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16 November

At Summit Under Trump Shadow, Xi, Biden Signal Turbulence Ahead

US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday warned of turbulent times ahead, in remarks at an Asia-Pacific economic summit in Lima overshadowed by Donald Trump's impending return to the White House.

15 November

Middle East

A heavily damaged building in Beirut, Lebanon, hit by an Israeli strike

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Said Studying US Truce Plan for Israel-Hezbollah War

Lebanese officials were reviewing on Friday a US truce proposal in the Israel-Hezbollah war as Hamas said it was ready for a ceasefire on Israel's other front, in Gaza.

15 November

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Saab to Provide In-Service Support for Australian Army’s Carl Gustaf M4

Saab has signed a four-year contract with the Australian Army to provide in-service support for the 84mm Carl Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle.

15 November

Americas

ARCTIC OCEAN - The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, homeported in Seattle, sits ice in the Northern Arctic Ocean in support of various scientific research projects, Oct. 5, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns

Christine Casimiro

Canada, Finland, and US Join Forces to Build Polar Icebreakers

Canada, Finland, and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin the joint development and production of polar icebreakers.

15 November

Air

A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft

Christine Casimiro

UAE Welcomes First of Two Additional Airbus A330 MRTTs

The United Arab Emirates Air Force has taken delivery of an additional A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft from Airbus at the Al Ain Air Base in Abu Dhabi.

15 November

Land

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Tia Scoggan, weapons and tactics section chief for the 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1, looks at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2022. 18 SDS Det. 1 provides timely and actionable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for emergent and existing threats that are identified by the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s National Space Defense Center as on-orbit threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force to Establish Permanent SATCOM Ops Training in Maryland

The US Space Force has selected Fort Detrick in Maryland as the permanent location to train guardians in managing the American military’s satellite communications capabilities.

15 November

Technology

Rendering of a power-beaming solution concept

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon to Build Power Beaming Solutions for US Army

The Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a contract to develop directed energy wireless power technologies for the US Army.

15 November

Air

The ATR 42-600 aircraft. Photo: BARTHE Pierre/ATR/Leonardo

Rojoef Manuel

Italian Coast Guard Purchases ATR 42 Maritime Patrol Aircraft From Leonardo

Leonardo has received a contract to deliver a Multirole Maritime Patrol aircraft based on the ATR 42-600 commercial system for the Italian Coast Guard.

15 November

Land