DefenceTalkGermany is considering sending troops to Tunisia to help train soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State group, a newspaper report said on Sunday. Bild am Sonntag said that representatives of the defence and foreign ministries would hold talks in Tunis on Thursday and Friday about how the German military could lend support in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-mulling-military-training-mission-in-tunisia-report-66823/

DefenceTalkChina’s first overseas naval logistics support outpost－expected to be built in Djibouti－is needed to handle difficulties encountered by Chinese peacekeeping fleets, the Foreign Ministry told China Daily on Thursday. The ministry’s remarks came after senior Djibouti officials and Chinese experts said some media reports about the outpost had been unnecessarily hostile. Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-set-to-start-construction-of-djibouti-naval-logistics-support-base-66669/

DefenceTalkFrance said Sunday its stretched military would pull out of the troubled Central African Republic as it fights on multiple foreign fronts and is increasingly called on for anti-terror operations at home. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French media on Sunday that the government was aiming to wind down Operation Sangaris, the military operation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-wants-to-end-central-african-military-operation-this-year-66625/

DefenceTalkEgypt received three Rafale fighters from France on Thursday, the military said, six months after Paris delivered the first three of a consignment of 24 of the warplanes. The delivery is part of a 5.2 billion-euro ($5.6 billion) deal Cairo signed with Paris in February 2015 to purchase 24 Rafale multi-role combat jets, a frigate […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-delivers-3-more-rafale-fighters-to-egypt-66607/

DefenceTalkThe United States has not decided whether to launch military action in Libya, where the Islamic State group is exploiting political instability to expand its operations, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Thursday. Washington is “developing options for what we might do in the future,” Carter told reporters. But he added: “We’re watching the situation very […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-no-plans-attack-isis-forces-libya-pentagon-66605/

DefenceTalkThe US is weighing potential military options in Libya as Islamic State expand their influence in the north African nation roiled by political instability, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. The growing IS presence in Libya is a “significant concern” and the United States is assessing how best to respond to the group’s “metastasis” from Iraq […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-weighing-military-options-in-libya-66589/

DefenceTalkA UK military training team will deploy to Nigeria as part of the ongoing efforts to train local forces to combat Boko Haram. More than 35 personnel from the Second Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (2 R ANGLIAN), will shortly deploy to deliver infantry training to Nigerian military personnel preparing to tackle the extremist group […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-military-train-nigerian-forces-fighting-boko-haram-66371/

DefenceTalkEver since Russian forces deployed the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback to fly anti-Daesh missions in Syria, the advanced fighter bomber (thanks to its impressive performance) has been expected to become a future export bestseller. The future has arrived – Algeria is said to have ordered 12 Su-34s. Sergey Smirnov, the director general of the Novosibirsk Aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-su-34-on-the-way-to-become-export-bestseller-66286/

DefenceTalkWashington: A group of US special operations troops who had traveled to Libya to “foster relationships” was kicked out of the conflict-torn country soon after they arrived, the Pentagon said Thursday. A Facebook page belonging to the Libyan air force posted photographs of the men, who were dressed in rugged civilian clothing, including plaid shirts, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-special-ops-troops-kicked-out-of-libya-66122/

DefenceTalkChina is to build its first naval base in Djibouti, the Djiboutian foreign minister said Friday, in the latest sign of China’s growing international security presence. Djibouti is seen as a key strategic location in the Horn of Africa, with United States, France and Japan already having facilities in the country. “The negotiations have come […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-build-navy-base-in-djibouti-65986/