The Irish Defence Forces have signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence Systems to equip Ireland's General Dynamics European Land Systems - MOWAG Piranha III armoured personnel carriers (APCs) with the Kongsberg Protector remote weapon station (RWS).
Ireland currently operates some 80 Piranha III
Ireland orders Protector RWS for Piranha III APCs
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Iraq shows off precision strike capability
The Iraqi military is showing off its ability to carry out precision air strikes by releasing infrared video footage filmed by aircraft designating targets for laser-guided munitions.
Footage of at least 12 such strikes has been released since late December and the date stamps suggest that they
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Greece buys new batteries for Type 209 submarines
The Greek Ministry of Defence approved the acquisition of six acid-lead submarine batteries from Sunlight SA on 8 January at a cost of EUR16.9 million (USD23 million).
The batteries will be fitted to the Hellenic Navy's three currently active TKMS Type 209/1100 and three Type 209/1200 submarines,
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France orders three new multimission vessels
French shipyard and services company Piriou and French naval defence company DCNS are to design and build three multimission vessels (Bâtiments Multimission - B2M) for the French Navy, they announced in a joint statement on 9 January 2014.
The programme is understood to be worth in the region
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Spain sees further dip in force levels
The total number of personnel in Spain's armed forces has fallen by almost 1,600 to 121,754 at the start of 2014 compared with a year earlier, according to figures released by the Ministry of Defence.
The biggest reductions were at troop and ratings levels, which were down to 76,699 - well below
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RSK-MiG 'working on lightweight fighter'
Russian aircraft manufacturer RSK-MiG seems to be quietly at work developing a new, lightweight fighter concept that could be a single-engine, lower-tier complement to the Sukhoi T-50/PAK-FA fighter currently in developmental flight testing.
Discussions about this MiG project have been around for
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Philippines to add Scorpion turrets to M113s
The Philippine Army is to fit 14 of its BAE Systems M113 tracked armoured personnel carriers (APC) with the turrets of decommissioned Alvis Scorpion armoured reconnaissance vehicles.
The two-person Scorpion turret is armed with a 76 mm L23A1 gun and a 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun (MG) with
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Malaysia, Turkey look to expand defence industry collaboration
Malaysia and Turkey pledged to expand strategic co-operation in a range of sectors including defence on 10 January 2014.
A framework agreement signed in Putrajaya by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan outlines closer collaboration in fields such as
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Japan eyes RQ-21A for ship-based UAV requirement
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will research the deployment of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from its surface combatants, defence officials have told local media.
The Jiji Press news agency reported on 11 January that Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials had
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EU looks at options for peacekeeping force in the CAR
Diplomats from the 28 European Union (EU) countries expressed strong support on 10 January for sending troops under an EU flag to the troubled Central African Republic (CAR): a move that paves the way for a formal decision by EU foreign ministers on 20 January.
The EU mission would begin deploying
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Etteplan acquires Sweden's ProAvia Konsult
Finnish engineering company Etteplan Oyj has acquired Swedish defence industry engineering consultancy ProAvia Konsult AB, Etteplan announced on 9 January.
The value of the transaction was not disclosed but the company notes that the deal will have "a minor effect" on Etteplan Oyj's 2014
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DGA awards contract for next-generation Rafales
France's military procurement agency, Direction Générale de l'Armement - DGA, has awarded a contract for development of the next-generation Rafale multirole combat aircraft, known as the F3R standard, following the finalisation of negotiations on 30 December.
The contract was signed on 10
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Belarus commissions new air defence radar system
Belarus has commissioned a new long-range ground-based radar system as it looks to phase out what remains of its Soviet-era inventory, Russian state media announced on 10 January.
The 360 km-range domestically developed Vostok-D radar is now active with Belarusian army units as the service looks to
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Vostok-D air defence radar enters active service in Belarus
The Vostok-D truck-mounted 2-D air defence radar system has entered active service with the 49th Radio-technical Brigade of the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defence Forces' Northwestern Tactical Command.
The move was announced by the Belarusian state military industrial committee Goskomvoenprom on
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USCG to receive offloaded C-27Js from USAF
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is to receive 14 Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan transport aircraft that are being offloaded by the US Air Force (USAF), the company disclosed in early January.
The transfer, which was approved by Congress on 19 December and signed into law on 26 December, will
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US Army to install ground-based UAV radar at five sites by 2016
Key Points The US Army's new ground-based sense and avoid system for UAVs will be installed at five army installations by 2016 Officials chose a ground-based system rather than on board its small UAVs to avoid draining power
The US Army plans to install a new ground-based sense and avoid (GBSAA)
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Uruguay considers plan to buy fighters from Ecuador
Key Points The FAU is considering a deal to acquire four Cessna A-37B Dragonfly combat aircraft from the FAE The A-37B would serve as a stopgap until the FAU selects a new fighter IHS Jane's has learned from local sources that the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) is considering a deal to acquire four
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Upgraded BMP-1 spotted in Syria
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is upgrading some of its BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to enhance their survivability during counter-insurgency operations.
While numerous improvised protective measures have been seen on SAA armour over the past two years, a video released by the insurgent
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UK parliament criticises MoD over personnel retention
The UK's parliamentary watchdog for defence has criticised the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) ability to retain key specialists, and called on the department to look at measures to stem the flow of personnel out of the armed forces.
In its report on the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts
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Taiwan moves last batch of military inmates to civilian prison
Key Points Taiwan has completed the transfer of military inmates to a civilian prison The transfer is the latest step in reforming the role of the military justice system in peacetime
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) closed the island's sole military prison on 13 January 2014,
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