The US Army in fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) has requested funding to finalise the Paladin M109A7 self-propelled howitzer's (SPH's) engineering and manufacturing development phase and begin full-rate production by buying 71 systems.
A system includes one M109A7 SPH and one M992A3 ammunition carrier,
Pentagon budget 2018: Paladin howitzer set for full-rate procurement
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Pentagon budget 2018: OCO to decline slightly, assuming no troop increases or budget gimmicks
The Pentagon's fiscal year 2018 budget request calls for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding to fall from USD69.7 billion in 2017 to USD65 billion as part of the 2018 budget request, working with the assumption that US levels remain unchanged in the fight against the Islamic State group
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Pentagon budget 2018: JLTV procurement ramps up with USD1 billion request
The Pentagon has requested USD1.143 billion in total for its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme as the effort moves into a production phase.
The US Army accepted its first seven JLTVs in late September 2016 and deliveries have continued steadily since.
For procurement, the Department of
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Pentagon budget 2018: DoD's discretionary funding boost focused on personnel
President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) discretionary US Department of Defense (DoD) budget request for USD639.1 billion represents about a 8.9% increase over FY 2017's USD586.7 billion appropriation and boosts 'readiness' funding by 9.2%.
The FY 2018 defence budget request includes
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Pentagon budget 2018 analysis: Significant non-defence cuts imperil funding plan
For those most interested in the US national defence budget, the details of the budget itself - though instructive - may become subservient to wider political debate regarding the overall fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) President's Budget Request.
In short, this year's request may be more of a starting
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Nexter announces Danish 8x8 CAESAR contract
French land systems manufacturer Nexter announced on 22 May that it had been awarded a contract by the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) to supply 15 8x8 CAESAR wheeled self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the Royal Danish Army, with an additional six systems included as a
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NATO's C2 and communications networks poised to enter the cloud
NATO has signed off on a second tranche of its EUR185 million (USD207 million) budget to upgrade the alliance's information technology (IT) networks, communications nodes, and digital devices. Part of NATO's new initiative known as the IT Modernisation (ITM) programme, the work will eventually
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HAL's second prototype trainer makes maiden flight
India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) successfully conducted the maiden test flight of its second prototype Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) basic trainer aircraft in Bangalore on 20 May.
The hour-long flight of the indigenously developed aircraft, which is powered by a Honeywell
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Europe preparing to develop its own defence review process
Military capability planning for the European Union took a momentous, if timorous, step on 18 May with a decision by the 27 nations of the European Defence Agency (EDA) to start preparations for a permanent co-ordinated annual review on defence (CARD).
The decision will see a trial run of the
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Denmark's OMT and Indonesian Navy to collaborate on warship designs
Danish company Odense Maritime Technology (OMT) has signed an agreement with the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) to collaborate on designs for naval vessels, the embassy of Denmark in Jakarta has announced.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on 19 May and facilitates naval ship design
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China to deploy first peacekeeping helicopter unit to Sudan
China will soon deploy its first peacekeeping helicopter unit to the Darfur region of Sudan. The unit, which is part of the 81st Group Army of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), held a departure ceremony in Beijing on 19 May.
The unit, which consists of four Mi-171 multirole medium helicopters and
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Omani Army selects Beretta 92FS pistol
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) has ordered the 9x19 mm Beretta 92FS as its future handgun, a Beretta source has told Jane's .
The RAO began looking for a replacement for its current pistols, which are mostly Browning Hi-Powers, in 2016.
The 92FS and four other European pistols were downselected in
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Hungary decides to overhaul its Mi-24 fleet
The Hungarian government has decided to repair the Hungarian Air Force's obsolete Mi-24 attack helicopter fleet instead of buying new or second-hand aircraft as originally planned, Jane's has learned. The Mi-24s, which have been grounded for some time, are likely to be overhauled in Russia.
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Poland swears in first of planned 50,000 local defence troops
The first 400 volunteers to pass through basic training in Poland's new Territorial Defence Force (WOT) took their oath on 21 May, state and local media have reported. Ceremonies took place in the regional centres of Bialystok, Lublin, and Rzeszów towards the country's eastern border, where the
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Kaiman recon vehicle enters Belarusian service
The Kaiman (Cayman) armoured reconnaissance vehicle has entered service with Belarusian armed forces, a source in the company told Jane's at the MILEX 2017 defence show, held in Minsk from 20-22 May.
"The Kaiman is a new vehicle. It has successfully passed state trials and the military has
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IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI goes missing, presumed crashed
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter with two pilots on board went missing in northeastern India close to the border with China on 23 May while on a routine training flight.
IAF officials said the twin-engine fighter took off around 1030 h local time from Tezpur Air Force
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China holds first joint exercise with Myanmar Navy
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has conducted its first exercise with the Myanmar Navy (MN): an important milestone in the projection of Chinese naval power into the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The exercise, which involved PLAN guided-missile destroyer Changchun ,
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Pentagon budget 2018: USN shipbuilding budget procures eight battleforce ships, support Columbia class
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USN will purchase eight new construction ships
Funding also includes 91 naval aircraft and advance production of the future Columbia-class SSBN intended to replace the Ohio class
The US Navy (USN) requested USD171.5 billion for fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) including procurement of eight
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Pentagon budget 2018: US Air Force to keep U-2 spy plane
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USAF decides against retiring U-2 spy plane
Service said it has enough money to keep U-2 and Global Hawk UAV
The US Air Force (USAF) is keeping the U-2 Dragon Lady manned high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft after years of attempting to retire it,
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Philippine Navy commissions three MPAC vessels into Littoral Combat Force
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The Philippine Navy has commissioned three MPAC vessels that will be equipped with Spike ER missiles
Vessels will bolster the service's anti-surface capabilities within 20 n miles from shore
The Philippine Navy (PN) has inducted three 17 m multi-purpose attack craft (MPAC) vessels into
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