Bangladeshi forces along the country's southern border with Myanmar remain on high alert following a mortar attack on a border guard camp that has underscored the deteriorating security in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
The latest in a string of incidents along one of the region's most heavily
Shelling raises tensions along Bangladesh-Myanmar border
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Pentagon budget 2017: Political battle looms over defence policy bill
The House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) National Defense Authorization Act differ significantly, with the lower chamber's version prompting a White House veto threat.
On 13 May the Senate Armed Services Committee announced that its markup of the policy bill would authorise
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Navy League 2016: US military wants to manage, not operate, unmanned systems
Unmanned systems, despite the name, still require too much manning and the US Navy and US Marine Corps (USMC) hope they can soon add capability through autonomous mission execution.
Current unmanned systems are operator-intense and can actually increase, rather than decrease, manning needs, Colonel
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Navy League 2016: NAVAIR to fly V-22 with 3-D printed part
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) plans to fly a Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft in June with a 3-D printed part, but significant regulatory and procedural hurdles remain before such new fabrications can be widely used, said Elizabeth McMichael, who leads the additive manufacturing and digital
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NATO chief calls for focus on training and partner capacity
NATO needs to increase its ability to train partner forces and create local capacity to help stabilise a range of countries and promote domestic security, the organisation's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on 6 April, speaking at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council.
Stoltenberg, in
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Malaysian MB-339CM crashes, pilot and instructor survive
A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Aermacchi MB-339CM trainer aircraft was destroyed in a crash on 17 May. Both the pilot and instructor ejected and survived.
The lead-in fighter trainer was on a training flight out of RMAF Kuantan airbase when it encountered technical difficulties at 1254 h local
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Indian Navy's indigenous fighter successfully completes flight tests
India's Aeronautical Development Agency has made key progress in the development of the long-delayed naval version of the locally designed Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) or LCA(N), after two prototypes successfully undertook 33 sorties from the Indian Navy's (IN's) shore-based testing facility (SBTF)
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Congressional committee proposes eliminating Pentagon acquisition job
US senators from the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill that would eliminate the Pentagon's acquisition chief position, as part of a broad defence policy bill passed on 12 May. The bill, which will move the full Senate for approval, is unlikely to remain unchanged as adjustments by
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China proposes 'Underwater Great Wall' that could erode US, Russian submarine advantages
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has proposed the construction of a network of ship and subsurface sensors that could significantly erode the undersea warfare advantage held by US and Russian submarines and contribute greatly to future Chinese ability to control the South China Sea
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Navy League 2016: US destroyer programme looking at LaWS 'intently'
The officer in charge of the US Navy's (USN's) DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer restart programme said on 17 May that the navy is examining directed energy weapons for possible inclusion on future ships.
"I can tell you we're looking intently at things like LaWS [Laser Weapon System] and
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Navy League 2016: Fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier preparing for re-delivery to the fleet
A US Navy (USN) nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier undergoing its mid-life Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) is coming back to life and will re-deliver to the fleet by the end of 2016, an official from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) said during a media briefing on 17 May.
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Elbit reports first quarter earnings
Israeli company Elbit Systems reported earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2016 on 17 May, with revenue climbing 2% and gross profit up 5% for the quarter, compared with the first quarter of 2015.
The company had revenue of USD721 million for the first quarter, up from USD707 million
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BAE partnering with Fujitsu on cyber threat sharing
BAE Systems is partnering with Fujitsu to create a new cyber threat intelligence sharing system, the companies announced on 16 May.
The system created by the two companies allows for sharing of threat intelligence while it "enforces sharing policies to prevent private corporate data from being
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US, India deepen ties in first Maritime Security Dialogue
India and the United States held their first bilateral Maritime Security Dialogue in New Delhi on 16 May to further naval and multilateral co-operation and evaluate maritime challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.
Diplomats and defence officials from both sides, including Vice Admiral Joseph P
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Uganda special forces get elevated status
Uganda's Special Forces Command (SFC) is now a separate service on the same level as the army and air force.
The move was announced after SFC commander Brigadier General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of President Yoweri Museveni, was promoted to major general on 16 May.
"To command a
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UAE set to get 4,000 more Hellfire missiles
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) suggested the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has used large numbers of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles during its military operation in Yemen when it said on 13 May that the State Department had approved an Emirati request for another 4,000 missiles.
The DSCA
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Turkish Cobra attack helicopter downed by MANPADS
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Kurdish militants appear to have downed a Turkish Cobra helicopter with a 9K38 Igla MANPADS on 13 May
The Turkish military initially claimed the helicopter crashed because of a technical failure.
Kurdish militants have shot down a Turkish AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter during fighting
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Thailand looks to Mi-17V-5 as Chinook replacement
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is seeking to procure from Russia additional Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift platforms, RTA chief General Teerachai Nakwanich said on 17 May.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has also confirmed that
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South Korea 'to join the US-Japan missile defence exercise'
South Korea will join the United States and Japan in a joint anti-missile naval exercise in late June, a source in South Korea's defence ministry told IHS Jane's on 17 May on condition of anonymity.
Seoul's decision comes amid growing provocations from the communist regime in North Korea, which has
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Saab rolls out new Gripen E fighter
Saab rolled out its new Gripen E fighter aircraft during a ceremony at the company's Linköping production plant in Sweden on 18 May.
The ceremony saw aircraft 39-08, the first of three prototypes, presented to governmental, military, and industrial guests that included Sweden's minister of
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