Defence`s Feeds

Key Points The development of Estonia’ s defence sector has been market driven A number of innovative and niche technology areas have emerged Although it is among the few NATO members meeting the alliance’s expected spending benchmark of 2% of GDP, Estonia’s limited defence

Key Points Following several incidents in Barcelona and Mallorca against businesses providing services for tourists, similar action is probable in the Basque Country in the coming months. There is a high risk of property damage to hotels, restaurants, tourist offices, and other businesses

Marc Parent, chief executive officer of CAE, confirmed on 10 August that the training-systems integrator's efforts to build alternative revenue streams are increasingly focusing on naval opportunities. "Our capabilities go beyond air," Parent told analysts during the company's

A Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson has slammed the latest 'freedom of navigation operation' (FONOP) conducted by the US Navy (USN), claiming that the move infringed upon Beijing's sovereignty and endangered lives. The remarks came on 11 August, after the USN's Arleigh Burke-class

Beijing Sifang Automation (Sifang) – a research and manufacturing company specialising in power automation and generation, as well as transportation systems – plans to roll out a production-ready model of its SeaFly intelligent unmanned surface vehicle (USV) by the end of 2017. The

A set of common cyber security standards is gaining ground in the defence sector, as organisations seek to shield themselves from potential threats across their supply chains. The Center for Internet Security (CIS), a US non-profit organisation that promotes cyber security awareness, has developed

ACCORDING to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on 9 August, at least 39 soldiers were killed and 25 others were wounded during armed clashes with Islamic State militants in unspecified locations in Syria's Homs governorate during the preceding 24 hours, Al Arabiya reported. The militants

A VIDEO released by the Islamic State-affiliated Amaq News Agency on 9 August showed three Islamic State militants threatening attacks in Iran, Reuters reported. A militant in the video speaking in Farsi said: The same way we are cutting the necks of your dogs in Iraq and Syria we will cut your

The underground wall that Israel is building to prevent Palestinian militants tunnelling under the border of the Gaza Strip will be completed within two years, Major General Eyal Zamir, head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Southern Command, told reporters on 9 August. “In the coming

Key Points The Qiwaat Suriyya al-Dimoqratiyya (QSD), or Syrian Democratic Forces, entered the Syrian city of Raqqa on 6 June to capture it from the Islamic State. The QSD’s rapid advance has slowed as the group presses further into the city, as a consequence of the Islamic State’s

Lockheed Martin is showcasing a new air and missile defence radar designed to enable rapid and affordable upgrades. With its active electronically scanned array (AESA) Radar for Engagement and Surveillance (ARES) system, Lockheed Martin is developing a modular open-architecture capability

Key Points Lockheed Martin is in talks with DARPA about extending its SPIDER work The company developed an ultra-thin imaging lens that compacts telescope power Lockheed Martin is in talks with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) about extending the Segmented Planar Imaging

Key Points Malaysia has made its first naval deployment to a new installation near an island it believes is part of Putrajaya’s territory Move may herald more frequent deployments of Malaysian naval assets into the disputed region, but this is unlikely to affect bilateral relations between

Israel: Al-Masra covers Temple Mount tensions On 17 July, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)'s front group in Yemen, Ansar al-Sharia, released the 56th edition of its Al-Masra electronic newspaper. The bulk of the paper focused on issues related to the Israeli government and the occupation of

Key Points North Korea threatened to launch missiles over Japan that would land near Guam as part of an increasingly fierce rhetorical feud with US President Donald Trump. Other administration officials have been quietly pushing a diplomatic face on the dispute, while considering how to respond if

Event Kenya's Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will on 11 August announce finalised presidential election results. Preliminary results indicate President Uhuru Kenyatta of the ruling Jubilee party has defeated opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) candidate Raila Odinga by

Event The opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mesa de la Unidad Democrática: MUD) announced on 9 August that it will run for regional elections in December, in a process where 23 state governors will be elected. The move follows claims of electoral fraud against the election on 30 July of

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a United Kingdom-based pro-opposition monitoring group, reported on 5 August that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and allied pro-government forces had captured the town of Al-Sukhna in Syria's central Homs governorate from the Islamic State. Government

A MAN - identified as 37-year-old Hamou Benlatreche - was shot and arrested by police after attempting to escape his vehicle on the A16 motorway in the town of Marquise near Boulogne-sur-Mer in France's Pas-de-Calais department on 9 August, Al-Jazeera, Reuters, and Le Parisien reported. According to

Key Points Russian Helicopters to undertake hot-weather testing of Ka-226T in Iran. Tests come as Russia and Iran are working together on potential helicopter programmes and UAV development. Russian Helicopters announced on 9 August that it was to begin usability testing of the Kamov Ka-226T