The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is keen to acquire the latest variant Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter to offset some of the performance deficiencies of its current A- and D-model aircraft, a serving pilot told IHS Jane's on 2 April.
Speaking at the home of the Hornet Squadron at Ramon
Israeli Apache crews weigh benefits of latest AH-64E
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Indonesia, Japan buy Bushmasters
Thales Australia has secured sales of its Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle to Indonesia and Japan, marking the first Asian orders of the 4x4 wheeled armoured vehicle.
The sale to Indonesia was concluded, but not announced, in late 2013 and features three Bushmaster troop variants that were
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First C-130J-30 for Israel set to arrive in-country
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is to receive the first of six Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules transport aircraft currently on order on 9 April.
Having been handed over to the IAF during a ceremony at the Marietta production facility in Georgia in June 2013, this first aircraft is now ready to be
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IAI to announce Kfir deals shortly
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) expects to announce orders for its newly relaunched Kfir fighter aircraft "in the near future", a senior company official told IHS Jane's on 3 April.
Speaking at IAI's Tel-Aviv facility, CEO Joseph Weiss said that the company is preparing to announce a
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USCG working to integrate new medium-range aircraft mix
Key Points
Handed down C-27Js from the USAF are to be flying for the USCG in FY 2016
The USCGis now studying how to deploy its C-27Js, HC-144s, and C-130Js
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has begun work on an aviation plan to determine where to station its incoming medium-range aircraft, as the
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US to deploy Aegis BMD ships to Japan by 2017
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to forward deploy two more Aegis ballistic missile defence (BMD) ships to Japan, US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced during a 6 April press conference with Japanese minister of defence Itsunori Onodera.
"A key focus for our talks today was the
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Syrian insurgents acquire TOW missiles
Syrian insurgents have released the first videos showing them using US-made M220-series TOW heavy anti-tank weapon systems, indicating that a state sponsor is supplying them with a new type of guided missile.
The three videos were uploaded to YouTube between 1 and 5 April by members of the moderate
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Recovery of damaged Japanese, US P-3s to take until 2015
It may take more than one year to remove six Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and four US Navy (USN) P-3C aircraft that were damaged in Japan on 15 February when a hangar roof collapsed after heavy snowfalls, according to a senior official at Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI).
The official confirmed
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Navy League 2014: USMC hopeful on V-22 FMS deals
Key Points
The US has noticed 'significant interest' in V-22 from about a dozen countries
FMS deals would help to drive down unit costs
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is still looking to secure its first international customer for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft but believes the market
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Navy League 2014: US cannot afford to reduce deterrent presence, says USN
The head of the US Navy's (USN's) underwater warfare division has said that that United States cannot afford to reduce its planned programme of 12 replacement nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), due to the continued presence of global nuclear risks.
N97 director Rear Admiral
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Navy League 2014: CNO warns of sequestration risk to industrial base in 2016
The US shipbuilding industrial base will be at risk if mandatory spending cuts, known as sequestration, return in full force in fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), the US Navy's (USN's) most senior officer said on 7 April.
Speaking at the Navy League's 2014 Sea-Air-Space Exposition at National Harbor,
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Mitsubishi developing amphibious assault vehicle prototype
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has built a prototype for an amphibious vehicle, a spokesman told IHS Jane's on 8 April.
MHI - Japan's largest defence company - has conducted research and development into amphibious vehicles for some time, he said.
"It's true that we have built a prototype
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IRGC up-arms Tondar FACs
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN) has refitted its Tondar fast attack craft (FACs) with Ghader anti-ship missiles, local media quoted Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGCN's deputy commander, as saying on 7 April.
Iran imported 10 Tondar FACs from China in the mid-1990s. These
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IAI mulls pooled tanker solution
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is looking at options for offering nations a pooled aerial refuelling capability based on the Boeing 767-300 Multi-Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) tanker conversion work of its Bedek division, IHS Jane's was told on 3 April.
Speaking at the company's Tel Aviv
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Fourth USN LCS enters service
The US Navy (USN) has commissioned its fourth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
USS Coronado (LCS 4) was activated on 5 April in its namesake city in California. It is the second Independence-class LCS variant to join the surface fleet.
Built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, Coronado is to be
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Boeing brings forward C-17 line closure
Boeing has brought forward the closure of its C-17 Globemaster III production line by three months, the company announced on 7 April.
The line at Long Beach, California, will now shut down in mid-2015, having previously been slated for closure in late-2015. Boeing expects inventory-related charges
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Russia finalises PAK-DA bomber design
Tupolev have completed the design of Russia's PAK-DA next-generation bomber aircraft, according to the head of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Mikhail Pogosyan.
Pogosyan made the remarks during a briefing with the Russian aerospace press, according to individuals familiar with the presentation
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NATO to significantly bolster Baltic Air Policing Mission
The NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission is to be boosted substantially next month with the disclosure on 8 April that the normal complement of four fighters will be increased to 12.
With the Polish Air Force set to take on the mission with four MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters from May through to August, the
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Johnston reiterates Australia's Collins replacement will be an evolved or new design
Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has declined to comment on speculation that the government may be considering a cut in the number of so-called Future Submarines that will be built to replace the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) six-strong Collins-class fleet.
However, speaking outside an
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Boeing's Phantom Badger vehicle cleared for V-22 carriage
Boeing's Phantom Badger tactical ground vehicle has been certified for internal carriage aboard the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, the company announced on 8 April.
The US Navy (USN) certified the vehicle in March, having conducted a series of form-fit checks and pressure tests. Structural
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