Airbus Defence and Space imagery captured on 11 August 2016 shows significant activity related to China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) projects at Dalian Shipyard, including the assembly of the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier (CV), the Type 001A, and the production of Type 052D
China's first indigenous aircraft carrier nearing completion
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USAF plans to speed FMS process
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The USAF hopes to expedite its FMS process
Officials want a 10% timeline reduction on the most complex cases by the end of 2017
The US Air Force (USAF) wants to expedite its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process, the service's top civilian official said on 17 August.
"We found the
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US Army mulls 'prolonged field care', medical support without air superiority
The US Army is working to prepare medics to provide care in lieu of relatively easy access to rapid aerial evacuations.
During conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan "we've had the luxury of air superiority, so we can evacuate our casualties at will," Lieutenant General Nadja West, the US Army
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US Army medical officials seek to prevent musculoskeletal injuries
US Army medical personnel are working to mitigate musculoskeletal injuries by improving overall soldier health, better loading troops, and providing early care, according the service's top doctor.
Medical problems of all kinds keep a significant number of US Army soldiers from deployment and, as
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US Army fielding new 'junctional tourniquet' for combat medics
The US Army is fielding new tourniquets designed to slow bleeding in personnel suffering wounds beyond the reach of a traditional tourniquet.
"Advances in the tourniquet I think are really very important," Lieutenant General Nadja West, the US Army surgeon general and head of US Army
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THAAD's capacity for intercepts in South Korea unclear
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The United States is preparing to deploy its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) counter missile system to South Korea, but it is unclear how many launchers or interceptors will be part of the battery so its defensive capability remains ambiguous.
A full THAAD battery includes the
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Russia's Il-76MDM programme back on schedule, for now
Russia's effort to upgrade its fleet of Il-76MD transport aircraft is back on schedule, according to a Ministry of Defence (MoD) official familiar with the programme. The newspaper Izvestia reports that the first renovated Il-76MDM transport could enter service this year.
Flight testing for the
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Russia develops BT-3F amphibious tracked APC for Naval Infantry
Russia's Tractor Plants Concern is developing a new amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) called the BT-3F, a defence industry source told IHS Jane's . The new APC is intended for the use by naval infantry/marine units.
"The Tractor Plants Concern is finishing the designing of
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North Korea threatens to attack US over bomber triad in Pacific theatre
Pyongyang has accused Washington of preparing "a pre-emptive nuclear strike" against North Korea, with a 17 August editorial by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) threatening an attack on US military installations in the Pacific theatre.
KCNA said the deployment of Boeing B-52H
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Nicaragua displays Russian T-72 tank, confirming deliveries
The Nicaraguan Army is displaying one of the T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs), acquired from Russia, at La Fe square in Managua.
The army has organised a public exposition to showcase its platforms - including other tanks, armoured vehicles, and helicopters - as part of the service's upcoming 37th
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Lithuania to sign Boxer IFV contract on 22 August
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) was to formally sign an agreement on 22 August to acquire ARTEC Boxer 8x8 infantry fighting vehicles, it was announced on 17 August.
Approval to proceed came from the MND Council on Defence Resources following the conclusion of a report from the MND
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Kongsberg places first order with Raytheon for US built NSM launchers
Raytheon has received its first NSM launcher order from Kongsberg Defence Systems, one month after announcing plans to establish a production line for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the United States.
The NSM launchers will be built at Raytheon's factory in Louisville, Kentucky, in early 2017, a
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El Salvador looks to modernise helicopters
The Salvadoran Air Force is considering options for modernising its helicopter fleet, which now comprises of five Bell 412, 12 UH-1H, three UH-1M, eight Hughes 500E, and three Schweizer 300C aircraft.
The service's main concern is the UH-1H fleet and its need for more light helicopters to deploy
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China donates military equipment to Ecuador
Ecuador on 15 August held a ceremony at Huancavilca military base in Guayaquil to display materiel donated by China and reportedly worth USD9.2 million.
Ecuador has received 10,000 Chinese-made variants of the AK-47 assault rifle, ammunition, and three patrol boats, as well as 300 diesel
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Bolivian military opens 'Anti-Imperialist Command School'
On 17 August President Evo Morales Ayma inaugurated the Bolivian Armed Forces´ Anti-Imperialist Command School.
The facilities, in Santa Rosa del Paquío (Santa Cruz department), for the school's campus were established in what was previously the armed forces 'United Nations Peacekeeping
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B-52 bombers re-join US campaign in Afghanistan
US Air Force (USAF) Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have carried out airstrikes against targets in Afghanistan for the first time in a decade, USAF Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfein said in a 16 August press release.
"We got the B-52 back in the fight in Afghanistan and
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ANZAC frigate HMAS Toowoomba begins anti-ship missile defence upgrades
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) ANZAC (MEKO 200)-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Toowoomba has begun anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) upgrade works, the service disclosed on 17 August.
Work on the ship commenced on 1 August at the Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia, and the platform is
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Maiden flight for the Airlander 10 hybrid airship
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) conducted the first flight of its Airlander 10 hybrid airship at the site of its dedicated hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire, on 17 August.
The flight lasted for approximately 15 minutes, with the two test pilots steering the 92 m long aircraft within a nearly 10 km area
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UAE ground troops support southern Yemen operation
Ground forces from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in a military operation against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in southern Yemen, television news footage has revealed.
The operation to clear AQAP from Zinjibar, the capital of the southern province of Abyan, was carried out
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First of 10 Japan-built MRRVs arrives in the Philippines
The first of 10 Japan-built multirole response vessels (MRRVs) arrived in the Philippines on 18 August to improve the Philippine Coast Guard's ability to protect the southeast Asian country's maritime territory and assets.
Named Tubbataha , the MRRV was built by Japan Maritime United Corporation
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