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The Heckler & Koch HK416F will be the French Army's new service rifle
The total contract with Heckler & Koch is worth EUR168 million
The French Army's new service rifle will be the Heckler & Koch HK416F, the French defence procurement agency (the DGA) announced on 23
French Army selects HK416 to replace FAMAS
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Egypt receives another MRAP consignment
Egypt has received a second consignment of mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) armoured vehicles from the United States, the Egyptian Ministry of Defence announced on 29 September.
The delivery of the first consignment was announced in May. The numbers of vehicles in the two deliveries have not
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Belarus offers to upgrade Jordan's Osa air defence systems
The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) is considering a Belarussian offer to upgrade Jordan's 9K33 Osa (SA-8 'Gecko') mobile short-range air defence systems, a Jordanian defence source told IHS Jane's in Amman on 25 September.
The JAF has had the Osa in service since 1982 and currently has 52 systems
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ADAS 2016: PTDI provides details behind delays of Philippine Air Force's NC212i deliveries
State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has denied media reports that delays to two light utility turboprop transport aircraft on order for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) stem from manufacturer faults.
The Philippine government awarded a contract for two NC212i aircraft to
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ADAS 2016: Israel seeks to deepen defence relationship with the Philippines in light of 'common challenges'
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Israel wants to enhance its defence relationships with the Philippines by offering technology transfer arrangements
Israeli-designed military platforms might be produced in the Philippines through the initiatives
The Israeli government is taking steps to deepen its defence relationship
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Russia continues to increase its cyber activities
Russia's cyber activities continue to increase, with a concurrent rise in the problems this brand of 'warfare' creates for NATO, delegates at the CyberSecurity Europe conference, held from 26-27 September in the Polish capital, Krakow, were told.
One of Russia's strategies is to leverage the
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Paramount promotes Mbombe 6 to Azerbaijan
South African defence systems manufacturer Paramount has exhibited its Mbombe 6 at the ADEX defence show in Azerbaijan, as it looks for more orders from the country.
The Azeri military currently operates the company's Marauder and Matador armoured personnel carriers, which were first procured under
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North Korea possibly building large submarine, says report
Commercial satellite imagery suggests that a naval construction programme is under way at North Korea's Sinpo South Shipyard, possibly to build a new, large submarine, the 38 North website of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
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Iran develops two new UAV types from captured RQ-170 Sentinel
Iran appears to have developed two 'new' types of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) derived from the US-built Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel that was captured in 2011, state media disclosed on 1 October.
Footage of a production line was aired by SimaNews as part of a wider report to showcase the
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Vote against peace deal leaves Colombia facing uncertain future
With the Colombian people deciding in a national referendum to reject a proposed peace agreement between the country's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on 2 October, the implementation of the accord is effectively suspended, meaning that a new agreement will have to
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UAE's Swift hit by anti-ship missile
The Saudi-led coalition has confirmed that the United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) high-speed logistics vessel Swift (IMO: 9283928) was hit off Yemen early on 1 October.
The UAE's official WAM news agency reported later that day that the coalition had released a statement saying that a vessel leased by
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Tanzania shows off amphibious warfare capability
The Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) demonstrated its combined arms capability on 30 September, when it carried out a beach assault in front of president John Magufuli, Chief of Defence Forces General Davis Mwamunyange, and other senior officers.
The exercise was held in the Bagamoyo area of
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Spain receives H215 search-and-rescue helo
The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español, EdAE) has taken delivery of a new Airbus Helicopters H215 search-and-rescue (SAR) platform, the manufacturer announced on 4 October.
The helicopter was handed over during a ceremony at the Albacete production plant in southeastern Spain,
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L-3 completes Micreo acquisition
L-3 Communications has concluded a deal to acquire Australian company Micreo Limited, a manufacturer of subsystems for radar and electronic warfare products, it was announced on 3 October.
Details of the transaction were not disclosed but L-3 said the acquisition is projected to add AUD35 million
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Indian Navy receives first of new class of Mk IV LCUs
India's state-owned shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), delivered the first of a new class of eight in-house designed Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels to the Indian Navy (IN) on 30 September.
According to the Indian Ministry of Defence, L-51 is expected to be
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General Atomics joins Boeing and LM in de-risking MQ-25 unmanned tanker
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has been awarded a USD43.74 million contract to help the US Navy de-risk its MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Carrier Aviation Air System (UCAAS).
The contract, announced by the Department of Defense (DoD) on 4 October, follows previous awards to Boeing and
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Dassault and Reliance to form Indian joint venture
India's Reliance Group and France's Dassault Aviation have announced an intention to establish a joint venture (JV) in India to support the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) procurement of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft.
Reliance and Dassault said on 3 October that their new JV company would be named
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Colombian Army Aviation hosts CIAVEC conference
The Colombian Aviation Air Assault Division (DAVAA) hosted the 2016 edition of the Army Aviation International Conference (CIAVEC) in Bogota on 27-29 September.
This year marked the second CIAVEC and drew attendance of official delegations or defence attachés from more than 20 countries. The
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AUSA 2016: US Army to kick off 'Mike Boat' replacement in October
US Army officials by the end of October expect to release a request for proposals (RfP) for replacing the service's ageing Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) 8 MOD I and MOD II, which are commonly referred to as 'Mike Boats', with a new Manoeuvre Support Vessel - Light (MSV-L) platform.
The army has
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AUSA 2016: US Army to complete AH-64E Version 6 and MUM-TX operational testing this year
The US Army expects to complete operational tests of enhanced manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-TX) capabilities, as well as a host of upgrades known as Version 6, for its Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter this year, a senior service official said on 3 October.
Speaking at the Association of the US
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