Japan to set up DARPA-style institute to tackle evolving threat of cyber warfare
Japan’s Ministry of Defense is devoting government-level effort and funding to tackling the growing problem of cyber warfare.
Qatar opens special ops training center
The Qatar Special Operations Command (Q-SOC) is set to benefit from a new state-of-the-art training facility following a deal confirmed at the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) on 12 March 2018.
The BUROQ Special Marine Operations Training Center, defense sources associated with the Q-SOC explained, will support force components including the Joint Special Forces (JSF) unit with special emphasis maritime counter-terrorism (MCT) training.
Turkish company MDS Defense Technologies and Construction has been tasked with the development of the facility which will comprise a previously-described design totaling more than 130-acres in size.
According to JSF Commander,
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