US Navy (USN) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) has completed a six-day sea trial as the culmination of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Nimitz arrived in San Diego on 10 October after embarking from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 5 October for its sea trials,
US carrier Nimitz completes initial sea trials
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Taliban briefly enter capital of Helmand Province
The Taliban launched a major assault on the strategically important Afghan city of Lashkar Gah on 10 October, briefly entering parts of the southern city before being pushed back by Afghan security forces.
The militants, who had surrounded the capital of opium-rich Helmand Province for weeks,
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South Korean navy reiterates calls for nuclear submarines during parliamentary hearing
The Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) has reiterated calls for the service to be equipped with a fleet of nuclear powered boats to counter the growing threat of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) from Pyongyang.
The calls were made by RoKN Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Um
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Indonesian Army attend demonstration of WS-43 loitering glide bomb in China
Senior representatives from the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) were recently in China to witness a live-fire demonstration of the WS-43 rocket-assisted glide bomb, the service announced on 10 October.
The demonstration was attended by the artillery
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DigitalGlobe to buy the Radiant Group
Satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe has reached a deal to buy The Radiant Group, a service provider for the US intelligence community, the company announced on 11 October. The deal is for USD140 million in cash.
The Radiant Group offers software and analytics solutions for managing intelligence
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Brazil looks to build new NPa 500T-BR patrol ship
The Brazilian Navy Ships Projects Center's (CPN's) preliminary effort to develop the 500-ton class NPa 500T-BR coastal patrol vessel has been completed, state-owned naval projects' management company EMGEPRON (Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais) told IHS Jane's .
CPN is to now refine the concept
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Islamic State uses UAV to attack French and Kurdish forces in Iraq
Militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) rigged with explosives to attack and injure French special forces and kill Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, it was reported on 11 October.
According to Le Monde and a number of other high profile western media
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South Korea orders additional PKX-B fast attack craft
South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) announced on 12 October that it signed a KRW199.1 billion (USD177.10 million) contract with the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for three additional 'B' variants of the Patrol Killer Experimental
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Japan plans to fish for debris of North Korean ballistic missiles
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested on 11 October that his government may seek to locate and recover the remnants of four North Korean No Dong (also known as Rodong) intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) that fell into the waters of Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between
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USN's next-gen electronic warfare system enters full-rate production
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Lockheed Martin will deliver 19 systems in the first year of full-rate production
SEWIP provides USN ships with discreet awareness of an adversary's presence on the EM spectrum
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a USD148.9 million contract from the US Navy (USN) for full-rate production
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US destroyer in Red Sea fired upon twice in four days
A US Navy (USN) destroyer was fired upon again on 12 October, after an initial attack on 9 October, while operating in international waters off Yemen's Red Sea coast, according to the Pentagon.
Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) responded to an incoming missile threat at
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ST Marine launches Singapore's third Littoral Mission Vessel
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Singapore has launched its third Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel
The Republic of Singapore Navy is on schedule to operate all eight vessels in the class by 2020
Shipbuilder ST Marine has launched the third Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) on order for the Republic of Singapore
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South Korea to expand special forces' capabilities
South Korea is to invest heavily in equipment for its special forces to enable them to strike command facilities and leadership targets within North Korea in the event of a crisis, General Jang Jun-kyu, Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA), was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying
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Singapore's first Littoral Mission Vessel set for May 2017 commissioning
Independence, the lead ship of the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) development programme, is on track to be commissioned in May 2017.
Lieutenant Colonel Chew Chun-Chau, head of the LMV programme, told media during a sail out aboard Independence
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Russia to set up Pacific heavy bomber division
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are setting up a new heavy bomber division in Russia's Far East to patrol the area over the Pacific Ocean within the Japan-Hawaii-Guam triangle, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on 6 October.
"The formation of the division is almost complete now," an
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LNA accuses Turkey of shipping weapons directly to jihadists in Libya
Turkey is providing "direct military support" to Islamist militias operating in western Libya, according to the top administrative officer of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
"We have proven evidence of Turkey's support to extremist Islamists: witnesses and satellite pictures,"
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Japan to expand Djibouti military base
Japan will lease additional land in 2017 to expand a military base in the eastern African nation of Djibouti to counter what it sees as growing Chinese influence in the region, Japanese officials were quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.
In February China began construction in Djibouti of its
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India renews search for MiG replacement
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is evaluating three foreign fighter aircraft for indigenous licensed manufacturing to meet the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) long-standing demand for a medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA).
The IAF aims to induct an MMRCA to replace around 11 squadrons
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Basler offers BT-67 gunship to Philippines
US company Basler Turbo Conversions is offering its BT-64 gunship to the Philippines as that country looks for a replacement for its ageing Rockwell OV-10 Broncos, the company announced on 12 October.
The BT-67 is essentially a twin-turboprop conversion of the Douglas DC-3 Dakota fitted with
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Argentina orders Saab RBS 70 NG air-defence systems
A USD44 million order for the RBS 70 NG short-range air defence (SHORAD) system, announced by Sweden's Saab-Bofors in late September without disclosing the customer, is from Argentina, sources close to the Argentine Ministry of Defence told IHS Jane's.
The Argentine Navy Marine Infantry has had
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