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France receives first upgraded AWACS aircraft
The French Air Force will receive all four improved E-3F AWACS aircraft by the end of 2016. Source: BoeingNigerian 'Hind' helo lost in training accident
A Nigerian Mi-35 assault helicopter, similar to this Afghan Air Force example, was lost in a training accident on 21 July. Source: US Air ForceUSAF space chief endorses new heavy-lift rocket engine effort
Lift-off of an Atlas V vehicle from Space Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Source: ULA
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Details emerge of Vietnam's C295 purchase
The three C295 transport aircraft that Vietnam has ordered from Airbus Defence and Space (DS) are scheduled to enter service with the Vietnamese air force from 2015, IHS Jane's understands. The purchase contract - thought to be secured in 2013 at a cost of about USD100 million - also includes the
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JTIC Brief: Fighters from the forest - Wave of militant attacks hits Kenya's coastal region
Key Points Militants have mounted a series of attacks across Kenya's coastal region since mid-June, targeting Christian communities, local security forces, and government buildings. Somali militant Islamist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen claimed responsibility for several of the attacks,
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Myanmar Navy and Indonesia's PT PAL in LPD talks
The Myanmar Navy (MN) and Indonesian naval shipbuilder PT PAL are in talks over the MN's potential purchase of landing platform docks (LPDs) to bolster sealift and amphibious capabilities, IHS Jane's understands. The two parties have recently entered what have been described to IHS Jane's as
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RIMPAC 2014: RAN, RNZN conduct minesweeping AUV trials from USS Coronado
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) mine countermeasures (MCM) detachments have conducted trials of the Remus 100 MCM autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from the US Navy's (USN's) Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Coronado . According to a statement
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USAF dismisses Russian challenge of US MH17 shootdown evidence
Key Points A top US general dismissed Russian calls for Washington to publicise evidence that Russian separatists shot down a civilian airliner this week The official declined to specify whether US satellites can observe the launch of objects such as SA-11 anti-aircraft missiles The US Air
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USAF to place two situational awareness satellites into orbit
Key Points The Pentagon plans to place two GSSAP satellites into GEO on 23 July A top official said the satellites, which are to provide detailed imagery of other space vehicles, were developed in response to "myriad" new counter-space threats The United States is poised to launch two
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Maximum engagement altitudes of surface-to-air systems present in Ukraine
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Catch up: Farnborough Airshow 2014
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Back to the jungle: tactical communications in disadvantaged areas
Ground troops have been spoiled for communications choices in Afghanistan and elsewhere, but jungle communications remain as much an art as they are a science and need regular practice. Rupert Pengelley investigates the options
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France receives first upgraded AWACS aircraft
France's air force has received back into service the first of four upgraded Boeing E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, the company announced on 22 July. This first mid-life upgrade (MLU) aircraft (serial number 202) was completed in February, having been modernised by Boeing
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IDF releases Iron Dome interception rate
Israel's Iron Dome system has successfully intercepted 86% of the Palestinian rockets that it has engaged during Operation 'Protective Edge', according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). "Since the beginning of the operation, more than 1,260 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards
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USAF space chief endorses new heavy-lift rocket engine effort
Key Points The US should begin development of an alternate rocket engine to the Russian-built RD-180 for the Atlas V launch vehicle, the USAF's space chief said He cited the benefit of such an effort to the US industrial base, as well as the 'national security imperative' The United States should
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Analysis: The strange case of Iraq's missing uranium
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group made world headlines on 10 June when it rolled into Mosul, routing the security forces that were supposed to defend the city and robbed the bank of some USD400 million in gold. Now there is news that they also took other things:
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Putin suggests Russia open to co-operation over Ukraine conflict
EVENT Russian president Vladimir Putin issued a brief video statement on 21 July 2014, in which he called for the security of the Malaysia Airlines crash site to be guaranteed, and promised that Russia would do "everything in its power" to ensure that the conflict moved from the military
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USAF dismisses Russian challenge of US MH17 shootdown evidence
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Cabinet reshuffle in Georgia addresses declining popular support but will not have significant impact on policy
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Liberia's anti-corruption drive in public sector likely to be undermined by government's weak actions against corrupt practices
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Philippines sets out capability upgrades at inaugural ADAS show
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) outlined the benefits of its recent acquisitions at the inaugural Asian Defence, Security and Crisis Management (ADAS) exhibition held in Manila from 17-18 July. The current administration has released PHP40 billion (USD916.9 million) to modernise the AFP
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Strong constitution - Japan looks to reset its policy on self-defence
Key Points The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to reinterpret the Constitution of Japan to allow the military to help an ally under attack. Constitutional reinterpretation is one of a number of wide-ranging changes to Japan's military and strategic posture that focus on the
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European carriers follow US lead, halt flights to Israel
Air France and Lufthansa on 22 July announced they are suspending all flights to Israel, after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered all carriers to cancel services to Tel Aviv for 24 hours. The FAA Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) came after shrapnel from a rocket fired by Hamas hit a house
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MBDA in advanced talks for Marte ER
The Italian arm of European missile house MBDA is looking to secure a launch customer for its new Marte ER (Extended Range) anti-ship missile by the end of 2014. Speaking to IHS Jane's on 16 July during the Farnborough International Airshow, a company official said the company was in advanced
