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Pentagon budget 2015: USN shipbuilding fares well but UAV issues persist

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Key Points Budget realities leave the USN few options on plans to reduce cruiser operations The navy's top brass are expected to meet with F-35C officials in March The US Navy (USN) is expected before May to issue a new contract worth billions of dollars for the next block buy of Virginia-class

Officials call for Russian restraint in Ukraine crisis

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NATO, US, and Ukrainian officials have called on Russia to refrain from "provocative acts" that could stoke tensions in Ukraine and specifically in the Crimea, where Russian-speaking activists have occupied government buildings. Speaking to reporters in Brussels after a 27 February

New IDF division takes over security on Syrian border

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In the face of turmoil and a growing Al-Qaeda-affiliated presence in neighbouring Syria, the Israel Defences Forces (IDF) have deployed a new territorial division to the Golan Heights in recent weeks. The 210th Division, dubbed 'Habashan' in the army, took over from the 36th Armoured Division,

NATO struggles to meet capability goals

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The NATO allies face an uphill economic struggle to meet the capability goals they will showcase at their September summit in Wales, say NATO officials and diplomats. "We have agreed on what NATO's focus should be between now and the Wales summit and on the areas where our capabilities do not

Johnston plans to buy Australian kit 'wherever possible'

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With planning now underway for a new Defence White Paper and an accompanying Defence Capability Plan (DCP), Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has stressed the government's intention to use locally manufactured equipment wherever possible. Both the White Paper and the DCP are expected to be

Israel tests SkyShield/C-MUSIC against live threats

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The Israeli government has undertaken a series of live trials of the Elbit Systems SkyShield/ Commercial Multi-Spectral Infrared Countermeasures (C-MUSIC) missile protection system to protect national airliners from the threat of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), the company disclosed on

Indian Navy says MoD as much to blame for mishaps

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Senior naval officers past and present have argued that a series of accidents that led to the resignation of the Indian Navy (IN) Chief of Staff Admiral D K Joshi on 26 February are as much the fault of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). While the officers concede that the onus of ensuring platform

Guarani AFV to enter service with Brazil

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A first regular combat unit of the Brazilian Army (Exército Brasileiro) is to soon receive the service's new 6x6 amphibious armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), produced locally by Iveco Latin America. By mid-March, the 33th Motorized Infantry Battalion, part of the 15th Mechanized Infantry

Elbit awarded contract to upgrade Israeli C-130H aircraft

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Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems has been awarded a USD15 million dollar contract to carry out upgrades to the Israel Air Force's (IAF's) fleet of ageing C-130H Hercules transport aircraft. Upgrades under the contract will include the construction of a new digital cockpit, enhanced radar systems,

UK abandons major cyber defence project

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A strategic cyber warfare project to protect "sensitive information and communications" has been cancelled by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), after it concluded that work had not progressed enough to meet required performance. Details of the problems with Project Cipher were revealed by

Thales wins support contract for French optronic payloads

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Thales has been awarded a EUR164 million (USD224 million) contract to provide through-life support for French military electro-optic systems, the firm announced on 27 February. Awarded by the French Ministry of Defence's integrated through-life support structure for aeronautical equipment and

THAAD commander says Guam placement providing lessons for future deployments

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Ahead of the first anniversary of the maiden operational deployment of the US Army's Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system to Guam, IHS Jane's spoke with the unit's commander. The April 2013 deployment to Guam of a THAAD minimum engagement package from Alpha Battery, 4th Air Defense

SSM head outlines Turkish procurement progress

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Turkey should make a decision in April on its negotiations to buy the Chinese HQ-9 long-range air and missile defence system for its T-Loramids programme, a senior Turkish official has said. Murad Bayar, head of Turkey's Defence Industries Undersecretariat (SSM), made the comments on 27 February

Pentagon budget 2015: Congressmen see funding proposal as unrealistic

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Key Points The top republican lawmakers on the House and Senate armed services committees think sequestration will remain in place so budgets should reflect that Politically unpopular efforts to close unneeded bases and reduce personnel costs are likely to fail in Congress, the lawmakers said Two

Norway seeks more AMRAAMs

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Norway has requested a purchase of 36 Raytheon AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), the United States Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) disclosed on 26 February. The Royal Norwegian Air Force already operates the earlier AIM-120B variant of the AMRAMM, with the

NATO, US officials preparing for zero option in Afghanistan

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The United States and the other 27 NATO nations are now planning for the possibility that no allied troops will be deployed in Afghanistan after 2014. Kabul's refusal so far to sign a bilateral security agreement (BSA) with Washington or a status of forces agreement (SOFA) with NATO has forced the

Egypt, Jordan to extend the life of HAWK missiles

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Egypt and Jordan have both signalled their continued commitment to the ageing Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK air-defence system by ordering new rocket motors for their missiles. The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 25 February that a USD12.6 million contract had been awarded to Aerojet Rocketdyne

Alkan acquired by TCR Capital, IDI

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French aerospace and defence manufacturer Alkan has been acquired by asset management firm TCR Capital and capital investment firm IDI from private equity firm Argos-Soditic. The deal, announced on 21 February, will see the former MBDA business owned in an 83/17 split between TCR Capital and IDI.

New radars to help Honduras implement 'shootdown' law

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The Honduran Air Force (FAH) is to take delivery of new radars in March and will begin to implement the country's recently approved 'shootdown' law, according to General Fredy Diaz Zelaya, who became the Chief of the Joint Staff in January 2014. Gen Diaz Zelaya said the radars were procured through

Hybrid Air Vehicles expects UK MoD trials in 2015

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UK company Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) expects the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to test its HAV 304 hybrid airship as a potential airborne surveillance platform from May 2015, following the completion of in-country flight trials that are set to begin at the end of this year, a company official told IHS
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