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Defence
Serbia cosies up to Russia, US bases turn to solar and China prepares for a sell-off
Aboard brand Italy
Italy's newest flagship, ‘Cavour’, is on a mission to Africa and the Middle East. The privately funded aircraft carrier is promoting Italian industry, showing a country on the move. Monocle jumps aboard.
Defence
The Israeli Defence Forces start a five-year-plan, Indonesia starts building submarines — with a little help from its friends — and the Australian navy celebrates a big one.
Defence
The world goes to cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new rang of submarines and we meet Washington's man in Yangon.
Overseas export
Netherlands shipbuilder Damen manufactures the boats that keep navies and coast guards up-to-speed worldwide. A near-century old success story, theirs is a contribution to a local tradition stretching back even further.
Ready and able
In a resource-hungry world, Singapore’s key strategic position between China and India means it feels the need to maintain a defence policy of deterrence.
Sail of the century
Germany is building an innovative frigate for sustained low-intensity conflicts, from fighting pirates to peacekeeping. But it’s not only at sea that new designs and technologies are changing the defence landscape.
All aboard Denmark’s pirate patrol boat in Somalia
The Danish Navy warship ‘HDMS Absalon’ patrols one of the busiest sea routes in the world, where more than 120 ships were attacked by Somali pirates last year.
