The United States formally handed over a third Cessna 208B Caravan turboprop aircraft (L-403) on 19 December that can launch AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided missiles to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
"This Cessna that we see here today will be equipped with Hellfire missiles and a
Lebanon receives third Hellfire-capable Cessna
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Italy receives first of two G550 CAEW aircraft from Israel
Italy has received the first of two G550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) aircraft from Israel that were procured under a reciprocal defence agreement signed in 2012.
The delivery of the CAEW aircraft by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was announced by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD)
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Indonesian Air Force's ex-RAAF C-130H crashes in Papua province, killing 13
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An Indonesian Air Force C-130H has crashed, killing all personnel onboard
Accident is the latest in a series of fatal C-130 crashes in Indonesia since 2000
An Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft has crashed in the
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GRSE launches Indian Navy's final Mk IV LCU
India's Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), has launched the last of eight 62.8 m landing craft utility (LCU) Mk IV vessel on order for the Indian Navy.
The vessel, which was launched on 16 December at GRSE's facilities in Kolkata, is part of an INR21 billion (USD309 million) signed in
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China reportedly rejects port entry to RoKN vessel
China has rejected port entry to a Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) vessel, according to South Korea's Arirang TV network.
The RoKN was quoted by Arirang on 14 December as saying that the ship requested to dock at Qingdao port, but it did not receive a response.
It left the ship, which had been on a
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China launches another Jiangdao-class corvette, says report
China's 41st Jiangdao-class (Type 056) corvette was launched in early December at the country's Liao Nan Shipyard in Dalian, according to Chinese media reports.
The ship will be named Zhangye after the city in China's central Gansu Province, the Zhangye Daily newspaper reported on 14 December.
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Armed PLAN ship seizes US unmanned naval platform in South China Sea
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) seized an autonomous unmanned vehicle (AUV) belonging to the US Navy (USN) approximately 50 n miles northwest of Subic Bay, the Pentagon announced on 16 December. USNS Bowditch, a Pathfinder-class survey ship, was recovering an unknown AUV when it was
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Turkey raises defence spending to stem instability
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Turkey's defence and security budget to rise by 11.4% next year
The country's actual spending is likely to be much higher than the public figures reveal
Turkey has increased its defence and security budgets by about 11.4%, figures released by the Turkish Ministry of Finance show.
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Russian Navy receives first upgraded Ka-27M
The Kumertau Aircraft Production Enterprise (KumAPP) has handed over the first modernised Ka-72M anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter to the Russian Navy, Russian Helicopters announced on 19 December.
A first batch of eight Ka-27Ms is set to be delivered to the Russian Ministry of Defence by the
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North Korea developing long-endurance UAV, says report
North Korea is developing a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Yonhap news agency quoted a South Korean defence ministry official as saying on 18 December.
"The North is building larger drones with greater range and with the capability to be flown remotely by flight
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Loss of crew situational awareness led to fatal Puma helo crash in Afghanistan, report finds
A service inquiry has found that a loss of crew situational awareness was the most significant contributory cause of the crash of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Westland/Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2 medium transport helicopter in Afghanistan in October 2015, with the loss of five of the nine personnel on
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India, Russia to increase BrahMos' strike range
India and Russia have agreed to extend the range of their jointly developed BrahMos PJ-10 supersonic cruise missile beyond 292 km, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre told parliament on 16 December.
Bhamre said that, subsequent to India joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
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Bahrain identified as EIMOS mortar user
The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) is the previously unidentified country that acquired the EXPAL EIMOS 81 mm integrated mortar system, a photograph released by the Egyptian military on 19 December has confirmed.
An EIMOS system mounted on a URO VAMTAC ST5 vehicle could be seen in the background of
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Australia and France agree on legal framework to progress Future Submarine construction by DCNS
An inter-government agreement establishing the legal framework for construction by French company DCNS of 12 next-generation submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was signed by Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Adelaide on 21
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US Navy explores counter-UAS capabilities
The US Navy is seeking near-term technological solutions to address threats from small remotely-piloted aircraft to its ships, bases, and other installations.
Officials at the Naval Surface Warfare Centre in Dahlgren, Virginia, want to explore "mature, field-ready" counter-small unmanned
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UPDATE: Lockheed Martin buys stake in chip maker
Lockheed Martin Ventures, the defence giant's venture capital arm aimed at investing in technology groups, has made its first investment since being formed earlier this year, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal . Lockheed has taken a minority stake in IQ-Analog Corp, a chip designer,
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UN aircraft were targeted in Mali airport attack
The suicide attack on Gao airport in eastern Mali on 29 November targeted aircraft operated by the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), military sources in the country told IHS Jane's .
The attack involved a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
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Seoul awards early frigate contract to boost industry
South Korea's military procurement agency said on 21 December that it has awarded ahead of schedule a contract to a local shipyard to build two new frigates for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) in order to give a boost to domestic industry.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)
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Saudi Arabia accepts first AH-6i helos
Saudi Arabia has accepted into service the first of 24 Boeing AH-6i Little Bird light attack and reconnaissance helicopters, the manufacturer disclosed in the December issue of its in-house magazine, Frontiers .
While Boeing did not name Saudi Arabia, it said in Frontiers that the first
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Netherlands orders Leopard 2 bridgelayers
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) announced on 21 December that it has been awarded a contract to supply five Leguan armoured vehicle launched bridges (AVLBs) to the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA).
Under the terms of this agreement these Leguan AVLBs, converted from existing Leopard 2 main battle tank
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