An aircraft from the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) East Sea Fleet has crashed into a textile factory in Zhejiang's Taizhou City, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on 12 May.
The aircraft crashed at about 1930 h local on 11 May during a night exercise, said the report, citing PLAN
PLAN aircraft from East Sea Fleet crashes in Zhejiang
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Lebanese airstrike demonstrates new LAF capabilities
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) released a video on 4 May demonstrating its ability to carry out precision strikes against the radical Sunni militants operating across its mountainous border with Syria.
The video showed two large explosions hitting a bunker complex in a small valley off Wadi
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Indian Navy retires Sea Harriers, inducts Russian MiG-29K/KUBs
After 33 years of service the Indian Navy's (IN's) vintage fleet of 11 BAE Systems Sea Harriers was formally retired in an elaborate ceremony on 11 May at INS Hansa, the navy's shore-based facility at Dabolim in the southwestern state of Goa.
At the same time, the IN announced in a statement that
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First MH-60R helicopters delivered to Denmark
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The first three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the RDAF were delivered on 11 May
By 2018 the MH-60R will replace the RDAF's eight Lynx Mk.90B helicopters
Denmark's first three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters arrived in the country on 11 May after being freighted across the Atlantic.
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Chinese H-6K bomber flies over Fiery Cross Reef in South China Sea
Chinese state television revealed during the first week of May that a Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) H-6K bomber of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) flew over China's new base on Fiery Cross Reef, indicating China's willingness to employ strategic assets to enforce its claims in the
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Bell now sees EDA Kiowa Warriors as opportunity, rather than threat
Bell Helicopter sees the sale of Excess Defense Article (EDA) OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters by the US government as an opportunity for bringing more customers into the company's family of operators, rather than a threat to its own export efforts.
Speaking to reporters at the site of the company's
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Analysis: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalates into four-day war
The latest escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has demonstrated Azerbaijan's readiness to resort to limited military escalations to put political pressure on Armenia and reinforce its domestic legitimacy over the enclave - and Armenia's ability to make such efforts costly. Neither side
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DARPA's 'upward falling' payload explores future maritime ISR concept
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The 4.5 m upward falling payload rises from the sea floor to launch UAS automatically
If the concept transitions to the fleet, maritime ISR assets could play a larger role in future operations
A prototype launcher meant to be submerged in the ocean and then triggered remotely to deploy
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Czech Republic sets timeline for light helo purchase
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled a timetable for the acquisition of 12 multi-purpose helicopters for the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) in what it said will be a government-to-government procurement process with a winning platform being selected by mid-2017.
The MoD expects to
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Brazil names new defence minister
Raul Belens Jungmann Pinto has been appointed as new Brazilian minister of defence, replacing José Aldo Rebelo Figueiredo who was in the post since October 2015.
Raul Jungmann has been serving as a federal deputy for the Pernambuco State branch of the Popular Socialist Party (PPS).
The
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USAF to compete Huey replacement
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to replace its entire fleet of UH-1N Huey helicopters via a "full and open" competition, a service spokesman confirmed on 12 May.
"The Air Force is moving forward with a full and open competition for the replacement of the entire UH-1N fleet which is
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US territory of Guam under threat from China, report says
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A US report warns that Guam has come within range of conventionally armed Chinese missiles
The main threat is posed by Chinese DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missiles
Chinese concerns about the US presence in the Asia-Pacific region have prompted Beijing to develop conventional
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Russian EW doctrine shift producing results, experts claim
Russia has made a clear doctrinal switch over the course of the last decade in order to achieve dominance over its adversaries in the electronic warfare (EW) environment, according to experts in the field at the EW Europe conference and trade expo held in Rotterdam on 10-12 May.
This dominance is
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Rheinmetall to unveil 130mm smoothbore tank gun at Eurosatory
Rheinmetall is developing a 130mm smoothbore tank gun that will be unveiled at the Eurostatory exhibition in June, company officials have confirmed to IHS Jane's .
According to Werner Kraemer, president of Rheinmetall Waffe Munition's executive board, the new 130 mm gun should be in production by
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NATO activates first missile defence site in Europe
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The 'Aegis Ashore' missile defence site in Romania has been declared operational by NATO
The system will protect Europe from ballistic missile attacks and will be joined by a second site in Poland by 2018
NATO's first land-based ballistic missile defence (BMD) system in Europe was
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EU extends countertrafficking mission for extra year
The 28 European Union (EU) nations agreed on 13 May to broaden and extend the EU's counter-human trafficking mission in the Mediterranean for a year.
The decision extends the mandate of Operation 'Sophia' by one year and its goal of disrupting human smugglers and traffickers operating in the
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Denmark selects F-35 for fighter programme
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The Danish government has decided to purchase the F-35 to replace the country's F-16s
Denmark had been expected to choose the JSF, which topped all four of its key evaluation areas
Denmark has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II to replace its F-16s, the Danish government
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Bolivian Air Force to acquire Zlin Z242L aircraft
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The Bolivian government is acquiring nine Zlin Z242L 'Guru' airplanes
The aircraft, expected to arrive in mid-July, will be used by the Bolivian Air Force to train student pilots
Bolivian Minister of Defense Reymi Ferreira announced on 12 May the acquisition of a fleet of nine Zlin
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'Resolute Support' pushes ahead with counter-IED training in Afghanistan
The NATO-led 'Resolute Support' mission is pushing ahead with efforts to improve the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces' (ANDSF's) capabilities to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Coalition personnel involved in the efforts told IHS Jane's the training of ANDSF members is
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Syria operation exposes drawbacks of Russian helicopters
The Russian operation in Syria has exposed several drawbacks of Russia's helicopters that need to be rectified, according to the head of production and innovation at Russian Helicopters.
"The combat experience of the craft was specific," company deputy director general Andrei Shibitov
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