The Bolivian Air Force on 16 November officially received its first two Zlin Z242L aerobatic trainer aircraft ordered in May.
As previously reported by IHS Jane's , the air force is to receive nine units as part of a USD3.3 million package that includes instructor training and a basic
Bolivian Air Force receives first Zlin aircraft
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USAF to study future command-and-control requirements
The US Air Force (USAF) is to shortly begin work on a study to asses its command-and-control (C2) capability requirements out to 2030 and beyond, an official said on 16 November.
Speaking under the Chatham House rule, the official said that the study would be similar in scope to the service's air
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Spain receives first A400M airlifter
Spain took delivery of its Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M airlifter during a ceremony at the final assembly line (FAL) in Seville on 17 November.
The formal handover of the aircraft, company serial MSN44, took place around two-and-a-half months after the maiden flight, which was flown out of
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Russia may upgrade and return T-80BV tanks to service
Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is planning to bring back into service some of its mothballed T-80BV main battle tanks (MBTs) and to update them, according to a source in the country's defence industry.
"At present, the preparative works to start the modernisation of the first T-80BV MBTs
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Polish Territorial Defence Force expanded to 53,000 personnel
On 16 November the Polish parliament passed legislation to create the country's Territorial Defence Forces (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej: WOT) as a separate branch of Polish armed forces.
Minister of Defence Antoni Macierewicz said, "At present we established the Territorial Defence Forces
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New agreement defines joint Armenian-Russian military grouping
Armenia and Russia are preparing a new agreement on their Joint Group of Forces, the Russian government reported. The proposed agreement outlining the joint group's objectives and command structure received the formal approval of Russian president Vladimir Putin on 14 November.
Per agreement, the
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Japan announces plans to enhance defence co-operation with ASEAN
Japanese defence minister Tomomi Inada unveiled plans for closer security collaboration between Tokyo and the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a visit to Laos on 16 November, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo.
As
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India's indigenous Rustom-II UAV completes maiden flight
India's locally developed Rustom-II medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) completed its maiden test flight at the aeronautical test range in Chitradurga, near Bangalore, on 16 November.
Official sources told IHS Jane's that the test flight was limited to a 100 km range
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Court orders Tokyo to compensate for US aircraft noise
A Japanese court ordered the national government on 17 November to pay JPY2.46 billion (USD22.6 million) to people living near the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa Prefecture, in compensation for aircraft noise coming from the airbase, Kyodo news agency reported.
The Naha District
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Military helicopter goes down in central Afghanistan
There are conflicting reports about the fate of an Afghan military helicopter that went down in Afghanistan's central Ghor Province on 14 November.
While both the Islamic State and the Taliban claimed to have shot down the aircraft, local government officials were quoted by Khaama Press news agency
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Elbit unveils ReDrone counter-UAV system
Elbit Systems unveiled on 14 November a new system designed to identify, track, and jam unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that enter restricted and sensitive airspace.
Developed by Elisra, Elbit's electronic warfare and signals intelligence (SIGINT) subsidiary, the ReDrone system was unveiled at the
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Pentagon budget 2017: Republican leaders to seek stop-gap budget until next administration
US congressional appropriators now appear likely to seek a stop-gap budget at last year's level until March to allow President-elect Donald Trump's new administration and a Republican-controlled Congress to pass a bill.
Fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) began 1 October, and has since been funded via a
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Vietnam expanding runway and building new hangars on Spratly Island, says research group
Commercial satellite imagery taken in early November suggests that Vietnam is responding to China's construction of military facilities in the South China Sea (SCS) by expanding its own capabilities in the disputed Spratlys, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for
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US Army secretary expects recent personnel changes to remain in place
A host of recent personnel changes for the US military - namely allowing women to serve in combat roles and allowing openly homosexual troops to serve - may be entrenched enough to remain in place under a new administration, the army's top civilian said on 17 November.
"It's very hard to roll
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Think tank recommends 'light carrier' for amphibious operations
Key Points
CSBA report recommends light carrier to support littoral element of amphibious missions
The USN has studied the idea previously, but found that such a ship would not be as effective as the large-deck carriers that make up the current fleet
The US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC)
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Russian industry makes push into the Iranian market
Key Points
Russian industry made a major push at Iran's Kish Island air show this year
Russian industry is seeking commercial as well as military contracts with Iran, which could prove to be an issue
Having been mostly absent from the previous seven Kish Island Iran Air Shows, Russian industry
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Russia ramps up Syria strikes
Russia has stepped up air and missile attacks on targets in Syria, but has denied it is supporting a long-expected offensive by pro-government forces against the besieged opposition enclave in Aleppo city.
The escalation in strikes began on 15 November, when the Russian military used ship-launched
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RUAG opens Malaysian MRO facility
Swiss defence group RUAG has opened a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Malaysia to serve regional military and commercial aerospace customers, the company has announced.
RUAG said in a press release on 17 November that the facility will be focused on aviation component MRO and is
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Poland's first M-346 'Bielik' trainers delivered
Poland has received its first two Alenia Aermacchi (Leonardo) M-346 Master advanced jet trainer aircraft. In Polish service the aircraft will be called Bielik (white-tailed eagle).
The M-346 will be used for advanced training prior to pilots transitioning to the F-16C/D Block 52+ in service with
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Lürssen delivers first patrol boat to Saudi Arabia
The German shipyard Lürssen has delivered the first of the patrol boats that it is building for Saudi Arabia's Border Guards.
The vessel, Jeddah (TR 5243), was photographed being carried through the Kiel Canal on the cargo vessel BCC Pearl on 21 September. The BBC Pearl's AIS transponder shows
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