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US THAAD task force returns home from Romania
The US 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade THAAD task force began withdrawing from Romania on 9 August, following its deployment there in April 2019. Source: US Army/Sergeant 1st Class Jason EppersonUSAFE prepares for F-35
An F-35A Lightning II taking off on the first day of Exercise ‘Astral Knight 2019’ at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on 3 June 2019. Source: USAF/Airman 1st Class Caleb HouseIndo-Pakistani tensions increase over New Delhi’s revocation of Kashmir’s special status
Indian security personnel stand guard next to closed shops in Jammu on 7 August. New Delhi has deployed additional security forces to Jammu and Kashmir following its 5 August decision to revoke the state’s special constitutional status. Source: Rakesh Bakshi/AFP/Getty ImagesUK seeks ‘flexible’ approach to Tempest fighter aircraft partnerships
Seen at its reveal at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, the Tempest future fighter concept is being developed to enter service with the RAF in the 2030s. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick Allen
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Taiwan proposes record-high defence budget for 2020
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan has approved a national defence budget of TWD411.3 billion (USD13.1 billion) for 2020. The new budget – announced amid rising tension with mainland China – represents a 5.2% increase over defence spending in 2019. The Ministry of National Defence (MND) said
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Kim continues to let his missiles do the talking
Key Points North Korea has continued to mount a series of weapon tests The tests have been a reaction to US-South Korean military drills and most recently a speech by the South Korean president North Korea test-fired two more missiles into the waters off its east coast on 16 August while
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US Air Force seeks information on sUAS supply chain investment roadmap
Key Points The US Air Force seeks information on creating financial incentives to shore up the US small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) supply chain The US sUAS industrial base has not been able to successfully compete with dominant foreign competition The US Air Force (USAF) seeks information
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TADTE 2019: Taiwan displays its latest weapon systems
Key Points Taiwan’s TADTE defence exhibition saw a number of new systems put on display Apart from developing its own systems, Taiwan is looking to secure more significant procurements of US weapons systems Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) showcased some of its latest
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Indonesia receives two more upgraded Su-30s
The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) has taken delivery of two more Su-30 aircraft that underwent upgrades in Belarus. In response to queries from Jane’s , the service’s office of information and public affairs replied that the aircraft,
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Mexico grapples with direction of intelligence and security reforms
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came to power with a promise to shift the country's security policy away from a focus on the military and to reform the intelligence services. Pablo Uchoa examines the outlook for the reforms to Mexico's security apparatus under the new administration.
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Autonomous ambition: NavyX plots a course to machine-speed warfare
Faced with the need to redress and recover a capability debt, but limited in its number of manned ship platforms, the UK Royal Navy is advancing plans to accelerate the operational exploitation of autonomous techniques and technologies as a means to increase mass, lethality, and agility. Richard Scott reports -
Kingmakers: Venezuela’s armed forces and the national crisis
With Venezuela in a deep, complex, and increasingly urgent crisis since January, aggravated by external tensions with regional neighbours and the United States, the armed forces are likely to play a central role in the country’s future. Jim Dorschner reports
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US THAAD task force returns home from Romania
The US 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) task force began withdrawing from Romania on 9 August, following its deployment there in April 2019, the US European Command (EUCOM) announced in a press release on
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USFK confirms North Korea’s Hwaseong-15 ICBM can target all of US mainland
United States Forces Korea (USFK) has confirmed North Korean claims that the Northeast Asian country’s Hwaseong-15 (also spelled Hwasong-15) road-mobile, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can strike targets anywhere in the US mainland. The weapon, which was test-fired by North Korea
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Martial law extension, activation of 11th Infantry Division, to reduce risk of large-scale terrorist attacks in Mindanao
Key Points Islamist militant capability has been degraded by increased pressure from the Filipino military, and although they will mount small IED attacks against security forces and engage in small-arms firefights, they are unlikely to conduct large assaults against cities over the next six
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Azerbaijan’s partial replacement of troops with border guards likely indicates de-escalatory posture towards Armenia, reducing war risks
Key Points While the Border Guards commander claims that the order reflects their high standard of combat-readiness, IHS Markit assesses that Aliyev’s move is likely based on the calculus that, after winning Armenia’s recent early general election by a landslide, Prime Minister Nikol
