India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has censured the Indian Army for spending INR90.83 billion (USD1.47 billion) since 2001 on 657 Russian T90S main battle tanks (MBTs) that do not have air conditioning.
In a report tabled in parliament on 18 February, the CAG also reproached the Ministry
Government auditor slams Indian Army for T-90S air-conditioning failures
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Brazil selects VARD Niterói for corvette design
Brazilian shipbuilder and naval engineering specialist VARD Niterói (formerly STX OSV Niterói) has won the tender by the Brazilian Navy's Ship Design Centre (Centro de Projetos de Navios or CPN) to draw up the preliminary design of the country's new corvette project.
The project calls for
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Algeria to sign for two more 'Kilo' subs
Algeria plans to order an additional two Project 636 Varshavyanka ('Kilo')-class diesel electric submarines from Russia by the end of the first quarter of this year, Russia's ITAR-TASS and Interfax news agencies reported on 24 February.
The ITAR-TASS story, which was posted on the Rostec group's
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Seeker 400 completes first flight tests
After around three years of development, the Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system completed its first round of flight tests in early February, South African defence officials have told IHS Jane's .
The test programme at Armscor's Alkantpan test range in central South
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Poland to buy 64 fifth-generation fighters
Poland is planning to purchase 64 fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft from 2021 in an update to the country's modernisation plans, it has been revealed.
The new fighters will replace the Polish Air Forces fleet of Sukhoi Su-22M4 'Fitter-K' ground attack aircraft and Mikoyan MiG-29
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Pentagon budget 2015: DoD to seek money for missile defence fixes
US President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015) defence budget will seek funds to fix problems with the Boeing Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile defence system, a senior defence official said on 25 February.
The Pentagon's upcoming spending plan will include money for GMD
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Pakistan looking to buy Jordanian F-16s
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is "close to concluding a deal" for the purchase of up to 13 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircraft currently flown by the Royal Jordanian Air Force, a senior Pakistani government official has told IHS Jane's .
The official said the PAF has also made inquiries
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Japan drafts new export policy guidelines
Japan has drafted new guidelines that would formally abolish a self-imposed ban on weapons exports, a move that would reverse a key security policy in the post-war period, documents obtained by IHS Jane's show.
Japan imposed the 'three principles' restricting weapons exports in 1967. These
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USAF hosts joint exercise with Japan, South Korea
The US Air Force (USAF) hosted an expanded trilateral exercise involving its Japanese and Australian counterparts at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam from 17-28 February.
Exercise 'Cope North Guam 2014' was the largest in the history of the series, with 89 aircraft and 1,900 airmen, compared to the
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UPDF Air Wing to move main base
Uganda will begin moving its main air base from Entebbe International Airport just south of Kampala to Nakasongola in the centre of the country in March, the country's New Vision newspaper reported on 23 February.
President Yoweri Museveni expressed his approval of the plan during an air force
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Poseidon enters into full-rate production
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Boeing a USD2.4 billion contract to begin full-rate production of the P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft, the company announced on 25 February.
The deal covers 16 aircraft, and brings up to 53 the total number now under contract. The USN has a programme of
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Taliban leader's death suggests Pakistan Army active in North Waziristan
The killing of a senior Taliban commander in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on 24 February has prompted speculation that the Pakistan Army has made deeper inroads into the region than previously realised.
Neither the army nor civilian government officials in Pakistan accepted responsibility for
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Pentagon budget 2015: Smaller army would undo 'two war' construct
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The DoD's says its proposed new posture could 'defeat aggression' in one combat theatre while defending the homeland and supporting forces in another
Cutting the army's end strength 'entails some additional risk', the Pentagon's top civilian said
In outlining a smaller US Army, the
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Norway receives first upgraded CV90 IFV
BAE Systems Hagglunds handed over the first of two pre-series upgraded CV9030 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to the Royal Norwegian Army on 25 February.
In total the company will provide the Royal Norwegian Army with 144 new and upgraded CV9030 series vehicles under a contract worth approximately
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Kongsberg facing corruption charges
Kongsberg said on 26 February that it has been informed of corruption charges by Norwegian anti-corruption body, Okokrim.
The Norwegian defence and engineering group said that the charges related to deliveries of communication equipment to Romania from 1999 to 2008.
"Kongsberg will co-operate
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Indonesia targets 2018 completion of indigenous submarine
State-owned shipbuilder PT PAL will complete an indigenously-built Chang Bogo-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) by 2018, Indonesia's Defence Industrial Policy Committee (KKIP) said on 19 February.
The KKIP, established in October 2010 to formalise national policies on defence procurement and
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Austria orders Selex RAT31DL/M air defence radar
Austria has ordered a new long-range air defence radar system from Selex ES, the company announced on 26 February.
Under a contract from the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sport (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung und Sport - BMLVS), the firm will deliver a single RAT31DL/M air defence
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Pentagon budget 2015: Global Hawk cost reductions turned tide on U-2 retirement plans
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In 2012 the USAF's plans to mothball its RQ-4s and to retain the U-2 were opposed by lawmakers
The DoD now says that new data prove the relative affordability of RQ-4s
The US Air Force (USAF) has reversed course on its 2012 plan to divest a new fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global
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South Africa's OPV project gets green light
The South African Navy (SAN) has been given the go-ahead to acquire offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to complement its four frigates.
The much-delayed Project Biro has been approved by the Armaments Acquisition Council, and a request for offers (RfOs) is now expected to be issued before the middle of
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Poland signs M-346 AJT contract
Poland signed a contract for eight Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master jet trainer aircraft on 27 February for the country's Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) programme.
Worth PZL1.168 billion (USD377 million), the contract goes beyond simply delivery of the aircraft, including a complete integrated-training
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