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UAE-backed Yemeni operation making progress in Al-Hudaydah
MaxxPro armoured vehicles operated by UAE-backed Yemeni forces are seen in the outskirts of Al-Hudaydah on 8 November. Source: Khaled Ziad/AFP/Getty ImagesUS Army secretary: Permanently forward basing more units would hinder training
US Army soldiers in 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team participate in a combined live-fire exercise near Alexandria, Egypt, in September 2018. While the force is stressed, Esper said if the service moved away from rotational deployments and towards forward basing more units permanently, training would take a hit. Source: US ArmyRAF reforms 11 Group to counter new and evolving threats
The ballistic missile early warning and space surveillance station at RAF Fylingdales is one of four RAF multidomain bases that now come under the auspices of the recently reformed 11 Group. Source: DVIDS/Robert LingleyChange afoot for US defence spending, policy oversight
Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps General Joe Dunford testify before the HASC in April 2018. Democrats are set to take control of the House, and will drive defence spending and policy changes. Source: DoD
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Russian Navy returns to Spanish enclave after two years
Russian Navy ships have begun using the Spanish enclave harbour of Ceuta again, two years after their resupply visits were suspended amid complaints from NATO allies about aiding Russia at a time when it was taking an increasingly active part in the Syria conflict. Three ships called at the port
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Beijing announces plan to transform PLAAF into a ‘world-class air force’
China has announced that it is implementing a three-stage plan to transform the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) from an arm of national defence into a strategic asset. The first stage of the plan should be completed by 2020 and achieve the integration of air and space power and the
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Germany gives green light for heavy transport helicopter
Germany's final 2019 defence budget approved by the Bundestag (parliament) budget committee on 9 November includes an authorisation commitment of EUR5.6 billion (USD6.3 billion) for the Luftwaffe's future Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (heavy transport helicopter: STH). This is the largest line item
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No agreement with Pyongyang to dismantle Sakkanmol missile base, says Seoul
Following the publication of a report by a US-based think tank on North Korea’s Sakkanmol missile base, South Korea’s presidential office announced on 13 November that it has no specific agreement with Pyongyang for the site to be dismantled. The report, which was released a day earlier
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Security forces reportedly kill a would-be suicide bomber in Iraq's Salah al-Din
IN A STATEMENT released on 10 November, Federal Police officials reported that a would-be suicide bomber had been killed by security forces during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a militant hideout in the town of Al-Tarmiyah in Iraq's Salah al-Din province on an earlier unspecified date,
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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 -
Winning the firefight: IFV cannons evolve
Samuel Cranny-Evans and Mark Cazalet examine the IFV weapon systems that have shaped modern conflicts, and how future firefights might be won -
Innovation by design: The French Navy’s FTI frigate programme
The French Navy's new Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire will embody innovative features that will strike a balance between cost and capability, as Richard Scott reports
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DRC opposition’s probable contesting of upcoming election results raises likelihood of limited protests, new transitional political authority
Key Points DRC’s upcoming elections, delayed from November 2016 and now scheduled for 23 December, will likely be held on time, with any (less likely) delays pushing it back no further than April 2019. The validity of the election result will likely be contested by the opposition, but
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No agreement with Pyongyang to dismantle Sakkanmol missile base, says Seoul
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Homicides and theft rising in Mexico’s San Luis Potosí; narco-message emergence raises collateral death and injury risks
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UN sanctions relief for Eritrea this month would decrease tax risks, indicate accelerating normalisation of international relations
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UAE-backed Yemeni operation making progress in Al-Hudaydah
The renewed operation around Al-Hudaydah appears to be a major offensive to capture the Yemeni port city, rather than another incremental step to take new positions on its outskirts. Yemeni forces equipped and supported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took the airport south of the city in June,
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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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German Chancellor Merkel’s resignation as CDU party leader unlikely to reduce risk of early elections in 12-month outlook
Key Points The CDU’s renewal will highly depend on whether Merkel’s successor will largely continue with her centrist policy direction or move the party back further to the right. There is a heightened risk of early elections in the 12-month-outlook as the CDU’s junior coalition
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Coalition capture of Yemen’s Hodeidah city likely, despite US call for ceasefire and ongoing UN mediation efforts
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Homicides and theft rising in Mexico’s San Luis Potosí; narco-message emergence raises collateral death and injury risks
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UN sanctions relief for Eritrea this month would decrease tax risks, indicate accelerating normalisation of international relations
