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India exercises option for six more Hercules transport aircraft
Seen at the Aero India Airshow in February 2011, this C-130J-30 is one of six that have been delivered to date. With one having been lost in a accident earlier in 2014, the IAF will field 11 such aircraft by the time deliveries of the second batch of six are complete later in the decade. Source: IHS/Gareth JenningsIDF releases Iron Dome interception rate
According to figures released by the IDF, Iron Dome has intercepted substantially fewer rockets during Operation 'Protective Edge' than it did during Operation 'Pillar of Defence', even though the number of batteries has been increased. (IHS)MH017 mostly likely downed by Russian-backed separatists
Pro-Russian elements are suspected of downing a Malaysian Airlines on Thursday 17 July. Credit: PAMissile profile: 9K37 Buk
Close up of the Buk (SA-11 'Gadfly) Self-Propelled Mount (SPM) with four-round launcher traversed to the rear. Credit: Christopher F Foss
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AgustaWestland funded for FASGW integration on Wildcat
AgustaWestland has received a GBP90 million (USD153.8 million) contract amendment from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) under which it will integrate the respective 'Light' and 'Heavy' variants of the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) onto the Royal Navy's (RN's) new Wildcat HMA.2 small
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Army air strikes kill 20 Islamic State militants in Iraq's Babil
TWENTY Islamic State, formerly known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), militants were killed during army air strikes in Jurf al-Sakhar district in Iraq's Babil province on 11 July, NINA reported.
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Attack near Libyan border raises risk of two-front insurgency, making Egyptian support for Libyan anti-Islamists more likely
EVENT Twenty two Egyptian soldiers were killed on 19 July, when armed men attacked a border security post at Farfara in Wadi el-Gadid province using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and heavy machine guns. The post is located on Egypt's western border with Libya. A previous attack on 31 May
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Attacks on ruling party activists in northern Nicaragua suggest possible re-emergence of politically motivated violence
EVENT Unidentified gunmen killed five people and injured at least 19 others in two attacks against buses carrying supporters of the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional: FSLN) party yesterday (20 July) in the northern department
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Brunei's new OPV makes maiden voyage home from Germany
The Royal Brunei Navy's (RBN's) fourth Darussalam (PV 80)-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), KDB Daruttaqwa , began its maiden voyage on 15 July, sailing from Lemwerder in Germany towards Brunei. The 80 m vessel will join three other ships in class, KDB Darussalam , KDB Darulehsan , and KDB
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China decommissions Hainan-class 'submarine chaser' for use in target practice
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) held a retirement ceremony for a Hainan (Type 037)-class fast attack patrol craft on 16 July at a naval port in Zhoushan, according to a statement released by China's Ministry of National Defence (MND). According to the MND, the decommissioned vessel will be
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Maximum engagement altitudes of surface-to-air systems present in Ukraine
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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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India exercises option for six more Hercules transport aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has exercised its options for a further six Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft under a USD564.7 million contract modification announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 18 July. The deal includes field service representatives and three years of
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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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Farnborough 2014: Thales debuts Talios pod
Thales has released additional details for their new Thales Optronique targeting pod, known as Pod de Désignation Laser de Nouvelle Génération (PDL NG) for the French Air Force and has given it the company name Talios, at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014. Designed as a
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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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MH017 mostly likely downed by Russian-backed separatists
Key Points There is growing evidence that Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists were responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 017 over Ukraine A Buk (SA-11 'Gadfly') system captured by the separatists may have been responsible for the shootdown A growing body of evidence points to
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Attack near Libyan border raises risk of two-front insurgency, making Egyptian support for Libyan anti-Islamists more likely
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Extension of Iranian nuclear negotiations reflects both sides' intent to maximise concessions before making a deal
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Failure of new talks to end Cambodia's political deadlock would heighten risks of protests in capital
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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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MH017 mostly likely downed by Russian-backed separatists
Key Points There is growing evidence that Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists were responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 017 over Ukraine A Buk (SA-11 'Gadfly') system captured by the separatists may have been responsible for the shootdown A growing body of evidence points to
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Army air strikes kill 20 Islamic State militants in Iraq's Babil
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Attack near Libyan border raises risk of two-front insurgency, making Egyptian support for Libyan anti-Islamists more likely
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Attacks on ruling party activists in northern Nicaragua suggest possible re-emergence of politically motivated violence
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Farnborough 2014: Thales debuts Talios pod
Thales has released additional details for their new Thales Optronique targeting pod, known as Pod de Désignation Laser de Nouvelle Génération (PDL NG) for the French Air Force and has given it the company name Talios, at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014. Designed as a
