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Shenzhen destroyer set to re-join China's South Sea Fleet

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China's only Luhai-class (Type 051B) destroyer, Shenzhen (167), has completed a major weapon systems upgrade and is set to return to operations with the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) South Sea Fleet. The most notable change is the replacement of the HHQ-7 short-range surface-to-air

Lebanon receives more artillery

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The United States delivered another installment of 155 mm M198 towed howitzers to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as part of a shipment that arrived in Beirut on 9 August. "What we have here is about USD50 million of equipment," US ambassador Elizabeth Richard told journalists during a

Kiev braced for new separatist offensive amid reports of Russian build-up

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Moscow's military planners are taking advantage of the many distractions in other regions of the world (such as the civil war in Syria, the US presidential race etc) and are quietly preparing to kick off a new wave of hostilities in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, according to various specialists

Investigation largely clears Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen

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The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) set up by the Saudi-led coalition to investigate claims that its air campaign in Yemen have hit civilian targets has largely exonerated the coalition in eight alleged such incidents, including one where it previously admitted accidentally bombing a

Indonesia and Ukraine sign military technology accord

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Indonesia and Ukraine have signed an agreement to expand co-operation in defence trade and military technologies, official statements in Jakarta have said. The agreement was signed during Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's visit to Indonesia, which ended 7 August. Under the memorandum of

CSC announces first quarter earnings

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US IT specialists Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) released earnings for the first quarter of the company's fiscal year 2017 on 8 August, with revenue up 7% but operating income down 64% for the quarter, year-over-year. The revenue growth, which pushed the company to USD1.9 billion for the first

Arotech reports flat revenue, losses

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Arotech reported its second quarter earnings on 8 August, with revenue slightly increasing by less than 1% year-over-year for the quarter of fiscal year 2016 but an operating loss of USD247,000. While the company still did not turn over a profit, it was significantly better than the loss of USD1.6

Kuwait signs for 30 Caracal helicopters

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Kuwait has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the procurement of 30 H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters, the company announced on 9 August. The contract follows-on from a type selection made in mid-2015, and includes support and services. Of the 30 helicopters contracted, 24 will go to

Chinese media touts Liaoning's 'growing combat capability'

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China's state television revealed footage on 1 August of the country's only operational carrier, Liaoning (CV-16), carrying eight Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) J-15 fighters as well as a Z-18 and a Z-9 helicopter on its deck. This represents the largest number of aircraft so far seen on the

Saudi Arabia requests another 153 Abrams tanks

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The US Department of State has approved the sale of 153 M1A2S Abrams main battle tanks and 20 M88 Hercules armoured recovery vehicles (ARVs) to Saudi Arabia that, together with related equipment and services, are worth an estimated USD1.15 billion, the US Defense Security Cooperation announced on 9

Tokyo protests 'repeated Chinese intrusions' into Japanese waters

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Japan has issued multiple protests to China in recent days concerning Beijing's actions in the disputed East China Sea, including repeated intrusions of China Coast Guard and fishing vessels into Japanese territorial and contiguous waters and what Tokyo claims to be the installation of a radar on an

ST Engineering pulls out of Kazakhstan as asset sales begin

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Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering announced on 8 August that it would be liquidating its holdings in the Kaz-ST Engineering Bastau joint venture. The Astana-based venture, which was 51% held by ST Engineering, focussed on e-learning and intelligent transportation systems, according to an ST

Spain to join European MALE 2020 UAV project

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Spain has taken is first concrete step towards joining the pan-European military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme with the cabinet approving an initial instalment to cover set-up costs. In doing so it will join France, Germany, and Italy in the development of a medium-altitude,

Sikorsky offers to maintain Mexico's Black Hawks

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Sikorsky in Colombia has offered its technical expertise to support Mexico's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter fleet. The company stated that Mexico can take advantage of a five-axis flight simulator as well as a maintenance and repair centre at Melgar in Colombia's Tolima department. The centre is

Saudi AH-6i deliveries delayed

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Saudi Arabia has yet to receive the first of the 24 Boeing AH-6i Little Bird light attack and reconnaissance helicopters that were due to begin arriving in the kingdom at the end of July, the US Army confirmed to IHS Jane's on 10 August. The army declined to provide any details as to the possible

Raytheon lauds 'momentum' on new GPS ground station improvement

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Key Points Raytheon is implementing changes to GPS OCX required by a recent Pentagon review The programme this year breached the 25% cost overrun threshold that triggers a Nunn-McCurdy breach Raytheon is implementing critical changes to its troubled Global Positioning System (GPS) Next-Generation

Mexican Navy launches new offshore patrol vessel

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The Mexican Navy launched offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ARM Hidalgo (PO 166) on 9 August at Naval Shipyard (ASTIMAR) N°20 in Salina Cruz, the Mexican Secretariat of Navy (SEMAR) announced. Deputy secretary of the navy Admiral Joaquin Zetina Angulo said during the launching ceremony that the new

Iraq receives an additional King Air special mission aircraft

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Iraq has received into service a single Beechcraft King Air 350ER special mission platform that was contracted in early 2015, the Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) announced on 9 August. The twin-turboprop intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft arrived at an undisclosed airfield in Iraq

NATO begins GATM upgrade for AWACS

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NATO has begun the work of making its Boeing E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft compliant with operations in commercial airspace, Airbus Defence and Space (DS) disclosed in late July. The first of 13 AWACS aircraft to go through the global air traffic management (GATM)

Iraq to receive ScanEagle UASs

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Iraq is to acquire the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a USD8.3 million deal announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 10 August. Under the deal, which was awarded the day before, the country's military will receive an undisclosed number of systems, as well as spares
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