India's Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, formally handed over the indigenously developed Varunastra heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo to the Indian Navy (IN) on 29 June.
The IN has ordered 73 of the 1,500 kg wire-guided torpedoes for INR87.6 billion (USD132 million), which will be manufactured
Indian Navy inducts indigenous Varunastra heavyweight torpedo
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GE, Pratt & Whitney receive billion-dollar AETP contracts
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The contract will allow companies to continue work on variable-cycle engine technology through September 2021
The goal of the AETP is to achieve improved fuel efficiency and increased thrust
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded USD1 billion contracts to General Electric (GE) Aviation
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DSME starts work on South Korea's second KSS-III submarine
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the country's second KSS-III submarine, a company official told IHS Jane's on 4 July.
The ceremony was held at DSME's Okpo shipyard on Geoje Island, south of Busan, on 1 July. The
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China will not flaunt military power, says Xi Jinping
China will not resort to the threat of force at will, nor will it "flaunt its military power on others' doorsteps at the drop of a hat," said Chinese President Xi Jinping on July 1 ahead of a ruling by a UN tribunal on the legality of Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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BAE Systems reveals advanced R&D concepts
BAE Systems has revealed the development of two future aerospace technologies that it is developing in partnership with smaller UK companies, ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow running from 11 to 17 July.
The technologies, revealed on 3 July, comprise the chemical 'growing' of unmanned
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Austria orders BvS10 all-terrain vehicles
Austria has ordered 32 BvS10 articulated all-terrain vehicles from BAE Systems, the Austrian Ministry of National Defence and Sport (BMLVS) announced on 1 July.
According to the BMLVS the value of the contact is some EUR85 million (USD95 million) including weapons and additional equipment.
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India completes price negotiations for 100 modified K-9 self-propelled howitzers
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has completed price negotiations with the Indian private-sector company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the supply of 100 modified South Korean K-9 self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) for around USD750 million.
Industry sources said the tender for the K-9 Vajra
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UK returning Chinooks to Falkland Islands
The United Kingdom has returned to the Falkland Islands one of the two Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters that were withdrawn in 2006 for operational service in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) told IHS Jane's on 4 July.
Prior to 2006 the United Kingdom had a pair of Chinooks
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UK Lightning II visits future homebase at RAF Marham
The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) paid a visit to its future homebase of Royal Air Force (RAF) Marham in Norfolk on 1 July, ahead of its appearances at both the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) and Farnborough International Airshow later in the month.
Speaking
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Uganda makes progress on mountain warfare unit with French assistance
A detachment of French Army instructors finished training a group of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) personnel in mountain operations on 1 July, a French military source told IHS Jane's .
The training programme was publicised by several Ugandan media outlets and the French Embassy on 17 June,
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South Korea, US yet to determine time and place of THAAD deployment, says report
South Korea and the United States have yet to decide when and where to deploy a US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system, the defence ministry in Seoul said on 5 July, according to Yonhap news agency.
"The THAAD deployment is being discussed by [the allies'] joint working group,
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Saudi Arabia to receive French armoured vehicles ordered for Lebanon
Saudi Arabia is set to receive 200 armoured vehicles that it ordered from France for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
Emmanuel Levacher, the director-general of Renault Trucks Defence, told the French parliament's defence commission on 27 January that his company had just signed a contract to
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Parrikar vows to break gender barrier in Indian military
India's defence minister Manohar Parrikar reiterated on 4 July the government's intent to break the gender barrier and recruit women in all branches of the military.
He mooted the ideas of an all-female battalion in the Indian Army and of deploying women aboard warships following the induction of
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India outlines commitment to local production despite easing foreign investment rules
Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar has outlined a commitment to procure defence equipment from Indian industry despite new rules to allow, under certain conditions, up to 100% foreign investment in the sector.
Speaking on 4 July at an event organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of
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India looking to shortlist private contractors as 'strategic partners'
In a bid to reduce import dependency and promote the country's military modernisation, India's federal government is evaluating procedures to shortlist private defence contractors as strategic partners (SPs) to develop and licence-build varied platforms and materiel.
Industry sources told IHS
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European allied defence spending to rise in 2016, predicts NATO
NATO's collective defence spending excluding the United States is set to rise by 3% in 2016, according to NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg.
The upturn coincides with the allies' continuing implementation of NATO's Readiness Action Plan (RAP), the progress of which will be reviewed in Warsaw
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Egypt orders more Swiftships
The US boat builder Swiftships announced on 28 June that it has received a contract to supply four 28 m coastal patrol craft (CPCs) in kit form that will be assembled for the Egyptian Navy in Alexandria.
It said the work is being covered by USD15 million in Foreign Military Sales funds and will be
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Civmec looks to expand defence presence after Forgacs acquisition
Australian group Civmec is looking to expand its footprint in the Australian defence market by leveraging its acquisition, secured earlier this year, of naval shipbuilder Forgacs.
Mike Deeks, the managing director of Forgacs Marine and Defence (a wholly owned subsidiary of Civmec), told IHS Jane's
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China, Russia may hold joint naval exercise in South China Sea
An article published on the China Military Online website on 1 July suggests that the annual Sino-Russian naval exercise 'Joint Sea' may be conducted in the South China Sea (SCS) this September.
Colonel Wu Qian, a Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesman, confirmed on 30 June that
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China begins South China Sea drills ahead of key court ruling
China kicked off military exercises in the South China Sea (SCS) on 5 July ahead of a widely anticipated decision by a United Nations (UN) tribunal on the legality of Beijing's territorial claims in the disputed waters.
China's Maritime Safety Administration had announced on 3 June that the drills
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