The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced it is planning to buy Raytheon FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided weapons (ATGWs) from the United States
In total the MoD is planning to spend CZK254 million on the ATGWs for the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR), with the purchase to be made via the
Czech Republic to buy Javelin ATGWs
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Cameroon announces largest counter-insurgency operation to date
Cameroon's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced on 2 December that the country's military had conducted a major operation on the border with Nigeria against the Islamic State's West Africa Province (the militant Islamist group better known as Boko Haram).
The operation took place between 26-28
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USN conducts first LRASM airworthiness test using mock up missile
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Flight tests will compare structural loads, noise, and vibration data against wind tunnel data
Integration efforts and flight testing will continue over the next few years
The US Navy (USN) has begun initial airworthiness testing of Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
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USAF exercise geared at enhancing C-17 MEDEVAC provision
The US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) recently conducted a major medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) exercise to improve its provision aboard the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter.
The exercises, which took place from 16 to 20 November but were announced only on 3 December, involved
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US Navy's SSC hovercraft progresses through production
The US Navy's (USN's) first production model Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) hovercraft is entering its next manufacturing stages as the hull has been completed.
The craft's buoyancy box is to now transition from a hull assembly line to the first craft assembly station for integration of above deck
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Spain to trial Piranha 5 8x8 AIFV
The Piranha 5 from General Dynamics (GD) has taken a step nearer to becoming the future 8x8 armoured infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) for the Spanish Army, with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signing an agreement for it to be put through extensive technological trials.
While a definitive purchase is
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South Korea and Hungary look to boost defence trade
South Korea and Hungary have signed an agreement to boost defence trade and industrial collaboration, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Seoul said on 4 December.
The MND said the bilateral accord features an undertaking to protect each other's confidential military information but will lead
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Poland receives final Leopard 2A5 MBTs from Germany
Poland has received its final batch of Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) from Germany, it has been announced.
The MBTs, plus 220 additional vehicles, were purchased for EUR187 million (USD203 million) in November 2013 from ex-German Army stocks to equip the 34th Armoured Cavalry Brigade, based in
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Italy accepts first F-35
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Italy has received its first F-35
Rome has a requirement for 60 F-35As and 30 F-35Bs
The Italian Air Force received its first of a planned 90 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter on 3 December, the Pentagon's Joint Program Office announced.
The handover of the F-35A
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Djibouti gets two new patrol boats from Japan
Djibouti held a ceremony on 2 December to accept two new patrol boats that were built by Japan's Sumidagawa Shipyard under a JPY924 million (USD7.5 million) contract financed by Japan's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
The donation was announced in November 2014, when the local press
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China to build military base in Djibouti
Djibouti will host China's first foreign military base, it was confirmed on 4 December, when Djiboutian foreign minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf told the AFP that "the negotiations have come to an end and the naval base will be built".
He said China would use the base to support the
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Julio Martinez likely Argentina's next defence minister
Argentina's presidential election and forthcoming change of administration mean a new minister of defence is to be appointed, and Julio Martinez, a national deputy for La Rioja province, has been announced as the candidate.
Mauricio Macri, Argentina's new president, elected on 22 November, is said
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Argentina receives four Russian transport ships
Four auxiliary transport ships that the Argentine Ministry of Defence (MoD) purchased from Russia through an agreement in late 2014 arrived at the Buenos Aires Naval Station on 5 December.
The four maritime transport vessels (classified as ice class L1 by Russia) cost USD8.2 million, according to
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USAF says GPS OCX needs overhaul
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The head of USAF Space Command called GPS OCX a "disaster"
Cost overruns and delays are endangering Raytheon's contract
A programme to develop a new ground-control station for the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation is a "disaster" and must be overhauled,
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US Navy begins airborne maritime surveillance operations from Singapore
Singapore will routinely host rotational US Navy (USN) maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft detachments, the service confirmed to IHS Jane's on 8 December. The first of such rotational detachments is currently being conducted from 7-14 December with the service's latest P-8A maritime patrol
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US Army helicopters to continue training with US Navy ships
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US Army helicopter pilots will conduct more maritime training
Growth in Apache force expected to boost US Army partnerships with As-Pac nations
Plans are in place to continue training US Army helicopter pilots to operate with US Navy (USN) ships at sea, the commanding general of US
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UN clears Greek-seized armoured vehicles for delivery to Libya
The United Nations (UN) has ruled that a shipment of 16 armoured vehicles destined for Libya that were seized by Greece were being legally transferred.
Greece announced in July that it had seized the vehicles (eight Streit Group Typhoon 4x4 mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles, five
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UK receives final Chinook helicopter
The United Kingdom's fleet of Boeing Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopters was brought up to full strength with the arrival of the final HC6 aircraft from the Philadelphia production plant on 7 December.
With the arrival of the last HC6 platform at the type's main operating base of Royal Air
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Singapore and US sign enhanced defence co-operation agreement
Singapore and the United States have signed an enhanced defence co-operation agreement (DCA) to deepen military-technology ties. The agreement was signed on 7 December in Washington by US defence secretary Ashton Carter and Singapore's defence minister Ng Eng Hen.
A joint statement said that the
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Russia's UEC making progress on engine substitution efforts
Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) is currently working on 12 engine projects to substitute military aircraft and naval engines previously imported from Ukraine's Motor Sich, Ivchenko-Progress, and Zorya-Mashproekt, UEC Deputy General Designer Victor Belousov told IHS Jane's .
The projects
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