The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has taken conditional delivery of the hydrographic survey ship KD Perantau from Boustead Naval Shipyards (BNS), the service announced via an official social media account.
The ship had undergone a number of upgrades at the shipyard, including the installation of new
Royal Malaysian Navy takes conditional delivery of hydrography ship
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Portugal purchases radios for SIC-T system
The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence (MoND) has authorised the acquisition of 110 new software-defined digital multiband, multirole, and multimode tactical radio systems of GRC-525 range from local communications specialist EID (part of Cohort plc).
The acquisition, worth a maximum of
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Poland buys TRG M10 sniper rifles
The Polish Armed Forces have bought 150 SAKO TRG M10 bolt-action sniper rifles.
The PLN32.9 million (USD7.8 million) deal will see the TRG M10 become the Polish Armed Forces' first precision rifle chambered in the 8.6x70 mm (.338 LM) cartridge. The rifles will be delivered through IBCOL Polska.
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Pilatus announces CHF300 million of PC-21 sales
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has secured three separate training orders with its PC-21 single-engined turboprop valued at a combined CHF300 million (USD293 million), the company announced on 4 January.
The orders are for the French Air Force (17 aircraft), the Royal Jordanian
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Philippines restarts close-air support aircraft programme
The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) has launched another bid to procure close-air support (CAS) aircraft.
The tender - launched in late December - is the fourth bid in two years to procure a platform to support the Philippine Air Force's (PAF's) counter-insurgency operations. It is
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Peruvian Army company joins UN mission in Central African Republic
A Peruvian Army engineer company, comprised of 205 troops, is to join the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) following a farewell ceremony on 3 January.
This is the second contingent Peru has sent to MINUSCA; a first deployment occurred in
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Kuwaiti bomb guidance kits approved
The US State Department has approved the sale of 750 Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bomb guidance kits for Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 23 December.
It said the proposed sale is estimated to be worth USD37 million and covers 250 guidance kits for
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India targets rapid increase in defence exports
India is targeting annual defence exports worth more than USD2 billion within the next few years, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has announced. The goal represents a major increase over the USD300 million India achieved in international military sales in 2015-16.
In comments to reporters on 3
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Ethiopia says it is developing space rocket capability
Ethiopia's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is working on a space rocket that it hopes will be operational in the next three years, the official Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) cited ministry spokesman Wondwosen Andualem as saying on 31 December.
"Efforts are ongoing to launch into space
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Chinese aircraft carrier conducts flight operations in South China Sea with J-15 fighters
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The PLAN has conducted J-15 operations from its aircraft carrier in the South China Sea
Service may be preparing the carrier strike group for more complex combat operations in the area
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has deployed its sole aircraft carrier, Liaoning, to the
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China resumes production of Yuan-class submarines
Images posted on Chinese online forums in December show three new Yuan-class (Type 039B) patrol submarines being fitted out in the water at the Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, central China: a clear indication that China has resumed production of these diesel-electric boats after a near-three-year
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China possibly equipping PLA ground units with new light tank
Images posted on Chinese online forums at the end of December 2016 suggest that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) may be equipping ground units with a new light tank first seen in 2011.
Posted on 31 December on the CJDBY and FYJS websites, the images show around 10 of the new tanks on railway
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CBO highlights budget challenges for 308-ship US Navy
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The USN's plan for a 308-ship fleet requires spending about one-third more annually than the service has for several decades, according to the CBO
A 350-ship navy proposed by the Trump administration could cost around USD25 billion per year
The US Navy's (USN's) 2017 shipbuilding plan
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Canada seeks to support Baltics amid tensions with Russia
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Canada announces CAD350 million for Operation 'Reassurance' in Eastern Europe
Ottawa plans to deploy F/A-18C fighters, a Halifax-class frigate, and a land component
Canada has pledged CAD350 million (USD261 million) to fund its forces' Operation 'Reassurance' in Eastern Europe over the
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Argentina progresses Hercules upgrade effort
Argentina has progressed the ongoing refurbishment and modernisation programme for its Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules fleet, with completion of the second of five aircraft in late December 2016.
The completion of the work on aircraft TC-61 was announced by Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA)
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Oman cuts defence spending in 2017 budget
Oman will reduce defence and security spending by 4.6% in 2017 as part of measures to rein in the sultanate's budget deficit. Total spending will fall to OMR3.3 billion (USD8.7 billion) from OMR3.5 billion in 2016.
Oman's ninth five-year plan, covering 2016-20, had suggested that spending would
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HCL Technologies completes Butler America acquisition
India's HCL Technologies announced on 4 January that it had completed the acquisition of US engineering and support services firm Butler America Aerospace.
The deal, announced in October, saw HCL Technologies acquire the firm for USD85 million in cash.
Butler America Aerospace, which provides
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Admiralty Partners acquires GE business
Private equity group Admiralty Partners announced on 3 January that it had acquired GE Aviation's Santa Ana operations.
The business - to be rebranded Integral Aerospace - manufactures a range of components and systems used in military and commercial aircraft. These include landing gear parts, fuel
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USMC using equipment exchange to save money, maintain capability
The US Marine Corps (USMC) said it is saving millions of dollars by exchanging older equipment for upgrades through a unique government programme.
Federal agencies are authorised to exchange and sell equipment, and apply the exchange allowance or proceeds to the acquisition of replacement property
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Israeli Navy transfers Super Dvoras to Red Sea squadron
The Israeli Navy has reinforced its Eliat-based Squadron 915 with Super Dvora MK 1 fast patrol boats to help secure the country's short coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba.
Lieutenant Colonel Oren Nehbas, commander of the navy's Red Sea Arena, told IHS Jane's that before the arrival of the Super Dvora
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