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17 January 2020 Sian Jones Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Harumi Taguchi Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A week which sees Davos host the 50th World Economic Forum commences with the IMF’s latest forecast on Monday and rounds off on Friday with the...
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17 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Decent expansion in France is being offset to an extent by ongoing weakness in Germany, the net result being another meagre growth estimation...
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17 January 2020
By: Douglas Crawford
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17 January 2020
Global dividends are predicted to grow by 5.5% to $1.9tr in 2020 despite headwinds such as Brexit and the US-China trade war.
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17 January 2020
Boeing has flown a Block 2-standard CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the first time with the Advanced Chinook Rotor Blade (ACRB), the...
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17 January 2020
The programme-of-record (PoR) for the four Eurofighter partner nations will shortly be concluded, with the final two air forces set to receive...
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17 January 2020
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) formally stood up a second unit to field the Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir combat aircraft, the service announced on...
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17 January 2020
The four operational Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs) on aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) have performed 5,000 cycles and the US...
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17 January 2020
The US Navy (USN) is set to kick off a competition to acquire a new Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (MUUV) designed to support both mine countermeasures...
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16 January 2020
Ansti Test Systems, a British company that makes test facilities for underwater breathing equipment, has been acquired by JFD, part of UK-based...
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16 January 2020
Raptor Scientific, a new US measurement and testing firm focused on aerospace and defence, has named industry veteran Derek Coppinger as its...
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16 January 2020
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has outlined a new funding programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
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16 January 2020 William Farmer
Al-Shabaab assault on airfield indicates broadening of target set to include military installations in Kenya and Somalia
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16 January 2020 Brian Lawson
After record Euro-issuance last week, markets remain highly-active with six sovereign syndicated bond deals: Saudi Aramco grew its IPO 15%
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16 January 2020 Nicholas Godec, CFA
Over the past few months, the market has paid keen attention to credit positioning within high yield, particularly to BB-rated debt versus all...
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16 January 2020
Tokyo Stock Exchange Holiday – December 31, 2019 – January 5, 2020
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16 January 2020 Brandon Savisky
2019 oil prices had their ups and downs, but the sentiment overall from a sub-segment of the upstream industry is steady.
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16 January 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
In 2017, producers across the Middle East supplied around 74% of crude oil flows to South Korea, with their share having dropped to 68% in 2018...
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16 January 2020
Egypt formally inaugurated a strategically significant new base complex on 15 January in an event attended by high-ranking dignitaries from allied...
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16 January 2020
The IronVision situational awareness system has been trialled on a modified Challenger 2 Streetfighter II for the first time, according to Elbit...
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16 January 2020
Shipbuilders and state acceptance trials for Russia’s latest amphibious ship are to be combined to speed the vessel’s entry into navy service....
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16 January 2020
The Russian Ministry of Defence has contracted the KBP Instrument Design Bureau (Shipunov) to integrate the TKB-0252 Drozd-2 hard kill active...
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16 January 2020
Training with live ammunition is a critical element of ground forces training, but live-fire training has an inescapable risk factor and there...
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16 January 2020
Key Points Boeing is offering its Compact Laser Weapon System to the US Navy The weapon comes in both 2 and 5 kW configurations Boeing is promoting...
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16 January 2020
The third time is not the charm for US Army’s effort to replace the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The service is cancelling its Optionally Manned...
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16 January 2020
Key Points GDLS-UK has missed the target to deliver the first squadron set of Ajax vehicles by the end of 2019 This will delay training on the...
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16 January 2020
Following the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP’s) re-election in the 11 January Taiwanese presidential poll, the Chinese State Council’s Taiwan...
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16 January 2020
Belgium has received nine Squire battlefield surveillance radar from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Belgian MoD announced on...
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16 January 2020
The first of four Hamina-class missile fast attack craft (FAC), FRNS Tornio , has been delivered to the Finnish Navy following the completion...
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16 January 2020
France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) has ordered eight new diving tenders from Merré Shipyard for operation by the French Navy, the...
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16 January 2020
US shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have recently announced several key personnel...
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16 January 2020
India’s private-sector defence contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has delivered ahead of schedule more than half of the 100 K9 Vajra-T 155 mm/52...
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16 January 2020
The Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) newly inducted ‘AH-64E(I)’ Apache Guardian attack helicopters and Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters will participate...
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16 January 2020
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on 14 January announced the award to Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control of a USD31.9...
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16 January 2020
Australia has transferred pilot and maintainer training for Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft from the United...
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15 January 2020 Ken Wattret
Consumer spending remains the bright spot in a difficult period for the eurozone economy, helped by hitherto low inflation rates.
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15 January 2020 Carlos Caicedo
Brazil’s fiscal reform likely to lose momentum in 2020 given president’s lack of engagement with Congress
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15 January 2020 David Owen
South Africa’s private sector stumbled at the close of 2019, with output contracting amid a heightened round of “load shedding” that caused significant...
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15 January 2020
The Indonesian government has approved an increase in the proposed defence budget for 2020, taking the allocation to IDR131.2 trillion (USD9.6...
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15 January 2020
Key Points The Indonesian Navy has submitted requests to equip five more Panther helicopters with anti-submarine, surface warfare capabilities...
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15 January 2020
The Ecuadorian Air Force has ordered eight Grob Aircraft G 120TP twin-seat turboprops to bolster its fleet of basic trainers. The aircraft will...
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15 January 2020
The inclusion of electric propulsion systems in future US Navy (USN) platforms, such as Columbia-class submarine, a guided-missile frigate, and...
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14 January 2020
China North Industries Corporation (Norinco), China’s most important military vehicle manufacturer, said on 14 January that it had achieved its...
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14 January 2020 John Mothersole John Anton
What will the market look like in 2020 for metals?
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14 January 2020 Daejin Lee
China's 2019 coal imports were up 6.3% compared with 2018 levels, while December’s imports tumbled nearly 73% to 2.77 million tonnes.
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14 January 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
OPEC seems to be determined to do all they can to support crude oil prices, with their production having dropped further in December.
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14 January 2020
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has been selected as the preferred bidder to build the German Navy’s MKS 180 multirole combat ships...
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14 January 2020
Naviris, the joint venture (JV) that Italy’s Fincantieri and France’s Naval Group recently created to co-operate on naval projects, is now “fully...
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14 January 2020
The first of the ‘stretched’ 7,500 tonne Type 052D (Luyang III)-class destroyers for China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) entered service...
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14 January 2020
Key Points Most of the DoD’s F-35 supply chain will be out of Turkey by March This shows the US is serious about removing Turkey from the F-35...
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14 January 2020
The Korea Coast Guard’s (KCG’s) Five West Sea Islands Guard Unit has boosted its interdiction capabilities with two new fast interceptor craft....
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14 January 2020
The Raytheon AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar suite is ready to be backfit on the DDG 51 Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, Scott Spence...
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14 January 2020
The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra has announced that the AUD24-million (USD16.5-million) extension of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s)...
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14 January 2020
The Indian Navy (IN) announced on 13 January its decision to adopt a better quality of fuel for use by its surface and underwater platforms to...
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14 January 2020
The Malaysian Army has issued requests for bids from locally registered companies for the supply of vehicles for its special forces regiment....
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14 January 2020
A further two anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-capable Type 056A (Jiangdao)-class corvettes have entered service with China’s People’s Liberation...
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14 January 2020
Contracts worth AUD24.4 million (USD17 million) have been awarded to two Australian companies to supply equipment as part of a major chemical...
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14 January 2020
The relatively close maritime quarters of the Gulf and the accuracy of the Iranian weapons, particularly ballistic missiles, put US Navy (USN)...
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14 January 2020
In re-examining its 355-ship goal, the US Navy (USN) must consider how to shift costs away from high-end platforms to a larger number of smaller...
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14 January 2020
The US Army has finished evaluating Robotic Combat Vehicle light and medium (RCV-L and RCV-M) proposals, and has selected QinetiQ North America...
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14 January 2020
The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) French procurement agency has officially awarded the signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft ARCHANGE...
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14 January 2020
Egypt now has the capability to aerial refuel combat aircraft, with an official video released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) showing ‘buddy-buddy’...
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14 January 2020
Leonardo has secured the US Navy’s (USN’s) TH-XX training helicopter replacement requirement, with a USD176.5 million contract awarded on 13...
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14 January 2020
An investigation into all Saudi nationals undergoing military training in the United States in the wake of the shooting at Pensacola Naval Air...
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14 January 2020
The US Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) has approved the acquisition of an undisclosed number of Rafael Advanced Defence System Spike...
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14 January 2020
The value of permits issued to Australian defence exporters reached a record of nearly AUD5 billion (USD3.5 billion) in fiscal year (FY) 2018/19...
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13 January 2020
US aircraft parts makers Hexcel and Woodward have announced plans to merge, saying the combined company will create efficiencies by offering...
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13 January 2020
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) posted record revenues and profit during 2019 on the back of enhanced efficiencies and continued...
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13 January 2020
Lockheed Martin recently gave USD4 million to PV Labs to help the small Canadian imaging technology firm develop improved aerial sensors. The...
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13 January 2020 Chris Williamson
The latest GDP data add to signs that the UK economy stagnated at best in the fourth quarter of last year
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13 January 2020 Steven Frable
Economic studies ascribe a range of effects (positive and negative) to higher minimum wages. We take a close look as 26 states make adjustments....
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13 January 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
Brazil’s crude oil production has remained strong since November, when it reached a new record high, according to the National Petroleum Agency....
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13 January 2020 Nitin Budhiraja
Vehicle production in Turkey stood at 1.46 million units in 2019, down by 6% year on year (y/y)
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13 January 2020
Lockheed Martin will deliver 50 C-130J Hercules transport aircraft to the Pentagon and US Coast Guard (USCG) as part of a third multiyear award...
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13 January 2020
The US Army is investigating plans to field a Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) in the Indo-Pacific region next year and looking at options to base...
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13 January 2020
The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) has taken delivery of at least six of eight 500-tonne Tae Geuk-class patrol vessels it ordered from Busan-based shipbuilders...
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13 January 2020
Finland has begun the flight test evaluation of the Eurofighter Typhoon as part of the Finnish Air Force’s HX Boeing F/A-18 C/D Hornet replacement...
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13 January 2020
The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on 12 January that a series of trials of an improved Iron Dome air defence system had been completed...
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13 January 2020
Amid tensions between Washington and Tehran, Tokyo despatched two P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to the Middle East on 11 January...
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13 January 2020
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to spend about RUB1.5 trillion (USD24.54 billion) on the implementation of the State Defence Order...
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10 January 2020 Daniel Kral
The timing and nature of the decision are highly unusual, while the reasoning is not entirely clear.
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10 January 2020 Yanyu He, Ph.D
On the demand side, India is arguably the second most important market after China, in terms of driving LPG demand growth
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10 January 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The week sees a wealth of key official data releases that will add to our knowledge of how the World’s major economies fared in the closing months...
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10 January 2020 Annabel Fiddes
The latest KPMG and REC survey data, compiled by IHS Markit, showed a renewed upturn in overall UK recruitment activity at the end of 2019. Permanent...
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10 January 2020
An IHS Markit source reported on 8 January 2020 that jihadist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabaab) likely intended to attack unspecified...
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10 January 2020
While the commander of Iran’s missile force has said the ballistic missile attacks on Iraqi bases early on 8 January were not intended to ki...
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10 January 2020
The Russian Ground Forces will receive BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) upgraded with the unmanned Epokha and Berezhok combat...
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10 January 2020
The head of the Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran has rejected claims that an Iranian air defence system shot down Ukraine International Airlines...
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10 January 2020
Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) are completing development of a new command, control, communications and computer (C4) system in 2021 for their...
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10 January 2020
Russia’s Baltic Fleet will declare its upgraded Kamov Ka-27M (‘Helix’) anti-submarine helicopters operational later this year. The fleet’s 396th...
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10 January 2020
The Peruvian state-run shipyard Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) commenced the modernisation process of BAP Antofagasta (SS-32), one...
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10 January 2020
The Guatemalan government inaugurated on 3 January the country’s first shipyard (Astillero Naval de la Marina de la Defensa Nacional), in th...
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10 January 2020
The US Navy (USN) remains committed to reaching a 355-ship fleet, Acting USN Secretary Thomas Modly affirmed in his 9 January service Vector...
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10 January 2020
Key Points The US Army will reduce spending on FARA-CP government furnished equipment to make up for a FY 2020 spending reduction The programme’s top o...
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10 January 2020
Lockheed Martin has named Steven Walker, former director of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as chief technology officer...
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10 January 2020
Key Points Indonesia has sent more warships and a submarine to the Natuna Islands, even as China appears to have backed down from a stand-off...
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10 January 2020
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) is to initiate efforts to involve local industry in the Land 400 Phase 3 project to replace the Australian...
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10 January 2020
Chile looks set to contract the supply of satellite imagery to a third-party, rather than procure a new satellite as previously planned. Jane’s was t...
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10 January 2020
A Bell 212 helicopter, belonging to the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Peru: FAP), has been deployed to Peru’s scientific base in Antarct...
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10 January 2020
A South African Air Force (SAAF) Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules airlifter crashed on landing at Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of the...
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10 January 2020
The Israel Ministry of Defense announced on 8 January that its investment in laser technology has led to a breakthrough that paves the way for...
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10 January 2020
The US State Department has approved a potential USD2.75 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical...
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10 January 2020
Turkey has begun deploying military personnel and hardware in support of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), President Recep Tayyip...
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10 January 2020
Scale models of the next-generation Project 585 (Laika-class) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) under development for the Russian...
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10 January 2020
Three major UK nuclear weapons and submarine infrastructure projects have been hit by 115% cost increases and faced delays of more than 19 months...
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10 January 2020
The first batch of Russia’s 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV 152 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) has completed its preliminary company trials ahead of fa...
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10 January 2020
UK aerospace engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is developing “world-first” technology for the Tempest future fighter project, the company announced o...
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10 January 2020
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is “assessing methods” to improve the sharing of security-related information with contractors, according t...
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09 January 2020 Brian Lawson
A record USD3 billion sale by Israel along with successful sovereign debt sales by Slovenia, Ireland and Portugal.
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09 January 2020 Coralie Laurencin Alun Davies
Winds of change blew across Europe’s gas and power markets in 2019.
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09 January 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
The current escalation of tensions with the US will adversely affect the Iranian economy and its trade relations and could destabilize the Middle...
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09 January 2020
Key Points The Philippines is preparing a newly received OPV for its first rescue mission The country’s armed forces have also been instructed to pr...
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09 January 2020
Amid ongoing tensions between Tehran and Washington, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the Pakistan Navy have deployed warships to...
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09 January 2020
Northrop Grumman has completed initial at-sea testing of its AQS-24B minehunting sonar using a new deploy and retrieval (D&R) payload, the com...
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09 January 2020
Pakistan’s Standing Committee on Defence Production has outlined requirements for the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) to become more effic...
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09 January 2020
The United States retains concerns that India’s procurement of the Almaz-Antei S-400 Triumf self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) syste...
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09 January 2020
Elbit Systems announced on 7 January that it has been awarded an initial contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) to provide Iron...
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09 January 2020
Swiss company RUAG is selling its civil aviation maintenance site at Locarno Airport so its new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) unit...
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09 January 2020
The Brazilian Navy will field its INSITU ScanEagle long-endurance fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from the Niterói-class frigates and ...
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09 January 2020
The head of Park Aerospace said on 9 January that his small US-based company has begun working on a ‘secret’ Lockheed Martin development programme. ...
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09 January 2020
Key Points Bell performed its first autonomous V-280 flight in December with a pair of 20 minute sorties The US Army will select two competitors...
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09 January 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a request for information (RFI) to develop the Stand In Attack Weapon (SiAW) to equip the Lockheed Martin...
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09 January 2020
General Dynamics European Land Systems-Santa Bárbara Sistemas (GDELS-SBS) is set to continue looking for ways to win the contract for Spain’s new 8×8 Dr...
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09 January 2020
The first Eurofighter combat aircraft configured for Kuwait made its maiden flight towards the end of 2019, the company announced. Instrumented...
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09 January 2020
Russia’s Ministry of Defence announced on its website on 8 January that its ground forces will receive 40,000 new AK-12 assault rifles durin...
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09 January 2020
US cyber officials remain on alert for additional retaliatory strikes against key government or civilian networks, as tensions between Washington...
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09 January 2020
China’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on 3 January that nine Chinese cities in the Pearl River delta have signed an agreement on th...
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09 January 2020
Key Points A year after beginning final operational trials, the Russian 29B6 ‘Konteyner’ OTHR system began full combat duty in Kovylino in Mordovia...
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09 January 2020
The number of Chinese government vessels entering the contiguous zone of the Japanese-controlled but Chinese-claimed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands reached...
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08 January 2020
Amount to be used to provide subsidies for buying eco-friendly vehicles and for setting more charging stations
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08 January 2020 Allen Wang
Southeast Asian economies have grown on average by 4% to 7% per annum since the start of the decade.
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08 January 2020 Tim Urquhart, B.A.
Tesla plans production of up to 500,000 upa at new German plant
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08 January 2020 William May
European gas prices plummet on pipeline deal, before US-Iran tensions boil over at the week's end
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08 January 2020
In early December, IHS Markit was named Best Corporate Actions Data Provider in the Data Management Insight Awards. Published by the influential...
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08 January 2020 Tom Jackson
A trend of weaker population growth overall and a decline in natural population increase has negative implications for economic growth at both...
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08 January 2020
Eurocorps took over command of the NATO Response Force (NRF) Land for 2020 during a ceremony in Strasbourg, France, on 8 January, the multinational...
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08 January 2020
US President Donald Trump said the United States will impose additional sanctions on Iran instead of retaliatory military strikes, at least for...
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08 January 2020
To fight wars in the Middle East in previous decades, the United States was able to tap a robust logistics network to transport personnel and...
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08 January 2020
The US air strike on 3 January that killed Quds Force commander Major General Qasem Soleimani near Baghdad International Airport immediately...
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08 January 2020
US-based Cubic Corporation has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Pixia Corporation, which provides imagery management software...
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08 January 2020
An American industry group is asking the US departments of defence and state to regularly share updated threat information with government contractors...
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France blocks missile development with Turkey, Altay MBT delayed by lack of powerpack, SSB head says
08 January 2020
France is blocking missile development with Turkey while production of the Altay main battle tank (MBT) has been delayed because of the lack...
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08 January 2020
US law prohibits Pentagon from using or procuring Chinese UAVs and services The United States’ fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (...
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08 January 2020
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described the ballistic missile attacks on two Iraqi bases hosting US forces early on 7 January...
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08 January 2020
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has equipped one of its ageing Alvand-class (Vosper Mk 5) frigates with new indigenously developed combat systems....
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08 January 2020
Ansar Allah Better known as the Houthis, Ansar Allah has been provided with both arms, training, and manpower by Iran. The most serious threat...
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08 January 2020
Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced on its website on 2 January that it had signed a TRY900 million (USD151.3 million) contr...
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08 January 2020
The UK’s ambitious plans to field an operational ‘swarming drone’ capability by the middle of this year looks to be in doubt as the experiment...
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08 January 2020
Key Points Iran fields a range of imported, improved, and indigenous anti-ship weapons These weapons provide a range of options and anti-access...
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08 January 2020
On 6 January Bolivian Defence Minister Fernando Lopez announced that, due to the post-electoral crisis that Bolivia experienced last year, the...
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08 January 2020
Special forces and scout units within China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) and People’s Armed Police (PAP) appear to be incr...
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08 January 2020
Dassault Aviation delivered 66 airplanes in 2019, up from 53 the year before, the French company announced on 7 January. Dassault said it provided...
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08 January 2020
Key Points Indonesia has kicked-off the procurement process for a new class of offshore patrol vessels The vessels will fill the perceived operational...
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08 January 2020
Iran retaliated for the assassination of a top general by launching more than a dozen short-range ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing...
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08 January 2020
UK-based TT Electronics has acquired a US business that designs and builds power products for aerospace and defence. TT announced on 7 January...
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08 January 2020
Key Points Pakistan has bolstered its aerial maritime patrol capabilities by inducting another ATR-72 aircraft, and the LUNA NG unmanned system...
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08 January 2020
The South Korean presidential office has announced a new government position to drive defence industrial development within the country. The...
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08 January 2020
Textron Aviation has acquired Australian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist Premiair Aviation Maintenance, it was announced on...
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08 January 2020
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) fields an inventory of outdated and increasingly unserviceable aircraft types that were mostly...
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08 January 2020
The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) – the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development arm of defence prime China Aerospace Scien...
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08 January 2020
Recent Iranian ballistic missile attacks against US forces at Iraqi sites highlight the increased threat US naval forces could face as tension...
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08 January 2020
Bangladesh is to receive the last of five UK-surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft in the coming weeks, the UK Ministry...
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08 January 2020
Indra is expanding its presence in the cyber security sector with the announcement on 8 January that it is acquiring fellow Spanish company SIA....
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08 January 2020
The United Kingdom is to upgrade its Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft with the new Distributed Aperture...
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08 January 2020
Since early January 2020, the United States has taken steps to reinforce its land and air capabilities in the Gulf region. Key developments include...
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08 January 2020
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has issued an invitation to tender for the procurement of a laser-based weapon pod, as reflected in an entry...
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07 January 2020 Asad Ali
Singapore's election likely in March 2020, followed by ruling party leadership transition, but policy continuity almost certain
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07 January 2020 Laura Sima
Recent research shows that the E&P sector is experiencing a ‘crisis of perception.’ What does this mean for investors in the...
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07 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth accelerated for a second successive month in December, according to the latest PMI surveys, registering the strongest monthly...
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07 January 2020
South Korea has redeployed a Patriot missile unit from a southeastern region to central Seoul, the Yonhap News Agency reported on 7 January Operated...
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07 January 2020
Russia’s Airborne Troops (VDV) have begun to receive new ‘heavy drop’ systems for parachuting regular-sized armoured vehicles with their crews ...
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07 January 2020
African customers have ordered patrol boats that have been built by Vietnamese shipyards, the country’s Tuổi Trẻ newspaper reported on 2 Jan...
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07 January 2020
The United States is sending six Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber aircraft to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for possible strikes...
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07 January 2020
The Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD) published photos of the prototype of the upgraded M80AB1 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at a demonstration...
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07 January 2020
The US airstrike killing Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani at Baghdad International Airport on the night of 2–3 January marks a significant escal...
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07 January 2020
Denmark’s Systematic is releasing a maritime add-on module as part of the latest 6.10 release of its SitaWare Headquarters command, control, commu...
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07 January 2020
A CV90 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) has test fired a Spike long-range (LR) anti-tank missile for the first time, BAE Systems announced in...
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07 January 2020
Key Points The Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin agreed to a new F-35 sustainment deal The F-35 programme is struggling to get control...
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07 January 2020
The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects fighter/attack aircraft and combat rotorcraft such as helicopters and tiltrotors to make up...
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07 January 2020
Rheinmetall and Thales have agreed to work together on the future development, qualification, and production of 70 mm rocket systems for German...
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07 January 2020
Fallout from the Trump administration’s decision to kill Major General Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, is plaguing Washington ...
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07 January 2020
Key Points The Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin agreed to a new F-35 sustainment deal The F-35 programme is struggling to get control...
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07 January 2020
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has restructured its US subsidiaries in line with the company’s efforts to optimise busin...
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07 January 2020
Two major business groups are urging a United States court to overturn an administrative board’s decision that they assert could jeopardise defen...
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07 January 2020
Robotic Research, a Maryland-based developer of autonomy and robotic technologies catering to commercial and government customers, has taken...
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07 January 2020
Key Points Although artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly prevalent tool in the military and security spheres, its use by malicious...
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07 January 2020
Key Points Russia's LRA is undergoing a renaissance that saw it thrust centre-stage in Moscow’s campaign in Syria during 2015–17. Operations ...
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07 January 2020
South Korean defence company Hanwha Systems said on 7 January that it secured record orders during 2019 based on its strong military-technology...
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07 January 2020
The Australian subsidiary of United States-based Moog Inc has partnered with Spanish defence manufacturing company Escribano Mechanical and Engineering...
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07 January 2020
DroneShield has been shortlisted through the US Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) programme to collaborate on artificial intel...
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07 January 2020
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (ADG) has been awarded a multi-year contract to support the Kuwait Air Force fleet of KC-130J tanker-transport...
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07 January 2020
The French Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in a press release on 6 January the award of a EUR44 million (USD49 million) contract to Glock...
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07 January 2020
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) FT-7 advanced jet trainer crashed on 7 January near the district of Mianwali in Pakistan’s Punjab Province, killi...
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07 January 2020
Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) in 2019, exceeding the joint government and industry goal for the...
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07 January 2020
The US Navy (USN) is soon to receive the first Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block 3 testbed aircraft. A representative from Boeing told Jane’s on 7 ...
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07 January 2020
The Egyptian military released footage of Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters operating from one of its Mistral landing helicopter dock (LHD)...
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06 January 2020 William Sheridan
On December 27, 2019, the IRS released final regulations (TD 9890) under Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 relating to a number of information reporting...
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06 January 2020
Automotive Industry Leaders Join IHS Markit in Key roles; Joe Kyriakoza and David Mondragon Hired to Drive Integral New Client Solutions
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06 January 2020
Saudi Aramco is on a mission to become a leading chemicals player, as well as a top energy company.
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06 January 2020 Harumi Taguchi Alison Evans
Stimulus package including supplemental budget likely to mitigate downside risks, boost support for Abe administration in Japan
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06 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity remained broadly unchanged in December, according to PMI survey data, improving only fractionally for a second...
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06 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
We have updated our Q4 2019 nowcasts today following the publication of December's PMI surveys
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06 January 2020 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The first full week of 2020 looks set to kick off the year with a bang and is busy with economic data releases. Trends across retail sales, industrial...
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06 January 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
In a move seen as protecting existing power plants that have trouble competing in the PJM Interconnection market, FERC on December 19 directed...
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06 January 2020
Canada-based AirBoss has created a new defence business, AirBoss Defense Group (ADG), by merging its old defence business with US company Critical...
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06 January 2020
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched five laboratories across the country to be operated by “young scientists”...
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06 January 2020
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has decommissioned two Ulsan-class frigates, and a Pohang-class corvette. The decommissioned frigates are Masan...
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06 January 2020
Key Points Indonesia has deployed two more anti-submarine corvettes and hundreds of troops to strengthen its presence in the South China Sea...
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06 January 2020
Key Points The Royal Malaysian Navy has commissioned its first Chinese-built warship The vessel will be homeported in Sepanggar, in East Malaysia...
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06 January 2020
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned another anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-capable Type 056A (Jiangdao)-class corvette on...
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06 January 2020
Key Points The UK Royal Navy’s two surface ships operating in the Gulf will re-commence commercial shipping escort duties in the Strait of Ho...
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06 January 2020
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that three US nationals were killed during a 5 January attack US base at Manda Bay in northern Kenya...
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06 January 2020
Following a competitive evaluation, the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)...
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06 January 2020
The Indian Army has confirmed plans to divest interests in some of its maintenance facilities through a government-owned, contractor-operated...
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06 January 2020
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), a state-owned Indonesian aerospace company, has unveiled the first prototype of an indigenously developed medium-altitude...
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06 January 2020
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has commissioned its first warship made in China. KD Keris (with 111 pennant number), the service’s first of fo...
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06 January 2020
Global Islamic State reacts to Europol actions In an editorial in the 210th issue of its weekly Arabic-language newspaper al-Naba, released on...
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06 January 2020
The interim Bolivian government of President Jeanine Añez is carrying out a variety of reforms including some involving the country’s military. ...
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06 January 2020
The Pakistan Navy (PN) inducted several aerial platforms on 4 January in a ceremony held at Naval Air Station PNS Mehran in Karachi that was...
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06 January 2020
South Korean company Hanwha Systems has announced that it will also provide its Naval Shield Integrated Combat Management System (NS ICMS) for...
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03 January 2020 Sam Pierson
Global revenue falls 6.3% to $10.1 billion
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03 January 2020
IHS Markit reviews the performance of the leveraged loan market through out 2019.
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03 January 2020
In the run-up to CES, our team of automotive analysts at IHS Markit have included a summary of expected highlights and key figures for areas...
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03 January 2020
New Study by Global Energy Institute Puts Impact of Fracking Ban at $7.1 Trillion Over Four Years
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03 January 2020
The United States escalated its conflict with Iran on 3 January when President Donald Trump ordered a military airstrike at Baghdad’s international...
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03 January 2020
Key Points Krivoruchko reviewed Russia’s military build-up in an interview with the MoD’s newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda The build-up ranges from...
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03 January 2020
The Spanish Army plans to convert some 60 of its M113 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) into anti-tank missile platforms. Engineers at the Armoured...
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03 January 2020
The Serbian Armed Forces’ (VS) elite Special Brigade was disbanded and the 63rd Parachute Battalion and 72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion were ...
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03 January 2020
The US Department of Homeland Security’s top cybersecurity official sounded the alarm on a possible uptick in Iranian cyberattacks against gover...
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03 January 2020
Pentagon leaders have yet to detail their legal justification for launching an airstrike on Iraqi soil that killed General Qassem Soleimani...
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03 January 2020
Socarenam has been awarded a contract to build six overseas patrol ships (patrouilleurs outre-mers: POMs) for the French Navy. The 80 m vessels...
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03 January 2020
The Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) received its first two Kaplan tracked anti-tank vehicles from FNSS on 25 December, the company announced...
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03 January 2020
The United States escalated its confrontation with Tehran late on 2 January when President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike at Baghdad International...
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03 January 2020
UK-based Avon Rubber indicated on 2 January that it has completed its previously announced purchase of 3M’s military personal protective-equipment busin...
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03 January 2020
Key Points Strong language from US lawmakers expressing concern that the US Army was not prioritising certain Future Vertical Lift (FVL) technologies...
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03 January 2020
The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) – the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development arm of defence prime China Aerospace Scien...
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03 January 2020
State-owned Indian corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and private-sector firm Wipro 3D - a subsidiary of the Bangalore-based digital...
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03 January 2020
Attack Distribution Attack Target Sectors
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03 January 2020
Attack Distribution Fatality Distribution Attack Intensity Distribution Attacks on religious targets Attacks in Loroum/Soum
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03 January 2020
Attack Distribution Fatality Distribution Attacks by weapon type Attack target sectors
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03 January 2020
Attack Distribution Fatality Distribution Attack Intensity Distribution Jammu and Kashmir attacks CPI-M stand-off/area attack operations
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03 January 2020
Attack Distribution Fatality Distribution Attack Intensity Distribution Attacks targeting NSAG
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03 January 2020
The Turkish parliament approved the deployment of troops to Libya in an emergency session on 2 January. The parliamentary motion allows the deployment...
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03 January 2020
A Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Y-12 twin-turboprop light transport aircraft crashed on 3 January in a mountainous area near the Sri Lankan town...
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03 January 2020
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on 1 January that they had formed a new “multi-dimensional unit” that organically combines elite infan...
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03 January 2020
The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF’s) deputy chief, Lieutenant General Ackbal Abdul Samad, has been appointed the 19th Chief of Air Force. ...
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03 January 2020
Serbia began live firing trials of indigenously developed weapons on its new HForce H145M attack helicopters at the Nikinci testing centre on...
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03 January 2020
Global Overview Attack Distribution Fatality Distribution Attack Intensity Distribution Regional Overview: Middle East and North Africa Attack...
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03 January 2020
Key Points The US DoD is prioritising the integration of 5G wireless communications The US and its allies likely need increased participation...
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03 January 2020
Gryphon Technologies, a US company that provides engineering and technical services to national security agencies, announced on 2 January that...
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02 January 2020 Brian Lawson
Recent data shows Euro-denominated debt issuance at near-record levels, but IPO deal numbers fell roughly one-fifth in 2019.
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02 January 2020 Langelihle Malimela Ege Seckin Deepa Kumar Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
How will several political developments in selected emerging markets impact on capital flows such as private investment, bank lending, and trade....
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02 January 2020 William May
The six-week rally slowed last week as markets wait for direction in 2020
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02 January 2020
World merchandise trade volume is forecasted to grow 2.7% in 2020, and to grow by 5.0% in 2021.
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02 January 2020
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (the Houthis) claimed on 30 December that it shot down a Turkish-developed Karayel unmanned aerial vehicle...
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02 January 2020
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has deployed a task group in support of government efforts to provide relief for victims of the bushfires along...
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02 January 2020
India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has tabled a series of recommendations to enhance the capabilities of the country’s Defence Res...
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02 January 2020
The Indian Navy has equipped its amphibious warfare ship, INS Jalashwa , with indigenously developed combat systems. Recent images of the warship...
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02 January 2020
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has launched a new policy for subcontracting to increase “fairness” in the defence se...
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02 January 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced that his country no longer feels bound to its self-imposed moratorium on testing nuclear weapons...
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02 January 2020
The Indian Air Force (IAF) reinstated its 222 ‘Tigersharks’ Squadron on 1 January at Hasimara Air Force Station (AFS) in eastern India, with...
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02 January 2020
Taiwan’s Chief of the General Staff (CGS), Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) General Shen Yi-ming, was among eight military personnel kille...
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02 January 2020
- As a consequence of the territorial losses, Wilayat Khorasan may be forced to concentrate its remaining resources on northern Afghanistan and...
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02 January 2020
Russia’s second Project 885M Yasen-M-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has been launched at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. In a cerem...
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02 January 2020
The first Block III prototype of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (PAC/CAIG) JF-17 Thunder/FC-1 Xiaolong multirole...
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02 January 2020
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra has completed production of the first eight twin-seat JF-17B Thunder multirole combat aircraft...
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02 January 2020
The Argentine Air Force (FAA) has returned to service one of its Fokker F28 medium transport jets, the last of which was grounded in August 2019...
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02 January 2020
The United States is at risk of relinquishing its combat advantage in the realm of electromagnetic warfare (EW) to competitors such as China...
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02 January 2020
Ukraine’s new president sought to protect the country’s borders in unpromising peace talks over the Donbass, yet the situation continues to favour R...
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02 January 2020
The Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation announced a contract notice on 24 December for semi-automatic designated marksman rifles chambered in...
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02 January 2020
The US Department of Defense has created a new cadre of forward deployed, operational teams specifically tasked with aiding combat commanders...
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02 January 2020
Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard Ltd has begun construction of a second batch of five Padma-class patrol vessels on order for the Bangladeshi Navy ...
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02 January 2020
Rostec’s Russian Helicopters holding company handed over the second Mi-38T medium utility helicopter ordered by the Russian Ministry of Defen...
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02 January 2020
Armenia’s armed forces have received four new Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole combat aircraft, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on 27 Decem...
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02 January 2020
One of the observation posts that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) has established in northwest Syria appears to have been surrounded by the Syrian...
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02 January 2020
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Info...
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02 January 2020
US military entanglements in the Middle East are continuing to pull additional troops into the region, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper said...
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02 January 2020
US aircraft parts maker WHI Global has purchased the assets of Aero-Bond Corporation, a smaller but similar firm also based in the US. WHI Global...
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31 December 2019 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
According to our Monthly GDP Index, monthly GDP rose 0.1% in November
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31 December 2019
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM; Santiago, Chile) has announced that the First Environmental Court of Antofagasta has overturned the...
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31 December 2019
The 15th Eurosatory Exhibition takes place from 11 to 15 June at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. Eurosatory has appointed Jane's...
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31 December 2019
Test runs underway on all remaining units at 40-MMt/y facility, including ethylene, aromatics and other derivatives.
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31 December 2019
Indian defence company Bharat Forge has increased its stake in military technology firm Aeron Systems, it said in a filing to the Bombay Stock...
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31 December 2019
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has launched an office in Pakistan to boost its profile in the South Asian country. TAI announced the opening...
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31 December 2019
Indonesian state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has unveiled a prototype of an indigenously developed medium-altitude...
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31 December 2019
Estonian Defence Minister Jüri Luik, Latvian Defence Minister Artis Pabriks, and Finnish Permanent Defence Secretary Jukka Juusti signed a le...
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31 December 2019
A Russian Su-57 ‘Felon’ aircraft crashed in the Russian Khabarovsk region on 24 December while on a test flight. According to Russia media, the ...
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31 December 2019
The Swiss parliament on 20 December approved the government and Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport’s (VBS’s) Air 2030 pr...
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31 December 2019
The United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has said in its latest report that it “was not able to confi...
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31 December 2019
In the last days of 2019, Chinese naval shipbuilders launched three more destroyers and at least one more corvette for the People’s Liberation Army ...
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31 December 2019
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a USD114 million contract modification covering the “accelerated delivery” of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) mis...
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31 December 2019
Mainland China has handed over the first of four Keris-class Littoral Mission Ships (LMSs) on order for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The handover...
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31 December 2019
The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Elbit Systems a follow-up contract for more Improved Operational Soldier Systems (Verbeterd Operationeel...
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31 December 2019
Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Raytheon Saudi Arabia to host “deep maintenance and refurbishment” work on Raytheon-built Patriot air...
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31 December 2019
The US 2nd Fleet (C2F) achieved full operational capability (FOC) on 31 December, about seven months after reaching initial operational capability...
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31 December 2019
US-based space company Maxar Technologies has agreed to sell Canadian space robotics unit MDA to a group of investors for CAN1 billion (USD765...
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31 December 2019
The US Army wants to outfit its Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTVs) with protection kits to better protect soldiers inside. In an 18 December...
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31 December 2019
Key Points New legislation temporarily prevents the US Air Force from using LRIP F-35A aircraft as aggressor aircraft The service wants to use...
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30 December 2019
Elkem (Stokholm, Sweden) says it has agreed to acquire Polysil (Guangdong, China), a maker of silicone elastomers and resins, for an undisclosed...
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