The lead ship of the US Navy's (USN's) new destroyer class has set out to sea for acceptance trials, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced on 20 April. Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, where the ship has been under construction, to conduct trials
USN's new Zumwalt-class destroyer out at sea for acceptance trials
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Brazilian Navy fires missiles against retired Frontin corvette
The Brazilian Navy launched Penguin short-range anti-ship missiles and MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles against its Inhauma-class corvette Frontin (V 33) during Exercise 'Missilex 2016', which ran from 11 to 20 April at sea, north of Rio de Janeiro.
On 12 April, two S-70B Sea Hawk (SH-16 Sea Hawk)
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US Army trials Israel's Iron Dome interceptor for new air defence system
The US Army has fired the Israeli Tamir interceptor missile, used in Rafael's Iron Dome anti-rocket batteries, for the first time on US soil as part of a series of trials examining air defence systems.
Israel's Rafael said in a 20 April statement that its Tamir was launched from a US Army
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UK and France activate joint expeditionary force
France and the United Kingdom validated their Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) on 21 April as part of Exercise 'Griffin Strike'.
The UK Secretary of Defence Michael Fallon and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian jointly announced the Full Validation of Concept (FVOC) for the CJEF
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Turkish tank survives Kornet missile strike
A Turkish M60T - a version of the US-made tank upgraded by Israeli Military Industries (IMI) - has apparently survived being hit by the latest Russian man-portable anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) system.
The attack was seen in a video released by the Islamic State militant group on 19 April and
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Pentagon budget 2017: Potential USAF sole-source Huey replacement meets with congressional resistance
A group of lawmakers is insisting the US Air Force (USAF) conduct a competition to replace the Bell UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters that guard intercontinental ballistic missile fields, instead of awarding a sole-source contract to Sikorsky for UH-60 Black Hawks, according to an April letter to the
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Pentagon budget 2017: House policy bill seeks to defer USD18 billion increase
The House Armed Services Committee plans to introduce a defence budget proposal that would add USD18 billion in fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) by essentially deferring that amount from the wartime operations account until the next president takes office.
The FY 2017 authorisation bill will propose
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Pakistan to receive MEDEVAC aircraft from US
Pakistan is to receive six new medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircraft from the United States, under a contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 21 April.
The contract, which was awarded the day prior to the announcement, will see Cessna Aircraft Company provide and support two
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Nagorno-Karabakh fighting started by Armenia, says Azerbaijan
Contrary to Armenian claims, Azerbaijan did not initiate the aggression causing the recent snap military confrontation over Nagorno-Karabakh, according to an Azerbaijani military officer. The Azerbaijani army's response was to clear the seized heights "from which Armenia forces were shelling
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MCAS Beaufort readies for expansion of F-35B training operations
The transformation of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort to support future US Marine Corps (USMC) and international F-35B Joint Strike Fighter training operations is well under way with the second dedicated aircraft hangar and a host of other upgrades in various stages of progress, IHS Jane's
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Indian Navy grants women permanent commissions
The Indian Navy (IN) has begun granting women officers permanent commissions, and from 2017 will allow them to serve as maritime reconnaissance pilots and in the Naval Armament Inspectorate.
It is also finalising policy for women officers "to serve on select warships that have appropriate
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DSA 2016: Vietnam may update Soviet era ASU-85s
Officials from the Minotor-Service Corporation of Belarus attending the Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2016 exhibition told IHS Jane's that Vietnamese officials had expressed "strong interest" in purchasing Minotor's upgrade package for their ASU-85 airborne self-propelled anti-tank guns
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DSA 2016: Russia to supply two Gepard-3.9 frigates to Vietnam in late 2016
Russia will supply two Gepard 3.9 (Project 11661) frigates to the People's Army of Vietnam Navy (PAVN) in the third quarter of 2016, Renat Mistakhov, Director General of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard, told IHS Jane's at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2016 exhibition.
"Both ships, in anti-submarine
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DSA 2016: Progress reported on BrahMos air-launched variant
Representatives of the joint Indian-Russian missile project, BrahMos, told IHS Jane's at DSA 2016, that the final, air-launched, version of the missile is close to being operational and the final steps could be taken this year.
The missile, which is already deployed at about 10 naval vessels of the
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DSA 2016: Malaysia's SMEO seeks new markets for ammunition and M4 carbines
Malaysia's SME Ordnance (SMEO), a subsidiary of National Aerospace and Defence Industries (NADI) Sdn Bhd, is looking towards gaining new markets for its ammunition products and the M4 carbine that it manufactures under licence from Colt USA.
General (rtd) Shahrom Nordin, NADI senior vice president
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DSA 2016: Kronstadt expands military training offerings
At the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2016 exhibition, St Petersburg-based simulation and training firm Kronstadt Group (KTG) was offering a full-spectrum tactical training package that is an expansion of its product line of system simulators.
In addition to being able to offer training to individual
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DSA 2016: China details new sub-launched ASCM and old LCU
China revealed a new submarine launched anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) at the Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2016 exhibition and provided details for an older landing craft utility (LCU) now being promoted for export.
Products of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the new
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DSA 2016: BrahMos sees missile export opportunities through government links
BrahMos Aerospace - a joint venture (JV) between India and Russia - aims to leverage India's increasingly close diplomatic ties with Southeast Asia to secure exports of its cruise missile systems.
Sudir Kumar Mishra, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the JV, said India's 'Look East' policy is a
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V-280 wing mating keeps Bell on track for JMR-TD
Bell Helicopter on 21 April mated the wing and the fuselage of the developmental Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft that the US Army is planning to test as part of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme, company spokesman Andy Woodward told IHS Jane's .
The assembly took
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Russia closes one of two runways at Syrian airbase
Deterioration of one of Humaymim Air Base's two runways may have contributed to Russia's decision to withdraw some fixed-wing aircraft from Syria and deploy additional helicopters.
Airbus Defence and Space satellite imagery shows that large 'X's - normally used to indicate closed runways - were
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