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EU moves towards equipping foreign militaries with aid funding

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The European Commission (EC) is preparing a significant policy shift in the EU's support for weak or failed states, by loosening the tight link between the money it spends on a recipient country's economic-social development and its spending on stronger security for the recipient. A formal proposal

Analysis update: North Korean SLBM test leaves more questions than answers

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Key Points North Korea announced on 9 May that it had successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile The test has led South Korean politicians to caution that Seoul's defence capabilities and strategy are not ready to deal with this threat North Korea's 9 May announcement that it

Turkish tactical UAV makes longest endurance flight

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Turkey's Karayel tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), produced by Ankara-based Vestel Defence Industry, achieved its longest endurance flight of 10 hours and 50 minutes during a navy exercise code-named 'Sea Wolf' that began on 14 May. Vestel also noted in a statement on 17 May that the Karayel

Turkish gendarmes arrested for stopping arms-laden trucks bound for Syria

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Seven officers from the Turkish gendarmerie general command's crime unit were arrested on 17 May as part of an ongoing investigation into the January 2014 interception of Syria-bound trucks belonging to the National Intelligence Organisation (MIT). The trucks were allegedly carrying arms to Syrian

Turkey downs Syrian 'helicopter'

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Turkey said one of its F-16 fighters shot down a Syrian helicopter that had violated its airspace on 16 May, while Syrian state television claimed that the aircraft in question was a remote-controlled surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the helicopter

Tanzania commissions two Haiqing-class patrol boats

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The two patrol boats that the Tanzanian Navy Command (TNC) commissioned earlier this year are Chinese-built Haiqing-class patrol boats, recently released satellite imagery has confirmed. The commissioning ceremony for TNS Mwitongo (P77) and TNS Msoga (P78) was held at the TNC's Kigamboni base in

Spain offers EU patrol craft, recon aircraft for force to combat Libyan people smugglers

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Spain is offering one of its corvette-style Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) patrol boats with its helicopter, along with a reconnaissance aircraft, to any European Union (EU) naval force that is formed to counteract illegal trafficking of immigrants across the Mediterranean from Libya.

SDB II cleared for low-rate production

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The US Department of Defense has cleared the Raytheon Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) for low-rate initial production (LRIP) with a 'Milestone C' decision, the company announced on 18 May. "The Milestone C decision enables us to begin putting this game-changing capability into the warfighters'

Parliamentary committee castigates Indian Navy over flagship projects

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Three major Indian Navy (IN) warship programmes have exceeded their original cost by INR289.63 billion (USD4.6 billion) and their delivery schedules by six to eight years, India's parliamentary committee on defence has revealed. In a report tabled in parliament on 27 April, the committee said that

IDF armoured brigade adopts Humvees for reconnaissance

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An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reconnaissance company supporting a Merkava Mk 4 tank brigade has adopted unarmoured Humvees as its preferred mode of transport in combat zones. The 401st Armored Brigade's reconnaissance company made the transition in recent months after using Humvees armed with FN

HAL 'to licence-build Ka-226' for army, air force

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Key Points Sources in Delhi have said HAL is likely to form a JV with Russian Helicopters to licence-build 200 Kamov Ka-226T multirole helicopters The proposed JV would lead to the scrapping of an anticipated RSH tender, which is currently in the RfI stage India's state-owned Hindustan

GE, P&W each get more than USD100 million for next-gen jet engine

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Key Points The Pentagon has awarded USD210 million more to two contractors for its next-generation jet engine development programme Funding for the effort continues to ramp up ahead of an expected RfP release next month General Electric (GE) Aviation and United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney

Djibouti's MA60 converted into 'three-in-one' aircraft

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The Djiboutian Air Force's Xi'an Aircraft Corporation MA60 has been converted into a 'three-in-one' transport that is now capable of carrying VIPs, ordinary passengers, or cargo, the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) announced on 16 May. It said the Djiboutian

Sweden deploys UAVs to support UN mission in Mali

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The Swedish Armed Forces have deployed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to support UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). MINUSMA announced on 15 May that Swedish UAVs were operational at the mission's base in Timbuktu and released photographs of an AAI Shadow 200,

IMDEX 2015: RSN to fit final Formidable-class frigate with Thales fire-control radar

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The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is to equip the last of its six Formidable-class guided-missile frigates with the Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk 2 radar and electro-optical fire-control director system, a senior RSN official confirmed with IHS Jane's at the IMDEX 2015 exhibition. The system has been

IMDEX 2015: Asia 'witnessing horizontal escalation' of territorial disputes

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Key Points Overlapping territorial claims in the Asia-Pacific region could spread beyond their geographical boundaries, according to Professor Geoffrey Till of King's College London The broadening maritime interests of the region's countries may also see a geographic spread in their naval

ILS Rocket explodes along with USD300 million Mexican satellite

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A Mexican International Launch Services (ILS) Proton-M Briz-M Phase III rocket transporting a Boeing Satellite Systems 702HP-GEM satellite exploded on 16 May, Communication and Transportation Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Esparza announced. The rocket exploded as it ignited into its third phase over

IDF disbands Druze battalion

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on 18 May that its 299th infantry battalion, the last of its Druze-only units, will be disbanded by September. The IDF said the decision was made to fully integrate members of Israel's Arabic-speaking Druze community into the military. An army source said

DRDO hamstrung by delay in appointing new chief, say officials

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The delay of over three months in appointing a new director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is hampering its functioning and its weapon programmes, official sources have said. The DRDO has been without a head since 31 January after the government sacked Avinash

Colombian marines train El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras river forces

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The Colombian Navy's Marine Corps concluded a series of training courses for Honduran, Guatemalan, and El Salvadorian troops on 17 May. The effort included river pilot training for Honduran naval infantry and river operations training for Guatemalan and El Salvadorian troops. Training was
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