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Indian Army inducts two howitzer types

The Indian Army (IA) has formally inducted the BAE Systems 155 mm/39-calibre towed lightweight howitzer as well as the K-9 Vajra (Thunderbolt), which is a modified version of the Hanwha Techwin K-9 Thunder 155 mm/52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer (SPH). The IA took delivery of 10 of the

Airshow China 2018: ZB Intelligence unveils Marine Lizard amphibious combat USV prototype

Zhongbang Intelligent Technology (ZB Intelligence), a Qingdao-based company specialising in the development of control and navigation systems for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), announced a new amphibious combat USV development called the Marine Lizard at the Airshow China 2018 exhibition in

Belgium signs motorised capability co-operation agreement with France during first European Intervention Initiative ministerial

Belgian Defence Minister Steven Vandeput and his French counterpart, Florence Parly, signed an intergovernmental framework agreement on their countries' co-operation on Capacité Motorisée (motorised capability: CaMo) during the first European Intervention Initiative (EI2) ministerial held

Construction begins on final Arleigh Burke Flight IIA destroyer at BIW

The construction officially started on 9 November at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), which will be the last Flight IIA configuration destroyer built by BIW, as the yard prepares to build Flight III

DDG 1001 leaves shipyard for commissioning

The guided-missile destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), the second ship in the Zumwalt class of destroyers, departed General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard in Bath, Maine, on 9 November to be commissioned on the US West Coast. The destroyer is en route to California where it is scheduled

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  Adding SHORAD: US Army rebuilds its short-range air defences

  The US Army is working in earnest to reconstitute a short-range air-defence capability that has atrophied during 18 years of counterinsurgency operations. Daniel Wasserbly and Andrew White report
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  Fact or fallacy? Fake news and the military

  Propaganda and disinformation are not new concepts but the speed and reach of social media in the ‘fake news’ era has lent new potency to the threat and has forced militaries to grapple with the challenges and opportunities posed by modern editing technologies and mass communication tools. Gerrard Cowan reports
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  Building NATO’s new eastern front: The eFP in Europe

  In 2016 NATO leaders agreed to despatch multinational battlegroups to the Baltic states and Poland under the enhanced Forward Presence initiative. Since then NATO deployments to Eastern Europe have accelerated. Tim Ripley charts the progress of efforts to build up allied defences in the region
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