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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jane's_International_Defence_Review > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jane's_International_Defence_Review.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane's_International_Defence_Review > Source revision: 1355922360 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Jane's International Defence Review** (**IDR**) was a monthly [magazine](/source/Magazine) reporting on [military](/source/Military) news and [technology](/source/Technology). ## History and profile *International Defense Review* was established in 1968.[1] It was published by Interavia SA (Geneva, Switzerland) until it was acquired by [Jane's Publishing Group](/source/Janes_Information_Services) in 1987.[2] According to one entry in [WorldCat](/source/WorldCat), the name of the magazine was *International Defense Review*,[1] but another WorldCat entry states that the name was *International Defence Review* from 1968 until 1995.[3] Yet another WorldCat entry states that the title is *IHS Jane's International Defence Review* after 2012.[4] The *IDR* is one of a number of military-related publications named after [Fred T. Jane](/source/Fred_T._Jane), an Englishman who first published *[Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships](/source/Jane's_Fighting_Ships)* in 1898. It is a unit of [Jane's Information Group](/source/Jane's_Information_Group), which was acquired by [IHS Inc.](/source/IHS_Inc.) in 2007.[5] The magazine provides [in-depth](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_depth&action=edit&redlink=1) coverage and analysis of air, land and sea platforms and systems, and regularly features articles on equipment upgrade programmes, strategic and security issues, military doctrine, electronics and computing, operations and training and foreign affairs. It is widely considered to be a reputable source of public domain information regarding defence systems and [military](/source/Military) and industry news. The last edition of *IDR* was published in December 2021. It and *[Jane's Intelligence Review](/source/Jane's_Intelligence_Review)* were replaced by *Janes Defence and Intelligence Review*.[6][7] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wcat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wcat_1-1) [International Defense Review](https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1893800) in libraries ([WorldCat](/source/WorldCat) catalog) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jane's Buys Swiss Defense Publishing Firm"](https://www.apnews.com/aafa9dc636b70576c417e83e6555a143). *Associated Press*. 3 September 1987. Retrieved 15 January 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [International Defence Review](https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1043995674) in libraries ([WorldCat](/source/WorldCat) catalog) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [IHS Jane's International Defence Review](https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/772549150) in libraries ([WorldCat](/source/WorldCat) catalog) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["IHS Acquires Jane's Information Group"](https://news.ihsmarkit.com/press-release/corporate/ihs-acquires-janes-information-group). *IHS Markit*. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wasserbly, Daniel (December 2021). "Goodbye and Thank You from IDR". *Jane's International Defence Review*. London: Janes Information Services. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** @JanesINTEL (20 January 2022). 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