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27/06/2014 00:00:00

EU leaders met in Brussels, where they signed Association Agreements with Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine and designated Jean-Claude Juncker as next Commission President. ...

27/06/2014 00:00:00

EU leaders met in Brussels, where they signed Association Agreements with Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine and designated Jean-Claude Juncker as next Commission President. ...

The U.S. Army has been advancing its development of smart technology integration into the daily routines of its troops, be it in the training fields or the theatre of operations. From enabling real-time video and imagery from multiple unmanned aerial and ground systems direct to a mobi

France’s procurement agency (DGA) declared a new tender on May 16 for its Arme Individuelle Future (AIF) replacement programme to the armed forces FAMAS standard assault rifle. A total of 90,000 weapons are to be purchased, comprised of 45,000 assault rifles a

The Slovakian Ministry of Defence has suggested that it is in the process of formulating a new tender for Army assault rifles, semi-automatic pistols and submachine guns from Czech small arms manufacturer Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod. The news comes on the back of c

The Romanian Ministry of National Defence has announced a new investment into its defence plans, with most of the capital going towards the modernisation of soldier systems and equipment. In May, Defence Minister Mircea Dusa explained to a press conference that the

The United States Army has now begun its roll out of improved M4A1 carbines for standard infantry, updating the original M4 model first introduced in 1994. Changes to the M4 are minor but “greatly” increase capability in terms of accuracy and reliability

A fire broke out on a F-35 Joint Strike Fighter after an attempted takeoff at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The radar-evading, supersonic fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, experienced the emergency on the

General Dynamics demonstrated a prototype of the Protected Mobility Recce Support (PMRS) variant of the UK’s Scout Sp

Harry White in an analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). He has written on issues including defence capability, US strategic policy, Iran’s nuclear program, and Asian security. Harry has master’s degrees in international relations from ANU and the London S