A Pentagon hypersonic weapon concept, part of the Conventional Prompt Global Strike (CPGS) technology development programme, failed a key 25 August test.
The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) was launched from the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska, but an unknown issue caused officials to prematurely
Pentagon's Advanced Hypersonic Weapon test abandoned after lift-off
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Guatemala to soon buy coastal patrol craft
Guatemala's proposed EUR14.2 million (USD18.8 million) programme to begin procurement of two high-speed coastal patrol craft is undergoing its final phase in Congress and is expected to be imminently approved, Guatemalan sources confirmed to IHS Jane's on 24 August.
The programme comprises two
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Cape Ray completes neutralisation of Syrian chemical weapon precursors
Key Points
Two Field Deployable Hydrolysis Systems neutralised more than 600 tonnes of DF and sulfur mustard in 42 days on board MV Cape Ray
Effluent from the neutralisation process will be transported to Finland and Germany for disposal
The US container ship tasked to help neutralise Syria's
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Slow progress of government education reform increases likelihood of major disturbances in Chilean capital
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Tens of thousands of students marched in the centre of the Chilean capital, Santiago, yesterday (21 August) to express their discontent at the lack of progress on the government's flagship educational reform.
According to the Chilean Student Confederation (Confederación de Estudiantes
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Delayed appointment of Venezuela's new ministerial cabinet highlights how internal disputes slow down decision-making processes.
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Venezuelan vice-president Jorge Arreaza announced the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro's ministerial cabinet on 18 August as part of an internal restructuring process.
Although Maduro accepted the resignation of his cabinet on the same day, no announcement had been made regarding the
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China likely to remain Mongolia's main export market despite transshipment agreements, highlighting ongoing risk of political volatility
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On 21 August, Chinese president Xi Jingping arrived in Mongolia and signed 11 agreements, covering economic co-operation, trade, infrastructure, and port access.
Xi met with his Mongolian counterpart Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag and addressed a special session
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Argentine attempt to move restructured debt to Buenos Aires kills market expectations that default will be short-lived
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Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said on 19 August that her government would offer creditors of exchange bonds (restructured in 2005 and 2010) a debt swap involving a change of jurisdiction from New York to Buenos Aires.
The government's move ends once and for all
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Pentagon: Coalition formed to resupply Kurdish peshmerga
Seven countries plan to join the United States and the Iraqi government in helping to resupply Kurdish forces that are battling Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced on 26 August.
Those states "have committed to helping provide Kurdish forces
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Greek Corsair crashes
A Hellenic Air Force (HAF) A-7E Corsair II attack aircraft crashed near Komotini on 26 August, the Greek Ministry of Defence has reported.
The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft, and while the cause of the crash is being investigated, it is thought to have been due to mechanical failure.
The
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Chinese J-11BH 'aggressive' with USN P-8A, says DoD
The US Department of Defense (DoD) and Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) are engaged in a war of words over an incident on 19 August when a People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) Shenyang J-11 fighter harassed a US Navy (USN) Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft.
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Taiwan confirms Chinese aircraft crossed its ADIZ
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed reports of a series of Chinese incursions into the island's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on 25 August.
ROC Air Force Combat Command chief-of-staff Major General Hsiung Hou-chi said on 26 August that the Republic of China Air Force
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South Korea launches fourth Incheon-class frigate
South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding launched the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) fourth Incheon-class Future Frigate Experimental (FFX) guided-missile frigate at its facility in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do on 12 August.
The vessel, named Gangwon , is the first Incheon-class frigate built
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SOCOM buying more Carl Gustaf weapons under new contract
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has signed a new framework contract with Saab to extend its procurement of the Carl Gustaf man-portable weapon system, according to a 27 August company statement.
"The contract is a follow on agreement to a previous five-year contract for the 84 mm
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Singapore, Australia, US conduct first joint air drill in Northern Territory
Australia, Singapore, and the United States have begun a groundbreaking trilateral air combat exercise in northern Australia.
Exercise 'Tri-Sling' is an offshoot of Exercise 'Commando Sling' between the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the US Air Force (USAF).
The exercise, from 25
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India, Russia kick off first-ever joint air drills
The Indian and Russian air forces began exercises in Russia's southern Astrakhan region near the Caspian Sea on 25 August, their first drills together despite decades of close defence relations between the two countries.
The Indian Air Force (IAF), however, is not fielding any of its assets for the
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India to buy replacement C-130
The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to acquire a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 military transport aircraft to replace the one it lost in an accident in central India on 28 March.
Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Arun Raha told India Strategic magazine on 18 August that the replacement aircraft would be ordered to
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India opts for 'partial ban' on Finmeccanica
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) imposed a "partial ban" on Finmeccanica on 26 August that permits the Italian defence conglomerate and its subsidiaries to pursue ongoing local contracts but prohibits them from bidding for any new tenders.
The announcement follows the 1 January
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FAdeA delivers cargo doors for prototype KC-390
Argentina's state-owned aircraft manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviões (FAdeA) announced on 24 August that it had delivered the first cargo door for the prototype Embraer KC-390 to Brazil's Embraer.
Argentina joined the KC-390 programme in April 2011 with the signing of a partnership
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Egypt to train PA Presidential Guard to perform border security mission
Egypt has agreed to train the Presidential Guard (PG) of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in border security duties, PA sources have confirmed.
The agreement was reached at a meeting between PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his Egyptian counterpart, President Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, on
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Dutch to withdraw Patriots from Turkey
The Netherlands is to withdraw its Raytheon Patriot surface-to-air (SAM) missile batteries from Turkey in January 2015, citing strain on personnel and a pending technical modification.
The Dutch deployed two of its three Patriot Fire Units from the Defence Ground-Based Air Defence Command (DGBADC),
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