The Israeli Navy's fleet of fast patrol boats is adapting to new roles and threats.
Divided into three squadrons, the boats are tasked with defending Israel's Mediterranean coastline - an area that includes two offshore gas-drilling rigs - and blockading the Gaza Strip.
The fleet includes Shaldag,
Israeli Navy adapts patrol boats for new threats
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Enforce Tac 2016: Bundeswehr buys G29 sniper rifle for its special forces
The German armed forces have signed a contract with a local C.G. Haenel for 115 RS9 bolt-action sniper rifles chambered in 8.6x70 mm (.338 Lapua Magnum).
While the exact value of the contract is not unveiled, IHS Jane's understand it is approximately EUR1.9 million (USD2.08 million). Known as the
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China's AVIC prepares for major aero-engine merger
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and three of its subsidiaries have confirmed that they are close to finalising the terms of a major merger in the aero-engine sector intended to address China's long-standing shortcomings in developing and producing jet engines.
AVIC said in a
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Analysis: Bulgarian ammo features heavily in Syrian weapons seizures
ANALYSIS
Rebel weaponry seized in Syria this year have been made up largely of materiel made in Bulgaria, photographs released by the state Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) suggest.
The predominant types of weaponry found were 7.62x39 mm and 7.62x54 mm ammunition, rounds for RPG-7 rocket-propelled
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Analysts examine role of China's future carrier force
Analysts with insight into the planning of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) state that the series of aircraft carriers the service intends to build will be used in different, but potentially provocative, operational roles. Rather than being used for power projection missions in the manner of
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US official: 40 LCSs sufficient for navy's 'presence' role
A controversial request to cap the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and follow-on frigate programme at 40 hulls, instead of 52, was made because Pentagon officials felt the lower number was still sufficient for a 'presence' role and funding was prioritised elsewhere.
"A fleet of 40 of those is going
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Pentagon budget 2017: Evolving power projection concepts shaped DoD's request
To help form the fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) budget, US Department of Defense (DoD) leaders conducted a strategic review of the 'power projection portfolio', which includes platforms for deterring adversaries and potential adversaries.
That review identified key areas that then drove some of the
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Namibian Air Force moves HQ
The Namibian Air Force has moved its headquarters from Grootfontein to Karibib, 340 km to the southwest, the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA) reported on 6 March.
"It was moved because Karibib is more centrally positioned compared to Grootfontein," it quoted Ministry of Defence spokesperson
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F-35 mission software stability poses greatest risk to USAF IOC
Key Points
A software glitch that interferes with the F-35 radar's ability to remain working in flight poses the greatest threat to meeting the USAF's IOC schedule
Training on a new increment of ALIS and a fuel pressure modification are the other two unresolved issues
A software glitch that
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China increases defence spending 7.6% to USD146 billion
China has announced a 2016 defence budget of CNY954 billion (USD146 billion), which it said represents an increase of 7.6% against spending in 2015.
State news agency Xinhua said the military expenditure is China's lowest in six years and a result of "rising economic headwinds" and a
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Argentine minister of defence orders personnel, facilities restructure
Argentine minister of defence Julio Martinez has ordered a major restructure of its ministry that could include personnel reductions and excess infrastructure sales.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 4 March requested all three branches of the Armed Forces provide information on officers with 35
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USMC prepares MAGTF EW to replace Prowler
Key Points
The USMC is preparing a system of electronic warfare capabilities on board several aircraft and other assets known as MAGTF EW
Every MAGTF, large and small, will have an organic and persistent EW capability.
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is preparing a system of electronic warfare
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USAF seeks F-35 follow-on modernisation for 2020-25
Key Points
The USAF is preparing a follow-on modernisation plan for the F-35A fleet
New EW/EA capabilities and a more powerful engine are possible upgrades for the 2020-25 time frame
The US Air Force (USAF) is crafting its follow-on modernisation wish list for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning
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USAF names some B-21 subcontractors, Pratt & Whitney as engine maker
Key Points
The USAF on 7 March revealed the seven key subcontractors to Northrop Grumman on the B-21
The list includes engine-maker Pratt & Whitney, BAE Systems, GKN Aerospace, Janicki Industries, Orbital ATK, Rockwell Collins, and Spirit Aerosystems
The US Air Force (USAF) on 7 March
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Paraguay shifts strategy against Paraguayan People's Army
The Paraguayan military has announced that Special Forces units will be rotated every three months, instead of every month, from deployments battling the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
The goal is to maintain veteran commandos on frontlines to better leverage their combat experience.
The EPP is
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CENTCOM concerned about replenishing precision munitions used in Iraq, Syria
US Central Command (CENTCOM) officials are growing worried about precision munitions stocks as strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria have continued at a high tempo.
"We remain increasingly concerned that our demand for replenishment of critical precision munitions continues
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Bolivian Air Force's MA-60 purchase under investigation
An information request by opposition members of Bolivia's Legislative Assembly has led the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to begin auditing a 2007 purchase of two AVIC I MA-60 transport aircraft, IHS Jane's has learned.
The MoD has also requested a technical report from the Bolivian Air Force (FAB) on
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AHRLAC to get Boeing mission system
Boeing is to develop the mission system for the Paramount Group's Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), it was announced on 7 March.
Speaking at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi, Jeffrey Johnson, vice-president for business development at Boeing Military
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US Army asks for more funding to re-float runaway aerostat
The US Army has asked Congress to shift USD27.2 million to continue testing a troubled aerostat surveillance system near the National Capital Region.
On 28 October 2015, in the middle of a three-year demonstration of Raytheon's Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System
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Two Afghan A-29s deployed to Mazar-i-Sharif
Two Embraer/Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft of the Afghan Air Force (AAF) were deployed to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on 7 March, a spokesman for the Afghan National Army's (ANA's) 209th Corps, responsible for the north, confirmed to IHS Jane's on 8
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