Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has been given increased shipbuilding oversight and design support responsibilities as part of ongoing efforts to recover the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) much-delayed and over-budget Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) programme.
The Australian government said
Navantia given greater role in overhauling AWD programme
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India, Russia begin naval exercises ahead of Modi visit to Moscow
The eighth edition of the five-day-long 'Indra' exercises involving the Indian and Russian navies began in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast on 7 December.
Indian Navy (IN) officials said the exercises - which involve live-firing drills as well as air defence and anti-submarine operations -
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IAI offers upgraded C-130Hs to France
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has made an unsolicited offer to sell four upgraded Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to France, IHS Jane's has learned.
The offer was made to the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) following the issuance of a request for proposal to a number
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German special forces begin receiving H145M helos
The first of 15 Airbus Helicopters H145M (formerly EC145/645 T2) platforms were delivered to the German special forces at the company's Donauworth facility near Munich on 8 December.
The first two twin-engine light utility helicopters were handed over to the Bundeswehr for use by the Kommando
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General Dynamics protests USMC amphibious combat vehicle programme
General Dynamics on 7 December protested the US Marine Corps' (USMC's) award of Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 contracts to teams led by BAE Systems and SAIC.
"We believe the selection process was not consistent with the criteria outlined in the RfP [request for proposals]," a
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Doubts persist as USAF reiterates plans for US heavy rocket engine
Key Points
The USAF space chief soon plans to award contracts for rocket propulsion system development
Contract awards had been expected in September
US Air Force (USAF) Space Command's Space and Missile Center (SMC) plans to award contracts for rocket propulsion system development soon,
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Another Iranian ballistic missile test revealed
Iran tested a new liquid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile on 21 November in breach of UN Security Council resolutions, two unidentified US officials told Reuters on 7 December.
Reuters also cited a Western diplomatic source as saying the test launch took place near Chabahar. Fox News cited a
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Algerian warship damaged in Russian explosion
There has been a fatal explosion aboard an Algerian warship being refitted at St Petersburg's Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) on 7 December.
A spokesperson for the shipyard told the AFP that one person had died and six were injured in the incident.
A source from the General Directorate of
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Turkey receives final Peace Eagle AEW&C platform
Turkey received the last of four Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft at the type's main operating station of Konya Air Base on 9 December.
The handover of the aircraft, dubbed Peace Eagle in Turkish service, concludes a delivery process which began last year. The
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South Africa to train another DRC brigade
The South African Army is expanding its training effort in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the designation Mission Thebe, the deputy commander of the army told IHS Jane's on 9 December.
The army has been training the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) since 2006, initially providing basic and
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South Africa re-establishes Durban navy base
The South African Navy (SAN) has redesignated Naval Station Durban as a naval base and begun initial work on refurbishing its facilities, it was announced on 8 December.
Once all the work has been completed, Durban will serve as the home base for the three Warrior-class patrol boats that remain in
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Russian submarine fires cruise missiles into Syria
Russia launched its first-ever submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) strikes on 8 December, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
Described as Kalibr missiles (3M-14) by the Russian MoD, the missiles were fired from the Mediterranean into Syria by the Project 636.3 improved
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France approves Mirage 2000D upgrade
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France's Mirage 2000Ds are to be modernised
In total 55 aircraft will go through the MLU, improving their radar, avionics, and weapons fit
The French Air Force's Mirage 2000D multirole fighter aircraft have been approved to receive a mid-life update (MLU), a move long awaited by the
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Australia contracts Lockheed Martin to provide PC-21-based pilot training
Australia has awarded Lockheed Martin an AUD1.2 billion (USD863 million) contract to provide pilot training to the armed forces.
The contract, which was awarded to the Lockheed Martin-led Team 21 on 8 December, will run for an initial seven years from 2019 under the Department of Defence's (DoD's)
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USMC selects Raytheon for its 120 mm PERM
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has selected Raytheon Missile Systems to supply a new 120 mm precision munition for its Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) towed-mortar platform.
The Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) programme was awarded to Raytheon following a competition against Orbital
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Taliban suicide squad attacks Kandahar Airfield
A Taliban suicide squad attacked Kandahar Airfield (KAF), a main base for the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) and the international coalition supporting them, on the evening of 8 December. Fighting at the base, which is adjacent to the civilian Kandahar International Airport in
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New Zealand adopts MARS-L as new service rifle
The New Zealand government has approved the purchase of the Modular Assault Rifle System-Light (MARS-L) made by US company Lewis Machine & Tool Co (LMT) as the future rifle for its armed forces, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee announced on 8 December.
The New Zealand Defence Forces (NZDF) will
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Airbus, SEMAR tour Latin America with C295W transport aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space and the Mexican Navy (Secretaría de Marina: SEMAR) are touring Latin America with a C295W (winglet) medium transport aircraft.
The tour, scheduled to conclude on 10 December after beginning in mid-November, is intended to showcase the aircraft and its diversity by
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Aegis Ashore scores first intercept with SM-3 Block IB
A land-based Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB Threat Upgrade interceptor, a key element of the United States' European missile shield plan, undertook its first intercept test on 10 December, hitting a mock intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) using remote tracking data from an AN/TPY-2 radar
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US and India seek to expand defence technology collaboration
The United States and India have pledged to enhance military technology and trade collaboration, with potential emphasis on gas turbine engines, the US Department of Defense (DoD) said on 10 December.
In meetings in Washington between US secretary of defense Ash Carter and visiting Indian defence
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