German defence company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann's (KMW's) Brazilian subsidiary, KMW do Brasil Sistemas de Defesa, is to open facilities in October, company director and CEO Christian Böge told IHS Jane's .
Construction of a 13,000 m² facility began in January 2014 on 180,000 m² of land
KMW Brazilian operation set to open facilities
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Israeli mortar-detecting radars fully operational around Gaza Strip
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has deployed tactical radars made by RADA Electronic Industries to provide early warning of mortars and short-range rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli company announced on 9 September.
RADA, which produces defence electronics and tactical land radars,
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Draft Mexican budget cuts defence in real terms
Mexican defence spending will rise by 1.4% in 2016, if a draft budget presented to the country's Chamber of Deputies on 8 September is passed. However, despite rising faster than the majority of items in Mexico's state budget, defence expenditure will likely still experience a real fall in 2016,
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Airbus to provide crypto key management for RAF A400Ms
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space to supply the cryptographic key management solution for the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) fleet of A400M military transport aircraft, the company has disclosed.
The initial contract, worth GBP3.3 million, will see Airbus
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F-35 takes first flight outside the United States
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) flew outside of the United States for the first time on 7 September, with the maiden flight of aircraft AL-1 from the Cameri final assembly and check out (FACO) facility in Italy.
AL-1, which is the first F-35A for the Italian Air
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BAE Systems completes Meteor firings for Typhoon P2E upgrade
BAE Systems has successfully completed guided firing trials of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, IHS Jane's was told on 14 September.
During the trials, which took place at the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's)
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DSEI 2015: NATO extends cyber defences
NATO is to extend its cyber response capability over the next two years under a contract announced by Selex ES at DSEI 2015 in London on 15 September.
The contract will see the full operational capability (FOC) of the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) extended to additional sites
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DSEI 2015: IAT21 showcases cyclogyro helicopter for improved lift and increased efficiency
Austrian company Innovative Aeronautics Technologies (IAT21) has showcased at DSEI 2015 a helicopter technology demonstrator that utilises 'cyclogyro' technology to generate additional lift in both the hover and conventional phases of flight, and to increase the efficiency of rotary-winged
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DSEI 2015: Australian helo chief admits learning lessons the hard way with NH90 acquisition
The head of the Australian Defence Organisation's helicopter division has said the country has learned several lessons from its troubled acquisition of the NHIndustries NH90 multirole helicopter.
Speaking at the 2015 DSEI Strategic Conference in London on 14 September, Rear Admiral Tony Dalton said
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DoD, intelligence community establishing joint space centre
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed plans to establish a joint space centre to share data on spy satellites and more between the military and intelligence communities.
A Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center (JICSpOC) is being set up at Schriever Air Force Base (AFB) in
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Kuwait agrees purchase of Eurofighter Typhoons
Kuwait has signed an agreement with Eurofighter for the procurement of 28 Typhoon combat aircraft as it looks to augment and eventually replace its fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters.
The agreement, which was announced by the consortium on 11 September, does not disclose delivery timelines
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India eases regulations related to offset and exchange rate variations
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has eased rules related to exchange rate variations (ERVs); its second recent amendment of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) after earlier introducing greater flexibility in fulfilling defence offset obligations.
An undated but recently published MoD
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Germany, Italy may increase submarine fleets
The German and Italian Navies are looking to increase their submarine fleets again in light of evolving security challenges, senior officials said at the Subcon 2015 conference on submarine technology organised by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Kiel.
Germany
An "arc of
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DSEI 2015: UK Lynx AH.9s deploy to Kenya
UK Army Air Corps Westland Lynx AH.9s have deployed to East Africa this month on a year-long mission to support training at the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).
The two Lynx helicopters from 9 Regiment AAC, based at Dishforth in North Yorkshire, are replacing Bell 212s leased from
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DSEI 2015: UK Airborne Brigade moves to Central Army Command
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Command of 16 Air Assault Brigade will jump from the UK's JHC to the British Army's central headquarters
The move will see the brigade stripped of AH-64 Apaches, which will remain under JHC control
The UK's rapid reaction airborne brigade is to move under the direct control of the
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DSEI 2015: Nexter Systems pins export hopes on VBCI-2
Nexter Systems unveiled the VBCI-2 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at DSEI 2015 in London, which has been developed with company funds to meet potential export customers' requirements for a vehicle with a higher level of armour protection and firepower.
In IFV configuration, the VBCI-2 has an
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DSEI 2015: AgustaWestland completes unmanned SW-4 trials for Royal Navy
AgustaWestland has completed capability concept demonstration (CCD) trials of an unmanned PZL-Swidnik SW-4 helicopter for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), the company announced on 15 September.
The CCD programme was begun in 2013 under a GBP2.3 million (USD3.5 billion) contact awarded by the MoD
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Australia announces investment to promote defence technology development
Australia has announced investment for its programme to promote the local development of technologies in support of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) said on 14 September that it had allocated AUD14.2 million (USD10 million) to seven Australian
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Australia and South Korea agree to deepen defence industry ties
Australia and South Korea have agreed to deepen defence collaboration in activities including military science and technology and defence industries.
The pledges were announced on 11 September in Sydney during meetings between the two countries' defence and foreign ministers.
A statement said that
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AFA 2015: Poland becomes third JASSM FMS customer
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The Polish Air Force has purchased the AGM-158 for its F-16s
The purchase increases Poland's long-range strike capabilities
Lockheed Martin has received a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract from the US Air Force to equip the Polish Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52 fleet
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