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ASEAN to expand cyber security collaboration

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed to set up a committee on cyber security with a view to expanding related collaboration across the region and beyond. The agreement - announced by ASEAN in late May at the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) in Vientiane, Laos - will
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Austrian MoD lists new defence procurement plans

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Austrian defence minister Hans Peter Doskozil outlined for the first time on 1 June the detail of his planned material and infrastructure acquisitions to turnaround the underfunded Austrian armed forces (Bundesheer). A fund of EUR1.21 billion (USD1.4 billion) has been provided by Vienna for the new
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Canada begins 'Maple Resolve', 'Maple Flag' exercises

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Canada has kicked off a series of international military operations meant to train land and air forces to operate in a joint and international environment. Exercise 'Maple Resolve' includes more than 6,000 Canadian troops - largely from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group supported by the Royal
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Capability matrices aid military conflict analysis

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Key Points Capability matrices provide one way of assessing the effectiveness of the military of a country against its own stated requirements. By enabling analysts to identify areas of disparity between states, capability matrices can support the efficient allocation of resources when analysing
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China may be struggling to establish a sea-based nuclear deterrent

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
The recent publication of a US Department of Defense (DoD) report to Congress on Chinese military and security developments has prompted media comment that Beijing will shortly deploy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) on deterrent patrols in the Pacific Ocean. The 2016 edition of
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Chinese Coast Guard bolsters fleet with Type 054A missile frigate-type ship

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Key Points China appears to have adopted the Type 054A frigate design for a new coastguard ship The platform will bolster the China Coast Guard's ability to conduct operations at distance Images of what appears to be a new-build China Coast Guard (CCG) ship resembling the People's Liberation Army
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Czech Republic invites four bidders to radar tender

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued invitations to the governments of France, Israel, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to submit industrial offers for the supply of 3D mobile air defence systems (MADR) to the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR). The ACR has a urgent requirement for eight 3D
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Finmeccanica continues on road to Leonardo rebrand

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Italian defence technology group Finmeccanica has continued the transition to its new Leonardo brand with the announcement that it has relaunched its Finmeccanica Global Services company as Leonardo Global Solutions. The decision - approved at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on 31 May and
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First Mistral amphib handed over to Egypt

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
The first of Egypt's two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships was formally handed over on 2 June in a ceremony held at Saint-Nazaire and attended by Minister of Defence General Sedki Sobhi. French shipbuilder DCNS said ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser (1010) would leave Saint-Nazaire in the next few days
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IED attack kills three people in Afghanistan's Nangarhar

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
A LOCAL police commander - identified as Commander Sarjang - a Pakistani doctor and another police officer were killed and eight people were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED), emplaced by Taliban militants, detonated in the commander's room at the Khogiani district headquarters in
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ILA 2016: Airbus Helicopters builds on X3 demonstrator to advance high-speed flight for rotorcraft

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Airbus Helicopters is building on the legacy of its X3 technology demonstrator by developing a derived platform that affords high-speed flight at an affordable price, the company announced on 1 June. Speaking to reporters at the ILA Berlin Airshow, Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury said that
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ILA 2016: Airbus Helicopters discussing CH-53-replacement role for Germany

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Airbus Helicopters is talking to both Boeing and Sikorsky about possible future workshare in the Schweren Transporthubschrauber (STH) replacement programme for the German Air Force's ageing CH-53G heavy-lift platforms, the company's CEO said at the ILA Airshow in Berlin. Guillaume Faury told
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ILA 2016: MEADS partners rebuff TLVS concerns, reaffirm commitment to German programme

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Lockheed Martin and MBDA are confident of securing a contract to develop their Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) for the German armed forces' Tactical Air Defence System (TLVS - Taktische Luftverteidigungssystem) requirement, despite being up against "an ambitious timeline", a
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Indonesia's White Paper calls for an 'independent defence industry'

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Indonesia's new defence White Paper has outlined a requirement for a "strong and independent defence industry" to support the country's efforts to protect its sovereignty in light of growing regional tension. The White Paper - launched on 31 May - makes clear that Indonesia's primary
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Kazakhstan to establish territorial troops in all regions

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Kazakhstan will establish territorial troops (TT) in response to a decree issued by the country's head of state. Under the proposed structure the territorial defence units will consist of 16 directorates, headquartered in each of Kazakhstan's 14 provinces as well as the cities of Astana and Almaty,
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Likely political instability surrounding DRC president's term limit poses violence and taxation burden risks to mining sector

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Key Points DRC's presidential election currently scheduled for November is highly likely to be delayed, with President Joseph Kabila remaining in office. Opposition and civil society groups will respond to a delayed election or constitutional changes with protest marches, posing a high risk of
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New China Coast Guard ship likely to operate in SCS

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
Photographs posted online have shown that a new ship for the China Coast Guard (CCG) was launched on 29 May at the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou, southern China. The ship, which is likely to operate around the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS), has adopted in its
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Piaggio Hammerhead UAV prototype crashes

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
A P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype has been lost in a crash at sea according to Piaggio Aerospace. The aircraft was lost five miles north of Levanzo Island off the Sicilian coast on 31 May, the company stated. Speaking to IHS Jane's on 2 June a spokesperson for Piaggio was
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Report: DCNS considering partnership with ThyssenKrupp

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 02:00
France's DCNS is looking into a partnership with Germany's ThyssenKrupp, according to comments by the head of strategy for DCNS to German paper, Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Andreas Loewenstein made his comments in an article published on 31 May. "We are ready for talks once the German side has
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Defense Industry Daily - Thu, 02/06/2016 - 01:59

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