The Pentagon's testing office has given the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) a relatively good review in its latest report on 2015 testing events, particularly with force protection.
The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) in a 1 February report, noted that JLTV prototypes
DOT&E: JLTV prototypes meet force protection requirements
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Chilean Senate defence committee supports ASMAR's third dock
The four members of the Chilean Senate Defence committee announced their support for a project to build a third floating dock for the ASMAR shipyard after visiting its naval complex in Talcahuano in January.
The Senate delegation spent a morning touring the base and listening to presentations, and
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Thailand signs contract with BAE Systems for second OPV
BAE Systems has signed a contract with Thailand's Bangkok Dock shipbuilder to support its programme to build a second modified River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
BAE Systems said on 29 January that under the agreement it will provide engineering support and
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Latest USN FON mission sees China remind foreign ships to 'respect Chinese law'
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated that foreign military ships entering what Beijing has unilaterally declared as Chinese territorial waters in the South China Sea must seek authorisation in advance before sailing through such seas.
The statement was issued on 30 January, after a US
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UK to receive final F-35 test aircraft shortly
The United Kingdom is shortly to receive its final testbed Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), after a senior UK Royal Air Force (RAF) officer Tweeted an image of the completed aircraft at the Fort Worth production facility in Texas.
The United Kingdom currently has two
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Iranian C-130 drops supplies into besieged Syrian enclave
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) C-130 Hercules transport aircraft appear to have joined the Russian air drop effort to sustain the besieged government-controlled enclave around the city of Dayr al-Zawr (Deir ez-Zor) in eastern Syria.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) and Iran's Fars
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Bolivia announces mid-2016 joint military exercise
General Gonzalo Durán Flores, commander of the Bolivian Armed Forces, on 28 January announced a large-scale joint military exercise is slated for the last week of July for "assessing and improving operational capabilities, training, force interaction, and generating esprit de corps among
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Pentagon budget 2017: USD582.7 billion likely excludes MILCON, other accounts
President Barack Obama on 9 February is expected to request about USD582.7 billion in discretionary funding for the US Department of Defense (DoD), and IHS Jane's analysis finds this value likely includes supplemental 'wartime' funding but excludes accounts such as military construction (MILCON).
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Pentagon budget 2017: US will buy more munitions, delay A-10 retirement to counter ISIL
Key Points
The Pentagon wants USD7.5 billion to counter ISIL in 2017
The amount is 50% more than that allocated for 2016
The US Department of Defense (DoD) will request more than USD7 billion for materiel with which to fight the Islamic State (referred to by the Pentagon as ISIL) in its Fiscal
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Pentagon budget 2017: US to boost military space spending
Key Points
The United States plans to increase its expenditure on military space programmes
The Pentagon added more than USD5 billion in space funding in 2016 and plans to add even more in 2017
For the second year in a row, the US Department of Defense (DoD) plans to increase its expenditure on
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Pentagon budget 2017: Carter previews USD582.7 billion defence budget
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter previewed the upcoming release of the Pentagon's fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) budget request on 2 February, describing plans for USD582.7 billion to help the United States cope with a world shaped by increasing "power competition".
The speech, delivered at
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Pentagon budget 2017: Budget shortfalls forcing DoD to make 'false choices', lawmaker says
Continued spending limitations are forcing Pentagon officials to unnecessarily pick and choose among national defence priorities, a key lawmaker told reporters on 2 February.
"What I would like to see is more money in the budget," J Randy Forbes, the Virginia-based congressman who chairs
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Finland to speed up mobilisation time
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Finland plans to increase the speed at which it can call up reservists for training
The move is designed to enhance readiness as a response to the Ukraine crisis and the blurring of lines between peace time and war
Finland's defence minister, Jussi Niinistö, intends to introduce
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Equatorial Guinea announces C295 order
Equatorial Guinea announced on 26 January that it has two Airbus Defence and Space C295 aircraft on order.
The statement posted on the official government websites said the first aircraft will be used to transport troops and for medical evacuation. The second will be a dedicated maritime
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Malaysia named MD 530G launch customer
MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) has disclosed that Malaysia is to be the launch customer of its MD 530G armed reconnaissance and light attack platform, with an order for six aircraft announced on 1 February.
The disclosure that the Malaysian Army Aviation (Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat, or PUTD) is to be
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USMC plans for tacair transition, seeks to improve readiness
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The USMC is working to maintain the readiness of its legacy fleets as it continues acquiring new aircraft
The cost of maintaining older aircraft and acquiring new technology simultaneously has stressed the corps' budget
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is working to maintain readiness of its
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US Navy plans SLEP for Super Hornet fleet
The US Navy intends to launch a service life extension programme (SLEP) for its fleet of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft, a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website reveals.
The notice, which was originally published by the The Naval Air Systems Command
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Affinity secures UK fixed-wing training contract as part of wider UKMFTS investment
Affinity Flying Services Limited has secured a GBP500 million (USD721 million) contract to provide the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and its Ascent Flight Training partner with the Fixed-Wing portion of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme.
Affinity, a 50/50 joint venture of
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Russian submarine activity topping Cold War levels
Key Points
NATO is seeing Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic return to Cold War levels
Russian submarines have also made a major jump in technical capability, according to NATO's top naval commander
Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is currently equalling or even
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Pentagon budget 2017: DoD would quadruple 'European reassurance' funding
The US Department of Defense's (DoD's) fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) budget request, totalling USD582.7 billion, would more than quadruple spending on an effort to reassure European allies with more pre-positioned firepower, in-theatre training and exercises, and improving infrastructure.
Secretary of
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