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Israel, UK, and US conduct joint F-35 training
F-35s from Israel, the UK, and the US came together for a first trilateral training exercise on 25 June. Source: US Air ForceArmy 2019: Russian MoD to receive BTR-82AT APCs
The Russian MoD is set to receive its first BTR-82AT APCs, one of which is displayed at Army 2019. Source: Dmitry FediushkoNorway to scrap damaged frigate
Norway has confirmed that the Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate KNM is beyond economic repair after colliding with the tanker Sola TS on 8 November 2018 and will be scrapped. Source: Emil Wenaas Larsen/ForsvaretQatar’s Typhoon contract is ‘largest ever’ UK export credit deal, reveals UKEF report
Qatar’s procurement of Eurofighter Typhoons and Hawk trainers from the UK is supported through UK credit worth potentially up to GBP5 billion. Source: BAE Systems
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French Gazelle down in North Africa, crew rescued
A French Aerospatiale SA341 Gazelle observation and light attack helicopter crashed during operations in North Africa in mid-June. The French Army Light Aviation (Aviation Légère de L'Armée de Terre: ALAT) helicopter was reportedly hit by small-arms fire while flying near the border
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BAE Systems prepares Hunter frigate prototyping
BAE Systems has initiated a process to engage with Australian businesses on the prototyping phase of its AUD35 billion (USD25 billion) project to construct nine Hunter-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The company said on 25 June that in a “procurement update” event in
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Mitsubishi to acquire Bombardier unit
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has agreed to acquire Bombardier’s commercial regional jet business for USD550 million, the two corporations announced on 25 June. Under the agreement, MHI will acquire the maintenance, support, refurbishment, marketing, and sales activities for
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Leonardo eyes EW mission data systems market
Leonardo is marketing open/reprogrammable electronic warfare (EW) and mission data systems with an eye towards sending aircraft on sorties with the latest threat intelligence, Mark Hewer, the company’s vice president for the Integrated Mission Solutions, told Jane’s in June. Effectively
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Pentagon shakeup poised to ensure continuation of US Army’s modernisation priorities
If the White House gets its way, US Army leaders will be shuffled into key, Senate-confirmed positions, a move that could potentially solidify the continuation of the service’s six key modernisation priorities. Mark Esper left his post as the army’s secretary to take the reins as the
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US Air Force launches first on-orbit demonstration of non-toxic satellite propellant
The US Air Force (USAF) has demonstrated on-orbit for the first time a non-toxic satellite propellant that it developed. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic Propellant (ASCENT) will now perform a 13-month demonstration on Ball
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Paris Air Show 2019: Airbus debuts H160M mock up
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Paris Air Show 2019: The Future of Urban Air Mobility
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Wild East: Russian and US formations in Eastern Europe
Experience in recent conflicts has prompted both Russia and the United States to rethink their primary war fighting formations in Eastern Europe. Samuel Cranny-Evans reports -
US demand drives profitable cross-border fentanyl trade
Demand for illegal opioids in the US market is leading Mexican cartels to expand their involvement in fentanyl trafficking. James Blake reports from the Mexico-US border on the production and distribution of fentanyl and the national security impact of the trade -
Progressive HARM: An evolution in capability
The suppression and/or destruction of enemy air-defence systems is essential to sustaining US and allied anti access/area denial mission superiority. Robin Hughes explores the evolution of the AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile in advancing this capability
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Army 2019: Russian MoD to receive BTR-82AT APCs
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to receive the first BTR-82AT armoured personnel carriers (APCs) this year, a military source told Jane's on the first day of the Army 2019 defence exhibition being held in Kubinka near Moscow between 25–30 June. In early April Defence Minister
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Global Hawk shootdown validates Iran’s indigenous SAM capabilities
Key Points The US has confirmed Iran’s claim it shot down a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a range of about 70 km Iran credited a 3 Khordad, one of several new indigenous surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, with the shootdown The shooting down of a US Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk
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Space Fence mission change has US Air Force rethinking second radar site
Key Points The US Air Force is reconsidering moving forward with the second Space Fence radar site This second site could likely be procured for about USD1 billion The US Air Force (USAF) is cooling on funding and procuring the second Space Fence space situational awareness (SSA) site because the
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Thales targets April 2020 delivery for MMCM demonstrators
Thales is working to complete integration, testing, and qualification of Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) demonstrator systems planned to be delivered to France and the UK in April 2020. Being jointly funded by the two nations, the MMCM programme covers the design, development, integration, and
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Israel, UK, and US conduct joint F-35 training
The first three countries to employ the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in combat have come together for an inaugural trilateral training exercise geared at increasing interoperability and cross-user learning. Aircraft from Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United
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StormBreaker IOC with USAF expected later this year
The US Air Force (USAF) is expected to declare an initial operational capability (IOC) with Raytheon Missile Systems’ StormBreaker smart weapon on the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle multirole combat aircraft in the third or fourth quarter this year following completion of the operational test and
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‘BALTOPS 2019’ tests new amphibious command construct for US, NATO forces
Key Points US, NATO forces have been testing a new, higher-level, integrated amphibious command construct at the ‘BALTOPS 2019’ military exercise Greater amphibious presence at ‘BALTOPS 2019’ is providing the opportunity to demonstrate this construct and inform development
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Coup attempt in Ethiopia’s Amhara and associated assassination highlight deteriorating military cohesion, hostility between regional states
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described as a “coup attempt” the (probably linked) assassinations of Amhara region’s president, Ambachew Mekonnen, in Bahir Dar and subsequently of the federal military chief of staff, General Seare Mekonen, in Addis Ababa on 22 June.
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UN records decrease in security-related incidents in Afghanistan
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Fifth China-North Korea summit highlights pressure on US to alter negotiating position for “denuclearisation” talks to progress
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Violent unrest in Tbilisi following Russian MP’s appearance in Georgian parliament increases likelihood of early general election
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Israel, UK, and US conduct joint F-35 training
The first three countries to employ the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in combat have come together for an inaugural trilateral training exercise geared at increasing interoperability and cross-user learning. Aircraft from Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United
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Israel says Iran continues ballistic missile launches
Iran launched a Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) in December 2018, the Israeli representative to the UN told the Security Council in a letter released on 5 June. Danny Danon said there had been seven Iranian ballistic missile launches between December 2018 and February 2019,
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Southern Mali attack highlights likelihood of jihadist conflict reaching coastal West Africa, targeting foreigners, churches, mining companies
On 19 May, seven people were killed in a jihadist attack on a border post at Koury in Mali’s southern Sikasso region, near the Burkina Faso border. The attack comes amid warnings and assaults in coastal Ghana, Togo, and Benin, previously unaffected by terrorism, as well as Cote d’Ivoire,
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Islamist attacks on Burkinabe churches indicate a broadening strategy from stoking inter-ethnic violence to prioritising sectarian divisions
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Gwadar attack indicates growing threat to Chinese nationals in Balochistan but risks to Chinese projects relatively lower
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Implementation of ceasefire conditions reduces immediate likelihood of resumed escalation between Israel and Gazan militant groups
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Coup attempt in Ethiopia’s Amhara and associated assassination highlight deteriorating military cohesion, hostility between regional states
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described as a “coup attempt” the (probably linked) assassinations of Amhara region’s president, Ambachew Mekonnen, in Bahir Dar and subsequently of the federal military chief of staff, General Seare Mekonen, in Addis Ababa on 22 June.
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Fifth China-North Korea summit highlights pressure on US to alter negotiating position for “denuclearisation” talks to progress
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Violent unrest in Tbilisi following Russian MP’s appearance in Georgian parliament increases likelihood of early general election
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EU's further postponement of accession negotiations with Albania, North Macedonia undermines judiciary, governance reforms, Western Balkans stability
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Qatar’s Typhoon contract is ‘largest ever’ UK export credit deal, reveals UKEF report
Key Points UK credit to support Qatar procurement worth a potential GBP5 billion (USD6.4 billion), but it needed ‘ministerial direction’ to progress UK Export Finance report also reveals Middle East and Asian countries are principal beneficiaries of UK defence export credit
