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French Air Force introduces new UAV pilot training scheme
France maintains three MQ-9 Reapers in Niamey, Niger. The UAVs are in high demand in Africa's Sahel region, where they fulfill a wide range of ISR missions. The introduction of an armament onto these platforms by the end of the year in the form of the GBU-12 laser-guided bomb will surely increase their tempo of operation. Source: Frederic LertLNA announces naval blockade of western Libya
BMC Kirpi II MRAPs are seen after being unloaded at Tripoli’s port in Libya on 18 May. The remotely controlled weapon stations are covered up, but are likely to be Aselsan SARPs, while the jamming antennas are folded to the rear. Source: Operation Volcano of AngerLNA claims it has been attacked by Turkish UAVs
The Bayraktar TB2 is being produced for Qatari and Ukrainian export orders, but there is no evidence as yet that they are being used in Libya. Source: Baykar MakinaYemeni rebels withdraw from Red Sea ports
Ansar Allah fighters line up at Al-Salif port as they prepare to withdraw on 11 May. Source: AFP/Getty Images
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As PESCO projects grow, the real challenge emerges: co-ordinated defence planning
Key Points MoDs within the EU need to embed cross-border co-ordination within their PESCO projects, an IRIS conference in Brussels has heard Failure to do this could adversely affect the results of PESCO initiatives As the pace of the EU’s Permanent Structured Co-operation (PESCO) and
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Erdogan announces Turkey will co-produce S-500s with Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on 18 May at a youth rally in Istanbul the future joint production with Russia of the S-500 Prometey (‘Prometheus’)/55R6M Triumfator-M (‘Triumphant-M’) fifth-generation air defence system, the state-funded Anadolu Press
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Five companies competing for contract to up-gun US Army Strykers
The US Army is moving out with plans to field its first brigade of up-gunned Strykers in 2022, and has selected five companies to participate in a design integration study. On 22 May, the service announced it was kicking off its two-phased plan by awarding a handful of companies – General
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Milestones: India’s Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS)
Latest developments India’s Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) is an automated air-defence command-and-control (C2) centre designed for controlling and monitoring Indian Air Force (IAF) operations throughout the country. To achieve this the Indian government approved funding of
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Ukrainian army forms its first Jager brigade
Ukraine has formed its first Jager infantry brigade to operate in heavily wooded regions on the East European country’s northern borders with Russia and Belarus. The conversion of the 61st Separate Infantry Brigade from the Ukrainian Army Reserve command into its new role was announced on the
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More bang for your buck: B61 service-life extension upgrades
Despite being more than 50 years old the B61 nuclear bomb is still in service with armed forces around the globe. As this weapon enters into its sixth decade it is being extensively upgraded to enhance its precision and, by default, its lethality. Thomas Withington reports -
Red seas: China’s advancing amphibious force capabilities
China is equipping its marines with some of the most advanced amphibious platforms in the world. Samuel Cranny-Evans examines these systems, the force that uses them, and how the PLANMC compares to Western competitors -
Turkey’s S-400 procurement increases US sanction potential
Relations between Turkey and the US have been tested by Ankara's intended procurement of the S-400 air defence system. With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's standing weakened by the results of municipal elections, Ege Seçkin considers the building pressures on the Turkish government
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Turkish president's rebuke of major business lobby indicates increased risk of punitive government measures targeting opposition-aligned firms
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan censured on 16 May Turkey's main business group, the Turkish Industry and Business Association (Türk Sanayicileri ve Is Insanlari Dernegi: TUSIAD), saying that he would "hold accountable" those who "attack Turkey from
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Images reveal further details of North Korean missile launch
Images released by North Korea's state-run media show that the two missiles the country launched on 9 May were of the same type as the close/short-range ballistic missile it test-fired on 4 May. The firings were part of a "strike drill of defence units of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in the
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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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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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Turkish president's rebuke of major business lobby indicates increased risk of punitive government measures targeting opposition-aligned firms
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Unilateral Russian ceasefire announcement likely only affords temporary delay to Syrian government offensive in Idlib province
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Low-sophistication Islamist attack on churches and hospitality venues likely in Ghana amid growing militant network penetration
