Key Points The USAF's top uniformed official said keeping costs down on the service's developmental bomber is critical Gen Welsh said he believes adequate acquisition oversight is in place
Keeping costs down is a top priority for the US Air Force's (USAF's) plans to buy a new long-range bomber, but
USAF chief: cost is 'independent variable' on bomber
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Turkey insists it is solving Chinese T-Loramids dilemma
Key Points Turkey is insisting it can integrate the Chinese system it has selected for its T-Loramids requirement with NATO systems Overcoming political and diplomatic resistance to its plans from within the alliance could prove a bigger hurdle
Turkey believes that there is a technical solution to
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Tanzania swaps old J-7 fighters for new ones
The Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) Air Wing has quietly replaced its 12 old CAC J-7 fighters with 14 new J-7s, a usually reliable source has told IHS Jane's .
The TPDF now has 12 single-seat J-7G (Tanzanian designation F-7TN) and two dual-seat J-7N (designated FT-7TN) aircraft. They were
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Steering signal glitch keeps USN's Littoral Combat Ship in port for repairs
Key Points USS Freedom is replacing a faulty feedback cable that connects the port steerable waterjet to the waterjet control system The repair is needed to enable the sailors to steer the ship from the bridge
The US Navy's (USN's) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Freedom (LCS 1) remains pierside in
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Poland receives 12 Fly Eye unmanned aircraft systems
WB Electronics Group has delivered the last of a batch of 12 Fly Eye unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to the Polish armed forces.
Nine systems will be used by Polish special forces units, while three sets will be operated by Land Forces artillery regiments. Each UAS consists of four Fly Eye
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Offset, co-production details in play as US looks to improve bid for Turkey air defense system
The United States is considering improving its offer to Turkey for an air defense system programme after Ankara indicated it could still walk away from a USD3.4 billion deal with China, sources familiar with the issue confirmed on 14 November.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said last week
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NATO to prioritise joint ISR capabilities
NATO is putting a priority on the development of joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, senior alliance officials have said.
Speaking at the NATO Industry Forum in Istanbul on 14 November, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said that ISR capabilities
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France further reduces Safran holding to bolster national finances
The French government has again reduced its holdings in national aerospace, defence and security company Safran as Paris looks to divestments of state assets to offset core budget cuts.
The Ministry of Economy said on 14 November it had sold a 3.6% stake in Safran, with the option of increasing
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DoD reverses decision to buy additional Mi-17s for AAF
Key Points The Pentagon has decided not to buy additional Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters for the AAF US lawmakers have raised concerns about Russia's connections to the Assad regime
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has decided not to buy additional Mi-17 'Hip' transport helicopters from
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Canada names RCN's Joint Support Ships
The Canadian government has announced the names of the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN's) two Joint Support Ships (JSS).
The first JSS is to be named Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Queenston , after the battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812. The RCN's second JSS will be named HMCS
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US to train Libyans in Bulgaria
The United States has agreed to train between 5,000 and 8,000 Libyan military personnel in Bulgaria, Department of Defense spokesman Colonel Steve Warren told reporters on 18 November.
"The Libyan prime minister requested this and we offered to provide general-purpose military training outside
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Turkish attack helicopter project sees further delays
The main batch of 50 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)/AgustaWestland T129 attack helicopters is to be delayed by another year, Murad Bayar, head of Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), has told IHS Jane's .
Delivery of the aircraft had originally been planned to begin in
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South Korea to announce updated offset policy by early 2014
South Korea is preparing to introduce an updated defence offset policy to promote the further development of the country's defence industrial base. IHS Jane's understands that South Korea's military procurement agency, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), hopes to publish the
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Saudi Navy requests C4I equipment
The Royal Saudi Navy (RSN) has requested the sale of C4I equipment worth an estimated USD1.1 billion, the US Defence and Security Agency (DSCA) announced on 18 November.
It listed the equipment involved as 109 Link-16 Multifunctional Information and Distribution System - Low Volume Terminal, Global
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NATO extends Patriot mission in Turkey
The Netherlands and the United States have decided to renew their deployment of Raytheon Patriot air defence missile systems in Turkey for another year, it has been announced.
Turkey requested an extension of the NATO deployment, active since January to protect it from potential missile attacks
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National Guard Bureau chief: force cuts OK but keep troops ready
Key Points Service and Guard Bureau officials are finalising force structure mixes as troop levels come down Growing the guard would be good 'in the long term' but not during sequestration, its chief said
The head of the US National Guard is optimistic about the force's future even during the
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Moscow, Delhi agree to joint drills in Russia Far East in 2014
India and Russia will conduct their first ever joint air exercises in Peter the Great Bay in eastern Russia in 2014, the two countries' respective defence establishments agreed in Moscow on 18 November.
The 13th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical
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Dubai Airshow 2013: Saab closes in on 340 MSA certification
Saab expects to have completed certification of its 340 regional airliner-based Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) by the end of the year, a company official told IHS Jane's on 19 November.
Speaking at the Dubai Airshow, Johan Rattvall, director Maritime Surveillance Marketing and Sales, said
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Dubai Airshow 2013: Italy to decide on future of Dragon Scout C4ISR system in 2014
Lockheed Martin expects Italy to decide in the coming months on whether to procure the company's Dragon Scout airborne C4ISR system once the current lease on the Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) platform expires.
Speaking at the Dubai Airshow on 19 November, Wes Clark, Business
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Dubai Airshow 2013: General Atomics outlines export strategy plans
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is targeting its Predator XP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a number of Gulf states, Kazakhstan, and Chile, the company's Aircraft Systems Group President Frank Pace told IHS Jane's on 17 November.
The Predator XP version has already been sold to
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