The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a replacement for its ageing Bell UH-1N 'Huey' helicopters used for security in its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fields and for VIP transport.
A request for information (RfI) on 9 September asked companies to submit data about available
USAF issues RfI for Huey replacement
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NATO-Russia to continue risk-reduction talks
NATO and Russia have agreed to continue their talks on the touchy issue of military near-incidents between their forces and the need for transparency and risk-reduction measures to avoid such instances from spinning out of control.
Sporadic but sometimes very close fly-bys of allied air and
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Satellite imagery suggests Pakistan building uranium enrichment facility
Airbus Defence and Space imagery captured on 28 September 2015 and on 18 April 2016 shows new construction at Pakistan's Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) site in Kahuta that is consistent with that of a uranium enrichment facility.
The area is approximately 1.2 ha in size and is located within the
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USAF grounds 15 F-35s due to avionics cooling line issue
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The USAF has ordered a 'temporary pause' in flight operations for 15 F-35As
Discovery of 'peeling and crumbling' insulation in avionics cooling lines within the jets' fuel tanks led to the decision
The US Air Force (USAF) has ordered a "temporary pause" in flight operations
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Australia's first Hobart-class AWD starts sea trials
The first of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) three Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs), the future HMAS Hobart , has put to sea for the first time and has begun builder's sea trials off the coast of South Australia.
The sea trials, referred to briefly on social media by Vice Admiral Ray
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AAD 2016: Proforce ready to begin Ara MRAP production
Nigerian armoured vehicle manufacturer Proforce is about to begin producing the prototypes of the Ara ('Thunder') mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle that it has developed for the Nigerian Army with DICON, the state-owned defence industry corporation.
Proforce's Ayobami Omotoriogun told
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AAD 2016: ALIT promotes portable surveillance radar
China's Aerospace Long-March International Trade (ALIT) brought its LH-2 portable radar to the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD 2016) show held in South Africa on 14-18 September.
ALIT says the tripod-mounted Ku-band radar weighs 55 kg and can be used to detect low-altitude aircraft, vehicles, and
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AAD 2016: Sudan's SAFAT says Burkan smart bomb is operational
The SAFAT Burkan guided stand-off bomb is already in service with the Sudanese Air Force, Ali Osman, the head of business development for Sudan's SAFAT Aviation Group, told IHS Jane's at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show held in South Africa on 14-18 September.
SAFAT says the Burkan is a
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US looks to expand military engagement with Myanmar but sales not yet a possibility
The US government is looking to expand military relations with Myanmar, although Washington's newly stated intention to remove its national emergency order on the Southeast Asian country will not apply to military assistance and related defence trade, a State Department spokesman told IHS Jane's .
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Thales reopens expanded Electron Devices facility in Germany
Thales Deutschland announced the official reopening of a production facility in Ulm on 16 September, completing the industrial modernisation of the site, which is used by its Electron Devices business unit.
The expansion and upgrade of the facility focused on the optimisation of its production
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Rolls-Royce announces further management cuts
Rolls Royce has taken a further step in its plan to cut costs, with a further loss of more than 200 jobs revealed on 18 September. The employees who will be affected are in management positions in all areas of the company, although its aircraft engine activities will be the main target for
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Mexico retires F-5E/F fleet
The Mexican Air Force has retired its F-5E/F Tiger II fleet, with three aircraft making a final flight on 16 September as part of Mexico's independence celebrations.
Twelve F-5s were purchased from Northrop Grumman and arrived in Mexico in 1982. Armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and M39 guns,
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Israel's UVision and Firstec collaborate on loitering systems for South Korea
Israeli company UVision Air and Changwon-based Firstec have signed an agreement to partner on the supply of unmanned loitering systems to the South Korean market.
A press release by UVision said the memorandum of understanding (MoU), which was announced on 19 September, is focused on the local
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Israel gets additional F-15s
The United States revealed that it is providing Israel with an additional 10 Boeing F-15 multirole aircraft when it announced the new military aid package on 14 September.
"This additional funding will, among other things, allow Israel to update the lion's share of its fighter aircraft fleet,
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India launches second Project 15B destroyer
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dockyard Limited (MDL) has launched the country's second Project 15B guided-missile destroyer.
The vessel, which will be the future Mormugao , was launched on 17 September at the company's facility in Mumbai. Mormugao is one of four Project 15B guided-missile destroyers
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AFA 2016: USAF reveals name of B-21 'Raider' stealth bomber
The US Air Force (USAF) has designated its developmental Northrop Grumman B-21 stealth bomber as the 'Raider'.
USAF secretary Deborah Lee James, the service's senior civilian official, asked Second World War veteran Richard Cole, a 101-year-old retired USAF lieutenant colonel and last surviving
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Aero L-39NG completes first phase of development
The first phase of development work on Aero Vodochody's new generation L-39NG is complete, company officials told IHS Jane's on 15 September.
The L-39NG is powered with a new Williams FJ44-4M engine and has been under development for two years. The aircraft made its first flight on 14 September
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India blames Pakistan for militant attack on army base in Kashmir
India has accused Pakistan of being behind the 18 September attack on an army base in India-administered Kashmir that saw 17 soldiers killed: the deadliest attack on security forces in the disputed Himalayan region in nearly a decade.
The Indian Army's (IA's) Director General of Military
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Egypt receives second Mistral LHD
The second of Egypt's two Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious warfare vessels, ENS Anwar el-Sadat (L 1020), was handed over to the Egyptian Navy in the French port of Saint-Nazaire on 16 September.
The first Egyptian LHD, Gamal Abdel Nasser (L 1010), was handed over on 2 June,
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China positions Y-9 transport aircraft to meet Thai air force requirement
China is positioning its Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (SAC) Y-9 medium-lift aircraft to meet a requirement in the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to replace its ageing fleets of Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transports, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on 16 September.
Citing unidentified
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