Photographs of Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) units deploying from Kigali to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 30 August have revealed that the RDF has what appears to be Israeli-upgraded T-54/55 tanks.
The Israelis modified numerous T-54/55s that they captured from Arab
Rwanda sends previously unseen armour to DRC border
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MSPO 2013: Rak 120 mm mortar system integrated onto Marder hull
Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) has unveiled at MSPO 2013 its Rak 120 mm mortar system mounted on a Rheinmetall Defence Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) hull.
The Polish Land Forces are planning to purchase 75 Rak mortars - 72 across 9 company fire modules and 3 for training purposes, although it
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MSPO 2013: Poland signs agreement for Turkish T-155 Firtina hulls for Krab SPA
Poland's Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and Turkey's MKEK signed a letter of intent to buy Turkish T-155 Firtina hulls for Poland's Krab self-propelled artillery (SPA) programme at MSPO 2013 on 3 September.
Early examples of the Krab had featured a hull produced by the former Bumar Labedy (now part of
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MSPO 2013: PL-01 Concept vehicle unveiled
Obrum has unveiled the PL-01 Concept, a new armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) concept, at the MSPO 2013 defence industry exhibition in Kielce, Poland.
The PL-01 was developed by Obrum, part of Poland Defence Holdings (PDH), with co-operation from BAE Systems, and is classed as a Direct Support
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MSPO 2013: MEADS offers Poland membership in programme
The tri-nation Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) programme is offering Poland the opportunity to become a fourth partner nation and to share in the final research and development (R&D), production and future upgrades of the system.
MEADS is currently in the final phases of its test
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MSPO 2013: Italy's Finmeccanica takes aim at Polish market
Italy's Finmeccanica announced it would be turning out in force at Poland's MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition, displaying the AgustaWestland AW149 and a range of sensors and ISTAR systems.
Poland's current requirement for the supply of 70 multi-role helicopters forms the centrepiece of
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MSPO 2013: IMI displays MARS precision-guided munition hardware
Israel Military Industries (IMI) took the occasion of the MSPO 2013 exhibition in Kielce to show a full-scale round of its Multi-Purpose, Air-Launched Rocket System (MARS).
The existence of the programme has been revealed by IMI at several defence expositions, but this year's event in Poland is the
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Israel, US carry out first Silver Sparrow test
The Israeli and US missile defence organisations carried out the first successful flight test of the Silver Sparrow ballistic missile target on 3 September.
The Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a statement on its Facebook page saying the Silver Sparrow was launched from an aircraft flying
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ISAF expects post-2014 plan by year's end
Key Points US and NATO leaders in Afghanistan are awaiting results from this fighting season before crafting a plan for 2015 and beyond ANSF are suffering significant casualty rates with between 50-100 personnel a week killed in action
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) leaders are
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India turns down Elbit, BFL JV for third time, postpones BSL's defence entry
A proposal by Israel's Elbit Systems and India's Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) to establish a joint venture (JV) in India has been turned down again by the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
The FIPB said in a notice on 3 September that it has decided to defer judgment on the JV bid;
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EPP calls for more muscular EU CSDP
The EU should directly finance defence research from its next general budget and allow a core group of member states to surge ahead of the others on defence policy, military co-operation, and industrial issues, says the European Parliament's largest political grouping.
These and other objectives
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Brazil receives first A-1M aircraft
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) on 3 September received its first upgraded A-1M light combat aircraft.
Contracts were awarded to local company Embraer Defense & Security in 2003 and 2011 as part of the service's modernisation plan. In total 33 single-seat A-1As and 10 twin-seat A-1Bs are to be
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USAF, Boeing complete KC-46 critical design review
Key Points The CDR's completion moves the new KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker project into a critical EMD phase Designs are now locked in for the integration, verification, and production of four EMD aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed its critical design review (CDR) of its new KC-46
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Thailand receives final Gripens
Sweden has completed deliveries of Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen multirole combat aircraft to Thailand, it was announced on 4 September.
The final three aircraft have now been delivered to the Royal Thai Air Force. The aircraft flew from Sweden to Sura Thani air base in Thailand, landing on 4 September,
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Russia's Ministry of Finance calls for shake-up of defence
Russia's Ministry of Finance has called for the culling and merger of a number of departments in the nation's Ministry of Defence (MoD) following results of a study by experts who claim the ministry's departments have overlapping functions.
The report, published on the Ministry of Finance website
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Rheinmetall wins major mortar ammo contract
Rheinmetall has won a contract worth about EUR50 million to produce "tens of thousands" of 120 mm mortar rounds for an unnamed "customer in the Middle East/North Africa region", the company announced on 5 September.
It said the rounds had a range of 8,000 m and would be used
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RCN investigating warships' collision in the Pacific during exercise
Key Points HMCS Protecteur under repair but may return to sea as early as next week Destroyer Algonquin undergoing further assessments to determine extent of repair work
A Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) destroyer and auxiliary ship that collided in the Pacific while conducting manoeuvres en route to
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Pakistani and Chinese air forces participate in joint 'Shaheen-II' exercises
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) began what it described as its first ever joint exercises in Chinese airspace with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) on 3 September.
Known as the 'Shaheen-II' exercises, they will run until 22 September and follow the Sino-Pakistani Shaheen-I exercises that
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New Serbian defence minister appointed
Nebojsa Rodic has been appointed as Serbia's new defence minister following a reshuffle of the country's coalition government, it was confirmed on 3 September.
Rodic replaces Aleksandar Vucic, who had held the defence brief since July 2012. Rodic is a member of the leading coalition partner the
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Navistar, AM General protest SOCOM GMV award
Navistar International and AM General have protested a US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) contract award to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD OTS) for a new Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV).
SOCOM awarded GD OTS an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that could be
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