Qatar and Saudi Arabia will each order Lockheed Martin's Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defence system, although it could be up to three years before the contracts are finalised, according to Mike Trotsky, the vice-president of Air and Missile Defense at Lockheed
IDEX 2015: Saudi, Qatari THAAD contracts in the pipeline
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IDEX 2015: Raytheon partners with Nimr on Talon
Raytheon's Talon guidance kit for 70 mm rockets appears to have been given a new lease of life through a collaboration with the Emirati company that produces the Nimr range of armoured vehicles.
Raytheon announced at the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi that it was working with Nimr Automotive, which is part
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IDEX 2015: Nash-Shab Quad remote weapon station unveiled
The Jordanian company Jadara unveiled at the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi a remote weapon station that can launch four of its Nash-Shab rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) before needing to be reloaded.
Dubbed the Nash-Shab Quad, the launcher can be fitted with four RPGs in the same disposable tubes used
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Turkey launches military operation inside Syria
The Turkish military made an armed incursion into Syria on 21 February to evacuate the Süleyman Sah tomb.
In total some 572 military personnel and around 100 armoured vehicles were involved in the cross-border operation, called Operation 'Shah Euphrates', with the Turkish troops returning to
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Lithuania to reintroduce conscription
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The Lithuanian State Defence Council has called for a reintroduction of conscription as a result of the Ukraine crisis
The move will reverse a 2008 decision to abandon conscription and will see Lithuania's armed forces increase by 45% in size
Lithuania is looking to reintroduce
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IDEX 2015: Mistral in the running for UAE V-SHORAD requirement
MBDA has teamed with Nimr Automotive to submit a version of its Multi-Purpose Combat System (MPCS) for an Emirati Defences Forces requirement for a very short-range air defence system (V-SHORAD).
MBDA announced, at the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi, that the two companies were developing the Hafeet ADV to
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Sitara delays force, IAF to revise flight training regimen
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The non-apprearance of HAL's troubled Sitara intermediate jet trainer has forced the IAF to revive its pilot training regimen
IAF trainee pilots will now move directly from the Pilatus PC-7 to the BAE Systems Hawk AJT
The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to alter its pilot training regimen
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IDEX 2015: New team pursues RSAF C5I package
Boeing has officially joined the ThalesRaytheonSystems bid to upgrade the Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF's) elderly Peace Shield integrated command-and-control system, the companies announced at IDEX.
The bid is centred on elements of Raytheon's Command View suite tailored to RSAF-specific
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IDEX 2015: Eurofighter P3E contract signed
The Eurofighter consortium announced the signing of the Phase 3 Capability Enhancement (P3E) for its Typhoon multirole aircraft during the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi.
"This capability upgrade gives the Eurofighter Typhoon unrivalled full multirole and swing-role capability," said Eurofighter
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US Army committed to 'operational Reserve' despite funding concerns
The US Army remains committed to maintaining an 'operational Reserve' despite a plateauing defence budget and the potential for budget caps to return in fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), according to Secretary of the Army John McHugh.
Army end strength is dropping to 450,000 soldiers in the active-duty
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Seeker 400 completes final flight tests
The Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) completed its final flight tests earlier this year in the presence of observers from the unidentified launch customer, the South African company has announced.
The third round of flight tests verified the aircraft's performance, including
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RT hopeful on first customer for Skystar 100 mini-aerostat
Israeli defence firm RT has already lined up several customers for its new Skystar 100 miniature aerostat and expects to sign production contracts soon, the company has revealed.
Major Rami Shmueli (retd), the CEO of RT, said "We identified the need for an immediate and portable intelligence
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Raytheon to develop AMRAAM-ER for air defence
Raytheon has begun development of an extended range (ER) variant of its AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) for ground-based air defence, the company announced on 24 February.
"The new missile will be even faster and more manoeuverable than the current AMRAAM,"
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JLTV procurement to be protected in event of sequestration
The US Army will prioritise funding for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme if 2011 Budget Control Act funding caps - known as sequestration - return in fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), Secretary of the Army John McHugh told reporters on 25 February.
In the fourth quarter of FY 2015 the
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Israeli Arrow 2 upgrade back on track after 'near miss'
Some six months after the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) carried out a trial of an upgraded version of the Arrow 2 ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, defence official confirmed on 24 February that the interceptor narrowly missed its target.
Immediately after the trial was carried out on 9
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IDEX 2015: CETC's O-Shield updates Bodyguard
The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) used the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi to provide new details about a counter-precision guided munition (PGM) system that updates the nearly 20-year old Bodyguard system.
CETC's O-Shield Comprehensive Electro-Optical Defence System was first
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Army prioritises brigade-level training
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If the army drops to 420,000 soldiers it would prioritise brigade rotations through combat training centres
This could come at the expense of 'home station' training activities and other preparatory activities
The US Army would prioritise major combat training exercises over other
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Aegis BMD test demonstrates automatic engagement co-ordination between ships
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US Navy ships tracked and engaged three short-range missile targets
Distributed Weighted Engagement Scheme helped ships avoid launching multiple missiles to counter threats
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on 24 February demonstrated the ability of Aegis destroyers to co-ordinate
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IDEX 2015: ALAS-C ready for Emirati trials
Yugoimport SDPR expects its Advanced Light Attack System - Coastal Defence (ALAS-C) to begin its evaluation trials with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy later this year, the Serbian company's Dragi Dimitrijevic told IHS Jane's at the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
"We are finished with all
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UPDATE: IDEX 2015: Blue Arrow 9 further expands Chinese UAV weapon options
China's promotion of domestic weapons competition has resulted in customers getting a wider choice of missiles for their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The two Chinese companies leading this competition are Norinco and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), which have
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