The Algerian Ministry of National Defence (MDN) announced on 11 August that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Leonardo-Finmeccanica regarding the production of helicopters at Ain Arnat in Sétif province.
The MDN said the plan is to create a joint Algerian-Italian company
Algeria signs helicopter manufacturing MoU with Leonardo
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Patria confirms Qatari armoured vehicle contest
Patria Land Systems President Mika Kari has confirmed that the company has submitted its AMV 8x8 armoured vehicle for a Qatari requirement, Finland's Yle public service broadcaster reported on 10 August.
Kari did not say how many vehicles Qatar was interested in buying, but said it would be a
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Indonesia tests newly acquired Chinese-made air-defence system
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Indonesia is preparing to induct a Chinese-made integrated air-defence system with its marine corps
Induction comes at a time when ties between the two countries are being increasingly tested over Beijing's stance in the South China Sea
The Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir, or
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Uruguayan Air Force considers options for ageing combat fleet
The Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) is seeking solutions for maintaining an operational air combat fleet as retirements loom.
Escuadrón 1 of Brigada Aérea Nº2, equipped with the FMA IA-58A Pucará combat aircraft, in March 2017 will officially retire its last in-service aircraft due to
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Uruguay loses two aircraft to separate accidents
The Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya: FAU) lost two aircraft to separate incidents in mid-August, resulting in the deaths of four crew members.
The incidents involved a Cessna A-37B Drangonfly ground-attack jet on 12 August and a Bell UH-1H 'Huey' helicopter on 16 August, with the
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UNMISS under investigation for failing to protect civilians
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has launched a 'special investigation' into the performance of the Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) during heavy fighting in Juba, the country's capital, in July.
The fighting erupted on 8 July between the South Sudanese military (SPLA) and opposition forces that had
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Uganda to field Huey II helos
Uganda is to receive five refurbished Bell UH-1 'Huey' utility helicopters under the US government's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme.
The procurement of the Huey II helicopters, which was revealed on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on 3 August, includes spares,
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Taiwan pushes back timetable for all-volunteer military
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said on August 16 that it has put back the date for ending conscription until the end of next year.
The MND had planned to abolish the draft this year, with the final batch of conscripts to be discharged at the end of 2016. But Lieutenant General Hsu
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South Korea defends THAAD deployment decision
South Korean defence minister Han Min-koo defended his government's decision to site a battery of the US Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the town of Seongju during a meeting with local residents on 17 August, Yonhap news agency reported.
The minister apologised for
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Royal Bahamas Defence Force corvette begins refit
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) has sent HMBS Nassau (P 61), a 60 m corvette, to Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands for an extensive refit. Nassau , commissioned in January 2000, has arrived at the yard and will "receive a comprehensive overhaul that comprises full
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Rafael says Trophy and Spike are on target for Australian requirement
Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is a leading contender to supply active protection systems (APS) and missiles for the Australia Department of Defence's (DoD's) Land 400 programme, a company representative told IHS Jane's on 10 August.
Land 400 covers the replacement of Australia's Light
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Predator B tracks ballistic missile as airborne defences re-emerge
A General Atomics MQ-9 Predator B unmanned aerial system (UAS) tracked a ballistic missile target as part of the 'Pacific Dragon' exercise held in June off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, the company announced on 15 August.
A US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
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Indonesian Navy retires Tisza-class support ship from military sealift command
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has decommissioned a Hungary-built Tisza-class auxiliary support ship, KRI Karimata (960).
The ship was retired in a decommission ceremony on 15 August at the naval base in at Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, according to a
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Final sea-based F-35C developmental testing under way
The US Navy's (USN's) carrier variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft on 14 August began a third and final round of sea-based developmental testing (DT-III) from aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
DT-III, taking place off the coast of Virginia, is the final
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China launches world's first ultra-secure quantum communications satellite
A Chinese Long March 2D rocket carried three experimental satellites into orbit on 16 August after being launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province.
One of these, the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) satellite, has attracted considerable attention as it will
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Brazilian Army looks to buy hundreds of weapon mounts
The Brazilian Army is to acquire 1,785 manned protected weapon stations for additional VBTP-MR Guarani 6x6 and initial LMV 4x4 armoured vehicles to be ordered from Iveco, a source told IHS Jane's .
The system is meant to provide vehicle gunners with ballistic protection when firing a machine gun or
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Belarus receives first 59N6E early warning radar
Belarus has begun operating a 59N6E Protivnik-GE early warning surveillance radar, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 16 August.
"[The new radar] will significantly increase the combat capabilities of the radio engineering troops," said the MoD in a statement. "It
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Argentine Army seeks to modernise helicopter fleet
Argentine Army Aviation is developing plans, as part of a wider military capability refresh, to bolster its transport helicopter force that is based on 13 Bell Huey 2s, more than 20 UH-1H Hueys, and one Airbus Helicopters (Eurocopter) AS 332 Super Puma.
The plan calls for a fleet of 20 Huey 2s
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UK to buy additional Zephyr 'pseudo satellite'
The United Kingdom is to take up its option of procuring a third Airbus Defence and Space (DS) Zephyr high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed on 17 August.
The new Zephyr-S (Single-tail) is to be added to two 'pseudo satellites' ordered for GBP10.6
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No trace of IAF's missing An-32 in Bay of Bengal
There is still no trace of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Antonov An-32 'Cline' turboprop transport aircraft that went missing over the Bay of Bengal on 22 July with 29 people on board.
An ongoing search - one of the largest in India's aviation history - has failed to locate the twin-engine An-32,
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