The Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana: FAC) has taken delivery of four new Northrop Grumman AN/TPS-78 3D long-range radars, FAC commander Major General Carlos Bueno Vargas announced on 20 August during a visit to the No 2 Air Combat Command in Apiay.
The FAC ordered the mobile radars
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FAC receives AN/TPS-78 air surveillance radars
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North, South Korea sign deal to lower tensions
North Korea and South Korea agreed a deal to reduce tensions on the peninsula on 25 August, ending a period of tension that had seen both countries mobilise their armed forces and prepare for military action across the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ).
Under the agreement, which came at the end of 43 hours
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Rafael launches C4ISR joint venture in India
Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and India's Astra Microwave Products are set to launch a joint venture for equipment production and supply in India.
In a stock market filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange on 24 August, Astra Microwave revealed that it is establishing the joint venture that
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Oshkosh Defense wins coveted JLTV programme
Oshkosh Defense has won the US Department of Defense's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme, securing one of the few major US vehicle production opportunities in the near future and continuing the company's successful run with tactical trucks.
The Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based company was
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New Zealand selects LMT rifle for Steyr replacement
US small arms manufacturer Lewis Machine & Tool Co (LMT) has been named the preferred tenderer in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Individual Weapon Replacement programme. IHS Jane's understands that LMT's AR-15-derived CQB16 has been selected to replace the Steyr AUG A1 assault rifle in
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Neuron completes Italian flight trials
The pan-European Neuron unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator has completed its second phase of testing, Alenia Aermacchi announced on 25 August.
Conducted in Sardinia, 12 sorties were flown to test the UCAV's "combat capability, its low radar-cross section and low
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Iran unveils extended range Fateh ballistic missile
ANALYSIS
Iran has made significant progress in its ballistic missile programme if its new Fateh-313 ballistic missile has a range of 500 km as claimed.
The missile was unveiled during a 22 August Defence Industry Day ceremony attended by President Hassan Rouhani. The Iranian media reported that it
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DoD awards Pakistan AH-1Z contract
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Bell Helicopter a USD581 million contract that includes the delivery of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Pakistan.
The contract, which was announced by the DoD on 26 August but awarded the day before, covers the manufacture and delivery of 15 Lot 12
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Brazil and Sweden sign financing contract for Gripen NGs
Brazil and Sweden have signed the financing contract that will facilitate the South American country's acquisition of 36 Saab Gripen NG multirole jets.
The event occurred at the Brazilian Embassy in London on 25 August, and was attended by representatives of the Brazilian National Treasury's
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UN report says South Sudan is flying Mi-24s
South Sudan's military (SPLA) has obtained at least four Mi-24 helicopters since the outbreak of the civil war in December 2013, the UN panel of experts tasked with tracking the conflict said in a report released on 25 August.
The SPLA did not operate Mi-24s before the outbreak of the civil war,
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PLAN task group embarks on global deployment
The 20th Counter-Piracy Task Group of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) handed over its role to the ships of the 21st Task Group on 23 August and has now embarked on a global deployment, according to the Chinese Ministry of National Defence.
The 20th Counter-Piracy Task Group had been on
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Nicaragua announces interest in means to patrol EEZ, new MBTs
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced that the country's Naval Force requires an urgent expansion and a substantial upgrade if it is to continue patrolling its sovereign waters, conducting search-and-rescue missions, and protecting fishing rights.
Ortega's comments came during the force's
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JLTV programme could eventually be re-competed, Humvee future still unclear
Several tactical wheeled vehicle decisions remain following a 25 August award to Oshkosh Defense for the massive Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme, such as whether or not production will be re-competed and how to handle remaining Humvee fleets.
Interestingly, as an option within the
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Japan coastguard mulls unit deployment near disputed islands
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) is considering deploying a unit near the contested Senkaku/ Daioyu islands in the East China Sea, according to JCG sources cited in local media reports on 25 August.
The unit, which is expected to be based at Irabujima Island, will likely be tasked with curtailing the
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India, Pakistan call off peace talks after disagreeing over agenda
Peace talks between India and Pakistan were called off on 22 August amid mutual recriminations and high drama just hours before they were scheduled to begin in New Delhi.
The two sides were unable to agree on the agenda for the two-day meeting of their national security advisers (NSAs), with
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German anti-trust body clears KMW-Nexter Systems joint venture
Germany's anti-cartel office, the Bundeskartellamt, announced on 24 August that it had cleared the joint venture proposal of armoured systems manufacturers Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems.
According to its statement, the office had cleared the creation of the joint venture after
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Brazilian Army maintains 8x8 programme despite budget crunch
Brazil is facing serious budgetary limits but its army is maintaining plans to locally develop an 8x8 mobile gun system known as VBR-MR (Viatura Blindada de Reconhecimento-Media de Rodas), part of its Guarani Strategic Project.
A research and development contract is expected to be awarded by the
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Algeria receives first of 14 'Halo' heavy-lift helos
Algeria has begun receiving the first of 14 Mil Mi-26T2 'Halo' heavy-lift helicopters that it has ordered in two batches, Russian media confirmed on 26 August.
The first two helicopters from the first batch of six were handed over to Algeria 'in the spring', the Interfax-Military News Agency quoted
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New Nammo Group CEO takes charge
Norwegian munitions manufacturer Nammo Group announced on 26 August that Chief Executive Officer Edgar Fossheim had retired.
Fossheim is to be replaced by Morten Brandtzæg, formerly of the company's Missile Products division, in a move that was first announced in March.
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NATO rotates Baltic Air Policing Mission
NATO has begun the process of rotating its Baltic Air Policing Mission, with Norway handing over the lead for the operation to Hungary.
The Norwegian detachment of four Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon fighters is in the process of being replaced at Siauliai Airbase Base in Lithuania by four
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