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01 December 1997

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Undercover at the arms fair Diane Taylor. Big Issue 8.9.97, pp6-7. Account of the Royal Navy and British Army Equipment Exhibition '97 at Farnborough which has 130 stalls with weaponry for sale -but not to "those who would use them for internal oppression or external aggression" according to the MoD.

Shocking business Jim Carey. Red Pepper No. 42 (November) 1997, p27. This piece examines the export of electro-shock batons and other instruments of torture yet to be confronted by the Labour Party's "ethical foreign policy" and finds their "compassion with a hard edge" lacking.

Hungary: In search of a secure future. Jane's Defence Weekly, 16.7.97 pp21-25. Briefing on the Hungarian Defence Forces.

Plans for Apache repair centre in Europe lift off Joris Janssen Lok. Jane's Defence Weekly 23.7.97 p13. GKN Westland Helicopters has launched an initiative to establish a European repair and maintenance centre for Apache attack helicopters.

NATO navy forces put crisis response to test Hans Nijhuis, Jane's Defence Weekly 6.8.97 p27. The naval exercise "Linkes Seas" was held by 13 NATO countries and Brazil to test "peace support" (intervention) disciplines.

The Warsaw doctrine: co-operate integrate. Jane's Defence Weekly 27.8.97 pp21-27. Briefing on the Polish Defence Forces.

Denmark Germany and Poland in joint corps bid Ian Kemp. Jane's Defence Weekly 10.9.97 p23. Defence ministers of these countries announced plans to establish a joint army corps headquartered in the Polish city of Szczecin.

Turbulent times for forces in transition. Jane's Defence Weekly, 10.9.97 pp39-48. Briefing on the Turkish army, USAFE evolves for rapid deployments Joris Janssen Lok. Jane's Defence Weekly 24.9.97 pp 21-27. The US Air Force in Europe is embracing the concept of air expeditionary forces.

Spanish-Italian force to be active next year. Jane's Defence Weekly 8.10.97 p20. A combined Spanish-Italian Amphibious Force of brigade-size should become operational next year for deployment on both NATO and Western European Union missions.

Europeans strive to match the US giants Nick Cook. Jane's Defence Weekly 22.10.97 pp26-27. Article on the European aerospace manufacturers.

Euro talks stress risks of transatlantic trade war Joris Janssen Lok. Jane's Defence Weekly 5.11.97 p18. US officials have expressed concern about a potential European protectionist defence industry policy.

Anglo-German giants seize Siemens defence. Jane's Defence Weekly, 5.11.97 p19. British Aerospace and Germany's Dasa have snatched the defence electronics assets from the reach of France's Thomson CSF.u

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