NATO has approved the detailed support it will provide to the EU, and particularly its border agency Frontex, to quash the illegal trafficking of migrants across the Aegean, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
"We have just agreed the modalities of NATO's support in responding to the
NATO agrees details of Aegean Sea migration crisis mission
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NATO agrees details of Aegean Sea migration crisis mission
NATO has approved the detailed support it will provide to the EU, and particularly its border agency Frontex, to quash the illegal trafficking of migrants across the Aegean, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
"We have just agreed the modalities of NATO's support in responding to the
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Mexican Navy to participate in naval exercises
The Mexican Navy plans for several notable activities in 2016, from multinational exercises to cadet training at sea.
From mid- to late June, Jamaica will host Exercise 'Tradewinds 2016' and Mexico will deploy Durango-class ocean patrol vessel ARM Guanajuato , 120 marines, and more to the event.
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EU's train-and-equip goal for developing nations stymied by politics
Key Points
The EU's efforts to provide training and non-lethal support for developing nations' militaries are being stymied
The reasons are largely political, including self-interest from NGOs
The EU's foreign policy wing, the European External Action Service (EEAS), is struggling to persuade the
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EU should create EUR3.5 billion defence research budget, urges commission
The EU should set aside "at least" EUR3.5 billion (USD3.85 billion) in its next seven-year general budget after 2020 to directly fund defence research and technology (R&T), says a new report from the European Commission's advisory group on the future of European defence research.
The
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EU relaxes some restrictions against Belarus but maintains arms embargo
The 28 EU countries are dropping restrictive measures formerly aimed at 170 people and three companies in Belarus but are to extend their collective arms embargo against the country. The decision was taken during a 25 February meeting of EU justice and interior ministers.
The Council's decision
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Australian Defence White Paper to bolster country's maritime presence
Australia's defence budgets and capabilities seem set to surge in coming years, with the focus placed squarely on maritime activities in a long-awaited Defence White Paper that calls on China to provide "reassurance to its neighbours by being more transparent about its defence policies".
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Australia aims to "transform" relationship with defence industry
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) published a new Defence Industry Policy Statement on 25 February that it hopes will "transform" its relationship with the country's defence industry.
The policy statement, which replaces the previous version published in 2010, accompanies a new
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AFA 2016: Poland to continue JASSM integration
Poland is expected to complete certification of the Lockheed Martin AGM158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) onto its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcons by 2018, the company announced at the Air Force Association's annual conference.
Lockheed Martin received a USD7.9 million
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AFA 2016: Northrop Grumman flies U-2 sensor on Global Hawk
Key Points
Northrop Grumman flew a key U-2 sensor, the SYERS 2, aboard the RQ-4 Global Hawk this month
The company is funding a study to prove the UAV can carry all the manned aircraft's payloads
Northrop Grumman flew a SYERS 2 sensor on an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the
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AFA 2016: Lockheed Martin delivers 200th F-35 EOTS
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 200th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the company announced at the Air Force Association's annual conference.
"This milestone demonstrates the growing maturity of the F-35 EOTS production line and our
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AFA 2016: Boeing offers F-15C upgrades to USAF
Key Points
Boeing is marketing upgrades for the USAF's F-15C combat aircraft
The upgrades would allow the USAF to boost the firepower and detection capability of legacy F-15Cs, as well as improve interoperability with newer jets
Boeing is offering the US Air Force (USAF) a series of
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Saudi 'Raad al-Shamal' exercise looks smaller than billed
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Exercise 'Raad al-Shamal' (North Thunder), which began in northern Saudi Arabia on 14 February, has been billed as the largest exercise ever held in the Middle East. Some press reports have claimed that 350,000 soldiers have gathered in the north of the kingdom, prompting speculation the
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Malaysian Air Force CN-235 crash lands near Kuala Selangor
Malaysian Air Force CN-235 crash lands near Kuala Selangor
A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) CN-235 transport aircraft crash landed near the coast of Kuala Selangor on 26 February.
"An RMAF CN235 transporter aircraft from the Subang airbase made an emergency landing near the coast of Kuala
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US intel chief says Syria did not declare all its chemical weapons
James Clapper, the director of US National Intelligence, confirmed on 25 February that the United States believes that Syria did not make a full declaration to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) after it signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in September 2013.
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UAE to fit LAIRCM countermeasures on C-17s
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to equip its fleet of eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster II transport aircraft with the Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system.
The move was revealed on 24 February when the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
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ST Engineering posts 2015 declines in revenue and earnings
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has posted marginal declines in revenue and profit in fiscal year 2015 (FY 2015) due mainly to weak results from its shipbuilding business.
The group said on 26 February that its annual revenue slipped 3% year on year to SGD6.36 billion (USD4.5
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South African military faces budget decreases
South Africa's defence budget continues to shrink in real terms, with the national budget announced on 25 February stating that ZAR47.17 billion (USD3 billion) will be spent on defence in fiscal year 2016/17. While that is a nominal increase of 5.8%, it works out as a slight reduction in real terms
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Saudi F-15s arrive in Turkey for anti-Islamic State mission
Four Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Boeing F-15S fighter aircraft arrived at Turkey's Incirlik Air Base on 26 February to support the United States-led coalition against the Islamic State.
With the arrival of Saudi aircraft there are now five foreign countries (including Germany, Qatar, the United
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Russia donates 10,000 AK-47s to Afghanistan
Russia has donated 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles and about one million rounds of ammunition to Afghanistan as part of its military aid to the country. The arms and ammunition arrived on 24 February in a Russian aircraft at the military airport in Kabul. As IHS Jane's reported earlier, the donation was
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