The United States government has eased long-standing military trade restrictions imposed on Sri Lanka, the US Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has announced.
The DDTC confirmed on 4 May that licensing restrictions on defence exports to Sri Lanka had been lifted and
US eases military trade restrictions on Sri Lanka
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Spanish Army receives MaxxPro MRVs
The Spanish Army has taken delivery of and begun upgrading a consignment of 14 Navistar MaxxPro mine-protected recovery vehicles (MRVs) that were declared surplus to requirements by the US Army.
They are currently being adapted to Spanish requirements by the force's wheeled vehicle maintenance
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Sales and profit both up in Huntington Ingalls Q1 results
Leading US shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) released strong first quarter (Q1) growth figures on 5 May, showing rises in both sales and profit compared with the same period in 2015. The company recorded revenue of USD1.76 billion in the three months to 31 March, a rise of 12.3% year
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Russia orders new Project 23550 Arctic corvettes
Russia has ordered two Project 23550 ice-class armed patrol boats, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
The class is described (in Russian) by the MoD as being "without analogues in the world", and combining "the qualities of tug, ice-breaker, and patrol boat".
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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines edge closer towards co-ordinated patrols in Sulu Sea
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The governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines have agreed to establish a co-ordinated patrol regime in the Sulu and Sulawesi seas
Patrols are being established against the backdrop of a rise in maritime crime in the area, including kidnappings by Abu Sayyaf Group
Amid an
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India's Reliance secures 16 industry licences
India's Reliance Infrastructure has confirmed that its subsidiary Reliance Defence Limited (RDL) has secured 16 industrial licences to undertake production of a range of military equipment.
The Mumbai-based group said on 5 May that the licences, all of which have been awarded by the Indian
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India names Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba as next naval chief
The Indian government has named Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba as the next Indian Navy Chief of Staff.
He will assume the position on 31 May, when the current navy chief, Admiral Rabindra 'Robin' K Dhowan, retires, according to a statement released by the Indian Ministry of Defence on 5 May.
Vice Adm
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Poland to revise defence priorities in advance of NATO summit
The impending 8-9 July NATO summit in Warsaw and reports about Russian activities in eastern Ukraine and Estonia have prompted Poland to re-visit its procurement processes, with the Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) focusing on a small number of programmes in the near-term while deferring
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Russia to create two extra army divisions to counter NATO
Russia is to create two new divisions by the end of 2016 to counter the growing NATO military might on the Russian borders, Russia's defence minister has announced.
One new division will be created in Russia's Western Military District (MD), and another in its Southern MD. The creation of the new
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Portugal inducts first modernised patrol ship
The Portuguese Navy commissioned into service its first STANFLEX 300 coastal patrol ship on 5 May.
NRP Tejo (P590) is the first of four vessels bought under a EUR4 million contract of October 2014 with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation.
The Tejo-class will be mainly used to
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Harpoon, NSM demos key for proving LCS can have a 'long stick', official says
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USS Coronado will demonstrate Boeing's Harpoon missile while USS Freedom will demonstrate Kongsberg's NSM
The demonstrations will help the USN decide which OTH weapon to incorporate onto its LCS and frigate fleets
Confirming the US Navy's (USN's) intent to outfit every Littoral Combat
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Hamas hits back as IDF finds another cross-border tunnel
Israeli efforts to find and destroy cross-border tunnels coming from the Gaza Strip have led to the first direct exchanges of fire with the Hamas militant group that controls the Palestinian territory since a ceasefire ended the last conflict in August 2014.
Hamas began cross-border mortar attacks
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Xponential 2016: US Army eyes DARPA's cockpit automation project
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has found the US Army, rather than the US Air Force (USAF), to be the most interested in efforts to boost automation in aircraft cockpits.
DARPA's Aircrew Labor in Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS), for example, is meant to allow pilots to
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Teledyne announces divestment of printed circuit boards business
Californian technology company Teledyne announced on 5 May that it is selling assets of its printed circuit board (PCB) business to US-based FTG Circuits, part of Canadian firm Firan Technology Group.
The sale is worth USD9.3 million, to be paid for in cash. Completion is expected later in the
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Singapore to step up military training in Australia
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Singapore is to spend AUD2.5 billion on expanding defence training facilities in Australia
In return, the Singapore Armed Forces will be granted extended access to facilities
Singapore is to fund an AUD2.5 billion (USD1.8 billion) expansion of military training facilities in northern
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Indian parliamentary panel decries army's financing of new mountain strike corps
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Indian committee says the army is using its own reserves to create mountain strike corps
Such 'milking' of the army's existing resources is 'suicidal', says the panel
India's parliamentary committee on defence has criticised Indian Army measures to create its new 17 Mountain Strike
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Honduras to negotiate landing ship deal with Colombia
Colombian Minister of Defense Luis Carlos Villegas and his Honduran counterpart have signed a memorandum for Colombia's sale of a new landing ship to the Honduran Navy, initiating final negotiations towards a signed contract, Honduras announced on 5 May.
Colombia's state-run COTECMAR would build
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Australia to spend AUD640 million on two Spanish-made naval supply ships
The Australian government has signed an AUD640 million (USD477 million) contract with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to construct two replenishment ships in Spain for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under Project Sea 1654 Phase 2.
Defence Minister Marise Payne said more than AUD130 million would go
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Indian offset policy having limited financial impact
New figures published by the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) show that the country's defence offset policy, which was introduced in 2005, is having limited positive financial impact.
Citing a parliamentary reply by India's Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh, the MoD said that 29
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Argentina eyes new medium helicopters, equipment for security forces
Argentina is interested in purchasing new medium helicopters, in particular for the Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard), the Ministry of Security announced on 9 May.
In January, the new Argentine government declared a security emergency as result of increased drug trafficking and
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