Boeing has been awarded a USD100 million contract by US Naval Air Systems Command to fund long-lead parts and efforts for the manufacture of four P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft for Australia, sources close to the programme told IHS Jane's .
The contract is in addition to the eight
Long-lead funding for further tranche of P-8A Poseidons for Australia
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India's top auditor criticises navy for accepting 'faulty' MiG-29K fighters
India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has severely criticised the Indian Navy (IN) for accepting 45 Russian-built Mikoyan MiG-29K/KUB aircraft acquired from 2004 onwards for USD2.20 billion, despite their being "riddled with problems, discrepancies, and anomalies".
In a series of
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French contractor helps prepare Côte d'Ivoire for UN peacekeeping
The French contractor Sovereign Global France (SGF) has helped prepare the infantry company that Côte d'Ivoire is about to contribute to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), a SGF executive has told IHS Jane's .
The 140-strong unit was trained
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DARPA completes initial Sea Hunter performance tests
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) Sea Hunter Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) unmanned surface vehicle (USV), which is currently undergoing testing off the coast of San Diego, California, completed initial performance trials to verify its propulsion and steering system.
"We
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COTECMAR delivers two new vessels for Colombian Navy
Colombian shipyard Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial (COTECMAR) has delivered two new amphibious landing ships to the Colombian Navy. The two vessels were launched on 21 July.
COTECMAR handed over the ships, named ARC
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Chinese media show footage of possible HQ-19 test
In a television report about China's development of anti-ballistic missile (ABM) capabilities, Chinese state media revealed for the first time details of a test the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted of what appears to be an HQ-19 anti-missile system.
The release of the video footage by China
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Carter: US plans for retaking Mosul 'on schedule'
Efforts to train six Iraqi brigades and move them into position along with Kurdish Peshmerga forces to retake the Iraqi town of Mosul from the Islamic State are moving ahead "on schedule", US secretary of defence Ashton Carter said on 27 July.
"All of those forces, all of that is
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Brazilian Navy Skyhawk fighter crashes
A Brazilian Navy (MB) Boeing (Douglas) AF-1B Skyhawk fighter aircraft crashed into the sea near Saquarema, State of Rio de Janeiro, on 26 July.
A comprehensive search-and-rescue operation was immediately launched for the pilot, who ejected, but as of this writing was still missing.
The aircraft
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Brazilian Navy now fully equipped with MLRS
The Brazilian Navy's Marines Corps (CFN) has received the last vehicles to complete its battery of ASTROS CFN 2020 (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System) self-propelled multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), purchased from Avibras Indústria Aeroespacial.
The last vehicles were placed in service
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Bolivian Armed Forces to receive new armoured personnel carriers
The Bolivian Armed Forces are to receive newly built armored personnel carriers (APCs), the Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Company's China Tiger 4x4 light armoured vehicle, marking the first such procurement since 1979, an industry source told IHS Jane's .
The China Tiger is a high mobility,
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Bolivia struggles to obtain Chinese barges
Bolivia's Empresa Naviera Boliviana (ENABOL) and China's Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co have created a joint-stock company to help La Paz obtain control of multi-purpose vessels retained by Chinese Shipyard DSC.
Bolivia paid close to USD30 million in advance for 14
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Argentina to retire ageing A-4AR fleet by 2018
The Argentine Air Force has informed the Ministry of Defence that it will be retiring its fleet of Lockheed Martin (McDonnell Douglas) A-4AR Fightinghawks by 2018 due to the scarcity of replacement parts and high maintenance costs.
The decision follows the recent retirement of the Dassault Mirage
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Argentina seeks to lease Tecnam Sierra trainers
The Argentine government has published a request for proposals for leasing with an option to buy eight Tecnam P2002-JP Sierra basic trainers.
The agreement would include a pay-per-hour model for 5,856 hours over 18 months, including maintenance, spares, and repairs. Officials hope to sign a
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Argentina evaluates medium transports
The Argentine Ministry of Defence (MoD) is evaluating the purchase of a new medium transport aircraft to replace the Fokker F27 Friendships of the Argentine Air Force, the last operational example of which is to be retired this year.
According to Walter Ceballos, the MoD's logistics and emergencies
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US delivers Raven UAVs to Ukraine
The United States delivered 24 AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems to Ukraine on 27 July, the US Embassy in Kiev said.
The package included 72 hand-launched Raven intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft and associated equipment, which was transported to
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UK orders Mk 45 Mod 4 guns for Type 26 frigates
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BAE Systems will manufacture three MIFS systems and one trainer
The Mk 45 Mod 4 guns being delivered under the MIFS programme will be reconditioned and upgraded Mk 45 Mod 2 mountings incorporating new-build ordnance elements
BAE Systems has received a GBP183 million (USD240.3 million)
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South Korea and US establish military technology co-operation group
South Korea and the United States have inaugurated a forum dedicated to expanding military technology collaboration. The new group is partly geared towards promoting collaboration on the project to develop the Korean Fighter Experimental (KFX) aircraft.
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense
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Sluggish Boeing defence shipments, write-downs, drive first loss in seven years
Boeing chief executive officer Dennis Muilenburg confirmed on 27 July that revenues at its Defence, Space and Security unit fell by 5% to USD7.2 billion, compared to the same quarter last year. Operating margins at the unit were stable, despite inclusion of USD219 million in pre-tax write-downs
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Paraguay deploys observers to Colombia for UN monitoring mission
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Paraguay has deployed personnel for the UN's monitoring mission in Colombia, and Argentina, Chile, and Mexico have pledged deployments as well
The mission is to monitor and verify the FARC's disarmament and the bilateral ceasefire
The Paraguayan military has deployed 11 officers and
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North African rivals receive new tanks
Morocco has confirmed that it has taken delivery of the first of its new M1A1SA Abrams tanks, while it regional rival Algeria has received another instalment of T-90 tanks from Russia.
The Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) released photographs of the ceremony marking the arrival of its first Abrams to
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