Royal Marines – Royal Marines from 42 Commando aboard HMS Ocean have carried out exercises to demonstrate they can rapidly reinforce 1 Bn Parachute Regiment ashore in Freetown, if needed.

• BBC News: Marines stage beach landings
• This is London: Marines fly into Sierra Leone

Chinese Navy – Russia has supplied China with new SSN-22 Sunburn cruise missiles for use on China’s new Sovremenny-class destroyer.

• Washington Post: Russia sends cruise missiles to China for new warships