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Pakistan tests Ra'ad ALCM
Pakistan test-fired its Ra'ad (Haatf 8) air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) on 2 February, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. Source: ISPRF-35 weapons certification on track for this year
An F-35A, at Edwards AFB, California, is pictured with its F-35 Systems Development and Demonstration Weapons Suite the aircraft is designed to carry. The F-35 can carry more than 3,500 lb of ordinance in Low Observable (stealth) mode and over 18,000 lb uncontested. Source: Edwards AFB, Matt ShortUSAF approves JASSM-ER FRP
An AGM-158B JASSM-ER is released by a Boeing (Rockwell) B-1B Lancer, the threshold platform for the weapon, during an operational test. Source: USAFIsraeli missile found in Syria after airstrikes
An image released by a Syrian activist group shows the burnt-out rocket motor from an Israeli Popeye missile, purportedly near the Syrian town of Al-Harrah. Source: Syrian activist group
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US Army releases JAGM solicitation, Lockheed Martin plans to compete
Significance The US Army has issued a solicitation for the EMD phase of its JAGM programme JAGM would eventually replace the airborne TOW, AGM-114 Hellfire, and AGM-65 Maverick missiles The US Army on 2 February released a request for proposals (RfP) for the engineering and manufacturing
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Malaysia to arm Sea Kings in response to Islamic State threat
Malaysian defence minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein announced on 23 January that the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF's) Sikorsky S-61A-4 Sea King helicopters would be armed and that Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAF) S-70A Black Hawks would be transferred to RMAF service. In a statement released in
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Colombian Kfir fighter lost to accident
A Colombian Air Force IAI Kfir C10 combat aircraft from 111 Squadron of the 1st Combat Air Command (CACOM-1) crashed on 31 December while undertaking a training mission over La Dorada in Caldas. The pilot ejected following a technical failure while on approach to the Palanquero airbase in Puerto
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Brazil registers over 2,000 defence products in strategic defence system initiative
During 2014 Brazil's Registration of Companies and Products in the Defence sector (Sistema de Cadastramento de Produtos e Empresas de Defesa - SisCaPED) system accredited 60 companies and catalogued more than 2,000 products, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to IHS Jane's on 18 December.
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Poland agrees JASSM purchase
Key Points Poland has agreed to buy the JASSM in order to increase its long-range strike capabilities The programme will also include upgrades to allow Poland's F-16C/D Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to carry the missile Poland is adding a standoff cruise missile capability to its air
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The belligerent bear: Russia updates its military doctrine
Russia's new military doctrine differs from its 2010 predecessor mainly in tone and nuance but, highlighting growing security threats, it also suggests there will be no retreat from the country's military development programme. Dr Mark Galeotti reports -
Fettered flight: Indian Air Force procurement and capabilities
The Indian Air Force's capabilities are continuing to deteriorate, despite the arrival of a government that seems ready to make big acquisition decisions, report James Hardy and Rahul Bedi -
Fuelling up: global tanker programmes increase in range
Aerial tankers have enjoyed a renaissance over recent years, as their importance to today's combat operations has been shown over recent campaigns. Gareth Jennings explores the role and value of tanking, analyses the primary platforms being offered to the market today, and explores the global opportunities for these platforms
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Senegalese troops train with RAM Mk 3 vehicles
Senegal has taken delivery of RAM Mk 3 light armoured vehicles, the French Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed on 2 February. The MoD said that French forces had carried out tactical training to prepare two Senegalese motorised companies for their deployment as the rapid reaction force for the UN
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Germany offers participation in IDAS to Turkey
Germany has offered Turkey the opportunity to participate in the Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines (IDAS) missile project, IHS Jane's has learnt. Berlin's offer to Ankara was made during a meeting held between Major General Benedikt Zimmer, Director-General of Equipment,
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FAB bombs (M-54 series)
Type General purpose bombs. Development Russia's M-54 (1954) series of general purpose bombs was fielded in the early 1950s becoming the standard high-explosive freefall bomb design for the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact and allied nations. The high-drag M-54 bombs remained in service well beyond the
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Nuclear bombs (Russia)
Type Nuclear bomb. Development The first Soviet (Russian) nuclear bomb - designated RDS-1 - was developed by the former Soviet Union in the late 1940s, and first tested in 1949. The majority of Russian nuclear warheads were designed at the VNIIEF in Sarov, Nizhni Novgorod and at the VNIITF in
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Hanwha 70-mm (2.75-in) rocket systems
Type 70-mm rocket system. Development South Korea's Hanwha Corporation produces a number of 70-mm (2.75-in) rocket motors and warheads. They are intended for use by the Republic of Korea's armed forces, to equip Korean battlefield helicopters and combat aircraft. Hanwha exports its rockets to a
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AN/AWS-2 RAMICS (Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System)
Type Airborne anti-mine system. Development The AN/AWS-2 Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (RAMICS) was designed to rapidly re-acquire, target and neutralise floating and near-surface moored sea mines in the upper water column (12 m to 91 m or 40 ft to 300 ft) that have been detected,
