Kiev and separatist forces have signed a preliminary protocol to start a ceasefire, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on 5 September.
Although no details of the plan were available at the time of writing, Poroshenko said he was ordering the Ukrainian Armed Forces to implement a
Ukrainian ceasefire deal agreed
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UK's Army 2020 plan comes in for more criticism
The planning and implementation of the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Army 2020 plan for the British Army has come in for scathing criticism from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC's).
Published on 5 September, the PAC's report on the Army 2020 plan in particular criticises the
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UK Royal Navy to operate both new aircraft carriers
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the UK plans to bring both of its new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers into operational service to ensure that one ship is available at high readiness at all times.
His move effectively pre-empts what had been expected to be one of the key
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Serbia's MiG-29s return to flight ops
Serbia's fleet of three MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters returned to flight operations on 2 September after an urgent delivery of batteries from Russia ended a three-month grounding.
Speaking on 31 August, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said: "We published a tender for procurement of
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RAF Tornados sent to West Africa
RAF Panavia Tornado GR.4 combat aircraft have deployed to West Africa to join multinational operations against the radical Islamist group Boko Haram.
The aircraft from 2 (Army Co-operation) Squadron left RAF Marham in Norfolk during the last week of August and have since begun operating over
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NATO leaders agree Ukraine support measures, discuss IS strikes
NATO leaders announced on 4 September the creation of new trust funds to help strengthen Ukraine's military in four areas: logistics, cyber-defence, command and control and defence reform.
Similar trust funds were launched in Georgia's favour after its August 2008 conflict with Russia, when the
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NATO announces new cyber defence mandate
NATO has announced a new cyber-defence mandate that will allow the allied headquarters to deploy rapid-reaction cyber teams to help allies at national level to defend against attacks.
Significantly, the decision - approved by the 28 allies' leaders on 5 September - also opens the door for an ally
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MSPO 2014: WB Electronic Group debuts Warmate loitering munition
Polish WB Electronics has unveiled mockups of its new Warmate loitering munition at the MSPO defence exhibition in Kielce.
"The Warmate is a small and lightweight loitering munition, weighing 1,300 g, and powered by a quiet electric motor capable of approximately 40 minutes flight time. It
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MSPO 2014: Political considerations could muddy waters of Polish Wisla procurement
Political developments are beginning to play a more significant role in the selection process for the long-running Wisla 'Shield of Poland' medium-range air and missile defence programme, according to various officials who spoke to IHS Jane's at the MSPO 2014 defence exhibition.
The field of
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MSPO 2014: Lithuania signs contract for Polish Grom MANPADS
Lithuania signed a EUR34 million (USD44 million) contract with Poland to buy Grom man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) at MSPO in Kielce on 2 September.
The number of missiles and launcher units was not disclosed. The contract, which runs until 2020, also includes a training package with Grom
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MSPO 2014: KMW unveils new 4x4 special forces vehicle
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) unveiled their new air-transportable, modular 4x4 Special Operation Vehicle (SOV) designed for long-range reconnaissance and special operations at MSPO 2014 in Kielce.
The vehicle is the result of a German-Polish co-operation effort started in 2012. The SOV is based on
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More long-range Iranian early-warning radars revealed
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Iran is making significant progress in building a network of long-range early-warning radars.
IHS Jane's has identified what appears to be the 3,000 km range Sepehr radar in the northwest of the country, as well as a prototype facility for the Ghadir radar that was unveiled in June.
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Liaoning out of dry dock after maintenance as PLA honours suggest J-15 test accidents
Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has emerged from dry dock after a four-month maintenance period in the Dalian shipyard that refurbished it after its acquisition from Ukraine.
The ship, which returned from its latest sea trials in January, is likely now to transit to its base port of Yuchi, 50 km
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Indian Navy commissions final Saryu-class OPV
The Indian Navy (IN) commissioned INS Sumitra , the fourth and final Saryu-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), at Chennai on 4 September.
The IN claims over 90% of the 105-m long, 2,200 tonne, locally designed OPV is indigenously sourced.
"We have transformed from a buyers navy to a builders
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British Army to test fleet management on Polish exercise
In a major shift of the British Army's concept of operations (ConOps) an armoured battlegroup deploying to Poland next month for a major NATO exercise will draw its vehicles from a forward depot in Germany rather than move its equipment from its home base in the UK.
Under the plans being developed
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Bharat Electronics and Thales incorporate new radar JV
State-owned Indian company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and French group Thales have established a joint venture in India to design, develop and manufacture radar systems for defence and civilian applications.
BEL said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange on 3 September that the JV -
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US to convert older Mavericks into laser-guided missiles as strikes on IS continue
The US Navy (USN) is to convert its stockpile of TV-guided AGM-65A/B Maverick air-to-surface missiles to the laser-guided AGM-65E2 configuration under a USD49.5 million contract awarded to Raytheon on 3 September.
The conversion of 500 missiles will run through to the end of January 2017. Although
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USAF ends four years of MC-12W ops in southern Afghanistan
The US Air Force (USAF) has withdrawn its Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty special mission aircraft from southern Afghanistan after four years in theatre, it announced on 4 September.
The final mission of the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft was flown out of Kandahar Airfield
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UK helicopter forces test contingency capabilities in Wales
The UK's Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) deployed an Aviation Task Force Headquarters (ATF HQ), along with 150 personnel and helicopters, to Merrion Camp in Castlemartin, Wales, to undertake Exercise 'Agile Spear' 2014 in early September.
The exercise was supported by JHC enablers such as the RAF
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Angola lines up seven new patrol boats with Brazil
Angola's Naval Power Development Programme (PRONAVAL) took a significant step forward on 5 September, when Minister of Defence João Manuel Lourenço and his Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim, signed a technical memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering the construction of seven
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