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IDEX 2019: UAE stocks up on military kit (video)
Editor-in-chief Richard Thomas and deputy editor Beth Maundrill discuss the highlights from IDEX 2019. On land, wheels have been stars of the show, from the ...
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The latest general defence news from across the globe.
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Podcast: The future of rotorcraft, the air defence market and challenges facing the Royal Air Force
Welcome to Episode 9 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Poland will acquire 5th-generation fighter jets
The Polish MoD has announced its intention to acquire a number of 5th-generation fighter jets and gradually phase out legacy Soviet-era fighters and bombers. Under ...
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British military opens no-deal Brexit nerve centre
The UK MoD has started up a no-deal Brexit operations centre in a nuclear-bomb-proof bunker in central London, a spokesperson told AFP on 21 March. ...
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France pours cold water on Trump's NATO Brazil musings
On 20 March 2019 France appeared to nix US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Brazil could become a NATO member while opening the door to ...
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IDEX 2019: China's presence, UGV overload and new vehicles (video)
As IDEX 2019 gets started the Shephard News team takes a look at some of the platforms and programmes that will be highlighted throughout the ...
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MBDA encouraged by orders from ‘complex and challenging’ year
20th March 2019
Weapons manufacturer MBDA is taking heart from a 2018 orders intake which amounted to €4 billion ($4.6 billion), equivalent to €2.5 billion from domestic markets ...
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EU announces €500 million for defence projects
20th March 2019
On 19 March 2019 the EU announced up to €500 million in funding for defence projects, including the development of a ‘Eurodrone’. The European Commission, ...
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Merkel rejects US criticism on defence spending
19th March 2019
On 19 March 2019 Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted Germany will not cut foreign aid to raise military spending, rejecting US criticism of its defence outlays. ...
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Germany to miss NATO spending target despite short-term rise
19th March 2019
German defence spending will rise next year but then drop off again as a percentage of GDP, Berlin said on 18 March 2019, in news ...
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Canada extends Iraq, Ukraine military training missions
19th March 2019
Canada's defence and foreign ministers jointly announced on 18 March 2019 the extensions of military training missions in Iraq and Ukraine. Both had been slated ...
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France questions if US support for NATO is 'perennial'
19th March 2019
France's defence minister questioned on 18 March 2019 whether the US commitment to the NATO alliance is ‘perennial’ and said Europe needs to build defence ...
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Opinion: Europe split over Saudi arms sales
18th March 2019
In February, Saudi Arabia signed a deal with France’s Naval Group to build warships in the country, as the kingdom seeks to bolster its domestic ...
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Joint NATO drills kick off in Georgia
18th March 2019
Georgian and NATO forces launched joint military exercises on 18 March 2019 as part of the ex-Soviet country's bid to win membership in the 29-nation ...
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US denies report it is leaving up to 1,000 troops in Syria
18th March 2019
The US strongly denied a report that it intended to leave almost 1,000 troops in Syria, adding plans for a residual force of around 200 ...
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NATO takes Huawei security concerns seriously: Stoltenberg
15th March 2019
Security concerns about the role of Huawei in Western 5G telecom infrastructure are to be taken seriously, the head of NATO said on 14 March ...
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Pentagon denies US wants 'cost + 50%' from allies for bases
15th March 2019
Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan denied reports on 14 March 2019 that the US has a 'cost-plus-50%' formula for allies to pay for the US ...
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Israel says hits 100 Hamas targets in Gaza in reprisal attack
15th March 2019
Israel said on 15 March 2019 that its aircraft hit around 100 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rocket fire from ...
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Podcast: US budget, driving the Bronco 3 and special ops growth
15th March 2019
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Kongsberg signs JSM contract with Japan
15th March 2019
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract for initial deliveries of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for Japan’s F-35 fighter aircraft fleet, the company ...
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Seven NATO countries hit spending target
14th March 2019
Seven of the 29 NATO countries hit the alliance's defence spending target in 2018, figures showed on 14 March 2019, an improvement over the year ...
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Asia-Pacific dominates global defence spending
14th March 2019
Asia-Pacific nations figure prominently on the recently released list of top defence importers from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Indeed, the region is ...
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Opinion: Australia remains ‘regionally superior’
13th March 2019
Despite a revolving door at the prime ministerial and political levels – punctuated by the latest news that Defence Minister Christopher Pyne is retiring this ...
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At least six Mali troops killed by landmines
13th March 2019
Six Malian troops were killed on 12 March 2019 when their vehicles drove over improvised land mines in the centre of the West African country, ...
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Northrop receives AARGM-ER EMD contract
13th March 2019
Northrop Grumman has received a $322.5 million contract from the US Navy for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range ...
