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US Air Force announces B-21 support bases
The US Air Force selected Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma and Edwards Air Force Base, California to serve as primary support bases for the B-21 Raider. Source: US Air ForceRevised UN plan for Libya unlikely to facilitate east-west rapprochement, maintaining the current status quo
UN Special Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salamé, left, and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attend a joint press conference on 13 November 2018 following an international conference on Libya in Palermo. Source: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesNew NATO mission in Iraq to focus on training defence sector
US soldiers fire a howitzer in Iraq on 12 August 2018, while supporting Iraqi forces as part of Operation ‘Inherent Resolve’. A new, non-combat NATO mission in the country will be fully stood up in early 2019. Source: US ArmyIndia, Indonesia hold inaugural edition of Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’
An Indonesian Navy Diponegoro-class corvette, similar to the one that is taking part in the inaugural edition of Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ with the Indian Navy. Source: IHS Markit/Ridzwan Rahmat
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Canada confirms it will end Mali mission next July
Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan confirmed to local media on 16 November that the Canadian Armed Forces’ involvement in Mali will end as scheduled next July after 12 months. Addressing rumours that the United Nations was requesting that Canada extend the Mali deployment, Sajjan
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Grenade attack kills three people in India's Punjab
THREE people were killed and 19 others wounded when two unidentified militants conducted a grenade attack targeting a congregation of the reformist Sikh Nirankari movement near Amritsar in India's Punjab state on 18 November, Times of India reported. Reports stated that the assailants, armed with
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Raytheon’s OCX clears IA hurdle
Raytheon announced it has completed cybersecurity vulnerability testing of the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX). The enhanced ground control segment of the US Air Force-led GPS III satellite programme demonstrated the ability to defend against both internal and external
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Suicide attacker detonates explosives near police checkpoint in Russia's Chechnya
A WOMAN detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) that she was carrying near a police checkpoint in the city of Grozny in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya on 17 November, Reuters reported. The woman was killed, but no other casualties were reported. Reports said that police asked
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UK MoD awards infrastructure contract to prepare RAF Lakenheath for US F-35s
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 19 November that it had awarded Kier VolkerFitzpatrick a GBP160 million (USD205 million) contract to prepare Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath airbase for two US F-35 squadrons. The contract covers the construction of a flight simulator
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Unmanned whirlybirds: Rotary-wing UAVs take off in Asia
Rotary-wing UAVs have been gaining traction in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in the maritime domain where naval forces are building ships with an eye on unmanned aviation capabilities. Land forces operating in constricted terrain are also investigating similar systems. Kelvin Wong reports -
The SAM factory: Russian air-defence capabilities
Russia is developing and acquiring several new ground-based air-defence systems and has deployed some of them abroad, such as the S-400 system in Syria. Oscar Widlund charts the latest deployments of Russian ground-based air-defence systems and assesses their overall capabilities -
New Russian missile likely to be part of anti-satellite system
The appearance in September of photographs of a new missile carried on a Russian MiG-31 prompted widespread speculation as to the system's purpose. Malcolm Claus examines the new missile and assesses its intended role
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Revised UN plan for Libya unlikely to facilitate east-west rapprochement, maintaining the current status quo
Key Points The final statement approved by the international conference, in which all the major Libyan political actors participated, reaffirmed the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) framework and the UNSMIL Action Plan, but recognised the difficulty of holding a general election on 10 December
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US Air Force announces B-21 support bases
Key Points The US Air Force has selected Tinker and Edwards AFBs as main B-21 support bases Tinker AFB has a long history in aircraft maintenance, while Edwards AFB has previously hosted experimental aircraft The US Air Force (USAF) has selected Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, and Edwards
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North Korea willing to ‘permanently dismantle’ Yongbyon nuclear site
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his willingness to continue to take measures towards his country's denuclearisation, including the permanent dismantlement of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities, where a 5 MWe plutonium-producing reactor is located. The move was announced on 19
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New Caledonia’s probable rejection of independence likely to trigger violent protests by indigenous youths, particularly affecting mining
Key Points Concerns among the majority of the public in New Caledonia regarding the territory’s economic dependence on France are highly likely to offset any desire for full sovereignty, resulting in a vote to remain part of France. There is a high risk of violence from disaffected
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Revised UN plan for Libya unlikely to facilitate east-west rapprochement, maintaining the current status quo
Key Points The final statement approved by the international conference, in which all the major Libyan political actors participated, reaffirmed the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) framework and the UNSMIL Action Plan, but recognised the difficulty of holding a general election on 10 December
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Full compliance with reactivated Iran sanctions, while unlikely, would raise violent unrest risks, particularly in southern Iraq
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Incumbent victory in Fiji likely to accelerate Chinese- and Australian-led infrastructure investment
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Continued military independence key to Sri Lankan state stability if president dismisses purported premier after no-confidence votes
