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Arrests of prominent Algerian figures increase likelihood of third-party-related asset seizure, unlikely to placate protest
An Algerian lawyer stands before security forces during a demonstration on 23 March 2019. Source: Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty ImagesCanada, Japan navies enhance interoperability in South China Sea
The JMSDF conducting interoperability exercises with the RCN in the South China Sea in June. Source: JMSDFParis Air Show 2019: New air-combat training consortium looks for opportunities in GCC
CSIR’s Inundo EW pod (centreline station) and E-Systems Solutions’s DRFM jammer pod (right) will play significant parts in Red Sky’s adversary training service. Source: CSIRCENTCOM says Iranian MANPADS fired at UAV
Ansar Allah fighters inspect the wreckage of a UAV that was shot down in Yemen on 6 June. CENTCOM has confirmed it was a US-operated MQ-9. Source: Al-Masirah TV
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Russia’s Su-25SM3 ‘deep upgrade’ programme gains pace and scope
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is upgrading its fleet of Sukhoi Su-25 close air support (CAS) aircraft to the Su-25SM3 standard, a Russian military spokesperson told Jane’s on 18 June. “Since 2018, the Aerospace Forces [VKS] have been receiving Su-25SM3s, and a total of 25
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TALOS to HEO: US advances a pneumatic solution
Key Points USSOCOM officially wrapped up its TALOS concept at SOFIC 2019 Technology arising out of USSOCOM’s TALOS effort will be transitioned into the HEO concept and other major US Department of Defense programmes After more than five years in development, the US Special Operations
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UAE may have deployed Pantsir-S1 to Libya
Photographs of a Russian-made Pantsir-S1 air defence system that has purportedly arrived in Libya began circulating on social media channels on 18 June. A system mounted on a MAN SX45 8×8 truck – a configuration only previously seen on the Pantsir-S1s acquired by the United Arab Emirates
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UK Public Accounts Committee lambasts delays to nuclear submarine disposal
A cross-party committee of UK parliamentarians has warned that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) could run out of storage space for decommissioned nuclear submarines unless action is taken to accelerate dismantling. In a highly critical report on submarine defueling and dismantling published on 19
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US announces more military aid for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 18 June plans to provide USD250 million in security co-operation funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts for the Ukrainian armed forces. The new funds will provide equipment to support ongoing training programmes and operational
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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 -
All at sea: Indian shipbuilding under scrutiny
The pace of the Indian Navy’s shipbuilding under its LTIPP and MCPP has been slow to deliver platforms in a timely manner, according to public project delivery timelines. Mazumdar Mrityunjoy reports -
Expanding IoT poses cyber-security risks and intelligence collection opportunities
The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the online ecosystem, with effects that have yet to be fully felt. Jane’s examines the way that governments around the world are responding to the essential tensions posed by the IoT, whose vulnerabilities make it both a national security threat and a data-rich environment for intelligence collection
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Arrests of prominent Algerian figures increase likelihood of third-party-related asset seizure, unlikely to placate protest
More than 30 Algerian ministers and officials, including former prime ministers Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, and prominent businessmen associated with former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, have been questioned or detained on 12 and 16 June over alleged offences ranging from corruption,
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Canada, Japan navies enhance interoperability in South China Sea
Key Points The navies of Canada and Japan have completed a series of drills in the South China Sea Exercises seek to further deepen interoperability between the two services The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) has completed a series of drills in the
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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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Arrests of prominent Algerian figures increase likelihood of third-party-related asset seizure, unlikely to placate protest
More than 30 Algerian ministers and officials, including former prime ministers Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, and prominent businessmen associated with former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, have been questioned or detained on 12 and 16 June over alleged offences ranging from corruption,
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Moldova’s constitutional crisis establishing two parallel governments likely to result in conflicting governance and policy inconsistency
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Initial passage of Knesset dissolution bill increases likelihood of new Israeli election, elevating potential for policy deadlock
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Ukraine’s accelerated parliamentary election in July likely to benefit newer parties, complicating government formation
