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32 die in Russian plane crash at Syria base: defence ministry
6th March 2018
A Russian transport plane crashed on landing at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria Tuesday, killing all 32 on board, Russia's defence ministry said.There were 26 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAE RQ-1E flies at UMEX
6th March 2018
A UAE armed forces' RQ-1E UAS has taken part in the live display at the Unmanned Systems Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SCTX 2018: Avenger UGV logs first customers
6th March 2018
NATO countries Bulgaria and Romania have ordered a number of Avenger UGVs, just a year after Med-Eng unveiled the new system. Six of the platforms …
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Military Logistics
GE’s propulsion for Chilean Navy’s icebreaker
6th March 2018
GE’s Marine Solutions has been selected by ASMAR Shipyards to provide an integrated marine propulsion system for the Chilean Navy’s new Polar class icebreaker vessel, …
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Training
DSET 2018: British Army plans future collective training
6th March 2018
The British Army is in the process of re-aligning its collective training process to address training gaps and the entry into service of new equipment. …
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Naval Warfare
Japanese navy appoints first female chief of warship unit
6th March 2018
The Japanese navy said on 6 March it had for the first time appointed a woman as commander of a unit that includes the country's …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Information holds the key in modern warfare
6th March 2018
General Gordon Messenger, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in the UK, has given a candid interview to the Times in which he sets out …
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Land Warfare
Additional buttstock variant for FN SCAR-SC
6th March 2018
FN Herstal has developed a new short telescopic buttstock variant for its FN SCAR-SC subcompact carbine weapon, the company announced on 2 March. The variant …
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Defence Notes
Nine civilians killed as Syria regime strikes shake Ghouta
6th March 2018
At least nine civilians were killed on 6 March in Syria's Eastern Ghouta as fresh regime air strikes and clashes shook the rebel enclave outside …
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Training
Cubic, Thales partner for JFST bid
6th March 2018
Cubic Global Defense has partnered with Thales to bid for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP) Joint Fires Synthetic …
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Training
DSET 2018: CBRN training in focus
6th March 2018
With the use, and threat of use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons continuing to grow, the UK Royal Marines have recently completed …
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Land Warfare
Featured: Philippines eyes wheeled and tracked AFVs
6th March 2018
The Philippine Army told Shephard as far back as 2014 that it harboured ambitions to procure main battle tanks within the 2020-28 period. However, a …
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Training
DSET 2018: Slovakian Air Force train in UK
6th March 2018
In terms of providing training for overseas armed forces, the UK continues to play a major role despite declining defence budgets. Most recently, six Slovakian …
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Military Logistics
MoU signed for An-132 production
6th March 2018
Antonov, Taqnia Aeronautics and WAHAJ have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the manufacture of the An-132 aircraft, Antonov announced on 1 March. The …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed’s MK 41 VLS for Type 26
6th March 2018
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from BAE Systems to equip the Royal Navy's Type 26 Global Combat Ship with the MK 41 Vertical Launching …