South Korea and the United States have agreed to create a forum dedicated to improving collaboration on military technologies. This comes after the United States turned down a request from Seoul to transfer technologies to support the development of the Korean Fighter Experimental (KFX) aircraft.
US to create military technology collaboration forum with South Korea
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Montenegro edging closer to NATO membership
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Montenegro looks set to become the next addition to NATO
A decision on inviting the Balkan nation into the alliance may be made in December
Montenegro's prospects for NATO membership are looker better than ever, according to its leader, Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic, and NATO secretary
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LM announces Saudi PAC-3 order
Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with the US government to purchase 320 more Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air missiles, Joe Garland, the vice president of business development for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control told Reuters on 14 October.
Garland said Saudi Arabia would probably order
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IAF rolls out first upgraded C-130H Hercules
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received its first upgraded C-130H Hercules transport aircraft, the official IAF magazine said on 11 October.
The aircraft has received a new radar, digital avionics, and has had its wing box replaced to extend its lifespan.
The work is being carried out by Elbit
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Ceska Zbrojovka unveils improved CZ 806 assault rifle
Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) has presented its new CZ 806 Bren 2 assault rifle to the Czech Armed Forces (ACR).
The CZ 806 is the second generation of the CZ 805 introduced into ACR service in 2010 and it incorporates several improvements. The new rifle has significant mechanical differences to the earlier
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AUSA 2015: GA-ASI awarded US Army contract for improved MQ-1C UAV
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GA-ASI has been awarded a full-rate production contract by the US Army for 19 MQ-1C IGE UAVs
The IGE features increased endurance and a variety of new sensor and weapons payloads
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a full-rate production contract by the
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Turkey 'downs' UAV on Syrian border
Turkey stated its fighter aircraft downed an air vehicle of unknown origin on 16 October near its border with Syria after the aircraft failed to leave Turkish air space despite warnings being issued three times.
Footage on social media indicated the aircraft was a small tactical unmanned aerial
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Syrian ground offensive gets under way
Under the cover of Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has launched a series of offensives to expel rebel forces from northwest Syria.
The SAA and other pro-government forces are operating along four main fronts: the rebel-held salient around Kafr Zita in Hamah province; the Al-Ghab
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Saudi Arabia requests more Black Hawks
The United States has approved a Saudi request for an additional nine Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters for the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 14 October.
The DSCA said that the helicopters will be supplied
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Northrop Grumman begins construction of UAV research and training facility
Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a new USD10 million unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) facility near Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, the company announced on 15 October.
The 36,000 ft 2 expansion of the company's UAV capabilities will focus on research and development, aircrew
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Israel, Russia create deconfliction mechanism
Israel and Russia have succeeded in creating a mechanism to ensure that their air forces and navies avoid unintended clashes over and around Syria, IHS Jane's has been told.
This mechanism is currently active and involves what was described as joint understandings of each other's aerial and naval
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Chilean government withdraws funding for ASMAR shipyard expansion
The Chilean government will no longer fund the construction of a third dry dock at state-owned shipyard ASMAR, Minister of Finance Rodrigo Valdés confirmed on 15 October.
The expansion of the company's main facility in Talcahuano has been planned since before 2012, when detailed designs were
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Bahrain rebuts Iron Dome claim
Bahrain has denied a report that some of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are in negotiations to purchase Israeli air-defence systems to counter the threat of Iranian missiles.
Bahraini information minister Abd-al-Rahman al-Hammadi told the local Al-Wasat newspaper on 15 October that
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US, Spain reach deal on clean-up of Palomares crash site
The United States and Spain have reached agreement on a programme to complete the clean-up of a site affected by radioactive contamination following a collision between two US Air Force aircraft near Palomares, southeastern Spain, in January 1966.
The incident occurred when a B-52G bomber collided
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Sudan deploys troops to Yemen
Sudan has deployed ground forces to the Yemeni port city of Aden in support of the Arab coalition that is attempting to reinstall the country's ousted president.
Sky News Arabic broadcast footage on 18 October showing hundreds of Sudanese troops disembarking in the Little Aden area from one of the
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Navantia signs MoU with Paramount
Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa-based defence and aerospace company, Paramount Group, to jointly develop naval vessels and systems for South Africa and the rest of the continent.
It will build on a previous cooperation accord
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Austal prepares to launch Omani Navy's first high-speed support vessel
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Austal is preparing to launch the first of two support vessels on order for the Royal Navy of Oman
The vessels are intended to bolster Oman's military sealift capabilities
Australian shipbuilder Austal is preparing to launch the first of two high-speed support vessels (HSSVs) on order
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ADEX 2015: Korean Air shows off in-service KUS-FT UAV
Korean Air displayed the KUS-FT tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) at the ADEX 2015 defence exhibition in Seoul.
The system, which comprises four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a launch catapult and recovery system, a ground control station, and a support station, is in Republic of Korea Army
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ADEX 2015: IAI unveils new ground-based systems to counter UAVs
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a range of ground-based systems for detecting, tracking, and disrupting (jamming) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in response to growing global security concerns over the proliferation of cheap and easy-to-operate remote-controlled (RC) aircraft.
The
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New US Army secretary nominated
Eric Fanning has been nominated to become the US Army's top civilian leader, replacing John McHugh, who is retiring.
"Eric served as my first chief of staff at the Pentagon, and it has been a privilege over the course of my career to work alongside him and watch him develop into one of our
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