DN - Defence Notes
Foreign troops in Iraq cut by a quarter in 2018
Foreign troop numbers in Iraq fell by a quarter during 2018, Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said, as the fallout fizzled from Washington's announcement it ...
DN - Defence Notes
US and Russia meet for disputed nuclear treaty talks
US and Russian diplomats met on 15 January to discuss the fate of a majornuclear missile control treaty that Washington has threatened to ditch over ...
DB - Digital Battlespace
SpaceX launches final ten satellites for Iridium
SpaceX on Friday blasted off a payload of global communications satellites for Iridium, marking the first launch of 2019 for the California-based company headed by ...
DN - Defence Notes
Embraer shares take off after Bolsonaro approves Boeing merger
The share price in Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer soared Friday as markets reacted favourably to the country's President Jair Bolsonaro approving a merger with US ...
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DN - Defence Notes
White House sought military strike against Iran
14th January 2019
The White House demanded that the military draft plans for strikes on Iran after attacks in Iraq last year, sparking concern at the Pentagon and ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Japan FM to visit Moscow amid tensions over island dispute
11th January 2019
Japan's foreign minister Taro Kono will visit Moscow next week for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on a decades-long row over four disputed ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US military removes some equipment from Syria
11th January 2019
The US military has removed some equipment from Syria, a defense official confirmed on 10 January, following a report that the drawdown ordered by President ...
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DN - Defence Notes
C. Africa army head came to Russia for training says minister
10th January 2019
The defence minister of the Central African Republic said in an interview published Thursday that the chief-of-staff of the conflict-riven nation's army had been in ...
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DN - Defence Notes
French Air Force fighter jet missing in mountains
9th January 2019
A search was underway for an Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter and its two pilots who went missing Wednesday in a mountainous region of eastern ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
China 'needs three aircraft carriers' says naval expert
9th January 2019
China needs ‘at least three aircraft carriers’ to protect its extensive coastline and its interests abroad, a senior Chinese naval expert said Wednesday. ‘Our country ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Military help UK police respond to Heathrow drone threat
9th January 2019
Britain's armed forces were supporting police Wednesday at London's Heathrow Airport after a drone sighting led to the suspension of all departing flights for nearly ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US withdrawal from Syria to be done in 'prudent' way: Trump
8th January 2019
President Donald Trump on Monday sought to end fears of an abrupt US pull-out from Syria, saying the fight against the Islamic State group is ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
US conducts latest South China Sea sail-by amid trade talks
7th January 2019
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations, sparking anger in ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
HMS Mersey joins patrol for Channel migrant dinghies
4th January 2019
A UK Royal Navy ship was patrolling the Channel on 4 January in response to a wave of mostly Iranian asylum seekers risking the crossing from ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Bolsonaro open to discussing future US military base in Brazil
4th January 2019
Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he was open to discussing his country hosting a US military base ‘in the future,’ underlining his ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Eyeing China, US to hold missile drill in Japan's Okinawa
3rd January 2019
The US military will this year conduct its first ever missile drill around the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to a report Thursday, as Washington ...
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DN - Defence Notes
CAR rebels buy weapons from Sudan traffickers: UN report
3rd January 2019
Rebels who briefly seized power in the Central African Republic in 2013 have received fresh weapons supplies from traffickers in Sudan even as they take ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Japan rebukes S. Korea for weapons radar lock on military aircraft
21st December 2018
Japan rebuked South Korea Friday after claiming one of the country's warships had locked its weapons targeting system onto a Japanese military aircraft. South Korea's ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Trump to withdraw 'significant' troops from Afghanistan
21st December 2018
US President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official told AFP on Thursday, with the Afghan ...
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DN - Defence Notes
With eye on China, Japan unveils record defence budget
21st December 2018
Japan's defence budget will swell to a record $47 billion for the next fiscal year, the government said Friday, as Tokyo beefs up its missile ...
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DN - Defence Notes
US defense chief quits as Trump pulls from Syria, Afghanistan
21st December 2018
US Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned Thursday, leading a chorus of protests at home and abroad after President Donald Trump ordered a complete troop pull-out ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Airbus shares plunge on reported US corruption probe
20th December 2018
Shares in European aircraft maker Airbus tumbled more than 9% Thursday after French daily Le Monde reported it could face record fines of several billion ...
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DN - Defence Notes
European allies say still more to do against IS after US Syria pullout
20th December 2018
Britain has insisted 'much remains to be done' in fighting the Islamic State group in Syria, amid reports on Thursday that it was not given ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Trump plans full withdrawal of US troops from Syria
19th December 2018
The US will withdraw its troops from Syria, a US official told AFP on 19 December, after President Donald Trump said that America had ‘defeated ...
