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Defence Briefing— Global
Preface
Marines are told to get some real muscle, shark-skin technology for subs, China joins the international effort to tackle piracy, and new RPG protection for vehicles.
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01Shark submarines
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02Slim chance
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The french army's new laser dubbed "the finger of death" and Spain's flight school for Afghan pilots.
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US soldiers in Afghanistan get some new threads for autumn/winter, Indonesia plans to enter the submarine market and why Russian tanks are performing a U-turn.
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