Year: 2019

Lithuania to purchase 200 Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

Lithuania will purchase 200 Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, the defense ministry said, a day after the US approved the sale of 500

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Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for killing construction workers in Wajirko

ISWAP insurgents were blamed for killing 11 construction workers in the village of Wajirko in Borno state in northeast Nigeria

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Yemen government claims recapture of Aden from southern rebels

The Yemeni government announced it has assumed control of the de facto capital Aden from southern separatists

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US approves $72 million sale of Mk 54 torpedoes to South Korea

The US approved a possible $72 million sale of MK-54 lightweight torpedoes to South Korea for its P-8 Poseidon aircraft

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Gaza police killed in overnight bomb attacks

Hamas said that two overnight bomb attacks killed three police officers in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian enclave was placed under a state of alert

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Myanmar navy included in US-ASEAN maritime exercises despite sanctions

Myanmar's navy will join ASEAN maritime drills with the US in Southeast Asia despite US sanctions on top army brass

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General Dynamics awarded $45 million Knifefish mine countermeasure drone contract

General Dynamics was awarded a $45 million contract for low-rate initial production of the Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle

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Taiwan needs more than what the US is selling

Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets and other defense acquisitions aren't enough to combat the next-generation technology China has at its disposal, Drake Long argues

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Chad court jails 243 rebels over incursion from Libya in February

Chad jailed to 243 rebels who crossed into the northeast of the country from Libya in February before their incursion was halted by French air strikes

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YPG begins withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border

YPG forces have begun withdrawing from the Syria-Turkey border area as part of an agreement with the US and Turkey

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