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Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) fait taire les critiques en violation flagrante du droit international des droits de l'homme, a dénoncé jeudi le Rapporteur spécial de l'ONU sur la liberté d'expression, David Kaye.

The Australian Parliament has passed legislation giving the Australian Defence Force (ADF) greater power to target "terrorists" with lethal force, the Department of the Defence (DoD) said in a 1 December statement. Australian domestic law had previously restricted the ADF from targeting

Belarus' Minotor-Service has developed a new tracked light armoured vehicle (LAV), IHS Jane's has learned. Designated Breeze, the vehicle consists of an upgraded one person turret - originally installed on the Volgograd Tractor Plant BMD-2 airborne assault vehicle (AAV) - that is integrated onto a

Rolls-Royce is to increase its presence in Poland following the signing of a partnership agreement with Polish defence industrial conglomerate PGZ on 28 November. According to the partnership agreement, PGZ and Rolls-Royce will look to undertake co-operation on the design, supply, maintenance, and

Russia has promised to provide Tajikistan with "a large quantity" of aircraft in 2017. If implemented, the move would revive the Central Asian country's nearly moribund air forces. Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu met with his Tajikistan counterpart, Sherali Mirzo, on 30 November at

Key Points The risk of terrorist attacks will remain elevated in Russia in the one-year outlook. Terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism measures by the authorities will remain concentrated mostly in North Caucasus, increasing death and injury risks in the area. Islamist militants are likely to

Units from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the United States commenced the six-day 'Vigilant Ace 17' aerial exercise on 30 November, an official of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Seoul told IHS Jane's . The manoeuvre is the latest in a series of joint air, land, and sea drills around the

En Hongrie, un migrant d'origine syrienne et chypriote a été condamné mercredi 30 novembre pour terrorisme. Il reçoit une peine de dix ans de prison pour sa participation à une émeute à la frontière serbe l'an passé. Sa condamnation est la plus lourde prononcée contre un migrant depuis le début de la crise des réfugiés en Europe. Ce genre de procès est rarissime en Hongrie. La première condamnation pour terrorisme (depuis la chute du communisme) avait eu lieu en août dernier contre un militant d'extrême-droite, auteur d'attaques à la bombe et aux cocktails Molotov contre des politiciens socialistes. Ahmed Hamed, citoyen syrien de 40 ans, a, lui, reçu 10 ans pour avoir forcé une barrière de concert avec la foule. Des militants des droits de l'homme dénoncent un verdict excessif pour une action qui semble plus relever du délit que du terrorisme.

Leonardo displayed its new low/medium frequency active towed array sonar solution at Exponaval 2016, and revealed an initial two customers for the system The new Active Towed Array Sonar (ATAS) system comprises a towed body with the active source frequency transducers, an in-line passive towed

Key Points The EU has unveiled its sweeping European Defence Action Plan to boost collaboration on defence in Europe The plan could see EUR5.5 billion spent centrally each year on collective defence issues The European Union unveiled its 'European Defence Action Plan' (EDAP) on 30 November. The

Key Points Hong Kong has yet to give a reason as to why it is detaining the SAF' infantry vehicles, said Singapore Vehicles' movement may be in contravention of Hong Kong's strategic commodities regulations The Hong Kong government has yet to provide formal reasons behind the detention of nine

India signed a deal with the United States on 30 November for the procurement of 145 BAE Systems M777A2 155mm/39 calibre lightweight howitzers being acquired under the US Foreign Military Sales programme. Indian Ministry of Defence officials said the delivery of 25 towed M777s in completed form

A delegation from the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has concluded a visit to Russia during which a discussion to acquire Mi-26 helicopters for the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat: TNI-AD) was held. The matter was disclosed to IHS Jane's on 1 December by sources

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is set to upgrade the Segev unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) it currently operates on the border with the Gaza Strip with a remote weapon station and an autonomous navigation capability, the commander of the Unmanned Surface Vehicle Company has told IHS Jane's .