Tokyo has agreed to pay for the refurbishment of the US Marine Corps' (USMC's) Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on 20 August. The work is estimated to cost tens of billions of yen.
Tokyo had hoped to avoid paying for extensive work at Futenma, as the base is due
Japan to cover cost of refurbishing USMC's Futenma Air Station
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Japan to build more ships to patrol disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands
Tokyo is planning to build three more patrol ships for the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) to better protect the waters around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands from Chinese intrusions, Kyodo news agency reported on 22 August.
Quoting a government source, the report said the funds for the new vessels
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Japan confirms missile development plans
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has outlined its plans to collaborate with local industry to develop new surface-to-ship missiles (SSMs) that will strengthen the sovereignty of its remote islands.
An MoD spokesperson confirmed to IHS Markit on 19 August that the development project will
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India increases military posture along border with China
The Indian Air Force (IAF) inaugurated its new Pasighat advanced landing ground (ALG) on 19 August by landing a Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter there.
Pasighat is the fifth of eight proposed IAF ALGs to become operational in 2016 in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which borders
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IAF seeks to acquire perimeter fencing to boost security at bases
In a bid to improve security at air bases, India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has invited vendor responses by 5 September for an Integrated Perimeter Security System (IPSS) capable of 'deterring and detecting intruders' for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The MoD's 9 August request for information (RfI)
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DSME to secure additional funding
The state-owned leading creditors of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have offered to provide the troubled shipyard with an additional injection of funds.
The creditors, Korea Development Bank (KDB) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC), said on 21 August that
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Northrop Grumman's T-X design breaks cover
Three of the four offerings for the US Air Force's (USAF's) T-X jet trainer competition are now known, with Northrop Grumman's clean-sheet design being photographed for the first time on 19 August.
The single-engined jet was seen performing high-speed taxi trials at Mojave Air and Space Port in
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Woman jailed in US for attempted export of fighter parts, UAVs
A San Diego woman has been sentenced to more than four years of prison time for attempting to illegally export several types of engines for fighter jets and a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on 19 August.
The woman
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USS Fort Worth departs Singapore following repairs to propulsion damage
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USS Fort Worth has begun its journey towards San Diego after repairs to its propulsion systems
Vessel's damage was not as extensive as initially suggested, said the US Navy
The US Navy's (USN's) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) has left Singapore's Changi Naval Base
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Saab wins New Zealand Army training systems contract
Swedish defence and security group Saab has won a contract from the New Zealand Army to deliver a laser-based simulation system to support training activities.
A Saab spokesperson told IHS Jane's on 23 August that the contract calls for the company to supply its Tactical Engagement Simulation
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Russian Caspian fleet fires more cruise missiles at Syrian targets
Two Buyan-M corvettes of Russia's Black Sea Fleet fired three Kalibr cruise missiles at targets in Syria on 19 August, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on the same day.
The MoD identified the vessels involved as Zeleni Dol and Sepukhov and said the missiles destroyed facilities used
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Peruvian Army commander aims for better relations with Chile
General Luis Humberto Ramos, commander of the Peruvian Army, hopes Peru and Chile will re-start bilateral military meetings at senior levels and among border units, and visited Chile on 18 August to attend local army celebrations in an effort to bolster relations.
During his trip, Gen Ramos met
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Pentagon seeks de facto 'no-fly zone' over US commandos in Syria
US officials, through a Russia conduit, have warned Syria not to fly aircraft over US Special Operations Forces (SOF) and their local partners following recent incidents of Syrian attack aircraft flying near US commandos in northeast Syria.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook on 22 August declined
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North Korea lays land mines near border to prevent defections, says report
North Korea's military has been laying anti-personnel mines along its side of the inter-Korean border in recent months, presumably to prevent its own soldiers from defecting, Yonhap news agency quoted government sources as saying on 23 August.
More than 4,000 land mines have been buried along the
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Lockheed Martin awarded USD10 billion for future C-130J production
Lockheed Martin has been awarded USD10 billion to support all remaining C-130J Hercules production through to 18 August 2026.
The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, which was announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 19 August, covers both domestic and Foreign
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LMT to unveil retractable weapon station
Land Mobility Technologies (LMT), a subsidiary of Denel Land Systems, has developed a system that retracts a weapon station so it sits partially inside the vehicle, with the rest of it concealed under an armoured clamshell cover on the vehicle's roof.
The Meerkat uses an all-electric mechanism to
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Lithuania signs first contract for Boxer IFV
Lithuania has placed a EUR390 million (USD440.7 million) contract with Europe's Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) for the supply of 88 Boxer (8x8) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicles (MRAVs), of which most will be in the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) configuration and a small number in
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JPO ramps-up F-35 weapons testing ahead of Block 3F rollout
The Joint Program Office (JPO) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is ramping-up weapons tests ahead of the release of the Block 3F (full combat capability) software package.
In a series of tests announced on 22 August, the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) at
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Japan plans to upgrade SAM system to defend disputed East China Sea islands
Japan intends to upgrade its Type 03 medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system to bolster the air defence capabilities of its remote islands, including those near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on 22 August.
The system, which
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India's MoD clears acquisitions worth USD4.62 billion
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved procurements worth INR310 billion (USD4.62 billion) on 18 August and is poised to sign contracts for some of them following clearance by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).
Officials said the MoD's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence
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