A new contingency amphibious task group has been deployed to the Mediterranean by the UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
The 150-strong Special Purpose Task Group (SPTG) has been created for "contingency operations in the Mediterranean" according to a Royal Marines briefing document seen by
UK forms new marine task group
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Turkish defence exports valued at USD1.6 billion in 2015
The Turkish defence sector achieved exports of USD1.66 billion in 2015, the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) revealed on 12 April in its annual report on defence industrial activity.
The figure - which was against overall defence industrial turnover of USD5 billion - is virtually
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Turkey prepares to release updated offset guidelines
The Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) is to introduce new offset guidelines later this year, IHS Jane's has learnt.
The changes will mark the first update since 2011 to defence offset guidance and will contain an emphasis on the development and participation of small and medium
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SANDF briefing highlights capability gaps
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) commitment to the African Capability for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) has been detailed in a 11 March parliamentary briefing document that has entered the public domain.
The ACIRC is envisaged as an interim African intervention force that
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Russian PAK-FA carries out intensive weapon testing
The Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA 'fifth-generation' combat aircraft has conducted trials of munitions launched from its internal weapons bays for the first time, the former commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) told state TV.
General Vladimir Mikhailov made the announcement, but the claim
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Russian aircraft buzz USN warship operating in Baltic Sea
Key Points
EUCOM officials said two Russian Su-24s and a Ka-27 helicopter flew low altitude passes by USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) over a two-day period Donald Cook was conducting flight operations with another nation's military helicopter when the first passes occurred
Officials at US European
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Modernised strategic bombers to debut in Victory Day parade over Moscow
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) is to showcase its modernised strategic bombers at the Victory Day flypast over Moscow for the first time on 9 May.
Rehearsals on 13 April saw a Tupolev Tu-160M1 'Blackjack' bomber and three Tu-95MS 'Bear' bombers with external weapons pylons for the carriage of
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French Navy Atlantique shows new designation ability over Iraq
A French Navy Dassault Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) has conducted a target designation mission for the first time in Iraq, according to the French armed forces central command (Etat-Major des Armées).
Flying from Jordan the ATL2 with a forward air controller (FAC) on
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Five-year delay to Australian propellant facility blamed on Department of Defence inefficiency
Redevelopment of Australia's only manufacturing facility for military propellants and high explosives will be completed more than five years late due to ineffective management by the Department of Defence (DoD), according to a report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).
The report into
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Brazilian military practises retaking territory in Mato Grosso
The Brazilian military is winding down Exercise 'Operation Celeiro', which ran from 1 to 16 April around the Paraguay River, about 220 km from Cuiabá, in the state of Mato Grosso by the Bolivian border.
The exercise's scenario is the invasion of Brazilian territory by an unknown foreign enemy,
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Brazilian Army selects Iveco LMV as its new 4x4 vehicle
The Brazilian Army has selected Iveco Defence Vehicle's Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) armoured vehicle as the winner of its Viatura Blindada Multitarefa - Leve de Rodas (VBMT-LR) programme, the service's Projects Procurement Office (EPEx) told IHS Jane's on 14 April.
The army is soon expected to
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US deploys combat air contingent to Philippines for South China Sea patrols
The United States plans to maintain a small but potent aviation force in the Philippines to balance against Chinese actions in the South China Sea.
Secretary of defense Ashton Carter said US allies in the region have asked the United States to intervene in the multi-country territorial dispute over
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Spain considers RAN request for F 100 to assist AWD training
The Spanish Navy is studying a request from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to send an F 100 Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate to support training for the RAN's new Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs).
The AWDs, which are being built in Australia, are based on the Navantia-designed F
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Russia strengthens position in Bolivian arms sales, but leads with energy deals
Key Points
Russia and Bolivia's 2009 technical-military co-operation agreement appears to be bearing fruit
Relations between the two states have ebbed and flowed, but their engagement has grown with recent energy deals
On 12 April Bolivian foreign minister David Choquehuanca and his Russian
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Netherlands to receive 12 additional Chinook helos
Boeing has been awarded a USD308 million contract to manufacture and deliver 12 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the Netherlands.
Announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 15 April, the contract follows the US government's approval in March 2015 for selling 17 such helicopters.
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GAO, JPO disagree on F-35 mods management
Key Points
The GAO recommended that the Pentagon establish F-35 FoM as a separate acquisition programme
The Pentagon's F-35 programme office says such an approach would create an unnecessary administrative burden
Government auditors and the Pentagon's programme manager for the Lockheed Martin
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F-22 Raptors arrive at RAF Lakenheath
The US Air Force (USAF) is deploying 12 Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors to Europe for training over the next two months, IHS Jane's was told on 14 April.
From the 95th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron/325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall, Florida, the first four F-22s arrived at RAF Lakenheath on 11 April and
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EU ministers to mull security support to Libya and other weak states
European Union (EU) foreign and defence ministers will gather in Luxembourg on 18-19 April to address a lengthy agenda expected to include how to provide support to Libya's interim government, how to confront hybrid threats, and how to boost the security capabilities of weak states in Africa via a
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Argentine MoD requests construction of third micro satellite
Argentina's Ministry of Defence has requested that the Argentine Air Force completes construction of a third version in a line of locally developed micro satellites.
This third unit, named µSAT-3, is being built at the air force's Centro de Investigaciones Aplicadas (CIA) with a staff of local
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Analysis: UAE likely to be building a naval facility in Eritrea
ANALYSIS
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) appears to be constructing a new port next to Assab International Airport in Eritrea, which could become its first permanent military base in a foreign country.
Satellite imagery shows rapid progress has been made since work began sometime after September
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