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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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Levels of violence remain high in Afghanistan despite peace talks’ progress
Key Points The US military suffered its 10th fatality of the year to date in combat operations in Afghanistan on 13 July, leaving 2019 on course to eclipse the totals recorded during the preceding two years. The fatality came amid a rising current of recent mass-casualty violence by the Taliban,
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US Army ready to extend PrSM range, delays flight testing due to subcontractor ‘accident’
US Army leaders are looking for test sites to fly two vendors’ Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) offerings beyond the 499 km capped range agreed to in the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty if Washington does withdraw from the treaty next month. Vendors will likely make software
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USN Vice Admiral Gilday nominated to be next CNO
US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral Michael Gilday has been nominated for a promotion to admiral and appointment to be the new USN chief of naval operations (CNO), acting Secretary of Defense Richard Spencer announced on 18 July. Vice Adm Gilday, who is currently serving as director of the Joint Staff, is
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UK and Sweden sign MOU on future combat air systems co-operation
UK Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt and Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 18 July to co-operate on future combat air systems. Describing the agreement as “landmark”, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on its website on 19 July that
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Update: US Patriot battery reportedly to deploy to Saudi Arabia
The United States is preparing to deploy a Patriot battery and 500 troops to Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base, according to two US officials cited by CNN on 17 July. The US military withdrew most of its personnel from the kingdom in 2003, leaving only those involved in training and
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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 -
Social media changes force OSINT practitioners to adapt
An apparent crackdown by social media platforms prompted concern in the OSINT community in June 2019. Veli-Pekka Kivimäki examines the changes that took place and assesses the outlook for the work of OSINT practitioners -
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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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
