The French Navy's air arm, the Aeronavale, has decided to postpone retirement for its Dassault Super Etendard Modernise (SEM) aircraft until mid- to late-2016, complicating the Argentine Navy's efforts to upgrade 10 of its fleet of 11 Super Etendard aircraft to the SEM standard.
The Argentine Navy
Argentine Super Etendard modernisation hits major snags
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Argentina eyeing Israeli Kfir C.10 fighters
The Argentine Air Force is interested in procuring 14 Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Kfir C.10 fighters that have about 40 years of service, but would arrive updated with modern technology and a price between USD200-280 million, Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources told IHS Jane's .
The Argentine
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UK funds long lead items for Royal Navy's new OPVs
BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships has been awarded a GBP20 million (USD33.3 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to fund long lead equipment purchases for three new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to be built for the Royal Navy (RN).
While the MoD and BAE Systems are still
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Spain approves increase US presence at Moron
Extending US use of the Spanish Air Force base at Moron de la Frontera will help maintain peace and strengthen the security of both countries, Spanish defence minister Pedro Morenés told the Senate on 11 March.
His comments to parliament came after the Spanish cabinet agreed on 7 March to a
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Saab to offer Gripen C/D upgrades, pushes exports
Saab is to continue to offer upgrades to the Gripen C/D combat aircraft to maintain the type's capability out beyond the introduction into service of the latest-variant Gripen E, a company official disclosed on 10 March.
Speaking during a media tour of the company's Linköping production
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Poland orders three more Cabri G2 helicopters
Poland has purchased three additional Guimbal Cabri G2 light training helicopters for the Polish Air Force Academy at Deblin.
The contract with French firm Guimbal Helicopteres, and its local Polish partner JB Investment, is worth PLN5.1 million (USD1.7 million) for three single-engine Cabri G2
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Pentagon F-35 chief suggests unit cost of $80-85 million
The price of the conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) may have dropped by as much as 12.5% in just over a year, according to figures quoted by Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, head of the Pentagon's JSF programme office.
Speaking to
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Pentagon budget 2015: Tomahawk line under threat
The US Navy (USN) has taken the axe to production of the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile in its fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015) budget submission, and revealed plans to start funding research and development (R&D) for a successor land attack weapon.
Integrated on USN Aegis cruisers and destroyers,
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Pentagon budget 2015: New long-range bomber moves ahead with funding uptick
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The USAF requested USD914 million in FY 2015 to develop the LRS-B
Officials said the new aircraft would still be subject to a USD550 million cap per production unit
The US Air Force (USAF) has notably ramped up its funding request for developing a next-generation bomber aircraft, which
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Pentagon budget 2015: Congress saves CRH with current-year funding
The US Air Force (USAF) did not solicit funding for a new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) contract, to be awarded to Sikorsky, but rather members of Congress found supplemental funding in fiscal year 2014 (FY 2014), according to a top USAF official.
Congress reallocated USD334 million in FY 2014
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Navantia delivers first four landing ships for Australia
The first four landing craft built by Navantia for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) left the shipbuilder's Puerto Real yard in southern Spain aboard a cargo ship on 10 March.
Destined for use with the two Australian LHDs, Canberra and Adelaide , which were also built by Navantia, they are scheduled
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NATO E-3 AWACS to monitor Ukraine airspace
NATO's deployment of Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft over Poland and Romania will enable the alliance to monitor much of Ukrainian airspace, including the sensitive Crimea region.
The aircraft will fly only above the territory of NATO members Romania and
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Mexican Army procures long-range surveillance aerostat
The Mexican Ministry of National Defence has selected the SkyDoc aerostat system for its long-range land surveillance requirement, according to a procurement programme published by the Mexican Treasury in early March.
The system is meant to provide the army with an all-weather day and night
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Iran rolls out ballistic missiles
The Iranian Ministry of Defence (MoD) held a ceremony on 5 March to mark the delivery of Ghadr, Qiam, Fateh-110 and Khalij Fars ballistic missiles to operational units.
The Iranian MoD released photographs showing 15 Ghadrs and 44 Qiams lined up in rows. The Ghadr is the latest variant of the
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Indian MoD releases report praising defence minister's achievements
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) in early March issued a 26-page document that lauded the achievements of Defence Minister A K Antony.
One of the principal accomplishments highlighted in the document, titled 'Shri (Mr) A K Antony as Defence Minister - A Look Back', is the minister's longevity in
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Indian Air Force, MoD fight it out over basic trainer plans
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is locked in a stand-off with the Indian Air Force (IAF) over how to meet its long-delayed requirement for 181 basic trainer aircraft (BTA).
The IAF is committed to license-building 106 Swiss Pilatus PC-7 Mk II tandem-seat basic turbo-trainers - a follow-on order
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Germany opts not to move forward with MEADS
Germany has confirmed that it will not procure the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) to meet its future air and missile defence requirements.
Speaking at IQPC's Integrated Air and Missile Defence conference on 5 March 2014, Brigadier General Michael Gschossmann, Director of Ground-Based
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Germany looks for new .338 Lapua Magnum sniper rifle
Germany has launched a tender for 124 sniper rifles chambered in 8.6x70 mm (.338 Lapua Magnum) for the German Army.
The new bolt action or semi-automatic sniper rifle, to be named G29, is planned to be equipped with an optical scope compatible with the standard German Army issue NSV80 night vision
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G7 and EU condemn Russian actions in Ukraine
The EU and the G7 have condemned Russia's military manoeuvres in Crimea and its support for a referendum on Crimea's secession from Ukraine as illegal in a joint statement on 12 March.
The G7 nations said they will take punitive action collectively and individually against Russia if it continues to
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Ugandans seen with T-72B1s in South Sudan
The most recent conflict in South Sudan, which has included Ugandan forces fighting on the side of the South Sudanese government, has revealed a new asset in the Ugandan arsenal: the T-72B1 Main Battle Tank.
Uganda, a well-known importer of tanks from Belarus and Ukraine, is likely to have acquired
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