Hans Peter Doskozil has been appointed as Austria's new defence minister, it was confirmed on 15 January.
He will replace Gerald Klug, who will now lead the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport as part of a reshuffle by the Social Democrat Party (SPOE) of their ministers within the political
Policeman appointed as Austrian defence minister
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Pentagon, Pratt announce agreement on next F-35 engine buy
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has reached an agreement with Pratt & Whitney, the engine manufacturer for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, for the next batch of engines that power the stealthy combat aircraft.
The agreement in principle is for the 9th and 10th
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NH90 production winds down globally
NHIndustries has revealed a wider slowdown in production levels in line with the company completing deliveries on a number of international procurements.
At the end of 2015, 269 NHIndustries NH90 helicopters had been delivered out of 509 ordered. Six final assembly lines (FALs) were busy last year,
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F-35 ejection seat fix qualification expected in October
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DoD expects safety issues with the F-35 ejection system to be fixed later this year
Tests have shown increased risk of injury for lightweight pilots at low speed ejections, so corrective measures have been designed
The US Department of Defense (DoD) expects to finish rectifying safety
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Cameroon's BIR operates Ratel armoured vehicles
Cameroon's Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) has acquired South African-made Ratel armoured vehicles, a Cameroonian military source has told IHS Jane's .
Deliveries began in December 2015, according to the source, and the BIR now has 12 spread between a number of its light intervention units
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Argentina to get new military chiefs
Argentina's new president, Mauricio Macri, has begun his administration by replacing several military leaders, most notably the chief of the joint staff and leaders of the army, navy, and air force.
The newly appointed chiefs are to take oaths of office sometime during the week commencing 18
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IDF starts implementation of five-year Gideon plan
Officials from Israel's Ministries of Defence and Finance reached a new budget agreement on 11 January, describing it as a key milestone that paves the way for the implementation of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF's) multiyear 'Gideon' plan.
Finalised after lengthy budget feuds between
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First four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Afghanistan
Four Embraer/Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft destined for service with the Afghan Air Force (AAF) arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on 15 January.
The aircraft are the first batch of a total of 20 A-29s that are set to be delivered
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US commands look to harmonise Asia Pacific engagement efforts
The US military is seeking to better co-ordinate the engagement activities of its land forces with its Asia Pacific regional allies with a new dialogue model that ties in three major Pacific land forces commands with the armies of regional partner nations.
General Vincent K Brooks, Commanding
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UK studies future helicopter requirements out to 2045
The Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) has carried out a study to determine how best to meet the UK's future rotary requirements out to the middle part of the century, a senior official said on 18 January.
Speaking in London under the Chatham House Rule, the official explained that the Air Manoeuvre
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MD Helicopters signs MD 530G launch customer, discusses armed MD 900/902
MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) has signed up a launch customer for its MD 530G armed reconnaissance and light attack platform, which it expects to announce 'imminently', and is in discussions with potential customers for a new armed variant of its MD 900/902 Explorer helicopter also, IHS Jane's was told
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Mauritania deploys new armoured vehicles for peacekeeping mission
Mauritania has acquired Turkish-made Otokar Cobra armoured vehicles, it was revealed when President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz inspected a battalion before it joined the UN mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 12 January.
Mauritanian television coverage of the event showed at least 12
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DoD: Iran detained USN sailors at gunpoint, took only SIM cards
The 10 US Navy (USN) sailors taken into custody by Iran on 12 January - and released the following day - were captured at gunpoint but only satellite phone SIM cards appear to have been seized, according to an initial US Department of Defense (DoD) description of the events.
The sailors in two CB90
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Chile plans to replace 'FASat Charlie' satellite
Chile plans to replace its 'FASat Charlie' surveillance satellite have been approved and the estimated investment is USD130 million, according to Marcos Robledo, Chile's deputy secretary of defence.
The plans include installation of a second ground station in the country's southern area, meant to
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Pathankot attack exposes equipment shortcomings of India's NSG special forces
A lack of specialised equipment handicapped India's National Security Guard (NSG) special forces in their operations against armed assailants at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base in northern Punjab state on 2 January, official sources have said.
It took 200 NSG commandos more than 72 hours to
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Palestinian-Israeli security co-operation decreases as violence escalates
Palestinian-Israeli security co-operation has fallen since the escalation in rioting and attacks on Israeli citizens in the West Bank and East Jerusalem increased in October, according to Palestinian Authority (PA) security sources.
While both Israeli and PA security forces have tried to prevent
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Nigerian Air Force officers accused of corruption
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate 17 serving and retired Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officers, including former chief of defence staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), in connection with corruption, according to presidential
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USAF issues RfI for F-16 SLEP effort
The US Air Force (USAF) is moving ahead with a service-life extension programme (SLEP) of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, with an initial sources sought notice being issued to industry on 14 January.
The request for information (RfI) posted on the Federal Business
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UK considers aerial refuelling for helicopters
The United Kingdom may field a helicopter aerial refuelling capability for the first time under options being considered following the recent Strategic Defence and Security review (SDSR), a senior official said on 18 January.
Speaking in London under the Chatham House Rule, the official said that
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Egypt to get first Ka-52 helicopters in 2017
The first Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters being built for export will be delivered in 2017, according to a report posted on the official website of Russia's Primorsky Krai region, the home of the Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company that makes the helicopter.
The report said the export order
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