US European Command's Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) is adjusting its efforts to foster greater allied special forces (SF) interoperability by putting increased emphasis on smaller-scale exercises and small unit exchanges in the Baltic region and Eastern Europe.
The move comes as part
SOCEUR realigns allied SF interoperability training
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Remotely operated Husky developed to enhance counter-mine missions
DCD Protected Mobility has partnered with US companies Critical Solutions International and Torc Robotics to develop a remotely operated variant of its well-proven Husky mine-detection system.
The remotely operated Husky can be directly controlled by an operator up to 1 km away but can also operate
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India 'losing interest' in Maitri SA-SAM joint venture
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Indian officials appear to be losing interest in long-delayed plans to co-develop a short-range surface-to-air missile system with European missile house MBDA
Recent acquisitions of the locally developed Akash system suggest the Maitri SR-SAM is unlikely to enter service
India's
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Ecuador funds establishment of Cyber Defence Command
Ecuadorian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has assigned an initial USD8 million to begin planning for the establishment of a Cyber Defence Command, Minister of Defence Maria Fernanda Espinosa announced on 9 September.
The Comando de Operaciones de Ciberdefensa (COC) is to be established by mid-2015 and
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Delays force Indian Navy to shake up Project 75I submarine plans
A delay of more than seven years in acquiring six conventional submarines has prompted the Indian Navy (IN) to ditch its plan to import two boats and licence-build the remaining four.
Official sources said that under Project 75I (India), the IN now plans to indigenously build all six boats, which
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AFRICOM to deploy for Ebola care
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is to set up a Joint Force Command headquartered in Liberia as part of American efforts to help West Africa counter a widespread outbreak of the Ebola virus, including deployment of about 3,000 US personnel.
More than 4,000 people are thought to have been infected, and
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AFA 2014: USAF could be challenged to meet demand for JSTARS as a new platform emerges
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A JSTARS recapitalisation effort is to begin in FY 2016
The USAF will retire five JSTARS and their crews to pay for the programme's start
The US Air Force (USAF) is beginning to replace its heavily used E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), and the service is
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UK may retain C-130J Hercules for special forces duties
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) may retain in service a number of its Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft for special forces use, a senior service official disclosed on 16 September.
Speaking at the IQPC Military Airlift 2014 conference in London, Group Captain Simon Edwards, Officer
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Islamic State greatest threat to Europe, NATO Sec Gen states
Despite Russia's overt and covert uses of military pressure against Ukraine, the greater current threat to Europe's security comes from Islamic State [IS], says NATO's outgoing Secretary General.
Anders Fogh Ramussen also warned in his farewell speech to NATO and EU foreign policy audience in
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F-35 programme manager confident of evading budget knife
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The F-35 is unlikely to suffer cutbacks even if sequestration continues, the programme's manager says
The project is 'too important to fail' in the eyes of top officials
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is unlikely to suffer cutbacks even if sequestration
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Azerbaijan receives second Buk-MB battalion from Belarus
The Azerbaijani armed forces have received a second battalion of Belarus-upgraded Buk-MB medium range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems.
Details of the deliveries were revealed to IHS Jane's by a military-diplomatic source at the ADEX-2014 international defence exhibition in Baku.
According to
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Taiwan debuts new kit at 'Han Kuang' drills
Taiwan's armed forces unveiled new equipment, the largest maritime live-fire drill in a decade and used civilian aircraft in the annual 'Han Kuang' exercise held from 15-19 September.
On 16 September the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) landed a Lockheed Martin F-16A/B, an F-CK-1 (Ching Kuo)
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Paraguay's military seeks USD200 million for equipment in 2015
The Paraguayan armed forces have re-drafted and scaled back its equipment and modernisation programme from USD568 million requested in August 2012 to a more moderate USD200 million.
The programme includes requirements for air surveillance radars, light fighters, and transport aircraft.
Paraguayan
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Indian MoD loses file on Hawk follow-on buy
The file on the imminent procurement of 20 BAE Systems Hawk Mk 132 Advanced Jet Trainers for the Indian Air Force (IAF) recently went missing from India's Ministry of Defence (MoD), official sources said.
MoD spokesman Sitanshu Kar declined to comment on the matter, but military sources said an
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Europe to launch advanced air transport training course
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is to launch a new training programme for fixed-wing transport crews that is geared at improving airlift tactics and enhancing interoperability among member nations, it announced on 17 September.
The European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course (EAATTC)
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AFA 2014: Textron unveils anti-swarming naval warhead for Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Textron revealed its Multiple Explosively Formed Penetrator (MEFP), a warhead for its Smart Skeet sensor-fuzed munition optimised for maritime targets, at the Air Force Association (AFA) symposium in National Harbor, Maryland, in mid-September.
Instead of using a single molten copper explosively
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AAD: New Chinese rocket launcher aims to reduce unintended casualties
China's Poly Technologies displayed a new 'low-collateral' version of its DZJ08 disposable 80 mm rocket launcher at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2014 show, held in Pretoria on 17-21 September.
Referred to as the Shoulder-Launched Rocket with Low Collateral Damage in the company's
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AAD 2014: DLS unveils one-man turret
Denel Land Systems unveiled a new one-man turret and a protected weapon mounting at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show, held in Pretoria on 17-21 September. The new developments will mean Denel will not have to rely on other companies to provide turrets or weapon mounts for its armoured
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SACEUR wants to halt US force cuts in Europe
Pentagon planners may soon revisit decisions to withdraw troops and force structure from Europe in light of Russia's actions in Ukraine this year, according to General Philip Breedlove, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander and head of US European Command (EUCOM)
The US Army announced in 2011 plans to
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Baku expresses interest in Ka-52 and BMPT-72 'Terminator 2'
Azerbaijan may look to purchase the Russian Kamov Ka-52 Alligator 'Hokum-B' helicopter and BMPT-72 'Terminator 2' Fire Support Combat Vehicle, after Azeri President Ilham Aliyev expressed interest in both systems.
"Ilham Aliev expressed his satisfaction and directed his subordinates to further
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