German Luftwaffe planners have officially requested a confidential briefing on the capabilities of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter from their US Air Force counterparts.
Germany is not involved in the international F-35 programme. The request, which Jane's understands was
Luftwaffe planners request confidential briefing on F-35
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USAF accuses Chinese aircraft of conducting 'unprofessional intercept'
Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 fighter aircraft carried out what US officials described as an "unprofessional" intercept of a US Air Force (USAF) Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix atmospheric collection aircraft while it was conducting a routine mission in international air space over the East
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Saudi Arabia confirms long-range Yemeni ballistic missile attack
Saudi Arabia effectively confirmed that the Yemeni rebels the kingdom is fighting have a ballistic missile with a range of at least 675 km.
The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) intercepted a ballistic missile that targeted an unpopulated
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North Korea declares Pukkuksong-2 MRBM ready for operational deployment
North Korea has confirmed that it successfully test-fired a Pukkuksong-2 (also spelled Pukguksong-2) medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) on 21 May, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declaring the weapon system ready for operational deployment and mass production.
The missile was fired in an
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India signs additional contract with IAI for LR-SAM systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured an additional contract from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi for the supply of air- and missile-defence systems to the Indian Navy (IN), the company announced in a 21 May statement.
The USD630 million contract, which will be carried out for
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IAF chief asks officers to be 'prepared for operations at very short notice'
India's air chief marshal (ACM) B S Dhanoa has written to each of the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) 12,000 officers, asking them to "be prepared for operations with present holdings [assets] at very short notice".
"In the present [security] scenario, there is an ever-persistent
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Explosion at shipyards in Colombia leave several dead
Several explosions on 17 May inside a Colombian shipyard complex that includes state-run COTECMAR left at least seven dead and dozens more injured in Cartagena.
Preliminary reports point to one explosion inside COTECMAR and at least one other inside American-owned shipyard Astivik. COTECMAR
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Defence spending, counter-terrorism to dominate short-and-sharp NATO summit
NATO leaders will stage one of their briefest summits ever - barely 120 minutes - when US president Donald Trump meets his allied counterparts for dinner in Brussels on 25 May before flying on that evening to a G7 meeting in Sicily. Two items are planned for discussion: defence spending and
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Czech MoD launches process to acquire two more C295s
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a process to procure an additional two Airbus Defence and Space C295 medium tactical transport aircraft worth CZK2.4 billion (USD102 million) for service with the air arm of the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR).
The MoD procurement section began
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Boeing expects third and final multiyear Osprey contract by end of 2017
Boeing hopes to sign for its third multiyear (MY3) procurement contract for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft before the end of the year, a company representative told reporters on 18 May.
Speaking at the site of the production facility in Philadelphia where Boeing builds the V-22 fuselages to be
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Belarus expands UAV offering
A number of new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and variants were presented at the International Exhibition of Army and Military Machinery (MILEX) 2017 exhibition, which took place in Minsk, Belarus, from 20 to 22 May.
They included a new version of the United Arab Emirates' Adcom Systems Yabhon
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US Air Force in source selection for SHiELD laser
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US Air Force in source selection for final phase of SHiELD laser programme
Contract award will bring programme one step closer to demonstrations
The US Air Force's Research Laboratory (AFRL) expects to award a contract in mid- to late 2017 for the laser portion of its Self-protect High
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US AFRL develops sensor pod to navigate in GPS-denied environments
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US AFRL develops navigation technology for times without GPS
GPS can be easily denied in certain environments
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) developed a sensor pod allowing warfighters to navigate when global positioning system (GPS) signals aren't available.
The sensor
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Russia announces delivery plan for first batch of Armata tanks
Russia's ground forces have announced that the next-generation Uralvagonzavod T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT) will enter into initial operational service with the 1st Guards Tank Regiment within the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division, Izvestiya reported on 12 May. The report cautioned,
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India approves procurement of 39 attack helicopters for Army Aviation Corps
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the acquisition of 39 attack helicopters for the Army Aviation Corps (AAC).
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, sanctioned the AAC's long-standing request for attack helicopters on 20 May, with the three
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US announces USD109 billion in Saudi defence deals
The United States announced defence deals worth USD109 billion for Saudi Arabia during President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom on 20 May.
"Today we announced 23 foreign investment export licenses leading to upwards of more than USD350 billion of historic direct investment; USD109 billion
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Boeing unconcerned about MH-139's European heritage in bid for USAF Huey replacement
Boeing is not worried that its bid to secure the US Air Force's (USAF) UH-1N Huey Replacement Program might be scuppered by the European heritage of its MH-139-based proposal.
Speaking to reporters at the company's Vertical-Lift production facility in Philadelphia, Boeing's head for the programme,
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US Air Force unveiling Non-Traditional Data Pre-Processor this summer
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New US Air Force space data processor scheduled to come online
Complicated program trying to fuse data from military and commercial sensors
The US Air Force (USAF) in mid-2017 will bring on a capability called the Non-Traditional Data Pre-Processor (NDPP) that will begin
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Pentagon budget 2018: Renewed fight against budget caps, request for BRAC
The Pentagon renewed its fight on 23 May against budget caps created by the Budget Control Act, as well as asking Congress for the authority to investigate a new round of Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) reductions.
The requests come as part of the Pentagon's fiscal year 2018 budget
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Pentagon budget 2018: Procurement ticks upward along with wave of RDT&E funding
The Pentagon's fiscal year 2018 budget request calls for a 5% increase in procurement funding above 2017 congressional appropriations, but a 19% increase in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding, according to materials released by the US Department of Defense on 23 May.
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