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US-Russian nuclear arms treaty may lose relevance

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US/RUSSIA

Prospects for renewing the New START treaty

Gulf states will demonstrate military power in Yemen

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GULF STATES

Ten Saudi and five Bahraini soldiers were also reportedly killed. The loss is a major setback for the Saudi-led coalition that has helped local fighters push Huthi militants from…

COVID-19 will undermine US foreign ties

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UNITED STATES

Relationships with allies and rivals are being strained under medical supplies competition, and there are worries about whether Washington will be willing to play a global…

F-16s will not solve Ukraine's problems immediately

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UKRAINE

Gaining access to US combat aircraft has been a long-standing goal for Kyiv. The decision to move forward with the transfer of the jets is a statement of strengthened US and…

Russian airlines will recover slowly from sanctions

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RUSSIA

The imposition of Western sanctions on Russia’s commercial aviation sector in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine led some to predict the collapse of the industry…

Riyadh will expand international defence cooperation

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SAUDI ARABIA

These efforts will now be advanced by the German foreign minister's January 7 lifting of a veto on the delivery of Eurofighter aircraft to Riyadh. Berlin had previously opposed…

German choice of F-35 jets may prompt further orders

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UNITED STATES

The F-35, built in Texas, is already in operation with nine countries. The situation in Ukraine may encourage further interest in it, for both technical and political reasons, as…

Ukrainian arms firms look abroad despite army's needs

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UKRAINE

Ukraine's arms industry was intertwined with Russia's, but the relationship collapsed as conflict broke out in 2014. Despite possessing research and development (R&D) capacity, it…

Japan’s F-35s will confer air superiority

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JAPAN

Japan's procurement of F-35 fighter jets from the United States.

Iranian aviation expansion may disappoint

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IRAN

Uncertainties over US policy have slowed President Hassan Rouhani's efforts to showcase the success of the 2015 nuclear agreement, and the consequent lifting of many economic…