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Mali receives four Super Tucanos
Mali’s four new Super Tucanos are seen during a welcoming ceremony at Air Base 101. Source: Présidence de la République du MaliOversight group alleges USAF F-35/A-10 fly-off was not objective
An A-10 comes in to land at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. The type’s unrivalled CAS credentials have not stopped the USAF repeatedly seeking its retirement. Source: IHS Markit/Peter FelsteadIndonesia enacts law to boost collaboration with South Korea
Indonesia has passed legislation to support stronger collaboration with South Korea on projects including the KFX/IFX aircraft development programme. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenIndonesian Navy to establish new unmanned aviation squadron
A ScanEagle UAV, similar to the one that will be operated by the Indonesian Navy's Skadron Udara 700. Source: Boeing
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Trump throws NATO summit into chaos with new spending demand
Key Points Trump reportedly threatened allied leaders to “go it alone” if they did not raise defence spending to 2% of GDP by 2019 The demand completely overshadowed the long list of things agreed by allied leaders at their summit Contradictory reports over US President Donald
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CERDEC to test wireless power beaming
Key Points The US Army's CERDEC are pursuing technologies for the wireless transmission of power over long distances Initial testing of power beaming to a quadcopter will take place later this year The US Army is exploring the ability to wirelessly beam power from the ground up to unmanned
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Syrian government advance towards border with occupied Golan risks provoking major Israeli military response
Key Points Opposition factions resisting reconciliation, and up to 234,000 displaced civilians, are likely to be pushed into the demilitarised zone along Syria’s border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Syria is likely to stop short of moving into the demilitarised zone, but will
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US Army cancels plans to issue RFP for XM1160 HEGM programme
The US Army has cancelled plans to acquire the 120 mm XM1160 High Explosive Guided Mortar (HEGM) munition that was expected to replace the service’s current XM395 precision-guided HE mortar round, an official from the US Army Contracting Command confirmed to Jane’s on 11 July. The
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Colombian cargo theft rates on a long-term decline, but risks persist in Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, and Valle
Event Colombian police statistics published in early July showed the number of cargo robberies (139) reported in the first six months of 2018 had declined by 6.7% from the same period last year. The reduction follows an overall downward trend in such crimes from 2013, when authorities recorded 210
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Czech MoD criticised over industry security clearances
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) is facing criticism from local defence companies and elements of the indigenous legal community over recent decisions made by former defence minister Karla Slechtova to decline to sign defence contracts with certain Czech defence companies. The grounds for these
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Russia’s ASAT development takes aim at LEO assets
Russia has increasing anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities that enable it to interfere with, or destroy, an adversary’s satellites. Sean O’Connor reviews the history and capabilities of Russia’s ASAT programmes -
Haze on the horizon: the challenges and uncertainties of Europe's future combat aircraft plans
In 2017 France and Germany announced their intention to develop a sixth-generation combat aircraft to replace the Typhoon, Tornado, and Rafale aircraft that are currently in service. BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Saab almost instantly expressed interest in participating in the multi-billion-Euro programme, which is expected to be led by Airbus and France’s Dassault Aviation. Mark Bobbi reports -
Prompt strike: ground-launched hypersonics move against missile defences
Armed forces are developing ground-launched hypersonics in response to rapidly emerging threats and modern ballistic missile defence systems. Rahul Udoshi and Akshara Parakala examine programmes in the United States, Russia, China, and India
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Mali receives four Super Tucanos
The Malian Air Force formally inducted four Embraer EMB 314/A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft into service during a ceremony attended by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, it was announced on 11 July. Embraer announced in July 2015 that Mali had ordered six Super Tucanos, but a Brazilian
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Leonardo DRS adds RADA MHR to IM-SHORAD effort
Leonardo DRS has selected RADA’s Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) for the mission equipment package (MEP) solution for the US Army’s Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) capability. IM-SHORAD will provide interim close-in air defence and counter-unmanned aerial
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US Air Force wants autonomous air-to-air collision avoidance system on F-35
Key Points The US Air Force wants to put an autonomous air-to-air collision-avoidance system on the F-35 The service has a similar technology on the F-16 that pulls unresponsive pilots out of tailspins The US Air Force (USAF) wants an autonomous air-to-air collision-avoidance system on the
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Japan displays new NBC decontamination set
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) unveiled a new truck-mounted nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) decontamination set on 27 May at Camp Omiya in Saitama Prefecture, where the service’s Central NBC Weapon Defense Unit is based. Mounted on a 6×6 truck the new set, which is
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Mali receives four Super Tucanos
The Malian Air Force formally inducted four Embraer EMB 314/A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft into service during a ceremony attended by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, it was announced on 11 July. Embraer announced in July 2015 that Mali had ordered six Super Tucanos, but a Brazilian
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Turkish 120 mm rifled Weapon Mortar System under test
The Turkish Aselsan Alkar 120 mm Weapon Mortar System (WMS) has completed initial firing trials installed in the rear of a BMC Vuran 4×4 multipurpose armoured vehicle (MPAV), Jane’s has learnt. Prior to this event, firing trials with the Alkar 120 mm WMS were completed from a fixed
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Indonesian Navy to establish new unmanned aviation squadron
Key Points The Indonesian Navy is establishing a new unmanned naval aviation squadron Formation will initially operate the ScanEagle system that is being provided under a US assistance package The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) is establishing a new
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Crimea water crisis resolution unlikely, risk of further Russian incursion into Ukraine rises in three-year outlook
Key Points The water crisis in Crimea, already severe, is likely to deteriorate further, following Ukraine’s decision to cut fresh water supply to the annexed peninsula in 2014, which had previously accounted for 86% of the total. Although there are potential non-military solutions to the
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Trump throws NATO summit into chaos with new spending demand
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Colombian cargo theft rates on a long-term decline, but risks persist in Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, and Valle
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Expansion of Ivorian government underlines president’s intention to divide junior coalition partner, but raises civil unrest risks
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Oversight group alleges USAF F-35/A-10 fly-off was not objective
Key Points A US oversight group is alleging that the USAF fly-off between the F-35 and A-10 was not objective The allegation is another moment in USAF’s history of trying to retire the A-10 A US government oversight group has alleged that a recent fly-off conducted by the US Air Force
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Indian compliance with aggressive US sanctions on crude exports increases risk of Iran resuming nuclear programme
Key Points This position marks a significant shift in US sanctions enforcement policy; during the 2012–15 sanctions period under former US president Barack Obama’s administration, the importers of Iranian crude oil qualified for waivers from US sanctions if they demonstrated
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LNA’s bid to control Libyan national institutions increases risk of renewed fighting between western and eastern militias
Key Points On 25 June, Haftar handed over the control of Ras Lanuf and es-Sider oil ports to the eastern National Oil Corporation (NOC), which reports to the eastern-based government, which is not recognised internationally. In response, the Tripoli-based NOC declared force majeure on loadings from
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LNA’s bid to control Libyan national institutions increases risk of renewed fighting between western and eastern militias
Key Points On 25 June, Haftar handed over the control of Ras Lanuf and es-Sider oil ports to the eastern National Oil Corporation (NOC), which reports to the eastern-based government, which is not recognised internationally. In response, the Tripoli-based NOC declared force majeure on loadings from
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Syrian government advance towards border with occupied Golan risks provoking major Israeli military response
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Colombian cargo theft rates on a long-term decline, but risks persist in Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, and Valle
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Expansion of Ivorian government underlines president’s intention to divide junior coalition partner, but raises civil unrest risks
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Indonesia enacts law to boost collaboration with South Korea
Indonesia has passed a law supporting its defence industrial engagement with South Korea. Indonesia’s House of Representatives approved the act on defence co-operation between Indonesia and the Republic of Korea on 10 July. The House of Representatives said the legislation would provide a
