Russia placed its Northern Fleet and elements of its Western Military District (WMD) and Airborne Troops (VDV) on full combat readiness on 16 March in preparation for mobilisation and deployment test snap military exercises.
According to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, the tests involve more than
Russia places 38,000 troops on alert for snap exercises
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Update: ATK awarded full-rate production contract for PGKs
Orbital ATK has been awarded a USD120 million full-rate production contract for its Precision Guidance Kits (PGKs), the company has announced.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early 2016 to the US Army, US Marine Corps (USMC), Australian Army, and Canadian Army. The deliveries are expected to
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Sweden gets set for A26 order
Sweden has signalled the long-awaited green light for the planned procurement of two A26 submarines from Saab Kockums.
Announcing the move for the new generation boats during a visit to Karlskrona on 17 March, Swedish defence minister Peter Hultqvist said that the government would formally give the
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MDA chief: sequestration would halt new interceptor, radar plans
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects that, if sequestration continues in fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), it will have to stop major development projects for a newly designed exoatmospheric kill vehicle and for a new midcourse tracking radar for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system.
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MBDA's order book rises in 2014
MBDA's latest figures, released on 16 March, show that the company's order intake reached EUR4.1 billion in 2014 (against EUR4 billion in 2013 and EUR2.3 the year before), including EUR2.5 billion in exports (sales outside of France and the UK).
Two years ago, Antoine Bouvier, MBDA's CEO, took a
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LIMA 2015: Suncraft partners with Malaysia's Radimax to market Piranha patrol craft
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Suncraft and Radmix have signed a deal to jointly market a 15m version of the Nigerian Navy's Manta class patrol craft to Southeast Asia
The collaboration is intendd to capture region's demand for smaller patrol craft
Singapore-based shipbuilder Suncraft International has partnered
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India defence minister admits Su-30 serviceability issues
The Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Su-30MKI multirole fighter fleet is plagued by frequent "engine failure-in-air and engine-related problems" and poor operational serviceability, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament on 17 March.
Five twin-engine Su-30MKIs have crashed since the
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Finmeccanica reports first positive net result in a decade, EBITA up 23%
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Finmeccanica ends 2014 in positive territory for first time in a decade, as revenues and EBITA increase
Aerospace, Defence, and Security business sales help to push revenue, but constrained by DRS performance
Italian defence and security prime Finmeccanica released its 2014 financial
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F-35 programme begins developing cyber-attack capability
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The F-35 programme is developing a pod-mounted cyber-attack system
The offensive system is in the "prototyping phase", according to the deputy programme manager
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme is developing a pod-mounted cyber-attack
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EU launches military advisory mission for the CAR
The European Union launched - on paper at least - its new EUMAM RCA military advisory mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) on 17 March.
Approved during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, it will supersede the EU's previous EUFOR RCA peacekeeping mission in the country, the
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Brunei cuts defence budget
Brunei has announced a defence budget of BND537.5 million (USD381.3 million) for 2015, a 25.3% cut from the announced figure for 2014.
The large decrease is, however, the result of a reclassification of part of the budget.
For 2015, funding for the Defence Capability Enhancement Project has been
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Brazil inducts locally developed 30 mm ammunition
The Brazilian Army is scheduled on 20 March to officially induct 30x173 mm ammunition developed by local company Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC), intended for the ATK Mk44 Bushmaster automatic cannon that arm the AEL Sistemas UT30BR remote weapon station.
A batch of 30,000 rounds comprised
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Austria and Belgium upgrade their Pandur I APCs
Belgium and Austria have joined forces to upgrade their General Dynamics European Land Systems - Steyr Pandur I 6x6 armoured personnel carriers.
Under the programme, RUAG Defence will upgrade up to 70 Belgian and up to 59 Austrian Pandur Is with improved ballistic protection kits. The upgrade
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Argentine Air Force delegation 'to visit China for fast jet talks'
An Argentine Air Force delegation may visit China soon to explore the possible purchase of the Chinese fighter aircraft, according to Argentine Defence Minister Augustin Rossi.
Argentine reports on 17 March noted that Rossi had declined to say how many fighters are being sought, but did say it was
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Airbus, Boustead launch joint venture for helicopter simulators
Malaysia's Boustead Heavy Industries subsidiary BHIC Defence Technologies announced, on 18 March, that it had signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Airbus Helicopters to provide flight simulation services.
The agreement, announced on the Malaysian Bursa Malaysia, will see BHIC Defence
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Airbus hands over first Philippine C295
The first of three Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has been delivered, the company announced on 18 March.
The aircraft was handed over in Seville, Spain, and "is now being ferried to the Philippines," Airbus said in a statement.
The delivery is
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US general: LCMR radars working well for Ukraine
AN/TPQ-49 Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radars (LCMRs) have been highly effective for the Ukrainian military, according to the top US Army general in Europe.
Ukrainian use of the LCMR "has turned out better than expected", and Ukrainian military units have found "new ways" of using
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Syria claims shoot-down of US UAV
The Syrian military claims to have shot down a United States unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the northwest of the country on 17 March.
Syrian state media reported the shooting down a "hostile US surveillance drone" in what, if confirmed, would represent the first attack on a coalition
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Pentagon to build new variable-cycle engine for F-35 and other aircraft
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The Pentagon's new sixth-generation engine will be built for the F-35 and several other aircraft
The new engine would be 35% more fuel efficient than existing engines, extending the range of US aircraft significantly
The Pentagon's developmental sixth-generation jet engine featuring
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Tunisia orders Black Hawk helos
The Tunisian government is to receive eight UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters under a USD93.3 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 17 March.
The helicopters, which are being contracted in a 'green' (unmodified) configuration, will be delivered before 31 December
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