Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang told Reuters that the top priority of the military right now is completing a naval base in the island of Palawan.
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Israel to get four MEKO 130 corvettes
Israel will get four MEKO 130 corvettes in a €430 million deal with Germany. All four ships will be delivered in five years time.
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Media given access to Vietnamese Bastion-P unit
Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper was recently allowed to visit 681 Coastal Defense Missile Brigade which operates the Bastion-P anti-ship missile.
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Silver Bullet precision guidance kit tested in Israel
BAE Systems Rokar’s Silver Bullet precision guidance kit was recently tested in Israel this Feburary.
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France to sell Missile de Croisiere Naval to Poland if Scorpene selected
France is willing to sell the sub-launch Missile de Croisiere Naval to Poland if the latter selects the Scorpene submarine.
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Northrop Grumman to bring Eurofighter’s IRST technology to U.S.
Northrop Grumman has launched a partnership with Italian firm Selex ES to import the latter’s infrared search track know-how to the United States.
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A Northrop Grumman spokeswoman told Defense News that further details would be provided in May.
Source: Alert 5
Iran promise not to reverse engineer S-300
An Iranian general says his country will not reverse engineer the S-300 missile defense system.
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“S-300 is an operational system and doesn’t need reverse engineering,” Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said.
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Colombian Black Hawk crash kills four
Four soldiers were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter went down in the central province of Meta on May. 10.
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Two others on board were injured.
Source: Alert 5
Pakistan successfully test-fires HQ-7A (FM-90)
The Pakistani Army successfully tested the Chinese HQ-7A (FM-90) SHORADS on May 11. The test was witnessed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif.
Source: Alert 5
Netherlands to send student pilots to train on Italian M-346
The Royal Netherlands Air Force will send one instructor and two student pilots to the Italian Air Force for training on the M-346.
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Source: Alert 5