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Syrian air campaign drums up increased interest in Su-34

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Performance of the Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber in Syria has sparked interest in its acquisition by export customers, a senior official from Rosoboronexport has claimed. The state-run agency has monopoly control over Russia's arms exports and was a major exhibitor at the Defexpo India 2016

Rostec preparing to sell stake in Russian Helicopters

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Russian state corporation Rostec hopes to sell a large portion of the Russian Helicopters holding company's stock to an investment fund from Abu Dhabi, the Mubadala Development Company. Mubadala's representatives have for several months been in talks with Russian Industry and Trade minister Denis

Project Land 400 Phase 2 evaluation period extended

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The evaluation period to select a shortlist of contenders to supply 225 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) to the Australian Army has been extended, the Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 1 April. The DoD said in a statement that the extension, for an undisclosed period, had been agreed by

Pentagon teaming industry, academia for new textiles

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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has partnered with industry and academia for a new fibres and textiles innovation centre that could net new fabrics for a variety of military uses, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced on 1 April. The DoD is partnering with Advanced Functional Fabrics of

Oman's Duqm port to support Royal Navy vessels

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Oman's plans to turn its new Duqm port into an international naval support centre made progress on 30 March, when the UK announced a multi-million pound joint venture (JV) that will "provide vital engineering work and support to the world's naval vessels". The UK government indicated

New 'armaments forum' policy group supports EU-level defence viewpoint

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The growing risks of a full renationalisation of armaments policy in Europe have prompted the creation of a new 'armaments forum' by a leading French defence think-tank. The goal is to keep the idea of a collective approach to defence and security alive and kicking at European level, it said.

Mi-28N helicopters go into action in Syria

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The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed on 31 March that the Mil Mi-28N Night Hunters it has deployed to Syria have carried air strikes when it released targeting footage filmed by the attack helicopters. The video showed missiles being fired at what the MoD said were Islamic State targets

KC-46A boom testing reveals anomaly

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The US Air Force (USAF) discovered an anomaly in the fuel delivery system of the developmental Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker during boom testing, a USAF spokesman said on 1 April. During boom testing with the Boeing C-17 Globemaster, the flight test team "recorded higher-than-expected boom

Japan building up amphibious capabilities in newly activated regiment

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Key Points Regiment brings JGSDF one step closer to activating Japan's first amphibious brigade Officials working to activate amphibious brigade by March 2018 A recently activated infantry regiment on Japan's western-most island brings the country's self-defence forces one step closer to building

Israel steps up training for reservists

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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has stepped up combat training for its slimed down Ground Forces reservists, a senior army source said on 21 March. Under the intensified training programme, reservists from armoured units will train once a year with their vehicles and infantry reservists every two

Indian Army opts for Israeli Spyder over indigenous SAM system

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Key Points The Indian Army is opting for the Israeli Spyder SAM system over the indigenous Akash system India's army and air force continue to clash over which air-defence assets should be acquired and who should operate them The Indian Army is likely to opt for the short-range version of

India's Reliance and Antonov agree to co-produce transport aircraft

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India's Reliance Defence Limited (RDL), a subsidiary of the Reliance Group, has entered an agreement with Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov to co-operate on the development and production of twin-engine turboprop transport aircraft. RDL said in a statement on 31 March that collaboration will

FIDAE 2016: Latin American militaries look to defend aircraft for overseas deployments

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Orbital ATK (formerly Alliant Techsystems) has reported a marked increase in the number of Latin American militaries looking to equip their aircraft with defensive aids systems for overseas deployments in support of international peacekeeping and humanitarian relief efforts. Speaking to IHS Jane's

FIDAE 2016: Airbus Helicopters adapting to Latin American economic troubles

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Airbus Helicopters is having to adapt aspects of its business in Latin America as the economic downturn continues to affect both the military and commercial aspects of the company's dealings in the region. Speaking at the FIDAE Airshow on 31 March, head of the Latin American region Mesrob

F-35 launches Joint Standoff Weapon

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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter conducted the first test launch of a Raytheon AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) on 23 March, the Pentagon's F-35 programme office announced on 31 March. The C-model test aircraft, CF-05, released the 1,000 lb air-to-surface guided glide

EU applies restrictive measures against three Libyan officials

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The EU added three names to its list of people subject to restrictive measures against Libya on 1 April. The three are Khalifa Ghwei and Nuri Abu Sahmain, defence minister and president respectively of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress, and Agila Saleh, president of the

Defexpo 2016: Russian company eyes additional engine sales to India and China

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The Russian United Engine-building Corporation (UEC) is considering an Indian application for the delivery of more than 100 additional AL-31FP engines for its Su-30MKI fighters, a representative of the company said at India's Defexpo 2016 exhibition, held in Goa from 28 to31 March. "Late last

Argentine government opens criminal investigation into FAdeA

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An Argentine federal prosecutor in late March opened a criminal investigation against former Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) executives. The investigation arises from reports that the previous fiscal year the company suffered losses of more than USD100 million and did not produce any

UK RAF shows interest in Voyager boom

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The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is interested in provisioning its Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A330-200 Voyager tanker-transport aircraft with a boom, if the funding can be sourced, a senior service official told reporters. Speaking at the FIDAE Airshow in Santiago on 30 March, Deputy Commander of

Saudi Arabia to receive two new King Air 350ER ISR aircraft

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The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is to receive two new Beechcraft King Air 350 Extended Range (ER) aircraft fitted for the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) role. The USD71.48 million procurement, which was disclosed on 1 April by a US Department of Defence (DoD) contract
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