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BAE Systems begins new round of CFT trials for Typhoon
Wind tunnel trials of the twin 'shoulder-mounted' blister tanks on the Eurofighter Typhoon have recommenced. Image: BAE SystemsSikorsky demonstrates optionally piloted Black Hawk
Sikorsky's Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OPBH) helicopter being put through its paces during its maiden flight in early March. Image: SikorskyAustralia signs up for 58 more F-35s
Australia has committed to purchasing 72 F-35As. Photo: Lockheed MartinFinland should opt for F-35 over Gripen if the price is right, minister says
Finland would like to procure the F-35 on performance grounds, the country's defence minister said, but this would depend on costs. Photo: Lockheed Martin
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Additional military police deployments in largest Honduran cities set to improve security
EVENT Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández on 21 April confirmed that an additional 1,000 military police officers would be deployed in Honduras' two largest cities by the beginning of May. The additional personnel will raise the total number of active military police officers to 2,000.
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Almaz-Antey eyes Indian partnerships
Almaz-Antey is in discussions with potential Indian business partners for joint production of air traffic control (ATC) hardware and software, the Russian company disclosed on 23 April. This follows remarks from Almaz-Antey's director general, Alexander Vedrov, that Indian civil aviation companies
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Antonov workers call for chairman's reinstatement
Workers at Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov have called on the country's interim government to cancel a decree sacking the state-owned company's chairman. At a worker's meeting held on 18 April, trade union representatives reiterated their support for outgoing Chairman Dmitry Kiva and called
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Boeing reports improved Q1 figures
US aerospace and defence giant Boeing has reported sales of USD20.465 billion for the first quarter of 2014, up USD1.57 billion (8%) on Q1 2013, although profit shrank by USD141 million to USD965 million in the same period. According to Boeing's Q1 2014 financial results, released on 23 April, its
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Chadian cabinet reshuffle reflects president's efforts to deflect international and domestic criticism
EVENT Half of the Chadian cabinet has been removed in a reshuffle of the government of Prime Minister Kalzubet Deubet, national television channel Télé Tchad reported on 20 April. Several ministerial positions were amalgamated, reducing the number of appointees from 33 to 21. The tenure
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China looks to market listing of military R&D units
China is reported to be drawing up plans to transform some of its state-run military research and development (R&D) institutes into listed companies as part of its long-standing commitment to promote self-sufficiency within its national defence industrial base. Local reports suggest the
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Briefing: Wheels of the elite
The mobility needs of the world's evolving special forces now call for far more than the ubiquitous gunship-style Land Rover. Shaun Connors reports -
Commodore Keith Blount: UK Maritime Component Commander, Deputy Commander Combined Maritime Forces
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IHS Jane's Navigating the Emerging Markets: Colombia
What are the challenges facing Colombia's defence market and what are its future prospects? Download an extract of our report to find out.
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Australia signs up for 58 more F-35s
Australia is to buy 58 more Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) at a cost of AUD12.4 billion (USD11.4 billion), Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on 23 April. Together with the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) 24 in-service Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike
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Mexico requests UH-60M Black Hawk helos
Mexico has requested the sale of 18 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters from the United States government, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) disclosed on 21 April. The requested sale is valued at USD680 million, and includes associated equipment, parts, training and
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Australia signs up for 58 more F-35s
Australia is to buy 58 more Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) at a cost of AUD12.4 billion (USD11.4 billion), Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on 23 April. Together with the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) 24 in-service Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike
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Raytheon UK pursues GroundEye tactical C-IED capability
Raytheon UK is preparing to unveil what it believes to be the "world's first" handheld tactical improvised explosive device (IED) confirm/diagnose system for dismounted soldiers and small- to medium-sized unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). The system, known as GroundEye, spins off existing
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Argentine government's retreat on anti-picketing law unlikely to significantly heighten social conflict risk in 2014
EVENT The Argentine government on 21 April avoided a potentially damaging confrontation with sectors of its own support base by backing down from pushing legislation that limited the right of social protesters to picket. After recently arguing strongly in support of the legislation - proposed by
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Australia signs up for 58 more F-35s
Australia is to buy 58 more Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) at a cost of AUD12.4 billion (USD11.4 billion), Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on 23 April. Together with the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) 24 in-service Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike
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Experts warn of 'Chernobyl' risk at Yongbyon nuclear plant
North Korea's decision to restart its 5 megawatt electric (MWe) reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear scientific research complex threatens Northeast Asia with a disaster potentially worse than Chernobyl, according to nuclear experts. "This reactor comes from another world. The Yongbyon site has a
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UPDATE: Striking distance - Increasing attacks on Israel's northern border
Key Points An Israeli air strike in February against a Hizbullah target on Lebanese territory spurred the Lebanese Shia group to launch its first direct, albeit unclaimed, attacks against the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) since the end of the July-August 2006 war. Hizbullah has chosen the Golan
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Further attacks in Egyptian cities and on army interests likely in run-up to presidential poll
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OSINT Summary: Counter-terrorism operations in Yemen kill 55 AQAP militants
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Deteriorating security will jeopardise growing co-operation between Iraq's Nineveh province and the Kurdistan government over coming year
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BAE Systems begins new round of CFT trials for Typhoon
BAE Systems is currently assessing the aerodynamic characteristics of conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, the company announced on 22 April. Wind tunnel trials of the twin 'shoulder-mounted' blister tanks are now being held to accelerate the clearance processes
