The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a plan on 7 November that called for selling about 30% of the land that makes up the ministry's military bases, resulting in savings of GBP140 million (USD175 million) over the next 10 years. The plan calls for the money saved to be spent on modernising the
UK releases plan to sell 30% of military base land
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South Korea launches eighth KSS-2 submarine
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) eighth KSS-2-class (Type 214) diesel-electric air-independent propulsion submarine, the company announced on 8 November.
The 1,800-tonne Lee Beom-seok was launched at
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PT Pindad expands international partnerships
Indonesian state-owned firm PT Pindad has expanded collaborative ties with Germany's Rheinmetall, India's Tata Motors, and Sweden's Saab.
The industrial links are framed by agreements signed at the Indo Defence 2016 exhibition in Jakarta, which concluded on 6 November.
An official from PT Pindad
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Philippine president Duterte cancels order for US firearms
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) on 7 November to cancel its order of rifles from the United States, a decision that could have implications for US defence exports to the Southeast Asian country.
Duterte cancelled the order after US senatorial aides
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Peru's SIMA to construct riverine hospital ship for Bolivian Navy
The Peruvian Navy's Servicio Industrial de la Marina (SIMA) is to begin building a riverine hospital ship for Bolivia in 2017, Bolivian Minister of Government Carlos Romero announced on 4 November.
The announcement emerged from an extensive defence and security co-operation agenda that both
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New details emerge on Shenyang FC-31 fifth-generation export fighter
Construction has apparently begun of a prototype of the second version of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) FC-31 'Gyrfalcon' twin-engine, fifth-generation export fighter, according to a video shown at Airshow China, held in Zhuhai from 1-6 November.
The video provides views of the fuselage
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India's MoD clears acquisitions worth USD12.3 billion
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India's MoD has approved procurements worth USD12.3 billion for the IA and IAF
The MoD also sanctioned new measures for blacklisting vendors charged with corruption
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved procurements worth INR821.17 billion (USD 12.3 billion) for the Indian Army
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F-35 needs additional USD530 million to complete development
The F-35 programme will need an additional USD530 million to complete development, the Pentagon's Joint Program Office (JPO) for the effort confirmed on 8 November.
"The JPO estimates an additional USD530 million is required to complete the F-35 [system design and development] SDD
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China offers export version of YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile
The CM-302 missile exhibited at Airshow China 2016 is being marketed for export as "the world's best anti-ship missile", according to Chinese news media.
The missile's manufacturer, state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), reportedly justifies the claim on the
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Second P18N offshore patrol vessel arrives in Nigeria
The Nigerian Navy's second Chinese-built 95.5 m-long P18N offshore patrol vessel (OPV) NNS Unity (F 92) arrived in Nigeria on 4 November.
Nigerian Navy spokesman Commodore Christian Ezekobe was quoted as saying that Unity "will consolidate on the successes being recorded in the fight against
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India and UK look to boost defence trade
India and the United Kingdom have agreed to enhance defence ties with a view to expanding military trade and industrial collaboration.
The agreement was announced during UK prime minister Theresa May's three-day visit to the South Asian country, which commenced on 7 November.
A joint statement
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USMC investigates F-35B weapons bay fire
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II combat aircraft with a US Marine Corps (USMC) training squadron experienced a fire in its weapons bay during a training mission on 27 October, the service acknowledged in a 9 November statement.
The aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT)
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US, Japan, South Korea conduct joint anti-ballistic missile exercise
South Korea, the United States, and Japan began on 9 November a two-day naval exercise simulating the detection and tracking of ballistic missiles, a spokesperson for South Korea's Ministry of National Defense told IHS Jane's .
While the spokesperson declined to provide details about the number of
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US presidential election: Trump's defence plans close to Republican party's
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Trump has called for end to mandated defence budget limits to 'rebuild' the military
He wants more soldiers and marines, more navy vessels and fighter aircraft, and better missile defence assets
Donald Trump's stunning victory in the US presidential election on 8 November caused many
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US presidential election: Europe's low defence spenders to feel the heat from a Trump White House
The electoral victory of Donald Trump as US president-elect will mean new and uncomfortable pressure on the European allies to step up to the plate on defence spending, according to European Union (EU) and NATO diplomats. It could also spur support in Europe for more strategic autonomy from the
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UN-backed peace monitoring group commences work in Colombia
The Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (Mecanismo de Monitoreo y Verificación: MM&V), which is to monitor a cease-fire between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia: FARC) began operations on 7 November.
The
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Portugal to buy 47 new tactical communications vehicles
Portugal's Ministry of National Defence (MoND) has authorised the purchase of 47 new 4x4 tactical communications vehicles for the country's army.
The effort will be executed 2016-23 through a sales agreement between the Portuguese Army and the NATO Support Procurement Agency (NSPA).
The vehicles
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Indonesian company resumes work on delayed LSTs for navy
Indonesian shipbuilder PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (PT DKB) has resumed work on two landing ship tank (LST) vessels for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL).
The vessels, with pennant number 518 and 519, were originally scheduled to be delivered in
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EU defence chiefs reviewing EU-NATO co-operation
EU chiefs of defence (ChoDs) hosted NATO and US military officials during their 7-8 November meeting in Brussels to review expanded EU-NATO co-operation in the areas of cyber defence and counter-hybrid warfare.
"We intend to intensify our efforts with NATO and that is why all the NATO people
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Audit finds Japanese submarines lacked life-saving equipment
Most submarines in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force lacked sufficient life-saving equipment for their crews when the boats left port in fiscal year 2015, a Board of Audit investigation has determined, The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on 8 November.
There were not enough individual
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