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Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli completes builder’s trials

The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) successfully completed its builder’s trials, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) confirmed 22 July after the ship had spent the previous four days in the Gulf of Mexico, testing the ship’s main propulsion, combat, and other

Ecuadorian Air Force negotiates new helicopters

The Ecuadorian Air Force is expected to select its future rescue and medium-twin helicopter before the end of the year, an official has told Jane’s. The service is looking to replace its Indian-built HAL Dhruv helicopters with a shortlist that includes the Airbus Helicopters H145 and the

German lead contribution to VJTF 2023 to be modernised

The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support, has awarded the contract for the modernisation of the Puma infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and

Guatemala purchases logistics support vessel from Colombia

The Guatemalan Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the acquisition of a logistics support vessel for its navy – a BAL-C vessel (Bote de Apoyo Logistico y Cabotaje) manufactured by Colombia’s state-run company Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la

Turkey threatens retaliation if US imposes sanctions over S-400 purchase

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said Ankara would retaliate if the US imposes sanctions over Turkey’s procurement of the S-400 air defence system and that it will consider alternatives to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter if Washington removes it from the

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  Protecting the dragon’s den: PLA grows air-defence capabilities to meet future airborne threats

  China is rapidly enhancing its air-defence capabilities with an eye on addressing the proliferation of Western-made fifth-generation combat aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region. Wasif Naqi and Kelvin Wong examine the mix of indigenous and imported surface-to-air missiles and radar systems that have been fielded by the People’s Liberation Army
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  Fight and talk: Washington’s new strategy for Afghanistan

  After almost 18 years of fighting in Afghanistan, Washington's focus has turned to reaching an agreement that would end the conflict and allow for a US troop withdrawal. To achieve this the United States is banking on a 'fight and talk' strategy, but little evidence has emerged that this approach is working, as Gabriel Dominguez reports
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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
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