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Serbian armed forces chief details modernisation programmes

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 02:00
Serbia will begin modernising its M-84A main battle tank (MBT) and M-80A tracked light armoured amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), the chief of the general staff of the Serbian Armed Forces has revealed. “We will begin the modernisation of the M-84 tank and the infantry fighting
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Chemring confirms SFO probe

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
UK defence countermeasures and energetic materials manufacturer Chemring confirmed on 18 January that it is being investigated by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The investigation into Chemring and its subsidiary Chemring Technology Solutions is a result of a voluntary report made by the group
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European Parliament vote takes EU one step closer to controlling exports of dual-use software

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
After years of hesitation, the European Union is preparing to clamp down on exports of dual-use surveillance software, or spyware, and related products to prevent their use by repressive countries or their re-export to parties involved in armed conflicts. A new report with amendments approved by the
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Indonesia, Turkey set to co-develop MALE UAV

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) are close to formalising an agreement to collaborate on developing an armed medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan
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Kidnappings by EPP guerrillas pose significant threat to agribusiness sector in northern and eastern Paraguay

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
Event On 11 January 2018, authorities in Tacuatí, San Pedro, found the remains of Abraham Fehr, a Mennonite farmer who had been kidnapped by Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP) rebels in August 2015; reportedly his family had already paid ransom for his release in 2016. This is the first
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Malian crackdown on opposition signals growing hardline stance ahead of July presidential election, significantly raising probability of protests

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
Event Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta threatened on 16 January to cut the budget allocation of opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé for criticising the government. Since the formation of Mali’s new government on 31 December 2017, the security forces have reportedly been
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New Estonian Defence Forces commander denies country could be overrun in days

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
On 16 January 2018, the Estonian Parliament’s National Defence Committee approved Defence Minister Jüri Luik’s choice of Brigadier General Martin Herem as the next commander of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF), state-owned media have reported. “Martin Herem is a modern
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Patria and Kongsberg form Finnish missile systems partnership

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has entered into an agreement with Patria of Finland to co-operate on the development of missile systems, the companies announced on 16 January. The agreement includes the establishment of a ‘Missile Competence Centre’ in Finland with an
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PNG intra-police shooting indicates continued discipline problems, undermining police ability to counter increasing crime and tribal unrest

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
Event On 15 January 2018, police officers from Papua New Guinea’s Special Services Directorate mobile squad fired shots at the dog-unit barracks in the police training college at Bomana on the periphery of Port Moresby, reportedly in retaliation for a previous incident. Acting Police
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Police officers kill two unidentified militants in Pakistan's Karachi

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:00
TWO unidentified militants were killed by police officers in retaliatory fire after ambushing a police convoy in Karachi in Pakistan's Sindh province on 16 January, the Express Tribune reported. Reports added that a suicide bomber drove his motorcycle into a police armoured personnel carrier (APC)
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