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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the first wave of redundancies under 2010's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) on 1 September.
01 September 2011
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- UK defence committee outlines major SDSR concerns
Irkut set to upgrade India's Su-30s 'to fifth-generation standard'
India's Su-30MK1 'Super Sukhoi' aircraft are to receive improved stealth modifications.
05 September 2011
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- India seeks more Sukhois to keep up with allies
BRDM-2 upgrade offers improved protection, performance
Russia's Arzamas Machinery Plant has developed an upgrade package to extend the operational life of the ageing 4x4 BRDM-2 amphibious armoured car
02 September 2011
DCNS: naval shipbuilding consolidation 'inescapable'
French DCNS moves to play a central role in the consolidation of Europe's naval industry.
22 August 2011
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- Russia agrees to acquire French amphibious assault vessels
Pentagon says China still using means foul and fair to gain foreign technology
China is continuing to leverage foreign assistance in the form of commercial joint ventures (JVs), academic exchanges and "state-sponsored espionage" to develop its domestic defence industrial and research capabilities, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has claimed.
31 August 2011
Infantry innovation
Equipment for troops operating in Iraq and Afghanistan is significantly different and more technologically advanced than it was 10 years ago at the start of the conflicts
25 August 2011
Finmeccanica anticipates revived Libyan deals will be worth millions
Outstanding security contracts signed by Libya under the regime of Moammar Ghadaffi will be honoured by a new government, a spokesman for the National Transition Council (NTC) confirmed, indicating that security accords valued at hundreds of millions of dollars will be re-enacted over the coming months
25 August 2011
Update: Turkish defence firms obliged to outsource and export under reforms
Major Turkish defence companies will be obliged for the first time to sub-contract work under domestic military contracts and to assist their fellow national organisations in export drives following Ankara's first revision of the country's industrial participation and offset (IP/O) programme since 2007.
24 August 2011
RAF aircraft target Libyan frigate
RAF air strikes cripple the only frigate remaining in the hands of Libyan leader Moammar Ghadaffi's forces.
15 August 2011
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- Libya: Joint RAF operations reap intelligence benefits
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