MTU Friedrichshafen’s Turkish operation, MTU Motor Türbin Sanayi ve Ticaret, has been awarded a contract by the Turkish firm Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret (STM) for the delivery of four 16V 595 TE90 diesel engines for two combat MILGEM (Milli Gemi”,
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The UK prime minister has called for more spending on "readily deployable counter-terrorist capabilities" to address the threat posed by Islamic State
The ongoing SDSR will dictate to what extent UK service chiefs can comply with such a request
UK prime minister David Cameron
Iranian diplomats have told media that a draft nuclear agreement has been reached with the P5+1 countries in Vienna on 14 July.
The agreement will gradually allow investment in Iran's economy, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will likely attempt to maximise their gains in Iraq and Syria in the short term,
The Russian Air Force (Voyenno-Vozdushnyye Sily - VVS) is set to ground its ageing Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear' strategic bomber fleet for a second time in barely a month after the loss of an aircraft over the country's Far East on 14 July.
The grounding, which had not been ordered at the time of writing
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Those advances are part of a Saudi-led coalition effort to secure a base to mobilise the resistance in southern provinces, advance against Houthi and Saleh positions in Hodeidah province, and force a future political settlement acceptable to Saudi Arabia and the internationally
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is to beef up the armament of its MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters with air-to-surface rockets, the US Department of Defense (DoD) disclosed on 13 July.
The seven-tube M260 launcher for the 70mm (2.75 inch) rockets is to be integrated onto the
INTELLIGENCE officials, cited in media outlets, reported on 13 July that Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen had formed unit called Jaish Ayman predominantly made up of Kenyans, which was primarily responsible for attacks claimed by the group in Kenya, and whose objective is to seize control of the
AT LEAST five people were killed and 15 others wounded in two coordinated attacks by Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen militants involving at least two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDS) and small-arms fire targeting two hotels in the centre of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on 10 July,
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said during a 14 July press briefing in Vienna that he expects the United States will, given the nuclear deal with Iran, halt its efforts to install missile defence systems in Europe that Russia has long viewed as a threat to its own nuclear deterrent.
It was
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Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has replaced his full set of senior security chiefs, naming new heads of the army, navy, and air force, as well as a new chief of defence staff, head of defence intelligence, and national security adviser.
The previous security chiefs were appointed in
Turkish media reported on 10 July that Aselsan had signed a new agreement with two Saudi Arabian firms for future investment and development.
The two companies, King Abdulaziz City For Science and Technology (KACST) and TAQNIA Defense and Security Technologies (DST), have been part of a recent push
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New Aselsan concept enters hard-kill 'anti-torpedo' market
The torpedo countermeasures market, long-dominated by soft-kill methods, is evolving with new hard-kill concepts emerging
Turkey's Aselsan has recently revealed a new weapon concept that joins the growing number of hard-kill
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Bangladesh's pair of new-build C13B corvettes has commenced trials in China ahead of a planned December 2015 entry into service
Two more corvettes are to be ordered
Recent Chinese internet images suggest that the pair of C13B corvettes being built for the Bangladesh Navy (BN) at
AT LEAST 17 people - including two police officers - were killed and 80 others wounded when a male suicide bomber - disguised as a female in a burqa - detonated his explosives as police stopped him outside a market in Chad's capital N'Djamena on 11 July, Al-Jazeera and Reuters reported. Boko Haram
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Two female suicide bombers wearing burqas detonated their devices on 12 July in front of a Chadian-Cameroonian military camp in Fotokol, in the Far North region of Cameroon bordering northeastern Nigeria.
The attacks killed at least 11 people, including one Chadian officer, and injured 17,
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Venezuelan interior minister Gustavo Enrique González López reported yesterday (13 July) on the result of a 48-hour joint operation by the National Guard, Venezuela's judicial police the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC), the national
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El Chapo's escape represents a political, security, and institutional setback for President Enrique Peña Nieto. It highlights the institutional weaknesses within Mexico's law enforcement agencies.
The escape serves as a reminder of the strength of organised crime in Mexico. There
US contractor Harris on 10 July announced the planned headquarters for its business units, following news of a reorganization on 1 July. Company headquarters will remain in Florida.
Many of the primary business areas will be based at or near the company's headquarters, in Melbourne, Florida,
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