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SpaceX sues USAF over EELV contracting procedures

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Key Points SpaceX says it can provide military launches more affordably than incumbent ULA The company again criticised ULA's reliance on Russian-built rocket motors SpaceX is challenging the US Air Force's (USAF's) decision to award United Launch Alliance (ULA) a sole-source contract for 36

Maiden flight for MC-27J gunship

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The first fully configured Alenia Aermacchi MC-27J Spartan gunship has made its maiden flight from the company's Turin Test Flight Centre, it was announced on 25 April. The aircraft was flown with a chin-mounted L-3 Wescam MX-15HD electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensor turret, and with Link-16

Iranian army to get longer-range 'missiles'

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Iran is in the process of developing new surface-to-surface weapon systems, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (IRIA) Ground Force, announced on 27 April. "A series of new missiles have been designed to be built by the Army's Ground

India successfully test-fires PDV missile interceptor

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India successfully conducted a high-altitude test of a new interceptor missile capable of neutralising incoming long-range missiles on 27 April. The Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) is a two-stage solid propellant interceptor that is a modified version of the Prithvi liquid-propellant tactical

China inaugurates border and coastal defence research centre

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The Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA's) Academy of Military Sciences inaugurated on 24 April a border and coastal defence research centre conceived to enhance territorial defence capabilities. A statement issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) described the research centre as a

British Lynx helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

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A British Army AgustaWestland Lynx AH.9A utility helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on 26 April, with the loss of all five on aboard, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. The Army Air Corps (AAC) Lynx was on a routine training mission in Kandahar province when the accident

Brazilian Navy signs Exocet missile contract

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The Brazilian Navy has signed a BRL60 million (USD27 million) contract with Brazilian Aerospace Avibras to develop a new version of the Exocet AM39 B2 air-to-surface missile produced by European missile house MBDA, officials announced in late April. The solid propellant weapon is to be used on the

US Congress to consider As-Pac pivot bill

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Key Points Lawmakers seek to weigh in on US defence posture in the Pacific, gain more information on the region, and express support for the rebalance The measures would also create an unmanned systems strategy office and add funding for space programmes Members of the US House Armed Services

Saudi Arabia displays ballistic missiles for the first time

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The first ever photographs and video footage of Saudi Arabia's Dong Feng-3 (DF-3) ballistic missiles were published on the arabic-military internet forum and YouTube on 28 April. The imagery comes from the rehearsals for a parade to mark the end of Saudi Arabia's largest ever military exercise. The

Romania ups defence spending following Ukraine crisis

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Romania's defence budget will rise by 0.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on 28 April. The government will add about RON700 million (EUR150 million) to defence spending in a formal amendment to the budget, which may occur in June. Ponta said he made

PLAN constructs new ocean surveillance vessel with reduced acoustic signature

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China is building a catamaran-type twin hull vessel for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) at the state-owned Guangzhou Huangpu shipyard, according to images that appeared on Chinese micro blogging sites on 28 April. A source based in China told IHS Jane's that the vessel appears to be an

Pentagon may bolster routine exercises in Baltics

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The US Department of Defense (DoD) is exploring ways to beef up its routine military training exercises in Eastern Europe as a means of signalling dissatisfaction with Russia's destabilising activities in Ukraine. US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told Estonian Minister of Defence Sven Mikser,

New Zealand to inject NZD100 million into defence budget

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The New Zealand government has pledged to inject more than NZD100 million (USD86 million) of new funding into the 2014 defence budget, which will be announced in mid-May. Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman said on 29 April that the government will allocate NZD100.9 million towards the 2014 military

Honduras looks to modernise air force

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Details of the Honduran Air Force's (FAH's) modernisation plans surfaced in late April following an announcement earlier that month by Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez that he intends to upgrade and re-equip the FAH by 2017. Delivery of the first of three radars from Israel has apparently

HIT reveals new information on Al Khalid-I MBT

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Officials from Pakistan's Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) disclosed new information about the greatly anticipated Al Khalid-Improved (I) main battle tank (MBT) during the recent DSA 2014 exhibition held in Kuala Lumpur. Brigadier Ghulam Murtaza Qureshi (rtd), HIT's director of budget, marketing and

EU and US place further sanctions over Ukraine crisis

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The 28 nations of the European Union (EU) on 29 April placed sanctions, including visa bans and asset freezes, against a further 15 Russian and Ukrainian individuals in response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. The move by the EU follows the US administration's decision to expand its list of

Lockheed Martin wins sensor contract for Indonesian Apaches

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Lockheed Martin has secured an USD80 million contract to supply fire-control sensors to be fitted to Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ordered by Indonesia in 2013. A US Department of Defense notice on 29 April said Lockheed Martin had been contracted to supply Indonesia with eight Lot 9

UK awards final Tornado support contract

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The United Kingdom Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Panavia Tornado GR.4 strike aircraft fleet will receive continued support until their retirement from service under a new contract with BAE Systems, announced on 30 April. Awarded by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD), the GBP125 million

Turkey marks finalisation of Meltem II MPA project

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Turkey has marked the finalisation of its Meltem II maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) programme for the Turkish Navy in a ceremony on 28 April. The ceremony marked the delivery of five Meltem II MPAs to the final standard for the programme. The final standard includes the installation of a Link 11

Taiwan holds biggest Spratly islands drill in 15 years

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The Republic of China Marine Corps (RoCMC) conducted an amphibious landing drill on the South China Sea island of Taiping (Itu Aba) on 10 April, a Taiwanese lawmaker revealed on 28 April. The drill was the largest military exercise held by Taiwan's armed forces in the disputed Spratly islands for
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