LWI - Land Warfare
Turkey receives first delivery of Russian S-400
Turkey has received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence system, despite repeated warnings from its United States NATO ally against the purchase. ‘The ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
Iran attempts to seize British tanker
Armed Iranian boats attempted to seize a British tanker in strategic Gulf waters on 10 July but were driven off by a Royal Navy frigate, ...
DN - Defence Notes
US cyber attack on Iran shrouded in digital 'fog of war'
A claim by US officials that a retaliatory cyber-attack ordered by the White House crippled Iranian missile launching systems will remain almost impossible to substantiate, ...
DN - Defence Notes
Pompeo holds talks in 'tariff king' India
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26th June, trying to chart a path that keeps the Asian ally ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Erdogan says US refusal to deliver F-35 jets would be 'robbery'
4th July 2019
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said it would be 'robbery' for the US to deny Turkey the F-35 fighter jets it has bought, according ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Electrical engineer found guilty in China weapons tech export plot
4th July 2019
An electrical engineer in California has been convicted for his role in a scheme to export sensitive electronics with military uses to China, the US ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US senator says Libya shipments could end UAE arms sales
3rd July 2019
A Democratic senator warned 2 July that the United States could cut off arms sales to the UAE if proven that it shipped US missiles ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Submariners killed in Russia sub fire: defence ministry
3rd July 2019
Fourteen seamen have died in a fire on a deep submersible, Russia's defence ministry said on 2 July, adding the vessel was currently at a ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Swiss ban aerospace firm Pilatus from operating in Saudi, UAE
27th June 2019
On 26th June Switzerland banned aerospace firm Pilatus from further operating in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after finding the Swiss company gave ...
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DN - Defence Notes
NATO agrees response to new Russia missile
27th June 2019
NATO on 26th June agreed a package of political and military measures to boost its defences against a controversial new Russian missile system. The alliance ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Slovakia to meet NATO defence budget target by 2022
26th June 2019
Slovakia will increase its military budget to the NATO target of 2% of gross domestic product by 2022, 2 years earlier than planned, President Zuzana ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Australia planning new port for US Marines
24th June 2019
Australia is planning to build a new deep-water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Two killed in Vietnam military plane crash
14th June 2019
Two pilots were killed in Vietnam on 14 June after their military plane crashed during a training session, an official told AFP. Though Vietnam has ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Raytheon and United Technologies announce merger
10th June 2019
Raytheon and United Technologies announced on 9 June that they will merge, creating a behemoth American aeronautics and defence company. The new company, Raytheon Technologies ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Japan ends search for crashed F35 fighter jet
4th June 2019
Japan called off its search for an F-35A on 4 June, almost two months after the stealth jet crashed into the sea sparking a scramble ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US-UAE defence agreement comes into force
30th May 2019
The US and the United Arab Emirates announced on 29 May that a mutual defence cooperation agreement had come into force, amid increasing tensions between ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
China rebukes US over warship sail-by in Taiwan Strait
23rd May 2019
China said on 23 May that it had lodged a protest with Washington after two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions ...
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DN - Defence Notes
India claims new first for world's fastest cruise missile
22nd May 2019
If you are looking for exclusive defence and aerospace news why not try our Premium News service for free? Click HereIndia said the world's fastest cruise ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Russian bombers and fighters intercepted off Alaska
22nd May 2019
US fighters intercepted six Russian military aircraft in international airspace west of Alaska, and shadowed them until they exited the area, the North American Air ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Turkey says to produce S-500s with Russia after S-400 missile deal
20th May 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 18 May said Turkey and Russia would jointly produce S-500 defence systems after Ankara's controversial purchase of the S-400 ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
13th May 2019
The US is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to bolster an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers already sent to the ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
US aircraft carrier passes Suez Canal on Gulf deployment
9th May 2019
American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln passed through the Suez Canal on 9 May, Egyptian authorities said, as a US strike group heads towards the ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US ends support for Japan crashed fighter jet search
9th May 2019
The US Navy has ended operations assisting Japan's search for a stealth fighter jet that crashed in the Pacific, after some of its debris was ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US sending B-52s to Middle East against Iran 'threat'
9th May 2019
The US Air Force is deploying massive B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Gulf in response to an alleged possible plan by Iran to attack American ...
