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India's FY 2016/17 defence outlay of INR2.49 trillion represented a modest increase on the previous year
This was largely neutralised, however, by inflation and the decline of the rupee against the dollar
India's defence outlay of INR2.49 trillion (USD36.63 billion) for fiscal year
India's defence budget registers minor increase
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Bolivia selects site for major airspace control centre
Bolivia's Chimoré has been chosen as the future site of the country's main radar monitoring centre, Bolivian minister of government Carlos Romero announced on 28 February in a statement later ratified by the Ministry of Defence.
The selection follows a two-month study by European experts
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Airbus Helicopters touts H160 as fleet replacement to French MoD
Airbus Helicopters is pitching its developmental H160 platform to the French Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a potential replacement for most of its current rotary-winged inventory, said a company official.
Speaking ahead of the HAI HELI-EXPO event running from 29 February to 3 March in Louisville,
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Airbus Helicopters targets United States for re-launched H215
Airbus Helicopters is touting its recently relaunched H215 twin-engined transport and utility platform to the United States as a training solution for the US Army and operating solution for the Department of State.
The relaunch of the legacy AS332 C1e/L1e Super Puma as the H215 in November 2015 (an
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Aerojet, ULA get USAF rocket engine development deals
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Aerojet Rocketdyne and ULA have received USAF funds for development of heavy rocket-booster engines
The two companies join Orbital ATK and SpaceX in the race to develop an alternative to the RD-180
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded funds to Aerojet Rocketdyne and Boeing-Lockheed
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Norwegian test pilot affirms F-35's ability to dogfight
A Norwegian test pilot has waded into the row surrounding the supposed inability of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to engage in air-to-air combat, by saying that his experience of the jet shows it to be a very capable dogfighter.
Writing in the official
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Indonesia mulls acquisition of Chinese-made air defence system
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Indonesia is considering the purchase of air defence systems from China
Acquisition will be emblematic of a growing Jakarta-Beijing defence relationship
Jakarta is currently evaluating the purchase of Chinese-made AF902 Radar/Twin 35 mm AA Gun/PL-9C Missile Integrated Air Defence
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Afghan A-29s forward deployed to eastern province of Nangarhar
The four Embraer/Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft recently acquired by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) were forward deployed to Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on 28 February.
The four A-29s - the first of 20 such airframes that
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Pentagon budget 2017: Army's request will fund Lower Tier Missile Defense capability studies
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The US Army intends to demonstrate a sub-scale AESA GaN prototype antenna in FY 2017
Raytheon is testing an AESA GaN prototype with an eye on future Patriot upgrades
Over the course of the next year, the US Army will begin laying the ground work for an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
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Myanmar Navy holds exercise in strategic waters
The Myanmar Navy (MN) has completed its annual 'Sea Shield' combined fleet exercise, which ran from 22 February to 2 March in strategic waters between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The exercise zone was located immediately northeast of Myanmar's Coco Islands and not far from India's Andaman
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Italy to deploy CSAR helicopter force to Iraq
Italy is to deploy eight helicopters and 130 personnel to Iraq in support of ongoing efforts to counter the Islamic State in the country, the government has announced.
Four AgustaWestland A129 Mangusta attack helicopters and four NHIndustries NH90 transport helicopters will be deployed to Erbil in
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Indonesia ratifies defence trade agreements with Germany, China
Indonesia has ratified defence co-operation agreements with Germany and China as part of its continuing to bid promote technology transfers and the development of its defence industrial base.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Jakarta said on 1 March that the two memoranda of understanding (MoUs)
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EUCOM commander: Prep region for rapid reinforcement, Russian A2/AD
The top US and NATO commander in Europe would like more US troops forward deployed in the region, but believes rotational units and the means to rapidly reinforce them can still serve to counter Russian moves.
General Philip Breedlove, NATO supreme allied commander for Europe and head of US
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Canada issues contract for OceanServer's autonomous underwater vehicle
OceanServer Technology has received a contract for an Iver3-580 EP autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) system from Canada's Public Works and Government Services for delivery to the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC).
The Iver3 vehicle will be equipped with an inertial navigation system
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Brazil seeks to cancel EISA contract for Macaé-class vessels
The Brazilian Navy will soon initiate an administrative process to terminate a contract with local shipbuilder Estaleiro Ilha (EISA), which was earlier awarded a contract to build Macaé-class coastal patrol ships Maracanã , Mangaratiba , Miramar , Magé , and Maragogipe .
However, a
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ASC announces further job cuts
Australia's state-owned naval shipbuilder, ASC, has announced plans to make further reductions in the size of its workforce as a response to declining workloads.
The company said on 2 March that it plans to cut "more than 100 positions in South Australia" due to a reduction in work on the
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Kuwaiti parliament approves Typhoon procurement
Kuwait has approved the procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft that was announced in September 2015, the Reuters news agency reported on 1 March.
The national parliament has passed a draft law enabling the advance payment of KWD150 million (USD499 million) for the Typhoons, with the
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Denel unveils new Casspir Weapons Carrier
Denel's Mechem division has developed a weapons carrier variant of its Casspir NG2000 mine-protected vehicle.
Like the basic armoured personnel carrier (APC), logistics, and recovery variants, the weapons carrier will be available in 4x4 and 6x6 configurations with several engine/transmission
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RSA 2016: Democratisation of encryption shaping national security/privacy tussle
With encryption technology becoming increasingly pervasive, technology once reserved for intelligence agencies is falling right in the midst of a lingering battle between the Pentagon and the commercial sector it is attempting to court, according to a range of experts attending the 2016 RSA
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Argentina's FAdeA 'mulls major changes'
State-owned aircraft factory Fábrica Argentina de Aviones SA (FAdeA) could soon make some major changes, such as lay-offs or programme reviews.
in January Argentine defence minister Julio Martinez appointed Cristina Salzwedel as head of FAdeA. The company has since been studying its overall
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