The government of Poland has confirmed that defence investment will be maintained at 2% of GDP in 2018.
Confirmation came with the approval by the Polish Council of Ministers on 6 June of the draft state budget assumptions.
The budget was based on the assumption of economic growth of 3.6% for
Polish defence spending to stay at 2% of GDP in 2018
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Pentagon budget 2018: USMC end-strength increases to focus on intel, cyber
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is now working back towards an authorised end strength of 185,000 marines, the corps will "focus its personnel growth in areas such as intelligence, electronic warfare, cyber and information warfare", Lieutenant General Robert Walsh, deputy commandant for combat
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North Korea test-fires possible anti-ship missiles
North Korea test-fired what appears to have been a salvo of anti-ship cruise missiles from its east coast on 8 June, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
"North Korea fired several unidentified projectiles, which are assumed to be short-range
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India to accept Russian funding guarantees for submarine upgrade
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) appears, for now, to have resolved the financial deadlock with sanction-hit Russia over providing bank guarantees for one of its significant naval programmes.
Industry sources said the Indian government had agreed, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra
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General Dynamics NASSCO awarded USD105 million for Makin Island maintenance
The US Navy's (USN) Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded General Dynamics NASSCO USD105 million on 6 June 2017 for the execution of Wasp-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017) dry-docking phased maintenance availability. Makin
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EU proposes unprecedented shift into defence acquisition funding
The EU has taken a "game-changing" step with new proposals to create funding instruments worth billions of euros to support multi-nation defence research, development, and acquisition programmes, the European Commission announced on 7 June.
Split into a research component and a
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EU Council approves command HQ for non-combat expeditionary missions
The EU Council formally approved on 8 June the creation of a "military planning and conduct capability" (MPCC) - a command headquarters - for the EU's non-combat expeditionary civil security and military missions.
To be located within the EU Military Staff in Brussels, it will assume
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Bodies found after Myanmar Air Force Y-8 transport crashes into sea
Bodies and debris have been found off the southern coast of Myanmar after a Y-8 military transport aircraft carrying more than 100 people crashed into the Andaman Sea on 7 June during a domestic flight from the southern coastal town of Myeik to Yangon.
29 bodies - 21 adults and 8 children - were
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US Air Force targets July for UH-1N replacement solicitation
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US Air Force expects solicitation for UH-1N replacement to be released in July
Solicitation is a signal the service is moving forward with buying aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) is targeting July to release the request for proposals (RFPs) for its UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement
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SpaceX launching its first X-37B mission in August
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SpaceX launching its first mission for secretive X-37B space vehicle
Previous launches were provided by ULA
SpaceX will launch its first X-37B experimental test vehicle mission for the US Air Force (USAF) in August, service secretary Heather Wilson told a US Senate panel on 6 June.
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Lockheed Martin open to expanded Japanese involvement in F-35 programme
Lockheed Martin has said it is open to expanding Japanese industry’s involvement in the programme to build and assemble F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft in the country.
Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) unveiled on 5 June its first locally assembled
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USC announces restart of Project 11356 frigates
Alexei Rakhmanov, president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), announced on 1 June that the yard will resume construction in 2018 of three Project 11356 frigates - Admiral Butakov, Admiral Istomin, and Admiral Kornilov - for the Baltic Fleet, state controlled media reports. Production was
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US MDA chief 'concerned' about North Korean missile advancements
The director of the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), US Navy Vice Admiral James Syring, has said he is greatly concerned about the advancements and demonstrations of ballistic missile technology made by North Korea over the past six months.
"I would not say we are comfortably ahead of the
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USCG interdictions of Cubans slow following policy change
Following the January 2017 Obama administration repeal of the so-called "wet foot, dry foot" policy regarding Cuban immigrants, US Coast Guard (USCG) interdictions of Cubans trying to reach US shores has dropped dramatically, a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report found.
Former
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US Air Force awards Northrop Grumman ANG F-16 radar upgrade contract
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US Air Force awards Northrop Grumman to upgrade ANG F-16 radars
Could be precursor for future active USAF F-16 radar upgrades
The US Air Force (USAF) on 31 May awarded Northrop Grumman a USD244 million contract to upgrade Air National Guard (ANG) F-16s with new radars.
The contract is
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Pentagon budget 2018: US Air Force requests funding to improve aircraft ranges
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USAF requesting USD127 million for improved training ranges
Top USAF officer says virtual training key to maximising pilot effectiveness
The US Air Force (USAF) requested funding in its fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) budget request for construction of improved aircraft ranges in Utah and
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Chile to upgrade its AS 365 Dauphin 2 helicopters
The Chilean Navy plans to soon upgrade its eight AS 365 Dauphin 2 helicopters, but has not awarded or signed contracts yet, military sources in Santiago told Jane's .
According to the sources, upgrades for the AS 365 fleet have long been studied, including talks and information exchanges with
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Brazil's first modernised Super Lynx to fly in July
Leonardo Helicopters is scheduled to conduct a first flight of a modernised Super Lynx AH-11B multirole helicopter for the Brazilian Navy in July, the service told Jane's .
The company is upgrading eight of the Super Lynx AH-11As fielded by HA-1 Lince Squadron from São Pedro da Aldeia naval
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Turkey shows its support for Qatar by ratifying agreements
In a show of support for Qatar, the Turkish government brought forward two parliamentary bills on deploying troops to the Gulf state and training its gendarmerie and used its majority to approve them on 7 June.
The votes came as Qatar faced increased regional isolation after Saudi Arabia severed
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German court paves way for Heron TP
A German court has rejected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc's (GA-ASI's) challenge of Germany's decision to lease Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) instead of procuring the MQ-9 Reaper. The German Ministry of
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