Egyptian Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi signed contracts for new weapons and military equipment during a recent visit to China, the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram reported on 5 May.
No further details of the contracts were released.
The Egyptian Ministry of Defence reported on 2 May that Sobhi had held
Egypt to step up defence co-operation with China
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AUVSI 2015: MUM-T and interoperability key to US Army's tactical UAS plans
The US Army is targeting improved interoperability, commonality between platforms, and a growth in manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) as it develops its tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capabilities.
Speaking at AUVSI 2015 in Atlanta, Lieutenant Colonel Tory Burgess, the service's product
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USAF to overhaul F-16 Block 40 to 50 wings
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a request for information (RfI) to overhaul the wings of its Block 40 to 50 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft.
The RfI was issued on 30 April and covers 136 aircraft. Work is set to run from fiscal year (FY) 2019 through to FY 2025.
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IDEF 2015: Kaplan-20 IFV revealed by FNSS
Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer FNSS displayed its Kaplan-20 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) for the first time on 5 May at the IDEF 2015 defence exhibition in Istanbul.
The IFV, weighing in at 20 tonnes, is the latest member of the Kaplan family, following on from the 10-tonne Kaplan
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IDEF 2015: FNSS unveils Pars 4x4 vehicle
FNSS unveiled its Pars 4x4 armoured combat vehicle at the IDEF 2015 defence exhibition in Istanbul on 5 May.
The vehicle is the first-ever 4x4 developed by FNSS and has been designed as a company venture for the wheeled component of the Turkish Land Forces' Anti-Tank Vehicle requirement. The cab of
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Update: Sudan fires on 'photographic reconnaissance object'
Sudan's air defences fired on a reconnaissance aircraft just north of the capital Khartoum late on 5 May, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
In an initial Arabic-language statement, MoD spokesman Colonel Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad said: "The anti-air defences in the Wadi Sayyidna military
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Russia and Slovakia discuss helicopter MRO co-operation
Slovakia and Russia have discussed increased military technical co-operation with a view to working together on the licensing, repair and servicing of helicopters.
The proposal emerged during the 17th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation
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Peru receives LAV-IIs
The Commander of the Peruvian Navy (MGP), Admiral Edmundo Deville del Campo, received the first two General Dynamics Land Systems Canada (GDLS-C) LAV-II 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle at the GDLS-C facility in London, Ontario, on 6 May.
Both LAV-IIs will be delivered to Peru in late June and are
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Pentagon clears Global Hawk for upgrades
Key Points
The DoD has granted a Milestone C decision for the Global Hawk UAV
The decision allows the USAF to proceed with upgrades outlined in its FY 2016 budget request
The US Air Force's (USAF's) Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has received Milestone C
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Northrop Grumman ABSAA system completes key demos
Key Points
The USAF has completed flight demonstrations of the Northrop Grumman MIAA airborne sense-and-avoid system
Funding for MIAA integration aboard operational UAS has not yet been secured
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has completed flight demonstrations of the Northrop Grumman
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NATO rapid-reaction force needs faster political decision making
NATO's evolving preparations to create a large rapid-reaction force led by a quick-reaction 'spearhead' will demand much faster decision making from the 28 allies, say NATO diplomats. Whether the North Atlantic Council (NAC), NATO's highest political body, can achieve and maintain this is an open
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MiG-25 crashes in Libya
Video footage emerged from Libya on 6 May showing the wreckage of a MiG-25 that purportedly crashed as it tried to attack the civilian airport near the western city of Al-Zintan.
The wreckage was from a two-seat MiG-25PU trainer version.
A photograph also emerged of a pilot who purportedly ejected
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IDEF 2015: Oto Melara reveals C-27J gunship system
Oto Melara have unveiled a new palletised gunship system for military transport aircraft at IDEF 2015 in Istanbul.
Armed with an M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm gatling gun, the Oto Melara Gunship system is designed to fit entirely onto a single 463L NATO standard 88'x108' pallet. Gunship is designed to be a
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IDEF 2015: Dearsan set to deliver first fast attack craft for Turkmenistan
Tuzla-based shipyard Dearsan plans to deliver the first of six fast attack craft (FACs) to Turkmenistan in July.
The shipyard is building the 33 m FACs for the Central Asian country's coastguard under a contract signed in June 2014.
Construction on the first boat began in July 2014, followed by
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IDEF 2015: BAE LiteHUD selected for Turkey's Hurkus trainer
BAE Systems, in partnership with local firm Fotonics, has secured the Turkish Air Force as the launch customer for the LiteHUD system for use on its new Hurkus trainer aircraft, it announced at IDEF 2015.
LiteHUD uses BAE Systems' waveguide technology, with the company claiming the system is 50%
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C-17 airlifter surpasses 3,000,000 flight hours
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft surpassed the 3,000,000 flight-hour milestone during a representative sortie on 5 May 2015.
The milestone was achieved during a ceremonial flight from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina.
The C-17
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Bolivia announces requirement for 40,000 new assault rifles
Bolivian armed forces require 40,000 new assault rifles, adding to the country's ongoing military modernisation programme that includes a new air surveillance radar system and up to 20 new light combat aircraft, Minister of Defence Reymi Ferreira has announced.
Of these rifles, 30,000 will be
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AUVSI 2015: Textron targets Aerosonde at SOCOM programme
Textron Systems has confirmed to IHS Jane's that the company will offer its Aerosonde 4.7 system for the US Special Operations Command's (SOCOM's) Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System III (MEUAS III) requirement.
Speaking to IHS Jane's at Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
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Pentagon budget 2016: Carter opposes OCO boost, presses for 'alternatives'
US secretary of defense Ashton Carter voiced his opposition to a budget plan circulating in Congress that would fund the Department of Defense (DoD) at its requested levels by obviating sequestration and adding money to the wartime supplemental account.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate are
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Iran's mock aircraft carrier lives to die another day
The replica US aircraft carrier that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN) used as a target during an exercise in February was not destroyed, recently released Google Earth satellite imagery shows.
Iranian media showed the carrier being hit by at least one anti-ship missile and
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