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Chinese marines get first taste of cold weather training
PLANM personnel in a ZTD-05 amphibious assault vehicle during the training exercise in inner Mongolia. Source: Xinhua News AgencyDenmark selects M60E6 as new LMG
Denmark has selected the US Ordnance M60E6 as the Royal Danish Army's new light machine gun. Source: Royal Danish ArmyMultinational maritime forces co-operate in Malaysian aircraft search
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Formidable-class frigate RSS Steadfast. Source: DCNSPlanned highway, increasing ceasefire violations heighten war risks between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan parades military vehicles in Baku on 26 June 2011. Azerbaijan hopes its growing arsenal will force Armenia to make concessions regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic dispute. Source: PA
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Pentagon budget 2015: Congress saves CRH with current-year funding
The US Air Force (USAF) did not solicit funding for a new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) contract, to be awarded to Sikorsky, but rather members of Congress found supplemental funding in fiscal year 2014 (FY 2014), according to a top USAF official. Congress reallocated USD334 million in FY 2014
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Argentina eyeing Israeli Kfir C.10 fighters
The Argentine Air Force is interested in procuring 14 Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Kfir C.10 fighters that have about 40 years of service, but would arrive updated with modern technology and a price between USD200-280 million, Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources told IHS Jane's . The Argentine
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Argentine Super Etendard modernisation hits major snags
The French Navy's air arm, the Aeronavale, has decided to postpone retirement for its Dassault Super Etendard Modernise (SEM) aircraft until mid- to late-2016, complicating the Argentine Navy's efforts to upgrade 10 of its fleet of 11 Super Etendard aircraft to the SEM standard. The Argentine Navy
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China establishes committee to drive defence industry reforms
China has established a committee dedicated to pushing through reforms aimed at developing the country's defence industrial base. The National Defence Science and Technology Industry Reform Committee has been formed as an agency under the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry
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Conviction of Malaysia's opposition leader likely to increase civil unrest but weakens opposition in medium term
Key Points The conviction will prevent Anwar Ibrahim, the Leader of Opposition of Malaysia, from becoming chief minister of Selangor, the wealthiest state in Malaysia, stopping him from posing a greater challenge to the government. Many opposition supporters view the conviction as politically
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EU moves closer to funding defence R&D
The European Commission (EC) is laying the policy groundwork to pull the European Union (EU) in the unprecedented direction of direct funding of defence research within a decade. Meanwhile as an intermediary effort, the EC will seek modest funding to support dual-use research projects starting
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Crisis in Crimea
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Ukraine's armed forces assessment
Following the upheaval in Ukraine, download an extract of our armed forces assessment looking at force structure, projection, readiness and other key militray capabilities.
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Germany orders 76 more Eagle Vs
Germany has ordered 76 more General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) Eagle V 4x4 protected command vehicles, the company announced on 10 March. The vehicles are being ordered as part of the Geschützten Führungs- und Funktionsfahrzeugs (Armoured Command and Multi-functional Vehicle)
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Denmark selects M60E6 as new LMG
The Danish Defence Forces (Forsvaret) have selected the US Ordnance M60E6 machine gun (MG) to replace its ageing LMG m/62 (Rheinmetall MG3) 7.62 mm squad support weapons, it was announced on 7 March. The M60E6 is the latest generation of the M60, first adopted by the US Army in 1957. The US weapon
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Russians open cyber front in Crimea
Key Points Russia will use cyberspace operations at the strategic and tactical level in support of its military incursion into Ukraine Cyberspace operations will remain disruptive (as opposed to destructive) at the strategic level Russia's incursion into Ukraine's Crimea places a spotlight once
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Raytheon UK pursues GroundEye tactical C-IED capability
Raytheon UK is preparing to unveil what it believes to be the "world's first" handheld tactical improvised explosive device (IED) confirm/diagnose system for dismounted soldiers and small- to medium-sized unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). The system, known as GroundEye, spins off existing
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar will each seek an accommodation with Iran in light of US-Iranian rapprochement
Key Points Saudi Arabia and Qatar are opposed to US-Iranian rapprochement and fearful that a final settlement over Iran's nuclear programme will enable Iran to expand its influence in the region at their expense. A split between Saudi Arabia and Qatar has also been growing over the latter's overt
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Conviction of Malaysia's opposition leader likely to increase civil unrest but weakens opposition in medium term
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Illegal mining likely to weaken security around concessions in Colombia, despite government operations to end practice
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Truck drivers' protest in Buenos Aires signals breadth of Argentine civil unrest risks in 2014
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Chinese marines get first taste of cold weather training
About 3,000 troops belonging to the People's Liberation Army Navy Marines (PLANM) were deployed together with their heavy equipment and vehicles to a training base in Inner Mongolia for winter warfare training, state media reported in late February. It was the first time a PLANM brigade had been
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Experts warn of 'Chernobyl' risk at Yongbyon nuclear plant
North Korea's decision to restart its 5 megawatt electric (MWe) reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear scientific research complex threatens Northeast Asia with a disaster potentially worse than Chernobyl, according to nuclear experts. "This reactor comes from another world. The Yongbyon site has a
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Planned highway, increasing ceasefire violations heighten war risks between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh
Key Points The planned construction of the highway is likely to trigger military miscalculation by Azerbaijan against the backdrop of increasing gunfire exchanges and sniper attacks along the Line of Contact. Azerbaijan's acquisition of advanced weapons is likely to embolden its military and
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Saab to offer Gripen C/D upgrades, pushes exports
Saab is to continue to offer upgrades to the Gripen C/D combat aircraft to maintain the type's capability out beyond the introduction into service of the latest-variant Gripen E, a company official disclosed on 10 March. Speaking during a media tour of the company's Linköping production
