The naval wing of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has implied that it is working on a missile that can be launched from a submerged submarine. Iranian television showed footage of a missile being launched from below the surface during the 'Great Prophet 9' exercise that was held on

Key Points The USN plans to add a due-regard radar to its Triton UAV after it is fielded to the fleet Aircraft will be delivered to the fleet at the end of 2017 and early in 2018 The US Navy (USN) plans to add a due-regard radar to its Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime surveillance

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

Key Points Cost of living and income inequality concerns feature prominently in Israel's electoral campaign but policy prescriptions are vague. Regardless of who wins the election, the government is likely to seek increased competition in the banking and real estate sectors, although regulatory

Nigerian military spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade has said the role that Chadian forces are playing in operations against the militant group Boko Haram in the northeast of the country is being exaggerated. Gen Olukolade told reporters on 4 March that "some theorists who are still bent

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

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

China has announced that its defence budget will increase by 10.1 per cent to CNY886.9 billion (USD141.6 billion) for 2015. The 10.1 per cent nominal terms increase is slowest rate of growth since 2010. However, slowing inflation means that real terms growth is maintained at around 9 per cent in