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Singapore awards Lockheed Martin F-16 upgrade contract

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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a USD914 million contract to upgrade the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF's) F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 1 December. The DoD said that the fixed-price incentive and cost-plus contract, awarded under the US

Philippine president approves accelerated funding for procurement projects

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President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines has approved a request for funding from the Department of National Defense (DND) to accelerate a raft of delayed procurement programmes including light frigates and long-range patrol aircraft. DND spokesman Peter Paul G Galvez told IHS Jane's on 2

Paramount Group opens new Kazakhstan facility

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South Africa's Paramount Group has opened a new armoured vehicle factory in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, the company announced on 1 December. The facility, operated through the Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) joint venture between Paramount Group and state-owned Kazakhstan

NATO invites Montenegro into the alliance

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NATO invited Montenegro to become its newest member during a meeting of allied foreign ministers in Brussels on 2 December. The invitation for Montenegro to join the alliance comes after the completion of a membership action plan (MAP) phase of pre-qualification for NATO membership. Now that the

Kuwaiti government requests additional defence funding

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The Kuwaiti government has issued a request to the country's parliament to approve a defence budget supplement valued at KWD6.1 billion (USD19.9 billion), local media reported on 1 December. Kuwait's al-Rai newspaper and Reuters reported that the country's minister of state for cabinet affairs,

Kamov developing new Minoga maritime helicopter

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Kamov is developing a new advanced navalised helicopter codenamed 'Minoga' to replace the Ka-27 'Helix', according to Russian media reports. The project is currently at the engineering design stage, with work proceeding on the layout of the helicopter and its various subsystems and assemblies, a

Germany seeks CH-53 replacement, as retirement brought forward

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The German Air Force (GAF) has begun the process of selecting a new medium/heavy-lift helicopter as it looks to phase its ageing VFW-Sikorsky CH-53G/GS/GA Stallions out of service earlier than originally planned. Speaking at the site of Airbus Helicopters' Donauworth facility on 30 November,

Germany begins NH90 Sea Lion production, retrofits for TTH variant

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The NHIndustries NH90 helicopter programme for Germany recently marked a couple of major milestones, with the commencement of production of the Sea Lion variant of the NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) and the start of a retrofit programme of the Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) variants so far

Georgia disillusioned with NATO

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Disillusionment is growing in Georgia over how committed NATO and the European Union actually are to the country's security, according to its defence minister Tinatin Khidasheli. She told a meeting of the European Parliament's defence sub-committee on 1 December that "there are more skeptical

FLIR Systems announces DVTEL acquisition

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US electro-optics systems manufacturer FLIR Systems announced on 30 November that it had acquired US-based DVTEL for USD92 million. DVTEL develops and distributes video management system software, visible and thermal security cameras, and video analytic software.

Australian Army to extend Black Hawk service lives for special forces use

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The service life of 20 of the Australian Army's 34 S-70A-9 Black Hawk helicopters is being extended by four years to provide continuity of capability to special forces operations, it was disclosed on 2 December. The Black Hawk fleet was to have been replaced in its entirety by June 2018 with 46 NH

Aselsan and TAQNIA sign joint venture agreement

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Turkish military electronics company Aselsan and Saudi Arabia's TAQNIA Defense and Security Technologies (DST) signed an agreement for the formation of a joint venture, Aselsan announced on 30 November. Within the scope of the agreement, TAQNIA DST and Aselsan will create a joint venture in Saudi

Argentina retires Dassault Mirage fleet

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During a large-scale public air show, the Argentine Air Force (AAF) on 30 November officially decommissioned its fleet of ageing Dassault Mirage fighters after over four decades of active service. The air display comprised one sample of each Mirage type used by the AAF: a Mirage IIIEA, a Mirage

Airbus looks to H145/H145M to rebuild customer trust after Tiger and NH90 problems

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Airbus Helicopters hopes to use the success of its H145/H145M (formerly EC145 [civil]/EC645 [military]) twin-engine light utility platform to rebuild trust it feels it may have lost following cost and schedule problems with the Tiger and NH90 programmes, the head of the company in Germany told

FAdeA awarded contract to service Argentine Navy aircraft

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The Argentine Navy has signed an agreement with Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) to provide maintenance and upgrade services for its fixed-wing aircraft fleet. The contract will be valid from 2015 to 2019 and assigns a USD104 million budget to purchase replacement and upgrade parts.

USAF reaffirms plan for 100 new bombers

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Key Points The USAF plans to purchase about 100 new bombers Officials have previously cited a possible range of 80-100 aircraft The US Air Force (USAF) plans to purchase about 100 new Long-Range Strike-Bombers (LRS-Bs), the service's senior civilian official said on 2 December. "We're

US military opens all combat roles to women

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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has officially opened all combat positions to women, who were previously barred from many 'excepted' jobs and, prior to 2013, were barred from all ground combat roles. "I'm announcing my decision not to make continued exceptions, that is, to proceed with

US military loses seventh aircraft to accidents in a month

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The crash of a US Army Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter on a training exercise in Texas on 2 December brings to seven the number of aircraft that the US military has lost in the last month. The loss of the Apache out of Fort Hood follows recent accidents involving US Army helicopters, US Air

US Army in Europe to request more aviation support following recent cuts

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The US Army in Europe (USAREUR) is to request additional aviation support to make up shortfalls following a cut in the number of assets and personnel permanently assigned to its only European-based Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) that were announced earlier this year. The proposal, which was

Turkey funds Akkor active protection system for new Altay MBT

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Turkey has funded development of Aselsan's Akkor active protection system (APS) for its new Altay main battle tank (MBT), it has been announced. The Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) said on 30 November it had awarded Aselsan a EUR54 million (USD57 million) contract for
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