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GA-ASI and Sener to offer Predator B to Spain
GA-ASI has teamed with Spanish industry to offer the MQ-9 Reaper (pictured in UK service) for Spain's MALE UAV requirement. Source: IHS/Patrick AllenIDF corroborates Hizbullah 'Scud-D' claims
The IDF has said on record for the first time that Hizbullah has 'Scud-D' ballistic missiles. (IDF)Indian MoD approves PC-7 follow-on buy
India will buy 38 more Pilatus PC-7 Mk II tandem-seat basic trainers under plans approved by the MoD on 28 February. Source: IHS/Gareth JenningsPortugal may buy France's Siroco LPD
Portugal is considering buying the French Navy's LPD Siroco, pictured here in Toulon. Source: Victor Barreira
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India boosts defence budget by 10.9%
India announced a core defence budget of INR2.5 trillion (USD41.1 billion) for fiscal year 2015-16 on 28 February. The figure is a 7.7%, or INR1.8 billion, increase over the initial 2014-15 budget announced by the previous Congress Party-led government in February 2014, or a 10.9% increase over the
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Indra releases year-end results
Spanish contractor Indra Sistemas released its year-end results on 27 February, reporting a 1% increase in revenue for 2014. The company, however, reported a EUR92 million (USD103 million) loss. The company said that a combination of schedule changes, goodwill impairments, and programme shifts had
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Malaysia receives first Australian Bay-class patrol vessel
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has received its first Bay-class patrol vessel from Australia, Malaysian state news agency Bernama reported on 27 February. The boat, ACV Arnhem Bay , is the first of two vessels to be donated by Australia under an AUD1.2 million (USD0.9 million)
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NSWC surveys C-130J gunship-compatible sensor turrets
The United States' Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) has asked industry to provide details of long-range multi-sensor electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) turret systems that could potentially be integrated into Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider gunship aircraft. Officials at the NSWC's Crane Division
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Ultra Electronics releases final year-end results
Ultra Electronics released its year-end results on 2 March, with revenue declining 4% and gross profit falling 1%. Ultra had revenue of GBP714 million (USD1.1 billion) in 2014, down from GBP745 million in 2013. While the company's Aircraft & Vehicle Systems business remained largely unchanged
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Durable peace in northern Mali remains unlikely, making defeat of Islamists almost impossible without additional multinational support
Key Points A strategic Islamist Tuareg leader and kidnap kingpin, Iyad ag Ghaly, has reportedly returned to northern Mali after an absence of almost two years. The multiplicity of actors in northern Mali makes a binding peace agreement elusive, which poses a high risk of intermittent fighting
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Catch up: IDEX 2015
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Lighten up: shoulder-launched weapon systems come of age
New generations of light, flexible, and precision-guided missiles promise to put more effective and usable firepower into the hands of soldiers. Robin Hughes takes aim -
A delicate equilibrium: IHS Jane's annual defence spending review
The year 2014 represented an important milestone for the global defence industry, marking the end of an extended period of defence budget cuts. The IHS Jane's Defence Budgets team reports
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GA-ASI and Sener to offer Predator B to Spain
Key Points GA-ASI and Sener have signed a teaming agreement to offer the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAV to Spain Spain has a long standing requirement for an optionally armed MALE ISR UAV General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Sener, a Spanish engineering company, have signed a
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IDF corroborates Hizbullah 'Scud-D' claims
Key Points The IDF says that Hizbullah has 'Scud-D' ballistic missiles with a range of 700 km The range is well in excess of what the Lebanese group needs to target Israel The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released an infographic on 2 March stating that the Lebanese group Hizbullah has 'Scud-D'
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US Navy to test ONR submarine app on cruiser for mission planning improvement
Key Points US Navy Office of Naval Research's Mission Planning Application is part of the Advanced Processing Build programme for submarines ONR hopes to demonstrate the software during a one-year demonstration on board the DDG 51 cruiser USS Mobile Bay, beginning in 2015 The US Navy (USN) Office
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CBO releases new triad upgrade estimate
The United States will have to spend USD348 billion on nuclear weapons modernisation over the next 10 years if it wants to maintain a triad of nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarines, and bomber aircraft, according to a 22 January report from the Congressional Budget
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Durable peace in northern Mali remains unlikely, making defeat of Islamists almost impossible without additional multinational support
Key Points A strategic Islamist Tuareg leader and kidnap kingpin, Iyad ag Ghaly, has reportedly returned to northern Mali after an absence of almost two years. The multiplicity of actors in northern Mali makes a binding peace agreement elusive, which poses a high risk of intermittent fighting
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Europe cannot continue to rely on soft power, Eurocorps commander warns
Europe will be "in deep trouble" if it continues to rely only on soft power, given the threats it now faces from the east and south, according to the Belgian commander of the five-nation Eurocorps headquarters. Despite the troubles in Ukraine and Russia's growing aggression, the greater
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US opens door to increased UAV sales
Key Points A new US policy could facilitate military UAV exports to more countries The policy is the latest in a series of efforts to "modernise and reform" US export controls for the aerospace and defence industry The Obama administration on 17 February unveiled a new policy that could
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Durable peace in northern Mali remains unlikely, making defeat of Islamists almost impossible without additional multinational support
Key Points A strategic Islamist Tuareg leader and kidnap kingpin, Iyad ag Ghaly, has reportedly returned to northern Mali after an absence of almost two years. The multiplicity of actors in northern Mali makes a binding peace agreement elusive, which poses a high risk of intermittent fighting
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IDEX 2015: IGG acquires Finnish RIB company
The United Arab Emirates' International Golden Group (IGG) has acquired Finnish rigid inflatable boat (RIB) manufacturer Boomeranger Boats, it was announced on 25 February. The value of the deal was not disclosed. However, Boomeranger's parent company Revenio Group revealed that the disposal would
