Work has started on Britain’s first new permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa laid the first cornerstone of HMS Juffair at Mina Salman Port on Nov. 1.
U.S., Egypt to resume co-production of M1A1
The delivery of a 2011 Egyptian order of 125 M1A1 main battle tanks is set to resume after it was suspended in 2013 due to a coup in the country.
By English: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army buys seven more AN/TPQ-53s
The U.S. Army has placed an order with Lockheed Martin for seven more AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) counterfire target acquisition radars for $85 million.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
INS Kochi test-fired BrahMos anti-ship missile
INS Kochi successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile on Nov. 1. This is the first successful test of a weapon system from the indigenous warship after it was commissioned on Sept. 30.
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Photo: Indian Ministry of Defence
Obama to send special forces into Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the deployment of special forces into norther Syria next month to advise opposition forces in their fight against ISIL.
By Camera Operator: PH2 JEFFREY LOSHAW [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USN hopes to restart its heavyweight torpedo program
At the annual Naval Submarine League symposium, Director of Undersea Warfare Rear Adm. Charles Richard, told attendees that he hopes to restart the heavyweight torpedo program as the current lineup of weapons are getting old.
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Two Russian Tu-142s buzzed USS Ronald Reagan
Two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft buzzed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan at 500 ft in the Sea of Japan this week.
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USAF to brief Boeing on LRS-B decision today
Officials from the U.S. Air Force will meet executives from Boeing today and brief them on the decision to award the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) contract to Northrop Grumman.
DARPA to start ACTUV trials next year
DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV), an unmanned surface vehicle designed to track diesel electric submarines, is expected to begin builder’s trials in January or February 2016.
Raytheon introduces the TOW EagleFire launcher
To deal with obsolescence issues and bridge the capabilities of existing launchers, Raytheon has introduced the TOW EagleFire launcher.
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