The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has for the first time loaded an Airbus Helicopters Puma HC2 onto the Airbus Defence and Space A400M Atlas transport aircraft during trials announced on 20 April.
The fitment trial saw the partially deconstructed Puma helicopter eased into the cargo hold of the
UK conducts Puma/A400M fitment trials
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Oshkosh updating US Army heavy tactical vehicles
Oshkosh Defense has received various delivery orders for hundreds of trucks under the US Army's Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) programme, the company announced on 18 April.
The awards total USD258 million and cover recapitalisation for 670 of Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks
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Serbian president lobbies Russia, Belarus for supply of S-300s
Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic stated on 16 April that Belgrade requires two divisions of S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems and that he has discussed acquiring them with Russian president Vladimir Putin and Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. No details of the intended
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Poland relocates Leopard 2A5 tanks to the east
The Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) has decided to relocate two of its newest tank battalions from the country's western border to strengthen units stationed in the east.
The Leopard 2A5 MBTs of the 34th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (part of the 11th Armoured Cavalry Division) based in Zagan
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Vietnam to acquire USCG cutter
A recently decommissioned United States Coast Guard (USCG) ship is to be transferred to Vietnam, information published by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) shows. The transaction is the first known defence deal between the two countries since the US fully lifted military sanctions on
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US to support Canadian C-17 Globemasters via foreign military sale
The US government plans to provide sustainment support for five of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Boeing C-17 (CC-177) Globemaster III transport aircraft.
The estimated USD195 million deal, to be done through a foreign military sale, includes "contractor logistics support (CLS) provided
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UK sends engineer team to repair Ascension Island runway
A team of UK Royal Engineers have been despatched to Wideawake Airfield on Ascension Island in the central Atlantic Ocean to repair "significant issues" with its runway.
The runway, which is a key staging post for the UK's strategic air bridge to Mount Pleasant Airfield on the Falkland
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Rolls-Royce opens new service centre in India
Rolls-Royce inaugurated a facility in Bangalore on 20 April to enhance logistics and maintenance support for the Indian military.
The company said the aim of the new defence service delivery centre (SDC) is to deliver "optimum support" for more than 750 aero-engines that power Indian
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Larsen & Toubro signs contract with Hanwha Techwin to supply K9 SPHs for Indian Army
India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) signed a contract with South Korea's Hanwha Techwin on 21 April to supply K9 Vajra-T 155 mm/52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) for the Indian Army (IA), L&T said in a statement.
The gun is an enhanced version of Hanwha Techwin's K9 Thunder
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Indian Navy successfully test-fires BrahMos land attack variant
The Indian Navy (IN) successfully test-fired a land attack variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on 21 April, India's Press Information Bureau (PIB) said in a statement.
The missile was launched from INS Teg , a Talwar (Project 1135.6)-class guided missile frigate, onto an unspecified
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French, Malian, and Burkinabe forces conduct joint anti-terrorist operation
Burkinabe and Malian units supported by French troops conducted a major joint counter-terrorism effort called Operation 'Panga' between from 27 March to 10 April, Burkinabe, Malian, and French authorities have announced.
Operation 'Panga' took place over a 2,500 km 2 area in the border region
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Delayed first flight of Defiant will not impact FVL, says officials
Sikorsky-Boeing is set to conduct the maiden flight of the SB>1 Defiant co-axial compound helicopter some months later than originally scheduled, but the delay should have no adverse effect on the Pentagon's wider Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort, senior programme officials said on 18 April.
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Brazilian ARES seeks vehicle tests for its air defence RWS
ARES Aeroespacial e Defesa, Elbit Systems' Brazilian operation, hopes to field test its newly developed 30 mm TORC30 remote weapon station (RWS) on an Iveco VBTP-MR Guarani 6x6 amphibious armoured vehicle.
ARES is awaiting a vehicle from the Brazilian Army in order to integrate the turret and carry
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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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F-35 drops PGM on a moving target using Block 3F software
The Joint Program Office (JPO) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has for the first time dropped a Raytheon GBU-12 Paveway II precision-guided munition (PGM) against a moving target using the aircraft's Block 3F software.
The inert drop, which was announced on 20
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South Korea completes land provision process for THAAD deployment
South Korea has completed the process required to provide land to the United States Forces Korea (USFK) for the deployment of a battery of the US Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
The move, which was approved on 20 April, will allow the US military to begin stationing the
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China may build up to 10 bases for future aircraft carriers, says report
China may be planning to build around 10 new bases for its future aircraft carriers, the state-owned Global Times newspaper reported on 20 April, amid speculation that the Asian country will operate at least six carriers in the coming years.
"In the long run, China needs to develop its own
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US lines up equipment package for Iraqi Kurds
The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) announced on 17 April that the State Department approved the sale of an equipment package to equip two Iraqi Kurdish light infantry brigades and two artillery battalions.
It said the package requested by the Kurdish Regional Government's Ministry
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OPCW confirms sarin used in Syrian attack
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has confirmed that a sarin or a sarin-like nerve agent was used in the attack that killed and injured hundreds of people in the Syrian town of Khan Shaykhun on 4 April, but Russia continues to defend its Syrian allies.
The OPCW made
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MBDA awarded GBP539 million in missile contracts from the UK MoD
Key Points
MBDA awarded three separate contract worth a combined GBP539 million.
Each contract is in part geared at protecting the UK's two future Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
MBDA announced on 21 April three new air-, land-, and sea-based contracts with the UK Ministry of Defence
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