Seven French Navy Super Etendard Modernisés (SEM) fighter-bombers were launched from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle for the last time on 16 March.
They were catapulted from the ship within sight of its home port of Toulon on the French Mediterranean coast, with the officer commanding
Super Etendard bids farewell to Charles de Gaulle ahead of retirement from service
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RSAF forms second local F-15SG squadron
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has formed a second locally based squadron to operate the Boeing F-15SG Eagle multi-role fighter, adding further credence to earlier reports that it has more such aircraft than previously reported.
A Singapore-based F-15SG was seen carrying the markings of
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Canada officially announces conclusion of offensive operations in Iraq and Syria
Canada has officially ended its involvement in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with a ceremony by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to mark the standing-down of its Operation 'Impact' Fighter Detachment, the service announced on 21 March.
The announcement came some six
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UK funds further development of Type 26
Key Points
A 15-month demonstration phase extension for the Type 26 programme provides funds to further mature the design, purchase major systems, and establish shore test facilities
The MoD remains unwilling to publicly commit itself to a manufacturing start date, however
BAE Systems has
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Reliance Defence to expand into naval mission systems development
Mumbai-based Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL), formerly Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering, has confirmed that it is exploring opportunities to develop mission systems for Indian Navy (IN) requirements.
In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 22 March, the company,
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New Italian air force chief announced
Lieutenant General Enzo Vecciarelli was nominated by the Italian cabinet on 21 March as the country's new air force chief and will take over from Lieutenant General Pasquale Preziosa. He will take up his post on 30 March.
ANALYSIS
A fighter pilot with over 2,600 flight hours, 2,000 of which were
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JLTV orders begin after protest dropped
The US Army has placed an order for 657 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), along with kits and support, as the programme kicks off again following an award protest.
The USD243 million order covers vehicles for the army and the US Marine Corps (USMC), JLTV-builder Oshkosh said in a 23 March
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Canada to defer modernisation spending until 2020 or later
The Canadian government announced on 22 March that it would delay planned defence spending on several "large-scale capital projects" required to modernise the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
The 2016 budget would re-allocate CAD3.716 billion (USD2.843 billion) reallocated from 2016-19 to
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Brazil details LPD acquisition, Bahia to arrive in April
The Brazilian Navy's new Navio Doca Multipropósito (NDM) Bahia (G 40) is scheduled to arrive in Rio de Janeiro on 11 April, a service spokesperson told IHS Jane's on 21 March.
The ship, a landing platform dock (LPD) that was incorporated on 10 March, departed from Toulon, France, on 21 March
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Boost in Czech army funding to improve maintenance of AFV fleets
Czech defence minister Martin Stropnicky informed local media on 19 March that the 2016 defence budget has been raised by CZK4.5 billion (USD190 million) and should receive similar increases until 2025.
The enhanced funding will enable the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to procure new equipment and the
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USN still pursuing unmanned strike aircraft
Key Points
The US navy still intends to pursue unmanned maritime strike with knowledge from its UCLASS successor
A UCLASS solicitation was delayed for more than a year while various factions fought over options for a long-range strike aircraft and a smaller ISR aircraft
The US Navy (USN) earlier
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Russia confirms higher level of submarine activity
The Russian submarine force has significantly increased its operational tempo, according to local media reports marking Submariners' Day on 19 March.
Russian Northern Fleet nuclear-powered submarines were underway for 1,500 days last year, 50% more than in 2014, navy spokesmen reported.
These
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USAF postpones T-X solicitation release
The US Air Force (USAF) has delayed the planned opening of its T-X fighter trainer competition by three months in order to further refine the request for proposals (RfP).
"The programme office now anticipates an RfP release in late December 2016 to ensure the release of a well-defined
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Indra P2006T MRI aircraft to patrol Mediterranean for Frontex
The European Border Control Agency (Frontex) has awarded Indra a contract to incorporate the company's Tecnam P2006T Maritime Reconnaissance Intelligence (MRI) aircraft into the European Patrol Network (EPN) Operation 'Triton' maritime surveillance mission in the central zone of the Mediterranean
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Philippines selects Lynx Wildcat for ASW mission
The Philippines has selected the AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat to fulfil its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter requirement, IHS Jane's has learned.
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has awarded the Anglo-Italian manufacturer a contract for PHP5.3 billion (USD114 million)
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Imagery suggests China has deployed YJ-62 anti-ship missiles to Woody Island
Key Points
Recent imagery suggests China has deployed YJ-62 ASCMs to Woody Island in the Paracels
The deployment potentially allows China to target any vessel within 400 km of Woody Island
Recent imagery suggests China has significantly enhanced its military capabilities in the South China Sea by
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Indian Navy prepares to retire its Sea Harriers
The Indian Navy (IN) has retired its fleet of BAE Systems Sea Harriers. A flight of six single-seat Sea Harrier FRS Mk 51s was officially 'disembarked' from INS Viraat , the IN's 57-year-old, 23,900-tonne Centaur-class aircraft carrier, on 6 March, prior to the Sea Harriers being officially retired
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UK receives first production 40 mm Cased Telescoped Cannon System
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken delivery of the first production-standard 40 mm Cased Telescoped Cannon System (CTCS) from CTA International (CTAI) in Bourges, France.
CTAI is a joint venture company formed by Nexter Systems of France and BAE Systems of the UK that was awarded its first
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US strike against Al-Qaeda in Yemen kills 'dozens' of militants
The United States launched an airstrike against an Al-Qaeda training camp in Yemen on 23 March that killed "dozens" of fighters, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed.
The DoD said that, while the results of the raid are still being assessed, it "deals a blow to AQAP's
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BAE progresses pre-delivery trials of Saudi Hawks
Pre-delivery trials of the first of 44 BAE Systems Hawk Mk 165 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft for Saudi Arabia are progressing ahead of the start of deliveries in the coming weeks, as shown by an image of aircraft 2101 flying in national livery.
A photograph taken by IHS Jane's at BAE Systems'
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