2023 • Page 161 of 419 • The Defense Post

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17 August

Sea

200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, patrols the Arabian Gulf during a joint naval and air integration operation exercise, March 25, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Duong Le)

General Dynamics Starts Construction of US Navy’s Sixth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

General Dynamics has begun construction of the US Navy’s sixth Expeditionary Sea Base vessel, the USNS Hector Cafferata Jr., California.

17 August

Business

n a file photo taken on October 1, 2009 a BAE Systems plant is pictured in Warton near Preston, north-west England.

Staff Writer With AFP

BAE Agrees to Buy Ball Aerospace for $5.55 Billion

BAE Systems has agreed to buy US company Ball Aerospace from the Ball Corporation for about $5.55 billion.

17 August

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says US OKs ‘Landmark’ Missile Defense Deal With Germany

Israel said the US approved the "landmark" sale of the Arrow 3 hypersonic missile defense system to Germany, in the country's biggest military deal worth $3.5 billion.

17 August

Commentary

Raphael Lapin

Breaking the Russia-Ukraine Stalemate Through Innovative Diplomacy

The Russia-Ukraine war demands a departure from conventional thinking and a willingness to explore uncharted territories of diplomacy.

17 August

Africa

Fighters loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) prepare their ammunition.

Staff Writer With AFP

Truce Holds in Libya After Clashes Kill 55

Tripoli's worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported, after a truce took hold in the capital and air traffic resumed.

17 August

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says ‘Eliminated’ Four Ukrainian ‘Saboteurs’ at Border

Moscow said it had "eliminated" a group of four Ukrainian fighters who tried to cross into Russia's western Bryansk region.

16 August

Middle East

Jordanian soldiers patrol along the border with Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

Jordan Says Shot Down TNT-Loaded Drone From Syria

Jordan's army said it shot down a drone loaded with TNT explosives trying to enter its airspace from Syria.

16 August

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Romania Requests Parliamentary Approval to Buy 32 F-35s

The Romanian government has requested parliamentary approval to purchase 32 F-35 fighter jets, according to defense minister Angel Tilvar.

16 August

Africa

Nigerien soldiers near a French airbase in Niger

Staff Writer With AFP

Seventeen Troops Killed in New Niger Attack

Seventeen troops died in a jihadist ambush in Niger, in a reminder of the nation's deep security crisis as its military rulers face off against neighbors determined to reverse last month's coup.

16 August

Air