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RAF Tornado GR4 | Credit: UK MoD Crown Copyright
CBRN Flashpoints Security 

Allies strike Syrian targets in response to regime’s chemical attacks

14th April 201814th April 2018 Defence Today 89 Views 0 Comments CBRN, Syria

At 0200 UK time on 14 April, British forces joined close Allies in a precision strike on Syrian installations involved

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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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F-16 over Syria | Credit: Paul Labbe
Flashpoints Security Terrorism & Insurgency 

Coalition removes ISIS leaders from battlefield

20th December 201718th April 2018 Defence Today 206 Views 0 Comments ISIS

In Iraq and Syria, coalition airstrikes killed three senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leaders in the past three

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

European Commission welcomes first operational steps towards a European Defence Union

12th December 201712th December 2017 Defence Today 249 Views 0 Comments EU, PESCO

The European Commission welcomes the decision adopted today by the Council formally establishing Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and the plans

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Army Ranger Wing | Credit: IDF
Military Capabilities Security Security Forces 

Irish Defence Forces conduct major exercise around Dublin

9th December 201712th December 2017 Defence Today 346 Views 0 Comments Army Ranger Wing, Irish Defence Force

On 6 December the Irish Defence Forces conducted a major exercise in a number of locations around Dublin, including Dublin

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F16s and F35s | Credit: Joshua Rosales
Military Capabilities Security 

Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 is underway across the Korean Peninsula

6th December 2017 Defence Today 281 Views 0 Comments

Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 is underway across the Korean Peninsula and the Wolf Pack’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, better known as

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Hwasong-14 | Credit: Korean News Agency
CBRN Global Security & Risks 

North Korea’s new nuclear-capable ICBM puts U.S. mainland within range

29th November 2017 Defence Today 181 Views 0 Comments ICBM, North Korea

The US Defense Department detected and tracked a single North Korea missile launch today at about 1:17 p.m. EST, Pentagon

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Imanta (M-04) | Credit: © Neil Ritchie
Military Capabilities Security 

Latvia’s defence spending reaches 2% of GDP for the first time in its history

24th November 201724th November 2017 Defence Today 288 Views 0 Comments Latvia, NATO

Ministry of Defence: Saeima decides to spend more on defence, reaching the threshold of 2% of GDP for the first

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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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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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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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Military Capabilities Naval & Maritime Sea Platforms 

Three-Carrier Strike Force Exercise to Commence in Western Pacific

9th November 20179th November 2017 Defence Today 146 Views 0 Comments Carrier Strike Groups, US Navy

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) strike groups will commence

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Survivor R 4x4 | Source: Rheinmetall Defence
Security Security Forces 

Rheinmetall to supply Berlin Police with RMMV Survivor R special operations vehicle

9th November 20179th November 2017 Defence Today 174 Views 0 Comments Rheinmetall Defence, Survivor R

The Berlin Police have ordered a specially protected Survivor R vehicle from Rheinmetall. Tailored to meet the requirements of the

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Air & Aerospace Air Platforms Army & Land Forces Security 

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the final H145M multi-role helicopter to German Special Forces

27th June 20178th November 2017 Defence Today 147 Views 0 Comments

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 15th and final H145M multi-role helicopter to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The helicopters, stationed

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Security Security Forces 

Rheinmetall to supply Saxony State Police with heavily protected tactical operations vehicle

29th March 20179th November 2017 Defence Today 128 Views 0 Comments Police, Rheinmetall, Saxony

The Free State of Saxony has placed an order with Rheinmetall for two Survivor R protected tactical operations vehicles. The

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Global Security & Risks Military Capabilities Security 

UK decides against closing most northerly military base RAF Saxa Vord

26th August 20143rd December 2017 Defence Today 174 Views 0 Comments RAF Saxa Vord

The growing tension with Russia has made the UK decide against tearing down its most northerly military base. The Royal

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