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Iranian fighter programme remains on drawing board

Add pic: 1568617 Caption: The design of Iran's indigenous Shafaq fighter/light combat aircraft as it appeared around 2006. The design has now been revised, but the programme is still nowhere near the...

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First French GM406 long-range 3D radar enters service

The French Air Force begun operating its first of three ThalesRaytheonSystems Ground Master 406 (GM406) long-range 3D air surveillance tower-mounted radar systems as of 27 November. The country's...

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China's Poly Group unveils WB-1 directed-energy crowd-control weapon

The China Poly Group Corporation used the recent Airshow China 2014 to reveal its WB-1 millimeter-wave beam-projecting non-lethal anti-riot system. Similar to Raytheon's Active Denial System (ADS), the...

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RAN commissions first-of-class Canberra

The sealift capability of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has been dramatically increased by the commissioning of the 27,800-tonne landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Canberra in Sydney on 28 November....

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French defence minister heads to Delhi with MMRCA on the agenda

Key Points France's defence minister is heading to Delhi for talks on the stalled MMRCA acquisition Indian sources said that most issues had been resolved in negotiations, but a deal was not imminent...

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Indian defence imports total $17.25bn over past 5 years

India has imported materiel worth INR1.034 trillion (USD17.25billion) over the past five years, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament on 25 November. Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials...

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UK retains Chinooks in Afghanistan

The UK has retained a number of Boeing Chinook transport helicopters in Afghanistan to support personnel assigned to the NATO training and advisory mission in the country, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...

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France trials new digital helicopter information systems

The French army aviation (ALAT) has conducted its first exercise with its new digitised helicopter networking system. Started on 24 November and running until 5 December, Exercise 'Aozou' in eastern...

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Iranian Phantom jet strikes the Islamic State in Iraq

An Iranian McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet has struck Islamic State targets in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala, footage shot by regional media shows. At least one F-4 is seen conducting a...

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Brazil delays A-4 aircraft upgrade programme

The Brazilian Navy (MB) will delay finalisation of its A-4BR Skyhawk upgrade programme from September 2015 to November 2017, according to a contract extension revealed at the end of November. The first...

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Turkish F-16C crashes, pilot survives

A Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft was destroyed in a crash on 1 December. The pilot ejected and survived. The fighter, from 152 Squadron, crashed 36 km southeast of the...

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Russia completes initial An-124 upgrade programme

Russian company Aviastar-SP has finished the modernisation of six An-124-100 Ruslan 'Condor' strategic transport aircraft for the Russian Air Force, the firm has announced. IHS Jane's was told by a...

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Russia activates new Arctic Joint Strategic Command

Russia's new Arctic Joint Strategic Command became operational on 1 December, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vladimir Korolev has announced. The new command, based on the Northern Fleet and...

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Iranian fighter programme remains on drawing board

Despite Iran moving its indigenous fighter/light combat aircraft programme to a new design house, indications emanating from the country's latest Kish Island air show suggest nothing will take to the...

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Indonesia confirms plans for regional commands, third fleet

Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed on 28 November to continue with plans for the Indonesian armed forces to form Joint Regional Defence Commands (abbreviated as Kogabwilhan), local media has...

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IDEAS 2014: Pakistani defence minister says Russia ready to sell RD-93 engine...

A recently concluded defence co-operation agreement between Russia and Pakistan will be followed up by the latter purchasing the Klimov RD-93 aircraft engines directly from Russia, Pakistan's defence...

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IDEAS 2014: Nigeria 'close to signing up' for JF-17

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is close to finalising an order for the purchase of one or two squadrons of the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft co-produced by Pakistan and China, a senior Pakistani...

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I/ITSEC 2014: Uncertainty prevails for modelling and simulation funding

Key Points US congressmen express support for investment in training and simulation systems Industry urged to educate lawmakers on the concepts and importance of modelling and simulation technologies...

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Brazil designates torpedo, missile, cyber security, and more as strategic...

Brazilian Minister of Defence Celso Amorim designated six projects currently under development as Strategic Defence Products (PED), according to a Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordinance published at the...

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Chain of Lebanese border forts nears completion

The construction of 12 fortified outposts along 130 km of Lebanon's border with Syria is nearing completion. The border posts have been built as part of a wider project funded by the British government...

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