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Covid-19: European countries withdraw from Iraq
Dutch troops withdrawn from Afghanistan and Iraq arriving at Eindhoven airbase. Source: Dutch MoDTaliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
Afghan security officers secure the area of a collapsed building of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), following a Taliban attack, in Afghanistan’s Wardak province on 21 January 2019. Source: Getty ImagesIslamic State claims attack on town in northern Mozambique
Militants in Mozambique pose with a captured ZBF-05 armoured personnel carrier in a photograph released by the Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency on 2 February. Source: Amaq News AgencyCovid-19: Czech Republic and Slovakia mobilise SALIS to deliver emergency equipment
Both the Czech Republic and Slovakia are using the NATO SALIS heavy-airlift programme to transport emergency equipment needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Source: NSPA
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Covid-19: Trump signs USD2.2 trillion aid bill into law
The US government has enacted into law the USD2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes billions of dollars for the US Department of Defense and tens of billions of dollars in financial aid for the aviation industry. President Trump signed the
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Covid-19: US Navy assets deploy as service, shipyards eye more measures to combat virus impacts
As the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) was departing Naval Station Norfolk on 29 March for New York City in support of the nation’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) response efforts, the MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) was preparing to receive its
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Update: Covid-19: US Air Force postpones April ABMS demo
Key Points The US Air Force is delaying its upcoming ABMS demonstration from April to June The service will spend this extra time trying to advance some of the IOT combat concept’s technologies The US Air Force (USAF) has postponed its upcoming April Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)
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Covid-19: Malaysian military patrolling streets amid coronavirus pandemic
Malaysia’s military is conducting patrols on the streets and transporting much needed medical supplies as part of its response to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Southeast Asian country. The military has been deployed since 21 March to help enforce a ‘restricted
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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle deploys to North Sea region for first time in 10 years
Key Points The French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle is conducting its first deployment to the eastern North Sea region in a decade As part of the deployment, the carrier strike group exercised with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 The French Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS
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Hold the line: Border security technology developments aim to stretch resources
Maintaining security at a country's border remains a challenge for military and security forces. Grant Turnbull assesses some of the latest technologies used and how they are evolving to address new threats -
Big spender: Qatar continues extensive military modernisation
Bucking the norm of cautious, incremental upgrades and replacements, Qatar is planning a complete overhaul of its armed forces largely unseen outside of wartime. Jeremy Binnie reports -
Growth of privately held data increases risk of espionage
The breadth and depth of data held by private technology companies are increasing at unprecedented rates. Anjuli RK Shere and Neil Ashdown examine the changing landscape and how nation-states might target these companies for intelligence collection
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Covid-19: European countries withdraw from Iraq
European countries have announced the temporary withdrawal of their troops from the anti-Islamic State (IS) coalition and NATO Training Mission (NMI) in Iraq. The withdrawals follow an announcement by Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) on 20 March that it had ceased
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UK NAO reports major increase in nuclear infrastructure costs
Three major UK nuclear weapons and submarine infrastructure projects have been hit by 115% cost increases and faced delays of more than 19 months to over six years, according to the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO). In a hard-hitting report published on 10 January, the spending watchdog
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Taliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
Key Points Taliban militants killed at least 27 security forces personnel during an assault on a military base in Zabul province on 19 March. The attack was the latest Taliban ‘insider’ attack, demonstrating the continuing vulnerability of the security forces to militant infiltration.
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Taliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
Key Points Taliban militants killed at least 27 security forces personnel during an assault on a military base in Zabul province on 19 March. The attack was the latest Taliban ‘insider’ attack, demonstrating the continuing vulnerability of the security forces to militant infiltration.
