Thai military vehicle manufacturer Chaiseri has secured an order from the military government’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) to supply an updated version of its 4x4 First Win multipurpose vehicle (MPV).
The contract – the latest in a series of military vehicle contracts
Thailand’s First Win MVP secures new deal
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Patria AMV28A successfully completes amphibious testing
The Patria AMV28A successfully completed in-house amphibious testing in the Hanko area in southern Finland last month, the company confirmed on 16 June.
Two Patria AMV28A vehicles underwent the trials, one in test configuration with a full amphibious weight of 28 tonnes and the other equipped with
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Israeli F-35s to be declared operational in December
The Israel Air Force (IAF) will declare its Lockheed Martin F-35A jets fully operational in December, a military source has told Jane's .
The operational status will apply to the five F-35s already delivered to the IAF as well as all future jets on their arrival. Israel has ordered 50 jets to equip
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Paris Air Show 2017: Piaggio outlines HammerHead future as MPA benched
Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace is reshuffling its programme priorities following a number of programme difficulties in 2016 that included a new industrial plan and refocusing of energies.
“We had a very challenging 2016, and we are completing our restructuring plan. As part of that, we have
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Paris Air Show 2017: Embraer's KC-390 makes Paris Air Show debut
The Embraer KC-390 tanker-transport aircraft made its debut at the Paris Air Show this year, with the second flying prototype performing daily as part of the show's flight schedule.
Detailing the aircraft's development progress to journalists at Le Bourget on 21 June, Paul Gastao Silva, the KC-390
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New antenna appears on Iranian frigate
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) has fitted what appears to be a new electronic intelligence antenna to its frigate Alvand .
Fitted to the roof of the frigate's bridge on the starboard side, the antenna could be seen in imagery showing the ship during a joint exercise with vessels from
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IDF officer says Lebanese army co-operating with Hizbullah
There is growing evidence that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is co-operating with the Iranian-backed group Hizbullah, a senior Israeli officer has told Jane's .
"Hizbullah uses LAF military assets for intelligence-gathering activities," said Lieutenant Colonel Kamil Tapash, the deputy
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US lawmaker threatens to take space away from air force
Key Points
A key lawmaker has threatened to take the space mission out of the US Air Force
He is unsatisfied with the service's efforts to elevate space as a warfighting priority
A key US lawmaker on 22 June threatened to take the national security space mission away from the US Air Force (USAF)
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Pakistan confirms downing Iranian UAV
The government of Pakistan has confirmed that the country's air force shot down an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was flying over the Panjgur district in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan.
The unidentified UAV was downed by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 19 June while it
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Indian Navy abandons plans to equip Scorpène-class submarines with indigenous AIP system
The Indian Navy (IN) has abandoned plans to equip the last two of its six Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric submarines under construction with locally developed air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems.
Senior IN officials told Jane's on 22 June that the decision followed delays by the
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EU and NATO commanders: Kosovo's ethnic tensions and potential for violence rising
Ethnic tensions and the potential for violent clashes are rising in the Western Balkans, where NATO and the EU's military presence remain crucial for the region's stability, said the commanders of the two organisations' military peacekeeping forces there.
"The overall security situation in the
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Denmark confirms selection of Eagle V
The Danish Defence Acquisition Organisation (DALO) announced on 16 June that it had signed two contracts, one for acquisition and the other for sustainment, of Eagle V 4x4 armoured patrol vehicles.
The acquisition contract is a seven-year framework agreement for 36 vehicles in four different
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Saudi Arabia says it captured IRGC boat
Saudi Arabia has said that it captured three members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) who were approaching an offshore oilfield in a boat on 16 June.
The incident was initially reported by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on 18 June. It said the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF)
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Paris Air Show: Russian Helicopters to extend order backlog
The Russian Helicopters holding company, a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation, is planning to extend its order backlog to 500 helicopters by the end of 2017, company director-general Andrey Boginsky told Jane's at the 52nd Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.
"In 2015-16, a range of
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Paris Air Show 2017: Raytheon launches Compact Multi-Spectral Targeting System
Raytheon announced at the Paris Air Show on 19 June that it is developing a smaller, lightweight version of its Multi-Spectral Targeting System called the Compact MTS (cMTS).
The new system, which retains all the key functions of the MTS product family but weighs less than 60 lb (27.2 kg) and fits
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Paris Air Show 2017: Bell Helicopters details Huey II delivery schedule for Africa
Bell Helicopters is close to delivering the last of eight Huey II helicopters to the Kenya Air Force (KAF), Arnie Easterly, the company's director for sales and marketing in Africa, told Jane's during the Paris Air Show.
"One is in Amsterdam right now on its way to Kenya [and should be
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Paris Air Show 2017: Airbus DS' C295 attracts increasing African interest
African air forces are showing growing interest in the C295, with Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal considering the aircraft to meet outstanding air transport requirements, Jane's learned from industry and military sources.
The Nigerian Air Force is also looking at the aircraft to
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Lithuania invests in defence modernisation
Lithuania spends 32% of its defence budget on equipment, well above the 20% NATO guideline, Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis told Jane's .
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a press conference during Exercise 'Iron Wolf 2017' on 20 June that Lithuania and Latvia would achieve NATO's
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Indian Army rejects locally designed assault rifle for second time
The Indian Army (IA) has for the second time rejected an indigenously designed assault rifle, and is now poised to issue a global tender to meet its long-pending requirement for 185,000 rifles.
Official sources told Jane's on 22 June that the IA cited "poor quality and ineffective
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EU leaders give nod to PESCO, defence fund, and battlegroup deployment
EU leaders unanimously decided to launch so-called permanent structured co-operation (PESCO) in defence, agreeing first to define a common list of membership criteria, binding commitments, and a list of projects to enable interested member states to quickly notify their intention to participate.
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