"Substantial" NATO ground forces, backed by armour, should be dispatched to the Baltic states and Poland to provide a credible defence against a massive Russian conventional assault, according to the report of a study day involving senior British Army officers.
The report, dubbed "Is
British Army report calls for more robust response to Russia
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Brazil receives surplus US armoured vehicles
The Brazilian Army has formally received 50 tracked armoured vehicles from the US Department of Defense through the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) programme.
The fleet includes 12 M113A2 armoured personnel carriers (APCs), 34 M577A2 command post vehicles, and four M88A1 recovery vehicles.
These
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USAF 'not looking at a mobile GBSD' to replace Minuteman missiles
The US Air Force (USAF) is pushing ahead with its Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) programme to replace the ageing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fleet, and a top service official said a road-mobile option is not currently being considered despite some insinuations
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South China Sea tensions overshadow opening of key US-China talks
The rising tensions over the disputed South China Sea (SCS) cast a shadow over the joint opening of the eighth round of China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogues and the seventh round of the China-US High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange, which began on 6 June in Beijing.
"The
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Shangri-La Dialogue: France proposes for more visible presence of European navies in South China Sea
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France is pushing for greater presence of European navies in the Asia-Pacific region
Push made against the backdrop of rising tensions in the South China Sea
In the interest of protecting the rule of law and promoting multilateralism, France is proposing that countries in the European
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Russian Helicopters to repair four Myanmarese Mi-24Ps
Russian Helicopters, part of state corporation Rostec, has signed a contract for the repair of four of the Myanmar Air Force's (Tatmadaw Lay's) Mi-24P/35P ('Hind') attack helicopters. One of the helicopters is set to be repaired in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, while the three other repairs
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Russia moves two motor rifle brigades near Ukraine, Belarus borders
Russian media has reported the relocation of Russia's 23rd and 28th Independent Motor Rifle Brigades to western Russia and the building of military infrastructure to support the units.
The move of the 28th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade was greeted by a National Guard band, official speeches and
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New US nuclear-capable cruise missile expected to proceed
A US Air Force (USAF) programme to develop and field a new nuclear-capable Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) cruise missile has undergone a Pentagon review and appears poised to proceed to development soon.
Pentagon acquisition executive Frank Kendall "is looking at what the acquisition strategy is,
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Japan and US sign reciprocal defence procurement agreement
Japan and the United States signed an agreement on 4 June to facilitate Japanese exports to the US military, the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has said.
In a statement, the MoD said the Reciprocal Defence Procurement (RDP) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will deepen defence trade ties
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Indonesia launches investigation into Kapitan Pattimura-class corvette accident
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The Indonesian Navy is investigating an accident that has partially sunk one of its corvettes
No decision has been made on the fate of the stricken ex-East German Navy ship
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has launched a formal enquiry into an
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German court likely to clear G36
A German court has disclosed it is likely to back Heckler & Koch (HK) in its legal action to prove that the G36 assault rifle is not deficient, as has been claimed by the German Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The Koblenz regional court stated on 3 June that its preliminary legal opinion is that the
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EU raises budget for its security training mission in Mali
The EU's Council approved on 6 June an additional EUR4.93 million for EUCAP Sahel Mali, the union's security mission in Mali, to counter fears of growing instability in the country.
Launched in April 2014, EUCAP Sahel Mali trains the country's national guard, gendarmerie and police forces, while
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Brazil selects air transport aircraft contractor
Brazilian company Colt Aviation has won an international tender to provide one Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for cargo and personnel transport over a 36-month period.
The aircraft will receive grey painting with FAB symbols and emblems, and will be operated by Squadron
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AVIC completes first UK acquisition
State-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed its acquisition of UK-based aerospace company AIM Altitude, it was announced on 3 June.
The acquisition, the value of which was not disclosed, is AVIC's third in the European aerospace and defence market and its first in the
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White House official: Obama could revisit nuclear modernisation plans
The United States could soon revisit its nuclear force modernisation plans as the budget and geopolitical situations have changed since the scheme was formulated, a senior US official said.
"It is a simple fact that the modernisation plan was put together in a different budget environment,
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Vigor Industrial completes US Coast Guard icebreaker preservation
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Vigor Industrial Shipyard finished a USD4 million, 76-day contract to preserve the USCG's Polar Sea
The preservation work covered inspection, cleaning, repair of exterior coatings, and installation of dehumidification systems
The US Coast Guard's (USCG's) inactive heavy icebreaker,
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USN to commence full ship shock trials on LCS 6
The US Navy's (USN's) third Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will undergo the first phase of full ship shock trial (FSST) testing this week, officials confirmed to IHS Jane's on 6 June.
USS Jackson (LCS 6) will be subjected to the effects of a 10,000-lb explosive charge detonation as
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USAF deploys expeditionary medical teams in counterterror ops
The US Air Force (USAF) has evolved its combat medical response teams to be more mobile in North Africa and in other areas where combat operations are dispersed across a large land area, the USAF's surgeon general said on 7 June.
"The counterterrorism operations in North Africa actually cover
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US Army selects IMI's Iron Fist Light Configuration for vehicle APS
The US Army has selected Israel Military Industries (IMI) to provide its armoured personnel carriers with an active protection system, IMI announced on 4 June.
IMI said the US Army "selected our Iron Fist-based Active Protection System (APS) technologies as part of its Modular Active
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UN secretary general calls for strengthening Mali mission
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon announced on 1 June that he will propose an increase in the troop numbers and capabilities of the UN's Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to the UN Security Council.
The announcement was made in the immediate aftermath of a series of
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