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Iraq focuses on swift delivery of Russian weaponry
A TOS-1A multiple rocket launcher seen during a 2010 parade in Moscow. Source: Wikimedia Commons/GoodvintRussia lays keels for three nuclear subs
Russia laid the keels of a new Borey-class SSBN and two Yasen-class SSNs on 27 July. Meanwhile Borey-class boat Vladimir Monomach (pictured) completed its first set of state sea trials on 25 July. Source: SevmashEscalating drug-related violence in Mexico's northeastern border state of Tamaulipas elevates risks of collateral injury, property damage
A Border Patrol agent surveys the Reynosa-Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas, on 2 May 2014. Source: PAExpanded EU and US sanctions will push Russia into recession and raise retaliation risk against Western firms
The wreckage of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. The downing of the airliner has been an important catalyst for firmer US and EU sanctions against Russia. Source: PA
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Hamas uses anti-tank weapons against Israeli ground forces
Man-portable anti-tank weapons are playing a major role in Hamas counterattacks against Israel's ground incursion into Gaza, and have accounted for around 40% of the fatalities experienced by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) during the first ten days of the ground operation. Up to 18 of the 43
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UK casts doubt on Harpoon future beyond 2018
The UK could remove the GWS60/Harpoon Block 1C anti-ship missile from Royal Navy (RN) service as early as 2018, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has disclosed. Withdrawal of Harpoon would leave RN warships without a heavyweight surface-to-surface guided weapon (SSGW), opening up a gap in long-range
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UK sets out DGP plan for Centre for Maritime Intelligent Systems
The UK government has outlined plans for a new Centre for Maritime Intelligent Systems (CMIS) as part of its Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) initiative. To be based at Portsdown Technology Park, just outside Portsmouth, the CMIS will initially support the development of an unmanned systems
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USAF strategy seeks more 'agile' acquisitions
Key Points USAF wants to build 'modularity' and 'open architectures' into new equipment development efforts from their inception. The new Joint STARS and combat aircraft trainer programmes will likely be test cases for the new methodology. The US Air Force (USAF) wants to create a more
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Australia yet to decide on ASC privatisation
The government of Australia has made no decision to privatise state-owned ASC despite a recommendation made earlier this year by the National Commission of Audit that Canberra should sell the naval shipbuilder "as soon as practicable". Speaking to IHS Jane's on 30 July, a spokesperson for
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BAE Systems wins IAF ammunition contract
The Indian Air Force (IAF) acquired 1.41 million rounds of 5.56 mm L15 NATO ammunition from BAE Systems for USD744, 400 in late June for the Israeli Tavor-21 assault rifles used by its Garud special forces. Industry sources told IHS Jane's that BAE Systems was competing against Israel Weapon
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Sands of time - China's 'salami slicing' in South China Sea
China is aiming to extend the land in the reefs it controls in the disputed Spratly Islands, building an airstrip and port, amid condemnation from the Philippines and Vietnam. James Hardy looks at the long-term consequences of Beijing's construction. -
Ramping up relief
With natural disasters projected to intensify in the Asia-Pacific region in future decades, regional militaries are required to develop capability to deal with the threat more effectively and cohesively. Jon Grevatt reports -
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
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Russia lays keels for three nuclear subs
Russia laid the keels of three new nuclear submarines to celebrate Russian Navy Day on 27 July. The boats laid down were the fifth Dolgoruky (Borey)-class (Project 955A) nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Oleg and the fourth and fifth Severodvinsk (Yasen)-class nuclear-powered
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RAN MH-60R fires first Hellfire
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed its first test firings of the AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile from an MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopter, the Department of Defence said on 30 July. The test firings - of two ATM-114Q-1 training missiles - were conducted at the US Navy's (USN's)
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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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Escalating drug-related violence in Mexico's northeastern border state of Tamaulipas elevates risks of collateral injury, property damage
EVENT The Public Security Secretariat of Mexico's northeastern state of Tamaulipas issued a warning on Twitter on 29 July for the public to avoid the area of the General Bravo-Reynosa highway/Boulevard del Maestro/Avenida Mil Cumbres triangle in Reynosa, a city next to the United States border.
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Iraq focuses on swift delivery of Russian weaponry
Key Points Russian officials have said that TOS-1A rocket launchers are being delivered to Iraq under a USD1 billion arms deal The acquisition of Russian artillery and ground attack aircraft raises questions about the tactics that the Iraqi military intends to use against the Sunni areas that are
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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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The cruellest month: July sees spike in attacks on airports
Key Points There were just 210 fatalities among the more than 3 billion passenger journeys undertaken in 2013 - but the picture for 2014 is already bleaker after the loss of two Malaysia Airlines B-777s (MH370 and MH17) plus Air Algerie AH5017, an MD-83 which crashed on 24 July en route from
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Expanded EU and US sanctions will push Russia into recession and raise retaliation risk against Western firms
Key Points The EU and US have significantly expanded their sanctions regimes against Russia, targeting state-owned banks and banning the sale of defence equipment and technologies used in the oil sector. The new sanctions are likely to have a significant impact on the Russian economy, pushing it
