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China and Russia have agreed to adopt "further countermeasures" in response to Washington and Seoul's plans to deploy the US Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea, officials from both countries were quoted by China's state-owned Xinhua news agency as
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The German chancellor has urged Europe to take responsibility for its own defence and security
The United States may not always be there to protect Europe, she warned
Europe must boost its own security because there is "no guarantee" the US will be there forever to protect
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired the guided version of the Pinaka Mk II rocket from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
The 214 mm calibre rocket was tested on 12 January to a range of 65 km, according
Ammunition specialist Nammo, owned jointly by the Norwegian government and Finland's Patria, has completed its acquisition of US hunting and tactical bullet supplier Berger Bullets, following the approval of US authorities.
Berger Bullets, based in California, now forms part of Nammo's Commercial
Amid a growing scandal in the United States over Russian attempts to interfere in the 8 November presidential election, Moscow has denied the existence of both its 'cyber corps' or the assertion that any Russian government entity engages in attacks on foreign computer systems.
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Russia has deployed four Su-25 ground attack aircraft to Syria but withdrawn six Su-24 strike aircraft, Ministry of Defence spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told journalists on 12 January.
"As part of the planned rotation of aircraft, four Su-25 attack aircraft from Russia, equipped
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In a press conference on 11 January, US president-elect Donald Trump outlined measures he planned to take to avoid conflicts of interest in his business dealings.
Under the plan, Trump's business assets would be placed in a trust to be run by his sons with "severe restrictions"
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Production of Russia's Yars RS-24 ICBM is being held back by a shortage of critical components
Deteriorating economic conditions in Russia are putting lower-tier suppliers of such components out of business
Orders for a new set of Russian ICBM launchers have been put on hold and may
The Royal Air Force is drawing down its training on the Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft, with the service's training unit, XV(R) Squadron, beginning its last course in January.
After completion of the final course, XV(R) Squadron will disband on 31 March; ahead of the retirement of the Tornado
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Navy secretary Ray Mabus underlined need for biofuels and other alternative ship fuel use
SecNav described how climate change will affect the USN
US Secretary of the Navy (SecNav) Ray Mabus has called for the use of alternative energy and biofuels in naval platforms, and also warned of
The US Navy and Raytheon have successfully conducted two flight tests, demonstrating new capabilities for the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile.
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has commenced water testing for the fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) in support of the US Navy's unmanned influence sweep system (UISS) programme.
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New Zealand's at-sea based JATF is designed to focus on peace support and HADR operations
Key lesson learned from recent operations and exercises is the need to continuously refine the C2 arrangements to support the JATF
New Zealand is continuing to develop the capabilities of its
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On 12 January 2017, Tajik president Imomali Rahmon appointed his 29-year-old son Rustam Imomali to the position of mayor of Dushanbe, the national capital.
Dushanbe is Tajikistan's largest city, with a population of 800,000, and is the major economic centre. His predecessor, Mahmadsaid
A BODYGUARD for a senior security official was killed and the official and four other guards were wounded in a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack targeting their convoy by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants in the town of Loder in Yemen's Abyan governorate on 11
A VIDEO released by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on 11 January purportedly showed a German national - kidnapped by the militants following an attack on a yacht off the coast of the Philippines' that killed his wife in November that was claimed by ASG on 6 November - in an orange jumpsuit stood next to a
Employees of the UK's Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) will hold two 48 hour strikes in the next month, the Unite union announced on 12 January, in an escalation of a dispute over pensions.
The strikes, which are set to take place on 18, 19, 30, and 31 January, follow a 24 hour walkout held on 24
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has inaugurated a 'strategic rocket innovation centre' to drive capability development in indigenous defence technologies, the Chinese government has said.
A statement on 12 January by China's State Administration for Science, Technology
Brazil's 2017 budget law published on 11 January, revealing a total defence allocation of BRL94.8 billion (USD29.7 billion), was a real-terms rise of 12.2% from 2016. Overall state spending was set at BRL3.5 trillion, making defence spending 2.7% of the total.
The legislation, which had been
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