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UK confirms reduction of Nimrod MRA.4 order

The Nimrod MRA.4 (pictured) will replace the MR.2 variant that has been in RAF service since the mid-1970s. (IHS Jane's/Patrick Allen)

The MoD reduced the number of Nimrods it planned to receive to 11

19 March 2010

Democracy inaction - Pakistan's political paralysis

Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry arrives at the Supreme Court compound in Islamabad, Pakistan, in March 2009. In December 2009, a Chaudhry-led bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the National Reconciliation Ordinance was unconstitutional, undermining governmental stability. (PA)

With Pakistan's democratic transition still frail, criminal cases being opened against key government ministers and tensions between political parties rising, the weakness of the current leadership is evident.

18 March 2010

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Threats drive new vehicle plans for Israel's Engineering Corps

Israel is planning to establish a fourth combat engineering battalion and expand its explosive ordnance disposal capabilities

18 March 2010

Can do better

The new mypolice website makes public the successes and failures of forces across England and Wales, but how will this affect police performance and public and police confidence?

18 March 2010

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Setting standards

Australia faces defence challenge from US budget constraints

Fiscal pressures on the US will impact on Australia's procurement costs and increase geopolitical risks in the Asia-Pacific region

18 March 2010

Malaga T3 opens for business

New terminal enters operational service

18 March 2010

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Barcelona prepares for expansion amid signs of recovery

Causing affront – Ethiopian insurgent group strengthens position

Ogaden National Liberation Front fighters in the Ogaden. (Getty)

The Ogaden National Liberation Front is playing an increasingly important role in the Horn of Africa's regional conflicts. Michael Horton explains why the ONLF will continue to be a long-term threat to Ethiopian interests in the Somali Region.

17 March 2010

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Faction fluctuation - The shifting allegiances within Hizbul Islam

Launch sight - Iranian rocket capabilities advance

A mock-up of the Simorgh rocket was revealed in Tehran on 3 February 2010. (IRNA)

As well as its escalating nuclear programme, Iran is also stepping up its missile capabilities. Using photographs and satellite imagery analysis, Nick Hansen examines the features of Iran's newest rocket and launch facility, and the North Korean connection in their development.

16 March 2010

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Iran inaugurates space terminal and launches research rocket

US seeks fixed-price F-35 deal in bid to control costs

A fixed-price contracting structure should curb spiralling cost growth in the F-35 programme (USAF)

The US government is planning to negotiate a fixed-price contract with Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

17 March 2010


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