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IDEX 2015: IGG acquires Finnish RIB company
The Finnish Navy employed two Boomeranger C-740 MIL Fast Rescue Boats during the Operation 'Atalanta' counter-piracy mission in early 2011. Source: Boomeranger BoatsUK's Scout SV reconnaissance variant passes CDR
The reconnaissance variant of the British Army's upcoming Scout SV has passed its critical design review. Source: General Dynamics UKUS Coast Guard still wrangling with ice breaker shortage
The USCG's heavy ice breaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) off of Marble Point, Antarctica, on 23 January 2014. Source: US Coast GuardUS Navy to test ONR submarine app on cruiser for mission planning improvement
A Deputy Carrier Airwing Commander receives input from a member of a Seal team, as well as pilots, during a briefing in the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman's mission planning room. ONR is hoping to demonstrate an Operational Planning Tool aboard a Carrier Strike Group in the 2019-20 time frame. Source: US Navy
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Analysis: US debate over arming Ukraine overlooks wider strategy
Discussions regarding whether or not to supply weapons and equipment to Ukrainian forces - to counteract strong Russian support for separatists in eastern Ukraine - should be had within a wider strategic context. ANALYSIS Lawmakers and some government officials have sought to press US president
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Australia takes a step towards OneSKY
Airservices Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are to work with Thales Australia to develop the OneSKY harmonised civil/military air traffic management system. Thales Australia was selected on 27 February 2015 following a competitive tender. The value of the contract was not
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IDEX 2015: UAE announces contracts worth $5 billion
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 33 deals worth AED18.33 billion (USD4.99 billion) at the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi, a significant jump on the AED14 billion in orders announced at the previous show in 2013. The big news was saved for the last day, when the UAE announced it had ordered another
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LRS-B vital to US nuclear deterrent, STRATCOM chief says
Completing development of the classified Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) programme is essential to the US nuclear deterrent because of the advanced age of the US Air Force's (USAF's) existing bomber fleets, the military official responsible for US strategic deterrence said on 26 February.
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Philippine authorities seize Vietnamese vessel for suspected weapons smuggling
The Philippine Navy (PN) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have seized an 84-m Vietnamese cargo vessel suspected of weapons smuggling in the country's southern island province of Sulu. The PN's director of public affairs, Commander Lued Lincuna, told IHS Jane's on 26 February that the cargo vessel, An
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Finland selects FN SCAR-L for its special forces
Finland's special forces have selected the Belgian FN SCAR-L assault rifle as a new standard firearm. The FN SCAR-L will be the first 5.56x45 mm NATO calibre firearm introduced to the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF). It will supplement the current RK 95 TP assault rifle chambered in the Russian
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Lighten up: shoulder-launched weapon systems come of age
New generations of light, flexible, and precision-guided missiles promise to put more effective and usable firepower into the hands of soldiers. Robin Hughes takes aim -
A delicate equilibrium: IHS Jane's annual defence spending review
The year 2014 represented an important milestone for the global defence industry, marking the end of an extended period of defence budget cuts. The IHS Jane's Defence Budgets team reports -
China prioritises managing unrest over reforms
The annual number of incidents of mass unrest in China has increased in the past 15 years. Samantha Hoffman discusses the methods used to tackle this issue and whether it could escalate into a broader social movement to challenge the system of government
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UK's Scout SV reconnaissance variant passes CDR
The British Army's upcoming Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) tracked reconnaissance vehicle has passed its critical design review (CDR), General Dynamics UK announced on 26 February. The reconnaissance variant is the final variant of the Scout SV programme to pass its CDR. With this now complete, the
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Finland selects FN SCAR-L for its special forces
Finland's special forces have selected the Belgian FN SCAR-L assault rifle as a new standard firearm. The FN SCAR-L will be the first 5.56x45 mm NATO calibre firearm introduced to the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF). It will supplement the current RK 95 TP assault rifle chambered in the Russian
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US Navy to test ONR submarine app on cruiser for mission planning improvement
Key Points US Navy Office of Naval Research's Mission Planning Application is part of the Advanced Processing Build programme for submarines ONR hopes to demonstrate the software during a one-year demonstration on board the DDG 51 cruiser USS Mobile Bay, beginning in 2015 The US Navy (USN) Office
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CBO releases new triad upgrade estimate
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
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Turkey launches military operation inside Syria
The Turkish military made an armed incursion into Syria on 21 February to evacuate the Süleyman Sah tomb. In total some 572 military personnel and around 100 armoured vehicles were involved in the cross-border operation, called Operation 'Shah Euphrates', with the Turkish troops returning to
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IRGC attacks replica carrier in latest exercise
Key Points The mock aircraft carrier that Iran was seen constructing in 2014 has been used as a target in an IRGC exercise The exercise appears to have been an expensive propaganda effort that failed to demonstrate Iran's ability to engage major naval vessels with over-the-horizon weapons Iran's
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US opens door to increased UAV sales
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
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OSINT Summary: DRC begins military offensive against the FDLR in Sud Kivu
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo: FARDC) launched a military offensive against Rwandan Hutu militant group the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) in the town of Uriva in the DRC's Sud
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IDEX 2015: IGG acquires Finnish RIB company
The United Arab Emirates' International Golden Group (IGG) has acquired Finnish rigid inflatable boat (RIB) manufacturer Boomeranger Boats, it was announced on 25 February. The value of the deal was not disclosed. However, Boomeranger's parent company Revenio Group revealed that the disposal would
