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The Portuguese Army's Logistics Command has ordered nine Polaris Defense 4x4 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for the Special Operations Force (FOE), the army told Jane's on 9 February. The contract is worth EUR359,965 (USD384,500) and includes seven Sportsman MV 850 MILITARY TAN quad-bikes and two MRZR

The Spanish senate has given its backing to a new strategic investment plan to help define and finance the future of state-owned shipbuilder Navantia. Figures presented to the session estimate that more than EUR700 million (USD748 million) will need to be pumped in to maintain the company's

Two businesswomen in Nigeria describe what it's like to run their businesses in a country where 40% of women are entrepreneurs.

L'Allemagne, qui a accueilli plus d'un million de migrants depuis 2015, veut accélérer les expulsions de demandeurs d'asile déboutés. Face à l’audience accrue du parti populiste AFD, qui pourrait faire une percée aux législatives de septembre prochain, la chancelière se voit pressée d’agir. Elle doit présenter dans la soirée aux représentants des Etats régionaux un plan de mesures visant à accroître le nombre d'expulsions.

Jeudi 1er décembre se tenait le procès en appel de journalistes du media en ligne Bastamag (Nadia Djibali, Agnès Rousseaux, Ivan du Roy) et de son directeur de publication de l'époque ( Julien Lusson), poursuivis en diffamation par Bolloré suite à un article d'octobre 2012 sur trois groupes français « champions de l'accaparement de terres ». Compte­-rendu. Après que la journaliste Nadia Djabali, auteure principale de l'article, ait ex­pliqué comment elle avait travaillé pour mener son travail de (...) - 263 - décembre 2016 / Bolloré, Justice, Une

Un procès en diffamation, c'est comme une campagne électorale ou un entretien d'em­bauche : certains prennent parfois des libertés avec la réalité, en pariant implicitement sur le fait que personne ne fera l'effort ou ne trouvera le temps de vérifier les affirmations – et sur­ tout pas les juges, débordés de travail, dans une institution judiciaire dépourvue de moyens. Comme dans ses questions aux préve­nus et lors de sa plaidoirie, l'avocat de Bolloré a fustigé un article « truffé d'erreurs » et le « (...) - 263 - décembre 2016 / Bolloré, Justice, Une

Naval personnel from Europe, the US, East Africa and West Indian Ocean nations, as well as various international organisations, have successfully completed the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2017 (CE17).

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc has won a year-long contract to procure long-lead items and components for 27 Lot 15 AH-1Z production aircraft for use by the US Marine Corps.

General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) N6 Information Technology (IT) Support contract by the US Navy.

The US Navy is set to christen its latest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Tulsa (LCS 16) on 11 February in Mobile, Alabama.

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has completed repairs to its Airlander 10 hybrid airship following a crash that caused serious damage to the flight deck during its second test flight in August 2016, the company announced on 10 February. The repairs were carried out at the vehicle's dedicated hangar in

ANALYSIS Satellite imagery obtained by Jane's corroborates reports that Iran carried out ballistic missile tests on 29 January and in July 2016, but provides no evidence that versions of North Korea's Hwasong-10 were launched. Airbus Defence and Space imagery shows a convoy of vehicles on a road

Boeing has announced the establishment of Boeing Defence India (BDI) - a local corporate entity - to support future growth objectives in the country. The US group said in a statement on 8 February that BDI will be led by Pratyush Kumar, president of Boeing India, and will focus on expanding

Brazilian defence minister Raul Jungmann met his Portuguese counterpart, José Alberto Azeredo Lopes, on 9 February as part of the first joint Brazilian-Portuguese Defence Industry Dialogue, a two-day event held in Porto with the aim of increasing industrial co-operation between the two states.

China and Myanmar have agreed to 'maintain peace and stability' in the border areas between the two countries after fighting between Myanmar government forces and an alliance of four insurgent factions escalated in the country's north in late 2016. During the China-Myanmar 2+2 High-level

A lack of available Red Teams and the inability to adequately defend against sophisticated threats are among the shortcomings identified in the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation's (DOT&E's) 2016 report on aspects of the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) cyber-security

US military training and C4ISR provider Cubic Corporation released financial results for the first quarter of its 2017 financial year on 9 February, showing an improved performance compared to the same period in 2016. First quarter sales rose 6.7% to USD334.7 million and while operating earnings

Netherlands-based Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (Damen) took over management of the Curaçao Drydock Company on 1 February 2017. The new company has been renamed Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu). The Caribbean shipyard has two dry docks - Antilla and Beatrix - with a length of 280 m and

Fincantieri is undertaking a comprehensive 'procurement supply chain roadshow' across Australia in February in support of its bid to meet the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) SEA 5000 project to acquire nine new frigates for an estimated AUD35 billion (USD27 million). Dario Deste - the chairman of

EVENT Philippine secretary of defence Delfin Lorenzana told the media on 7 February that he is seeking assistance from the United States to deal with kidnap-for-ransom attacks on vessels in the Sibutu Passage, a busy channel between the Sulu and Celebes seas for ships travelling from Australia to