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Iran dismisses latest European assessment of its ballistic missiles
Stills taken from a video released on 22 April show a Shahab-3 ballistic missile fitted with a new triconic manoeuvring re-entry vehicle. Source: Letter from the permanent representatives of France, Germany and the UK to the UN Secretary-General, 21 November 2019Sikorsky Colombia grows amount of native-born Black Hawk MRO personnel
One of two .556 calibre bullet holes in the tail of a Colombian National Police Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter. Since the bullet damaged vital structural components, Sikorsky Colombia is sending in a team to perform depot level repairs that the police are unable to perform themselves. Source: Jane’s/Pat HostFrench Navy CSG focuses on international co-operation in ‘PEAN 2019’
A French Rafale M fighter lands on during ‘PEAN 2019’. Source: Jane’s/Emmanuel HuberdeauCNO sees continued need for sea-based aviation and unmanned platforms
US Navy leadership now says more land-based prototypes should have been built for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Source: US Navy
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Sudanese PM confirms withdrawal of troops in Yemen
Sudan has significantly reduced its commitment to the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan’s transitional prime minister. “Regarding the withdrawal of forces, the number of troops had reached 15,000 soldiers and now it has drawn
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North Korea says it conducted ‘very important test’ at missile engine test facility after announcing that denuclearisation is ‘off the table’
North Korea announced on 8 December that it has conducted a “very important test” at the Sohae Satellite Launch Station, which serves both as the country’s main satellite launch facility, as well as a missile engine test site. In a short statement carried by the state-run Korean
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Bohemia Interactive Simulations unveil latest version of virtual training tool
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) unveiled the first customers for the latest version of its virtual training environment, Virtual Battlespace 4 (VBS4), at the 2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando in December. The Swedish Armed Forces
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Bulgarian Navy accepts attrition-replacement Dauphin helicopter
The Bulgarian Navy (Voennomorski sili na Republika Balgariya : VMS) accepted into service one Airbus Helicopter AS365N3+ Dauphin multipurpose rotorcraft on 6 December. A ceremony to welcome the new arrival took place at the Chayka naval helicopter base on the Black Sea coast. Procured second-hand,
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RUAG MRO International completes inspection of a Bangladeshi Navy Dornier 228-212 special mission aircraft
RUAG MRO International announced on 9 December that one of the Bangladeshi Navy’s (BN’s) two Dornier 228-212 special mission aircraft has resumed regular operations after the company completed a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) inspection of the platform following 72 months of
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Arctic innovation: Military developments in the High North
Climate change has heightened focus on the Arctic in recent years, with newly accessible sea routes and resources attracting the attention of neighbouring countries. Armed forces are responding in a number of ways, boosting training efforts and investing in specialised equipment, writes Gerrard Cowan -
Good enough: China’s military exports to the Asia-Pacific region
China has expanded its defence exports across the Asia-Pacific region in recent years and entrenched its position to meet regional requirements for 'good enough' military equipment. Jon Grevatt reports -
Growth of commercial satellite imagery analysis raises ethical challenges
The commercial availability of high-resolution satellite imagery raises ethical questions, with practitioners increasingly concerned about the lack of professional standards for open-source imagery analysts. Allison Puccioni and Neil Ashdown examine the evolving debate
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Iran dismisses latest European assessment of its ballistic missiles
Tehran has dismissed the latest European claims about its ongoing ballistic missile developments – including a new type of manoeuvring re-entry vehicle – in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231. “This attempt has been made by making reference to such unreliable sources
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Iran dismisses latest European assessment of its ballistic missiles
Tehran has dismissed the latest European claims about its ongoing ballistic missile developments – including a new type of manoeuvring re-entry vehicle – in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231. “This attempt has been made by making reference to such unreliable sources
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Taliban attack two northern Afghan cities as latest round of peace talks with US concludes
The Taliban militant group launched attacks on Puli Khumri, the capital of Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province, on 1 September just a day after it overran several parts of Kunduz City, the capital of Kunduz Province, as the militants ramp up combat operations across the Central Asian country in an
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UK Chief of Defence Intelligence looks to OSINT
Publicly available data will be the backbone of the UK military’s situational awareness in future conflicts and crises, according to the country’s Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Lieutenant-General James Hockenhull. Speaking at a briefing at the Defence & Security Equipment
