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Hellenic Navy moves closer to leasing FREMM frigates from France
The Greek deputy defence minister has confirmed that an agreement has been reached to lease two FREMM frigates from France. Source: Naval GroupProtests over PM's election are unlikely to overthrow Armenian government but indicate increased political polarisation
Armenians wave the national flag during an opposition rally in central Yerevan on 18 April 2018. Source: KAREN MINASYAN/AFP/Getty Images #: 948181792Raytheon finalises SDB II developmental testing
Raytheon has finalised developmental testing of the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II). Source: RaytheonUSMC deploys APKWS on F/A-18 Hornet
NAVAIR has released this picture of APKWS (loaded into twin seven-cell Arnold Defense LAU-131 A/A pods) on an F/A-18 aircraft. Source: NAVAIR
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Iraq to work with Iran on military industrial development
Iran and Iraq are to collaborate on reviving Iraq’s military industrial capabilities, Iraqi news media reported on 19 April. The National Iraqi News Agency stated that Iraq’s Acting Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammad Shiaa al-Sudani had signed a co-operation agreement with
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UK amphibious headquarters to disappear in merger
The UK’s standalone two-star amphibious headquarters is to be lost in a shake-up of maritime command and control organisations by the Royal Navy (RN), which controls the country’s amphibious shipping and the Royal Marines landing forces. The Commander UK Amphibious Forces
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Bulgarian C-27Js and Su-25s flying again
Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF) twin-engine Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical transport and Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft are flying again after they were recently grounded due to an inability to service them. A BuAF C-27J, along with Spartans from Romania and Lithuania, is flying at the 16-26 April
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Entire GKN board resigns following Melrose takeover
The board of British defence aerospace and automotive company GKN has resigned in its entirety following the successful hostile takeover of the company by Melrose PLC, the company announced on 19 April. The move sees all eight board members quit their posts, including chief executive Anne Stevens,
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India withdraws from FGFA project, leaving Russia to go it alone
Key Points India has pulled out of its 11-year collaborative programme with Russia to build a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft The decision has ramifications for both the IAF and the Russian aerospace industry The Indian Air Force (IAF) has shelved its 11-year old collaborative Fifth Generation
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AFRL, HRL investigate additive manufacturing for hypersonic flight structures
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Aerospace Systems Directorate has revealed details of the testing of new additive manufactured silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) materials, which could have future application in hypersonic flight vehicles. Developed and tested under a Cooperative Research and
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Still soaring: Boeing takes F-15 Eagle to the next level
The first F-15s became operational more than 45 years ago, but the latest aircraft rolling off the St Louis production line bear little resemblance to those early machines. Gareth Jennings explores Boeing’s ongoing efforts to keep the venerable Eagle at the forefront of military capabilities -
Testing tempo: The role of special forces in the 21st Century
With governments within NATO changing their attitude to conventional force intervention, special forces have become the immediate response for nations endorsing a new approach to regional security. However, there is concern that special forces cannot sustain the current high tempo of operations being asked of them. David Reynolds examines the political drivers behind the demand to employ such units -
Syria after the caliphate: Manbij poised between conflicts
Derek Henry Flood reports from Manbij in northern Syria, charting the city’s power dynamics and precarious situation as the fight against the Islamic State has given way to competing interests
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Hellenic Navy moves closer to leasing FREMM frigates from France
The Hellenic Navy is edging closer to leasing two FREMM (frégate européenne multi-missions) class frigates from France, the Greek Deputy Defence Minister has announced. Fotis Kouvelis on 20 April confirmed that an agreement had been reached on a five-year leasing deal that could see two
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Raytheon finalises SDB II developmental testing
Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) has finalised the developmental testing (DT) campaign for the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) network-enabled precision-guided glide munition. Developed under a US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) joint interest programme (with the USAF as the
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Portugal to establish UAV-based ISTAR capability
Tekever, Elbit Systems, Airbus’ SURVEY Copter, AeroVironment, and Altus are competing to deliver the Portuguese Army’s first intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability based on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The procurement, to run through
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US Army seeks improved handheld mine detection capability
The US Army has developed a prototype location tracking capability for handheld mine sweeping devices that converts traditional audio signals that indicate the presence of a buried object into a visual display. By visualising these audio cues, researchers at the army’s Research, Development
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Hellenic Navy moves closer to leasing FREMM frigates from France
The Hellenic Navy is edging closer to leasing two FREMM (frégate européenne multi-missions) class frigates from France, the Greek Deputy Defence Minister has announced. Fotis Kouvelis on 20 April confirmed that an agreement had been reached on a five-year leasing deal that could see two
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Raytheon finalises SDB II developmental testing
Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) has finalised the developmental testing (DT) campaign for the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) network-enabled precision-guided glide munition. Developed under a US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) joint interest programme (with the USAF as the
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USMC deploys APKWS on F/A-18 Hornet
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has confirmed the introduction of the BAE Systems WGU-59/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) into operational service on F/A-18A-D Hornet strike fighters. The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) confirmed first operational flights in a news release on
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Protests over PM's election are unlikely to overthrow Armenian government but indicate increased political polarisation
Key Points The opposition politician Nikol Pashinyan from the Yelq party emerged as leader of the anti-Sargsyan protest movement. The momentum of protests is unlikely to be sustained – they lack wider public support and the authorities have avoided excessive use of force, to minimise the
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Collapse of government after no-confidence vote indicates growing power of Kyrgyz President, reducing political instability risks
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Outcome of Turkey’s presidential election depends largely on ability of discordant opposition parties to present unified candidate
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European Commission recommendation to open negotiations with FYR Macedonia enhances government stability, makes judiciary improvements more likely
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Iraqi F-16s strikes Islamic State in Syria
Iraq has flown a raid against Islamic State targets in Syria, the prime minister’s office announced on 19 April. An undisclosed number of Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) combat aircraft carried out the strikes on unspecified Islamic State targets on the Syrian side of the border, according to a tweet
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North Korea open to denuclearisation if military threat is removed, says South
North Korea’s leadership has agreed to hold its first summit with leaders from the South since 2007 and is open to discuss the issue of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, the government in Seoul announced on 6 March. “The South and the North have agreed to hold a third
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Yemeni rebels target Saudi oil industry
Key Points Yemeni rebels have announced three attacks on Aramco facilities The Saudi-led coalition blamed them for an attack on an oil tanker The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed to have carried out three rocket attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) facilities in 10 days
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Protests over PM's election are unlikely to overthrow Armenian government but indicate increased political polarisation
Key Points The opposition politician Nikol Pashinyan from the Yelq party emerged as leader of the anti-Sargsyan protest movement. The momentum of protests is unlikely to be sustained – they lack wider public support and the authorities have avoided excessive use of force, to minimise the
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Collapse of government after no-confidence vote indicates growing power of Kyrgyz President, reducing political instability risks
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Outcome of Turkey’s presidential election depends largely on ability of discordant opposition parties to present unified candidate
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European Commission recommendation to open negotiations with FYR Macedonia enhances government stability, makes judiciary improvements more likely
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DSA 2018: BAE Systems looks to build Malaysian profile
BAE Systems is moving forward with several sales opportunities in Malaysia, headlined by the company’s continuing engagement in promoting the Eurofighter Typhoon for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). Company officials told Jane’s at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2018 exhibition in
