More purchases should be made with domestic suppliers of equipment and services by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), according to the results of a consultation exercise in relation to the UK's proposed future defence-industrial strategy.
"More emphasis should be given to buying goods and
UK industry calls for more domestic equipment purchases
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South Korea develops shipborne land-attack missile variant
South Korean frigates will have the capability of striking land targets with the recently developed vertically launched (VL) version of the Tactical Surface Launch Missile (TSLM), the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced in an 18 April statement.
Developed by South
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Singapore equipping Apache helicopters with new mission systems
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is equipping a number of its Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters with new mission systems to enhance the platform's survivability and improve its mission capability.
The country's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said in a statement on 20 April
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RAAF receives first 3 of 100 new-generation refuelling vehicles
The first 3 of 100 new aviation refuelling vehicles have been delivered to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley.
Australian minister for defence industry Christopher Pyne said in a statement on 13 April that the vehicles were provided by Refuel International, the company that was awarded
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Bundeswehr plans reorientation towards NATO, home defence
Planners in Germany are looking to reorient the country's military posture away from overseas operations towards national and NATO territorial defence becoming the prime directive, despite a restructuring to focus on overseas deployments such as to Afghanistan only being initiated in 2011.
The
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Brazil to soon receive last two modernised F-5 fighters in truncated programme
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will soon receive two more modernised F-5FM Tiger II fighters from Embraer Defesa e Segurança, the FAB's procurement agency told Jane's .
Eight F-5E single-seat and three F-5F two-seat aircraft were earlier acquired from the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF)
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Beijing concerned over potential consequences of any attack on North Korea
Increasing tensions between the United States and North Korea have re-ignited traditional worries in Beijing about what could follow a military strike on the isolated dictatorship's ballistic missile and nuclear weapon infrastructure.
Long-time Chinese military planning and recent actions taken by
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Australia receives six more HERCULES armoured recovery vehicles
Australia has received six additional BAE Systems M88A2 HERCULES armoured recovery vehicles (ARVs) from the United States, bringing to 13 the number of such vehicles in service with the Australian Army (AA).
Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne said in a statement on 20 April that the
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Auditors pleased with USMC amphibious vehicle costs, but recommend delay
US government auditors found the US Marine Corps (USMC) cost estimates for its competitive Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 programme - approximately USD2 billion for development and procurement and USD4.2 billion for operations and support - was fairly reached.
Projections for the ACV fully or
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UK MoD sets timetable for nuclear sub base renewal
UK defence infrastructure officials are studying whether to award a GBP1.234 billion (USD1.56 billion) project to renew the country's nuclear submarine base in the west of Scotland to a single prime contractor or portion out the work in three main packages.
The infrastructure project is to be
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RAN to receive advanced electronic warfare simulators
Australia-based Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems has been awarded an AUD4.4 million (USD3.3 million) contract to design and develop advanced maritime training systems for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The contract will see "the development of a tactical electronic warfare training system
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Kosovo looks to acquire helicopters
The office of Kosovo's prime minister, Isa Mustafa, decided on 18 April that the republic will initiate a process to procure a number of helicopters, with an inter-ministerial team deciding that, although the aerial capabilities of the republic are currently non-existent, there is a "real need
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First Egyptian Type 209 sub arrives in Alexandria
The Egyptian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 19 April that the first of its Type 209/1400 diesel-electric attack submarines had arrived from Germany. In the process it revealed that a new covered submarine shelter has been constructed at the main naval base in Alexandria.
Named S 41 (861),
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Expal awarded contract for Typhoon P3Eb work
Spain's Expal announced on 18 April that it had been awarded a contract from BAE Systems to undertake development work on the Eurofighter Typhoon Phase 3 Enhancements Package B (P3Eb) programme.
According to the company, the contract will see the firm undertake engineering support for the
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EU clears Rolls-Royce's ITP acquisition
The European Union has cleared, with conditions, Rolls-Royce's purchase of Spanish aircraft engine components maker ITP.
Rolls-Royce, ITP, Germany's MTU, and French defence company Safran constitute the military engine consortium EPI (Europrop International GmbH). The latter designs and produces
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China hands over third MPV to Pakistan
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) has received a third maritime patrol vessel (MPV) from China, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the 600-tonne ship was handed over to the PMSA on 11 April in Guangzhou: the capital of the
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Tokyo seeks to double number of female JSDF personnel
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has launched an initiative to encourage more women to join the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). Called the 'Female Personnel Empowerment Initiative', the campaign aims to double the current number of female personnel in the service.
"In order to develop
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Kazakhstan orders two more C295 airlifters
Kazakhstan has ordered a further two Airbus Defence and Space (DS) C295 transport aircraft to augment the six already delivered.
The order, which was announced by the manufacturer on 20 April, covers the final two aircraft included in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in 2012. According to
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Japan scrambled its fighter aircraft a record 1,168 times in 2016
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighters a record 1,168 times in fiscal year (FY) 2016 in response to foreign military aircraft approaching the country's airspace: the largest number of scrambles carried out by the service within a year since such operations began in 1958.
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Boeing not to compete 'unfair' Belgian fighter requirement
Boeing has chosen not to compete Belgium's fighter replacement requirement, citing an unfair advantage for one or some of its competitors.
In announcing its decision on 19 April not to respond to the request for proposals (RFP) that the Belgian government issued in March, Boeing said that its
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