Japan's biggest defence contractors, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), have posted declines in net sales and operating income during the first half of fiscal year 2016, the corporations have announced in separate statements.
MHI said on 31 October that its net
Japan's biggest defence contractors post declines in sales
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Japan to scale back anti-piracy operations off Somalia
The number of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers taking part in anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean off Somalia is to be cut from two to one, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo said in a 1 November press release.
An MoD official told IHS Jane's that one of the destroyers
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Indo Defence 2016: Ministry reports 25% increase in exhibitors amid growing defence budget
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported a total of 844 companies taking part in the Indo Defence 2016 exhibition, an increase of about 25% compared with the previous event two years ago.
The event, which is taking place at the Jakarta International Expo centre from 2-5 November, is
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Huntington Ingalls Industries to open Australian office
US naval shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on 1 November that it is planning to open an office in Canberra to explore opportunities supporting the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and US Navy assets in the South Pacific.
The company has also appointed a new vice president of
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Embraer announces third quarter earnings
Brazilian firm Embraer announced earnings for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2016 on 31 October. Revenue increased by 17.9% for the quarter, year-on-year, largely driven by both defence and commercial aircraft sales, the company said.
Revenue was USD1.5 billion for the third quarter of 2016,
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Bolivian, Argentine air forces trial border security collaboration
The Bolivian and Argentine air forces conducted a joint operational exercise targeting illicit drug-trafficking flights in their border regions (the Tarija department and Salta province, respectively), showcasing their common enforcement procedures.
Exercise 'ARBOL-II' ran from 24-28 October and
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Australia, Indonesia to jointly develop an armoured vehicle
Australia and Indonesia have signed an agreement to expand defence industrial collaboration with a view to jointly developing an armoured vehicle, the two countries said on 28 October.
In a joint statement the two said the accord would result in the co-development of a platform, based on Thales
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UK government assures long-term future of Red Arrows display team
The future of the UK's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has been assured, with the defence secretary confirming that a new aircraft type will be found to replace the current BAE Systems Hawk T1s, which are shortly due for retirement.
The announcement by Michael Fallon on 1 November was reported by
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J-20 to debut at Chinese air show amid reports of possible larger variant
China's J-20 'fifth-generation' fighter will make its public debut at Airshow China 2016 being held from 1-6 November in Zhuhai.
Built by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), the multirole J-20 will perform at least one fly-by during the show, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on 28 October.
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US reportedly deployed Sea-based X-band Radar off North Korea
The US Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX), one of the world's largest and most sophisticated phased-array X-band radar units, was deployed to the waters off North Korea in late September, Yonhap news agency quoted a South Korean military official as saying on 1 November.
"The [SBX] Radar was sent to
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Russian and US jets in close proximity over Syria
Russian and US military aircraft came within a few hundred metres of each other over the Syrian battlespace in mid-October, in what the US Department of Defense (DoD) described as "an unusual occurrence".
According to the DoD the occurrence, which took place on 17 October but not reported
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China launches 40th Jiangdao-class corvette
China's 40th Jiangdao-class (Type 056/056A) corvette was launched on 28 October at the Huangpu shipyard in the southern port city of Guangzhou.
The ship is the twelfth of the class to be constructed at the yard. The latest three are currently fitting out at Huangpu or are undergoing post-build sea
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China builds more armed coastguard ships
Recent photographs of the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou show that a number of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels are being constructed that will be armed with a 76 mm gun.
The construction of this new class of cutters, based on the design of the 3500-tonne Jiangkai II-class (Type 054A) frigate, was
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US, Japan focus on amphibious operations during 'Keen Sword' exercise
US Navy and Marine Corps units have partnered with the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to practise amphibious operations as part of the 1-11 November 'Keen Sword 17' (KS17) exercise, according to a US Navy (USN) press release.
This year's run of the exercise, which involves 11,000 US servicemen
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UN outlines peacekeeping failures in South Sudan
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon dismissed Kenya's Lieutenant General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki as the commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on 1 November after the release of a damning report on the mission's performance during an outbreak of fighting in July.
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UAV losses to hostile fire leave OSCE without eyes over eastern Ukraine
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At least five OSCE-leased rotary-wing UAVs were lost to SAMs over eastern Ukraine between mid-2015 and July 2016
The monitoring of ceasefire violations under the Minsk agreement has been severely hampered as a consequence
The Austrian manufacturer of the UAVs, Schiebel, has blamed the
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Rolls-Royce appoints new CEO for Power Systems business
Rolls-Royce has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) for its Rolls-Royce Power Systems business, formerly known as Tognum.
The company revealed on 2 November that Andreas Schell will assume the post on 1 January, replacing Ulrich Dohle on his retirement.
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North Korea planning new IRBM launch, says report
North Korea is preparing to launch another Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile in the coming days, Fox News quoted US intelligence officials as saying on 1 November.
South Korea's military authorities said a day later that activities of a Musudan missile-carrying transport erector launcher
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Indo Defence 2016: Ukraine looks to build BTR-4 APC in Indonesia
Indonesia and Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's state-owned defence industry holding group, are expected to commence talks before the end of the year focused on the Southeast Asian country's licenced production of the BTR-4 8x8 amphibious wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC).
Speaking at Indo Defence
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Indo Defence 2016: PTDI and KAI sign collaboration agreement
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a wide-ranging agreement to expand industrial collaboration on 2 November.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) - signed at the Indo Defence 2016 exhibition in Jakarta - will initially focus on providing localised support
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