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Germany receives final ASGARD-upgraded Tiger helos
One of the final ASGARD-upgraded Tigers for the German Army seen at the company's Donauwörth facility prior to delivery. Source: Airbus HelicoptersIndonesia test fires new indigenously produced rocket launcher
Indonesia's new indigenously designed rocket launcher vehicle. Source: Kementrian Pertahanan IndonesiaUPDATE: USAF increases support for Poland and Baltic states
The USAF is to send a further six F-15C fighters and a KC-135 tanker to Lithuania to bolster the four F-15Cs already there. In addition, the DoD is looking at expanding the USAF's AVDET detachment in Poland as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Source: US Air ForceUSN ship heads to Black Sea for pre-planned engagements with Bulgaria, Romania
Guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departs the Marathi NATO pier facility on 6 March 2014 following a scheduled visit to Crete. Truxtun is heading for the Black Sea to conduct pre-planned training and theatre security co-operation activities with Romanian and Bulgarian naval forces. Source: US Navy
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Blast at Indonesian Navy arsenal in Jakarta kills one, injures more than 80
An explosion at an Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ammunition warehouse on 5 March killed a logistics sergeant and injured more than 80 others. The blast occurred in a warehouse belonging to a TNI-AL amphibious forces unit on an island off the port of Tanjung Priok. Images carried by Indonesian newspapers
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China's defence budget increase signals greater assertiveness, raising risks of low-intensity maritime confrontation
EVENT Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced at the opening session of the National People's Congress on 5 March that China will raise its 2014 defence budget by 12.2% to USD132 billion. The increase is broadly commensurate with the trajectory of China's GDP growth. China's defence expenditure
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Damen Schelde reveals design of new Vietnamese Sigma-class corvettes
Netherlands-based shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) revealed the latest iteration of the SIGMA 9814 corvette being acquired by the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) during the Vietship 2014 exhibition in Hanoi. The model displayed by DSNS has evolved from a previous design iteration in a
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Esterline agrees to $10m penalty to settle ITAR violation claims
US aerospace and defence company Esterline has agreed to pay a penalty of USD10 million to resolve allegations of US Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) violations, the US State Department said on 6 March. A review by the State Department's Office of Defense
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Finmeccanica to change corporate structure
The board of Italian defence giant Finmeccanica has approved a project to reorganise the group's operational structure in relation to the aerospace, defence, and security markets, the company announced late on 6 March. "The New Organisational Model is in line with similar initiatives promoted
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India puts out RfI for intermediate jet trainer
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a global request for information (RfI) in late February for 110 intermediate jet trainers (IJTs) for the Indian Air Force (IAF), following the decade-long delay by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in developing one indigenously. Overseas vendors are
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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 receives final ASGARD-upgraded Tiger helos
The Germany Army has received the last of 12 Airbus Tiger attack helicopters that have been upgraded to Afghanistan Stabilisation German Army Rapid Deployment (ASGARD) standard, Airbus Group announced on 6 March. The last of three batches of four helicopters was handed over to 36 Combat Helicopter
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Indonesia test fires new indigenously produced rocket launcher
The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - TNI) test fired rockets from an indigenously produced tactical military vehicle known as the 6X6 Kenderaan Taktis (Rantis) on 6 March. According to a statement released by the Indonesian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) media centre, the tests
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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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Ukraine counts cost of Russian 'intervention'
Russia's intervention in Crimea - in effect a full-scale invasion and occupation of the peninsula - has been described by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague as "the biggest crisis in Europe this century." The Russian force is now estimated to number 25,000: a strength reached by Moscow
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China's defence budget increase signals greater assertiveness, raising risks of low-intensity maritime confrontation
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Mexico-based mining firms face increased risks of theft and occupation by illegal miners
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Appointment of Nigerian defence minister indicates new strategy to combat Boko Haram but civilian massacres will continue
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UPDATE: USAF increases support for Poland and Baltic states
The US Air Force (USAF) has increased its commitment to NATO's eastern-most members, following Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's promise of support in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine's Crimea region. Hagel announced on 5 March that the United States is to increase its military co-operation
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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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New jihadist front in Syria indicates increased risk of Sunni militant in-fighting spilling into Iraq
Key Points On 24 February 2014, a new group called Jabhat al-Murabiteen (Sentinels' Front) announced its formation in Iraq. The group's formation coincides with the statement by Syria-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra that it would take revenge against rival jihadist group Islamic State of
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Indonesia test fires new indigenously produced rocket launcher
The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - TNI) test fired rockets from an indigenously produced tactical military vehicle known as the 6X6 Kenderaan Taktis (Rantis) on 6 March. According to a statement released by the Indonesian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) media centre, the tests
