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France to boost defence budget by 1.6 bn euros in 2018
France will boost defence spending next year by 1.6 billion euros, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Thursday, just two months...
US could sell South Korea billions of dollars of arms amid tensions
US President Donald Trump on Monday (Sep 4) told his South Korean counterpart Washington was willing to approve arms sales...
United Technologies snaps up Rockwell Collins for $30 billion
US-based industrial conglomerate United Technologies announced on Monday it had reached an agreement to buy aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins for...
US Has 11,000 Troops In Afghanistan, More Than Previous Count: Pentagon
The Pentagon sharply raised its estimate of the number of US troops currently in Afghanistan Wednesday, ahead of a decision...
US Pledges Aid For Ukraine’s Army
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday stressed Washington's commitment to helping Ukraine's military, and said sanctions against Russia would...
Iraqi forces retake three districts of IS bastion
Iraqi forces on Tuesday recaptured from the Islamic State group the first three districts of militant bastion Tal Afar as...
Pentagon adjusts to life under unpredictable commander-in-chief
After days of fiery talk of possible military intervention in the North Korea nuclear stand-off, Pentagon officials late last week...
Dozens of civilians killed in US-led raids on Syria’s Raqa
US-led coalition air strikes aimed at dislodging Islamic State group militants from the Syrian city of Raqa have cost the...
Sweden to Boost Defense Spending
The government and two parties in the center-right opposition have agreed to increase the defence spending with SEK 8,1 billion...
Syrian rebels say they downed regime plane, captured pilot
A Syrian rebel group said it shot down a government warplane on Tuesday and captured its pilot alive near a...
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