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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 it already has 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 ForcePentagon budget 2015: USAF seeks funds for JSTARS, T-X recap
The USAF plans to recapitalise its E-8C JSTARS fleet. Source: Northrop GrummanPentagon budget 2015: USAF to award combat rescue helo contract
The USAF plans to replace its Sikorsky HH-60G combat rescue helicopters (pictured) with new Sikorsky UH-60Ms Source: IHS/Patrick AllenUkrainian defence industry 'unaffected' by crisis with Russia
Infographic of Ukrainian defence industrial sites in Crimea. Source: IHS
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Algeria orders Mi-28 and Mi-26 helicopters
Algeria has ordered 42 Mi-28N attack helicopters and six Mi-26T2 heavy transport helicopters for its air force, ARMS-TASS reported on 28 February. Citing an unidentified representative of Russia's military-industrial complex, the Russian military news agency added that the USD2.7 billion contract
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Appointment of Nigerian defence minister indicates new strategy to combat Boko Haram but civilian massacres will continue
EVENT Former army general Aliyu Mohammed Gusau was named as Nigeria's new defence minister on 5 March by President Goodluck Jonathan. The president had been taking responsibility for the defence portfolio since June 2012 when he sacked Mohammed Bello following a wave of attacks by Boko Haram
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Australian government auditor slams AWD programme management
Australia's AUD8 billion (USD7.2 billion) Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project, the country's largest current defence programme, is plagued by management and structural flaws with over-budget costs likely to rise significantly above the AUD302 million currently forecast, according to an Australian
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Avon to close Georgia safety products facility in 2015
Avon has announced that it will close the Lawrenceville, Georgia, facility of its US Protection & Defence subsidiary when the lease on the site expires in June 2015. The Georgia site - which employs 49 people - manufactures respiratory protection equipment and thermal imaging systems for
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BAE Systems Australia forms maritime sensors partnership with IX Survey
BAE Systems Australia has formed a partnership with Brisbane-based IX Survey to offer maritime-based sensors and communications systems to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), it was announced on 6 March. The companies are planning to bid for Joint Project (JP) 1770, which aims to enhance the RAN's
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China's Xinjiang province likely to enhance security following Kunming attack
EVENT The Xinjiang regional government will not tolerate the spread of any kinds of extremist or separatist ideology in the province, and will act to curb such beliefs, the chairman of the Xinjiang regional government, Nur Bekri, said on 5 March. Bekri's statement is expected to be a prelude to an
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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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Pentagon budget 2015: USAF to award combat rescue helo contract
Key Points The USAF seemingly reversed course in order to request FY2015 funding for CRH Congressional pressure that likely led to the reversal is expected in still more upcoming USAF decisions In a surprise announcement, the US Air Force (USAF) on 4 March said that it would award a contract for
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Israeli commandos seize arms shipment in Red Sea
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced on 5 March that it had detained a ship in the Red Sea that was carrying long-range Syrian rockets destined for militants in the Gaza Strip. Operation 'Full Disclosure' began in 2013, when IDF intelligence saw a consignment of rockets being loaded onto a
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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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USAF increases support for Poland and Baltic states
The US Air Force (USAF) has spelled out its increased 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
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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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Pentagon budget 2015: USAF seeks funds for JSTARS, T-X recap
Key Points The T-X combat trainer would receive USD600 million over five years, while a JSTARS replacement would get USD2.4 billion Those two efforts are among the few new programmes in the USAF's budget The US Air Force (USAF) has requested funding for a new combat trainer and battle management
