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Key Points The goal is to help US forces move away from large single-purpose systems The companies want to develop a capability for multiple platforms Logos Technologies and Raytheon are teaming to combine their intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies to create an

EVENT At least 20 Nigerien protection force troops were killed on 6 October when Islamist militants attacked a Malian refugee camp at Tazalit in the central Tasara region. The attackers, numbering around 40, then escaped towards the Malian border in a convoy of 13 pick-ups. The attack follows

EVENT On 6 October 2016, Moldova's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) approved the list of 12 candidates for the presidential election on 30 October. On 4 March 2016 Moldova's Constitutional Court had abolished the 5 July 2000 amendment to the constitution and replaced parliamentary presidential

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKO) contingent deployed to Syria could well be bolstered by the return of Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft to the country, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on 30 September. Citing a source in military and diplomatic circles mentioning that an unspecified number of

EVENT On 3 October, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gave the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Mission de l'Organisation des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo: MONUSCO) a

A GBP1.3 billion (USD1.6 billion) programme to refurbish buildings and facilities at Clyde naval base complex is at the heart of the UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO's) future procurement plan. For the first time the Ministry of Defence (MoD) organisation responsible for the management

In Bangui, a Colonel of the armed forces was killed and his teenage son was wounded when unidentified militants opened fire on their vehicle near a police station in the Muslim area PK5. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Moog Space and Defense Group has developed and tested the Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP), designed to be installed on newbuild tracked and wheeled armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) to enhance their firepower. The RIwP has a dual-axis stabilised base platform, which in its

The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency's (PMSA's) Maritime Patrol Vessel (MPV) programme is progressing fast, according to Pakistani media reports. Under the programme six new patrol vessels - now confirmed to be four 600-tonne and two 1,500-tonne platforms - are being sourced from China

Pyongyang will launch retaliatory nuclear strikes against the United States if it determines that Washington is planning a pre-emptive strike against North Korea, the state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper warned on 5 October. The North's latest threat comes after South Korea and the US carried out

The US Army has accepted its first seven Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) at the end of September and is soon shipping those to test sites, programme officials told reporters on 4 October. Some JLTV testing was deferred during an engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase, as the

The first full version of a large turboshaft engine being developed for the US Army as an option for its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme has begun testing, manufacturer General Electric (GE) Aviation announced on 3 October. The Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) began full-scale rig

QinetiQ North America (NA) has unveiled two new unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) at the annual Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2016 in Washington, DC, and announced a new teaming arrangement with Estonia's MILREM. QinetiQ's new platforms build on their two most popular UGVs: the Talon and Dragon

Roboteam unveiled a new operational capability for its Micro Tactical Ground Robot (MTGR) unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and details of countries evaluating its larger Probot platform and opportunities at the annual Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2016 conference in Washington, DC.

Havelsan has completed its acquisition of US-based flight simulation company Quantum3D, the Turkish firm announced on 4 October. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quantum3D will be operated as two companies by Havelsan, with Quantum3D Government Systems as the business facing US and foreign

India's state-owned shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), delivered the first of a new class of eight in-house designed Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels to the Indian Navy (IN) on 30 September. According to the Indian Ministry of Defence, L-51 is expected to be

Russia announced on 3 October that it would suspend a major arms control agreement with the United States meant to de-weaponise at least 34 tonnes each of excess weapon-grade plutonium, about enough for 17,000 nuclear weapons, by converting it to mixed oxide fuel (MOX). The Plutonium Management and

In a bid to bolster its strike capabilities amid growing threats from Pyongyang, South Korea is planning to buy additional Taurus KEPD 350K air-to-surface cruise missiles that can be carried by its F-15K Slam Eagle fighters, Yonhap news agency reported on 4 October. "The military has recently

The Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) demonstrated its combined arms capability on 30 September, when it carried out a beach assault in front of president John Magufuli, Chief of Defence Forces General Davis Mwamunyange, and other senior officers. The exercise was held in the Bagamoyo area of

UK Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s are flying self-contained missions over Syria and Iraq thanks to the availability of the P1Eb weapons integration software package, IHS Jane's has learned. Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots who have recently flown combat missions over Syria and Iraq told IHS Jane's that the