A competitive evaluation process to determine whether Australia's Future Submarine will be designed and built by French, German, or Japanese contenders is already underway, a spokesperson for Defence Minister Kevin Andrews told IHS Jane's on 25 March.
Addressing a Royal United Services Institute
Evaluation of Collins-class replacements 'underway', says Australia's defence minister
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Croatia displays new AFV fleets
The Croatian Armed Forces (CAF) presented new armoured vehicles at their Gasinci training grounds on 20 March.
Four variants of the Patria Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) were presented: medical, logistical, and command versions, plus an armoured personnel carrier variant fitted with a Kongsberg
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Australia's Future Submarine chief lays out programme requirements
Lethality, affordability, and reliability are prime prerequisites for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Future Submarine, according to programme director Rear Admiral Greg Sammut.
Addressing a Royal United Services Institute submarine conference in Adelaide on 25 March, shortly after Defence
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US approves USD1.05 billion Chinook sale to the Netherlands
The US government has approved the sale of 17 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopters to the Netherlands for USD1.05 billion.
The proposed sale, which was approved by the State Department on 19 March and announced by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 23 March,
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F-35B on track for operational readiness despite software challenges
Key Points
F-35 2B software is undergoing repairs that will not be complete in time for the USMC's F-35B IOC
The USMC has decided not to delay its IOC but has instead created workarounds of the deficiencies
The jump jet variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is
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Putin's bombers intercepted east and west of Russia
Russian strategic bombers have been intercepted several times over the space of a few days while they were conducting long-range overflights of the Korea Strait and the Baltic, respectively east and west of Russia.
On 20 March, a single Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear' bomber was intercepted off the coast of
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UK MoD 'lacks decision-making expertise'
Parliamentarians have criticised the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) decision making and strategic debate in a hard-hitting report published on 25 March.
After several months of investigations and public hearings into the deployment of UK troops to Helmand province in 2006 and the choice of aircraft
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SAF Volunteer Corps receives first batch of enlistees
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has received its first batch of recruits under a new volunteer scheme that enables citizens with no national service liabilities and permanent residents aged 18 to 50 to contribute to the country's national defence in some capacity.
Sixty-eight men and women were
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New IDF chief prioritises combat training as tough budget decisions loom
In one of his first major directives since taking over as Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in February, Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot has ordered the military to make combat training and readiness its number one priority.
Senior security officials said on 24 March that
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Global defence chiefs to discuss future of UN peacekeeping
Key Points
About 106 chiefs of defence are to convene on future challenges and solutions for international peacekeeping efforts
Added ISR and force protection capabilities are likely technological gaps that need to be filled
The UN will host its first ever chiefs of defence conference on 27 March
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EU's plans for integrated maritime picture falter
Key Points
EU plans for an integrated maritime surveillance picture across all 28 member states are losing momentum
With so many agencies having a stake in European maritime surveillance, it is proving difficult to move them all in the same direction
The EU's ambitious plans for an integrated
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EU training mission to help Mali with defence procurement
The 24-month-old European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM-Mali) is set to expand its role to facilitate arms, equipment, and supply transfers to the Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa), according to the mission's operational commander.
The transfers depend partly on the passage by Mali's government of
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DoD to award Boeing SLEP contract for legacy Hornet fleet
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to contract Boeing to carry out the next phase of the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) for the navy's legacy F/A-18 Hornet fleet.
The upcoming contract, which was announced by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on 25 March, will be for Phase C3 of the
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Cyber threat intelligence sharing bill introduced in US Congress
Members of the US House of Representatives' intelligence committee introduced a new bill late on 24 March to encourage companies to share information on cyber attacks with the government while shielding them from potential legal fallout should that information be leaked.
The bill, which received
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Australian Army, Air Force get new leaders
New chiefs for Australia's army and air force were announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 26 March.
Lieutenant General Angus Campbell will be appointed chief of the army on 16 May, replacing Lieutenant General David Morrison.
On promotion to air marshal, Air Vice Marshal Gavin Davies will
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Analysis: PLA scandals, anti-corruption drives, and the 'falling China' narrative
A proliferation of analysis pieces predicting the demise of the Chinese Communist Party have appeared after disappointing economic figures and revelations of corruption involving top PLA officials. Reuben F Johnson reports
The annual National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political
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Analysis: Pakistan's 'indigenous' UAV, missiles may not be as homegrown as claimed
The Pakistan Army announced on 13 March that it had successfully fired the indigenous Barq laser-guided missile from a NESCOM Burraq unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Initial analysis of a video of the missile firings released by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) agency suggests a striking
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US operating UAVs in Lebanon
The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in support of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) operations against Sunni militant groups dug into mountains along the country's northeast border with Syria, several diplomatic and military sources have
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Saudi Arabia launches intervention in Yemen
Saudi Arabia and its allies have launched a military operation against Ansar Allah, the Yemeni Zaidi group popularly known as the Houthis, at the request of Yemen's beleaguered President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, the kingdom announced on 26 March.
In a statement released in the name of Saudi Arabia,
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Analysis: Iraq's Shia militias roll-out heavy rockets for Islamic State offensive
Key Points
Iraq's Shia militias are using improvised heavy rockets rather than equivalent Iranian systems
The Iraqi rockets prioritise warhead size over range more than their Iranian counterparts
ANALYSIS
The Iraqi Shia militias who are leading the fight back against the Islamic State militant
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