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published by russian social media site vk.com on 12 october . the carrier s air group is believed to include around a dozen mig 29k kubs . source vk.com singapore australia progress on agreement to expand defence training facilities republic of singapore air force helicopters approach the flight deck of rss persistence during an exercise near shoalwater bay queensland in november 2014 . singapore has signed an agreement with australia to expand its military training activities in australia . source commonwealth of australia likely accession of crown prince to thai throne will have little impact on unresolved political conflict a woman cries after the royal palace announcement outside siriraj hospital in bangkok where king bhumibol was being treated on 13 october 2016 . source pa south korea begins receiving taurus cruise missiles a taurus kepd 350k missile being displayed for the first time in front of its f 15k slam eagle host aircraft at the adex 2015 defence exhibition in seoul . source ihs james hardy russian carrier works up for syria deployment show caption a mig 29k on the deck of admiral kuznetsov in a photograph published by russian social media site vk.com on 12 october . the carrier s air group is believed to include around a dozen mig 29k kubs . source vk.com russian carrier works up for syria deployment singapore australia progress on agreement to expand defence training facilities likely accession of crown prince to thai throne will have little impact on unresolved political conflict south korea begins receiving taurus cruise missiles 1 of 4 latest headlines cubic unveils atlas imagery exploitation system c4isr joint & common equipment cubic mission solutions cms has integrated products from three recent acquisitions to produce atlas a single system that can provide imagery derived intelligence at the tactical level and which meets a us customer s urgent operational need . mike twyman president of cubic mission solutions told l 3 set to demonstrate som smokescreen generator c4isr joint & common equipment l 3 linkabit announced at the association of the us army ausa annual convention in washington in october 2016 that it had been awarded a contract for the system and demonstration sid phase of the screening obscuration module som programme . the som is described as a modular soldier plan invests in new training ships sea platforms china s people s liberation army navy plan appears to be investing in new training capability according to images posted online . the plan s website has published details of a three masted sail training ship in build ; work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017 . the 85 m ship will radionix readies podded omut jammer for flight trials c4isr air ukraine s leading electronic warfare ew design and production company radionix will begin flight testing of a podded version of its omut airborne self protection system in november 2016 . these test flights will validate and expand on earlier ground based and simulated tests . radionix engineers ultra electronics showcases combatconnect soldier data and power system c4isr joint & common equipment ultra electronics displayed its combatconnect dismounted soldier power and data system at the association of the us army ausa annual convention in washington in october 2016 . the system is the basis for the company s proposal for the power and data elements of project virtus the uk mod s usaf icbm replacement competition takes shape as lockheed martin reveals industry team industry key points lockheed martin is the first competitor for the gbsd contract to reveal its industry team boeing and northrop grumman are also competing for the work lockheed martin became the first competitor on 13 october for a us air force usaf contract to design the next us intercontinental headlines archive multimedia sponsor featured video dvd 2016 general dynamics ocelot wmik vehicle northrop grumman s aqs 24b towed mine hunting sensor aad 2016 ott technologies mine protected vehicles m26 puma m36 ratel aad 2016 lm14 armoured personnel carrier apc show debut featured report shallow debate focus develops on riverine forces riverine operations receive limited coverage in naval analyses yet remain central for a number of navies in addressing local maritime security issues . martin ewence looks at the challenges of operating in the riverine environment and considers some case studies download here surface ambitions european frigate programmes faced with ageing frigate fleets approaching the end of their service lives a number of european nations are beginning to make headway with replacement programmes . kate tringham and alex pape report download here borders vulnerable as peace stalls in colombia colombian voters have narrowly rejected a peace deal with the insurgent group farc . annette idler surveys the prospects for security in the country s border regions . download here headlines by region the americas cubic unveils atlas 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harbour and sea trials in 2017 it is planned that the ship will be ready for operations by early 2018 the peruvian navy marina de guerra del per mgp is anticipating the launch of the first of two new plan invests in new training ships sea platforms ala corporation targets growth after uk acquisition air platforms first mars tanker delayed until 2017 sea platforms weapons weapons sponsor south korea begins receiving taurus cruise missiles air launched weapons south korea has received its first lot of taurus kepd 350k cruise missiles during a ceremony at the headquarters of taurus systems in schrobenhausen germany it was announced on 14 october . an undisclosed number of missiles were formally handed over to the republic of korea air force rokaf analysis mystery of the red sea missiles continues naval weapons kmw lines up team for challenger 2 lep bid infantry weapons ukrainian firm develops handheld variant of ags 17 infantry weapons c4isr & missions systems c4isr & missions systems sponsor northrop grumman begins optical bar camera testing on global hawk c4isr air northrop grumman successfully flew a utc aerospace optical bar camera obc broad area synoptic sensor on an rq 4 global hawk unmanned aircraft system uas company officials announced on 12 october . that was the first of five planned flights mick jaggers northrop grumman vice cubic unveils atlas imagery exploitation system c4isr joint & common equipment l 3 set to demonstrate som smokescreen generator c4isr joint & common equipment radionix readies podded omut jammer for flight trials c4isr air cbrne & eod defence cbrne & eod defence sponsor reamda tasked with developing controller for multiple ugvs cbrne & eod defence ireland based robotics specialist reamda has been contracted to modify its unmanned ground vehicle ugv controller to support a variety of platforms . the contract falls under an award to us company jgw international by the us department of homeland security science and technology dhs s & t ausa 2016 harris showcases t7 eod robot with haptic feedback cbrne & eod defence north korea setting up nuclear backpack attack units says report cbrne & eod defence north korea lays land mines near border to prevent defections says report cbrne & eod defence country risk country risk sponsor russian carrier works up for syria deployment country risk russia s only aircraft carrier admiral kuznetsov is nearing the end of a work up period outside the port of murmansk before heading for the eastern mediterranean reportedly to begin air operations against targets in syria . the first combat deployment of kuznetsov was announced by russian likely accession of crown prince to thai throne will have little impact on unresolved political conflict country risk iskanders in kaliningrad spooks eastern europe country risk intensified conflict in eastern ukraine increases risks of property damage to industrial and transportation assets in mariupol country risk military capabilities military capabilities sponsor russian carrier works up for syria deployment military capabilities russia s only aircraft carrier admiral kuznetsov is nearing the end of a work up period outside the port of murmansk before heading for the eastern mediterranean reportedly to begin air operations against targets in syria . the first combat deployment of kuznetsov was announced by russian singapore australia progress on agreement to expand defence training facilities military capabilities iskanders in kaliningrad spooks eastern europe military capabilities analysis mystery of the red sea missiles continues military capabilities cbrn assessment cbrn assessment sponsor white house sending thaad to south korea as soon as feasible cbrn assessment the us military is to deploy a terminal high altitude area defense thaad counter missile battery to the republic of korea rok as quick as possible the white house said on 10 october in response to an official protest . the united states is working with the rok to deploy this system as military forces intercept ballistic missile in saudi arabia s asir cbrn assessment japan plans to fish for debris of north korean ballistic missiles cbrn assessment south korean military on high alert as imagery shows increased activity at north s nuclear test site cbrn assessment terrorism & insurgency terrorism & insurgency sponsor islamic state uses uav to attack french and kurdish forces in iraq terrorism & insurgency militants linked to the islamic state is used an unmanned aerial vehicle uav rigged with explosives to attack and injure french special forces and kill kurdish fighters in northern iraq it was reported on 11 october . according to le monde and a number of other high profile western media suicide attack kills eight people in nigeria s borno terrorism & insurgency unidentified militants kill three soldiers and two civilians in burkina faso terrorism & insurgency suicide attack kills 10 people in syria s aleppo terrorism & insurgency industry industry sponsor brazil looks to build new npa 500t br patrol ship industry the brazilian navy ships projects center s cpn s preliminary effort to develop the 500 ton class npa 500t br coastal patrol vessel has been completed state owned naval projects management company emgepron empresa gerencial de projetos navais told ihs jane s. cpn is to now refine the concept usaf icbm replacement competition takes shape as lockheed martin reveals industry team industry ala corporation targets growth after uk acquisition industry analysis mystery of the red sea missiles continues industry advertisement interested in subscribing to complete ihs content call us americas