2009.
The accident, which is reported to have occurred
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USAF wants to dodge latest air defences with bomber's new secret weapon
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The proliferation of advanced air defences provided the impetus behind the design of the new LRSO missile.
The USAF has completed its AoA and is now waiting on civilian leaders to allow the acquisition to begin.
Maintaining the shroud of secrecy surrounding the US Air Force's (USAF's)
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USAF chooses Boeing 747-8 for new Air Force One
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Boeing will produce the new Air Force One based on its Boeing 747-8 commercial aircraft
The Pentagon's desire for a US-manufactured four-engine aircraft made the choice a foregone conclusion
The US Air Force (USAF) has chosen the Boeing 747-8 as the new US presidential transport
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US, Philippines express concern at Chinese land reclamation in South China Sea
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The United States and the Philippines have jointly called on China to stop building islands in disputed areas of the South China Sea
Beijing's activities are viewed as inconsistent in the context of previous multilateral declarations on the South China Sea dispute
The United States and
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Update: Ukraine approves An-70 production, commits to fielding airlifter
Ukraine has approved production of the Antonov An-70 transport aircraft and will introduce it into service with its armed forces, the company announced on 22 January.
The decision to adopt the An-70 was taken by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) following a test programme that was concluded in June
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