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14 May

Germany Mulls Conscripting 18-Year-Olds Amid Fear of Russian Attack

Germany is considering reinstating compulsory military service for its citizens amid looming concerns that Russia may soon wage war on NATO.

14 May

Americas

Juster Domingo

US Taps Lockheed for M270 Rocket Launcher Upgrades

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $451-million contract to upgrade its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System.

14 May

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Issues Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 Requirements

The US Army is seeking industry responses for the Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 (PrSM Inc 2) requirements.

14 May

Sea

GULF COAST -- Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., personnel prepare to begin the builder's sea trials in the Gulf Coast Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber, the Coast Guard's first Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter. Builder?s trials begin Wednesday and include both pierside and underway machinery and equipment tests, conducted by the shipbuilder, to demonstrate the seaworthiness and functionality of Webber?s systems, including main propulsion, command and control, navigation and others. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Rowland.

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Orders Two Sentinel Fast Response Cutters From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has secured a contract option for two additional Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters for the US Coast Guard.

14 May

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

5 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in ‘Terrorist’ Attack: Officials

An army officer and four soldiers were killed in an attack on their post in Iraq's central province of Salaheddin, officials said.

14 May

Africa

Sudanese security forces patrol in a commercial district in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on April 3, 2024

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Clashes in Sudan’s El-Fasher

UN Secretary-General Guterres is "gravely concerned" by fighting between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher.

14 May

War

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 1,000 Hamas Members Hospitalized in Turkey: Erdogan

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "more than 1,000 members" of the Palestinian militant group Hamas were being treated in Turkish hospitals amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

13 May

Middle East