The United Kingdom is to begin its deployment of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to Romania in May, the defence minister said on 27 March.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon confirmed the timing of the Royal Air Force (RAF) deployment that was first announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in
UK to deploy Typhoons to Romania in May
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Turkey outlines defence export development measures
Turkey has outlined measures to drive national aerospace and defence (A&D) exports as it looks to a target of international sales of USD2 billion per annum by 2018.
Ankara published its defence sales support proposals in the 2017-2021 International Cooperation and Export Strategic Plan, which
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Royal Navy retires Lynx HMA8 helo
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has retired the Westland Lynx HMA8 maritime helicopter after more than 20 years of operations, the service announced on 24 March.
The latest variant of the baseline Lynx that entered service in the mid-1970s, the HMA8 was first introduced into the Royal Navy in 1994.
As
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Key US senator calls for weapons for Ukraine amid hardening NATO-Russia relations
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As NATO's attitude towards Russia hardens, calls are coming to supply weapons to Ukraine
Concerns remain over the degree of support for NATO from the Trump administration
NATO's attitude to Russian cyber attacks and other tactics is hardening, with calls for the allies to close ranks
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Japan and UK collaborate on future fighter aircraft
Japan and the United Kingdom have agreed to undertake a joint study that could lead to the co-development of next-generation fighter aircraft, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo.
The MoD said in a recent statement that the agreement, which was finalised in mid-March, outlines an
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Indonesian shipbuilder cuts steel on seventh PC-40-class vessel
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The Indonesian Navy has ordered another lightly armed variant of the KCR-40 missile attack craft
Platform is meant to bolster the service's maritime surveillance and fishery resources protection capabilities
Indonesian shipbuilder PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has begun work on a PC-40-class
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India to begin negotiations for Airbus C295 transports
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to begin contract negotiations for the purchase of 56 Airbus Defence and Space (DS) C295 medium transport aircraft (MTA) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to replace the service's ageing fleet of Avro 748M transports.
Indian Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa was
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Pakistan, South Africa sign defence co-operation MOU
Pakistan and South Africa signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 27 March to enhance defence and defence-industrial co-operation, according to statements issued by the governments of both countries.
"The MOU, which establishes a joint defence committee, will pave the way for
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KC-46A tanker in danger of further delays, GAO reports
The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker programme is in danger of suffering further setbacks in addition to the 12 month delay already experienced in the delivery of the first fully capable aircraft to the US Air Force (USAF), an official US government report has noted.
The Government Accountability
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US senators urge Trump administration to approve India defence deals
A bipartisan pair of US senators have urged the Trump administration to approve the co-production of Lockheed Martin F-16 combat aircraft in India and the export of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc's (GA-ASI's) Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the South Asian country.
Republican
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India to supply lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar
India will supply indigenously developed lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar in a contract estimated to be worth USD37.9 million, according to Indian defence officials.
"The export of lightweight torpedoes will follow the earlier supply of sonars, acoustic domes and directing gear to
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RAF Akrotiri runway resurfacing completed while maintaining operations against Islamic State
The UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed runway resurfacing work at Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri in Cyprus concurrent to operations being flown from the base against the Islamic State.
The GBP46 million (USD57 million) project to renovate the main runway at the main
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USAF eyes high-powered laser self-protection systems
The US Air Force (USAF) hopes to initially trial at 15 kW laser in the next four years and then potentially a 150 kW laser for protecting aircraft against incoming missiles, according to General Mike Holmes, head of Air Combat Command.
The Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD)
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Spanish spending watchdog calls for more realistic budgeting
Spain's government spending watchdog, the Tribunal de Cuentas, has warned that defence projects need more "realistic budgeting" to be able to cover the costs of operating new equipment as well as buying it.
Addressing a parliamentary commission on 28 March, the tribunal president,
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NATO allies brace for finger-wagging from Tillerson on defence spending
Allied defence spending, counter-terrorism, and Ukraine's security will - at Washington's insistence - top the agenda when NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels on 31 March. The meeting was moved forward from 6-7 April to enable US secretary of state Rex Tillerson to attend the foreign ministers'
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Indian Navy retires fleet of Tu-142M maritime patrol aircraft
The Indian Navy (IN) decommissioned its fleet of Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-142M long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft on 29 March after 29 years of service.
At a ceremony presided over by IN Chief of Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Tu-142Ms, of which Jane's understands
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Indian Navy inducts first Mk IV LCU
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The Indian Navy has commissioned its first Mk IV LCU vessel
Platform will strengthen the service's presence in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory
The Indian Navy has commissioned the first of eight Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels designed and manufactured by
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Casualties soar amid bitter Myanmar hostilities
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An escalation in hostilities between the Tatmadaw and rebel forces in Myanmar's Kokang region has led to a major spike in battlefield casualties
Reports suggest the casualties involve the heaviest Tatmadaw losses since MNDAA rebels initiated an offensive in February 2015
An escalation
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Baltic minister warns of uncertainties over mass Russian exercises in coming months
Lithuania's foreign minister, Linas Linkevicius, has warned of major upcoming Russian exercises and deployments designed to test NATO as the alliance establishes its Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) in Eastern Europe.
"It is not simply the numbers," Linkevicius told Jane's on 28 March.
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Army strategist: Future war may look like Ukraine, Syria
One of the US Army's top strategists has warned that anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities and other evolutions in warfare represent a significant change for the service and it must prepare accordingly for complex fights such as in Ukraine and Syria.
China is not alone in its adoption of
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