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Update: US says it destroys Iranian drone “threatening” navy warship
USS Boxer is seen transiting the Strait of Hormuz with the LMADIS counter-UAV system deployed on its deck. USS Harpers Ferry, another member of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, and expeditionary sea base ship USS Lewis B Puller can be seen in the background. Source: Lance Cpl Dalton Swanbeck/11th Marine Expeditionary UnitUS to cut ties with Turkey on F-35 programme, shift supply chain to US
A TZM 22T6E2 ‘freight loading unit', or missile loader, on a Ural-532361 truck is shown leaving a Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) Il-76 after it landed at Mürted Air Base, northwest of Ankara, on 12 July 2019. Source: Turkish MoDRAF announces AEW&C, space, ‘drone’ test squadrons
An artist's impression of how the E-7 AEW&C aircraft will appear in UK service. The RAF is acquiring five such aircraft to replace its current E-3D Sentry platforms, and it was announced that 8 Squadron will operate them. Source: Crown CopyrightMalaysia flexes missile capabilities in South China Sea amid fresh tensions
Screengrab from a video released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, showing KD Kasturi launching the MM40 Exocet anti-ship missile. Source: Royal Malaysian Navy
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UK reduces risk from programmes
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) procurement officials appear to have had some success in driving risk out of several high-profile programmes, with the number ‘red-flagged’ by the UK’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) dropping from five to one over the past year, according
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UK to contribute long-range reconnaissance group to MINUSMA
The British Army will contribute a 250-strong long-range reconnaissance task group to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) from 2020, UK Secretary of Defence Penny Mordaunt announced on 22 July. “The UK contribution will provide improved situational
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US and Venezuelan aircraft square off over Caribbean waters
A US Navy Lockheed EP-3 Aries II surveillance aircraft was shadowed by a Venezuelan Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker’ fighter on 19 July while flying over Caribbean waters. The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) stated that the EP-3 was flying over international waters and that the Sukhoi behaved in
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US express ‘concern’ over Chinese ‘interference’ in South China Sea
The US Department of State has expressed “concern” over reports of what it described as China’s “interference with oil and gas activities in the South China Sea (SCS), including Vietnam’s long-standing exploration and production activities”. “China’s
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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
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Canada struggles to curb money laundering
Multiple reports on money laundering in Canada have shed new light on the magnitude and key characteristics of the issue. Benoît Gomis analyses new developments and factors related to the problem and likely future evolutions -
New Finnish government focuses on global security issues
Subtle changes are likely in the security and defence policy of the new Finnish government that took power in June. Charly Salonius-Pasternak examines the government and EU presidency programmes for clues about likely evolutions -
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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Probable attempted talks with jihadists following Russia-Mali military deal likely to create splits weakening operational capacity
Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé on 7 July wrapped up a five-day trip to central Mali, where hundreds have been killed in inter-ethnic violence, pledging to increase security. His visit follows the signing of a Mali-Russia military agreement on 25 June by the two countries’ defence
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Update: US says it destroys Iranian drone “threatening” navy warship
US President Donald Trump said on 18 June the US Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) destroyed an Iranian drone earlier that day that was threatening the ship in the Strait of Hormuz. “The Boxer took defensive action against an Iranian drone, which had closed into a
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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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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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Probable attempted talks with jihadists following Russia-Mali military deal likely to create splits weakening operational capacity
Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé on 7 July wrapped up a five-day trip to central Mali, where hundreds have been killed in inter-ethnic violence, pledging to increase security. His visit follows the signing of a Mali-Russia military agreement on 25 June by the two countries’ defence
