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Canada's oiler arrives in Hawaii for damage assessment following engine room fire
USNS Sioux tows the RCN's auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 6 March 2014. Source: US NavyGermany receives final ASGARD-upgraded Tiger helos
One of the final ASGARD-upgraded Tigers for the German Army seen at the company's Donauwörth facility prior to delivery. Source: Airbus HelicoptersIndonesia test fires new indigenously produced rocket launcher
Indonesia's new indigenously designed rocket launcher vehicle. Source: Kementrian Pertahanan IndonesiaPentagon budget 2015: Submarines continue to reign supreme in USN's shipbuilding funds request
The USN's first Block III Virginia-class submarine North Dakota (SSN 784) rolls out from Electric Boat's production facility in Groton, Connecticut. It is expected to conduct sea trials in April 2014 ahead of delivery in May 2014. Source: General Dynamics Electric Boat
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Australia commits to domestic naval construction
Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has moved to reassure the national shipbuilding industry that pending naval construction projects will be undertaken within the country. The Australian Financial Review newspaper quoted Johnston as saying on 7 March that these future projects, likely to be
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Boustead Naval Shipyard and Royal Malaysian Navy to enhance capabilities
Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) have signed an agreement to enhance the company's naval shipbuilding capabilities. Boustead Holdings, the parent company of BNS, said in a filing to the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange on 7 March that the memorandum of understanding
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Spanish Navy investigates accidental frigate chaff firing
The Spanish Navy is investigating the accidental firing of a frigate's anti-missile chaff system at the end of February. The incident saw six sailors injured. The accident occurred on board the Type F 102 Alvaro de Bazan-class anti-air warfare guided-missile frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón ,
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Airbus CEO blames industry for 'disappointing' Eurofighter sales
International sales volume for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft has not met with expectations despite a window of opportunity provided by developmental delays of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders told reporters in Washington on 7 March.
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Blast at Indonesian Navy arsenal in Jakarta kills one, injures more than 80
An explosion at an Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ammunition warehouse on 5 March killed a logistics sergeant and injured more than 80 others. The blast occurred in a warehouse belonging to a TNI-AL amphibious forces unit on an island off the port of Tanjung Priok. Images carried by Indonesian newspapers
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China's defence budget increase signals greater assertiveness, raising risks of low-intensity maritime confrontation
EVENT Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced at the opening session of the National People's Congress on 5 March that China will raise its 2014 defence budget by 12.2% to USD132 billion. The increase is broadly commensurate with the trajectory of China's GDP growth. China's defence expenditure
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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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Canada's oiler arrives in Hawaii for damage assessment following engine room fire
The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) auxiliary ship that suffered an engine room fire while transiting the Pacific Ocean in late February has arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, US Navy (USN) officials announced on 7 March. Towed by US fleet ocean tug USNS Sioux (T-AFT 171), the RCN's oiler HMCS Protecteur
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Indonesia test fires new indigenously produced rocket launcher
The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - TNI) test fired rockets from an indigenously produced tactical military vehicle known as the 6X6 Kenderaan Taktis (Rantis) on 6 March. According to a statement released by the Indonesian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) media centre, the tests
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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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China's defence budget increase signals greater assertiveness, raising risks of low-intensity maritime confrontation
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Closure of UN peacebuilding mission indicates improved political stability and reduced civil war risks in Sierra Leone
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Co-ordinated shooting attacks on Baghdad army checkpoints mark bolder tactic to circumvent security measures
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Singapore considers larger amphibious ships
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is examining the possibility of acquiring larger multipurpose amphibious landing platform dock ships (LPDMs) for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen disclosed in parliament on 6 March. Ng praised the performance of the city-state's
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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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Indonesia test fires new indigenously produced rocket launcher
The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - TNI) test fired rockets from an indigenously produced tactical military vehicle known as the 6X6 Kenderaan Taktis (Rantis) on 6 March. According to a statement released by the Indonesian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) media centre, the tests
