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Bahamas inducts first vessels in fleet renewal effort
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force's Legend-class offshore patrol craft, HMBS Arthur Dion Hanna (P421), was commissioned on 20 June 2014 and commenced its maiden operational deployment on 27 June. Source: Royal Bahamas Defence ForceIndian Air Force Dhruv helicopter destroyed in crash
A screenshot of a crashed Indian Air Force HAL Dhruv helicopter, which came down in Uttar Pradesh on 25 July, killing all seven onboard. Source: Zee News/YouTubeRIMPAC 2014: US Pacific Fleet commander eyes Norway's naval strike missile capability
The USN's decommissioned Newport-class landing ship tank vessel ex-USS Ogden (LPD 5) is hit by a NSM from the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen during a 'RIMPAC' ship sinking exercise on 10 July 2014. Source: US NavyRussian pilot dies in MiG-29 crash
A Russian Air Force MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighter aircraft crashed on 27 July, killing the pilot. Source: PA Photos
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China, Indonesia consider improved defence ties
China has moved to expand defence and strategic ties with Indonesia three days after the Southeast Asian country announced Joko Widodo as its new president. Following talks in Jakarta on 25 July between Indonesia's vice-president Boediono and General Fan Changlong, the vice-chairman of China's
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Suspected Boko Haram militants abduct Cameroonians in likely attempt to force government to release jailed fighters
EVENT The wife of Cameroon's deputy prime minister Amadou Ali, and a local dignitary and his family were abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants as 16 people were killed in an attack on the town of Kolofata in the early hours of 27 July. Ali himself escaped the attack on his home near the long
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First two F-35s for Australia rolled-out
The first two Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) were rolled-out at the company's Fort Worth production facility in Texas on 24 July. The ceremony, which was attended by the chief of the RAAF Air Marshal Geoff Brown and other
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Russia receives first serially upgraded Il-38N MPA
The first serially produced Il-38N 'May' maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft has been handed over to the Russian Navy by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex. The Il-38N is an upgrade to the original Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), a derivative of the Il-18 'Coot' transport aircraft,
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Rocket attacks down after a week of Israeli ground ops
A week into the ground phase of Operation 'Protective Edge' against militants in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has made a limited impact on the intensity of rocket attacks. According to the IDF, the militants had launched over 2,300 rockets by the end of 24 July, the 17th day of
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Almost 200 Brazilian companies apply for SisCaPED benefits
Close to 200 Brazilian defence companies have registered to take advantage of legislative benefits designed to foster a strategic defence industrial base, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 23 July. Following the publication of the March 2013 decree creating the legal framework for the
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Briefing: Tense transitions
Transitions in East Asia's security and geopolitical landscape are introducing new challenges into longstanding competitions and increasing the range of plausible scenarios for miscalculation, escalation and crises across the Western pacific. Tate Nurkin reports -
Briefing: Into Africa
The growth in co-operation between West African states and Brazil is reaching new heights, reports Janet Tappin Coelho -
Maximum engagement altitudes of surface-to-air systems present in Ukraine
An infographic illustrating the maximum engagement altitudes of surface-to-air missile systems present in Ukraine.
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Bahamas inducts first vessels in fleet renewal effort
Dutch company Damen Shipyards has begun delivering nine vessels ordered by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) as part of a BSD232 million (USD228 million) fleet recapitalisation and port facilities enhancement programme. The first of four 42 m Legend-class (Stan Patrol 4207) offshore patrol
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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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China builds listening station in Hong Kong
The existence of a People's Liberation Army (PLA) communications installation atop Hong Kong's tallest mountain - the 957 m-high peak of Tai Mo Shan - recently came to light. Construction began around 2010, with a geodesic dome first appearing in satellite imagery in 2011. The facility has been
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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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Declining government legitimacy will increase protest risk especially if Ukrainian forces fail to re-establish territorial control by November
Key Points Public expectations for administrative, political, and economic reforms that followed the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych have not been met. Rising economic pressures and a potential failure to contain the separatist threat by the winter months - at which point the army will be
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Suspected Boko Haram militants abduct Cameroonians in likely attempt to force government to release jailed fighters
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Appointment of new PM and cabinet unlikely to lead to policy changes in Rwanda
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Ceasefire between rebel factions in CAR risk-positive for government stability but is unlikely to significantly reduce violence
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RIMPAC 2014: US Pacific Fleet commander eyes Norway's naval strike missile capability
Key Points USN to demonstrate Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile in live fire test on board USS Coronado The NSM test, planned for September 2014, will demonstrate the Littoral Combat Ship's potential to execute increased anti-surface warfare role The Norwegian Navy's successful firing of a new
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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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Hamas's tactics highlight severe cost of war with Hizbullah and raise risk of third intifada against Israel
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Public opinion likely to affect timeline of Japan's nuclear restarts, despite safety clearances
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Former chief of UK's intelligence service identifies change in the terrorist threat to the West since Arab Spring
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Libya's anti-Islamist offensive suffers setback
The anti-Islamist campaign led by the renegade general Khalifa Haftar appeared to suffer a significant setback on 21 July when the radical group Ansar al-Sharia overrun two neighbouring bases in Benghazi. The Camp 319 and 36th Battalion bases in the city's Bu Atni neighbourhood were defended by the
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Billions worth of US Army kit to remain in Afghanistan after withdrawal
The US Army, owner of the bulk of military equipment in Afghanistan, is expecting to leave about USD5 billion worth of gear behind when it has completed a withdrawal operation at the end of 2016. In January 2014 the army estimated that it had about USD15 billion worth of equipment still deployed in
