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EU looks to strengthen counter arms trafficking efforts

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The EU needs a new approach to preventing illegal arms trafficking, the European Parliament's political grouping of members known as the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Group (ALDE) stated during a 3 March hearing at the EP on the topic. However, European Commission officials say they are coping

Defence and Security pushes Embraer revenues up in 2014

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Brazilian aerospace and defence manufacturer Embraer announced its fourth quarter (Q4) results on 4 March, with the company's Defence and Security business unit revenues surging ahead by 21.7% over 2013. The company's net revenues for 2014 were valued at USD6.29 billion, up from USD6.23 billion in

Benelux countries agree to joint air policing

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Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands signed an agreement on 4 March on the joint air policing of their territories. Under the agreement - signed in The Hague by Dutch defence minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, her Belgian counterpart Steven Vandeput, and Luxembourg's ambassador to the

Turkey's T-Loramids technology transfer troubles

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Key Points Technology transfer issues remain a major sticking point for Turkey's T-Loramids air and missile defence programme Recent confusion over integration of the eventual system into NATO systems could indicate the country is pulling back from its down-selection of the Chinese HQ-9 system.

RAF flies first A400M mission

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The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) flew its first mission with the Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M Atlas airlifter during the week beginning 1 March. The first of 22 A400Ms destined for the United Kingdom flew a cargo logistics mission from its home base at RAF Brize Norton in England to RAF Akrotiri

Germany approves Sea Lion helo procurement

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Germany has approved the purchase of 18 Sea Lion-variant NH90 helicopters valued at EUR1.4 billion (USD1.6 billion), the Reuters news agency reported on 4 March. The deal, which had already been previously announced, was struck to compensate Airbus (the primary stakeholder in NHIndustries) for

Brazilian Air Force establishes new air defence group

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The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has established the 3rd Anti-Aircraft Defence Group (3° GDAAE) at Anapolis Air Base (BAAN), the FAB announced on 3 March. The 3° GDAAE is composed of a single short-range air defence battery equipped with the Igla-S (SA-24 'Grinch') man-portable air defence

US sidelined from Tikrit offensive

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Key Points Iraq has not asked the US-led coalition to assist the operation to clear Tikrit of Islamic State militants Iranian-backed Shia militias, rather than US-trained Iraqi Army units, make up the majority of the forces involved in the operation US officials have said the Iraqi government has

Sale of ex-Swedish BMP-1s to Iraq awaits German approval

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The sale of up to 350 ex-Swedish BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Iraq is awaiting German approval, a spokesperson for Excalibur Army, the Czech company that currently owns the vehicles, has told IHS Jane's . The BMP-1s were used by East Germany but sold in the mid-1990s to the Czech

Navy readies for UCLASS competition

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Key Points The USN has delayed a UCLASS competition until FY 2016 Fielding is planned for 2022, service officials said The US Navy (USN) is preparing to begin a competition for the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance Strike (UCLASS) programme in fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), about two

First production BMD-4Ms delivered to Russian Airborne Forces

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The Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) received its first batch of serially produced BMD-4M 'Sadovnitsa' infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and BTR-MDM 'Rakushka' armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 3 March. In total, 12 of each vehicle type was delivered to the VDV by manufacturer JSC Kurganmashzavod.

Bulgaria to be offered JF-17 fighter by Pakistan

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Bulgaria is to be offered the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (PAC/CAC) JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft, according to national media reports. The single-seat, single-engined fighter is to be offered by Pakistan as an alternative to the several Western aircraft

South African defence budget down in real terms

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South Africa's defence funding continues to shrink in real terms despite continued foreign and domestic commitments. Announced on 25 February, the 2015 defence budget of ZAR44.58 billion (USD3.8 billion) amounts to a nominal increase of 4.02%, but given an inflation rate of 5% it is actually a

First Antey-2500 to be delivered to Egypt in 2016

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Russia has started the "practical implementation" of a contract for the supply of Antey-2500 (also known as the S-300VM) surface-to-air missile systems to Egypt, the Interfax-AVN news agency reported on 5 March. "Deliveries of auxiliary technological equipment have begun. During this

European defence R&D has fallen 'catastrophically', new EDA chief states

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Key Points Spending on defence research and development has fallen catastrophically since 2006 according to the new head of the EDA In total spending among the 27 EDA members on R&D has dropped by 40% over this period Defence expenditure for research and development (R&D) across the

Europe advances RPAS trials in civil airspace

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The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) will soon launch a new project to further test the use of space assets for datalinks, command-and-control (C2) control and back-up communications redundancy for military and civil remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) that

Cuban shipyard to repair Venezuelan missile frigate

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The Venezuelan Navy has contracted Cuba's Granma Military Industrial Shipyards to perform a comprehensive refit of its General Soublette (F 24) Lupo-class guided-missile frigate, according to local Venezuelan media reports. The contract includes maintenance and repair of the ship's hull and

LRS-B contract will be cost-plus, USAF says

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Key Points LRS-B will be awarded as a cost-plus contract within months The USAF worked to reign in costs on the programme by studying the mature technology available within the US industrial base before moving ahead with the acquisition The US Air Force (USAF) on 4 March revealed that the

German parliament endorses new EUR8.5 bn Airbus Helicopters deal

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Germany's parliamentary budget committee endorsed a revised helicopter deal with Airbus Helicopters on 4 March. The accord, which has been brought ahead of schedule by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), covers 162 combat and transport helicopters. The new deal is said to be worth around EUR8.5 billion

USN to add due-regard radar after Triton fielding

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Key Points The USN plans to add a due-regard radar to its Triton UAV after it is fielded to the fleet Aircraft will be delivered to the fleet at the end of 2017 and early in 2018 The US Navy (USN) plans to add a due-regard radar to its Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime surveillance
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