Senegal has taken delivery of RAM Mk 3 light armoured vehicles, the French Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed on 2 February.
The MoD said that French forces had carried out tactical training to prepare two Senegalese motorised companies for their deployment as the rapid reaction force for the UN
Senegalese troops train with RAM Mk 3 vehicles
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Peru offered FA-50 fighters by South Korea
South Korea has offered Peru the sale of 24 Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Golden Eagle light fighters as part of ongoing efforts to further bi-lateral defence cooperation between the two nations.
According to South Korean press reports, the country's Vice Minister of Defence Baek Seungjoo
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Pentagon budget 2016: USD11 billion F-35 request would fund 57 more aircraft
Significance
The DoD's FY 2016 budget request includes USD11 billion for F-35s
The request would fund 57 more aircraft and is a 23% increase over the Pentagon's FY 2015 funding for the effort
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has requested just more than USD11 billion in fiscal year 2016 (FY
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Brazilian study recommends procuring Siroco LPD
A Brazilian Navy (MB) evaluation commission from the General Directorate of Naval Material recommended procurement of the French Navy Siroco (L 9012) Foudre-class landing platform dock (LPD) in late January, according to local reports.
The Brazilian commission surveyed the 12,000-ton Siroco at its
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Update: KC-390 airlifter makes maiden flight
The Embraer KC-390 transport aircraft made its maiden flight from the company's Gavião Peixoto production facility, north of São Paulo, on 3 February.
The flight of the first of two prototype platforms lasted for 1 hour and 25 minutes, during which time the crew evaluated the twin jet's
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Separatists claim first airstrike on Ukrainian forces
Russian-backed separatists in the east of Ukraine claim to have conducted their first airstrikes against government forces.
The claim by the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, which was reported by Russian state media on 5 February, is that it used a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25
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Russian TOS-1 and Pantsyr-S1 systems reported in east Ukraine
Anti-Kiev forces are deploying TOS-1 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launchers and possibly Pantsyr-S1 air-defence systems in the continuing conflict in east Ukraine, reports indicate.
In a statement on 4 February the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) claimed its forces had destroyed a TOS-1
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Kazakhstan to acquire Su-30SM fighters
Kazakhstan is to acquire the Sukhoi Su-30SM 'Flanker' as it looks to recapitalise its Soviet-era fighter force, the government announced on 4 February.
The disclosure was made by the Commander in Chief of the Kazakhstan Air Defence Forces (KADF), Major General Nurlan Ormanbetov, during a visit to
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Carter, congressional defence heads to seek acquisition reform
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House and Senate armed services committee chairmen will make defence reform a top priority
Ashton Carter, the presumptive next defence secretary, supports reform and possibly getting service chiefs more involved in acquisitions
Some measure of acquisition reform appears likely as the
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US Army releases JAGM solicitation, Lockheed Martin plans to compete
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The US Army has issued a solicitation for the EMD phase of its JAGM programme
JAGM would eventually replace the airborne TOW, AGM-114 Hellfire, and AGM-65 Maverick missiles
The US Army on 2 February released a request for proposals (RfP) for the engineering and manufacturing
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NATO defence ministers approve key elements of Readiness Action Plan
Spurred by Moscow's adventurism in Ukraine, NATO defence ministers on 5 February gave approval to launch key elements of the allies' new package of measures to boost their territorial security, known as the Readiness Action Plan (RAP). It will be the largest internal reconfiguration of assets and
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Lithuania receives SCAR-H Precision Rifles
The Lithuanian Armed Forces have begun using the FN Herstal SCAR-H Precision Rifle, according to the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Chambered in 7.62x51 mm and fitted with 3-12x magnification Schmidt & Bender scopes and suppressors, the rifles are intended to provide a designated marksman
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Lebanon takes delivery of M109 howitzers
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has received a consignment of M109 155 mm/37 calibre self-propelled howitzers to augment its artillery capabilities as part of a substantial build-up of its artillery capabilities.
The LAF "received about a dozen M109s supplied by Jordan via a third party
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Jordan breaks silence on airstrikes after death of pilot
Emboldened by the death of one of their pilots at the hands of the Islamic State, the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) acknowledged for the first time on 5 February that Jordan had carried out airstrikes against the militant group.
Lieutenant Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured after ejecting from his F-16
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Japan not currently considering more Apaches
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) is not currently considering purchasing additional Boeing AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters despite incurring a potential JPY35 billion (USD298 million) penalty by downsizing a previous deal to procure the aircraft, an MoD spokesman told IHS Jane's on 6
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Indian Navy puts out RfI for next-gen missile vessel
The Indian Navy's (IN's) Directorate of Ship Production has issued a request for information (RfI) relating to six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) under the 'Buy (Indian)/Buy and Make (Indian)' category of the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) 2013.
The RfI, issued in early February, aims to
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IDF steps up counter-tunnel training
The IDF has begun training company and battalion commanders to use specialised techniques for uncovering and destroying tunnels dug by the militants in the Gaza Strip.
The army said the new training, which also covers improvised explosive devices and fighting in complex environments, comes as part
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Harris to acquire Exelis
Significance
Harris to acquire Exelis in deal valued at USD4.75 billion
Merger one of the largest for the US defence industry in years, and is expected to create an entity with USD8 billion in revenues
US communications firm Harris announced on 6 February that it is to acquire Exelis in one of
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HAL awarded contract for 14 Do-228s for Indian Air Force
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been awarded an INR10.91 billion (USD176.3 million) contract to provide 14 Dornier Do-228 twin-turboprop light transport and utility aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The contract, which was approved by the Indian government in June 2012, includes six
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Germany completes withdrawal of heavy equipment from Afghanistan
The Bundeswehr has completed the withdrawal of the heavy equipment of its contingent of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan with the arrival of the fifth and last roll-on, roll-off ship in the North Sea port of Emden on 5 February.
The ship carrying some 200
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