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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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IDEX 2019: Bell outlines 429 Middle East potential (video)
At IDEX 2019 Bell outlined potential for the Bell 429 training helicopter, which was present at the Abu Dhabi event, with hopes to extend into ...
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IDEX 2019: Nimr details new Ajban 447A
Nimr has revealed its new multirole Ajban 447A vehicle at IDEX 2019 following just three months of vehicle development. Speaking to Shephard, Yaser Ahmed al Hammadi, ...
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The latest general defence news from across the globe.
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The Weekly Defence Podcast - Episode 4
Welcome to Episode 4 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen soon on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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Burundi urges summit over troop drawdown plan in Somalia
The presidents of Burundi and Somalia on 19 February 2019 called for an urgent summit to discuss the contested withdrawal of 1,000 Burundian troops from ...
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Opinion: US-China military engagement proves a dead end
In 2008 the USMC Commandant Gen James Conway visited the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Marine Corps. He gave a pep talk along the lines ...
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Insight: PLA is cognisant of its growing pains
For a long time the US was reticent to call out China’s military build-up and adversarial behaviour, but that is changing, as illustrated by the ...
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Indo Defence 2018: Indonesian equipment on show (video)
Indo Defence provides Indonesian companies an opportunity to highlight some of the equipment that is manufactured in-country. Shephard takes a look at some of these platforms ...
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Opinion: Fiscal chasm yawns at continued UK MoD travails
4th February 2019
The UK Public Accounts Committee has issued a damning report into the state of MoD funding for the Equipment Programme. Having reported in May 2018 ...
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The Weekly Defence Podcast - Episode 2
1st February 2019
Welcome to Episode 2 of The Weekly Defence Podcast.
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ADECS 2019: Chinese SAMs pose a significant threat
31st January 2019
Despite fielding a plethora of air defence systems, China resorted to buying the S-400 Triumf system from Russia, and late last year it was reported ...
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Opinion: Venezuela crisis puts superpowers on collision course
29th January 2019
The recent inauguration of President Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela has led to a cycle of events emerging which have the potential to cause a serious ...
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Iran denies any intention of boosting range of missiles
29th January 2019
Iran has ‘no intention of increasing the range’ of its missiles, a senior defence official said Tuesday, amid threats of European as well as US ...
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NATO says no progress in Russia talks on arms treaty
25th January 2019
Senior NATO and Russian officials made no progress on 25 November in talks on saving the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, raising the spectre of a ...
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The Weekly Defence Podcast - Episode 1
25th January 2019
Welcome to the first episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast.
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African arms market to grow by 50% over five years
24th January 2019
Africa's arms market is likely to grow by 50% over the next five years, analyst Stephane Konan said at a four-day trade show in Ivory ...
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German FM says up to Russia to save missile treaty
24th January 2019
Germany said Wednesday that it was up to Russia to salvage a key Cold War arms treaty with days to go before the United States ...
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Airbus warns no-deal Brexit could spark 'very harmful decisions'
24th January 2019
Airbus chief Tom Enders warned Thursday that a no-deal Brexit could prompt the European aerospace giant to make 'very harmful decisions' for Britain, and branded ...
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Moscow to order more Su-57 and MiG-35 fighters
24th January 2019
The Russian MoD is set to place the first significant order for production-standard Su-57 fifth-generation fighters in 2020; however, this year the Russian Air and Space ...
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South Sudan looks to foreign powers for peace deal funding
23rd January 2019
South Sudan has called on the international community to fund efforts to implement a peace deal, which is already four months behind schedule due to ...
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Raytheon’s JPALS flies in desert demo for US military
23rd January 2019
Raytheon’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) has been demonstrated to US services in Yuma, Arizona on 16 January, Shephard has learnt. The trial flight ...
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Opinion: US begins standing up to China… finally
23rd January 2019
Say or think what you will about President Donald Trump – his divisive style means you either love or hate him – but the US ...
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Franco-German treaty a step toward 'European army': Merkel
22nd January 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that a new Franco-German friendship treaty was a step toward the creation of a future joint European army. Merkel ...
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Singapore hedges its bets with F-35 decision
22nd January 2019
Catching few by surprise, Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced in a terse statement on 18 January that his country had identified the F-35 ...
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NATO, Russia to hold talks amid missile treaty crisis
21st January 2019
NATO and Russian officials will hold talks this week, the alliance said on 21 January, with the future of a key Cold War era arms ...
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Two Russian fighter jets collide over Sea of Japan
18th January 2019
Two Russian Su-34 fighter jets collided on Friday over the Sea of Japan during a training flight, with both crews managing to eject, the defence ...
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Singapore picks US F-35 fighter jet over Europe, China rivals
18th January 2019
Singapore has chosen the F-35 warplane to replace its ageing fighter jets, opting for the US aircraft over European and Chinese models, the defence ministry ...
