Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has been awarded a contract to upgrade Turkey's Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 30 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, the company told IHS Jane's on 13 August.
Known as the F-16 Block 30 Structural Modernisation Programme, the effort will include the Turkish Air Force's
Turkey to upgrade F-16 Block 30 aircraft
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Taiwan unveils MALE UAV, small arms, coastal rockets and more at TADTE 2015
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has showcased several new indigenous weapon systems at this year's biennial Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), running from 13-16 August in Taipei.
The MND pavilion was the largest of about 100 defence industry exhibitors from
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Russia to launch MiG-31 replacement programme before end of decade
Russia is to begin developing a replacement for the MiG-31 'Foxhound' interceptor before the end of the decade, state media reported on 12 August.
Development of the next-generation PAK-DP (Predpolagayemyy vozdukha Kompleks dlya Dal'ney Perekhvat - Prospective Air Complex for Long-Range
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Rheinmetall receives new tank round order
Rheinmetall Defence has received a new order for its DM63A1 tank gun round, the company announced on 11 August.
Worth EUR39 million (USD43 million), the customer and the number of the 120 mm tungsten armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot tracer (APFSDS-T) rounds being purchased was not
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Nigerian Air Force deploys more jets to northeast
The Nigerian military announced on 13 August that it had deployed additional combat aircraft to the northeast of the country as part of Operation 'Lafiya Dole' (peace by force): the current name of the counter-insurgency campaign against the militant group Boko Haram.
It did not say what aircraft
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Gen Odierno would favour embedding US troops with ISF
US Army chief of staff General Ray Odierno said that if the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are not finding more success against Islamic State militants soon, he would recommend embedding American troops within their formations.
"I believe if we find in the next several months that we are not
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Analysis: Ro-ro barges emerge as China's modest power-projection platform
One humble platform has proven instrumental to China's ongoing construction of seven island bases in the South China Sea: the civilian inland roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) barge.
Satellite images of the larger newly built islands at Fiery Cross, Subi, and Mischief reefs show scores of ro-ro
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Afghanistan to convert unarmed MD 530F helos into gunships
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is to convert the five unarmed MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530F platforms it uses for training into light attack gunships, a company spokesperson told IHS Jane's on 13 August.
The five training helicopters that are currently flown out of Shindand Air Base in Herat
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USAF A-10s to return to Europe
The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft will return to Europe in the next few months, the US Air Force (USAF) confirmed on 11 August.
In total, 12 A-10s from the 23rd Wing will deploy from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, to Europe as part of a Theatre Security Package (TSP)
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US F-16s strike Islamic State from Turkey
US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft begun bombing Islamic State targets in Syria from Incirlik on 12 August, three days after they arrived at the Turkish airbase, a US military spokesman said.
The six F-16s arrived at Incirlik on 9 August, two weeks after Washington
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Belarus orders more Yak-130 aircraft
Belarus has ordered new combat aircraft from Russia, the commander of Belarus' Air Force and Air Defence Forces has stated.
Major General Oleg Dvigalev told reporters that the country has signed two contracts for four Yakolev Yak-130 'Mitten' trainer/strike aircraft and confirmed than an order for
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Update: Taiwan unveils MALE UAV, small arms, coastal rockets, and more at TADTE 2015
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has showcased several new indigenous weapon systems at this year's biennial Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), running from 13-16 August in Taipei.
The MND pavilion was the largest of about 100 defence industry exhibitors from
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Russia restructures military districts to reflect Aerospace Forces creation
Key Points
Russia has restructured its order of battle for its aviation and air defence units in most of its military districts
The move follows the creation of a combined Russian Aerospace Forces on 1 August
Russia has now updated its order of battle in most of its military districts (MDs)
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PT PAL outlines weapons fit for Philippine Navy SSVs
Key Points
Indonesia's PT PAL says weapons fit for the two SSVs in build for the Philippine Navy will consist of 76 mm and 25 mm guns
In the longer term, the navy may seek up to four SSVs to meet strategic requirements
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has confirmed that the two strategic
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Airbus DS demos Sferion counter-DVE system for helicopters
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has successfully demonstrated its 'Sferion' degraded visual-environment (DVE) system for helicopters, the company announced on 14 August.
The demonstration, which took place during the German Army Aviation's Helicopter Forum at its International Training Centre in
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Russia's new maritime doctrine
Russian president Vladimir Putin used the occasion of the Navy Day festivities on 26 July to announce the approval of a new 'Maritime Doctrine-2015' for the Russian Federation. Nikolai Novichkov assesses the key changes.
ANALYSIS
The last time Russia issued a maritime doctrine - which codifies the
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FNSS completes Saber 25 trials
FNSS has completed qualification tests of its new Saber 25 one-man armoured vehicle turret, the Turkish combat vehicle and weapon system company announced on 13 August.
The trials were conducted from 22-26 June at the Turkish Ministry of National Defence's Konya Karapinar range. For the trials the
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USN's fourth LCS conducts live-fire trials with surface warfare mission package
USS Coronado , an Independence-class aluminium trimaran variant of the US Navy's (USN's) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), tracked and hit multiple small surface targets as part of live-fire tests conducted off the coast of California, officials announced on 13 August.
Embarked with the LCS surface
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Update: Analysis: Satellite imagery undermines claims that Iran is 'sanitising' Parchin facility
ANALYSIS
US government sources have leaked fresh claims that Iran is attempting to 'sanitise' its Parchin weapon production facility ahead of inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). However, satellite imagery published by a US think-tank shows there have been no changes at the
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Israel to supply Jordan with UAVs to combat the Islamic State
Jordan has finalised a deal with Israel for the procurement of strategic and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to help combat the Islamic State, according to a regional media source.
The deal encompasses Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP strategic and Elbit Systems Skylark tactical
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