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The USAF's Flexible Strike Phase 1 programme was created to streamline the B-2's weapons management software.
The package is expected to reduce maintenance costs and increase reliability.
Northrop Grumman has completed a US Air Force (USAF) review of a new software package for the
B-2 software upgrade completes USAF review
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USAF announces initial basing plans for KC-46A tanker
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected the first two bases to house the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft when the type enters service from 2017, the service announced on 23 April.
Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, has been selected as the KC-46A's formal training unit, with
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Turkey dismisses claims it has launched offensive inside Syria
Turkish leaders have denied sending troops to confront the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a radical Sunni group operating in Syria, saying military vehicles spotted on the other side of the border were on a routine journey to the Turkish enclave around an important Ottoman site.
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Turkey begins receiving T129 attack helicopters
The Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) has received into service the first Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)/AgustaWestland (AW) T129 ATAK combat helicopters, TAI announced on 22 April.
The company did not say how many were delivered, but nine early-delivery, basic-configuration T129A helicopters
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SPLA commanders sacked after retreat from Bentiu
The chief of South Sudan's military, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), and its intelligence chief were relieved of duty on 23 April: a move that has prompted speculation that President Salva Kiir is consolidating his tribal influence.
General James Hoth Mai, chief of defence forces (CDF),
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Russia moves troops up to Ukrainian border
Four formations of Russian armoured forces have been identified moving close to Ukraine's eastern border, with the nearest unit just 10 km from the frontier.
Russian defence minister Sergey Shoigu announced on 24 April that a series of training exercises had started in response to Ukrainian forces
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Rocket fire casts doubt on Hamas' ability to maintain truce
A surge in rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip has raised doubts about the ability of Hamas to prevent the increasingly powerful Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) from undermining the ceasefire with Israel.
More than 100 rockets have been fired into southern Israel from Gaza in the first four months
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RoCA AH-64E crashes in northern Taiwan
A Republic of China Army (RoCA) Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter recently delivered from the United States crashed on top of an apartment building in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan, on 25 April during a routine training mission.
According to defence officials, the helicopter, which belonged
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Obama signals support for Japan in island dispute
US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 24 April agreed to work together to monitor and deter increasingly aggressive Chinese activities in the East China Sea.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Abe in Tokyo, Obama reiterated that the contested Senkaku/Diaoyu
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Multi-fuel engine bolsters Textron's efforts to market Aerosonde UAS internationally
Key Points
Lycoming's EL-005 multi-fuel engine runs on military diesel fuels, including JP-8 and JP-5.
It has achieved 10,000 operational hours on board the Aerosonde UAS.
Textron Systems' AAI operating unit is ramping up efforts to internationally market a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
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India appoints new naval chief
Vice-Admiral Rabindra 'Robin' K Dhowan was formally appointed as the Indian Navy (IN) Chief of Staff on 17 April, seven weeks after his predecessor resigned following a submarine accident in which two officers died.
Adm Dhowan, who was made the acting IN chief after Admiral D K Joshi resigned on 26
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Hungary brings forward CAS programme for its Gripens
The Hungarian government plans to fund a HUF2.8 bn (USD13 million) development to enhance the close air support (CAS) capability of its 14 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D aircraft, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 24 April in Budapest.
The programme is already integrated into the MoD's
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Burkina Faso counterterrorism force gets new vehicles, equipment
The United States has delivered 10 vehicles, communications equipment, uniforms, helmets, body armour, medical equipment, and organisational equipment to Burkina Faso's new Counter-Terrorism Company, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 22 April.
The announcement was
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AFRICOM looks to outsource search and rescue
A request for information (RfI) released on 24 April indicates that US military personnel will be deployed to a number of African countries where they were not previously known to operate.
Released on the US Federal Business Opportunities website, the RfI said the US military's Africa Command
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USN's first MLP finishes cargo transfer equipment installation
The US Navy's (USN's) first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) has completed installation of cargo transfer features, and is en route to San Diego, California, for its initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) officials announced on 24 April.
During an
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USAF receives first CONECT-upgraded B-52 bomber
The US Air Force (USAF) has received into service the first of 76 B-52H Stratofortress bombers to go through the Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) digital data suite upgrade.
The aircraft was accepted during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana, on 25 April after
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US, Philippines sign troop rotation agreement
The United States and the Philippines have agreed a deal to allow US troops to use Philippine military bases.
The two countries signed a 10-year Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement on 28 April following eight rounds of negotiations over two years.
Under the deal, which White House officials
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UPDATE: France sends Rafale fighters to Poland
France has deployed four Dassault Rafale fighters to Poland as regional tensions continue to rise in light of the Russian annexation of Crimea and the escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine, the French Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to a French publication on 24 April.
The Rafales arrived at
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UPDATE: Burkina Faso counterterrorism force gets new vehicles, equipment
The United States has delivered 10 vehicles, communications equipment, uniforms, helmets, body armour, medical equipment, and organisational equipment to Burkina Faso's new Counter-Terrorism Company, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 22 April.
The announcement was
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UK's Scout SV PMRS passes base design review milestone
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has completed the Base Platform Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Protected Mobility Recce Support (PMRS) variant of the Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) programme, General Dynamics UK announced on 28 April.
The Scout SV programme is intended to replace the Combat
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