South Korean company Hanwha Techwin has been formally awarded a PHP2.42 billion (USD52.5 million) contract to supply eight new amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) to the Philippine Marine Corps, a notice of award retrieved from the Philippine government procurement website on 11 April has confirmed.
Hanwha Techwin bags Philippine amphibious assault vehicle contract
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ANA takes delivery of first ScanEagle UASs
The first two of eight Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems (UASs) designed to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for ground forces have recently arrived in Afghanistan, according to the NATO-led 'Resolute Support' mission in the country.
One of the two
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USAF Raptors make unheralded return to Europe
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed its premier air defence fighter to Europe for only the second time as part of ongoing regional reassurance measures taking place throughout the continent in the face of a resurgent Russia.
Four Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighters from the 95th Fighter Squadron
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US receives remains of Second World War MIAs
US military personnel and officials paid their final respects in New Delhi on 13 April to what they believed were the remains of two US airmen who crashed in the Himalayas during the Second World War, running supply missions to Allied forces fighting the Japanese military.
Tiny bone fragments,
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US Navy's LCS 3 to return to San Diego for engine repairs
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USS Fort Worth will depart Singapore's Changi Naval Base around mid-2016 for repair work
Fixing the ship's combining gears will require an 11-month repair period
A US Navy (USN) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) that was damaged during pierside maintenance in Singapore will be returning to
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UK receives final F-35 test aircraft
The United Kingdom has taken delivery of its fourth and final pre-operational Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) told IHS Jane's on 12 April.
Aircraft BK-4 arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Maryland in February, before
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Pentagon budget 2017: Congress begins work on policy bills as impasse again looms
Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee officially began work on the fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) defence authorisation bill on 12 April.
The work began with a traditional procedural measure of introducing a bill that mirrors the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) budget request, but this will
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North Korean rocket motor demonstration increases ICBM credibility
While North Korea has yet to fully test its new liquid-fuelled, road-mobile KN-08, or KN-14 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), Pyongyang's 9 April revelation that it test-fired a new liquid-fuel rocket motor could add to the credibility of its ICBMs.
North Korean state media showed leader
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Japan provides details of Soryu-class submarine offered to Australia
Some technical information on the modified Soryu-class submarine proposed by Japan for Australia's AUD50 billion (USD37 billion) Future Submarine programme has been revealed for the first time to correct what the Japanese embassy described as erroneous information related to the Soryu's
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Iran debuts Hamaseh unmanned aircraft
Iran has debuted a domestically developed and manufactured unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was first revealed in 2013, state media reported on 12 April.
The Hamaseh/Hamasseh (Epic) is taking part in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' (IRGC) 'The Great Prophet' military manoeuvres running from
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France requests more GMLRS rounds from US
France has requested to buy additional Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles from the United States, it was announced on 12 April.
In total the request covers the sale of 21 GMLRS Unitary Rocket Pods, or some 126 guided artillery rockets in total, from US Army stocks. The sale is
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First S-300 components delivered to Iran
Iranian and Russian officials have said that Russia has made the first delivery of S-300 long-range air defence system components to Iran.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on 11 April that the contract had been implemented when a journalist asked him about video clips
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First batch of Overlander trucks delivered to ADF
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) has delivered the first batch of Land 121 (Overlander) trucks to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
The 12 vehicles, handed over on 7 April in a ceremony at Gallipoli Barracks, near Brisbane, represented the first of more than 2,500 medium and
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F-22s deploy to Europe
The US Air Force (USAF) on 11 April sent four Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, for training with other Europe-based aircraft, the USAF announced in a press statement.
The F-22s from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, are expected to
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Dynamit Nobel Defence offers Panzerfaust 3 rocket launcher to Uruguay
Germany's Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) has submitted an updated proposal for the long-delayed Uruguayan Army rocket launcher tender, offering the Panzerfaust 3 (Pzf 3) light anti-tank weapon system, a source told IHS Jane's on 12 April.
The proposal, tailored to the amount of money the army has said
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Denmark picks five bidders for artillery procurement
Denmark has prequalified five contenders to meet its self-propelled howitzer requirement, the Norwegian defence procurement agency (FMI) has announced.
The contenders are vying to replace the Royal Danish Army's existing M109A3 155 mm self-propelled howitzers.
According to the FMI the five
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ASC appoints 'future submarine' executive
Australia's state-owned naval shipbuilder, ASC, has appointed an executive to head the company's bid to participate in the construction of next-generation submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
ASC said on 12 April that Martin Edwards has become the general manager of Future Submarines.
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MDA hopes to demonstrate lasers for boost-phase intercepts by 2021
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) hopes in 2021 to have developed and demonstrated an aerial laser with which it could intercept and destroy ballistic missiles.
Specifically, the agency wants "a low-power laser, in the 100-kW range, to prove the coherency and physics part" of destroying
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US-Philippines bolster military ties as China continues island-building in South China Sea
China is preparing for the construction of a new island base on Scarborough Shoal, according to US defence officials. This news comes as US secretary of defence Ashton Carter arrives in the Philippines on 14 April to observe the demonstration of a US "long-range" missile system.
US
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US and India agree to collaborate on more technology projects
The United States and India have added two military technology projects to their bilateral initiative to expand collaboration on defence research and development.
Agreed during US defence secretary Ashton Carter's visit to India, which ended on 13 April, the two countries will initiate projects to
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