The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing to reduce their training activities amid a growing budget crisis and feud with the Ministry of Finance.
Defence officials said in late May that training for conscripted forces throughout the navy, air force, and ground forces will stop in June unless
IDF threatens to reduce training due to budget crisis
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Global Hawk sets flying record
The RQ-4 Global Hawk family of unmanned aircraft set a record for flying hours in February, according to data released by prime contractor Northrop Grumman on 28 May.
The US Air Force (USAF), US Navy, NASA, and other customers flew a total of 665 hours of operations and exercises between 16-23
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GDLS bows out of US Army's AMPV competition
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) will not bid on the US Army's Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) programme and not take the army to court over a requirements dispute, officials said.
GDLS "did not submit a proposal" on the 28 May deadline for the programme because
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GD Electric Boat taps Northrop Grumman for SSBN replacement's turbine generators
The shipbuilder responsible for designing and developing the US Navy's (USN's) next-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) has let a contract for the programme's initial set of turbine generators, officials announced on 27 May.
Northrop Grumman received the contract from
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ESG pitches Global 5000 SIGINT concept to Germany
Elecktroniksystem-und Logistik (ESG) has proposed a business-jet solution to Germany's signals intelligence (SIGINT) requirement.
This has been prompted by the cancellation of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Euro Hawk high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
The German company
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Ecuador launches modernisation programme
President Rafael Correa has announced plans to re-shape Ecuador's armed forces into a smaller but better equipped force with a more substantial and well-trained reserve system.
The government's military modernisation plan was endorsed by Armed Forces Joint Chief of Staff General Luis Garzon, on 23
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CANSEC 2014: Canadian DND to publish list of 200 capabilities it will consider for procurement
Key Points
The guide will offer objectives, cost estimates, and timelines for proposed projects
Canada's new acquisition strategy would establish a Defence Procurement Secretariat
The Canadian government will release its new defence acquisition guide on 16 June, which will provide a look forward
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Airbus completes core-fleet Voyager deliveries to AirTanker
AirTanker took delivery of its ninth Airbus Defense and Space (DS) A330-200 Voyager tanker-transport aircraft on 29 May, marking the completion of core-fleet deliveries to the consortium.
The aircraft, serial number ZZ338, was flown into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to join the eight military
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Slovakia looks to buy Czech CZ 805 BREN assault rifles
The Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) has indicated it would like to procure new assault rifles, submachine guns, and semi-automatic pistols from Czech small arms maker Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod to equip front-line units of the Slovak army in light of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
"Given
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USN seeks information on 5-inch guided munition concepts
The US Navy (USN) has rekindled a long-standing interest in a 5-inch (127 mm) extended range guided projectile concepts with the release of a Request for Information (RfI) on 9 May.
The industry is being canvassed for its assessment of the "most efficient and cost-effective approach" for
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USMC continues AH-1W upgrades
Key Points
Three upgrades are on track to be completed by the end of 2015.
The USMC is also studying the use of tablet interfaces.
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is equipping its entire fleet of 136 AH-1W Cobra attack helicopters with new features that make both targeting and communications easier,
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Upcoming intercept test could clear GMD interceptors for production
Pentagon leaders are committing to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) ballistic missile interceptor system and hope that an upcoming intercept test will allow production to restart.
The Capability Enhancement-II (CE-II) Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) - the next-generation of the GMD
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Ukrainian Mi-8 shot down near Slavyansk
Ukraine has lost another helicopter in fighting around Slavyansk in East Ukraine, Kiev confirmed on 29 May.
This is now the fourth helicopter shot down by pro-Russian separatists since the conflict in East Ukraine began. The loss is also the largest to date - with 12 personnel killed and one
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Report: Iran's first Caspian sub will be active in 2015
A submarine Iran is building at Bandar Anzali on the Caspian Sea will be operational in 2015, according to military sources cited by the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA).
In November 2013, IHS Jane's published satellite imagery that revealed the submarine was being constructed at Bandar Anzali and
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Poland, South Korea agree on defence industry collaboration
South Korea and Poland have vowed to strengthen defence co-operation with a view to boosting military trade and related industrial collaboration.
Following meetings in Warsaw on 26 May between Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak and Lee Young-geol, South Korean Vice Defence Minister and head
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Poland to accelerate arms programmes
Poland is to speed up many key defence procurement programmes, in response to the Ukraine crisis, Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek stated on 26 May.
Mroczek stated that "Poland has made some other minor amendment" to the long-standing Armed Forces 'Technical Modernisation Programme
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Northrop Grumman, Diamond Aircraft sign collaboration agreement
Northrop Grumman announced on 28 May that it is to collaborate with Diamond Aircraft to deliver new capabilities for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft.
The collaboration is currently at an early stage, with a Northrop Grumman spokesperson telling IHS Jane's that the two
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Nigerian Air Force says UAVs are not operational
The Gulma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is developing is not operational as yet, NAF spokesman Air Commodore Yusuf Anas said in a 27 May statement.
He explained that the Gulma unveiled in a ceremony attended by President Goodluck Jonathan on 17 December was a
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News analysis: Recent fast jet missions suggest growing Chinese confidence
Recent events in the South China and East China seas suggest an increase in the confidence and capabilities of the China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF).
Aircraft from both services have been involved in asserting Chinese interests
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NATO needs more visible military presence, says Sec Gen
NATO will need "a more visible presence across all its territory" in terms of infrastructure, pre-positioned assets, and rapid response capability in response to the long-term implications of Russia's actions in Ukraine and elsewhere, says NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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