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Tor-M2DT air defence system
Tor-M2DT | Credit: Russian MoD
Air Defence Army & Land Forces Military Capabilities Security 

Russian Arctic troops to receive Tor-M2DT air defence system

2nd January 20187th January 2018 Neil Ritchie 390 Views 0 Comments Air Defence, Russia, Tor-M2DT

Russian forces operating in the Arctic and the country’s Far North are to be equipped with the Tor-M2DT short-range anti-aircraft missile

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JAS-39 Gripen | Credit: Christopher Mesnard
Air & Aerospace Air Platforms 

At least 64 new fighter jets needed to defend Finland

24th November 201727th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 500 Views 0 Comments

Finland’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) wants the Government to buy 64 new jets to replace the current 64 F/A-18 Hornets

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Leopard 2 | © Bundeswehr
Army & Land Forces Land Platforms 

Over half of Bundeswehr’s Leopard 2 tanks not operational

18th November 201719th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 544 Views 0 Comments Leopard 2, Main Battle Tank

Over half of the German Bundeswehr’s Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) are not ready for operation, German media reported,

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Grenadier Guards | © Crown Copyright
Military Capabilities Security 

Figures released by UK MoD show a decline in forces numbers

18th November 201718th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 262 Views 0 Comments British Army, UK Armed Forces, UK MOD

Official figures released by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) 16 Nov show a drop in the number of fully trained

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San Juan | MOD Argentina
Naval & Maritime Sea Platforms 

Argentine Navy loses contact with submarine

18th November 201718th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 250 Views 0 Comments

A major search operation is currently underway off the coast of Argentina after the Argentine Navy lost contact with one

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Borei-class | Credit: Wikimedia/Russian MOD
Naval & Maritime Sea Platforms 

Russia floats out 4th Borei-class ballistic missile submarine

17th November 201717th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 314 Views 0 Comments Borei-class, Nuclear submarine, Russia

The ceremony to float out the 4th Borei-class ballistic missile submarine ‘Knyaz Vladimir’ for the Russian Navy took place at

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Zimbabwe troops near Harare | Source: Twitter
Global Security & Risks Security 

Military movements in Zimbabwe amid reports of coup

14th November 201715th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 167 Views 0 Comments Harare, Zimbabwe

Earlier reports of military movements in and around the Zimbabwe capital of Harare appear to be confirmed by the latest

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Mi-28N | Source: Russian MOD
Air & Aerospace Air Platforms 

Russian Aerospace Forces set to receive additional Mi-28N Attack Helicopters

13th November 201713th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 154 Views 0 Comments Mi-28N, Russian Aerospace Forces

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced on 7 November that a new consignment of the Mi-28N Night Hunter all-weather attack

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EU Battle Group | Credit: Franklin R. Moore
Military Capabilities Security 

Twenty-three EU member states sign plan for closer defence cooperation

13th November 201713th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 205 Views 0 Comments EU

Twenty-three out of the twenty-eight EU member states have signed up for closer defence and military co-operation it was reported

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Norwegian F-35 | Image credit: Torbjørn Kjosvold
Air & Aerospace Air Platforms 

Norway’s new F-35 fighter jets wont have specialised hangars until 2020

12th November 201714th November 2017 Neil Ritchie 3300 Views 0 Comments F-35, Norwegian Airforce

Due to a planning error Norway’s new fifth-generation F-35 combat jets will be stored in improvised hangars Sputnik reported on 9 November.

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