A stop-gap budget that continues throughout fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) would significantly harm the US Air Force's (USAF's) efforts to boost its 'readiness', its top officer said.
A year-long Continuing Resolution (CR) budget that funds the Pentagon and other government departments at last year's
USAF fears year-long stop-gap budget could cost it USD1.3 billion
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Turkey turns to Russia for S-400 purchase
Turkish defence minister Fikri Isik said on 22 February that Turkey has made progress in talks with Russia for the purchase of S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems. However, Isik noted that they were not yet ready to sign a contract.
Isik's remarks came following a statement made by the
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New EDA project aims for generic tactical training for armed UAVs
No air platform in Europe grapples with more technical divergence than unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), whose design, operational concept and freedom of manoeuvre - whether at low or medium altitude - vary sharply from one country to the next.
A new nine-nation project sponsored by the European
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Indra returns to profit despite falling revenue
Indra has returned to net profit, posting EUR70 million (USD74 million) in 2016 after it recorded a loss of EUR641 million the previous year.
Orders grew by 6% over the year and net debts were cut by a quarter to EUR523 million, although revenue fell by 3% to EUR2.79 billion, the IT and systems
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Aerojet Rocketdyne to acquire L3's target missile business
US rocket motor manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings is to acquire Coleman Aerospace, a subsidiary of L3 Technologies specialising in suborbital launch vehicles and payloads.
The transaction, worth USD15 million, will be paid for in cash and is expected to be completed before the end of
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Leonardo legally challenges Canada's FWSAR decision
Italian aerospace company Leonardo, along with its Team Spartan partners, has filed a legal challenge against Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) over its decision to award Airbus Defence and Space the Fixed-Wing Search-and-Rescue (FWSAR) programme, Leonardo announced on 23 February.
PSPC
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Leidos annual revenue reaches USD7 billion
US government services company Leidos recorded revenues of more than USD7 billion in 2016, according to results released by the company on 23 February.
Annual sales in 2016 were 38.3% higher than in 2015, thanks in large part to the completion of the company's USD4.6 billion merger with Lockheed
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Keel laid for the future USS Frank E Petersen, Jr
The keel of the US Navy's (USN's) Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer the future USS Frank E Petersen, Jr (DDG 121) was laid on 21 February 2017 at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
DDG 121 is being built in the Flight IIA configuration
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Aero India 2017: India rolls out new Advanced Hawk aircraft
A dual role combat-capable Advanced Hawk jet trainer, developed jointly by the UK's BAE Systems and India's public-sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), was formally unveiled at Aero India on 14 February.
The smart weapons-enabled Advanced Hawk prototype, scheduled to undertake its maiden
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ACC chief: New light-attack aircraft must address future threats
The US Air Force (USAF) is to soon consider buying new light-attack aircraft, but General Herbert Carlisle, head of Air Combat Command (ACC), warned that such a platform must be capable of operating in future, potentially more dangerous, environments.
The USAF plans to request a new exercise, to be
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IAF C-130J-30 transport aircraft damaged during landing
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft has been damaged in an accident at the 3,070 m-high Thoise airfield in India's northern Himalayan region of Ladakh, which borders China and Pakistan.
IAF spokesman Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee told Jane's on 24
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South Korea selects L3 for K21 IFV transmission kits
L3 Technologies has been awarded a USD17.3 million contract to supply 800 hp-rated transmission kits for the Republic of Korea Army's (RoKA's) K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and Light Recovery Vehicle programmes, the US-based company said in a statement on 23 February.
Product deliveries are
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Russia establishes special military 'information operations' unit
Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu revealed on 22 February at the State Duma that a special military "information operations" unit has been recently established, state-owned media report.
Shoigu was responding to a question on the need for military counter-propaganda.
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IDEX 2017: Austal exhibits new lengthened armed transport vessel
Australia's Austal has exhibited a conceptual model of a new 113 m high-speed support vessel at the NAVDEX trade show in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking to Jane's , Austal vice-president Michael McCourt said that the vessel was being developed in conjunction with a customer, and built on experience gained from
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IDEX 2017: Abu Dhabi Ship Building hands over vessels
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) formally handed over the 42 m Sabhan (L 4201), one of eight landing ships that it is building for the Kuwait Naval Force, during the NAVDEX show in Abu Dhabi.
The company marked another milestone during NAVDEX when the UAE Navy formally commissioned Al-Hili (P 176),
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FAP base to become Lisbon's second airport
The Portuguese Air Force's (FAP's) Montijo Air Base is to be expanded to create a second airport for the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, although the air force will continue to use the base after its redevelopment.
The Portuguese government signed a memorandum of understanding with ANA Aeroportos de
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China building third aircraft carrier, says report
As the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) second aircraft carrier, commonly referred to as the Type 001A, nears completion, Chinese state-owned media have reported that the country's third aircraft carrier is also under construction.
Li Jie, a naval military expert, was quoted by the Global
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Qatari early warning radar contract awarded to Raytheon
The US Department of Defense announced on 24 February that it had awarded a USD1.07 million contract to Raytheon to supply an unidentified early warning radar system to Qatar. It said the contract is expected to be completed by 20 June 2021.
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in
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Pentagon delivers counter-Islamic State plan to White House
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A new plan to defeat the Islamic State group has been delivered to members of the National Security Council's Principals Committee
Mattis is due to brief the committee about the report on 27 February
A new plan to defeat the Islamic State group has been delivered to members of the
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North Korea likely operating regiment-level biochemical weapons unit, says report
North Korea's military is likely operating a regiment-level biochemical weapons unit, South Korea's Ministry of National Defense (MND) was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying on 27 February.
"North Korea is operating production facilities for chemical and biological weapons and has a
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