China is fighting to retain its national identity in globalisation and is emerging as a superpower in its own right. What implications do its military plans have for relationships with its neighbours in the short term and with the wider world in the long term? Kwang Ho Chun of King's College London investigates.

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Western forces are struggling to contain insurgent activity in Afghanistan. David Benest asks what lessons can be learned from the UK's experience in Oman, a forgotten insurgency that ended in 1980.

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Testing of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (joint strike fighter) is well underway. Ian McInnes catches up with Graham "GT" Tomlinson, BAE Systems' lead test pilot for the STOVL variant, to find out how it flies.

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Following a hung parliament election result, what does the UK's new coalition government mean for the future of defence?

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In April, the Bundeswehr introduced brand new explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robot simulators. Developed by military experts and the German company Szenaris GmbH, the simulators will significantly change the initial and day-to-day training of the German military's EOD specialists. Albrecht Müller spoke with German captain Heinz Lichtner, instructor at the Bundeswehr's Centre for Explosive Ordnance Disposal in Stetten, about the new technology.

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They may be cheap, but IED attacks are packing a punch in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gareth Evans investigates how this is driving innovation in detection at a rate never seen before.

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The Republic of Korea (ROK) Government has been pushing itself into the UAV arena for some time. Gordon Feller documents Korea's projects and the companies that are helping make them a reality.

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Global armed services are increasingly seeking the benefits of virtual over conventional training. We talk to defence contractor IP Video Systems about the present and future of virtual training systems.

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Gordon Feller asks if the satellite industry has the skills to continue its growth in defence. Earlier this year we looked at the technologies behind the growth of the commercial satellite market in defence, in the second part of our satellite special, we ask how this could affect off-the-shelf offerings.

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The US is aiming to lead the world in nuclear disarmament by re-evaluating its own doctrine on the use of the bomb.

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